By KansasBrawler As you all know, Joe Con kicked off on Thursday. After a five hour drive from SD to Colorado, my brother and I touched down in Loveland. Joe Con was a belated birthday present for him and so far, it’s been a blast. We were in the first round of non-Golden Ticket pickups and thank the maker for
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We were fortunate to be able to cover Kansas City’s Planet Comicon for its fourth year in a larger venue. 2016 was even bigger than previous years, in terms of size and scope. Along with vendors, artists, writers and guests, there was a large contingent of cosplayers, including the GI Joe costume group The Finest. They returned with their life-sized
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Joelanta is coming March 12-13. It’s a great show, and hopefully in the future JAD will be able to make the trek to cover it. Here’s some info from the site, which can be found at www.joelanta.org: For more than a decade, JoeLanta has been an annual event bringing toy collectors and pop culture enthusiasts from across the country together
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The 2009 con set has a reputation among some collectors as a weak remake of a previous set. I can understand that concern, but then again, it did serve to accomplish couple of things. First, it gave folks a second chance at a very popular theme that was quite difficult to obtain at the time. It also served as an
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For the past few years, I’ve covered Kansas City’s Planet Comicon, and the appearances there of the GI Joe costuming club The Finest. Each year they’ve featured characters such as Flash, Major Bludd, Flint and Lady Jaye. This year, they’ve added a new element: a life-size playset. The Bivouac battle station has been recreated down to small details like original
Read moreI was graciously invited to have a table at Code Name Iowa’s Assembly Required this year. The show was, once again, an amazing collector and kid friendly experience, with the same sort of incredible design work to its printed material and fun kid-centered activities that have made it such a blast in the past. Mrs. Joe A Day came out
Read moreI’ve seen fans dressed up as Cobras and Joes at San Diego Comicon and JoeCon, but hadn’t ever talked to anyone about the work that goes into making these costumes. Joe A Day visited Con X in Kansas City, MO this weekend and found members of the cobrasfinest.org costuming group in attendance. Check out Major Bludd, Lady Jaye and Firefly and learn
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