Saturday, 17 April 2010
GM
 This week, Marvel arrives at the first ever Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo to catapult the newest entertainment event to the ultimate level! Marvel (Booth #758), along with the hottest creators in the industry, bring fans all that they’ve been craving and more! Over the course of the three day mega-event, Marvel is bringing the fan service with tons of events, signings, and awe-inspiring on-stage events that will make C2E2 an event to remember! Marvel loves to give prizes away and at C2E2, there will be plenty to give out! Be sure to stop by the Marvel Booth (#758) for your chance to get in on the fun the entire weekend!
Friday, April 16th
2:00 - 2:30 PM Sega Iron Man 2 Videogame Demo
SEGA will be demoing the Iron Man 2 video game on the Xbox 360. Swing by, and suit up as Iron Man and, for the first time ever, War Machine in a story that takes you beyond the movie and into the comic universe in this all-new action adventure game. Bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.
3:00 - 4:00 PM Marvel Charades Game Show
Are you the living room champion of pantomime? Do you have a mutant ability to convey what you are thinking through simple hand gestures and body contortions? Can you drop it like it’s hot? Then make sure you are in the Marvel Booth as we choose fans from the crowd to team up with Marvel creators and editors to play Marvel Charades live on stage!
5:00 - 6:00 PM The Marvel Your Universe Game Show
Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.
6:00-7:00 PM Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour
You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.
Saturday. April 17th
12:00 - 1:00 PM Marvel Charades Game Show
Are you the living room champion of pantomime? Do you have a mutant ability to convey what you are thinking through simple hand gestures and body contortions? Can you drop it like it’s hot? Then make sure you are in the Marvel Booth as we choose fans from the crowd to team up with Marvel creators and editors to play Marvel Charades live on stage!
2:00 - 3:00 PM Marvel Costume Contest
Are you dressed as your favorite Marvel character? Then get your friendly neighborhood, star-spangled, best-at-what-you-do self down to the Marvel Booth at Comic-Con for The Marvel Costume Contest! Winners and runner ups will receive exclusive prizes! All entrants may also be featured in a gallery on Marvel.Com!
3:30 - 4:00 PM Sega Iron Man 2 Videogame Demo
SEGA will be demoing the Iron Man 2 video game on the Xbox 360. Swing by, and suit up as Iron Man and, for the first time ever, War Machine in a story that takes you beyond the movie and into the comic universe in this all-new action adventure game. Bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.
4:30 - 5:30 PM The Marvel Your Universe Game Show
Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.
6:00 - 7:00 PM Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour
You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.
Sunday, April 19th
12:00 - 1:00 PM Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour
You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.
1:30 - 2:30 The Marvel Your Universe Game Show
Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.
3:30 - 4:00 Sega Iron Man 2 Videogame Demo
SEGA will be demoing the Iron Man 2 video game on the Xbox 360. Swing by, and suit up as Iron Man and, for the first time ever, War Machine in a story that takes you beyond the movie and into the comic universe in this all-new action adventure game. Bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.
Make sure not to miss the first C2E2 ever! Join Marvel (Booth #758) and its talented creators at Lakeside Center at McCormick Place April 16th to the 18th. You really don’t want to miss out on the fantastic line up of superstar talent, exciting panels, and loads of top secret information that Marvel will be dishing up at C2E2!
Press Release for April 15th, 2010
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
GM
 Marvel arrives this April for the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo and Chicago will never be the same again! Marvel isn’t coming alone; it’s bringing its top talent to town as well!. Among the myriad of exciting events and panels Marvel (Booth #758) has planned for C2E2, there will also be a whole slew of signings over the course of the three day event!
