Tales from the Fandom

Zeng This! Podcast hosts Ellie and Zenger join Tales from the Fandom for Episode 54. After discovering the Zeng This! podcast and loving it, I was able to have Ellie and Zenger join me to talk about a number of fandoms including what originally pulled them into fandoms at a young age.  We also talked about the DC and Marvel Cinematic Universes and then their enjoyment for the Mass Effect videogame...

With a little bit of extra space, I had enough time to answer some listener questions.  Listen to questions from @Joezilla, Clara of @MtMoonCosplay, Sadie of @Sadiebydesign, Analeigh of @Analeighcosplay, Rebecca Parker and the co-hosts of @ZengThisPodcast.

Clara joins us from Central Florida to discuss a variety of her fandoms.  We talk about how she first got into roleplaying and the different roleplaying games she is into.  We discuss games such as Numenera, Pathfinder, Shadowrun, Vampire: The Masquerade and more.  Clara and I then talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender and the Legend of Korra cartoons.  We wrap up with a talk about cosplay. You ca...

Star Wars Celebration 2017 was held in Orlando, Florida for four days.  Each day had big news coming from it, whether it pertained to the 40th Anniversary celebration, The Last Jedi, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and more.  I review the convention, talk about what I heard and saw and my experience. You can find the pictures at http://www.facebook.com/talesfromthefandom or on my Instagr...

We remain in Texas for Episode 52 as we have Ali aka Pocket Sized Cosplay join us. Ali and I stay mostly in the realm of anime for this episode.  We cover Love Hina, Sailor Moon, Card Captor Sakura and King of Bandits along with a few other anime titles. We also talk about how she got into Cosplay and more. You can find Ali at: http://www.facebook.com/pocketsizedcosplay https://www.instagram.com/p...

Project 13 Dark is a Kickstarter that aims to be "a unique project that will showcase both the written and visual artwork of some of this century's greatest creatives."  To talk about the project, discuss what it is and what you can get out of it, I am joined by previous guest and one of the authors for Project 13 Dark, Eden Royce (Episode 2). You can find the Kickstarter at: Project 13 Dark Kicks...

Recorded in January, we return to Texas to talk with Cosmic Coterie member Koholint. Koholint talks to us about two of her favorite anime/manga's, Mob Psycho 100 and One Punch Man.  We also talk about the Final Fantasy game series, focusing on FF2 and FF4.  She recommends Tiger & Bunny and we talk a little about Attack on Titan before discussing Cosplay and her involvement with the Cosmic Coterie...

Kerry Holland joins us from England to talk about a number of different fandoms.  We talk about Harley Quinn, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter as well as the Fantastic Beasts series, Retro Gaming (specifically Sam and Max and the Monkey Island franchise).  Kerry also talks to us about cosplay and being a cosplayer in England. You can find Kerry at: https://www.facebook.com/kerraldinehq/ http...

Tali rejoins us from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to review and discuss Wrestlemania 33, happening on Sunday, April 2nd here in Orlando, Florida. We cover the matches and story lines from draft split and Summer Slam when we recorded Tali's original episode (Ep. 13) to what we have ended up with for Wrestlemania. All announced matches are covered from the pre-show to the main program. We talk likes, d...

Recorded in November, we go to Alberta, Canada and talk with Analeigh of Analeigh Cosplay.  We cover a variety of different fandoms. We first start out with a more recent fandom that has become popular, the Outlander series.  Analeigh talks about whether she was a book or TV fan first.  We talk about the plot, the characters and whether it can be described as "Game of Thrones for Women." From ther...

SPOILER WARNING - Sadie Geerligs returns to Tales from the Fandom to discuss Disney's latest venture of transforming their animated movies into live action with Beauty and the Beast. Sadie and I discuss the entire movie as well as hit on some of the main conversation pieces that have been making the rounds on the internet.  This includes a discussion about the yellow ballgown, Emma Watson's singin...

Victoria Avalor joins us from Philadelphia, PA for Episode 48.  Victoria is a cosplayer, charity worker, blogger, professional princess and coordinator for the Eastern Pennsylvania branch of Heroes Alliance. Recorded in late October (before Fantastic Beasts came out), Victoria and I covered a number of different fandoms. First, we explored her connection with DC Comics.  How she got into the DC si...

