30 convention dates added!
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 23, 2013 | Comments Off
April 12th-13th, 2013
Icon Idaho Falls, ID
May 25th-26th, 2013
Puerto Rico Comic Con San Juan, PR
June 13th-16th, 2013
Amazing Las Vegas Comic Las Vegas, NV
June 29th, 2013
Annapolis Comic Con Annapolis, MD
Aug 23rd-25th, 2013
WV POP Morgantown, WV
Aug 30th-31st, 2013
Dark Carnival Columbus, IN
Sept 6th-8th, 2013
Southern Front Raleigh, NC
Sept 21st, 2013
Asheville Comic Expo Asheville, NC
Sept 27th-29th, 2013
Klingon Feast Daytona Beach, FL
Senshicon Anchorage, AK
Oct 4th-6th, 2013
Escapist Expo Durham, NC
Portland Retro Gaming Expo Portland, OR
Handmande & Bound Nashville, TN
Realms Con Corpus Christi, TX
Oct 11th-13th, 2013
Constellation Huntsville, AL
Icon Idaho Falls, ID
Oct 18th-20th, 2013
Contraflow New Orleans, LA
Fandom Pensacola, FL
Necrocomicon St. Petersburg, FL
Oct 25th-27th, 2013
Furfright Cromwell, CT
Snafucon Reno, NV
South Texas Horror McAllen, TX
Nov 2nd-4th, 2013
Wasabicon Jacksonville, FL
Hammercon Hamilton, ON
King Con Brooklyn, NY
Nov 8th-10th, 2013
Blizzcon Anaheim, CA
Anime Blast Chattanooga, TN
Monitacon Jacksonville, NC
Windycon Lombard, IL
Heroescon guest update.
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 23, 2013 | Comments Off
From Heroescon newsletter.
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Coverage of Day 2 at Gallifrey One and Grand Slam Sci-Fi
By Shawn Marshall| February 22, 2013 | Comments Off
PR: MetaCon adds Chris Patton, Sonny Strait
By Petrea Mitchell| February 22, 2013 | Comments Off
The Minneapolis ComiCon, Meta Con, announced today that anime voice actors Chris Patton and Sonny Strait will be appearing at Meta Con 2013 at the end of August. The two will be coming together at Minneapolis’s largest pop culture and comic con to sign autographs and participate in Q&A sessions throughout
the weekend.
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MANU INTIRAYMI joins TrekTrax Atlanta
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 21, 2013 | Comments Off
TrekTrax Atlanta is pleased to announce that MANU INTIRAYMI has been added to our 2013 Guest Roster!
Manu is an American television and theatre actor best known as Icheb in eleven episodes during the last two seasons of Star Trek: Voyager, including “Collective, ” “Ashes to Ashes,” “Child’s Play,” “The Haunting of Deck Twelve,” “Imperfection,” “Nightingale,” “Shattered,” “Lineage,” “Human Error,” “Q2″ and “Endgame: Part 1.”
TrekTrax Atlanta will be Manu’s first-ever convention appearance in the southeastern United States, and he’s very much looking forward to celebrating his birthday here with us!
TrekTrax Atlanta memberships, VIP champagne reception tickets, souvenir t-shirts, fan tables, dealer tables and more can be purchased on our web site at trektrax.org. You can also book your hotel room, volunteer for staff and register to compete in the Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant. Find lots of information on all our guests, special events, programming and much more!TrekTrax Atlanta Website
Tom Felton, Henry Winkler Added To Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con Celebrity Roster, March 22-23-24
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 21, 2013 | Comments Off
‘Draco Malfoy’ From ‘Harry Potter’ Joins ‘Happy Days’ Actor, Successful Producer, Director As Additions To Inaugural Event At America’s Center; Stan Lee, Laurie Holden, Billy Dee Williams, WWE® Superstar Randy Orton®, Superstar Comics Creators Also Headlining
NEW YORK and ST. LOUIS, February 20, 2013 – Tom Felton, best known for his portrayal of “Draco Malfoy” in the Harry Potter series, and Henry Winkler, who first became a pop culture icon as “The Fonz” in the classic TV series “Happy Days,” have been added to the standout celebrity roster at the inaugural 2013 Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, March 22-24 at America’s Center. The two join previously announced guests Stan Lee, Laurie Holden, Billy Dee Williams, WWE® Superstar Randy Orton®, James Marsters and Dean Cain among the headliners.
