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PiercingMetal Went To Anime NYC 2017 @ Javits Center

Hey readers, I am here to share some news with you and inform you that PiercingMetal.com attended the first-ever Anime NYC Convention which debuted at the Javits Center this weekend. As you might expect, this is focused mainly on the Anime and Manga stuff which we are still getting an education on and you can join in on the adventure by clicking HERE. Doing so will transport you over to PiercingMetal.com and launch a new browser tab with all of the posts from the convention. I hope you enjoy it and I now return you to the regularly scheduled everything else we do here…

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Please Note: Comments are disabled on this traffic sign of a post and are instead preferred on each of the serialized chapters that you will find over on PiercingMetal after clicking the link. Doing that will allow you to better keep on topic with the presented content. This was surely a fun convention and one that I hope will be running for years to come.

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Round Two: BoroughCon & Five Points Festival To Return In 2018

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Hey my friends, I’m using The Chronicles with a twofold purpose with this post as its half to refer you to some notices that have been posted on PiercingMetal.com and the other being to just make sure that you are in the know over here too. I recently shared the information that BOTH the BoroughCon AND the Five Points Festival would be returning for a second year and each one of these conventions will be moving to the Brooklyn Expo Center over in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. To see the actual press posting about each of them just click their respective images below to be brought to those proclamations on my PiercingMetal website.


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Behold The 2018 Finalists For “Toy Of The Year”

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Just this past weekend, The Chronicles of Piercing Ken attended the 2nd Annual Play Fair over at the Javits Center. The event ran on Saturday and Sunday but during the Friday media preview night we learned what the nominees for the 2018 “Toy Of The Year” awards were and are now sharing them with you so you can toss your views into the mix as well. I’ve lined up all of the categories and items below and the website to vote will be at the close of the piece. Let’s take a look.

ACTION FIGURE OF THE YEAR
Toys that include action figures and their playsets/accessories

IAmElemental’s Series 2/Wisdom Lunch Box Carrying Case with Complete Set of 7 Action Figures & Accessories(IAmElemental)
Imaginext® DC Super Friends™ BatBot Xtreme (Mattel, Inc.)
Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Dancing Groot Figure (Hasbro, Inc.)
PJ Masks Duet Figure Packs (Just Play Products)
Star Wars Forces of Destiny Adventure Figures (Hasbro, Inc.)
Stikbot (ZING)
WWE® Superstars Action Figures (Mattel, Inc.)

COLLECTIBLE OF THE YEAR
Toys that compose a set; can include novelty playthings, miniature versions of existing lines, licensed collectibles, etc.

Disney Pixar Cars 3 Diecast Cars (Mattel, Inc.)
Fingerlings (WowWee USA, Inc.)
Funko’s Mystery Minis (Funko, LLC)
Hatchimals Colleggtibles 4 Pack (Spin Master Ltd.)
L.O.L. Surprise! (MGA Entertainment)
Pikmi Pop! Surprise Pack (Moose Toys)
The LEGO Batman Movie Minifigures (LEGO Systems, Inc.)
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It’s Election Day My Friends; Make Your Voice Known!

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While we don’t really try to get political here on The Chronicles, we do periodically like to raise awareness and spark people into action. With that being said, the NYC Mayoral Election is on today’s voter agenda and with Bill DeBlasio, Nicole Malliotakis and Bo Dietle all aiming at the prize, its very important that readers in our fair city get out to the polls today. These visuals were all snagged with my Note 4 mobile from my time doing the process. No, I did not showcase my picks to be objective and not influence your decisions.

election day, election day 2017

It’s also important to vote for the other nominees that are listed and information about them can be easily found in the voting guide. Sadly I neglected to photograph that but will do it the next time around if we are still sharing this kind of posts with the readership.

election day, election day 2017
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Reedpop Announces Bookcon’s Fifth Edition With An Initial All-Star Lineup

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Yesterday we received the first press release from the folks handling the affairs for the 2018 Book Con, which is an event that we have attended a few times over the recent years. In hopes to raise awareness among those who are reading this website, I’m sharing said release with you and hope to do more as they come in to the Creative Command HQ.

The Press Release:
ReedPOP, the world’s leading producer of pop culture events, today unveiled the initial lineup of Authors joining BookCon 2018. Celebrating its fifth edition, the groundbreaking consumer book event will take place on June 2 & 3, 2018 at the Javits Center in New York City. Headlined by bestselling Authors and the world’s hottest Hollywood talent, BookCon brings storytelling to life through a series of Panels, Screenings, Author Q&As, Autographing sessions and more. This year’s BookCon also introduces interactive content including four writing workshops produced in conjunction with Sarah Lawrence College, writing contests and more. Tickets for BookCon 2018 will go on sale November 15 at 12:00 PM EST.

Hollywood stars will once again take the BookCon stage, with actor and singer Taye Diggs (Rent, Empire) joining the lineup with his best friend Shane Evans to promote their upcoming children’s picture book, I Love You More. Social Media star Zach King will showcase his middle grade novel Zach King: The Magical Mix-Up, and Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black, Jane the Virgin) will take the stage to discuss My Family Divided, a middle-grade nonfiction work about her experiences as the child of undocumented immigrants.

The initial Guest list for BookCon also includes bestselling Author Angie Thomas, whose debut novel The Hate U Give has spent over 30 weeks on the New York Times’ YA Bestsellers List and will soon be adapted into a feature film starring Amandla Stenberg (Everything, Everything). Young Adult favorites have joined the lineup as well, including Victoria Aveyard to talk about the latest Red Queen novel War Storm, Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows, The Language of Thorns) who will be promoting her upcoming novel King of Scars, Kami Garcia to showcase her new book Broken Beautiful Hearts, Jason Reynolds to discuss Long Way Down, and Marissa Meyer who will be onsite previewing the first book in her much-anticipated superhero series, Renegades. This is only the beginning of the lineup for BookCon 2018 and ReedPOP will continue to add and announce Guests and content up until the Show.
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