Monster Mania 2022: Indie Horror Con in COVID Time

Held twice a year in Cherry Hill, South Jersey, I’d attended Monster Mania in the past, but largely just to shop for hard-to-find movies and amazing fanfare. This year however, I had the distinction of attending not only as a fan, but as a reporter for RGN99. I loved every minute of it…

SDCC@Home 2021: This Was For The Culture

SDCC@Home 2021 provided, once again, an eye-opening experience that allowed me to explore outside my comfort zone in the realm of pop culture. For me, I learned the importance of the Eisner Awards, the power of comic books and Hip Hop, the female entertainment industry and their search for IP greatness, and the power of being a Black nerd with a pen…

Blerdcon 2021: FUBU…Forever? Saturday Edition - Panels and GOATS

The Blerd Diaspora; which consists of POC who are gamers, cosplayers, comic book enthusiasts, movie goers, Blerd moms, Blerd dads, grandparents, married, divorced, PS players, Xbox players, health care workers, comedians, college graduates, high schoolers, introverts, extroverts, I could go on. Blerdcon’s space, in my opinion, was the X-mansion; housing, if for a weekend, the gifted and the brightest in Blerd culture and even though this space was limiting (vaccinated only), many attended and l, personally loved it.