MCM LONDON COMIC CON MAY 2018! We were busy doing panels and presentations so have called in help from the Coaching for Geeks Facebook Gang to offer up their photos of the awesome cosplay. MCM London Comic Con took place over 5th, 26th, and 27h May 2018. We’ll have more coverage soon, we have a survival guide, and hopefully the …
CfG at MCM London Comic Con – May 2018
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 …
Gamification 101 (or How I Turned my Dead Facebook Group Around Using Stickers)
This blog post first appeared in the Coffee With Dan Facebook group Cast your mind back, Wayne’s World style, to July of this year; Spider-Man: Homecoming had just come out and I had written a piece on it that I was fucking proud of. **Crickets** Awesome. My group was on life support and needed a kick up …
Caving in High Heels with Amazonian Cosplay – Podcast 51
Beth Malcolm, AKA Amazonian Cosplay, takes her work to the next level. She not only hand crafts her work, which has included Cersei Lannister, Flemeth, Queen Hippolyta and more, but also treks out into the wilderness to take scenic photographs. Follow Amazonian Cosplay on Instagram, Facebook, and find her full portfolio on the Amazonian Cosplay website. Beth goes on …
How to Start a Wizarding Emporium – Podcast 45
Magical Items! Whilst the precious things of Oliver’s Brighton may not actually give off a glow if you were to cast ‘detect magic’ upon them, they are very fancy indeed. Oliver Dall had an idea to open a Wizarding Shop, and not just to open a shop, but to make it an experience. His strong belief that life should …
Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire review
The all-too-familiar sound of the Stormtroopers’ laser blasts ringing in our ears (someone’s been training these guys too, they know how to hit). Each blast keenly felt in the haptic rumble of our weighty body armour, we return fire feeling the heat of Mustafar’s lavascape in front of, and around us. To the left of me, two fellow rebels …
Eugenius! Review
Big songs, big talent, big heart. Eugene, Janey, and Feris, Geeks in 1980s America. Running into bullies, attending school, Eugenius! Mashes together a comic book adventure with a teen love story, weaving 80s neon, cartoon and movie references throughout its musical glory. Life seems pretty standard for Eugene and his friends until Hollywood comes a calling and Eugene’s comic book …
History of Video Games Exhibition – Interview with Mark Ashmore
Episode 42 – It may not be the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, but the history of video games is also very important Arcade machines. Once upon a time you’d find them in chip shops, shopping centres, and arcades full of flashing lights, bleeping soundtracks, and smoking youths shovelling 10 pence piece …
Q&A Feat. Mutant Monster – Firefighters Came For Our Bacon!
Mutant Monster are Japanese punk sisters wanting to kick ass! Currently touring the UK with an extended version of ABNORMAL. You can pick up their latest CD across the UK and Europe with two completely new songs. This interview talks about the girls extensive UK musical influence, bacon, and London’s buses holding the magical second floor. Robin from Coaching for …