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GenCon 2013 Photos, Part 4 of 6: Free-Roaming Costumes (Super-Heroes and...
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: our weekend-long GenCon 2013 photo marathon! On a normal weekend, posting at this pace would destroy my nervous system and upset my family, but I’d rather share...
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GenCon 2013 Photos, Part 5 of 6: More Free-Roaming Costumes
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: GenCon costumes! In our last astonishing chapters: * Part One: this year’s Costume Contest winners. * Part Two: more Costume Contest entrants. * Part Three:...
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GenCon 2013 Photos, Part 6 of 6: Games, Cards, and Other Treasures
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: souvenirs from the 2013 edition of that shindig of shindigs called GenCon. Captured so far in our retrospective: * Part One: this year’s Costume Contest winners....
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Post-Convention Photo-Sick Blues
The next time my wife and I decide to attend major geek conventions two weekends in a row, someone needs to remind me to sleep twice as much first. Today at the comic shop, one of the owners confirmed...
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How Far Would You Go to Meet Willie from “V”?
My wife has always been a big fan of the 1983 TV miniseries V and its 1984 sequel, V: the Final Battle. She could take or leave the short-lived series that followed, and she had no interest in sampling...
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Starbase Indy Photos 2013, Part 1 of 2: Costumes and Props
On this weekend in 1988, the inaugural Starbase Indy introduced Indianapolis to the amazing world of Star Trek conventions. Though it later expanded its purview to include other sci-fi TV shows, and...
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Starbase Indy 2013 Photos, Part 2 of 2: Rise of the Character Actors
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: photos and notes from this year’s Starbase Indy, an annual Indianapolis sci-fi convention my wife and I rather enjoy. Last time we showed you the costumes: this...
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Modest Hopes and Well Wishes for Indiana Comic Con 2014
Official flyer handed out at my local comic shop. No idea what the QR code does. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover, back in June 2013: This week the Indianapolis Star reported that someone out...
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Dear Event Promoters: Please Don’t Make Us Pick Your Twitter Hashtag for You
Ugh. Just…UGH. No, this won’t do at all. #ICC2014 #failtagMidlife Crisis Crossover is coming to you live this evening from my living room while I’m in the middle of planning for our big day at the...
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Indiana Comic Con 2014 Photos: Costumes, Artists, and Other Sights Seen...
Indianapolis hosted Star Wars Celebrations II and III in 2002 and 2005, which each attracted over 20,000 fans. Every year since 2003 we’ve hosted Gen Con, which keeps climbing in attendance and turned...
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Indiana Comic Con 2014: Leftover Talking Points
Adipose wasn’t at the Indiana Comic Con, but I took this pic later the same day. Cuteness goes a long way toward banishing frustration. Several random digressions were tossed from the previous entry...
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The C2E2 2013 Music Panel: Our Disappointing Photo Collection
When my wife and I attended C2E2 last year, I only made time for two panels: the Marvel NOW! panel that spotlighted their Infinity event and other upcoming new series; and a themed panel comprised of...
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The MCC C2E2 Archive, 2011-2013
Stop me if you’ve heard me mention C2E2 one too many times. Well, you can try to stop me. My wife and I are now in scenic downtown Chicago, having spent the evening enjoying some non-geek quality time...
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C2E2 2014 Photos, Part 1 of 4: Costumes on the Show Floor, Comics Division
As I type this, the fifth annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Exposition (“C2E2″) is wrapping up this year’s three-day run, April 25-27, 2014. Each year C2E2 keeps expanding, attracting more...
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C2E2 2014 Photos, Part 2 of 4: Costumes on the Show Floor, Not-Comics Division
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: photos from the fifth annual C2E2 convention in Chicago. In this installment: more photos from around the exhibit hall and other convention areas, but with fewer...
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C2E2 2014 Photos, Part 3 of 4: the Costume Contest
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: photos from the fifth annual C2E2 convention in Chicago. In this installment: photos from this year’s Costume Contest! This didn’t quite go as well as we’d...
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C2E2 2014 Photos, Part 4 of 4: Creators, Actors, One Panel, and More!
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: photos from the fifth annual C2E2 convention in Chicago. In this final installment: what we did at C2E2 when we weren’t applauding cosplayers. Our first act upon...
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Indianapolis Wins at Free Comic Book Day 2014
Happy Free Comic Book Day! The thirteenth annual celebration of graphic storytelling narratives and/or floppy funnybooks was a rousing success, judging by the sights my wife and I saw at the three...
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Indy 500 Festival Parade 2014 Photos, Part 1 of 5: the Special Guests
Florence Henderson, TV’s Carol Brady, Hoosier and patron saint of the Indy 500 Festival Parade.This year marked the fourth time my wife and I attended the Indy 500 Festival Parade in downtown...
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Indy 500 Festival Parade Photos 2014, Part 2 of 5: Marching Bands and Other...
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This year marked the fourth time my wife and I attended the Indy 500 Festival Parade in downtown Indianapolis. The next five entries (to be posted over the next...
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