Over the past three decades, Comic-Con International: San Diego  (more commonly known as Comic-Con) transformed from a one-day mini-convention into an internationally recognized four-day event with an annual regional economic impact of $162.8 million – in short, this is no longer your nerdy first cousin twice removed’s Comic-Con.

A dynamic Batman and Robin father/son duo at Comic Con

At its inception, Comic-Con focused largely on comic books and film and television of the science fiction and fantasy genres. As you may imagine, before the event expanded to include other...

It’s here! It’s here! San Diego Comic Con 2011! And Pop2Life is dominating the convention! Excitement! MORE EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!

This year we’ve taken over the Tin Fish  – AGAIN! Last  year it was Fox’s Bob’s Burgers, this year it is the NBC Experience! Yesterday (7/21) was the Playboy Club, where lucky fans stepped up and got their picture taken with actual Playboy Bunnies and walked away with Playboy club key premiums. Hot, hot, hot!

Today (7/22) is the Grimm experience, where fans can get eerie Grimm logo skin applications to make them look a little bit monstrous and...

I remember the first time I opened Harry Potter. I was in the 4th grade, and my mother had picked up the book for me from the library. I sat on the couch, opened the book and did not move for the rest of the day; I was totally hooked, I could not put the book down until I was done with the very last word. After that, I desperately wished that an owl would come to my house and deliver the letter that would hold my acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and change my life forever.

Unfortunately, this was never me

Sadly, that day never came - I guess I...

On May 16, the season finale of Gossip Girl eased me into the TV wasteland that is otherwise known as summer. For nearly a month, I struggled with every remote I encountered, button mashing until I could button mash no more. Within a week, I was ready to add channel surfing to my list of activities on Facebook.


Chuck and Blair from Gossip Girl

At 9PM, on June 26, I rejoiced as the opening credits of True Blood rolled. I relaxed into my couch with the knowledge that, on Sunday evenings, I would find reprieve. Once a week, my thumbs could take a short break as I tuned in to...

On Tuesday afternoon, Jeff, Sasha, Levina, Libby, and I left the office early to embark on our first Company Volunteer Day! We volunteered at the West Harlem Community Kitchen, a subsidiary of the Food Bank NYC. While we were there, we helped their staff serve dinner to over 300 clients in only two hours!

Pop2Life created an impressive assembly line that kept clients moving and well fed: Jeff and Levina were on serving duty, plating chicken, rice, and peas onto the dinner plate, which was then handed off to Libby who added the bread and silverware. I was in the back making and...