Comicpalooza News

Conventions
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[size=5]Comicpalooza[/size]
May 27-29
Houston, TX
George R. Brown Convention Center
http://comicpalooza.com

Comicpalooza is back and even better! If you LOVE comics, sci-fi, gaming and anime, this is the place to be. Hey, even if you don’t LOVE them, you still won’t want to miss out on the fun!

The http://comicpalooza.com/comicpalooza-guests.html is really impressive this year, including:

  • Edward James Olmos (do I really need to explain?!?!) Saturday only
  • James & Oliver Phelps (Harry Potter’s Fred & George Weasley)
  • Sean Maher (Dr. Simon Tam from Firefly & Serenity)
  • Deke Anderson (General Caven in the upcoming 2011 Green Lantern movie)
  • Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett, himself!)
  • Nick Jones (John Stewart in the upcoming Green Lantern movie)
  • James Leary (Clem on Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca, duh!)
  • Brittney Karbowski (Ghost Hound, Blue Drop, Halo Legends) Friday only
  • Samantha Inoue-Hart (Animator, Director, Actress, Makeup FX artist… the list goes on!)
  • Arthur Suydm (Award winning creator and Marvel artist)
  • Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise)
    http://comicpalooza.com/comicpalooza-guests.html

2011 is the Year of The Zombie!
SplatterFest will be hosting the Film Festival this year, meaning there will be some really awesome titles for attendees to view!


(Psst… the VIP Membership is a pretty sweet deal for the avid fan! Just sayin’)

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awesome will check it out

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Hey guys we’re going to have some cool new info for you about this con very soon. If you live anywhere near the Houston area (and by “anywhere near” I mean, eh, North America) you’ll want to keep you eyes and ears open!

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[size=5]Don’t miss out, Comicpalooza is THIS WEEKEND![/size]
Friday, May 27 - Sunday May 29th
George R. Brown Convention Center, Downtown Houston, TX

[size=4]2011 is the Year of the Zombie![/size]

  • Get your photo taken with our High School of the DEAD girls!
  • Anime viewing room running the hottest shows all weekend long! (And things will get H-O-T after dark)
  • Buy our favorite shows on DVD & Blu-ray at special convention pricing (from Section23 Films)
  • Get the sweet details on our upcoming releases of Angel Beats and Samurai Girls Unrated - directly from Anime Network staffers!

[size=4]Meet the cast of High School of the DEAD[/size]
Writer/ ADR Director Steven Foster moderates a Q&A panel with the English Dub cast of High School of the Dead:

  • Leraldo Anzaldua (Komuro Takashi)
  • Maggie Flecknoe (Saya Takagi)
  • Taylor Hannah (Saeko Busujima)
  • Mark X Laskowski (Kohta Hirano)
  • Monica Rial (Shizuka Marikawa)
    Saturday from 3-4, Ballroom A

But wait, this is only the awesomeness that Anime Network is busting out this weekend… there’s so much more:
This convention focuses on all things Sci-Fi, Comic Books, Horror, Anime, Steampunk, Gaming and beyond!

[size=4]Celebrity Guests include:[/size]

  • Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner - he’s gonna be here ALL WEEKEND now!)
  • Sean Maher (Firefly, Serenity, Warehouse 13)
  • Devon Murray (Seamus Finnegan from the Harry Potter films)
  • Sam Trammell (True Blood)
  • Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett, yo!)
  • Deke Anderson (Green Lantern)

[size=4]Main Events include:[/size]

  • Film Festival Hosted by Splatterfest
  • Houston Roller Derby Girls (Hard Knocks vs. Nuclear Knockouts)
  • Muggle Quidditch @ Comicpalooza (varsity teams from Texas Tech, Sam Houston State and Texas A&M Universities)
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock World Championship
  • Super Hero Costume Contest
  • Steampunk Saturday (featuring panels and workshops brought to you by Airship Isabella, Delirium of Grandeur and the San Antonio Neo-Victorian Association)

For all of the details, visit the http://comicpalooza.com/!

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And whom from the TAN office will be there, that’s just as important as the rest!

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I’ll be around most of the weekend, or my ghost rather, so you may see me…OR NOT…>.>

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:laugh: Specter! I’d have loved to check this one out.

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Slowhand wrote:

I’ll be running the booth… and reigning over my minions with an iron fist! (As per usual, ya know!)

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I’ll be floppin’ around sellin’ stuff at the booth on Saturday and Sunday.

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Get people to take pictures (esp of hot cosplay ladies). Post them up as well :wink:

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[size=4]Comicpalooza founder & chairman John Simons on KUHF’s Bauer Business Focus: http://bit.ly/lpbXtb[/size]

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[size=4]Day 1 of Comicpalooza was a ton of fun![/size]

Local Fox News stopped by and shot a teaser with our zombie girl and Saeko cosplayer, which they ran on the 9:00 news. Also, they caught Rai dragging a Clone War soldier to our booth in some b-roll during the Comicpalooza segment.

http://bit.ly/m5oWT6 Find out what you’re missing out on from Chairman John Simons.

We’ll have a second Zombie girl tomorrow, plus our High School of the DEAD panel is at 3!
If you are in Houston and want a chance to win a limited edition HOTD poster signed by the cast, you had better show up!

[size=4]Check out a few pics from Day 1[/size]

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[Texas Tech Quidditch Team]

[Sam Houston State Quidditch Team]

[Our HOTD Girls in action!]

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Houston doesn’t seem to be lacking in the cosplay ready. Good stuff!