FRIDAY Marvel at C2E2
1:00 – 2:00 PM
REILLY BROWN
JONATHAN HICKMAN
JIM MCCANN
FRED VAN LENTE
2:00 – 3:00 PM
MARJORIE LIU
PAUL PELLETIER
MIKE PERKINS
DANIEL WAY
3:00 – 4:00 PM
JOE QUESADA
4:00 – 5:00 PM
PETER DAVID
VALENTINE DELANDRO
BUTCH GUICE
SEAN MCKEEVER
5:00 – 6:00 PM
BOB LAYTON
KHOI PHAM
FRANK TIERI
PAUL TOBIN
5:30 – 6:30 PM
JEPH LOEB
GREG PAK
SATURDAY
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
MITCH BREITWEISER
RON GARNEY
ADAM KUBERT
12:00 – 1:00 PM
JOE QUESADA
1:00 – 2:00 PM
REILLY BROWN
PETER DAVID
VALENTINE DELANDRO
KHOI PHAM
2:00 – 3:00 PM
RACHEL DODSON
TERRY DODSON
STUART MOORE
MIKE PERKINS
3:00 – 4:00 PM
JEPH LOEB
4:00 – 5:00 PM
DENNIS CALERO
GREG PAK
PAUL PELLETIER
FRED VAN LENTE
5:00 – 6:00 PM
SEAN MCKEEVER
FRANK TIERI
PAUL TOBIN
DANIEL WAY
6:00 – 7:00 PM
MIKE CHOI
JONATHAN HICKMAN
ALESSANDRO VITTI
SKOTTIE YOUNG
SUNDAY
10:30 - 11:30 AM
JEPH LOEB
1:30 AM – 12:30 PM
C.B. CEBULSKI
GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
MARJORIE LIU
DANIEL WAY
12:30 – 1:30 PM
ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
MITCH BREITWEISER
PETER DAVID
BUTCH GUICE
1:30 – 2:30 PM
REILLY BROWN
GREG PAK
KHOI PHAM
FRED VAN LENTE
2:30 – 3:30 PM
JIMMY CHEUNG
JIM MCCANN
PAUL PELLETIER
SKOTTIE YOUNG
This is the first C2E2 ever and Marvel plans to start off with style! Join Marvel (Booth #758) and its talented creators at Lakeside Center at McCormick Place April 16th to the 18th. You really don’t want to miss out on the fantastic line up of superstar talent, exciting panels, and loads of top secret information that Marvel will be dishing up at C2E2!
Press Release for April 13, 2010
Saturday, 10 April 2010
GM
 San Japan, San Antonio's major Japanese Culture and Anime Convention, has announced the third round of guests for its upcoming convention happening on July 9th-11th, 2010. San Japan, along with the cooperation of Cherry Blossom Productions, is proud to announce that Japanese Rock Band KESHIKI will making their Texas musical debut performance. Additional guests announced include an appearance by Something Positive webcomic artist R. K. Milholland, along with the return of voice actor Clarine Harp and cosplay group DigitalDimensionCosplay.
KESHIKI, which means 'landscape' in English, was formed in the spring of 2007. Their music contains the melodic and dynamic vocals of Jun, ex-vocalist of Camino, mixed with the sensual and powerful rock sounds created by guitarist Yu, bassist Kenta, and drummer Taka. Despite the band only being together for a few years, their musical background is quite extensive.
Texas-born R. K. Milholland is the creator of the webcomics Midnight Macabre, Classically Positive, Something Positive, New Gold Dreams and Super Stupor. His comics have so many fans, they managed to raise enough money to allow him to quit his day gig and become a full-time cartoonist. His work often covers topics related to gaming, geeks, goths and comics, which explains why his fans are so maniacally devoted. San Japan
Clarine Harp was first cast by FUNimation Entertainment in 2003 to give life to the character of Tweedledee in Kiddy Grade. Since then, Clarine's talents have been featured in a broad range of roles. Working behind the scenes, on behalf of both gaming and cosplay, DigitalDimensionCosplay has helped fuel, run, and promote projects such as A-kon's 2008 Guinness Record for "Most Video Game Cosplayers Gathered in One Area" and A-kon's "Video Game Cosplay Contest," plus helped bring Cosplay awareness to the dimly lit back rooms of gaming events.
San Japan will be happening on the weekend of July 9th – 11th, 2010 in the middle of the famous Riverwalk at the new convention location to happen at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, adjacent to the Rivercenter Mall. Pre-registration for the upcoming convention is at a discount rate of $35 for a discount 3-day weekend pass (At-Door registration will be $45). Hotel rooms will be available at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel for a special convention rate of $117 per night (normal nightly rate is $219). Pre-registration is open until June 10th and the discount hotel rates are available until June 17th, . For more information on registering for San Japan along with streaming music tracks of all the performing music guests can be found on the official San Japan website at www.san-japan.org.
ABOUT SAN JAPAN
San Japan, LLC, is a not-for-profit organization devoted to bringing an appreciation of Japanese culture "state-side" through a variety of high-quality educational activities and entertainment events. In addition to the planned annual convention, San Antonio's first major Japanese culture and Anime convention, San Japan also participates throughout the Alamo City in a number of events such as the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures Asian Cultural Fair.