Felton, who began filming commercials at age eight and auditioned for the Malfoy role at age 12, appeared as the increasingly prominent villainous character in all eight films based on J.K. Rowlings’ blockbuster fantasy series, from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in 2001 through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2011. He also appeared as “Dodge Landon” in Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011.
After taking the entertainment world by storm in his breakout role as “Fonzie” in the popular sitcom “Happy Days” (1974-84), Winkler established himself as an award-winning producer and director, mixing in a few well-placed acting roles like Scream, Waterboy and last year’s Here Comes the Boom along the way. After achieving success as “Fonzie,” originally written as a minor character but which soon earned him billing alongside other series stars Ron Howard and Tom Bosley, Winkler quickly transitioned to produce the successful television series “MacGyver” and direct the film Memories of Me, among dozens of off-screen credits over the past four decades. Read more
David Boreanaz, ‘Angel,’ ‘Buffy,’ ‘Bones’ Star To Attend Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 20, 2013 | Comments Off
, June 1-2 For First-Ever Public Signing
Joins Stan Lee, Summer Glau, William Shatner, WWE® Superstars John Cena® And Daniel Bryan® At Pennsylvania Convention Center
NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, February 19, 2013 – Best known for starring roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel” and the current Fox prime-time series “Bones,” David Boreanaz will make his first-every public signing atWizard World Philadelphia Comic Con on Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2. Boreanaz, who grew up in the Philadelphia area, played the vampire “Angel” in the Joss Whedon cult series and portrays “Special Agent Seeley Booth” opposite Emily Deschanel in “Bones.”
Boreanaz will meet Wizard World fans, pose for photo ops (solo, dual and with fellow “Buffy” cast alums James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Juliet Landau and others also in attendance), sign autographs and conduct an interactive Q&A at Philadelphia Comic Con. He will join fellow comics legend Stan Lee, Summer Glau (Serenity, “Firefly”), William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), WWE® Superstars John Cena® And Daniel Bryan® and Manu Bennett (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, “Spartacus: Vengeance”) as headliners scheduled at the event, held May 30 – June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Read more
Dragoncon guests added recently
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 19, 2013 | Comments Off
Taken from the Dragoncon guest page
GUESTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND PERFORMERS BY ANNOUNCEMENT DATE
Announced: 02/14/2013
Trina Ray
Trina Ray is an astronomer with the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn operated out of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In her current position she coordinates all the Titan science opportunities for the Cassini Mission. She is an active public speaker for NASA, invited to give many talks around the nation.
Announced: 02/11/2013
Lou Anders
Lou Anders is the Hugo Award winning editorial director of Pyr books, a Chesley Award winning Art Director, and the editor of nine anthologies. He has also been nominated five additional Hugos, four additional Chesleys, three WFC awards, and for the PKD, Locus, and Shirley Jackson awards.
Dr. Bob Blackwood
Dr. Bob Blackwood, professor emeritus, City Colleges of Chicago, is the author of one book on films & co-author of another. He has attended Science Fiction & Fantasy conventions throughout the U.S. and Canada. Currrently, he is reviewing films for the Columbia River Reader, Oregon/Washington.
Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins is a British comic book writer. He has had much success crossing over into the American comic book market. Primarily working for Marvel Comics, he has had a big part shaping the characters of the company over the past decade. He currently works on the Fablewood Saga.
Rosemary Laurey
Rosemary Laurey is a USA Today Best selling author of vampire, paranormal romance. Her upcoming release is Dark in the Woods out September 2013. She also writes erotica as Madeleine Oh and has written fantasy as Georgia Evans.
T. S. Rider
T. S. Rider started writing in the third grade. Her first story was published in the Golden Visions Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy in October 2009. Her second publication appeared in the Deadly Ink 2010 Short Story Collection. Since then she has concentrated on longer fiction and art work.
