Columbus Ohio is a popular town for nerd conventions. It was the location of Ohayocon 2010 in January and in June it will host Origins Game Fair, a premiere gaming convention. While considerable in their own right, these conventions will have had to be around for a bit longer to compare with the tremendous Sci-Fi convention we attended May 28th to the 30th. Known for being the longest running sci-fi convention in the Midwest, Marcon (Multiple Alternative Realities Convention) just celebrated its 45th year and we were lucky enough to be there as loyal members of an established organization invaded the Columbus Convention Center.
As the name implies, Marcon fosters a broad number of fandoms, including video game, role-playing, science fiction, zombie fanaticisms and anime. While their prime focus is their diehard sci-fi community, the con respects other interests and we found ourselves not at a complete loss surrounded by earnest Dr. Who-lians and Trekkies. Thursday afternoon the Enthusiasts (with a new van!) set off for this adventure into the unknown, prepared for some zombie killing techniques and Mountain Dew. As it turns out, both of these items came in very handy over the weekend.
