Be Aware and Survive

©2018 Kari Carlisle Whenever a shooting is reported on the news, I think that will never happen to me. I live in a rural area. I avoid crowds. I’m rarely in a school or a movie theater or a… Read moreBe Aware and Survive
©2018 Kari Carlisle Whenever a shooting is reported on the news, I think that will never happen to me. I live in a rural area. I avoid crowds. I’m rarely in a school or a movie theater or a… Read moreBe Aware and Survive
©2018 Kari Carlisle One of the most loved features of comic book and sci-fi conventions is the ability to pay through the nose for an opportunity to get a celebrity autograph or have one’s picture taken with… Read moreComicon Apocalypse
©2018 Kari Carlisle In a Saturday Night Live skit that aired in 1986, William Shatner famously told fans at a Star Trek convention to “Get a life.” Since then, TV and movies have poked fun at Con-goers. Commonly portrayed as… Read moreBusting the Comicon Myth
©2017 Kari Carlisle One thing I quickly learned attending Phoenix Comicon last month is there is no shortage of celebrities to see and meet. Actors (live action and voice over), graphic artists (graphic novels and video games), and writers and… Read moreHow to Meet Famous People
©2017 Kari Carlisle I had never felt so out of place wearing jeans and a t-shirt. I’m a jeans-and-a-t-shirt kind of girl, so unless I have to dress up for a special occasion, that’s what you’ll see me wearing. And… Read moreLessons in Comicon Cosplay