The Convention: Furlandia
The Place: Sheraton Hotel Portland Airport
The dates: May 22-24, 2015
Furlandia is a furry convention now in its third year. Both My Kaiju Hello Kitty ,and Chococat plush were my companions.
With Newcon done, time to plan for the rest of the year
Furlandia (furry)
Gearcon (Steam Punk)
Kumoricon ( Anime )
Rose City Comic con
Orycon (science fiction)
Newcon 4.
Long shots
Sasquan 2015 World Science Fiction Convention
Rainfurrest
Panels I plan or think about submitting
Furlandia
I plan to bring from Kumoicon , Furry and Anime panel
Another panel I think and panel to do is “ Beyond the furcon: being a furry at other conventions and geek communities. As you see I go to many different fan con a year. This we discuss stepping out and being fur at other conventions and geek communities. I am looking for other furs who attend other cons like Radcon, Sakuracon, Norwescon, Ever ree NW, and other NW fan conventions. I am so look fur who are also involved with Anime, science and Steampunk communities. How does one integrate furry into other communities.
Kumoricon
Otaku Over 25, a panel for older fans. I have one recruit but looking for other especially in planning and topics. I real need more than filling a seat on a panel.
Furry and anime 2?
Newcon 4
Explaining Furry.
The Convention: NewCon 3
The Place: Lloyd’s Center Double Tree Inn, Portland Oregon
The Dates 2-4 Jan 2015.
Newcon is Portland fan ran multi-genre convention. This the third year running. I took Big Kitty Friday, Kyju Kitty Saturday and Chococat Sunday plushies.
In an article in Blogus Anthony is trying to address can Christians be part of an alternative subculture such as Steam Punk, Furry Fandom and Cosplay. As a Furry, Science fiction Fan, and Anime fan, I feel he his heart is in the right place but ultimately wrong. The article contains many miss-quotes of scripture or inferring an Indicative (proclamation why we are ) in 2 Corinthians 5:17 and infer it as an imperative (a command) or taking a narrative verse like 1 Samuel 16:7 and trying to principal.
I believe this person main point it this “Basically, there’s no verse against dressing up in costumes, nor are there laws against it. The issue is not necessarily the act, but how it may hinder our ability to spread the gospel and live a life that glorifies God. I” The problem is this person does not give a proper scriptural bases but defaults to legalism by moving the goal post from what clearly God objectively calls sin ( 1 Corinthians 6: 9-11) and applies it to thing that are not specifically spoken in scripture. In another sense , has scruples because of is his past punk lifestyle and tries to elevate his scruples as a command to the Church. A problem explain in RC Sproul wonderfully lecture the Tyranny of the Weaker Brother.
I also get the feeling this person does not have knowledge what the fandom are about, there is a vast difference between a anti-authority Punk and the aesthetics and literature of the Steam Punk subculture. At the heart of his argument is the long debate between Liberty and Legalism, with respect to those than are adiaphora, that is thing than are indifferent were the bible doesn’t speak. The truth is as being part of a subgroup the bible does not speak specifically of it. While we are free to partake of any fandom . Yet we are to come aside one who is weak Roams 14 (even through Pastor Fisk points this does not apply as many , but in balance the weaker brother cannot make ones scruples a law for the church; that would be legalism.
a replay:
Ms. Dorman is off base blaming Cosplyers for her husband’s lack of sales. It sound like bad business planning is the problem. She need to do your homework, researching the market, figuring out ROI than scapegoating cosplayers. San Diego Comic con needs to have a name changed, it more about pop culture than comics, that is why I want to attend. I only had one and now only experience in attending a Wizard’s World, in Portland. My feeling it only exist to pimping celebrities for a price of a photo or an autograph. The panels except for William Shatner were dismal and the only cosplayers held any interest for me. I would never attend again. If I was in the comic business I probably not attend on as a dealer. As for launches an publicity the internet has change marketing not only for comic business but also other markets . No longer a company has to go to a trade show or comic con but have a media streaming event. Two examples are Funamation did not go to an Anime convention to announce Attack on Titan part 2 or Microsoft did not go to a trade show to announce Windows 10 but both had a media steaming event on the net. Finally the market has changed; the younger generation are on the internet are more multi-media. Think of the decline of books stores. Comic book are a niche market not served in big media or celebrity centric cons. A true comic convention or show could fit in a hotel’s ball rooms with rooms to spare. Her and her Husband need to change thier business strategy, more blogs and smaller shows, and social media.