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C2E2 2013 Photos, part 1 of 6: Costume Contest Winners and the Doctor Who...
As I type this, the fourth annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Exposition (“C2E2″) its wrapping up this year’s three-day run, April 26-28, 2013. C2E2 dreams of becoming the Midwest’s answer to the...
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Latecomers to the “Doctor Who” Party
…yes, we realize we’re running years behind the rest of the universe.Last weekend marked the second time in my life I’ve ever sat through an episode of Doctor Who. After marathoning two seasons of...
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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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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: we’re fans, not pros; corrections and...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos, Part 7 of 8: the Sylvester McCoy Hour
My wife and I with the Seventh Doctor, a.k.a. Radagast the Brown. Yes, you may have already seen this photo in Part Four of this series. Keep reading for more pics… The marathon continues! Our first...
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Why I Shouldn’t Be Around Memes
Family and some friends may have noticed I’m not on Facebook often nowadays. Or maybe they haven’t noticed because so many other people aren’t on Facebook often nowadays, including said family and...
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Top 10 Rejected “Doctor Who” Battle Cries
The Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, had “ALLONS-Y!” The Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, had “GERONIMO!” or sometimes “YOWZA!” The Ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston, had…well, mostly he said “Hello!” with...
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Wizard World Chicago 2014 Photos, Part 1: Costumes! (Movies, Games, Doctor Who)
Personal fave of the entire show: 8-bit Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII. This weekend was that time again: our annual excursion to Rosemont, IL, for Wizard World Chicago, a four-day entertainment...
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Wizard World Chicago 2014 Photos, Part 7 of 7: the Geek Stuff
Rocket Raccoon: the Cookie! Northbrook bakery Max and Benny’s had a booth selling cookies shaped like numerous characters and personalities. My wife and I split a cookie shaped like Star-Lord’s head....
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Indiana State Fair 2014 Photos, Part 4 of 5: Geek Handicraft
Welcome to the Nexus of All Geek Realities! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! The Indiana State Fair is an annual celebration of Hoosier pride, farming, food, and 4-H, with...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2015 Results, Best to Least Best
Valeria Richards addresses her troops in Secret Wars #0. Art by Paul Renaud. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife and I observed Free Comic Book Day 2015 this past Saturday. Readers of...
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The Complete MCC Convention Photo-Op Jazz Hands Collection (so far)
One of many faves from Wizard World Chicago 2016: John Barrowman (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Arrow), who’s game for just about any pose you suggest, several more that never would’ve occurred to you, and a...
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My Free Comic Book Day 2017 Results, Best to Least Best
Spidey and the Vulture, both older than they’ll appear in the next film. Art by Paolo Siqueira, Frank D’Armata, and one of the four credited inkers. On May 6th my wife and I had the pleasure of once...
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Keeping the Ships in Order
I like to imagine myriad Doctors from across the multiverse fighting over which TARDIS is whose. Pictured above is a forgotten scene from Indiana Comic Con 2016, a perfect example of how much work goes...
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Wizard World Chicago 2017 Photos, Part 4 of 5: Objects of Affection
We don’t watch Game of Thrones, but I trust Anne has nailed the intended mood. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time once more! This weekend my wife and I made another journey up to...
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Wizard World Chicago 2017 Photos, Part 5 of 5: Who We Met and What We Did
Ain’t no party like a Pippin party ’cause a peppy perky poppin’ Pippin party got pizzazz! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time once more! This weekend my wife and I made another...
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Our 2017 in Jazz Hands: Another MCC Convention Photo-Op Gallery
My personal fave from this year: at WIzard World Chicago, Alex Kingston, whom I first saw on NBC’s ER. Much later she returned as Doctor Who‘s Professor River Song. She was one among three of the...
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Wizard World Chicago 2018 Photos, Part 6 of 6: Objects of Affection
Space taxidermy! Me and a Sister of Plenitude from Doctor Who. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! This weekend my wife and I made another journey up to Wizard World Chicago...
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C2E2 2019 Photos #2: David Tennant!
The Tenth Doctor is very, very in. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! My wife Anne and I just got home from the tenth annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Exposition...
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Dragon Con 2019 Photos #6: Still More Cosplay on Parade Continued Yet Again
Doctors and Daleks and Davros, oh, my! 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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