Another show? ALREADY? Didn’t I just do two shows at the same time? Why are you guys doing this to meeeeee?
Well nonetheless, this evening I fly out to Chicago to get ready for the all new Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (or C2E2 for short) which is happening THIS WEEKEND at McCormick Place. I’ll be sharing a booth with my buddy Scott (VG Cats), and we’ll be doing a panel on Saturday at 5:30 pm in room E351 (wherever that is) and I’ll have some new stuff for you to check out… like for example… these brand new magnets!
I just started trying out these fancy 2″x3″ magnets (they’re really nice, but I don’t know how to describe them… they’re the kind that are all covered in clear plastic and have the wrap around edges) and so far people seem to be digging them! I’ll have some other familiar designs as well, but I thought I’d show you these two since their totally new! Of course credit for the joke goes to Mike for his original submission.
So yeah, Chicago-ites! Come by this weekend and say hi! It looks like this could be a big show and should be a lot of fun! See ya!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on April 14, 2010 · 3:01 AM
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So, if you hadn’t pieced it together by now (between the page peel that has been running in the upper right corner of the site for a month and the constant talk of me being in Seattle), Sakura-Con is this weekend!
What is Sakura-Con? A fantastic anime convention taking place at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle! This is the third year they’ve been kind enough to have me out as a guest, and I’ve always had a great time doing it.
I’ll be doing a few panels over the weekend, including a Halolz panel Friday at 2pm in Panel Room 4 (I believe) and a Webcomics Panel Friday at 3pm (maybe?) I’m not 100% sure, check your schedule!
But yeah, Sakura-Con is a great anime show and if you are in the area this weekend I highly recommend you stop by! We will even have a new secret Ninja-Bot shirt based off of a recent Halolz submission! Is it yours? ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT! (or wait until I tell everyone on here)
Oh wait… the other way you could find out is by going to Anime Boston (which is ALSO this weekend) and stopping by our Ninja-Bot booth there! Anime Boston is a pretty decent show as well, and while I will not be there (obviously) feel free to harass my team of volunteers and maybe also pick up a shirt as well? They don’t care for shirtless people in the Hynes Convention Center so you should really make sure you have plenty of upper body clothing! (Lower half is completely optional.)
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on April 2, 2010 · 1:23 AM
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For all you folks who came out to PAX East this year, you may have caught this big display/backdrop thing that WoTC brought out for Magic: The Gathering. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought it was a little weird having your picture taken in a giant mass of tentacles!
By Hank G.
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on March 30, 2010 · 6:34 PM
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Finally… I’ve been so busy the last week or so I’ve had no time to put this together! You may have noticed on the con schedule I’ll be at PAX East (wandering around)… and although you may be able to spot me ahead of time wearing a familiar hat combination, a few friends and I are also doing an informal meet-up at the mall food court on Sat at noon. So until I think of a better name, be ready to attend…
HALOLZ/WEBCOMIC FOOD COURT MEET-UP MADNESS
Featuring:
Shawn Handyside – HALOLZ Editor, Former Artist of Staccato, Compulsive Shirt Designer
Caldwell Tanner – LOLDWELL, CollegeHumor, Creator of our FALCON LUNCH T-Shirt
Tina Pratt – Artist of The Paul Reveres, PUPTART.net, Creator of our MEDICS T-Shirt
Unconfirmed appearances by:
Brian Wilson – Artist of Geist Panik, Hookie Dookie Panic, HALOLZ Contributor
Mike Moore – HALOLZ Former Asst. Editor, Blogger
And everyone who comes to the meet-up gets some free gifts! Pretty awesome right? And if no one shows up it’s cool because we’re all gonna eat crappy mall food and make fun of you behind your back! And you don’t want that to happen!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on March 24, 2010 · 4:25 PM
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What? More conventions ALREADY??
Yes we’ll be back on the road this weekend (and driving thru mountains of snow) to hang out at Katsucon 16 in Washington D.C.!
Alyssa and I will be stationed in the dealers room, conveniently located next to our friends Jen and Brion (of Mystic Revolution and Flipside respectively), so if you feel like fighting the weather you should stop by! Alyssa will have a massive pile of her video game bead magnets for sale, and I will be trying out two brand new shirts that are not yet available online! Exciting! See you there!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on February 11, 2010 · 3:21 AM
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Well it’s been a while since I did any kind of write-up after a show, but you know what? MAGFest was a great show! Despite the fact that I had to man the Halolz booth most of the time, here are some of the highlights of my crazy four day weekend.
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on January 6, 2010 · 7:14 PM
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A special edition motivational for our friends at MAGFest, featuring a performance by The Minibosses!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 30, 2009 · 10:46 AM
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This New Year’s… your mind… BLOWN.
This weekend spend your New Year’s at MAGFest, the video game music festival featuring bands, games and so much more! Also featuring… me! I’ll be there hanging out, promoting Halolz and selling some of the fine wares of Ninja-Bot!
But what’s that, you live in Texas and can’t make it to MAGFest? Well why not check out Ikkicon instead? My good friend (and Star Wolf t-shirt artist) Matt Herms will be there with a selection of Ninja-Bot shirts! Be sure to stop by his guest table and check out his stuff!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 29, 2009 · 1:22 PM
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