Caden's (Former) Marketing Class Blog

by Caden Granger for the LBCC Commuter      Big thanks to FAN EXPO for media badge access, as well as Jerry Milani for being fast and responsive to any questions we had.      FAN EXPO is one of the largest comic con producers in the world, putting on shows in places such as Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Toronto, Orlando, and plenty more places, with over a million attendees total across their events. Taking place in the Oregon Convention Center, I attended the FAN EXPO Portland to see as much as I could across all sorts of genres of nerd media and pop culture, cosplay, fan panels and games, voice acting, comic writing, creative workshops, autographs and photos, storytimes and crafts, and plenty more in between in artist alleys and around the expo hall.      Some of the main event panels at this show were “An Evening With The Hobbits: In Celebration of 25 Years” panel with Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd for the anniversar...

     “I AM NOT OK I AM A BROKEN PILE OF GLASS SHARDS AND ITS MY OWN DAMN FAULT”      This is the text I read, with a video of a glass figure skateboarding before shattering against a tipped-over pillar after jumping on a ramp with a very psychedelic but smooth soundtrack playing over it on Twitter. This was how I was introduced to the game and concept of Skate Story, created by Sam Eng, back in 2022. I finished this game when it came out around the start of December, and the game's artstyle and its soundtrack have held a near-constant place in my mind since then, so I wanted to write about it and share the love I have for this beautiful game because I think it’s gone underappreciated.      Skate Story is a skateboarding game that I’ve been waiting a while for, summarized and described on its store page as: “You are a demon in the Underworld, made out of glass and pain. The Devil has given you a skateboard with a simple deal: Skate to the Mo...