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Wizard World Chicago 2013 Photos, Part 2 of 3: the Marvel/DC/Star Wars...
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover, we began sharing cosplay pics from Wizard World Chicago 2013, albeit limited to subjects we ran across on Saturday, August 10th, because current family events...
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GenCon 2013 Photos, Part 1 of 6: Costume Contest Winners
This weekend our starstruck hometown of Indianapolis hosted the 46th edition of GenCon, one of Americaās oldest and largest gaming conventions. Be it RPGs, tabletop games, TCGs, dice games, family...
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GenCon 2013 Photos, Part 2 of 6: More from the Costume Contest (Game Characters)
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: we commenced with the first installment of our photo collection from this yearās GenCon Indy. For parts Two and Three weāll continue spotlighting the annual...
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GenCon 2013 Photos, Part 3 of 6: Still More Costume Contest (Last Call)
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: GENCON GENCON GENCON GENCON GENCON. My wife and I average four conventions a year, and GenCon consistently has the broadest, most impressive assortment of...
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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 Iād 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 yearās Costume Contest winners. * Part Two: more Costume Contest entrants. * Part Three:...
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How Far Would You Go to Meet Willie from āVā?
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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Back When I Wore Halloween Costumes
Fortunately for our uncommon family, J. K. Rowling created characters for every imaginable somatotype.For one and only one glorious Halloween in 2003, our family decided to dress up in a unified theme....
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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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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 weāve hosted Gen Con, which keeps climbing in attendance and turned...
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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 (āC2E2ā³) is wrapping up this yearās 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 yearās Costume Contest! This didnāt quite go as well as weād...
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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 PopCon 2014 Photos, Part 1: the Costume Contest Winners
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This weekend the inaugural Indy PopCon will paint our fair downtown red with a healthy mix of comics, gaming, actors, LARPing, and various other manifestations...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos #2: the Big-Budget Blockbuster Costumes
The marathon continues! As promised in our first installment, please enjoy more photos from the first annual Indy PopCon convention. Same guidelines apply: weāre fans, not pros; corrections and...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos #3: Costumes from Comics
The marathon continues! As promised in our first installment, please enjoy more photos from the first annual Indy PopCon convention. Same guidelines apply: weāre fans, not pros; corrections and...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos #4: the Costumes of the Doctor
The marathon continues! As promised in our first installment, please enjoy more photos from the first annual Indy PopCon convention. Same guidelines apply: weāre fans, not pros; corrections and...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos #5: Gaming and Anime Costumes!
The marathon continues! As promised in our first installment, please enjoy more photos from the first annual Indy PopCon convention. Same guidelines apply: weāre fans, not pros; corrections and...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos #6: Last Call for Costumes
The marathon continues! As promised in our first installment, please enjoy more photos from the first annual Indy PopCon convention. Same guidelines apply: weāre fans, not pros; corrections and...
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