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| Date: | February 8th, 2007 10:38 AM | ||
| Header: | The Clock's Ticking Down to MegaCon | ||
| Bulletin: | MegaCon is less than two weeks away so this is your last update before the show. Here we have all the last minute details you need to know. As always, before we get started, we have to thank our sponsor, Coliseum of Comics, and co-sponsors, Big City Comics, FUNimation Entertainment and Students of the Unusual. Without them, none of this would be possible. Tickets! Have you purchased your tickets yet? Tickets for MegaCon are still available. You can purchase tickets in advance via phone or online at a reduced rate. To order by phone, call: 727-796-5725. To order securely online, log onto: https://protected6.purehost.com/d30063092/ordering.asp. Deadlines for ordering tickets in advance are as follows: To order by phone, you must call by 5:00pm on February 9, 2007 To order online, you must order by 12:00 midnight on February 13, 2007 Time is running out, so get those orders in now! Programming! There’s more to do at MegaCon than just shop and get autographs. Learn about your favorite comics, get some tips on breaking into the business and even get some behind the scenes info before the rest of the world. Here’s the complete schedule for the weekend. Friday, February 16th, 2007 Video Screening Come see your favorite episodes of Firefly, Farscape and Angel. 12:00pm - 1:50pm, Room 309A Voice Actor Panel Vic Mignona, Lex Lang, Sandy Fox, Chris Bevins, and Taliesin Jaffe talk about being a voice actor. 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Room 311A Stan Lee Presents Stan Lee event at UCLA on the Hero Initiative 1:50pm - 2:40pm, Room 315B Entertainment Trading Cards – Relive the drama, suspense and storylines of your favorite TV Shows and Movies Allan Caplan, President of Inkworks, will be discussing the exciting details of Inkworks’ 2007 product line-up. Get the exclusive, inside trading card scoop featuring your favorite movies and TV shows, including Veronica Mars, Shrek the Third, Hellboy Animated, Naruto, Supernatural, LOST and many more! 2:00pm - 2:50pm, Room 315A Costume Contest Sign up Be your favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy or TV character and be in the running for cash prizes. 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Room 309A Firefly Game Show If you know and love Firefly you won’t want to miss this audience participation game. 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Room 309A Producing Animated Shorts Want to win awards? Want to pitch and sell your own animated series? Discover the benefits of producing your own animated shorts from Mark Simon, a successful producer who has done dozens of animations and won over 40 awards for his work. His work has been seen on Nickelodeon, G4, Comedy Central mobile, Spike & Mike and soon on prime-time Fox after the Simpsons. 2:50pm - 3:40pm, Room 315B Sci-Fi /Fantasy TV Costume Contest Come as your favorite movie or TV character and win cash prizes and recognition for your costume. If you’re not in costume, come anyway and view the incredible show. 3:00pm - 4:45pm, Room 309A The Brave and the Bold DC's classic team-up title, The Brave and the Bold, is back -- and it has everyone buzzing! Get the lowdown on this thrilling new series with artist extraordinaire George Pérez and series editor Joey Cavalieri. 3:00pm - 3:50pm, Room 315A Arne Starr Presents Come out and see all the latest trailers and all the latest gossip of what's coming out of Tinseltown in the near future and beyond. Arne Starr, in association with Jeff Walker, brings you all the latest and greatest, and hopefully a few surprises as well for those of you who are already up to date courtesy of the net. 