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Weekday Anime Escape at Bobalicious Internet Cafe Weekday Anime Escape at Bobalicious Internet Cafe

By Paul Vaughn, on February 22nd, 2011

Looking for an anime fix with a group of dedicated otakus? Head over to Bobalicious Internet Cafe (4907 Northwest Loop 410 San Antonio, TX) tonight at 6:00 PM for the Weekday Anime Escape presented by the Anime Cultural Enthusiasts Society (A.C.E.S.).

Tonight’s showing will feature the first three episodes of Full Metal Panic and the first three [Read it all...]

A San Antonio Meetup Group for YouA San Antonio Meetup Group for You

By Mission Control, on November 8th, 2010

Are you looking to team up with like-minded fans in the San Antonio area? Check out this great list of area Meetup Groups that may cover you specific field of interest:

Worlds Collide: Fellow SF/Fantasy fans meetup to have fun talking about science fiction in television, movies, books, graphic novels, fan fiction, vidding, media, [Read it all...]

Tech in Twenty Checks out Ooples, Anime & Other Geek CultureTech in Twenty Checks out Ooples, Anime & Other Geek Culture

By Paul Vaughn, on August 2nd, 2010

Luis Sandoval and Jennifer Navarrette took their essential technology podcast Tech in Twenty to the new Ooples retail store in the new Wonderland of the Americas Mall. We profiled Ooples.com founder Franklin Moormann in June when he mentioned that a retail store was in the works. Now otaku in San Antonio can browse anime-themed apparel [Read it all...]

Made in SA: Franklin Moormann - A.C.E.S and OoplesMade in SA: Franklin Moormann – A.C.E.S and Ooples

By Paul Vaughn, on June 4th, 2010

Franklin Moormann: President of A.C.E.S. and founder of Ooples.com

We enjoy our fair share of manga and anime here at Missions Unknown and so we’ve had A.C.E.S. (the Anime Cultural Enthusiasts Society) on our radar for a while. A.C.E.S. claims to be the number one Texas anime community and with 298 Anime Otakus (members) [Read it all...]

JOHN PICACIO is a World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo Award-nominated illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature.
On The Front

SANFORD ALLEN is a musician and author with more than two dozen horror and dark fantasy stories published.
Sanford Allen | Boxcar Satan

PAUL VAUGHN is a graphic artist, web designer, writer, consultant and all around techno-geek.
The Mac Guy | Dingus Design

SCOTT A. CUPP is a writer whose work has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
Scott A. Cupp

@paulvaughnmac Paul: you got any advice for @scalzi's issue w/ Firefox 10 & his Mac Air? 16 mins ago
Word. RT @scalzi: This is a nerd thing I hate: when you ask about something, the response of "use [different product]" w/ implied smugness. 18 mins ago
For those that missed this yesterday. RT @reneguz Check out this otherworldly #JohnCarter art by @johnpicacio. http://t.co/773kCT6D 1 hour ago
@DaveMcKean Good to hear. Beautiful work, Dave. Look forward to reading this one w/ my daughter someday. 4 hours ago
No art makes no sense. RT @DaveMcKean Magic of Reality to be published in pb w/o illos! If you want the correct edition, please buy a hb. 4 hours ago

I just updated @JohnPicacio's site. Check out his sweet 2011 work including the #ASOIAF #GRRM 2012 Calendar - http://t.co/lrj3ARlj 2011/12/30
"Film Blanc" from #SA48HR 2011 on @MissionsUnknown: http://t.co/VLxqrYIM 2011/12/12
Another short from #SA48HR 2011: "The Will" from Dilation Studios @MissionsUnknown: http://t.co/tZSqCqBY 2011/12/10
Isaac Rodriguez's creepy #SA48HR 2011 entry "Harvest" @MissionsUnknown: http://t.co/GEnyVSfB 2011/12/10
Here's another short from #SA48HR 2011: "Hypnosis" from CineVeliz - http://t.co/yv98owmP 2011/12/10

RT @CaptBeefheart: Wow. Announced on the anniversary of Don's death, to be released on his birthday. It's Bat Chain Puller: http://t.co/ ... 2011/12/17
Some things are best left to a professional: Jersey woman picks up manslaughter charge for botched penis enlargement. http://t.co/dDzCLKTf 2011/12/14
@johnhornor Ugly with bad teeth. I've already got that one down pat. 2011/12/14
RT @SFWAauthors: Nnedi Okorafor on Lovecraftâs racism and the World Fantasy Award statuette + comments from MiÃ©ville. http://t.co/5f2pcT8p 2011/12/14
Weird rock-and-roll tales: Mafioso saved Hendrix from a kidnapping. http://t.co/o3J2nddu via @rollingstone 2011/11/29

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