Baltimore’s own Christopher Carpenter at his table at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con (Photo credit: Renita Clarke)
The 17th Annual Baltimore Comic-Con arrived this past weekend to its home at the Baltimore Convention Center. With thousands in attendance, this was a really awesome year.
Otakon pulled out all the stops for their last go around at the Baltimore Convention Center. The anime world took over Downtown Baltimore on August 12-14.
Tatiana Mislay – Photo Credit: Renita Clarke
As much as I hate to say it, but it’s been announced that Season 5 will be the last season of Orphan Black at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con . The hit BBC America show is coming to an end, but they cast wanted to come and celebrate the success and fandom of the show at SDCC. The panel consisting of John Fawcett, Graeme Manson, Kevin Hanchard, Jordan Gavarvis, Kristian Bruun and Emmy-nominated lead actress Tatiana Maslany. The fans were in for a treat because Tatiana’s double Kathryn Alexandre, popped up. This was Alexandre’s first time at SDCC.
Awesome Con, Washington DC’s Comic Con, is proud to announce its full lineup of programming, including talks from celebrity guests Peter Capaldi, Kevin Smith, John Barrowman, and the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; scientific lectures with engineers, experts, astronauts, and Bill Nye the Science Guy; family workshops covering arts, crafts, comics, and literacy; and interactive activities including Sci-Fi Speed Dating, costume contests, and tabletop gaming.
Having enjoyed last years (Re) Generation Who Doctor Convention, I was eager to once again put my “con-noisseur” skills to work. This year’s convention occurred March 18-20, 2016 in Hunt Valley, MD. As an avid convention attendee, having attended many Doctor Who Conventions over the years including Awesome Con, Chicago TARDIS, Gallifrey One and Visions (Among others), I was eager to compare this years (Re) Generation Who to last years festive event. This year did not disappoint.
The Museum of Science Fiction, the world’s first comprehensive science fiction museum, is delighted to announce Rod Roddenberry as keynote speaker for its Escape Velocity convention scheduled for July 1-3, 2016. The son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, Rod will speak about his father’s legacy as the series celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, as well as his work as president of the Roddenberry Foundation.
SHORE LEAVE, one of the oldest and largest all-volunteer, all-fan run science fiction & media conventions in the nation will be returning to The Hunt Valley Inn this July (July 15-17) to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of STAR TREK with genre enthusiasts from all over the galaxy.
The Music And Gaming Festival (MAGFest) is thrilled to reveal that the Inti Creates sound team will be attending this year’s event to perform two concerts: one dedicated to Azure Striker Gunvolt titled Lumen Super Live 2016, and the other being a special Inti Creates 20th Anniversary concert, featuring music from games they worked throughout their history such as Mega Man Zero. Performers include Ippo Yamada, Godspeed, Yamajet, Luna Umegaki, Megu Sakuragawa (Lumen), and other special guests who will take to the stage during MAGFest 2016 happening in National Harbor, Maryland on February 18, 2016 through February 21, 2016.
What a wild ride! This year’s hotel and registration launch went by faster than ever! The Gaylord is sold out after less than 24 hours of being on sale. Every single room on Friday Feb 19 and Saturday Feb 20 is booked, and there are no additional rooms that we’ll be able to add for those two days.
We are pleased to announce that (Re)Generation Who will be welcoming actor Frazer Hines in 2016!
