Author: nicholas

WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA: Day Three

WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA: Day Three

Hey there, hi there, ho there, it is your intrepid reporter Nicholas, here again with your update on the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con! Saturday, as expected, was the busiest day of the con...

WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA: Day One

WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA: Day One

IT HAS BEGUN. Starting 5pm on Thursday, Wizard World Philadelphia opened its doors to the general public. As is standard for an opening night, the crowd was not too bad. Once the gates were...

The A-Z of Geek Cinema: P is for Primer

Time travel movies are nothing new. They’ve been around for almost the entirety of the history of cinema. There’s stories about time travel as far as back 700 BCE (the story of Raivata from...

Wizard World Philadelphia: O Captains, My Captains

Wizard World Philadelphia: O Captains, My Captains

So you missed your shot to enter the WW costume contest. NO FEARS, sir/madam! You have another opportunity for something cool involving costumes RIGHT HERE. WHAT IS IT ABOUT, you ask? Well, I will...

Wizard World Philadelphia: Y’know, for KIDS!

As has become pretty standard (at least in the bigger cons that I have attended myself), the last day of the Philly comic con (Sunday June 3rd) has been designated “Kid’s Day”. All kids...

Wizard World Philly: The 5 Captains!

Wizard World Philly: The 5 Captains!

Holy crap, nerds! The 5 Star Trek captains will all be in attendance at the con! That’s right: Kate Mulgrew (Janeway), Avery Brooks (Sisko), Scott Bakula (Archer), William Tiberius Shatner (Kirk, dammit!), and Patrick Effing...