SHINICHI WATANABE TO APPEAR AT SUGOICON
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 26, 2010 | 1 Comment
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FT. MITCHELL, KY – July 22, 2010—Sugoicon, Cincinnati’s Premier Anime Convention, is proud to
announce the addition of Shinichi Watanabe as the convention’s Japanese Guest of Honor. He joins
returning American voice acting guests Christopher Ayres, Josh Grelle, Brittney Karbowski, and Carli
Mosier to celebrate Sugoicon’s eleventh year.
Known popularly as “Nabeshin”, Shinichi Watanabe is the iconic director of the anime comedies Excel
Saga, Nerima Daikon Brothers, and Tenchi Muyo! GXP, as well as the recent comedy-drama The
Wallflower. Nabeshin is also known for his animated alter ego, who frequently can be spotted as a recurring
character in his series. Nabeshin’s larger-than-life personality has cemented his status as a fan favorite with
his recent stateside appearances.
Sugoicon has also confirmed writer/artist Fred Gallagher of Megatokyo as a first-time guest for the
upcoming convention, joining returning artist guests and webcomics creators James Hatton (In His
Likeness), Dan Hess (Weesh, Realms of Ishikaze), and Shannon Townsend (Otaku –no– Yen). Longtime
guests and industry professionals Doug Smith (Goldenboy’s Kintaro Oe) and Jan Scott-Frazier have also
Voices For, the Jan Scott-Frazier-produced music project, will be presented in concert at Sugoicon
again this year. The non-profit group features theme-centered songs covered by established voice actors,
with proceeds donated to charities including the Southern Poverty Law Center, C.A.R.E., ActionAid
International USA, and Doctors Without Borders. The group also features the talents of Dale Tippett and
Justin Smith of the Chicago-based band, Something Beautiful.
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More Trek stars join Hollywood XPO
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 25, 2010 | Comments Off
Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn & Rene Auberjonois on Saturday, 10/16
Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn and Rene Auberjonois will be signing autographs on Saturday at Hollywood Xpo. There will also be photo opportunities. Prices will be announced soon.
Jonathan Frakes is an actor, author and director, best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection, which earned him the nickname Two-Takes Frakes for his speed.
Michael Dorn’s most famous role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Lieutenant (later Lt. Commander) Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Michael played Worf in the four TNG movies, but before that, he played Colonel Worf in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
Rene Auberjonois is an American actor, known for creating a number of characters in long-running television series, including Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Rene has been a guest star on many different television series, including The Outer Limits, Night Gallery, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Stargate SG-1.
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New conventions dates!
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
Oct 22nd-24th, 2010
Mr Hush Weekend of Fear” Matamoras, PA
Nov 5th-7th, 2010
Telsacon Madison, WI
April 1st-3rd, 2011
Babelcon Baton Rougue, LA
May 21st, 2011
Fanaticon Asheville, NC
May 27th-31st, 2011
Media Westcon Lansing, MI
Oasis Orlando, FL
June 24th-26th, 2011
Persacon Decatur, AL
Conventions this Weekend July 30th-Aug 1st, 2010
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 25, 2010 | 2 Comments
I’ve got lots of friends going to Anime Iowa, how about you? What are you attending this weekend?
July 30th-Aug 1st, 2010
Pulpfest Columbus, OH
Otakon Baltimore, MD
Creation Twilight Toronto, ON
Anime Iowa Iowa City, IA
Kita Kon Thunderbay, ON
Classic Game Expo Las Vegas, NV
Portland Retro Gaming Expo
Spocon Spokane, WA
Starfleet International Wagoner, OK
Diversicon St. Paul, MN
Fright Night Louisville, KY
Faerie Worlds Veneta, OR
Pan Kinetic Expo Vallejo, CA
Comic Con Final
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 25, 2010 | Comments Off
So if someone wants to switch seats with you at comic con I guess the correct thing to do is agree to it. Otherwise you may get stabbed in the eye. Poor fellow. Anyway other than that fiasco, the news has been rather jolly coming from the worlds largest geek fest. Here’s our picks for the final day of Comic Con 2010,
1000 Rick Riordian
1000 Smallville
1030 Castle
1130: Yoshitaka Amano
130 Glee
300 DC Comics
400 Buffy singalong
6pm Show closes go home.
Comic-Con Day 3 Highlights
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 24, 2010 | Comments Off
Comic Con Day 3, the last full day of the show, here’s our picks for the best of the best today. Enjoy.
1000 Mad about Mad
1100 Comics in the Library
1100 Family Guy
1115 Marvel Cup Of Joe
1145 Warner Bros: Green Lantern, Sucker Punch and Harry Potter
1200 Venture Bros
1245 Futurama
100 Sanctuary
130 Simpsons
200 Tokyopop panel
200 The Guild
230 DST Minimates!
300 RAY BRADBURY
300 Community
315 Fringe
430 J. Michael Straczynski
430 Terry Moore
500 Hellboy
645 Fables
715 Mythbusters
800 Troma
830 Masquerade
1000 Kevin Smith
SDCC day 2 Highlights
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 23, 2010 | Comments Off
Got day one and that snazzy new Tron trailer out of your system? Good it’s time for day 2. These are just some Highlights of todays show schedule,
1000 am Marvels Xmen panel.