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Room 315B Archie’s Here Join Little Archie creators Bob Bolling and Dexter Taylor for a chat about the tiny version of the eternal teen. 4:00pm -5:00pm, Room 315A Farscape Q & A Join Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, David Franklin and Wayne Pygram as they answer audience questions about the popular Farscape. 5:00pm - 6:00pm, Room 309A An Evening with FUNimation: Beck Mongolian Chop Squad Be sure not to miss this premiere event for FUNimation’s newest show, Beck Mongolian Chop Squad. Be one of the first to see episodes 1-3 of the show exclusively at this event. Chris Bevins and Taliesin Jaffe, the Directors, will be on hand to talk about the show, the music, and answer questions. 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Room 311B & C Man and Machine Brandon Peterson loves technology, and it shows in his artwork. Learn more about this unique blending of brains - artist and techie. 5:40pm - 6:20pm, Room 315B Buffy Musical Episode If you’re a Buffy fan you don’t want to miss this musical episode. 6:10pm - 7:10pm, Room 309A The Third Annual MegaCon Indie Film Festival This program showcases numerous award-winning independent short films in the genres of action, anime, animation, comedy, horror, superheroes, science fiction, and suspense. This selection of films is hosted by 3 Boys Productions the founders of the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival and the creators of the horror adventure comic series "Students of the Unusual". Donations will be accepted for the Hero Initiative. 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Room 315B WOW Panel World of Warcraft panel 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Room 311B & C Voltaire Meet the incredible artist Voltaire. Musical performance from 9:00pm – 10:00pm. Autograph opportunities from 10:00pm – 11:00pm 9:00pm - 11:00pm, Room 315 Saturday, February 17th, 2007 Comic Writing 101 The acclaimed writer of Robin, Nightwing, Rush City and more pulls back the curtain on his decades of experience to tell you the ins-and-outs of comic writing. Come prepared, ask your questions, and learn from a master. SPECIAL NOTE: Admission to this panel is a mere $5, with 100% of proceeds benefiting The Hero Initiative! 11:00am - 11:50am, Room 309A Storyboards by Mark Simon Make over $100,000 a year drawing with a pencil. How to get started as a storyboard artist. Three mistakes most new storyboard artists make. 12 hidden storyboard clients. Marketing tips to double your business. Why low budget projects need storyboards more than large budget projects. 10:40am - 11:30am, Room 315B Not My Character What’s involved in writing for characters you didn’t create? Join Mike Carey, Barbara Kesel, and Brian Pulido for the scoop on getting inside somebody else’s brain! 11:00am - 11:50am, Room 315A Solty Rei: Salvation lies in the Heart of the Broken Be the first to meet with the Voice of Solty (Carrie Savage) and head script supervisor (John Burgmeier) on one of FUNimation’s new hot titles, Solty Rei. Carrie and John will be on hand to talk about working on the show as well as answering questions. 11:00am - 12:00pm, Room 311AB & C Voice Actor Panels Featuring Vic Mignona, Lex Lang, and Sandy Fox 11:30am - 12:30pm, Room 311A AnimeNation AnimeNation's Gene Field and John Oppliger will discuss everything AnimeNation, AN Entertainment, and RentAnime, from the AN forums and community to the ongoing release of Hare+Guu. Stop in for open discussion and questions, and maybe win a prize with your anime knowledge. 11:40pm - 12:30pm, Room 315B Marvelous Men Steve McNiven (Civil War), Mike Perkins (Union Jack), Jim Cheung ( Young Avengers), Tim Townsend (Ultimate X-Men), David Finch (Ultimate X-Men) What’s happening on these and other Marvel Projects? 