New York Comic Con 2019 Cosplay!

I've been going to New York Comic Con for the past 10 years and each year the convention gets bigger and the cosplay gets better. Here's some of the awesome cosplay I saw this year at NYCC!



Many thanks to the following cosplayers!

Deadmau5 & Marshmello
https://www.instagram.com/surfbroscosplay/

Crowley from Good Omens
https://www.instagram.com/micromerc/

Green Goblin
https://www.instagram.com/vitaminjaydoherty/

Black Panther Group
https://www.instagram.com/nolabullcoq/
https://www.instagram.com/miles_kicks/
https://www.instagram.com/vibranium.cosplay/
https://www.instagram.com/runitslittlewolf/
https://www.instagram.com/gussyjay/

Doctor Strange

John Wick
https://www.instagram.com/path_of_danieru/

Aladdin/Han Solo & Jasmine/Leia mashup

Good Fairy
https://www.instagram.com/lizemooney/
https://www.instagram.com/rjnovelline/

Steampunk Batman
https://www.instagram.com/steampunkedbatman/

Black Canary
https://www.instagram.com/soniaralynn/

Ripley & Space Marines from Aliens
https://www.instagram.com/cez_a_lee/

Dark Lili from Legend
https://www.instagram.com/iamshannimal/

Darkness from Legend
https://www.instagram.com/emmanuelmendeschumaceiro/

Destiny Group

Asajj Ventress
https://www.instagram.com/lesbianholocron/

Cosplay Healing and Repair (the true hero of NYCC)
https://www.instagram.com/rocketprops/

Disney Samurai
https://www.instagram.com/paladinsofcosplay/
https://www.instagram.com/outlaw2lk/
https://www.instagram.com/its.fabian/
https://www.instagram.com/prince2llk/
https://www.instagram.com/goldendragoncosplay/
https://www.instagram.com/lazris2lk/
https://www.instagram.com/vsol_cosplay/
https://www.instagram.com/enginecplay/
https://www.instagram.com/allizcosplay/

Wonder Woman

The Shoveler from Mystery Men

Esmeralda
https://www.instagram.com/elizabethrage/

Lex Luthor
https://www.instagram.com/jamal_johns/

Ashe & McCree from Overwatch

Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul
https://www.instagram.com/umeko_neko_cosplay/

Scorpion Babality
https://www.instagram.com/rethinkcosplay/

Children of the Forest from Game of Thrones
https://www.instagram.com/dmeenagh/
https://www.instagram.com/michaelaabryce/
https://www.instagram.com/sweetiecherypie/

Gaston
https://www.instagram.com/leonchiro/

San Diego Comic Con 2019 Cosplay Music Video!

This was my third time at San Diego Comic Con, but it was my first time putting together a cosplay music video for it! I didn't film as much video as I would have liked, but here's some of the cool cosplay I saw there!



Many thanks to the following cosplayers!

Captain Jack Sparrow

Diablo Necromancer & King Leoric

Hawkgirl?

Gizmo
https://www.instagram.com/psychedelicdebutante/

Spawn & Angela
https://www.instagram.com/scrodo/
https://www.instagram.com/mollymonroe/

Iron Man

Cloud Strife
https://www.instagram.com/ilikespikywigs/

Skeletor & She-Ra

Colonel America, Burger Loking & McThor, the McVengers
https://www.instagram.com/mobileknobel/
https://www.instagram.com/yaudiel/
https://www.instagram.com/mcthor_cosplay/
https://www.instagram.com/mcvengers/

Elmo Krueger (A Nightmare on Elmo Street - I JUST got that...)
https://www.instagram.com/project_alien/

Jon Snow, Arya Stark, & the Night King from Game of Thrones

Zarya

Spider-Man & Mysterio

Samus Aran
https://www.instagram.com/awkwardlytoasted/
https://www.instagram.com/laurenrose_nerd/

Thor, Demogorgon, Ash, & Pennywise Balloon Art
https://www.instagram.com/donald_t/

Lady Thor
https://www.instagram.com/stephaniem1983/

Mortal Kombat

Katarina from League of Legends
https://www.instagram.com/armoredheartcosplay/

PUBG Guy
https://www.instagram.com/rockus/

Psylocke
https://www.instagram.com/riansynnth/

Stormtrooper

Garden State Comic Fest Atlantic City Cosplay Music Video

Here's some of the awesome cosplay I saw at Garden State Comic Fest in Atlantic City this year!



