Gen Con 2009: The Lost Photo Parade
It is I, Token the White Guy, rarer than a Blue Eyes White Dragon and yet far less in demand! Every August since 2003 our hometown of Indianapolis has hosted the Wonder of the World that is Gen Con,...
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Patchy the Pirate and SpongeBob SquarePants! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: For years we’ve been telling friends in other states that we’d one day do Atlanta’s Dragon Con, one of the largest...
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The Penguin from Batman Returns but 100% less slimy. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: For years we’ve been telling friends in other states that we’d one day do Atlanta’s Dragon Con, one of the...
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Maleficent with her foes Flora and Merryweather. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: For years we’ve been telling friends in other states that we’d one day do Atlanta’s Dragon Con, one of the...
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Big Brother and Little Sister from the Bioshock trilogy. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: For years we’ve been telling friends in other states that we’d one day do Atlanta’s Dragon Con, one of...
View ArticleDragon Con 2021 Photos #2: A Cosplay Sampler
A round of applause for those 2020 MVPs, the Hygiene Theater all-stars! Flanked on each side by a pair of…uh, RocketDoge? Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In 2019 my wife Anne and I attended our...
View ArticleDragon Con 2021 Photos #3: Some Cosplay Parade
G.I. Joe role call: Chuckles! Scarlett! Zarana from the Dreadnoks! Cobra Commander! YO, JOE! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In 2019 my wife Anne and I attended our very first Dragon Con in...
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The Cult of Marriott Carpet is one of those extremely specific Dragon Con in-jokes. See, there’s a Marriott with this distinctive carpet that looks like Jackson Pollock and Piet Mondrian made a map of...
View ArticleDragon Con 2021 Photos #5: Still More Cosplay Parade
Sharp-dressed Artoo leads Mandalorians down the runway. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In 2019 my wife Anne and I attended our very first Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. We returned home to...
View ArticleDragon Con 2021 Photos #6: Cosplay Parade Stumpers
Youngsters love Overwatch, don’t they? Here, have some Overwatch. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In 2019 my wife Anne and I attended our very first Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. We returned...
View ArticleDragon Con 2021 Photos #7: More Cosplay Parade Stumpers
Winged costumes are among the most elaborate, time-consuming, fascinating costumes around. And it bugs me when I can’t put a name to them. Shark ninja is cool, too. Previously on Midlife Crisis...
View ArticleDragon Con 2021 Photos #8: Last Call for Parade Cosplay
Don’t ask me how I nearly overlooked this pic of the Chibi Bunny I still don’t recognize, Dr. Henry Jones, Anna from Frozen, and Dash from The Incredibles. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In...
View ArticleStar Trek: Mission Chicago 2022 Photos, Part 2 of 4: A Piece of the Cosplay...
Yes, there’s an alien after the Star Trek end credits: Balok from “The Corbomite Maneuver”. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: The weekend of April 8-10, 2022, marked the inaugural Star Trek...
View ArticleIndiana Comic Con 2022 Photos, Part 1 of 2: Cosplay!
Buttercup! Bubbles! Blossom! The Powerpuff Girls! It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the eighth edition of the Indiana Comic Convention at the Indiana Convention Center in...
View ArticleFan Expo Chicago 2022 Photos, Part 1 of 4: A Dash of Cosplay
TV’s Moon Knight welcomes you to a comic-con resurrection! Once upon a time in 1972 humanity invented a major entertainment show commonly called the Chicago Comic Con, and comics collectors saw that it...
View ArticleGalaxyCon Columbus 2022 Photos, Part 2 of 4: A Cosplay Sampler
All the Whos down in Whoville: a family cosplaying as nine different Doctors. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Each year when there isn’t a pandemic fully raging, my wife Anne and I love...
View ArticleC2E2 2023 Photos, Part 1 of 4: Cosplay!
A wildly unfair fight between Venger and Eric from the Dungeons & Dragons Saturday morning cartoon from my childhood. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Each year when there isn’t a pandemic...
View ArticleIndiana Comic Convention 2023 Photos, Part 1 of 2: Cosplay!
Mando, meet Andy’s room. Andy, Mando. Sheriff Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear a la Mandalore. It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the ninth edition of the Indiana Comic...
View ArticleFan Expo Chicago 2023 Photos, Part 1 of 4: Cosplay!
Barbie Mania in full effect! Until I can finally finish the long-delayed entry on Barbie: The Motion Picture, please enjoy Kate McKinnon’s Weird Barbie and a pair of Kens. It’s that time again! This...
View ArticleFan Expo Chicago 2023 Photos, Part 2 of 4: More Cosplay!
The stars of one of 2023’s best films so far, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3! (Full disclosure: Mantis and Drax — in Holiday Special gear! — are official Friends of MCC.) Previously on Midlife Crisis...
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