#creation con 2023

[xlynnbbyx]

Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles gold panel San Francisco Con July 9th 2023 & Jensen Ackles Saturday Night Special July 8th 2023

I’m still swooning over Jensen from the SNS! He looked so wild and free! He was so into it and was happy! I love seeing Jensen like that!! Swooning hard over here!!

📸: Alana King

[yeonjune]

(230610) invitation ✙ weverse con

[4evamc]

[nxcromantik]

happy new year everyone!! thanks so much for sticking by me and supporting my art in 2023, i can't wait to create more in 2024 💜

[laf-outloud]

We have so many wonderful Walker pictures from this con. It's almost as many as RICC and WCC. Plus, the panel info, too. I hope Creation makes notes that people are willing to pay for the Walker boys experience. Not to mention all the fan merch people were wearing. (*insert Julia Roberts "big mistake" for CE merch gang)

Well, they wouldn't have invited Mitch and Keegan back the remainder of the year if they didn't sell well. I just wish we would have gotten more WIndy actors involved. I have a feeling Philemon and Katie would be highly entertaining in a panel.

[thatwerentimportantyesterday]

Rob Benedict is such a sweetheart! 🥰 I'm so glad I got a photo with him.

[kiscon]

Call to Artists for KiScon Artshow submissions! Deadline- 15 September

The art show aims to showcase a wide variety of K/S fan art, trying to convey how rich in talent and creativity our fandom is.

To ensure that both in-person and online attendees can enjoy the show, it will be presented via a slideshow vid that will be accessible online throughout the convention weekend (and afterwards on our website). We will also show it on the big screen during the opening ceremony on Friday night.

The art show and the auction usually overlap, but you can sell artworks at the auction that are not featured in the art show and submit art to the art show that is not for sale. You do not need to be a registered attendee to submit art to the art show or to the auction!

You can submit both digital art and traditional art that feature Kirk or Spock or both (K/S or K&S) that you created (paintings, drawings/prints, but also three-dimensional artworks like sculptures, amigurumi, fibre craft, jewellery etc.); the latter needs to be either scanned or photographed. The show itself is purely digital and welcomes pieces from all K/S fans, not only registered con attendees.

If you would like to see for yourself what this art show will be like, please have a look at our 2022 or 2023 vid. We do not accept AI-generated art for the art show! Good-quality files in jpg or png format (300 dpi) are recommended, so that your work will look its best in the vid. Please include your exact artist name and the title of your works, plus any kind of information (e.g. medium, year of creation) that you would like us to mention. The artworks do not need to have been created for the convention, but can be as old or new as they come. You can only submit art to the art show that you have created yourself or for which you have express permission from the creator (e.g. a friend who’s not active in fandom anymore but gave you the permission to submit their artworks). 

You can find the form and more information (If you do wish to include your art in the auction, for example) here on the website! https://kiscon.org/art.html or you can submit directly on the form.

~1lostone

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

The Good Omens Article From the TotalFilm Magazine, Issue August 2023 :)

POST APOCALYPSE GOOD OMENS The heavenly and hellish creations of Gaiman and Pratchett ride again…

Having averted Armageddon, angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) have settled down to the quiet life in London – but the arrival of a familiar face shakes things up for everyone.

Season 1 covered events in the novel you wrote with Terry Pratchett – what was the inspiration this time?

Neil Gaiman (showrunner): Terry and I were sharing a room at Seattle’s World Fantasy Con in 1989 and, by the end of one night chatting, we had a huge, apocalyptic sequel to Good Omens. Season 2 is all the stuff we had to put in place before we could get to that sequel, and it starts with the archangel Gabriel [Jon Hamm] wandering through Soho, with no memory – a mystery that doesn’t have giant consequences for the universe, even if it does for Aziraphale and Crowley.

What has changed between Crowley and Aziraphale?

David Tennant (Crowley): Aziraphale is a much more enthusiastic detective in this mystery and, as with most things, Crowley is reluctant to get involved or to exhibit any kind of energy or enthusiasm, so he’s dragged into it. They no longer have to report to head offices, so they’re in this slightly grey area – neither supernatural, nor of the Earth.

Michael Sheen (Aziraphale): They’ve always been the only two beings who could understand each other’s position, but now they’re slightly freer agents so they’re pushed even closer together. It’s an interesting dynamic.