12:00pm - 12:50pm, Room 315A Buffy/Angel Jeopardy What do you know about Buffy and Angel? Don’t miss this audience participation game show. 12pm – 1:00pm, Room 309A What's New in the DCU The DC Universe continues to build excitement every week with 52 -- and it's going to explode when World War III hits in April! Join Senior Editor Mike Marts with special guests Jimmy Palmiotti, J.G. Jones, Ethan Van Sciver and more to discuss what's new in the DCU. 12:40pm - 1:30pm, Room 315B Live by the Blade A female Samurai. A Samurai...rabbit? Find out what drew Billy Tucci (Shi) and Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) to the samurai mythos, and what very different creations came out of it! 1:00pm - 1:50pm, Room 315A Life in Japan with Jeremy Mauney Manga artist Jeremy Mauney discusses his career living and working in Japan. 1:00pm - 1:30pm, Room 311A Heroes TV Show Panel Discussion Save the cheerleader...Save the world. Discuss all the different angles of the new TV series Heroes. 1:00pm-12:00pm, Room 309A Arne Starr Presents Come out and see all the latest trailers and all the latest gossip of what's coming out of Tinseltown in the near future and beyond. Arne Starr, in association with Jeff Walker, brings you all the latest and greatest, and hopefully a few surprises as well for those of you who are already up to date courtesy of the net. 1:40pm - 3:10pm, Room 315B AMV Contest Anime, music and video contest. Don’t miss the many great entries and the chance to cheer your favorite ones on. 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Room 311B & C Q&A with the Filmmakers This is a unique opportunity to meet and discuss independent filmmaking with the filmmakers themselves. Directors, producers, celebrities, distributors, actors, festival coordinators and other special guests will be present to discuss their films featured at the Megacon Indie Film Expo and on the festival circuit. Panel hosted by Terry Cronin of 3 Boys Productions/Students of the Unusual who also hosts the annual Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival. 2:00pm -2:50pm, Room 315A Special Panel TBA This is a secret but not for long.... If you like surprises you won’t want to miss this! 3:00pm - 3:50pm, Room 315A Game Show Galactica Test your skills on the knowledge of Battlestar Galactica 3:00pm-3:50pm, Room 309A 2007 Web Cartoonist Choice Awards The 2007 winners of the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards will be announced for the first time in a LIVE ceremony to feature presentations by some of the most prominent personalities of the internet. This is your chance to be introduced to some of the best comics that the web has to offer. 3:20pm - 4:10pm, Room 315B Voltaire Mini Concert 4:20pm - 5:50pm, Room 315B 501st Prop Seminar Presented by members of the 501st Legion and Rebel Legion costuming groups, this informative panel will offer aspiring prop and costume makers an overview of the materials and tools needed to create realistic looking movie memorabilia. Learn how to build a hardware store blaster, make a droid from storage bins, and create costumes from existing clothing. Drop in for an informative presentation that will introduce you to this fun and exciting hobby. 4:00pm-4:50pm, Room 315A Meet the Stars Mary McDonnell and Jamie Bamber from Battlestar Galactica answer questions about their projects in Hollywood. 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Room 315A Lexx Q&A Meet Lexx stars Brian Downey, Michael McManus and Xenia Seeberg and ask them everything you wanted to know about the making of the popular Sci Fi program. 4:00pm-5:00pm, Room 309A Star Wars Costume Contest Star Wars costumers are invited to show off their skills at the Star Wars Costume Contest sponsored by the 501st Legion. Prizes will be awarded for the following categories: Children (age 0-12), Best Original Trilogy, Best Prequel Trilogy, Best Expanded Universe, and Most Obscure Character. Entry forms will be available at the 501st table, Booth # 827. You don't have to be a contestant to enjoy the event, so come out and watch the show. 6:15pm - 7:15pm, Room 315A Anime Costume Contest This is MegaCon’s 8th annual contest. Whether you’re a contestant or not, you won’t want to miss over 150 contestants compete for prizes. 