Pop Culture
Curio & Co. discussion panel at WonderCon
Join us for a discussion on ‘The Myth of Nostalgia’ We’re thrilled to be putting together a discussion panel at this year’s WonderCon – and we hope you all can join us. The topic of the panel is ‘The Myth of Nostalgia’ – a topic near and dear to...
Congratulations to Wired.com Geek Dad winner!
Congratulations to Larry from Pennsylvania, the randomly selected winner of the Gadabout TM 1050 User’s Manual. Thanks to our Geek Dad friends at Wired.com for hosting the contest – everyone’s comments were so terrific to read, that I’m glad we didn’t have to be the ones to pick one...
Angoulême International Comics Festival in France - with Tintin, Asterix and Art Spiegelman!
A week of French food, French wine, and French comics – Vive la bande dessinée! You would hardly think the small town of Angoulême could hold such a big festival. But the Angoulême International Comics Festival is big. With 21 exhibition areas, the 4-day event drew over 200,000 comic...
Win a Gadabout User’s Manual from Wired.com!
Let's face it - we've all thought about using time travel to win contests. Our GeekDad friends over at Wired.com are hosting a contest to give away a copy of the Gadabout TM 1050 User’s Manual. All you have to do to win is visit the post and leave...
Curio & Co. in Angoulême
We travel to France for the largest comics festival in Europe. Angoulême is France’s capital of comics, animation and visual arts. The city is home to the Angoulême International Comics Festival, Europe’s largest event dedicated to comics attracting nearly a quarter of a million international visitors. Curio & Co. will...
Happy Birthday Hayao Miyazaki!
Grab a slice of birthday cake to celebrate our favorite anime director. January 5th is the 71st birthday of Hayao Miyazaki – writer, animator and director working in the industry for over 50 years. Miyazaki began working in 1961 as an in-betweener for Toei Animation. He established his own...
Holy rhyme scheme, Batman!
A poem for a Robin figurine Robin, dear Robin, where have you been? You're beat up and scratched, with a faded grin. I only mention it because we all care, But you're looking a little the worse for wear. Did the Penguin find you and turn up the heat? Because...
We'll miss Bil Keane
The Family Circus lost its ringleader, and the Sunday Funnies lost its heart. Since 1960, The Family Circus has brought sweet family moments and childlike humor to 1,500 newspapers around the world. The strip, featuring the antics of Billy, Dolly, Jeffy, and little PJ celebrated the closeness of the...
Salzburg, 'Cause It's Cool'
The Sound of Music was in the air Over the weekend, Mr. Druthers attended a conference in Salzburg on Is It 'Cause It's Cool?' organized by University of Vienna & Saarland University, put together by the Austrian Association of American Studies. "Salzburg is just so charming, and especially at this...
Boba Fett clones everywhere!
Costumes Costume Costumes It seems that there's absolutely no way of going to a trade show/comic convention without being ambushed by Boba Fett clones. Stormtroopers are everywhere! Lucca Comics and Games 2011 was no exception. Even though we have to say that our favorite costumes at the show were: a...
Lucca Comics
Curio & Co. is headed to Lucca Comics - will we see you there? Lucca Comics and Games is one of the most popular comic conventions in the world, and it's certainly popular with our staff. Launched in 1966, it's one of the oldest too and draws top names...