New Orleans Comic Con is an important event not only for the guests of “the con,” but also for the many vendors who come to the con to sell their wares. Over the course of the weekend, a great...
Walking into the final day of “The Con,” I expected the crowds to have died down a great deal from the previous days. While the crowds were not nearly as large as the jam-packed previous days,...
At New Orleans Comic Con and many other comic book conventions, often the first thing one notices is the elaborate costumes that many of the con’s attendees wear. These costumes can range from classic...
For Wizard World’s New Orleans Comic Con, dozens of professional comic artists and writers descended upon the city in a celebration of the comic book world. One of those artists was University alumnus...
Hundreds descended upon the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center this weekend in hopes of letting their nerd flags fly for the New Orleans Comic Con, a three-day look into the best parts of nerd...
Day two was a massive day for New Orleans Comic Con. The difference in the sheer amount of people at the convention center this day was utterly stark. At times the hall seemed close to capacity.
It was...
Nestled in various corners of the New Orleans Convention Center, I saw at least five people who were the spitting image of the eleventh doctor, Matt Smith, and ten others that were trying very hard to...
This Sunday won’t be Evan Weiss’s first time in Baton Rouge.
In fact, he’s quite familiar with the city, as he said in a breathy voice over the phone, directly after a long hike...
First impressions count for a lot, and New Orleans Comic Con left quite the impression. Walking into Comic Con on the first day was quite the whirlwind experience.
The convention center was massive, and...
As I walked through the doors of the New Orleans Convention Center, I had no idea what to expect of the world of Comic Con. Of course, I’d heard the fantastical myths and legends of sweaty...
As one would expect, the academic systems between America and France are quite different. Actually – they’re ridiculously different, like a night in Tigerland vs. dinner at Tsunami.
Unfortunately,...
Benji by Sun Kil Moon
Grade: A-
Sun Kil Moon has released heartbreaking records since 2003, and the newest effort, “Benji,” does not disappoint. In 11 tracks, Mark Kozelek has crafted a tragedy...
