Every year we help run an online (Twitter) party called SCIFIpawty. This is a virtual science fiction convention held by scifi geek animals for the animals (known as anipals — animals + pals = anipals). This is a fun event and there are TONS of great prizes donated from awesome geeky people and companies like [… read more]
Ever wondered what it takes to score original music for blockbuster video games? Learn from six of the industry’s most accomplished composers with diverse musical backgrounds as they share their experiences and discuss the craft of scoring music for some of the biggest franchises in interactive entertainment. Featuring multiple award-winning composers Jason Graves (Tomb Raider, [… read more]
PAX Naga Theatre, Boston. Saturday, March 23rd 2.30pm – 3.30pm Jason Graves is a British Academy (BAFTA) Award-winning composer who has brought his passion for music to franchises such as Tomb Raider and Dead Space. Crystal Dynamics entrusted Graves with their innovative reboot of the iconic Tomb Raider franchise, giving him creative freedom to infuse [… read more]
PennLug (Pennsylvania Lego Users Group) often set up at Wizard World Comic Con in Philadelphia and I get to see their displays at the LEGO store, but this was the first time seeing their awesome 31′ x 23′ LEGO train display. Not only do they display some really awesome train sets (fan built not LEGO official sets), [… read more]
This fun train and toy show has pulled into the Reading station (Reading Expo Center). They say it is the largest train & toy show in the northeast and it just might be. There were some HUGE train layouts. Of course my favorite set up was the one done by PennLug (Pennsylvania Lego Users Group), [… read more]
LEGO castles are one of the most popular fantasy LEGO themes (oddly enough LEGO does not currently have a medieval theme). Right now the Reading Public Museum has a LEGO Castle exhibit. This exhibit is geared more toward kids and has plenty of hands on areas for kids of all ages. If you are an AFOL (adult [… read more]
Discover the Dinosaurs is a travelling dino show that will be coming to an expo center near you. This is a great day out for young kids. Kids under 10 were really eating this show up. The huge, animatronic dinosaurs were pretty cool, but there are only about 10-15 displays set up (multiple dinosaurs per display). [… read more]
Save The Date For The Premiere Wizard World New York City Experience, June 28-29-30, 2013; ‘The Walking Dead’ Stars Join Stan Lee, Patrick Stewart As Early Guests Norman Reedus, Jon Bernthal, Michael Rooker From ‘TWD’ To Attend Fan Extravaganza With Celebrities, Creators, Exhibitors, Sports Stars And More Set For New Riverside Location At Basketball City [… read more]
With Jurassic Park coming out on Blu-ray this Dino event is just the ticket! Discover the Dinosaurs, a hands on exhibit including up to 60 animatronic and museum quality dinosaur replicas is coming to Pennsylvania with two big events at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Greater Reading Expo Center February 8th, 9th, & 10th. [… read more]
I think this is so awesome! Get the little buggers excited about comics and reading. 1821 Comics (www.1821comics.com), comic legend Stan Lee and his company POW! Entertainment are teaming up for STAN LEE’S KIDS UNIVERSE DAY, an event in Los Angeles on February 2 for kids celebrating the first properties from 1821 Comics, Stan Lee and POW!’s [… read more]