Mayanna Berrin, formerly of the ThinkGeek store in Orlando, FL and now residing in California, joins us for Episode 47. We start off with a quick discussion about ThinkGeek and the ThinkGeek stores before moving onto one of Mayanna's favorite fandoms.  Steven Universe.  She discusses the plot, art style, characters, episodes and of course, fandom drama.  It is definitely an eye opener to hear abou...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer turns 20 years old today and returning guest Barbie Wi joins me to discuss all things BtVS related. We talk about how each of us got into the series, the characters, our favorite episodes and seasons and more.  We talk about Buffy's relationships.  We spin off into a couple of side topics including Joss Whedon's other projects, the Whedonverse as a whole, the rumored spin-...

We stay in the state of Florida with Tasha Wolfe with Episode 46. A gamer and cosplayer, we talk with Tasha about a number of topics. Recorded in October, we start off with what game system Tasha first started playing and those early formative games before becoming a Nintendo Fangirl.  We cover games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario, the Tomb Raider series with Lara Croft as well as the Bio...

Omni Fandom Expo is in its 4th year and is billed as "The biggest little con you'll attend this year."  I was able to go courtesy of a press pass and talk with several cosplayers and artists at this years convention.  Please be sure to check out the Tales from the Fandom Facebook page to check out the artists, cosplayers and their work.  The guests are in the following order: Serena, a first time...

We're back in Texas with Terry Thomas of Tabletop Plus for Episode 45 of Tales from the Fandom. After finding Terry and his company on Instagram and liking what I saw, I reached out to him and we connected back in October.  If you are into roleplaying games or board games, this podcast is definitely geared to you. We first talk about roleplaying games, hitting on games such as Dungeons and Dragons...

We go back to England with Episode 44 and have Dania aka Hijabi Hoo to talk to us about her favorite fandoms as well as being a Hijabi Cosplayer. We dive in first with Supernatural, one of the longest running fandom shows out there.  We discuss how she got into it, favorite characters, favorite seasons and more. From there, Dania walks me through the Assassin's Creed video game series.  We talk ab...

Recorded in early October, Lena aka Saddle the Hippogriffs Cosplay, joins us from California to talk about a number of fandoms in Episode 43. We start off with one of the more recent and large fandoms around, Game of Thrones.  We talk about the books, the movies, characters and more. Lena then talks to us about author Tamora Pierce and the Song of the Lioness series of books.  She discusses the ch...

Katrina Tecxidor joins us for Episode 42. Another resident of Central Florida, Katrina talks to us about her love of everything DC Comics, focusing on Batman: The Animated Series, Batgirl, the DC TV Shows, and the Batman Telltale game that just came out. We also talk about two big fandoms - Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Katrina also talks to us about how and why she got into cosplay. She also t...

Jim Ryan, friend of the show and currently residing in Charlotte, NC joins Tales from the Fandom for its 41st episode. Jim and I met while joining a new Dungeons and Dragons game held in a church conference room and ever since then, things have never been the same. We jump in head first with a conversation about the Sci-Fi comedy series Red Dwarf.  I had heard about it when I was younger but never...

Episode 40 brings us back to California with Carleigh aka Uneekchic.  Recorded in late September, Carleigh has been a cosplayer since 2009 and we cover some fandoms untouched in the past 39 episodes. We first talk about the anime Naruto.  We talk how we each got into the series, the characters and storylines that we love and enjoy and how it has transitioned from Naruto to his children in the late...

Episode 39 finds us with Central Florida resident Ana who loves a variety of fandoms and is a relative newcomer to the cosplay world. Recorded in early September, Ana and I jump straight in with her first fandom - Harry Potter.  She reveals how she got into the fandom as well as her house, favorite characters, favorite book and who she thinks is an underrated character. From one fandom from across...

Girl Meets Series Finale, as Girl Meets World has been cancelled by Disney and ends with the series finale airing today (1/20/17). Longtime friend Brady joins me to discuss how two middle aged men got into Girl Meets World and our opinions on the three seasons we got.  We compare and contrast it with Boy Meets World and talk about the characters, stories and more that made Girl Meets World. Three...

Jonathan Wavell from California joins us while overseas to record Episode 38 of Tales from the Fandom. Recommended by Andie Jay from Episode 5, I recorded with Jonathan in mid August when our schedules matched up. We first talk about Star Wars.  Back when Han shot first and there were no special editions.  We talk lightsaber color, Disney taking over the franchise, characters and more. After that,...