Fantasy In Arizona [Operation Octoshock]
If you were following me on Twitter yesterday, you may know that I reached near-screaming-teenage-Bieber-fan levels of excitement that the second Patrick Rothfuss novel had come out.
Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I was excited enough that I had my own copy within a couple of hours.
Riding that high, I figured we could fire up this week’s Operation Octoshock by listing off everything we know about Arizona’s Fantasy scene.
I’ve started organizing a little of what I’ve gathered beyond the blog. You can see the humble beginnings on the Geek Arizona page, where I started compiling Arizona’s Anime scene.
This week, please help me consolidate all of Arizona’s Fantasy Culture:
Fantasy authors, fantasy artists, fan groups, costuming groups, artisans, web-series, stores, conventions, Harry Potter nuts, anything. Let’s get it all!
Please drop a message in the comments and share your local knowledge with us, preferably with a link to more information.
(And shameless self-promotion is perfectly acceptable.)
To help light a fire (Incendio!) I have a little gift card to Bookmans I’ll give away to one random commenter who contributes.
Engage!
Help Me Consolidate Arizona’s Anime Culture [Octoshock]
How about another round of Operation Octoshock?
It’s the awesome project (with the awesomly-bad name) where I get your help in consolidating Arizona’s Geek Culture. I’ll take this information and organizing it beyond the blog into an easy to browse collection.
Last week we went over Steampunk in Arizona and got some great responses.
This week, hit me with your local knowledge of everyone’s favorite (or sometimes least favorite) animated aspect of nerd-dom: Anime!
Help me consolidate all of Arizona’s Anime Culture – groups, fan clubs, costuming groups, artists, artisans, sculptures, web-series, stores, conventions, anything.
I’ll prime the pump with:
- Sabotencon
- Taiyou Con
- Across Plus Fanclub
Please drop a message in the comments and impress me with your local knowledge, preferably with a link to more information.
You can also shoot me info on Facebook and Twitter.
As information is gathered, I’ll do my best to organize it in an intuitive way under the “Get Involved” page up at the top of the site.
Engage!
PS – Our Monster Commute film was featured on Monster Commute itself!
::Achievement Unlocked::
*Update: You can now find the compiled list on the Arizona Anime Page!
Operation Octoshock – Steampunk [Consolidation]
It’s about time I stopped procrastinating and finally kicked off Operation Octoshock.
(I know, it sounds like an awesomely-bad 80′s action series.)
For a long time now I’ve wanted to consolidate and organize Arizona’s Geek Culture beyond the blog and created a sort of ‘database’ of local nerd resources.
The calendar, map, and blog are the brunt of this site, but I’m going to try and expand it into something where anyone can show up and find a Harry Potter Fan Club, or a local cosplaying group, or when and where they can hang out and code with others.
To kick us off with something fun, let’s start with that beloved and begoggled genre that’s all the rage these days – Steampunk.
Help me consolidate all of Arizona’s Steampunk Culture – groups, fan clubs, artists, artisans, sculptures, web-series, stores, authors, anything – in the comments, preferably with a link to their website. You can also shoot me info on Facebook and Twitter.
I’ll prime the steam-pump with a handful:
- Wild Wild West Con
- Steamcrow
- SpaceBoyRobot
- Evermore Nevermore
- Western X
- Mantecoza
As information is gathered, I’ll do my best to organize it in an intuitive way under the “Get Involved” page up at the top of the site.
Engage!