4:30pm - 7:00pm, Rooms 311A, B, C, D Cyberia Dance Party A high energy Anime themed techno dance with the freshest music from Japan and Europe As always FREE! 8:00pm - 11:00pm, Rooms 311A, B, C, D Sunday, February 18th, 2007 Visualization Meditation Workshop with Virginia Hey Virginia’s meditations will teach you to de-stress, focus, heal, keep you positive and make you feel blissful. 9:30am-11:30am, Room 309A Iron Cosplay Competition Can you make a costume in two hours? These contestants are. 10:00am – 12:00pm, Room 311A Anatomy of a Pin-up Presented by Dave Nestler - "The Anatomy of Pinup" ... from Pencil to Paint. Choosing photo reference, The Art of Tracing, tips, techniques, materials, and troubleshooting. 10:40am - 11:30am, Room 315B Thriving Artist Mark Simon introduces artists to the multitude of ways to make a good living as artists in thousands of different careers. Mark uses his background as a successful artist for over 25 years in numerous fields to excite artists to all the wonderful possibilities that await them. He also gives the audience ammunition to disarm the term 'Starving Artist', marketing strategies, tips on getting started, and how to advance your career. Mark keeps the energy moving by leaping on furniture, pulling audience members out of their seats, and using fun examples from his career. 11:00am - 11:50am, Room 315A Ink Fusion Presented by Marc Draven - The worlds of Professional Tattooing and The Comic Industry Collide" 11:40am - 12:30pm, Room 315B Quick Draw Competition 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Room 311A Funimation Industry Panel FUNimation representatives will be on hand to talk about all the newest information and updates on everything FUNimation is working on currently as well as answer questions. 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Room 311B & C Painkiller Jane Join creator Jimmy Palmiotti as he discusses the process of taking his creation to Hollywood and be the very first to get a sneak peak at the Sci Fi Channel’s trailer preview of Painkiller Jane. 12:40pm - 1:30pm, Room 315B Hyper Dub Contest Contestants compete with their own dubbed anime. 1:00pm - 2:00pm, Room 311B & C Arne Starr Presents Come out and see all the latest trailers and all the latest gossip of what's coming out of Tinseltown in the near future and beyond. Arne Starr, in association with Jeff Walker, brings you all the latest and greatest, and hopefully a few surprises as well for those of you who are already up to date courtesy of the net. 1:40pm - 3:10pm, Room 315B The Independent Comic Panel Do you want to make comic books? Learn about the world of independent comic publication by some of the most famous (and possibly infamous) publishers and promoters in the business. Featuring Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) Brian Pulido (Lady Death, Evil Ernie), Chris Staros (Top Shelf), John Taddeo (Zoom Suit), and Jeff Kaufman (Ant) moderated by Terry Cronin (Students of the Unusual). 2:00pm -2:50pm, Room 315A Quick Draw Competition Do you have the skills to draw? 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Room 311A The Hero Initiative Hero Initiative board members Jim McLauchlin and Brian Pulido tell you all about comics' most dynamic organization that helps comics' elder creators in medical or financial need. Hear the success stories, and how YOU can get involved and have a great time. 2:00pm - 2:50pm, Room 309A Comic Inking With Drew Geraci and Rob Hunter They've worked on 52, Sojourn, Necromancer, Iron Man and more! If you wanna break into the biz, these artisans and their decades of experience will give you the tips and tricks you need. Come prepared, ask your questions, and learn from the masters! SPECIAL NOTE: Admission to this panel is a mere $5, with 100% of proceeds benefiting The Hero Initiative! 3:00pm - 3:50pm, Room 309 Troma Presents Join Lloyd Kaufman as he discusses everything new at Troma. 