Announced: 02/05/2013
Don Coscarelli
Director Don Coscarelli is most known for his Phantasm films as well as Bubba Ho-Tep and Beastmaster. His new film John Dies at the End (starring Paul Giamatti) is sure to be a hit!
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Denver Comic Con guests.
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 19, 2013 | Comments Off
Denver Comic Con rolls out yet another wave of artist announcements including literary guests, television celebrities, radio and television emcees, as well as opportunities for gamers and volunteers alike.
Scheduled to take place at the Colorado Convention Center from May 31 – June 2, the annual pop culture event attracted nearly 30,000 people at its launch last year, prompting event organizers to go even bigger and better in 2013. With a guest list that ranges from Nerd-tastic to sci-fi-rific notables such as Stan Lee,Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day and other cast members from The Guild, along with a legion of comic book artists and voice actors, Denver Comic Con is proud to announce that New York Times bestseller Chris Ware is now joining the lineup.
Fresh off the heels of the organization’s “indie-week” aimed at featuring the crème de la crème of the independent comic world (and released only to their social networking sites) the locally-operated organization announced yet another visionary guest to initiate this year’s Education Day of the convention: New York Times bestseller Chris Ware, known for his work on the Acme Novelty Library series, graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth and the unique set of books called Building Stories. Ware will be a featured guest of both Denver Comic Con and Special Guest at ROMOCOCO (Rocky Mountain Conference on Comics & Graphic Novels). Scheduled to take place the last weekend of May, the five-day event encapsulates both a literary conference and full-scale comic convention, with both events celebrating their second year in 2013. Read more
Space 2013 Anthology Contributors
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 18, 2013 | Comments Off
Here’s the list of contributors for the 2013 Space Anthology available at the S.P.A.C.E. Comics show April 13th & 14th, 2013 in Columbus, OH
Bob Corby
Chris Charlton
Christian Wald
Doug Hufford
Ed Delaney
John Steventon
Kel Crum
Lee Smith
Lorenzo Ross
Mark Mariano
Matt Chic
Michael Carroll
R Hendricks
Rachel Altvater
Ron Braun
Sarah Morton
Shawn Padraic Murphy
Steve Myers
Ted Intorcio
Tim Fuller
Troy-Jeffrey Allen
Brian John Mitchell
More info on the Space Website
17 convention dates for you!
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 17, 2013 | Comments Off
May 10th-12th, 2013
Saltfest Salt Lake City, UT
Port City Pop Con Wilmington, NC
July 20th-21st, 2013
Kuroneko Spokane, WA
July 26th-28th, 2013
Animeland Tucon Tuscon, AZ
Aug 2nd-4th, 2013
Harbour ConfusionSt. John, NB
Anime Fest Orlando Orlando, FL
Mysterium Rochester, NY
Aug 16th-18th, 2013
Otakuthon Montreal, QB
Vividcon Chicago, IL
Aug 23rd-25th, 2013
Retcon Long Island, NY
Aug 31st-Sept 1st, 2013
Librari-con Fayetteville, NC
Sabotecon Phoenix, AZ
Sept 7th-9th, 2013
No Mich Anime Traverse City, MI
Sept 20th-22nd, 2013
Otaku Mex Alburquerque, NM
Sept 28th-29th, 2013
Brickworld Ft. Wayne, IN
Oct 4th-6th, 2013
ConX Kansas City, MO
Jan 3rd-5th, 2014
Destination Anime Ft Lauderdale, FL
Conventions next weekend 2/22-2/24, 2013
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 17, 2013 | Comments Off
Feb 22nd-24th, 2013
Anachrocon Atlanta, GA
Beyondcon Gig Harbor, WA
Con-G Guelph, ON
Dreamation Morriston, NJ
Faeriecon West Seattle, WA
Fire and Ice Mantioc, WI
Furry Fiesta Dallas, TX
Mysticon Roanoke, VA
Prezcon Charlottesville, VA
Totalcon Mansfield, MA
Toy And Hobby Show Charlotte, NC
Tsukinocon Victoria, BC
Vul-con Phoenix, AZ (cancelled)
Wizard World Portland, OR
Gally & Grand Slam day 1 coverage
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 16, 2013 | Comments Off
Shawn Marshall reports from Day 1 of Gally and Creations Grand Slam. Subscribe to his channel so we keep getting these reports!