ABOUT CHERRY BLOSSOM PRODUCTIONS
Originating in 2005 as a solo project by Jonny Yen, Cherry Blossom Productions has blossomed into a larger project providing booking and promotion for Japanese artists wanting to perform in San Antonio, Texas. The company's mission is to show just how much potential the Alamo City has to offer to a growing and popular industry. They have worked with artists such as Peelander-Z, THE EMERALDS, Stance Punks, TsuShiMaMiRe, BLOOD, DJ SiSeN, and quaff to name a few.
Press Release for April 6th, 2010
Thursday, 08 April 2010
GM
 Geek.Kon is pleased to announce the first round of guests for Geek.Kon 2010 to be voice actor Chris Ayres, writer Bill Bodden, and game designers Matt Forbeck and Aaron Pavao.
CHRIS AYRES
Christopher Ayres has been working professionally in theatre, television and film since the age of 6. His work has been seen regionally, nationally and on Broadway. Chris currently works as a voice actor for FUNimation Entertainment and is an A.D.R. Director for Amusement Park Media. His first project with Amusement Park Media was the hit anime musical comedy The Nerima Daikon Brothers. Chris has also directed XENOSAGA: The Animation, Magikano, Mermaid Melody Pitchi Pitchi Pitch, and as co-director with Matt Greenfield on The Wallflower.
Chris' voice work includes the roles of Kei Kourono in Gantz, Suitengu in Speed Grapher, Von Kampher in Trinity Blood, Hayashimizu in Full Metal Panic? Fummofu, Nakamaru in Maburaho, Yaminami in Peacemaker, Johnny in One Piece, Sid in Devil May Cry, Koji in Godanner, Kenji Kurata in Diamond Daydreams, and Woogy in Michel. His voice can also be heard in Elfin Lied, Claymore, Tokyo Majin, Ouran High School Host Club, Cannon, Gravion Zwei, Utwararerumono, Coyote Ragtime Show, and Desert Punk, to name a few. Chris can also be heard as Wagram in the new Square Enix Game The Last Remnant. Most recently Chris has been heard as the Covenant Commander and various other roles in HALO: Legends. Aside from voice acting and directing, Chris works as a professional fight director, bringing his workshop "Mock Combat for Coplay" to many conventions, and is also one of the Anime industry voice actors who sings on Voices for Peace. He is very proud to be a part of the "Voices For..." organization. Geek.Kon 2010
You can learn more about Chris by visiting his website www.christopherayres-va.com.
BILL BODDEN
Bill Bodden is a wholesale sales rep for Green Ronin Publishing, as well as a freelance writer. He's done writing work for Mongoose Publishing, the Black Library/Games Workshop, Madison Magazine, Fantasy Flight Games, Scrye magazine, Avalanche Press, Knucklebones magazine, Game Cryer.com, Chaosium, Geek Monthly magazine and Green Ronin Publishing. He is currently a game reviewer Armchairgeneral.com, Flames Rising.com and ICv2's quarterly Guide to Games.
MATT FORBECK
Matt Forbeck has worked full-time as a writer and game designer since 1989 with many top companies, including Angry Robot/HarperCollins, Atari, Boom! Studios, Games Workshop, High Voltage Software, IDW, Image Comics, Mattel, Penguin, Playmates Toys, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Ubisoft, and Wizards of the Coast. He has designed board games, collectible card games, roleplaying games, and miniatures games and has written comic books, computer games, magazines, novels, nonfiction, screenplays, and short fiction. His work has been published in over 10 languages. His projects have been nominated for 24 Origins Awards and won 13. He has also won five ENnies. He is a proud member of the Alliterates writers' group, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and the International Game Developers Association. He lives in Beloit, Wisconsin, with his wife Ann and their children: Marty, Pat, Nick, Ken, and Helen. Visit Forbeck.com for more details about him and his work.
AARON PAVAO
Aaron Pavao started his career in geekery as a child playing D&D with the babysitter, and sold his first game (Live Role-Playing Chess) as a teen. Since then, he has been involved in many aspects of gaming. He has run campaign-style LARPs, designed board, card, and role-playing games, run a game company, and yes, bought games just to read them. His geekiness even extended to his romantic life when he encoded his marriage proposal into a Shadowrun book. His most recent work includes a card game and expansions licensed to Atlas Games and freelance work in over a dozen titles for Catalyst Game Labs.
Geek.Kon 2010 will be held Sept. 3-5 at the Madison Marriott West in the Madison suburb of Middleton, WI.