3:20pm - 4:30pm, Room 315B Speed Grapher Episodes 21-22 presented by FUNimation Productions 3:00pm – 5:00pm, Room 311B & C Renaissance Man Presents Voltaire, a man of many talents, is a singer /performer, creator of comic books, animation and toys. Join this master storyteller as he gives you insight into his creative soul. 4:00pm – 5:00pm, Room 315A Exhibitors! Along with a great lineup of guests, MegaCon is chock full of exhibitors. Check out this complete list to see if your favorites are going to be joining us. BARBARIAN BATTLES BIG CITY COMICS BRIAN PULIDO/LADY DEATH COLISEUM OF COMICS CRUSADE ENTERTAINMENT DIAMOND DISTRIBUTORS FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS HASH, INC. INKWORKS JASMINE BECKET-GRIFFITH FANTASY ART RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN STUDENTS OF THE UNUSUAL THE DAVE SCHOOL THE HERO INITIATIVE TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS ZOOM SUIT A & S ANIMATION, INC. BLINDWOLF STUDIOS BRIAN SCAN STUDIES CARNIFEX-KOBOCA COMIC BOOK CONVENTIONS.COM COSPLAY KINGDOM CTRL+ALT+DEL PRODUCTIONS CYBERLIGHT COMICS FERROUS STUDIOS FIRE POINT STUDIOS FUDGEMUSKET, INC GENERAL JACK COSMO PRODUCTIONS INTERLUDE FILMS LEVEL25 LLC NIGHTGIG STUDIOS PANDA!MONIUM PRESS R & R PAPER GAME PRODUCTIONS RABIDFROG PRODUCTIONS RELIC FILMS RUADORA PUBLISHING SOMETHING POSITIVE SPOOKY BELLTOWER PRESS T & G BOOKS & PROMOTIONS T.R. & CO. STUDIOS THE LIGHTER SIDE OF SCI-FI THIS - LAND 501ST REBEL LEGION A COMIC SHOP ANCIENT CITY ARMS ANIME & COMICS ANIME PAGODA ANIME PALACE ANIME PAVILION ANIME REMIX ANIME USA ANIMENATION ANIMENATION2/STUCK-ON-ANIME.COM ARMADA GAMES ARTEMIS LEATHERS ASTONISHING COMICS ATOMIC TATTOOS BAST'S GARDEN BEDROCK CITY COMIC CO. BEST ANIME SHOP/FANDOM BIG KATTS BIG RED GUY COMICS BOSHI-BASIIK BRADS SPORTS CARDS & COLLECTIBLES BUZZY MULTIMEDIA CAPT. LOU'S COMIC STORE CAPTAINS COMICS CARDS COMICS & COLLECTIBLES CARTOON PASSION CHESSEX MANUFACTURING CJ'S COMICS CLOAK AND DAGGER COMICS COLLECTIBLES INSURANCE AGENCY COLLECTOR'S COMICS COLLECTORS CORNER COMIC AND HOBBY CONNECTION COMIC CENTRAL COMICS GUARANTY CORPORATION CRAZY ED'S COMICS CREATION CRIMSON CHAIN LEATHER WORKS CRYSTAL CLEAR IMAGES CUNNINGHAM'S COMICS D & B COMICS DALE ROBERTS COMICS DAVE'S COLLECTIBLES DAVE'S COMICS DESTIN-NATION DRAVEN CITY LIMITS ECOMIC STORE FORGOTTEN TREASURES FORUM WAR FUZZY PAL/FAERY LIFE GOLDCOAST COLLECTIBLES GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS GREG WHITE COMIC BOOKS HALF FULL STUDIOS HEADS & TAILS HEROS & DRAGONS HOLLYWOOD BOOK/POSTER CO. HOLLYWOOD ZOMBIE CLOTHING HOLY COW ANIME HONECK SCULPTURE HOT FLIPS HOUSE OF ANIME IMAGINE THAT GALLERIES ISLANDER COMICS JASON PALMER ILLUSTRATION JOHN ANDRIKO JPNTOYS JPUS ENTERPRISES, INC K AND J NON SPORTS CARDS KOOP'S COMICS LADY HEATHER'S FASHIONS MAXX EMPIRE LLC MEDIA BLASTERS MISTERCOMIC MOTOR CITY COMICS MRCCOMICS.COM NEAT STUFF COLLECTIBLES.COM NOSTALGIA ZONE, INC NOSTALGIC OFFWORLD DESIGN OMEGA GAMES ONTHERUNVIDEO.COM PARTICLE 9 PRODUCTIONS PAWSTAR PENDRAGON COSTUMES PINK LEMONADE COSPLAY PK COLLECTIBLES POPULAR COMICS QUALITY COMIX RAVEN GREGORY/ THE GIFT RAVENWOOD ENTERTAINMENT LLC REEL IMPORTS ROOSTER TEETH PRODUCTIONS SCI FI ROBOT INVASION SIGH CO GRAPHICS STYLINONLINE.COM SUN ANIME SWORDS N STUFF TALES OF WONDER THE AMAZING FACTORY THE ARTIST ALLIANCE THE BATTLEZONE THE SIVER UNICORN THE WIZARD'S WAGON TIM GORDON COMICS TIM LOHN TIM VIGIL ART TITAN GAMES TROLL AND TOAD TROMA ENTERTAINMENT TWISTED HEROS UBERBOT UNIQUE VISIONS WALDEN BOOKS/ BORDERS GROUP WARP 9 WEE BEE CARDS WILDGATE WIZARD'S WIZARDS REALM WOLFPACK YES ANIME, INC. YUM YUM ANIME For more information on MegaCon, be sure to check out the official site at: http://www.megaconvention.com. We look forward to seeing you in less than two weeks! Come join us on February 16-18 at the Orange County Convention Center, Hall C in Orlando, Florida! |
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