Maggie and Nina, you’re back too – although not as satanic nuns this time…

Nina Sosanya (Nina): No – we’re two human women! Nina is slightly cynical, churlish and owns a coffee shop, Maggie runs the record shop and she’s rather sweet and hopeful. It’s an ‘opposites attract’ thing and Neil kindly gave the characters our names so we couldn’t say no.

Maggie Service (Maggie): Aziraphale is still running his bookshop, but he’s also Maggie’s landlord. She thinks he’s the best because he lets her stay on and doesn’t really mind if she doesn’t make too much money. Maggie and Nina act as catalysts in a way, when Crowley and Aziraphale get involved in their relationship.

Neil, you’ve had some writing help this year…

NG: That’s right. We have three 25-minute ‘minisodes’ within episodes. You learn Aziraphale and Crowley’s part in the story of Job, written by John Finnemore. Cat Clarke takes us to 1820s Edinburgh for a tale of bodysnatching. Finally, Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman reunite the League of Gentlemen, because I fell in love with Season 1’s Nazi spies and kept wondering what would happen if they came back as zombies on a mission from hell to investigate whether Crowley and Aziraphale were fraternising. That story involves the Windmill Theatre, black market whisky, and a bullet catch…

[girlactionfigure]

Gaza by Any Other Name

Since Trump dropped his epic relocation plan, thousands of articles have been written about its pros and cons, focusing on logistics, morality, legality and so forth. One issue remained neglected. I’d like to address it.

For thousands of years, Gaza has been a magnet for misfortune. Time and again, it picked up fights too big for it and didn’t know when to stop. Through the centuries, its enemy punished it terribly, leaving behind smoldering ruins, mass graves, and generations of people caught in the crossfire. 

The Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Macedonians, the Romans, the Arabs, the Crusaders, the Mongols, the Ottomans, the British, the Israelis—almost every major player in the region has taken a turn at leveling the place. If cities had astrological charts, Gaza’s would read “unrelenting chaos with occasional firestorms.”

Former U.S. President Donald Trump put it well in his signature blunt style:

"Gaza Strip... has been a symbol of death and destruction for so many decades and so bad for the people anywhere near it, and especially those who live there and frankly who've been really very unlucky. It's been very unlucky. It's been an unlucky place for a long time. Being in its presence just has not been good."

And, you know what? He’s not wrong. Gaza’s history suggests something beyond just bad leadership, bad geography, or bad geopolitics. It suggests a cosmic-level losing streak. Here are just a few highlights from its long, unlucky history:

601 BCE – The Babylonians razed Gaza as part of their conquest of the Levant. The city’s people were either slaughtered or exiled.

332 BCE – The city held out for two months against Alexander the Great, which made him furious. When his troops finally broke through, they massacred all the men, sold the women and children into slavery, and replaced them with foreign settlers. 

96 BCE – The Jewish Hasmonean king, Alexander Jannaeus, captured Gaza and slaughtered its inhabitants wholesale and burned many of its landmarks. The survivors were forced to choose between conversion to Judaism and exile to Egypt. Once again, Gaza had to start from scratch.

66 CE – Gazan Jews rose up against the Roman occupiers. The Romans retaliated with their usual efficiency—by killing nearly every Jew in the city.

793–796 CE – An ancient feud between two Arab tribal confederations turned into a full-blown civil war, with Gaza caught in the middle. By the time Abbasid authorities put an end to the fighting, Gaza was entirely depopulated.

1100 CE – The Crusaders, fresh from their conquest of Jerusalem, took Gaza and, in typical Crusader fashion, slaughtered most of the population. 

1260 CE – The Mongols under Hulagu Khan stormed Gaza, massacred most of the residents, and left the city a field of bones and rubble. 

1917 – During World War I, Gaza was a key defensive position for the Ottoman Empire. The British, determined to break through, have politely destroyed the city. After two failed assaults, they finally captured Gaza—but only after leveling much of it in the process.

2023 – Since the creation of Israel, Gaza has been at the center of near-constant fighting. The Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War, multiple intifadas, Israeli airstrikes, and Hamas-led conflicts have kept Gaza in a perpetual cycle of war and reconstruction. On October 7 it launched the war that might well prove to be its undoing. 

Yes, Gaza has been destroyed so many times it’s a wonder anyone bothers rebuilding it. Or, in the words of Trump:

“It should not go through a process of rebuilding and occupation by the same people that have really stood there and fought for it and lived there and died there and lived a miserable existence there. Instead, we should go to other countries of interest with humanitarian hearts, and there are many of them that want to do this and build various domains that will ultimately be occupied by the million Palestinians living in Gaza, ending the death and destruction and frankly bad luck."