Following its founding principles, Geek.Kon is dedicated to bringing together all aspects Geekdom under one roof from anime to sci-fi to gaming and more for the benefit of all. In line with this ideology one can expect to find programming, events, and guests to suit a variety of "Geeky" tastes. It is through these means that Geek.Kon strives to give each attendee a great time while also expanding their horizons as to what Geekdom has to offer.
Online preregistration for Geek.Kon 2010 is now open.
Registration rates are as follows:
full weekend preregistration: $25
full weekend at door: $30
Friday at door: $15
Saturday at door: $20
Sunday at door: $15
children age 5 and under: Free with paying adult
children age 6 - 12: $15 with paying adult
To preregister or find more information on guests, events, and other convention aspects visit http://www.geekkon.net
Press Release for April 6th, 2010
Thursday, 08 April 2010
GM
 QC Anime-zing!, the first anime convention to be held on the Iowa/Illinois border is excited to announce Spike Spencer will be appearing at the convention June 18-20, 2010 in Bettendorf, IA. Spike Spencer is added to the guest list also including Johnny Yong Bosch, Eyeshine, Carrie Savage, and The Man Power.
Spike Spencer has been a voice actor since the early nineties. He has voiced hundreds of episodes of anime, including titles such as Evangelion, Battle Angel, Suikoden, Orphen, Spriggan, Nadesico, Buso Renkin, and Bleach. Spike is also an accomplished actor, previously working with stars such as Tommy Lee Jones, Sandra Bullock, Frank Langella, and Scott Glenn. In addition, Spike Spencer has voiced many radio and television commercials, video games like World of Warcraft, and several other projects. Spike Spencer
Spike Spencer will be running several panels and giving out autographs throughout the QC Anime-zing! 2010 weekend. He will be appearing in addition to voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch (Vash the Stampede, Power Rangers, etc) and Carrie Savage (Fuko in I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs, Rakka in Haibane Renmei, etc). Anime-zing! also has two musical guests this year, Eyeshine and The Man Power, who will be performing on Saturday in addition to running panels at other times during the weekend.
QC Anime-zing! is the second anime convention to come to Iowa, and the first anime con to be held on the Iowa/Illinois border area. The convention is being held in The Lodge Hotel, a victorian castle themed convention center, in Bettendorf, IA. The convention center is the perfect setting for many kinds of photoshoots (Black Butler, Steampunk, Lolita, D.Gray-man). Rooms at The Lodge are $95 per night and must be reserved before May 17th, 2010.
QC Anime-zing! 2010 will feature events including discussion panels, a martial arts demonstration, interactive workshops, AMVs, anime showings, video games, board games, a Saturday night concert, and more. The convention will also have a ConSuite open to all attendees and late night programming.
The organizers of Anime-zing! are also running the third convention in Iowa called Anime-SPARK!. Anime-SPARK! will be held February 10-14, 2011, Valentine's weekend, in Cedar Rapids, IA.
The people planning Anime-zing! also organized an "instant anime convention" in Illinois, Anime-ZAP!, with less than 72 hours of planning. The event garnered over 150 attendees, and the organizers of Anime-zing! are hoping to run the event again in 2011 to promote the larger QC Anime-zing! convention.
Registration for Anime-zing! is available online at http://www.qcanimezing.com
Registration is $30 through March 20th, 2010, and then increases to $40 through May 20th, 2010. Registration at the door is $50.
Press Release for April 5, 2010
Tuesday, 06 April 2010
GM
 Stan Lee, the co-creator of many of America’s favorite comic book heroes, including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, and the Hulk, will be attending this year’s Phoenix Comicon, May 27-30th.
“This is why we are the signature pop-culture event of the southwest,” said Matt Solberg, Phoenix Comicon Convention Director, “Our attendees get to meet the best of the best.”
Lee’s amazing career began with Marvel Comics before the publishing company was even called “Marvel.” From a very young age, Lee showed a knack for the comics industry, becoming an editor at 18-years-old in 1941. It wasn’t until the late 1950’s, however that Lee’s true genius showed through. At that time DC Comics, Marvel’s main competition, was seeing significant success with superheroes. Marvel needed a similar success. Lee was assigned the task. He took a chance and invented heroes that had human problems, from vanity to a bad temper. His first such group of heroes, the Fantastic Four, were amazingly popular and led on to the creation of the Hulk, Iron Man, the X-Men, and eventually Marvel’s most successful super hero, Spider-Man.
