Roddenberry to Speak at Escape Velocity
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.
Celebrate 50 Years of Star Trek at Shore Leave 38
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.
Four days of music and gaming come to Washington D.C. with the Inti Creates sound team headlining the event with an Azure Striker Gunvolt concert and a special 20th Anniversary concert
MAGFest welcomes the INTI CREATES sound team!
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.
Gaylord sold out, overflows being added
MAGFest 2016 Hotel Updates
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.
New and returning guests for (Re)Generation Who 2016:
We are pleased to announce that (Re)Generation Who will be welcoming actor Frazer Hines in 2016!
Come and reach for the stars at SHORE LEAVE 37
SHORE LEAVE, one of the oldest and largest all-volunteer, all-fan run science fiction & media conventions in the nation, will be coming once again to The Hunt Valley Inn just north of Baltimore, Maryland for three full days of fun, friends, and fandom.
And now the conclusion
(Re) Generation Who Revue Part 2
Next, I visited the Dealers Room which had some amazing items. In addition to the usual t-shirts and BBC licensed souvenirs were some wonderful art pieces as well. My favorite was definitely the Doctor Who Leather Journals crafted by Danielle Gunter at Red Falcon. I was also very impressed by the artist Kelsey Wailes who created the beautiful drawing of Tom Baker (which was for sale with his autograph), along with one of the Convention t-shirts.
Photography by Beth Korman & Kevin Young
(Re) Generation Who Revue Part 1
I was flattered to be asked to review the new Doctor Who Convention, (Re) Generation Who from March 27-29, 2015 in Hunt Valley, MD. I have been teased by friends that I am quite the “con-noisseur”, which deemed me to be perfect for this assignment. I have attended many Doctor Who Conventions over the years including all of the Chicago TARDIS conventions, most of the Gallifrey One Conventions, several Visions Conventions and even a Doctor Who convention in London and Massachusetts. (Amongst other non-Who related Cons as well). Therefore, I took my assignment very seriously.
Studio Cosplay is Creating a Unique Space in the DC Metro Area
Empowering Cosplayers to Transform
Studio Cosplay, a Washington DC area-based non-profit, is combining the world of cosplay and makerspaces. Cosplay is the art of making costumes combined with wearing and performing in costume. A makerspace is a community or shared workspace.
Dynamite Entertainment Heads to 2014 Baltimore Comic-Con
- Gail Simone
- Garth Ennis
- John Cassaday
- Mark Waid
- Matt Wagner
- Michael Uslan
- Allison Sohn
- Buz Hasson
- Christina Blanch
- Duane Swierczynski
- Frank Tierp
- Jim Kuhoric
- Ken Haeser
- Michel Fiffe
- Sean Chen
- Joseph Michael Linsner
- Bill Willingham
In addition to its brand new booth and exciting programming, Dynamite will be offering one-of-a-kind convention exclusives to fans eager to get their hands on the latest and greatest from Dynamite Entertainment. Limited edition black and white variants from Red Sonja: Black Tower #1, and Steampunk Battlestar Galactica: 1880 #1 will be made available for purchase, along with an extremely rare Alex Ross art board variant edition of Justice Inc. #1 and ultra-limited convention exclusive editions of Bob’s Burgers #1, both in black and white and as virgin art, by series artist Tony Gennaro. Convention attendees should stop by the Dynamite Entertainment booth (#2005) to purchase their convention exclusives before they sell-out.
