Alternative Control’s Top 10 Articles of 2014

  Google Analytics has spoken!  Here are the most viewed articles we wrote in 2014: 10.  Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall and What’s Wrong With My Nipples?  (a tie!) 9.  Bair Witness: ComiCONN in Bridgeport 8.   Tom’s Best Albums and Others of 2014  and Manners for Beach Goers (Another tie!) 7. … Continue reading Alternative Control’s Top 10 Articles of 2014

Interview With Marisol Velasco of The Unintentional Wino

My friend Cie and I went to Marisol Velasco’s home last weekend to take some pictures with her husband Rob, a photographer.  Marisol is a fellow blogger; before we met in real life at ComiCONN, I had often read her posts on The Unintentional Wino.  It was only natural, then, that the afternoon’s conversation turned… Continue reading Interview With Marisol Velasco of The Unintentional Wino

Bair Witness: ComiCONN in Bridgeport (Revenge of the Nerds!!!)

When our Esteemed Editor asked, on Alternative Control’s private feed, who would like to accompany her on her maiden comic book convention voyage, I immediately volunteered. She would need a battle-tested, seasoned veteran to help her navigate the literal sea of geekdom, and I fit the bill. Call me Quint, and imagine the over-crowded assembly… Continue reading Bair Witness: ComiCONN in Bridgeport (Revenge of the Nerds!!!)

The Whore and the Virgin*: Two Perspectives on Comic Conn 2014 – Sunday Edition

  By Rachael Kruczynski and Steve Clifford *Allow me to quickly explain.  I have been going to, and working at, comic and horror cons since the early 1990s. My esteemed fiancé, Steve, has never been to a big convention before.  In a way, we’re reverse Leonard and Penny at times. And I must admit I… Continue reading The Whore and the Virgin*: Two Perspectives on Comic Conn 2014 – Sunday Edition