Maybe it’s time to try something radical—like changing its name.

This wouldn’t be the first time a place has undergone a rebranding in an attempt to shake off a history of conflict and misfortune. One of the most famous examples is Judea. 

Time after time, the Romans crushed Jewish uprisings with extreme brutality. To punish the rebellious nation, Emperor Hadrian renamed the province "Syria-Palestina" after the ancient enemies of the Jews, and—just like that—the Jewish revolts stopped for centuries. Coincidence? Maybe. But it certainly marked the end of the region’s long cycle of uprisings.

Other places have benefited from a fresh name, too. 

Take Constantinople—a city that had been the target of endless sieges and invasions for over a thousand years. The Crusaders sacked it. The Ottomans conquered it. But after the Turks renamed the city “Istanbul,” things turned around. Today, it’s a thriving metropolis with a booming economy and exactly zero crusaders setting fire to it.

Then there’s New York, originally called New Amsterdam when it was a Dutch colony. The English took it over in 1664, gave it a new name, and the place went on to become the financial and cultural capital of the world.

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, saw a dramatic shift in its trajectory after its renaming. Saigon had been the capital of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, a city synonymous with war, division, and the fall of a government. But after reunification, it was given a new name and gradually transformed into Vietnam’s economic hub.

Gaza, too, could use a break. 

Every time its name is mentioned in the news, it’s in the context of destruction, war, or humanitarian catastrophe. No one ever says, “I just got back from my vacation in Gaza—great beaches, wonderful food, fantastic hotels!” That’s because, despite having all those things (really! Read about Gaza before the war, it wasn’t nearly as bad as people imagine) the name Gaza has been weighed down by millennia of bloodshed and decades of barbaric Hamas rule.

A new name could symbolize a new beginning. 

Of all the proposed actions, it’s the cheapest and safest one. When you’ve been through thousands of years of bad luck, what’s one more small change? 

Worth a shot, don’t you think?

URI KURLIANCHIK

FEB 16

[rennerator]

UHUL!!!! S2 LOVE LOVE LOVE AWWWWW!!! SUCH A NICE AND LOVELY IDEA!!!!! :D Thank YOU SO SOOOO MUCH for this!!!! You are AMAZING!!!! :) <3

Hiding flags now at #SPNNC if you find one tweet me, dm me, fb me, etc and I'll donate the amount on the flag ranging from 1$-50$ #SPNFamily #SPNChar #CharCon #MishaCollins #SPN #Supernatural #DeMineUkraine #UkraineRussianWar #U24 #United24 @CreationEnt Spread the word 💙

[positivexcellence]

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki gold panel Creation con Jacksonville Florida Nov 5, 2023

[xlynnbbyx]

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki San Francisco Con & SNS July 8th & 9th 2023

Ugh I just love these photos from San Francisco con!!! Both Jared & Jensen were having a great time. Especially Jensen when he preformed at the SNS. He was so wild and free he was having a great time and I was living for it! I love seeing Jensen so happy and so carefree! Still swooning over it!

📸: Alana King

[archivecon]

Statement begins...

Statement of ArCon staff, regarding the third annual ArchiveCon convention for fans of Rusty Quill’s The Magnus Archives/The Magnus Protocmagprool. Statement recorded 23/02/09 by the Official ArchiveCon Tumblr.

—

Hey archival assistants, avatars, and everyone in between!

Welcome to the official Tumblr for ArchiveCon 2024. We are proud to be hosting our THIRD (!!) ArchiveCon - a fan-lead, fan-run online mini convention for 18+ fans of the Rusty Quill horror podcast, The Magnus Archives (and now Protocol!)

Whether you are an old fan, a new fan, a deeply-rooted fandom denizen, or looking to make your first connections in our fan community, we hope you’ll join us. ArchiveCon may be online-only, but we’ve got all the energy and features of a traditional offline convention - everything from panels and special guests (voice actors, writers, and industry professionals!), to cosplay and games, streaming and discussion, and even an Artist’s Alley.  

Here’s the quick rundown:

- June 21-23, 2023 (that’s three days, folks - Friday to Sunday!)

- 18+, online only (Most areas of the con will be SFW, but you still must be 18+ to attend)

- FREE TO ATTEND! (Registration is required and must be done so before the convention starts; you can register here!)

