Geek gatherings used to be regarded like the cantina in Star Wars: A New Hope -- full of weirdos and hostile to outsiders. In a post-AOL world, people unleashed their inner nerds and with them, comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, and gaming in all its forms freely flooded into pop culture's mainstream. Local geek culture blog Lightning Octopus channels that enthusiasm and celebrates its second birthday with Lightning Octocon on... More >>>