Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Guest Host: Rebecca Sheir
A woman attending AwesomeCon 2014 in cosplay.
Nerds, assemble! D.C.’s third annual AwesomeCon is a gathering of the mid-Atlantic region’s biggest sci-fi and comics fans whose numbers seem to be growing by the minute. We get inside the D.C. region’s nerd culture to explore the psyche of fandom from a local perspective.
Guests
- Ben Penrod President and co-founder of Awesome Conventions
- Mark Pellegrino AwesomeCon guest and actor ("Lost," "Supernatural," "Dexter," "The Returned.")
- Esther Kim Store manager, Fantom Comics
Highlights
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Why Is Representation Of Women And Minorities An Issue In Comics Culture?
PHOTOS: Cosplay At AwesomeCon
Left to right: Bobby McKeithan, 42, works at an insurance company. His wife, Tamara McKeithan, 37, is an office manager. They are both from Columbia, South Carolina. They met Clark Oliver, 47, a Montgomery County fire fighter. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Photo by Ruth Tam.
Photo by Ruth Tam.
Saturday's costume contest. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Photo by Ruth Tam.
Andrew Blake, 31, costume shop worker at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, sewed his entire costume by hand. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Andrew Blake hand embroidered the dragon sigil on his tunic. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Andrew Blake, 31, costume shop worker at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, sewed his entire costume by hand. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Rebecca Wise was Captain America in the form of a Disney princess. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Dad Jason Hayden, a 43-year-old Marine from New Bern, South Carolina, as Darth Vader; son Austin, 15, a student as Boba Fett; mom Gretta, 36, a Marine, as Chewbacca. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Dad Jason Hayden, a 43-year-old Marine from New Bern, South Carolina, as Darth Vader; son Austin, 15, a student as Boba Fett; mom Gretta, 36, a Marine, as Chewbacca. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Jason Hayden handmade his family's costumes. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Jason Hayden handmade his family's costumes. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Austin Hayden poses in his handmade costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Austin Hayden poses in his handmade costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Gretta Koplen Hayden poses in her handmade Chewbacca costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Gretta Koplen Hayden poses in her handmade Chewbacca costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Gretta Koplen Hayden poses in her handmade Chewbacca costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Jason Hayden poses in his handmade, Japanese-inspired Darth Vader costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Jason Hayden poses in his handmade, Japanese-inspired Darth Vader costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Jason Hayden poses in his handmade, Japanese-inspired Darth Vader costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Jason Hayden poses in his handmade, Japanese-inspired Darth Vader costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Aubrey Scarborough poses in her Squirrel Girl costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Aubrey Scarborough poses in her Squirrel Girl costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Aubrey Scarborough poses in her Squirrel Girl costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
Aubrey Scarborough poses in her Squirrel Girl costume. Photo by Ruth Tam.
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