New York Comic Con
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This has been my favorite Comic Con since even before the lockdowns. I don’t think I’ve ever attended so many TV and movie panels where the actors and creators were present to speak about the project. I am particularly looking forward to the Dr. Teeth and Electric Mayhem show, Muppets Mayhem. There were also great
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Before I begin writing about the Sleepy Hollow panel I attended at this year’s New York Comic Con, I’d like everyone to know Orlando Jones is great with his fans. I didn’t stay after the panel but as I was walking out I heard a loud collective squeal and glanced back to see that Orlando
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The 2013 New York Comic Con was my “lost Comic Con,” I was there in body but my exhausted spirit was elsewhere. I unintentionally spent a lot of time in the exhibit hall, normally the highlight of the Comic Con. But just like having too much candy on Halloween, one too many hours in the
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Like talking to teenagers about sex, not enough conversation happens between elementary/middle school students and their adult counterparts (teachers and parents) about video games. If the questions are asked the responses are finite “Nos.” (I don’t think I need to tell you how well abstinence works as birth control.) At my local library kids stand
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It was Baz Luhrmann’s movie adaptation of Romeo and Juliet that reignited my love of Shakespeare. Even before I read Romeo and Juliet, I had “read” it. The story is an interesting instance of when a book’s (or play’s) reputation precedes it. The longevity of Shakespeare’s works is not a result of their inclusion in
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Conversations about this year’s combined New York Comic Con (NYCC) and New York Anime Festival (NYAF) would not be complete without mention of Marvel’s Superhero Squad – cute cherubic depictions of existing Marvel characters with oversized hands and feet and Kewpie doll smiles like Japanese Super Deformed (SD) or Chibi drawings. In addition to the
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Good friends tell each other the truth. They are honest with one another. But sometimes good friends allow each other to keep certain “rationalizations.” I tell my good friends I go to the annual New York Comic Con (NYCC) for the sake of my kids and to fulfill my professional obligations as an educator. My
Vincent Young 