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Ten Things to See at FAN EXPO Denver

By Teague Bohlen

Jul 1, 2025

The can't-miss highlights of Colorado's own pop-culture con.

What the Funko? Curtis Fulster Selling His Collection to Fund a Horror Film

By Teague Bohlen

Jun 7, 2025

"We want everyone to join us in redefining the future of zombie horror. It's more than just a film. It's the start of something big."

Fringe Festival Show Arkham A$$ylum Puts Batman on Trial

By Teague Bohlen

Jun 3, 2025

CU Denver film professor and Rainbow Cult founder Andy Scahill does not like batman.

Big Names William Shatner, John Cena Coming to Fan Expo Denver

By Teague Bohlen

May 27, 2025

This summer will mark the apparent sixth year of Shatner's "farewell tour to life."

AI Has No Role in Denver Artists' New D&D Campaign Book

By Teague Bohlen

May 15, 2025

Denver game designers and artists come together to create new worlds by hand.

May the Fourth Be with You, Denver

By Teague Bohlen

Apr 30, 2025

How to celebrate Star Wars Day? Count the ways, we will.

Hey Kids! Free Comic Book Day!

By Teague Bohlen

Apr 30, 2025

Time Warp Comics in Boulder is celebrating their Grand Re-opening, but it's only one of several places to enjoy FCBD.

BrickSlopes Colorado LEGO Event Debuts in Denver

By Teague Bohlen

Apr 22, 2025

The Ultimate LEGO Fan Event invites everyone to come get creative.

The Coolest Stuff We Saw at the 2025 Toy and Doll Supershow

By Teague Bohlen

Apr 14, 2025

Where do we get all those wonderful toys? Right here.

The Coolest Stuff at GhengisCon 2025

By Teague Bohlen

Feb 24, 2025

Bring your dice and gird your metaphoric loins — it's game time.

It's Geek to Us: 2025 Nerd Event Calendar for Colorado

By Teague Bohlen

Jan 27, 2025

Nerds unite! Here are all the cons and shows you won't want to miss this year.

The Ten Coolest Things We Spotted at Retromania 2025

By Teague Bohlen

Jan 26, 2025

The Denver area's first nerd event of the year was a bacchanal of vintage wonderfulness.

Downtown Denver Roasted in Fake Goosebumps Books, Social Abuzz

By Jason Heller

Jan 23, 2025

"Ever since COVID it's a damn ghost town."

Mutiny to Host the Live Comic Book Radio Show You Never Knew You Needed

By Jason Heller

Dec 27, 2024

The Jack Kirby Players are bringing their retro-pulp mayhem to Mutiny Comics & Coffee on New Year's Eve.

Kevin J. Anderson in front of a bookshelf

First Season of Dune: Prophecy, Based on Books by Kevin J. Anderson, Ends Tonight

By Jason Heller

Dec 21, 2024

"I have gotten myself so trained to write by walking around. I kind of get into this creative zone when I'm out on the trail and dictating."

Calling All Sideshow Freaks and Magicians: This New Venue Aims to Shake Up Golden

By Jason Heller

Dec 9, 2024

The owners of the Gnarly Toybox are bringing their warped, wonderful sense of fun to downtown Golden.

A Nob Hill Inn Patron Immortalized the Bar With LEGO Bricks

By Jason Heller

Dec 6, 2024

Zachary Lamb, a regular at the Capitol Hill dive, constructed a diorama using LEGO bricks gifted to him by late bartender Bart Case.

Remembering Denver-Based Anime Legend Jan Scott-Frazier

By Jason Heller

Dec 5, 2024

The local producer, animator and executive was a driving force in international anime.

FAN EXPO 2024: Our Favorite Booths, Weird Merch, Cosplays and More

By Teague Bohlen

Jul 5, 2024

The annual fan convention is at the Colorado Convention Center through Sunday, July 7.

Playing Dungeons & Dragons at the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater in Denver

Dungeons & Dragons Gets Monthly Event at Alamo Drafthouse

By Teague Bohlen

Jul 3, 2024

It took the 2023 film Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves to really roll a nat-20 and make Dungeons & Drafthouse happen.

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Denver Drag Queens Debut Queens of the Roundtable

The Coolest Things We Saw at FAN EXPO 2025

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Denver Drag Queens Debut Queens of the Roundtable

The Coolest Things We Saw at FAN EXPO 2025

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