Many thanks to the following cosplayers!

The Cybertronic Spree
https://www.facebook.com/TheCybertronicSpree/

Kylo Ren

Harley Quinn

Daenerys and Beast

Star Sapphire
https://www.instagram.com/sassykatcon/

Wolverine Mech

Scooby Doo group

Cobra Commander
https://www.instagram.com/zanygeeks/

Sith Lord

Wonder Woman
https://www.instagram.com/sharonrosecosplay/

Furry TARDIS

Mandolorian

Ursula
https://www.instagram.com/katicoe/

Carnage

Voltron
https://www.instagram.com/outlaw2lk/

Father Evil
https://www.facebook.com/fatherevil/

Game of Thrones Hand of the King 3D Print Timelapse

"I drink and I print things... that's what I do..."

Game of Thrones: The Winds of Winter

I was waiting for an inevitable nut punch in this episode of Game of Thrones and it surprised me by not giving me one in the immensely satisfying season finale, The Winds of Winter. Here are some of the most memorable moments from this episode.

Cersei was Dynamite

Cersei played an incredibly explosive game, having Maester Pycelle murdered by the "little birds" and igniting the wildfire beneath the Sept which essentially disintegrated everyone who did anything bad to her, including Lancel & Kevan Lannister, pretty much the whole Tyrell family, and most importantly, the High Sparrow. Margaery played Sherlock, put two and two together and realized they should leave, but the Faith Militant's blind faith killed them all in a brilliant burst of green flame. And I must also say the score during the whole beginning of this episode was awesome.

Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards

Battle of the Bastards was hands down the best episode of Game of Thrones this year, and may be one of the best ever. Director Miguel Sapochnik managed to mix Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, 300, and Gladiator together to deliver an excellent episode. The even more astonishing thing is that everything that happens was expected to happen, yet it was still an immensely satisfying hour of TV.

Since this episode is fairly straightforward, I'm not going to recap it. I'm going to recommend you actually watch it, but I am going to run through some of the most memorable moments of Battle of the Bastards.

Attack of the Dragons

I complained about last week's episode feeling like a victim of budget cuts. Well it certainly looks like they funneled all that CGI money into this one because Dany's dragons are full sized, glorious looking, and absolutely lethal creatures that make short work of one of the Master's ships.

Game of Thrones: No One

Did anybody else get the feeling that No One, the latest episode of Game of Thrones felt like the victim of budget cuts? Because there could have been some great moments, but ultimately the way those moments were presented felt anticlimactic. Maybe those funds were funneled into next week's hopefully badass episode? Anyway...

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

When we left the Hound last week, he had taken up an axe and was on his way to obliterate the Brotherhood Without Banners members who slaughtered his friends. And obliterate he did. He came across four nitwits and quickly dispatched them. Then he came across Beric Dondarrion, the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, and Thoros of Myr, the drunken Red Priest who keeps resurrecting Beric. And it turns out those idiots who slaughtered that poor commune were about to be hanged for their crimes. The Hound worked out a deal with Beric so he could kill two of them. He was also offered a chance to join the Brotherhood and travel north to fight White Walkers. The Hound would be a great asset in fighting White Walkers, but imagine he dies up there and gets turned? Now you've got a hulking White Walking Hound. And what if he's attacking alongside a White Walking Hodor?!? I'm sure there's already fan fiction of this going around.

Warning: Book Spoiler below.

