MegaCon November Newsletter

The countdown to MegaCon ’06 continues. With less than three months until the doors open, MegaCon ’06 just continues to add great guests to its already impressive roster and the list of incredible planned events just keeps getting better.

This year’s guest list includes many names that have never attended MegaCon before as well as some of our returning friends. Whether you’re a fan of Modern, Golden Age or Silver Age comics, you’ll find one of your favorite creators at this year’s show. Start digging through your collection for comics to have autographed as these are the latest comic book guests to sign up:

• Nick Cardy (Aquaman, Teen Titans, Batlash)
• Jim Cheung (Young Avengers, Scion)
• Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Tomb Raider, Catwoman)
• Jonathan and Joshua Luna (Ultra, Girls)
• Bob McLeod (X-Men, Spider-Man)
• Tim Townsend (Uncanny X-Men, New X-Men)
• George Tuska (Iron Man)

And we are very pleased to have one of the greats of comics’ history joining us for the first time: Al Feldstein. Al Feldstein was the editor, writer and an artist for most of the E.C. Comics line from 1949 to 1956. He created "Tales from the Crypt" and other Golden Age E.C. titles, writing almost all of the stories and doing some story artwork, but focusing mainly on the covers. Adaptations of his stories were featured on TV in HBO's "Tales from the Crypt."

After E.C. Comics, Al Feldstein went on to become the editor of “MAD Magazine” from 1956 to 1984 where he adopted and christened Alfred E. Neuman as its trademark/logo and turned the original cult-magazine into an American Icon.

Be sure to come by and thank him for helping make comics what they are today.
The Best Exhibitors and Dealers!

Along with an incredible list of guests, MegaCon ’06 also features a premier exhibitor and dealer list. The current list of who will be there displaying their products or selling merchandise includes:

ACTOR
Brian Pulido/Lady Death
Coliseum of Comics
Crusade Entertainment
Funimation Productions
Inkworks
Ringling School of Art and Design
Marvel
Students of the Unusual
Superverse/Zoom Suit
The Dave School
Top Cow
Top Shelf Productions
A & S Animation, Inc
C & F Graphics/T & G Books
Cyberlight Comics
J. Baker Publication
Lunar Moth Entertainment
M Press/Dark Horse
Paladin 7 Graphics
Particle 9 Productions
Proto-Hype Studios, Inc
Revenant Studios
Seeker Entertainment
T.R. & Co. Studios
Wet Ink Studios
Anime Hurricane
Anime Palace
Anime Pavilion
Anime Remix
Apocalypse Comics
Avalon Manga Shop
Bad Apple Comics
Basement Comics
Bast's Garden
Bead-Azzled
Bedrock City Comics
Bloody Mary
Brad's Sportscards & Collectibles
Brute Force Leather
Calcom
Capt. Lou's Comic Store
Cards Comics Collectibles
Cartoon Passion
Cartoonists Across America & The World
CCC Promotions/Hotflips
Collectibles Insurance Agency
Collector's Comics
Collector's Corner
Comic Central
Comics Guarantee Corp. (CGC)
Crazy Ed's Comics
Cunningham Comics
Dale Roberts Comics
Dave's Collectibles
Dave's Comics
Dazza
Famous Faces
Fandom/Bestanimeshop.com
Florida Oriental Trading
Fuzzy Pal/Fairy Life
Goldcoast Collectibles
Graham Cracker Comics
Greg White Comic Books
Half Full Studios
Heroes and Dragons.com
Hollywood Book and Posters
Honeck Sculpture
House Of Anime/Jpophouse
Islander
J & J Enterprises
Jpntoys.Com
K and J Non-Sports Cards
Koops Comics
La Wren’s Nest
Mig.Biz, LLC
Monk Studios
Neat Stuff Collectibles.com
Offworld Design
Premeire Collectibles "Lightech"
Read More Comics
Sigh Co Graphics
Super Sword Center
TBS Comics
Terribly Odd
The Gift
Tim Gordon
Tim Lohn
Troma Entertainment, Inc.
Unique Visions
Unknown Comics
Wizards
Yes Anime, Inc.
Yum Yum Anime

Be sure to bring your want lists with you, as there will be plenty of opportunities to purchase the comics, cards, toys, anime, manga, games, and other collectibles that you’re looking for.