“Stan is something of a superhero himself,” said Anabel Martinez, Phoenix Comicon Marketing Director, “Where he goes, success follows. Understandably, we’re happy to have him!”
Since then, Lee has become at various times the face of Marvel and its leader. He has appeared in cameo parts in the motion pictures based on his characters, and in celebration of 65 years with the Company, Marvel immortalized Lee in a series of one-shot comics in 2006 where he met many of the superheroes he helped create. Stan Lee
“Pardon me while I just freak out a little,” said Ed Harris, Comics Programming Director for the Phoenix Comicon, “I’m just so excited to meet Stan!”
Phoenix Comicon is the signature pop culture event of the southwest, presenting guests and programming for hobbyists and fans by attracting the top segments of the comics, anime, sci-fi, film, TV, and gaming industries. ?Entering its ninth year, Phoenix Comicon is expected to draw over 10,000+ attendees to its May 27-30, 2010 convention held at the Phoenix Convention Center and Hyatt Regency located in downtown Phoenix.
For more information, please go to http://www.phoenixcomicon.com
Press Release for March 31. 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
GM
 MTAC reveals several new guests to its tenth year event – MTAC Odyssey (April 30-May 2, 2010)! To celebrate MTAC's tenth anniversary, guests both new and from MTAC's past are coming out to the big show, including:
Spike Spencer is our brand new MTAC Odyssey guest. This marks Spike's first appearance at MTAC. Spike is well known as the voice of Shinji Ikari in the Evangelion series and has voiced hundreds of episodes of Anime including such notable titles as Battle Angel, Suikoden, Orphen, Spriggan, Nadesico, Mar, PreTear, Buso Renkin, Code Geass 2 and Bleach.
Colleen O'Shaughnessey is our returning favorite from MTAC Ninja. Colleen is a voice actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Sora from the first and second seasons of Digimon (her first major voice actor role), Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom and Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru in Naruto. She has also done work in the video game industry where she voiced Genis Sage in Tales of Symphonia and KOS-MOS in Xenosaga II. MTAC 2010
Travis Willingham is our returning favorite from MTAC 6th Period. Travis is probably best known as the voice of Colonel Roy Mustang in the hit anime series Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Travis' other credits range from other anime series, movies, television and video games. Currently, Travis is playing The Hulk and The Human Torch, in Marvel's new animated series, The Super Hero Squad Show on Cartoon Network.
Laura Bailey is our returning favorite from MTAC Go. Laura has lent her voice to characters of over fifty titles – including Kid Trunks in Dragonball Z, Maka in Soul Eater, Shin in Shin Chan and Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket – as well as provided her directing and producing talents to many of them. Laura has also voiced several video game characters, such as Serah in Final Fantasy XIII, Chun Li in Street Fighter 4, and Rayne in the BloodRayne franchise.
Vic Mignogna is a special edition guest. Vic has appeared at both MTAC Go and MTAC 6th Period, the latter where he narrowly defeated Travis Willingham in an epic game of dodgeball. Vic is also famous for providing the voices of several anime characters, including Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Tamaki Suou in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai in Tsubasa Chronicle, Dark in DN Angel and more.
Angry Viking Press is making their first visit to MTAC as our Artist Guests of Honor, designing several custom designs of MTAC's very own ConkittyTM. Angry Viking Press is a new, independent publisher of high-quality, stylistic and unique comics and Trade Paper Backs designed by consummate artists from the USA and Japan.
To guarantee seeing this year's guests, you can pre-register for MTAC Odyssey at http://www.mtac.net until April 1. After April 1, registration will be available at the convention April 30-May 2.
ABOUT MTAC:
Based in Nashville, Tennessee, MTAC is a non-profit corporation currently producing its tenth annual convention. The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention produces events related to Anime, Manga & relevant Popular Arts, providing enthusiasts and the public at large with a forum for patronage and education thereof.
Press Release for March 29, 2010
 Florida's most exciting and fun genre convention continues to add more guests and events for the 5th annual Florida Supercon, set to occur June 18-20, 2010 in Miami, FL. Dozens of new guests and events have been added from the worlds of Comic Books, Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, Cosplay, Horror, Video Games and Wrestling with more still to be announced as we get closer to the show!
