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How do you progress your ability in cosplay? And what happens when you’re ridiculously skilled and still get nervous out of costume? I bring you on to the Main Stage at the UK’s largest pop culture event, MCM Comic Con London, to talk about it of course! Cast your mind back to May of 2019. Summer was on its way …
Originally published September 5 2018. Updated for 2019. Introducing an in-depth guide to the ins and outs of MCM Manchester Comic Con by Alice Isted of Arisu Cosplay What is MCM Manchester Comic Con? MCM Manchester Comic Con is a family-friendly two day event hosted in the heart of Manchester. It is a celebration of all things pop culture: anime, …
Josh & Kenzie here, the first junior reporters for Coaching for Geeks, reporting on the one of the biggest comic cons in the UK and giving you our survival tips! When we were asked if we would like the opportunity to be junior reporters at one of the biggest comic cons in the country we couldn’t believe it. We had …
Robin the Coaching for Geeks Overlord sent me along to MCM Comic Con Birmingham to meet Chai Hansen. I headed to the Press Conference and his table to ask a few questions about his acting career, his experiences on Shadowhunters and Mako Mermaids, and his future projects. I have been a fan since his acting career started. We talked about everything …
Cosplay is, to quote a friend of mine, simply ‘The Art of Dressing Up’. Cosplay. What is it exactly? Is that when people dress up as Japanese schoolgirls? Well, yes but also no. Oh I know! Is it some underground fetish hobby? Well, yes, but also a big no. If you’re not new here, you may have seen my previous …
Assorted Musings and Advice from MCM Manchester Comic Con Attack of the Voice Actors! Manchester Comic Con took place over the weekend of July 28-29 and Coaching for Geeks overlord Robin asked me to go and cover it, gifting me with a nice, shiny press pass. I had only been to MCM Manchester Comic Con once before, about eight years …
In Conversation with Vanessa Marshall By Daniel Fine Vanessa Marshall is an extremely talented voice actor whose work has been featured in many different cartoons and video games. She currently voices Gamora on the Disney XD series ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, but she is most famous for portraying Hera Syndulla in the beloved series ‘Star Wars Rebels’, which concluded …
Coaching for Geeks Stargate fanatic, Daniel Fine, heads to MCM Manchester Comic Con to meet Teal’c MCM Manchester Comic Con took place last weekend and was attended by an array of different stars. Many were voice actors who’d been featured in video games and there were a few actors as well, including Manchester’s prodigal son, Benedict Wong from Dr Strange …
Here’s how MCM London made me fall in love again… with life, stories, playfulness and funny voice actors! MCM London Exclusive: Amanda Leek’s report for the Coaching for Geeks studio. It was great to be press for Coaching for Geeks on my first convention adventure at MCM London Comic Con. Firstly, I’d like to report extremely eloquent answers …
In preparation for my first ever MCM London Comic Con, I diligently looked at all the press material and made sure I had a game plan for the big day (which in my case was the Sunday). I emailed the organiser on which interview sessions I would like to be attend. It was bank holiday weekend so I had loads …
Queues! Lines! Whatever you call them, they are a part of life, and a big part of conventions. Whether it’s getting tickets online in a virtual queue, waiting outside a convention hall in the snow just to get in (I’m looking at you PAX East), standing in line to get that epic photoshoot, or just waiting to go for a …
Coaching for Geeks Returns to MCM Comic Con – This Time It’s London Yeah we smashed our way through MCM Birmingham Comic Con back at the NEC, back when it was snowing, back when I had a big team there with me. We’re heading to the Excel Centre in London for MCM London Comic Con, 25-27 May 2018, and some …
For a number of years now, the concept of Comic Con has been something I have been aware of but had never invested much time into. My knowledge of it was probably because ‘geek culture’ has become more widely adopted in today’s society and also thanks to The Big Bang Theory (love it or hate it), it’s a big …