- All events scheduled in PST, but all international fans are welcome and most panels (at the discretion of individual panelists) will be recorded for post-convention, on-demand viewing.  

- Primarily focused on The Magnus Archives/Protocol, but fans of all things horror, podcasting, and transformative works will find something to love. The Plain Old Curious are always welcome, too - we have to feed The Eye somehow, right? ;)

For more detailed information and FAQs, visit our website!

—

Are you an artist? A storyteller? A connoisseur of pulp fiction novels looking for an audience? ArchiveCon is here for you, beyond attendee registration. :)

Artists and artisans of all kinds are welcome (encouraged!) to apply for a slot in our Artists’ Alley. Do you take digital art commissions? Make soap? Knit hats?  All of the above?? (Kudos to you, you must be using superhuman eldritch powers to get all that done.) We’d love to give you a place to showcase and sell your work, reach a like-minded audience, and network with fellow creatives. 

Don’t have anything to sell, but want to share your passion for the world of The Magnus Archives and its fans? Then we’d love to chat with you about hosting a panel. ArchiveCon will host panels on a wide variety of subjects including (but not necessarily limited to!): 

- deep dives and meta on TMA/TMP characters, plot points, history, and relationships (we love a detailed ship manifesto)

- queer identities in horror and fandom spaces

- the evolution/history of fandom culture

- fan creations and transformative works (such as zines, art, fic and fic-binding, cosplay - you name it)

- friendly discussions and debates

- technical tutorials and discussions on podcast production, streaming, sound editing, etc!

For more insight and ideas, check out last year’s program schedule!

Applications aren’t open quite yet, but we’ll update all our pages when they are.  Hope to see you there!

[Statement Ends.]

[hologramcowboy]

This event is for one tree hill fans, its not new, she's been doing it since at least November 2023. There's no panels on it, it just autographs and photo ops with the cast, if I remember correctly.

Now, she's participating in a panel for that epic cons Boston in September, she's only going Saturday for that one, so I guess we'll see what she says in that🥴 though most likely going to hear about the numerous ghost stories and jensen this and that....

Also, if she participates in the creation "salute to one tree hill" con (bet she will), she'll most likely be on a panel and have more bullshit come out her mouth lol

Yeahhhhh I think I need to stop paying attention to her😅

She’s definitely not worth the time we spend on her , anon.

[dinlukeweek]

💚🖤DinLuke Week 2023 Prompts List💚🖤

Hey there, DinLukers! It’s time! Can we get a drumroll, please?🥁

June 11:

Mand'alor & Alo'riduur - The Senate Deals with DinLuke Shenanigans

June 12:

Arranged Marriage AU - Fake Relationship

June 13:

Din & Grogu Captured on Tython, Luke to the Rescue - Battle Couple

June 14:

Western AU - Pre-A New Hope AU

June 15:

Courting Gifts - Assassin/Prince or Prince/Protector AU

June 16:

Growing Old Together/Old Married Couple - Bathing/Hair Washing

June 17:

Teacher!Luke/Single Dad Din - Accidental Secret Marriage

Here are the final prompts for DinLuke week this year! Thank you to everyone who submitted all these awesome prompts (you more than doubled the submissions from last year!).🎉🤍 Since some of the prompts were very similar to last year’s prompts, we didn’t include them in the final tally (you can check out last year’s here and all the entries!)

We hope these will inspire all you wonderful fanwork creators. And if these aren’t enough, we also have some prompts that didn’t make the cut, but we thought were just as amazing! Just like last year, we decided that they deserve honorable mentions and wanted to share them as well! Here is the list of this year’s honorable mentions:

70's DinLuke

Comic Con Cosplayers

Din & Luke Find a Mythosaur Egg

Tea & Blue Biscuits

Ted Lasso AU

Tricked into Self-care

Luke & Grogu Come to Save Din from Gideon

When posting week arrives, @dinlukeweek and/or include #dinluke week 2023 in your tags so we can find and reblog your submissions! If you're posting to AO3, you can also submit your creations to the DinLuke Week 2023 collection!

And if you're looking for a place to chat about your works or collaborate or just to scream about DinLuke, send an ask to the Star Dads blog to join our Discord server!

We can’t wait to see what you'll come up with this time around 💖

@swfandomevents

[thatwerentimportantyesterday]

My God. Drake Rodger's hair is magnificent.