For the third year in a row, the crew of the Uncanny Experience — Minnesota’s preeminent immersive X-Men fan convention — recently transformed the historic Minneapolis Club into the X-Mansion for a weekend. For the second time, I was able to attend (scheduling conflicts kept me away from last year’s show), with an added twist:…
The Uncanny Experience, Minneapolis’ X-Men fan convention and immersive experience, recently announced a new batch of guests for its third show this summer, along with its theme: a celebration of X-Men Evolution. For the previous two shows, The Uncanny Experience drew heavily on fan affection for X-Men: The Animated Series (and its surprisingly good follow-up,…
Last fall, the inaugural Uncanny Experience, an immersive convention for fans of the X-Men, was held at the historic Minneapolis Club in Minnesota. This year, the show is returning for year 2 on the final weekend of September, featuring more Chris Claremont, more animated X-Men voice actors and more twists on the traditional convention experience….
If you missed out on the inaugural Uncanny Experience X-Men fan convention earlier this fall, you’ll get another chance to enroll, thanks to the recently announced Uncanny Experience Sophomore Year. Following the success of the first event, which featured a unique mix of traditional comic book convention staples like exclusive variant covers and creator panels…
When the Uncanny Experience was first announced, I was admittedly skeptical. Part comic book convention, part immersive fan experience, the idea of transforming the venerable Minneapolis Club in downtown Minneapolis into a de facto X-Mansion for a weekend, then inviting fans to come and not just buy merch and listen to creator panels, but enroll…