Florida Supercon (FSC) returns to Miami for its 5th annual show at the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel and Convention Center. South Florida's Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Video Game Festival is set for Friday, June 18 throughSunday, June 20, 2010. The 5th annual Florida Supercon will be the largest yet, with over 200 guest celebrities, artists, writers, filmmakers and bands taking over almost 150,000 square feet of event space.
Florida Supercon is 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, 2010.
Some of the guests lined up for FSC 2010 include:
Movie and TV Celebrities such as Leslie Nielsen (Airplane, Naked Gun), Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Tia Carrere (Wayne's World, Relic Hunter), Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (From Dusk Til' Dawn, M.A.S.H.), Sally Kellerman (M.A.S.H., Star Trek), Luciana Carro(Battlestar Galactica), John Wesley Shipp (The Flash), Charles Fleischer (Back to the Future II), Joseph Culp (Mad Men, Fantastic Four),
Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island), Cindy Morgan (Tron, Caddyshack), Larry Thomas (Seinfeld "Soup Nazi"), Alex Vincent (Child's Play),Anthony Forrest (Star Wars), Julie McCullough (Growing Pains, The Blob), Rebecca Staab (Fantastic Four), Richard Horvitz (Summer School), Michelle Lintel (The Black Scorpion), Geretta Geretta (Demons, Rats), Mitzi Kapture (Silk Stalkings, Baywatch), Daphnee Duplaix (Passions), Paris Themmen (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Lou Pizarro (Operation: Repo) and more!
Comic Book artists and writers such as Ariel Olivetti (Incredible Hulk, Punisher), Bill Sienkiewicz (Batman, Daredevil), Khoi Pham (The Avengers), Rafa Sandoval (The Avengers, Wolverine), Jose Delbo (Wonder Woman), Allen Bellman (1940's Captain America), Paul Gulacy (Batman), Greg Horn (Green Lantern), Fred Van Lente (Spider-Man), Filip Sablik (Top Cow Publisher), Jim McCann (Hawkeye and Mockingbird), Clayton Henry (Legion of Superheroes), Dustin Weaver (X-Men, Star Wars), Steve Kurth (Iron Man), Brad Walker (Guardians of the Galaxy), Georges Jeanty (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Joe Jusko (Spider-Man, Vampirella), Brian Pulido (Lady Death),Bo Hampton (Batman), Shawn Crystal (Deadpool), Clay Mann (X-Men), Koi Turnbull (Fathom), Rob Hunter (Batman), Alex Saviuk (Superman), Pat Broderick (Batman, Green Lantern), Greg "Dark One" Williams (Animal Mystic), Louis Small jr. (Vampirella), Dick Kulpa (Weekly World News) and more! In addition, Marvel Comics will have representatives on hand to moderate "official" Marvel panels and events, as will Top Cow Publishing.
Anime and Animation voice actors like Troy Baker (Naruto, Code Geass), Richard Horvitz (Invader Zim), Larry Kenney (Thundercats),Brittney Karbowski (Xenosaga, Pani Poni Dash, Soul Eater), Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Andy Sipes (Code Monkeys), Charles Fleischer (Roger Rabbit), Brad Kesten (Charlie Brown), Stacy H. Tolkin (Sally in Peanuts) and more!
Legendary Filmmakers Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger, Troma) and Hershell Gordon Lewis ("Godfather of Gore").
Paranormal Guests like Robb Demarest (Ghost Hunters International), Brandy Green (Ghost Hunters International), Scott Tepperman (Ghost Hunters International),The Alpha Ghost Team, The Florida Ghost Team.
Musical Guests like Less Than Jake, Robbed By A Flute, Addax, Crimson, Sci-Fried, The Pursuit, Sir Veza, Rumor Has It, The Joyness, Bell Tower Falls, Modify the Moment, Viva Le Vox, Emergency Pizza Party, Krondor Krew and more!
Cosplay and Entertainment Guests such as Yaya Han, Miracole Burns, the 3000 Brigade (Smash Bros. Show), Supercon Championship Wrestling, Wasabi Anime, Outland Armour and more!
Wrestling Guests like The Iron Sheik, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Daffney, Stacy "The Kat" Carter, Terri Runnels, New Jack, Traci Brooks, SoCal Val, "Wildcat" Chris Harris,
Video Game Guests like Todd Rogers, The Console Alliance 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 300 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
The Double Tree Miami Airport Hotel & Convention Center is located at 711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126. The Double Tree has over 150,000 square feet of total convention space to accommodate the growing attendance of Florida Supercon. See our website www.supercon.tv for details.