Anime Costume Contest!
At this year’s convention, MegaCon plays host to the 7th Annual Anime Costume Contest presented by Anime Sushi. As has become a tradition at each year’s convention, the costume contest continues to grow by leaps and bounds.

This year’s event takes place on Saturday, February 25, 2006. The contest is in two parts: prejudging and stage presentation. In order to participate, you must be a paid convention attendee and fill out a registration form. You can enter either as an individual or a group. Registration forms will be available in person all day Friday, February 24 and the morning of Saturday, February 25. Or you can pre-register online from January 15, 2006 through February 15. Those that pre-register online will allowed in line for prejudging early so we recommend you pre-register online. Prejudging will be held in Room 222 B and will begin at 10:45 AM for those pre-registered and at 11:00 AM for those registering at the convention. The absolute cut off for entries is 11:30 AM. At pre-judging you must be signed up, already received your entry number, be in full costume and come prepared with source material for the judges. If you have any questions, you can come get answers at Room 222 B at 10:30 AM.

The stage presentations will then be held at 4:30 PM in Room 224 so you must be in the hall no later than 4:15 PM for line up. All contestants will be allowed to walk on stage as there will be no pre-eliminations.

Awards will be based on Technical Merit, Creativity, Accuracy, Originality and Quality, not on how much you paid for your costume. No points will be given for cosplaying during the actual contest. We recommend that if you don't have a good skit worked up, it’s best for you to just pose for pictures.

If you have a favorite anime character and you wish to participate, be sure to follow these regulations.

1. Your character MUST be ANIME. Japanese animated series/movies and J-Pop/rock and video game characters (Japanese based) will only be allowed. NO American superheroes, cartoon characters, etc.
2. Time limit on stage is ONE (1) minute.
3. You don't have to do a skit. All judging will be done ahead of the stage presentations. Just simply pose for pictures and smile for the camera.
4. Audio CDs only. NO mp3s. There will be no cueing for the music. Your CD starts when you enter the stage. Preset any pauses into your CD if it's important to you.
5. One entry per person/costume. Group OR individual.
6. NO COMMISSIONED COSTUMES. This means the costume you’re wearing must have been created by YOU. You could have had help in creating it, but you must have participated.
7. Prejudging and Stage presentation are a must to qualify for an award.
8. Source Material. This is the most important part of Prejudging. Be sure to bring a photo or other source material of your character so the judges know who you’re supposed to be.
9. Weapons/Props should be left at home. If it looks real, it could get you in trouble. Be sure to check out MegaCon’s formal policy which can be found here: http://www.megaconvention.com/weapons.asp.
10. No messes. No silly string, no confetti, no water, NO MESS.
11. No swinging of any props and No jumping off stage. If you get hurt, you spoil things for everyone.
12. No obscene costumes or skits. No nudity, no t-backs, etc. This is a family show.
13. Kids aged 0-13 will be judged separate.

To see photos from last year’s contest and to read the official detailed rules, go here: http://www.megaconvention.com/anime.asp. Good luck!

Volunteer!
How about working at the con? Volunteers are still needed to assist in making sure the convention runs smooth. If you’re at least 18 years old and can handle the responsibility, you can join the elite MegaCon volunteers. Follow this link for all the details and to fill out the application: http://www.megaconvention.com/volunteer_main.asp.

Holiday Gift!
What’s better than giving your favorite comics, gaming, anime, manga, toy fan three days of fun and excitement? MegaCon ’06 tickets make the perfect stocking stuffer and are available to order online right now. You can order tickets by going here: https://protected6.purehost.com/d30063092/ordering.asp.