Though we have been to many conventions over the last few years, we hadn’t been lucky enough to catch Eliza Dushku. She is one of the main reasons I was excited about Ottawa Comiccon 2016 and I wasn’t about to miss her panel. Dushku, best known for her role as …
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Ottawa Comiccon 2016 – Karen Gillan
We had the honor of seeing the lovely Karen Gillan at Ottawa Comiccon not once, but twice. In addition to the Doctor Who Special Event, held on Saturday night, she also had her own panel on Sunday morning and you know we weren’t going to miss it. Of course you know …
Read More »Ottawa Comiccon 2016 – ‘Doctor Who’ Special Event
Ottawa Comiccon offered a new “add on” this year for convention ticket holders. The Doctor Who Special event was an extra ticketed event (with ticket prices ranging from $29 – $99). Originally, the lineup included Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) and Alex Kingston (River Song), but Alex …
Read More »Ottawa Comiccon 2016 – Billy Dee Williams
He may move a little slower these days, but Billy Dee Williams hasn’t lost one bit of the swagger and quick wit that made him a star. He took the stage at Ottawa Comiccon for a Q&A with fans and entertained us all with tales from his long and successful career. Billy …
Read More »Ottawa Comiccon 2016 – ‘Legends of Tomorrow’
Arthur Darvill (Rip Hunter) and Caity Lotz (Sara Lance/White Canary) appeared at Ottawa Comiccon and took the stage Saturday afternoon for a Q&A panel with fans. The Legends of Tomorrow co-stars dished on the show, their characters and other projects they had been a part of. Legends of Tomorrow is a …
Read More »Ottawa Comiccon 2016 – Ming-Na Wen
Ottawa Comiccon’s Day 2 (Saturday) kicked off with a great celebrity panel featuring Ming-Na Wen. You know her as Agent Melinda May on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but she has an extensive resume, including memorable roles in The Joy Luck Club, Street Fighter (the movie), Mulan, ER and SGU Stargate Universe. We’ve been …
Read More »Ottawa Comiccon 2016 – Cosplay
Ottawa Comiccon – Day 1 – Friday the 13th That’s right. Ottawa’s Comiccon aligned perfectly with Friday the 13th this year. It was the first day for the con, which typically doesn’t mean a LOT of cosplay, but a few dedicated souls put their best foot forward with some great …
Read More »Ottawa Comiccon 2016 – Nerd Fu Heads to Canada
We are right in the middle of con season and the Nerd Fu crew is prepping for a series of amazing conventions. For the next adventure, I will head all the way to Cananda for Ottawa Comiccon. You might not have heard much about the five year old convention, but it …
Read More »Ottawa ComicCon – Robert Englund
written by Vanessa S (scary movie fanatic & mother to a first time con-goer) My three-year-old daughter and I spent Mother’s Day with Freddy Krueger. Luckily, her first experience with him was sans makeup and much less traumatizing. Robert Englund pounced onto the Comiccon stage confident and charismatic amid a flurry …
Read More »Ottawa ComicCon – Leonard Nimoy
written by Matt S (nerd & brother to a certain Nerd Fu founder) As expected from every news cast attempt at video chatting interviews, the Skype call with Leonard Nimoy was not without its glitches. Delays in the back and forth transmission were disrupting the Q&A flow, and the image was …
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