Comic-Con International

[Updated w/ New Location] St. Louis Best Buy to Showcase Upcoming Nintendo Offerings

Updated 1 p.m. Tuesday: Best Buy just called Riverfront Times to inform us that Wednesday and Saturday's Nintendo event has moved from its South County store to its Brentwood location. The article below reflects the change. Los Angeles plays host this week to the biggest video game trade show of t ... More >>

Cinco De Mayo: Top Twenty Craziest Sights of St. Louis Parade on Cherokee Street

The rain and cold weather did not stop St. Louis Cinco de Mayo over the weekend -- and the parade was filled with reliably colorful and crazy outfits and sites on Cherokee Street. RFT was on scene to document the food and fun, and for your viewing pleasure this Monday morning, we've collected the ... More >>

St. Louis Tap 'N' Run 4K: Top Twenty Worst Costumes for Running (PHOTOS)

It's like Mardi Gras...only you also have to run four kilometers! How? Who friggin' knows! But such is challenge of the Tap 'N' Run, in which racers put on really crazy costumes and run 4K through the Soulard neighborhood, consuming a lot of beer along the way. RFT was on the scene over the weeke ... More >>

Photos: Best Costumes of Anime St. Louis

Another weekend, another convention in St. Louis with all kinds of crazy costumes. Today, we take you inside the Anime St. Louis convention in Collinsville, where cosplayers flocked to the Gateway Center in outfits we can only imagine took a very long time to prepare. An RFT photographer was on th ... More >>

Photos: Here are 50 Women in Awesome Costumes at St. Louis Comic Con

Here's one way to break the stereotype of comic-book readers as uncool, overweight men. At America's Center this weekend, a bunch of awesome women showed up in full force -- and costume -- for the first-ever Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con. RFT was on the scene to capture the best costumes, and we ... More >>

Photos from St. Louis Comic Con: Stan Lee, Henry Winkler and Billy Dee Williams

Comic book hero creator Stan Lee, now age 90, was in St. Louis on Saturday for the Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con at America's Center. The man who helped shape Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and Thor, among others, met with fans bright-and-early for a Saturday, 9 to ... More >>

A-Z Highlights of Wizard World St. Louis

Sometimes it takes an event like Wizard World Comic Con to prove that "nerd" doesn't necessarily mean "dork" nowadays. Tens of thousands of people swarmed the America's Center this weekend for St. Louis' first-ever Comic Con, a three-day event celebrating pop culture and science fiction. The event ... More >>

Non-Nerd's Guide to Wizard World Comic Con

Do you hear that -- that low hum of anticipation emanating from comic book shops and Risk tournaments throughout St. Louis? That's the sound of every nerdstuff enthusiast 'gasming as they prepare for Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, which takes place Friday, March 22-Sunday, March 24 at America's C ... More >>

Hungry Nerd's Restaurant Guide to Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis

Visiting Wizard World's St. Louis Comic Con at America's Center this weekend? Here are some choice places to which to adjourn for victuals and libations -- all within easy walking distance of the con! See also: - Non-Nerd's Guide to Wizard World Comic Con

The Con Is On

Project Comic-Con

Karaoke DJ Seeks Out His Dream in Morgan Spurlock's Comic-Con Documentary

Skip Harvey seems to have it all, at least from a karaoke fanatic's perspective. For the last few years, the Columbia, Missouri, resident has been the leading karaoke DJ at Eastside Tavern, one of the more bodacious places to emulate Freddie Mercury in Mid-Missouri. He also has lead karaoke sessions ... More >>

Star Trek Make-up Artist Jeff Lewis Talks Aliens and George Clooney's Wonderful Skin

Star Trek make-up artist Jeff Lewis is at the St. Louis Science Center tonight for First Fridays, a monthly series for Trekkies to geek out with their half-betazoid loving kin. The six-time Emmy nominee will make-up one lucky girl -- the the costume contest winner from last month's inaugural event - ... More >>

Tracy Butler: St. Charles Artist Nominated for Comics' Highest Honor

courtesy of Tracy ButlerThe Lackadaisy crew, as depicted on playing cards held by Mitzi, the speakeasy's owner.​In a cave beneath the Little Daisy Cafe sits Lackadaisy, 1920s St. Louis's wildest speakeasy, populated by tough dames, bad cops, quick-draw triggermen, a couple of incompetent rum-r ... More >>

Salt Smash, Salt

Chrissy WilmesThe recently opened Salt ​We had the much-buzzed-about Salt (4356 Lindell Blvd., 314-932-5787) in mind for this week's column. Its website, which emphasized the farm-to-table, ingredient-driven focus, made no mention of drinks. It seemed certain that a place as on-trend as this o ... More >>

Thirteen Terrifying Tales: Jon Scorfina Talks Spirits of St. Louis

Adam DavenportZombie Lindbergh ​Ink & Drink Comics started out as a social gathering for St. Louis comic creators to meet up and drink beer while talking about comics. However, the group's enthusiasm soon outgrew simple conversation -- and they decided to pool their talents and start making co ... More >>

The Revenge of Project Comic Con

Danzig Discovers Henry & Glenn Forever, Inspires "The Final Blow"

image viaThe healing powers of a roast beef footlong...​You know Henry Rollins, and you know Glenn Danzig -- but last month, we introduced you to Henry & Glenn Forever, the comic book that placed the two cult music icons in a romantic roomie situation. The back of the short book boasted a qu ... More >>

Rent a Wreck: For a former video-store giant, not such a blockbuster decade

Isn't That Super? A dispatch from the 31st annual Superman Celebration in — where else? — Metropolis, Illinois.

Photos from a Superman Convention in -- Where Else? -- Metropolis, Illinois

Everyone knows about Comic-Con, which happens every summer in San Diego. It's a glorious convention that attracts nerds from all over. But it's safe to say that less people know about the Superman Celebration, which takes place the second weekend in June and swells tiny Metropolis, Illinois to 30,00 ... More >>

Bruce Campbell on cult stardom and being his own director

Store Wars

Crime may not pay, but the movie is Perfecto