By Joshua Clough Okee dokee, Geekertons. We are well into con season and it’s time for a rehash of the rules that everybody should follow at any convention. 1. Cosplay is not consent. This means that just because someone is dressed in a costume, that does not mean that you can just walk up and […]
This is a graphic depicting what is not my current location. I never thought this would bother me, but then again I am experiencing “con drop” post-Montréal, so I suppose the kicks in the feels that have arisen from intermittently following #SDCC and #SDCC2015 on Twitter over the past 24 hours are hardly surprising. September […]
If you know me, you know I don’t need many reasons to head east to Montréal. And if my math serves me well, Montréal ComicCon has been pretty close to the top of that list of reasons for the past three years. The others involve homemade garlic butter and pasta in Old Montréal; midnight latke […]
I’ve been attending Ottawa ComicCon since its inception in 2012, and an exhibitor/volunteer with The Doctor Who Society of Canada since 2013. Every year, ComicCon outdoes itself, whether it’s the calibre of guests they bring in, or the quality of the cosplays, or just the overall energy. I really don’t mind spending 99% of Mother’s […]
Oh. Hello. The month of April passed by in a flash, didn’t it? Fear not, readers. Mama’s coming home, to tell you more stories and share more tidbits about this crazy con life. As for the lack of blog posts, I certainly didn’t want for material. Since the end of March, the Ottawa TARDIS has […]
April is shaping up to be a very busy month for us as I am pleased to announce that Hero Fest in Kingston has been added to our list of appearances in 2015! We’re hoping to add another autograph to the phone panel inside the Ottawa TARDIS, as Colin Baker (The Sixth Doctor) is also […]
From 1963 to 1996, fans of Doctor Who accompanied – by turns joyfully and fearfully – eight incarnations of the Doctor and his companions on some long, strange trips, and after what is now called the Classic Series went on hiatus, were any of us really sure that we’d ever encounter the Doctor again? There were spin-offs, […]
