Attending Geek’d Con 2025

Geek’d Con has always been a sacred experience for many teenagers in this area as they pay ridiculous amounts to get a wristband to weave through throngs of people dressed for their franchise of choice in outfits as simple as T-Shirts, while  others took the time to build elaborate sets of 3-D printed plated armor. Regardless for me as a non-cosplayer that people had to beg to put on a t-shirt adorned with,  ‘’The Great Pumpkin” for a Halloween party as the shirt appeared to be too festive for my taste and as someone who decided to dress as such for this occasion to not be even more covered by my own sweat than usual. The outcome did not seem to be much different based on what I wore and possibly even better because I was not flagged down every second for a compliment or roleplay banter. Regardless I still waited in lines to  buy a $10 Root Beer Float, waited for the personal pizzas from Johnnys’ to drop down to $5 at the end of the event, and looked at freeze dried confections and  exotic specialty ice creams that no sane person would ever consider paying that amount for.

As far as other vendors went it could be said that I thoroughly enjoyed one that was selling 3-D printed neon lights and plates that the light would radiate through and from behind. I did not intend on buying a light but tried like Hell to find a plate that had been sold out that had a parody of the Walt Disney Castle Logo but instead was adorned with the words, “Walter White’s Meth Lab”, in that same exact font as it has the,  “kitchen set”, of sorts. It was peak Breaking Bad fan comedy as well as a funny spectacle in itself.  There was another vendor that had multiple hand drawn pictures of cats as well as multiple bags of seemingly handmade dice that were all pastel colors. Soaps themed in every way from the tried and true Spiderman to the new Labubu menace who might as well be a villain for such were laid out to be smelled and brought home. Old Video Games from the 90s and early 2000s took center stage as we seemed to look back into an era where massive multiplayer servers met in person, as the whole affair in itself looked like a scene from World of Warcraft in the best possible way. It was clear that the Shreveport Convention Center that has been known for hosting many dreaded proms and sought after graduations had taken on a more fantastical chic for a weekend and no one seemed 

Many vendors took to more creative approaches on childhood favorite toys such as one that painted Nerf Guns to look like weapons from various franchises such as Metal Gear and Halo, as well as handmade sabers for Star-Wars fanatics that spanned through every cinematic era. This year's set up was more cross generational as one of the debut actors happened to be Ernie Reyes Jr. who played Donatello in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As there are many adaptations of this franchise it was nice to see fans of all ages squeal in delight as the actors name was blasted on to the megaphone. Overall the  event showed the capacity in which people at a variety of ages can connect and see bits of themselves in the media they consume. It would be nice if this solidarity could extend into other aspects of society for a change as people are in desperate need of connection.