Hello! *waves* It’s been a while since I’ve written anything for CFG. I’ve had (and still has) a poorly laptop 🙁 I can truly say, I’ve missed you geeks! And, what better way to come back, than to let you know of my shenanigans in the comic con world. Crew at Thames Con As you may remember, my last volunteering …
What happens when guest appearances are cancelled for a Con – publicly? Two sides to every story: a convention guest cancellation Over the weekend I spotted a post online from a very disgruntled celebrity agency, on the Galactic Productions, LLC Facebook page: This post alone would panic any conventioneer. If I had booked tickets for this event it would certainly …
Volunteering at Comic Cons I started to write this on my way home from volunteering at London Film and Comic Con. It’s the UK’s biggest event of its kind. It’s a place where dreams are made for a lot of geeks. It’s a place where you’re with your people. It’s also where you can meet your heroes. But any organiser would know, …
Have you been Comic Conned? Remember when I wrote about attending Birmingham Horror Con? I had such a great time; I wanted to attend more of this company’s conventions. London mainly, as I wanted to meet Andy from the Chucky movies. I’d even booked for their Birmingham Halloween event… Well… this happened 🙁 This is …
Apologies… Life has really gotten in the way recently and I’ve started a new role. I’ve been to a LOT of events, and life has seriously gotten in the way! But I was DETERMINED to write up my experience volunteering at Stratford Upon Avon Comic Con in April. I wasn’t intending to go to one so close to Wales, but …
Comic Con! (and other conventions). They don’t happen by magic and vast teams of volunteers are on hand to make sure they work like… erm… clockwork. Sarah Wilson, CfG Queen of Cons, shares her top ten tips for surviving comic con as a volunteer. All of us conventioneers have seen people running around cons, wearing crew shirts, helping the guests …
I was rather excited about Birmingham Horror Con, I’ve not attended an event like this before, sure, I’ve been to a Walking Dead con. But, nothing dedicated to Horror as a whole! The Horror of Edgebaston The venue was Edgebaston Stadium. A place I never thought could hold a convention. But, turns out it worked well. Rooms consisted of: a …