New Dragon*Con statement on Ed Kramer
By Petrea Mitchell| February 16, 2013 | Comments Off
Dragon*Con has posted a new statement regarding Ed Kramer here. Regarding the recent discussions around fandom, it says:
The current flood of “information” about this litigation appears to have been taken from the multiple lawsuits against Dragon*Con filed by Edward Kramer and his lawyers (i.e., Edward Kramer’s arguments and allegations, not documented facts). To our dismay, much of this misinformation is being quoted as pure fact despite the reality that a court of law determined that many of the facts and figures provided by Mr. Kramer in his law suits were false, inaccurate or completely fictitious.
However, the figure of $154,000 for Kramer’s latest shareholder dividend was reported by Atlanta Magazine as the amount D*C was ordered to pay, not mere allegations from Kramer.
The statement reinterates that Kramer has had no role in the management or operations of D*C since 2000, which is completely true so far as anyone has been able to determine. It also asks:
We do hope that everyone understands that due to past, present, and possible future lawsuits we find ourselves unable to comment further on any matters concerning Edward Kramer. Please do not construe any future silence on the matter as a lack of concern on the part of the Dragon*Con staff and more specifically, our board of directors.
Florida supercon news.
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 16, 2013 | Comments Off
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Greetings!
A special thanks to everyone who made it out to he first ever Animate! Miami last month! It was awesome and far more people than we ever expected came out for the fun. Now that Animate! Miami is in the books, its time to focus 100% on Florida Supercon! We’ve got a bunch of news and new guest announcements for FSC this week. Plus some notes on Animate! Miami.
Florida Supercon has announced a slew of new guests in the past several weeks for our July 4-7, 2013 event, including:
 ADAM BALDWIN: Star of Firefly, Serenity, Chuck, Angel and Justice League LAURIE HOLDEN: Star of The Walking Dead, X-Files, Silent Hill & The Shield
SGT SLAUGHTER: Star of G.I. Joe. Wrestling Legend ERIN GRAY: Star of Buck Rogers, The Guild, Silver Spoons
RICHARD HORVITZ: Star of Invader Zim, Power Rangers, Billy and Mandy
RIKKI SIMONS: Star of Invader Zim
DAVID YOST: Star of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
TrekTrax Atlanta
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 16, 2013 | Comments Off
Add TrekTrax Atlanta to the same weekend we are going to Jordancon in Atlanta. We will be pulling double duty covering both cons the weekend of April 19th-21st, 2013. Can’t wait!
TrekTrax Atlanta website
British Invasion 2 Comes to Baltimore!
By Shawn Scott Smith| February 15, 2013 | Comments Off
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - February 14, 2013 - The Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to announce that the British Invasion will be returning to Charm City for the second year in a row! Thus far, we can confirm that Brian Bolland, Jimmy Cheung, and Roger Langridge will all be joining previous announced British Invasion guests Mark Buckingham, Dave Gibbons, and Barry Kitson for this year’s show. The show will be held on September 7-8, 2013 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
In 2000, he left Marvel to join the team at CrossGen Comics, heading up the art duties on one of their flagship titles,Scion. In 2005, Cheung returned to Marvel where he worked on Secret Warriors, Young Avengers, and Wolverine. Most recently, he illustrated the covers to Marvel’s big Avenger/X-Men event, Avengers vs. X-Men andSpider-Men. WaCon: a crowd-funded gaming convention
By Petrea Mitchell| February 15, 2013 | Comments Off
WaCon is a proposed gaming convention to be held September 28-29 in Waco, Texas– if it can raise the seed money on Kickstarter. The minimum donation that gets you a membership is $25.
The goal is to raise $6500, and it’s already about a third of the way there. Read more about it at its Kickstarter page here.
[Hat tip: John Mansfield]
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