Also of note in the books, Beric Dondarrion gave his life so Catelyn Stark could live again as the zombie Lady Stoneheart. Beric being alive here seems to mean this plotline will most likely not occur. My question is why is this an issue for book fans? Catelyn Stark was just about the most irritating character on the TV show up there with Skyler on Breaking Bad. Why would you want her to come back? Is Lady Stoneheart that much of a better character?

Game of Thrones: The Broken Man

Season Six of Game of Thrones has been a giant snowball that's just been gaining speed hurtling down the mountain these past seven weeks. So much has happened, yet it still feels like there's so much left! Here are my nerdy views on The Broken Man.

Arya's Poor Decisions

Arya just pissed off a league of assassins and she's just nonchalantly walking about like nothing's going to happen to her? She should have totally been on guard and mistrustful of anybody considering these assassins can also disguise themselves to look like anybody. While it was shocking to see her stabbed by the Waif, it wasn't entirely surprising considering how casually she was acting. She kinda deserved that stabbing.

Game of Thrones: Blood of My Blood

After last week's emotional episode, Game of Thrones gave us a breather with Blood of My Blood, where some characters returned to being themselves again, and other characters just flat out returned.

The Return of Drogon

Drogon's back! And he's apparently been eating all the goats in Essos. This guy is growing bigger faster than Bran! Just look at this comparison from last season to the latest episode.

Dany now has 100,000 Dothraki followers, and Daario mentions that they'd need a thousand ships to transport them, the Unsullied, and Second Sons all to Westeros. Isn't it convenient how last week Euron Greyjoy said that he'd build that exact number of boats? Or was it Yara? Does anybody really care about Pyke anyway?

The Return of Arya Stark

Arya was like 3 credits away from graduating the Faceless Men Academy, but she decided the "No one" life wasn't for her and returned to being Arya again. Apparently, Arya prefers to do her killing with a purpose instead of the arbitrary way the Faceless Men do. Now Waif has been sent to kill her. Considering Arya got her ass handed to her repeatedly by Waif, I don't see how Arya gets out of this. Now of course if she blindfolds herself, she might survive since it seems like her fighting skills have gotten shittier since her sight returned.

Game of Thrones: The Door

I don't need to tell you the latest episode of Game of Thrones, The Door was a roller coaster of emotion! There were some great funny moments that I literally laughed out loud at, and there were others that simply left me wanting to crawl into the fetal position.

To Find A Cure



With Jorah now having saved Dany's life twice, the knight of the friendzone seems to be back in the good graces of the khaleesi. BUT, there's that pesky greyscale problem, which seems like a good smattering of aloe vera could help a little. But Jorah is commanded to find a cure for it and when he does, he can return to Dany's side. Greyscale in most cases is fatal, but Shireen, Stannis' daughter survived it, so there's hope for Jorah, albeit slim.

Game of Thrones: Book of the Stranger

This week's episode of Game of Thrones, Book of the Stranger saw the reunion of three pairs of brothers and sisters, Tyrion drinking and dealing, and Dany cementing her title as the Unburnt.

Family Reunion

Sansa finally made it to Castle Black! Yay! While they never actually interacted much five years ago, family is family. And when your family numbers are dwindling, you better be happy with who you have left. And it takes Sansa to convince Jon not to quit the fight since there's still a nutjob living in their home with their brother held captive. Unfortunately, even with the Wildlings, they're outnumbered by more than 2 to 1.

The other "reunion" to take place at Castle Black was Brienne seeing Davos & Melisandre. With the latter being responsible for Renly's death while under Brienne's protection, and Stannis being executed by her, we've got a bunch of would-be-king killers here. And while Davos and Melisandre may have already moved onto Jon Snow, Brienne doesn't forgive or forget easily.

Oh and Tormund and Brienne; that's a thing that has to happen. I don't care if it's just Tormund eating drumsticks in front of her, it has to happen.

Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker

Arya passes a test, Rickon returns, and Jon Snow quits his night job but not before taking care of business in the latest episode of Game of Thrones, Oathbreaker.

Dothraki Widows' Retirement Home



Vaes Dothrak, it's where widowed khaleesis are supposed to live out the rest of their lives. Dany is brought there, stripped and told she's going to be put on trial because she did not return there like she was supposed to after Khal Drogo died. Daario and Jorah better kick their detective skills in high gear to find her soon. But honestly I think Drogon is probably gonna be the one to save Dany.

So THAT Happened on Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones season 6 is only two episodes old and boy they did not make us wait too long. But you know what? I will. Let's recap what's been going on in the realm.

Dany

Captured by a Dothraki horde, Dany avoids being raped but must live out her life in Vaes Dothrak, kind of a retirement home for widows of Khals. The good news is Daario and Jorah are still looking for her and apparently have really good tracking skills.

 

Game of Thrones Season 6 2nd Trailer

The premiere of Game of Thrones season 6 is less than two weeks away, so here's a brand new trailer!



Here are a few things to notice in the trailer.

Davos is defending Jon Snow's body. And Ghost is there! I'd love to see him rip through Ollie's body, that little shit...

Hall of Faces

A teaser trailer for Game of Thrones season 6 came out over the weekend, and it takes us through the Hall of Faces in the House of Black and White.

The teaser starts off by showing us the many faces of the dead Starks.

Ned Stark; "The man who passes the sentence, should swing the sword."

Doctor Who Series 9 Trailer Breakdown

The Doctor and Clara Oswald will be back in a little over a month for Series 9 of Doctor Who. It looks to be a lot more of the same, but you know what? That's exactly what I want! Here's the second trailer for Series 9.



There's a lot going on in this trailer, and at this point none of it makes any sense. So let's take a closer look.

Coldplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical

I've been a little disengaged with Game of Thrones this season. While I've kept up with all the episodes, I haven't had the time to do my weekly recaps. Plus, this has been an especially downer of a season with a lot of questionable and disturbing things happening. If you've felt the same way about it as me, here's a little video that will hopefully bring some joy to Game of Thrones fans.

The premise is Coldplay is writing a musical for Game of Thrones, and they've gotten some of the stars of the show including Kit Harrington, Rose Leslie, and Mark Addy to participate.

This is all in collaboration with Red Nose Day which started in Britain in 1988 to raise money for poor children in the United Kingdom and Africa.



If you'd like to donate to the Red Nose Day Fund, please click here.

Game of Thrones Parodies

With Game of Thrones premiering today, let's get into something a little silly. Game of Thrones parodies! Here are a few of my favorites.

From The Warp Zone comes this Game of Thrones medley which is pretty spot on. It starts with Dany Targaryen covering "Titanium" by Sia. C'mon, you can hear her sing "I am Targaryen!" Followed by the Lannisters covering Katy Perry's "Roar" mainly because their motto is "Hear Me Roar." Arya, Jon Snow and Robb Stark cover Eminem's "The Monster" which is probably the weakest entry. And everyone joins in a the end for Imagine Dragon's "Demons."

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

This past Sunday, HBO aired a Game of Thrones special titled "A Day In The Life" detailing much of the behind the scenes work that goes on in just one day of production on the Game of Thrones sets. If you're a Game of Thrones fan and are interested in some of the work that goes on behind the camera, AND you're looking for a little glimpse of season 5, this is a great look at that.



And here are five things to take away most from this special.

Game of Thrones Season 5 Trailer

After weeks of multiple, short Three-Eyed Raven teases, Game of Thrones finally has a proper trailer for season 5 and if for some reason you have seen it yet, here it is!

Considering all the characters that are on the show, cramming all of them into a 2-minute trailer is pretty daunting. And when you factor in all the new characters, you get a jam packed trailer that ultimately doesn't give us too much, but does stoke the anticipation for the show's return on April 12th. In any case, let's take a closer look at the trailer.