Get your Nerd Rock On!

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Denver Comic Con has announced the newest event to go along with their inagular venture here in Denver, Rock Comic Con! Being held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Downtown Denver this is the official afterparty for Denver Comic Con. It is going to feature Paul and Storm, H2Awesome!, Random Battle, and The Gear. Proceeds made from the tickets ($12 advance from www.RockComicCon.com, or $15 at the door) go to support Comic Book Classroom an after-school program for kids that is so far in 8 Colorado area schools.

But wait, there is more! This event also includes LIVE art by Marvel and DC Comic artists, prices, costumes, and there will be special guests! How can you even think of passing this up?  The press release will follow after the jump.

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NDK 2011 - Assimilator's Impression

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Nan Desu Kan 2011 recently happened her in Denver, and we here at The Gameslave were lucky enough to have attended and reported on the convention.  So here I give you my experiences of the biggest anime convention in the Rocky Mountain region.

Opening Ceremonies

We started things off by going to opening ceremonies.  This actually really helped set the tone for the rest of convention.  The energy that the directors of the convention helped get everyone ready for the weekend.  We were introduced to the our guests which included Chris Cason, Clarine Harp, Jamie Marchi, Leah Clark, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Seitz, Stephanie Sheh, Todd Haberkorn, Tony Oliver, Vic Mignogna, Kevin McKeever, Steve Yun, and Tommy Yun.  They all mentioned how excited they where (at least the ones that were in the room) to be at NDK this year.  A few were even returning guests such as Patrick Seitz and Vic Mignogna, so we must be doing something right.  The only thing that gave me pause was when the guests started to praise Casa Bonita.  I have been there, and I had to wonder if they actually ate the food they ordered, or just ate the unlimited sopaipillas and watched the cliff diving?  Patrick did look good in the sombrero though.
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