Author Archives: Celeste Monsour

Last weekend's Dragon*Con kept up its usual tradition of having some of the best and most varied cosplay in geekdom, and we were there to capture it on film. Here are some of the best costumers we came across during the convention! Read More

Calling all [adult swim] fans! Don't forget to enter to win a copy of Squidbillies Volume 4 on DVD! Read More

This past weekend, cosplayers came out in full force to MegaCon in Orlando, FL. Video games, movies, TV shows, cartoons, anime, comics, books, and even the Internet were represented — read on to check out some of the ones we saw walking around the Read More

Whether it's via a time machine, a musical instrument, or magical powers, these video games allow the player to travel through and control the flow of time in order to progress. Though not a comprehensive list, here's a brief chronological survey of Read More

Dexter Morgan's blood slides — his collection of "trophies" from each of his kills — are such an iconic part of the Showtime series that several fans have found ways to incorporate them into crafts of various sorts, all without having to resort to murder. Read More

Star Wars fan and guitar enthusiast Travis Stevens built an electric guitar out of a vintage Millennium Falcon playset. It even lights up! Read More

This past weekend, we attended Dragon*Con in Atlanta, and as always, there was some fabulous costuming. There was so much awesomeness that instead of a list, I'm sharing a gallery of some of the best costumers and costume groups I came across during the Read More

In 2008, the Chicago-based Slay-A-Thon, an annual charity event organized by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fans, raffled off a particularly cool prize: a playset of the iconic Magic Box, made by fanvidder (and modeler) HammerPixVideo. Read More

Take a break from your Starcraft 2 slaughter to check out some of these awesome fan-made tributes to the prolific Zerg. Some of these are so cute that you might actually feel bad the next time you send your Firebats out to do their duty. Read More

One of the coolest things I saw at Star Wars Celebration V was the 501st Legion's "TK Project," a charity auction allowing fans to bid on one-of-a-kind stormtrooper helmets designed by artists, actors, directors, and more. Here's a sampling of some of Read More

Ever get lonely playing Portal? Wish you had your own Weighted Companion Cube to snuggle? Sara Chicazul made her own, and she recorded the whole process in a fashion so detailed it's almost scientific (GLaDOS would be proud). If you're crafty, you can Read More

We're in the midst of summer, and while geeks typically are an indoor breed, we too occasionally flock to the beaches. While there, some of us even leave crop circle-like monuments to our visit, as evidenced by these five awesomely geeky sand sculptures. Read More