This week we’re focusing on conventions. First, we have lots of updates for this weekend’s Oddmall, including some specifics on panels and entertainment. Then, after a bit of geek news, we have details from Kylan and Miss Dawn about the fun they had at the International Steampunk Symposium in Cincinnati last weekend. Listen now! 

What we’re up to – cons and shows and drive-ins

Oddmall – swag bags (be there early!), full panel schedule, lots of entertainment (including some new acts)

News – five post credits scenes for Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, Marvel and Lucasfilm presence at D23, cancelled convention in Detroit, well wishes to George Perez

International Steampunk Symposium: 30 Years of Steampunk – opening tea stroll, vendor rooms, musical performances (including chaphop), umbrella fencing, author talks (Cherie Priest, KW Jeter), high tea, late night parties and panels

Links

• Oddmall: Emporium of the Weird – May 6-7, Akron, Ohio
• Oddmall: Riverside Ramble – May 20, Canton, Ohio
• The Pandora Society/International Steampunk Symposium