1030 SG Universe Panel
1100 Star Wars/ Hasbro
1100 Boom Studios
1130 Dark Horses Panel
1130 The Walking Dead Tv Series!!!
1200 IDW panel
145 Batman panel
200 Stan The Man Lee
200 Yo Gabba Gabba
230 Image Comics
300 Joss Whedon
400 Sony Pictures block
430 Adult Swim panel
515 True Blood
530 Vertigo panel
600 Archer
630 Gears of War 3
700 Rifftrax Live
730 Grant Morrison
800 World Premier Batman Under the Red Hood
830 Eisner Awards
1100 Mega Pirhana
Have fun!
Convention Added: Corecon
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 23, 2010 | Comments Off
CoreCon
Website
Moorhead, MN
April 15-17
Ustreams at SDCC
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 22, 2010 | Comments Off
Live streams at comic con include Capcoms booth,
Video clips at Ustream
Broadcasting Live with Ustream.TV
Eeriecon 13
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 22, 2010 | Comments Off
Just got this email from W. Paul Ganley letting us know about Eeeriecon 13.
Eeriecon 13 will be held on April 29-30/May1 in Niagara Falls NY. Guests of honor are Larry Niven and Derwin Mak. The Eeriecon website has not yet been revised to give this information ( www.eeriecon.org) as yet.
Comic-con day 1
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 22, 2010 | Comments Off
Here are some higlights of today’s programming that us on the web can look for news from,
1000am: Jeff Smith, the Bone and Rasl creator answers questions.
1115: Tron Legacy panel. New Lightcycle videos? Sure to be a hard to attend panel.
1200: Caprica, BSG and beyond. Ritchard Hatch hosts this panel.
100: Burn Notice , because Bruce Campbell will be there and
100 Gi Joe. Hasbro unveils new toys.
215 Red featuring Bruce Willis and Warren Ellis
230 A decade of Aqua Teen Hunger Force
330 James Strum.
330 EW presents JJ Abrams and Joss Whedon.
500 Look Around You the bbc smash hit comes to the US
600 Scott Pilgrim Versus the World
730 Dr Horrible Sing Along Blog
730 Penn and Teller Live
830 Doctor Who Screening
10pm World Premier of Lost Boys, The Thirst.
This is just some of the madness happening today. Enjoy yourselves if your there!
Librari-Con
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 21, 2010 | Comments Off
I am going to be attending Librari-Con 2010 in Fayetteville, NC on Saturday September 4th, 2010. I’m going to be in the Artist Alley selling my creatures and comics so stop on by and say hello. Librari-con
Poster artwork by Kaysha Siemens of Eldanis Studios.
Heroescon 2011 dates.
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 21, 2010 | Comments Off
This means I have to decide whether to have a table at Heroescon or Concarolinas. Tough decision for sure.
Heroescon
SDCC: It’s time. Preview Night
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 21, 2010 | Comments Off
Comic Con International kicks off tonight with Preview night, a night originally dedicated to getting on the show floor early and with less crowds but each year it’s getting more and more overcrowded.
Today’s programming highlights are light but include,
1. A preview of the new Nikita series starring Maggie Q.
2: And the Marriot is hosting a party and screening three unnannounced films for fans.
Of course just walking the showfloor is a party in its own right, so go have fun, and don’t blow all your cash in one day, plenty to see throughout the weekend.
David Prowse dropped from LucasFilm events
By Petrea Mitchell| July 20, 2010 | Comments Off
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader’s body in the original Star Wars trilogy, has posted the following at his Web site:
It is with regret that I have been informed by my friends at C2 Ventures, Ben and Phillip, that I am not to be invited to C5 [Star Wars Celebration V] this year or any other Lucas Film associated events. After enquiring, the only thing I have been told is that I have “burnt too many bridges between Lucas Film and myself” – no other reason given.
I have also been advised by the promoter of Paris Manga in September that LFL have requested no photo opportunities with the 501 Squadron, even though I am commander in chief of the 501.
Sincere apologies to all my fans who were hoping to meet with me – I shall miss you too. As you will see from my events page I will be at many conventions all over the world so we can still keep in touch.
Prowse has not been banned from all conventions, as some outlets have reported; his appearances page still lists several non-LucasFilm-run conventions around Europe.
Great article on ApolloCon
By Petrea Mitchell| July 20, 2010 | Comments Off
It’s so rare to see a positive, in-depth, and mostly correct article about science fiction fandom outside of the fan media that it’s worth highlighting this one from the (San Antonio) Express-News.
Gamers Find A Haven Through SFX360 At Wizard World Chicago Comic Con
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
NEW YORK and ROSEMONT, Ill., July 19, 2010 — Wizard World Chicago Comic Con attendees can check out dozens of the latest and greatest gaming titles when SFX360 (www.SFX-360.com), a worldwide multi-platform, multimedia gaming community, introduces “The Gamers Haven,” a mix of free play and tournaments of the most popular games like Transformers. Singularity, Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Modern Warfare 2, Gears Of War 2, Halo 3, Crackdown 2, Red Dead Redemption, Super Street Fighter IV, Madden 11, and Kane & Lynch 2. SFX360 will be showcasing the Mafia II Demo all weekend as well.
On Friday, fans can enjoy freeplay gaming as well as Halo 3 and Modern Warfare tournaments. Well-known pro player Prod1gyx will put his reputation on the line, taking on all comers in a pro multi genre challenge in Halo 3, Super Street Fighter IV and DJ Hero or Guitar Hero.
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One additon to the calendar,
By Shawn Scott Smith| July 19, 2010 | Comments Off
This conventions hotel is only 69 bucks and right on the beach. Looks like fun.
Oct 22nd-24th, 2010
XCON Myrtle Beach, SC
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