No Cons 20/21

KATE ODGEN has moved away from the links lists on this card I picked up years ago, but she’s been actively posting on Instagram as @katie_buglet.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Madeline continues to go through all the cards she’s picked up at past conventions

Remember Game of Thrones? WESTEROS JEWELRY creator Meghann is still on Etsy with bracelets to celebrate your love for Marvel characters. As she says in her about section, “I use a mix of vintage a new materials to create one of kind pieces inspired by the TV Show and books. Looking for something based on a theme or character in particular? I can make it!”

I’m pretty sure a cosplay photographer gave me this MINERALBLU card at my first NYCC. While cosplay is still the first thing you see on minerblu.com, the site is a daily publication for “all things nerd related” with a team of editors and contributors. Hit them up to fill that hole a lack of conventions has created. I have no idea where I picked up this ARTEMIS FOWL button. My first guess was it was five years old, but apparently the movie came to Disney+ last summer and I just didn’t notice. Kal says he loved the movie and is now getting started on the book series. Fowl is a 12-year-old genius (and criminal?) caught up in a magical battle after his father’s disappearance. We’ll let you know what he thinks of the books.

KATIE COOK A-B-C3-PO and more Star Wars children’s books. Search your feelings or learn all the creatures big and small. Read Nothing Special every Tuesday on Webtoons. com or check out Gronk on Amazon. Five Star Wars books now.

“I’m sword of cool” and other T-shirts on seibei.com make me happy I didn’t lose DAVID SEIBEI’s card. Magnets, bags, and buttons are also available. Check out the clearance section where you can order a $2 Mystery Tee.

Inspiration and pick-me-ups come in a multitude of forms from PAPERSALT. If you are looking for pop culture gifts, they have you covered from Bob Ross to Trolls with wall decals, lunchbox notes, books, and more. For celebrations and milestones, check out papersalt.com.

The card for KEVIN FALLOON calls him a designer, but @mdbxstudios on Instagram showcases his skills as a paper engineer. Video game and comic characters are redesigned as mesmerizing cut shapes. In 2017, Luis was wondering why no restaurants serve turkey burgers when Kal and I discovered ACTION BURGER at Book Con. They have turkey burgers, pretzel buns, tater tots, wings, and a lot of other tasty-looking food. The site boasts 50,000+ free retro video games (as well as board and card games) to play while you wait to eat. I’m happy to see they have survived not only being a restaurant in New York but also a pandemic.

This is the back of the card for NEN CHANG , who advertised low brow concept art on the card but “neon fantasy pop erotica with a death wish” currently on retromortis.com. Through brilliant colors and twisting bodies, Chang invites viewers to explore what it means to suffer and then continue functioning. While she has worked for major titles, the site seems to be full of personal paintings.

JOCELYN POTTER’s social media seems to be full of announcements for which conventions she is traveling to as long as they are still happening (JoeFest yes, London Comic Con no). Catch up on Trophy Girls and visit conventions vicariously through jocelynpotter.com.

I believe I met Tim from TKM SCULPTING when I was following around a cosplayer for whom he was planning to create statues. He might have already done DC Bombshells at that point, but tkmiller.com now has sculpts of Grogu, Stan Lee, and more. It’s an amazing portfolio.

Handmade costumes and props abound on LAW ASUNCION’s social media feeds. Check out the behind the scenes of new work with other costumers and Paladins of Cosplay @outlaw2lk. JASON LABOY doesn’t seem to have missed a beat with so many recent posts of cosplayers, graduates, and newborns. There’s a lot of work to be done as a staff and for-hire photographer, and @jasonlaboyphotography is doing some of it all.

This card is a pretty good advertisement of the foil accent prints available on SEAN ANDERSON’s skyscraper48. storenvy.com. Invincible, Chun Li, Bishop, and more digital pop art make me miss walking through convention