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PAX Prime

This is just like magic!

This Is A Dress Made Out Of Magic: The Gathering Cards

by Jill Pantozzi | 2:20 pm, March 26th, 2013

Amy Demicco impressed PAX East con goers this past weekend by wearing a dress made entirely out of Magic: The Gathering cards. Her axe, plus a shot of an alternative Magic dress, after the jump.

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Essay

Pondering What Gail Simone Said About Video Games, The Three Act Structure, & Storytelling

by Becky Chambers | 12:33 pm, September 4th, 2012

Last week, comic writer Gail Simone shared some musings on her Tumblr about how video games are bucking the long-held three act model of narrative structure. The whole thing is worth a read (even though she tells you not to), and it poses a lot of good food for thought about how this fledgling medium could be starting to really shake things up. Most of my brainpower this weekend was spent mulling over her closing question:

…are video games training us to look at stories differently, and if so, will they affect or alter the three act structure in other media?

I can address the first part of that question with a resounding yes.

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And All Was Right With the World

Labor Day Weekend is For Nerds: The Cosplay of PAX Prime and Dragon*Con

by Susana Polo | 2:27 pm, September 2nd, 2012

A creeper in a dress, with matching purse? Must be PAX. But this weekend doesn’t just play host to PAX Prime, but also the 25th annual Dragon*Con with its fabulous parade of cosplayers and fans through downtown Atlanta.

Warning: the contents of this post may include Time Lord babies, intra-fandom team ups, and Sailor Scouts comforting lady Captain Americas.

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