Florida Supercon (FSC) is South Florida's Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Video Game and Sci-Fi / Fantasy Festival, a three day festival that includes celebrity guests, comic book publishers, artists, writers, vendors, Q&A's, parties, costume contests, anime programming, cosplay, panels, photo shoots, live music, video games and more. The event kicks off at 12:00PM, Friday, June 18 and the fun continues almost around the clock until 6:00PM, Sunday, June 20. FSC returns to Miami for its 5th year as it takes over almost 150,0000 square feet at the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel and Convention Center to become the largest genre convention in the history of South Florida!
New guest artists include:
Gene Colan: Legendary Comic Book Artist whose career has spanned 1946 to the present. Gene is well known for his work on Iron Man (including the classic Iron Man #1), Batman, Daredevil, Tomb of Dracula, Captain America, Doctor Strange and much more!
 Ms. Marvel Greg Horn: Superstar Comic Book Artist Greg Horn is well known for his painted work at both Marvel and DC including: Secret Invasion, Blackest Night, Ms. Marvel, Green Lantern, Anita Blake, Iron Man, She-Hulk and more!
Jay Leisten: Current inker of Uncanny X-Men and Moon Knight for Marvel Comics. Jay's other credits include Dark X-Men, Witchblade, Wolverine, New Avengers and much more!
Echo Chernik: Echo has over fifteen years of experience as a professional commercial artist who has done work for Celestial Seasonings, Arlo Guthrie, Miller Brewing Co., Camel Cigarettes and more.
Luis Diaz: Luis has worked as an illustrator, designer and fine artist for IDW Publishing (Wynonna Earp), Devil's Due, Topps, WWE and more. He has created over 40 paintings for the new Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages card sets.
New guest celebrities include:
Robb Demarest: The lead investigator for Ghost Hunters International, Robb can be seen weekly on the Syfy channel investigating the paranormal.
Brandy Green: A case manager for Ghost Hunters International, Brandy can be seen weekly on the Syfy channel investigating the paranormal.
Luciana Carro: Star of Battlestar Galactica as "Kat" and Caprica as "Pyrah".
The Iron Sheik: Wrestling Legend, former WWF World Heavyweight Champion, WWF Tag Team Champion and WWE Hall of Fame member.
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine: Wrestling Legend, former WWF Tag Team Champion, WWF Intercontinental Champion, NWA Champion and WWE Hall of Fame member.
Terri Runnels: Former WWF, WWE and WCW manager, host and wrestler. Terri was one of the first WWE divas.
Traci Brooks: TNA Wrestling star, Traci is the original TNA Knockout!
SoCal Val: TNA Wrestling star.
New Musical Guests include:
Addax: Indie Power Pop band
Feeding Fingers: Post Punk / New Wave trio
The Joyness: Pop / Folk Rock band
S.S. Hanami: Anime Rock band
New Cosplay Guests include:
Yaya Han: Cosplay Guest Yaya Han is a costume designer and cosplay entertainer with over 9 years of experience and over 100 costumes under her belt. Her intricate and lavish creations have won awards and acclaim nationwide.
Miracole Burns: Model, Professional Makeup Artist, Costume Designer and Uber Nerd!
More information for each of these guests may be found at the FSC website www.supercon.tv. These new guests join a line up of over 100 guests already announced for the show, and that number continues to grow every week. Some of the guests already lined up for FSC 2010 include:
Comic Book artists and writers such as Ariel Olivetti, Gene Colan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Khoi Pham, Rafa Sandoval, Dennis Calero, Brad Walker, Paul Gulacy, Fred Van Lente, Filip Sablik, Georges Jeanty, Dick Giordano, Dustin Weaver, Steve Kurth, Shawn Crystal, Joe Jusko, Greg Horn, Allen Bellman, Clayton Henry, Alex Saviuk, Pat Broderick, Rob Hunter, Greg "Dark One" Williams, Vinnie Tartamella, Dick Kulpa, Jay Leisten, Luis Diaz and more!
Anime and Animation voice actors like Troy Baker (Naruto, Code Geass), Richard Horvitz (Invader Zim), Larry Kenney (Thundercats), Brittney Karbowski (Xenosaga, Pani Poni Dash), Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen), Charles Fleischer (Roger Rabbit), Brad Kesten (Charlie Brown), Angela Lee-Sloan (Lucy in Peanuts), Stacy H. Tolkin (Sally in Peanuts) and more!
Legendary Filmmakers Lloyd Kaufman and Hershell Gordon Lewis.
