Hello Skkawliens! Welcome to our Blizzcon 2019 edition for Con Stories, our daily stories about one or two big moments from each day of the convention. Skkaw is running solo for this one, and we're expecting it to be a crazy busy con! Check out our Blizz-Con Stories below. UPDATE 11-08-19: It took a week... Continue Reading →
Last weekend we were lucky enough to attend the Heroes and Villains Fan Fest (HVFF) at San Jose, CA. HVFF is a smaller convention which tours the United States (Portland, Chicago, New Jersey, Nashville, San Jose) brining along celebrities from your favorite Superhero TV shows! The convention allows for fans to meet and greet their favorite stars,... Continue Reading →
I'm so excited to announce that the Planet Skkaw will be covering Blizzcon 2018! If you're not a gamer you may be wondering, what's Blizzcon? Well Blizzcon is Blizzard Entertainment's gaming and esports celebration.  It's held annually at the Anaheim Convention center in Southern California. Also, if you're not aware, Blizzard Entertainment is responsible for creating such... Continue Reading →
I was so excited to attend the CrunchyRoll Expo this year as, at the last minute, I heard that they were going to have panel for the new movie Alita: Battle Angel. If you're not in the know, Alita: Battle Angel is set in a futuristic world where a young girl adventures to discover the truth... Continue Reading →
One of the amazing things about California is the variety of things to see, explore and experience. This weekend I was fortunate enough to visit the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Wharf and historic Surf Museum. Santa Cruz is known as one, if not the, earliest place where surfing was introduced to North America. It's an iconic... Continue Reading →
I have to say, attending World Con this year was a lot of fun. One of the things I really appreciated from this convention was how much access you get with some of the most talented science fiction and fantasy authors and artists from around the world. I mean, if you enjoy contemporary science fiction... Continue Reading →
Continuing my World Con 76 show floor and Masquerade experience, I was very happy to attend a number of interesting panels over the weekend at World Con. I've made a short summary of each panel that most interested me. Check it out below: Historical Swordfighting and Weapons Demo Demo presented by Tony Barajas, Lincoln Peters,... Continue Reading →
World Con 76 went by like a flash! No World Con would be complete though without it's Masquerade, where World Con participants come up on stage and share/show costumes/cosplay of their own. BTW, my ALL time favorite was the Shard Plate Cosplay from the Storm Light Archive (included in the featured image above). I was... Continue Reading →
I was so excited to cover World Con this year! If you're not aware World Con is annual international gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans held in a different city around the world. At this time, we're celebrating World Con 76! Also, World Con was highly recommended by game of thrones creator George R.... Continue Reading →
The feeling in the theatre was electrifying. We were all excited. If you are a Game of Thrones fan, this was the moment you were waiting for. But wait, let's rewind a bit. A few weeks ago I got word of George R. R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones (GOT), was coming to the Bay... Continue Reading →
