Dragon
Con 2018 coverage continues on Needless Things!
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Needless Things Podcast 228 – Dragon Con 2018: Master of Puppetry!
Labels:
Beau Brown,
Dragon Con,
Dragon Con 2018,
Needless Things Podcast,
Pop Culture,
Puppetry Track

Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Dragon Con 2018: The Dragon Awards
by Beth
This is the third year of The Dragon
Awards. Last year only 8,000 out of 80,000 people voted on them. Let's see if we
can't do better this year. With 85,000 attendees expected his year
surely we can get a few more folks to vote. These are “fan's
choice” awards, and you don't even have to be going to Dragon Con
to have your opinions counted.
Monday, August 27, 2018
Needless Things at Dragon Con 2018!
By Dave
Good morning, Phantomaniacs – welcome to my final post
before Dragon Con (except for Wednesday’s early edition of the Needless
Things Podcast featuring the Director of the Puppetry Track, Mr. Beau
Brown)!
Today I’m going to run down my schedule for Dragon Con and a couple of panels where you can
find our beloved Needless Things Irregulars.
Labels:
Beth V,
Dana Swanson,
Dragon Con,
Dragon Con 2018,
Jon Carr,
Nicole Gould,
Noel Wood,
Phantom Troublemaker,
Ryan Cadaver

Friday, August 24, 2018
Needless Things Podcast 227 – Dragon Con 2018: Horror & Urban Fantasy!
Labels:
Derek Tatum,
Dragon Con,
Dragon Con 2018,
horror,
Horror Track,
movies,
Needless Things Podcast,
Pop Culture,
Urban Fantasy Track

Monday, August 20, 2018
Dragon Con 2018: The Costume Post
By
Dave
It takes many different elements to create the magic of
Dragon Con – fan Tracks, celebrity guests, apple pie – but in my opinion few
are as important as the costuming community.
To me, Dragon Con’s biggest virtue is that it gives me
the ability to immerse myself in an environment that is accepting, nurturing,
and fantastical. Where, for five(ish) days we can all be whoever we were mean
to be – our best selves. Whether you’re a wizard, a wrestler, a soldier from the
future, or a mad scientist, you get to be you. And more importantly, you’re
surrounded by fellow wizards, warriors, and Wonder Women.
Being able to look around the massive Dragon Con staging
area of the Hilton, the Marriot, the Hyatt, the Westin, the Sheraton, and
AmericasMart and see fantastical characters of every shape and size is an
unequaled experience. Without those cosplayers Dragon Con would still be fun,
but it would lose a massive portion of its magic.
Here’s the post where I display my incredibly shallow
knowledge of what’s actually going on in pop culture by attempting to pick the
biggest costuming trends this year. I’ll also throw in some personal favorites
that I’m hopeful for, just to try and distract you guys from the fact that I
think people are still playing Bomberman
64.
If you’ve got your own thoughts on the matter, you can
comment below or, even better, join the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and
get in on the conversation! Let us know what you think!
Labels:
cosplay,
costumes,
Dragon Con,
Dragon Con 2018

Friday, August 17, 2018
Needless Things Podcast 226 – Dragon Con 2018: My Stepmother Is A Classics Track!
Labels:
American Sci-Fi Classics Track,
Dragon Con,
Dragon Con 2018,
Gary Mitchel,
Joe Crowe,
movies,
Needless Things Podcast,
Pop Culture,
Sci-Fi

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Comic Book Wednesday – Previews August 2018: “What If… Halloween is Coming?”
By Dave
If you don’t know, Previews
is the catalog that Diamond Comic Distributors use to offer the products they
distribute to comic book stores around the country. This is where you can view
and order (through your favorite Local Comic Book Shop) comic books, trade
paperback collections, t-shirts, books, media, and toys and other collectibles
from hundreds of different vendors that deal in geek-oriented merchandise. The
genius part is that you actually have to pay for your copy of Previews for the privilege of ordering
other things to pay for.
It’s like the Ren Fest except without the horse poo
smell.
So every month a new edition of Previews is sent out to comic book stores. Contained in the pages
within are products that might be currently available or could be released
anytime in the next year; but are typically about two months away. Most of this
month’s offerings are scheduled to ship in October.
Labels:
comic books,
Diamond Comics,
Previews

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Movie Review - The Meg
by Beth
Before I get into Dragon Con mode I
wanted to take a minute to review the summer blockbuster I had been
dying to see. The Meg isn't being well received or reviewed, but if
you're like me you don't let critics or naysayers stop you from
seeing something. Let this be one of those instances if you're on the
fence. If you liked Deep Blue Sea, you'll probably like The Meg. I
love Deep Blue Sea, and thought The Meg was a great example of what
can happen when a silly idea gets a good budget.
Friday, August 10, 2018
Needless Things Podcast 225 – Kirk Thatcher Interview
On
today’s episode of the Needless Things Podcast Dave talks to
writer, producer, director, and production designer Kirk Thatcher!

Monday, August 6, 2018
Troublemaker – Coming Soon!
By
Dave
At some point in the past I announced on the now-defunct Needless Things PatronCast that my good
friend Jason Wilson – an award-winning documentarian – would be following me
around with a camera for a year or so.
He did. From October of 2016 up through last year’s
Dragon Con, Wilson was there to capture many aspects of my life as Phantom
Trouble maker and as Dave West, including my shocking unmasking at the live 1987 panel for the Classics Track.
We (mostly Wilson) are now in the process of putting
everything together. Or maybe in the process of finishing up putting everything
together. There are dozens of hours of footage and interviews and I’m sure it’s
quite a beast to parse it down to the best stuff. Or to a singular narrative.
Or whatever it is he’s doing with it. Aside from a couple of instances of, “You
know, maybe I don’t want this to be that
real”, I’m leaving it in Wilson’s capable hands because he has won an Emmy and
I have, as of yet, not.
I’m honored that Wilson would consider me a subject
worthy of examining and I’m extremely
proud of what we got done and of what I’ve seen so far. This thing is very much
who I am, in some cases warts and all. It sends one singular message that I am
aware of and perhaps many that I’m not – like I said, that’s up to Wilson. And
to the eventual audience.
I can’t say yet what our plans are for release, nor when
that will happen. Both of us want this to be the best feature it can possibly
be and nobody will see it before it is.
In the meantime, here’s the official trailer for Troublemaker. Please like, share,
comment, post, and above all, enjoy.
I love you guys.
While you’re waiting for Troublemaker, check out my interview with Wilson
on the Needless Things Podcast and his last film, Stopper: Rise and Fall of the Bastard Squad.
You can follow Dave as Phantom Troublemaker
on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for all the best pop culture news!
Labels:
Jason C. Wilson,
Phantom Troublemaker

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