Movie and TV Celebrities such as Tia Carrere (Wayne's World, Relic Hunter), Robb Demarest (Ghost Hunters International), Brandy Green (Ghost Hunters International), Luciana Carro (Battlestar Galactica), John Wesley Shipp (The Flash), Charles Fleischer (Back to the Future II), Julie McCullough (Growing Pains, The Blob), Louise Robey (Friday the 13th the series), Rebecca Staab (Fantastic Four), Michelle Lintel (The Black Scorpion) and more!
Wrestling Guests such as The Iron Sheik (WWF), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (WWF), Sinn "Kizarny" Bodhi (WWE), Terri Runnels (WWE), Traci Brooks (TNA) and SoCal Val (TNA).
Musical Guests like MC Frontalot, Addax, Feeding Fingers, The Joyness, S.S. Hanami, Robbed By A Flute, Sci-Fried, The Pursuit, Murderous Rampage and more!
Cosplay and Entertainment Guests such as Yaya Han, Miracole Burns, The 3000 Brigade (Smash Bros. Show), Supercon Championship Wrestling, Wasabi Anime and more!
Stand Up Comedy Guests like Lisa Corrao, The Revenge of the Nerds Comedy Show, Julie McCullough and more!
Additional guests can be found at on the Florida Supercon website at www.supercon.tv
This years FSC will have dedicated programming tracks for each of the genre's being celebrated. Some of the amazing events include:
- Q&A's with most of our attending guests
- Comic art portfolio reviews for aspiring artists
- Fan panels for all aspects of the show (Comics, Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi etc.)
- Industry panels for breaking into Comics, Anime, Animation etc...
- The FSC Costume Competition (with over $3,000 in cash and prizes)
- The FSC Cosplay Skit Contest
- Rumble Roses Cosplay Wrestling
- The Otaku Insomnia Rave
- Cosplay Deviant's Hentai Cafe
- Cosplay RockBand
- Supercon Championship Wrestling's "Supercon Mania!"
- The Smash Brothers 3000 Super Show
- Filmmaking workshops with Hershell Gordon Lewis
- The FSC Film Festival
- Live Musical Performances
- Live stand up comedy
- Over 100 video game stations
- Video game tournaments
- A 50,000 square feet exhibition room with over 400 booths and tables featuring vendors, celebrity guests, artists, filmmakers and exhibits.
Complete information on these and dozens of more events taking place all weekend can be found at www.supercon.tv
The convention hours of operation are:
FRIDAY, JUNE 18: 12:00PM – 2:00AM
SATURDAY, JUNE 19: 11:00AM - 2:00AM
SUNDAY, JUNE 20: 11:00AM - 6:00PM
FSC is located at The Double Tree Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center, 711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126. Discounted room rates for convention.
Press Release for March 25th, 2010
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
GM
 The Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to announce our first series of guests for the 2010 convention. Major publishing houses Image Comics, Boom! Studios, and Top Cow Productions are the first announced exhibitors for our 11th annual show. In addition, we are pleased to announce the following guests: Mike and Laura Allred (Madman), Sergio Aragones (Groo), Ivan Brandon (Nemesis: The Imposters), Jim Calafiore (Secret Six), Eric Canete (New Avengers: Luke Cage), Howard Chaykin (Black Kiss), Cliff Chiang (Greendale), Frank Cho (Ultimate Comics New Ultimates), Steve Conley (Star Trek Omnibus: The Original Series), Amanda Conner (Power Girl), Dan DiDio (The Outsiders, Co-Publisher, DC Comics),
 Baltimore Comic Con 2010 Al Feldstein (MAD Magazine), Ron Garney (Wolverine: Weapon X), Michael Golden (Marvel 1602: Spider-Man), Cully Hamner (Detective Comics), Dean Haspiel (ACT-I-VATE), Geoff Johns (Blackest Night, Chief Creative Officer, DC Comics), J.G. Jones (DC Universe Legacies), Rich Koslowski (BB Wolf and the 3 LPs), Michael Lark (Spider-Man: Return of the Hunter Saga), Laura Martin (Girl Comics), Mark McKenna (Banana Tail), Terry Moore (Echo, SiP), Phil Noto (Avengers: The Origin), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Khoi Pham (Mighty Avengers), Eric Powell (The Goon), James Robinson (Justice League of America), Stephane Roux (Zatanna), Louise Simonson (X-Factor Forever), Walter Simonson (Wednesday Comics), Jim Starlin (Dreadstar), Brian Stelfreeze (The Authority: The Lost Year), Karl Story (Zatanna), Mark Texeira (X-Men: Origins), Billy Tucci (Shi), Doug Wagner (World of Warcraft: Horde), Mark Waid (Irredeemable, Editor-in-Chief, Boom! Studios), Marv Wolfman (New Teen Titans), and John Workman (Heavy Metal).
