FanX: Doctor Who Ultimate Experience

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Whovians, get ready. (Insert TARDIS sound here) Salt Lake Comic Con’s FanX is bringing the Bad Wolf, The Girl Who Waited and the 11th Doctor to Salt Lake City on Friday, January 30, 2015 (insert jokes about the TARDIS becoming crowded).  This special panel at FanX is $15 for General Admission, $40 for Deluxe Admission and … Read more

10 reasons to get psyched about FanX 2015

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Suffering from withdrawals from my first Comic Con, I’ve waited with bated breath for the next nerdy event, FanXperience, the “ultimate fan experience” for those consumed by their love of entertainment including everything from movies to comic books. The inaugural FanX™ in April 2014 had more than 100,000 attendees making it the third largest comic con … Read more

Salt Lake Comic Con 2014: Sights and Scenes

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This weekend marks the second annual Salt Lake City Comic Con — an event that has proven successful beyond the bounds of the wildest of imaginations; and there’s an abundance of imagination among the 120,000+ guests. On Saturday, September 6, the event formally sold out, with elaborately costumed guests still queuing around the block to … Read more

Salt Lake Comic Con 2014: Opening Day

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Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 began in fine fashion at Thursday morning’s press conference. Here’s a video of the introduction to this year’s show: (click here to view directly on YouTube) Following the press conference, cosplayers gathered for a grand parade to kick off the three day festivities. If you intend to catch the event … Read more

One week left to Salt Lake Comic Con 2014

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Only one week to go now and the Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 will burst onto downtown SLC like a Cylon Basestar on Dradis. Hmm sorry, I geeked out from excitement there a little. But who could blame me? The impending mega-show gets bigger and brighter by the day, aiming to draw more than 120,000 … Read more

Celebrity Guests Announced as Tickets Go on Sale for “Salt Lake Comic Con 3.0”

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The crowd gathered outside The Leonardo shivered with anticipation as they punctuated the agonizing seconds with uncontrolled, random screams. “This is the best day of my life!” shouted one, just after another pointed towards the door and shrieked, “Batman!” Batman’s exit from the building sent the crowd, who had already been wowed by an array … Read more

Notes from FanX 2014: Larpers behold! Ex Machina Films has a story for you

A community college student eagerly aspires to be a writer despite a limited talent but he also fumbles in the real world because of his social awkwardness. He sees his tutor, a gifted graduate student whom he respects deeply, as the chosen hero of the prophecy from a game he plays as a member of … Read more

Notes From FanX 2014: Heroes

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The first day of the 2014 Salt Lake Comic Con FanX show began with a message about heroes. In their welcome to the show press conference, surrounded by a circle of notable public servants, show producer Dan Farr and Utah State Governor Gary Herbert expounded on the theme of heroes in our daily lives. Ending … Read more

Notes From FanX 2014: Welcome To The Show

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Today at 10.00am in the grand ballroom of the Salt Palace Convention Center, FanX 2014 kicked into action. The second spur of Salt Lake Comic Con hopes to bring 100,000 attendees to downtown SLC April 17-19. Organizer Dan Farr kicked off proceedings before quickly yielding the floor to Utah State governor Gary Herbert. See the … Read more