Tag: WonderCon
WonderCon 2025 Interview: Ashley Maria of ‘Super Human Anxiety’
A young girl stands on an elevator, holding a plastic cup. The doors open, and there are a lot of her fellow students. Staring. When she asks if they are going up, they scoff and complain that they are now going to be late. The girl suddenly breaks the cup in her hand.
So opens the short film Super Human Anxiety. Screening as part of the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival at this year’s WonderCon, the nine-minute movie is a charming venture into anxiety and how to manage it. Read my interview at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2025 Interview: Artist Randal “R.K.” Milholland
Something*Positive is a ‘day in the life’ webcomic that follows the main character of Davin MacIntire and his group of friends. Started in 2001, it is loosely based on the life and friends of creator Randal “R.K.” Milholland, and is darkly funny, skewering everyone and everything it can. It is sweet and sad and preposterous and honest: sometimes all at once. Read the interview at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2025 Interview: Andy Nordvall, Kaj Kunstmann, and Bad Future Vol. 1
Andy Nordvall understands that crowdfunding an anthology comic that is dystopian science fiction might be an odd choice in today’s political environment. “It’s funny you mentioned that, because it was less relevant when we started,” he said with a laugh. “There was this moment of like, ‘Should we do this?’ People can just open up a news thing.” Read the full interview over at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2025: Funko, Loungefly, and Mondo Booth Tour
The Funko company was out in full force at WonderCon 2025, with booths promoting Funko Pops, their latest Loungefly offerings, and Mondo products galore. With, of course, the standard WonderCon exclusives. See the article (and the slideshow with photos by Kate Sutton) at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2024: Interview with eigoMANGA Founder Austin Osueke
Manga and comics are a big part of conventions. As part of my WonderCon coverage, I sat down with Austin Osueke, publisher for eigoMANGA. Read the interview at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2024: Interview with TransCat Creator Knave Murdok
Trans superheroes may be a new thing to some people, but to Knave Murdok it’s been a way of life for over ten years. Murdok is the creator of the comic TransCat. Read the interview at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2024: Hasbro Toy Panel: Action Brands
On March 30, 2024, Hasbro hosted its first-ever WonderCon panel. The brand marketing team showed off new products, giving the fans a first look. Read the article at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2024: 2nd Annual Scene Breakdown: Behind the Camera of Film and TV Shows
WonderCon has lots of experts attending: from editors, directors, and more. I got to talk to some of the people for Impact24’s panel on ‘Behind the Camera of Film and TV Shows,’ which had some of these experts. Read the full article over at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2024: Interview with Publisher Tara Madison Avery
One of the panels I attended while at WonderCon was about trans creators in comics. After, I managed to sit down with one of the panelists, Tara Madison Avery, publisher at Stacked Deck Press. Read the full interview at The Geekiary.
WonderCon 2024: Resident Alien Press
To help promote Resident Alien, cast members Sara Tomko (who plays Asta Twotrees), Corey Reynolds (who plays Sheriff Mike Thompson), and the showrunner and creator Chris Sheridan were at WonderCon. Read the full article at The Geekiary.