"We're months away from show-time, and already, we've lined up some of the biggest stars of the industry. We're excited to have the presence and support of Image, Boom!, and Top Cow - we have an excellent relationship with all three publishers, and can sense the fans lining up to see them already!" said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "We're also very proud to have Dan Didio and Geoff Johns from DC Comics joining us again this year. Both have been great friends for some time now, and they produce some of the most cutting edge comics on the market today. There are so many noteworthy guests coming to the show that represent a cross-section of the comics industry's genres, creative roles, eras, and publishing models, we think 2010 is shaping up to be one of our best yet!"
In coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found at our website (http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/), Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/baltimorecomics), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/baltimorecomiccon), MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/baltimorecomics), and ComicSpace (http://www.comicspace.com/baltimorecomicon) pages.
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held August 28-29, 2010. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, August 28th.
Saturday, 20 March 2010
GM
 RIT Anime Club is excited to announce the final guests for Tora-Con 2010: musical guest Gavin Goszka, webcomic guests Ananth Panagariya and Yuko Ota, as well as voice actor Billy West!
William Richard "Billy" West is a voice actor. He launched his career in the early 1980s performing daily comedic routines on Boston's WBCN (TOP Rock station of the time) shortly after moving on to do the revival of Beany and Cecil and was also a cast member on the Howard Stern's radio show during the early to mid 1990s. West is best known for his voice-work on Ren & Stimpy, Doug and Futurama. His favorite characters are Philip J. Fry (Futurama) and Stimpy (Ren and Stimpy), both of which he originated. West's most notable film work was in Space Jam (1996) providing the voice of both Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd; he has provided the same voices for other Looney Tunes films and video games. West has been very outspoken over his displeasure about the influx of movie star actors providing voice-over for films and major shows.
As well as a voice artist, West is also a guitarist and singer-songwriter with a band called Billy West and The Grief Counselors.
Actor's appearance subject to studio responsibilities.
Yuko Ota and Ananth Panagariya are the creators of Johnny Wander (http://www.johnnywander.com), a twice-weekly webcomic. It alternates between charm-of-life autobiography about the authors' lives in Brooklyn, and whimsical, surreal fiction. Recent shorts include The Girl with the Skeleton Hand and Delilah and the Basilisk. Johnny Wander has been running since 2008.
Gavin Goszka started playing music at age seven and was writing and recording his own songs by seventeen. His background includes formal training in both piano and voice, self-instruction on guitar and bass, and a 10-year history of performing as a solo acoustic artist. He discovered anime music through internet radio and quickly became an avid fan, learning many of his favorite songs by ear and gradually picking up the Japanese language along the way. The idea of performing the music live came largely from a desire to share this interest with other fans, and also to audiences that may not have the opportunity to experience it otherwise. Gavin is also a member of the gothic horror soundtrack outfit Midnight Syndicate, and has recorded modernized versions of popular songs from the Victorian era under the name Parlormuse. His latest project is an all-original English-language CD featuring vocaloid Megurine Luka.
These guests will cap off Tora-Con 2010's guest roster, joining Johnny Yong Bosch and Eyeshine, Eric Vale, Monica Rial, Chris Sabat, Armcannon and Geek Comedy Tour! Along with these great guests, Tora-con will also host a collection of contests and panels, such as an AMV contest, Cosplay contest, Game shows, and fan panels such as the "One Piece Unofficial Podcast." Also, Pre-registration ends March 25th. All pre-registration forms must be post-marked before this date to be considered. Everything dealing with pre-registration can be found at our website!
ABOUT TORA-CON: Tora-Con was created by the Rochester Institute of Technology Anime Club to provide anime and manga related entertainment to the Rochester area and beyond. The convention is planned and prepared by a dedicated Anime Club E-Board made up of RIT students.
ABOUT RIT ANIME CLUB: Founded in the early 1990s, the RIT Anime Club is one of the largest anime clubs in the country with over 150 active members. The purpose of the RIT Anime Club is to enrich the academic environment by stimulating the growth and appreciation of Anime as an art form as well as the awareness and understanding of Japanese Culture. The RIT Anime Club is a not-for-profit organization. Press Release for March 16, 2010
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