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Last weekend we had a lot of conventions- including a few big ones -open their doors to attendees for the first time since 2019. Some of them went forward with a lot of changesbecause of COVID. While it appears, for now, that the reactions from fandom are largely leaning to the positive, there were, of course, some people that felt like these events should not have even been allowed to happen and going forward with any medium to large convention was reckless and unconscionable.
I’d like to address that.
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One Request for Attendees of Dragon Con or Any Other Large Convention right Now
Posted: September 8, 2021 in Uncategorized
Okay, here’s a request for anyone who went to Dragon Con this weekend or, for that matter, anyone who went to any other fan gathering recently or will soon be going to one.
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Dragon Con 2021 is upon us and it’s going to be a huge experiment in fandom events in the age of COVID. We’re reaching a point where things have to start happening again both for the overall financial reasons that any event faces but, also, far more importantly, for our collective mental health. We have to start trying to live again. But, we have to do so while being aware that, yeah, we’re still in the age of COVID.
I’m happy to say that Dragon Con is trying to move forward with as much care and thought to the health of the convention attendees as they possibly can.
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Back in 2011, Rowan Bettjeman, Alan Morrison, and Adam King- under the group name of Viva La Dirt League -started doing short comedy skits for their YouTube channel centered around the things they loved. Their short comedy skits have largely been focused on video games over the years, however they have also created videos poking fun at things like the mundane world of working in a computer store.
As their library of videos grew and the variety of material expanded, so too did their cast of regular contributors and the characters they played. most notably with longtime regulars Britt Scott Clark,Ben Van Lier, and Ellie Harwood. Out of all of their creations, the one most people were likely to find first was the long running series, Epic NPC Man. It’s also with the characters and settings of this series the creators behind Viva La Dirt League decided to launch…
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When Netflix announced its slate of Marvel shows way back when, fandom got excited. The MCU was firing on all cylinders at the box office and the prospect of getting MCU connected television shows featuring Marvel heroes in between film releases had fans of the MCU giddy. Unfortunately, while we got some great shows, the reality of the Netflix/Marvel deal ultimately gave us shows that meant nothing to the actual MCU.
That wouldn’t be the case when Disney announced plans to premiere TV shows on its new streaming service, Disney+, as a part of the reason to sign on for the service. It was made clear that the shows would be connected to the wider MCU and, more importantly, the events in the small screen shows would have an impact on the stories we would see on the big screen. This time, the promise was true. First WandaVision and then
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RavenCon Summer Concert
Sunday, August 8th, Noon-5 pm
Virginia Crossings Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
https://www.ravencon.com/summer-concert/
Chandler's Bar & Grill 