Hello friends! This weekend I've been at StarFest Denver (in general, ComicFest in particular). I've spent most of my free time this week watching anime. With a fair amount of time dedicated to running this week, and trying to get ready for the convention this weekend, the anime was about all that I had time for. Let's talk about the couple of shows that I've been watching.
Read MoreIn order to make up for last week's flurry of geeky activity, I had a week full of other business to do. For one thing, Tuesday night was occupied with attending the Colorado Caucuses and exercising my ability to direct the future leadership of our country. Then, I met up with my parents for dinner on Wednesday, and spent Thursday trying to learn how to design rockfall protection barriers. I've watched a few more episodes of Snow White with the Red Hair, and am really excited as I get closer to conclusion of this series.
So, that's really ended up being most of my week. Hopefully, I can find a little bit more time next week.
I've had a lot of fun this week and managed to spend some time doing all three of the activities that I used to assume I would do every week: reading, watching, and playing. Therefore, my article this week will be a bit longer than it have been for the past few weeks. And, as long as you enjoy my ramblings, that's good news for you. Read on to find out what I've been up to!
Read MoreNintendo has been having fun with the 20th anniversary of Pokémon. They have given away cards with a free level 100 Mew for the 3DS games. They have had the first Pokémon moviee on the official Pokémon site streaming. And now, during the recent Nintendo Pokémon Direct they have announced the next game in this massive series, Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Sun.
If this is not good enough for you, Nintendo is also releasing the original Pokémon games, Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, and Pokémon Yellow (Ok, that one is original-ish). These games are now available in the Nintendo eShop for the 3DS. A new feature in these digital versions will be access to the Pokémon Bank. These means you can go and catch the original 150, and then transfer them to Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon. Sounds like a completionist dream to me.
If there is one thing that is unique to Denver Comic Con, one thing that you don't typically see at other cons (at least to my knowledge), it is the annual beer that is named by fans and available only during Denver Comic Con. Previous years winners have included The Fantastic Pour, Caped Brewsader, Brews Wayne, and Hulk's Mash. Well starting 2/29 the tradition continues with the 5th Annual DCC Beer-Naming Contest! In concert with Breckenridge Brewery; Denver Comic Con will have yet another unique brew that will sell out in no time flat.
Read MoreSo last weekend Colorado Animefest entered the foray into the growing Denver convention market. And despite this being their first year I would say the convention was a success. Sure it had it's share of problems, but it was nothing major and things overall flowed well. Now lets flashback to the convention itself.
Read MoreDebuting in the Colorado convention scene this year is the Colorado Anime Fest, a new anime oriented event organized by Corey Wood and William Foss with help from numerous veteran convention staff. Knowing this, all of us here at the Gameslave had high hopes for this convention. We were not disappointed. The convention organization and programming were both really great. The contrast between a small, first year convention and the huge, established conventions that I have typically attending for the past few years is astounding. I think I had forgotten what it is like to be able to move around a hotel with ease, attend panels without waiting in lines, and generally have a good relaxing time with other fans.
Read MoreHi everyone! I've just got a short post this week. I've got a major post on Colorado Anime Fest in the works, look for it on Wednesday. In other news, I borrowed Heir to the Empire from the library. After trying to read Shadows of the Empire, this was such a breath of fresh air. I mean, maybe its not classical literature, but the caliber of writing is phenomenally higher. I've also watched several more episodes of Snow White with the Red Hair and am rapidly approaching the first season finale.
I hope everyone had a great week, and I'll see you here again next time!
Any geek convention in Colorado always includes a good amount of cosplay. And with it there come plenty of photography opportunities. Here are the ones that I took from the floor. Expect photos from the costume contest soon.
You can also see the photos here.
Hello, readers! I’ve been at the inaugural Colorado Anime Fest. I’ll have a full article about my experience here a little later this week. Other than that, I’ve spent my time this week watching Snow White with the Red Hair, and flying around some more with my space truck. Also, since we are starting to get close to spring, I’ve started reading more gardening books, and have started some herbs to keep in pots in my house.
Snow White with the Red Hair is very enjoyable. I like seeing that the two lead characters, who maybe have some romantic interest in each other, also have plans and goals that do not simply revolve around the relationship. Without relying on the typical "love conquers all" trope, the creators are much more free to develop the characters as individuals.
My adventures in space trucking in Elite: Dangerous continue apace. I've been a bit more busy this week, especially with helping Crystal get ready for Colorado Anime Fest this weekend. So, I haven't moved much further towards my goals of a new ship, but my rare trading scheme still seems to be working well as a means of earning the needed capital.
Look for a full article from me about Colorado Anime Fest to come out later this week. I took a few pictures and had a lot of fun at the cultural track programs. I hope to see you all here again later this week. Game on!
