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Fan Festivals are like Comic Conventions, with a lesser emphasis on comic books themselves. So, I had a few expectations when I attended the 2014 Lehigh Valley Fan Festival this past weekend.
It exceeded my expectations, although I’m not sure if it was, in spite of or, because of it’s unique location in Allentown Brew Works; a multi-level brewery, restaurant, nightclub and event hall, all in one.
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This past weekend, I attended the 60th Philly Non-Sports Card Show in Allentown, Pa. This isn’t the first time I’ve been there, but every time I go I’m amazed at how much of that industry still exists.
I grew up with movie cards, sports cards, and collectible card games. Sure, I stopped collecting sports cards and I don’t collect Magic: The Gathering cards like I used to, but that obviously doesn’t mean everyone else kept up with their hobbies.
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A digital sketch and a real sketch, a digital painting, a poster and a fake Magic card. From all these techniques comes five pieces of art that are all worthy a place in an art gallery, an art gallery featuring a Pop Culture exhibit to be exact.
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Once again, the call to save the Four Lands from dark forces has been let out and, once again, it is the Ohmsford family that shall answer the call in The Wishsong of Shannara.
Like their father Wil Ohmsford and his grandfather Shea Ohmsford, Brin and Jair Ohmsford are approached by the great Druid Allanon to go on a quest to save the Four Lands from evil.
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“In the middle of the earth in the land of the Shire, lives a brave little hobbit whom we all admire.” Thus starts the wonderful song, “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins,” by Mr. Spock, otherwise known as Leonard Nemoy.
The song was recorded in 1967 for a variety series titled, Malibu U.
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