2007 Phoenix Comicon - Cactuscon

[neenjah]

Hey gang- Dave, Micah, and I will be attending the next Cactuscon!

CactusCon/Phoenix Comicon

January 27 & 28, 2007

Mesa Convention Center


$25 Full event ticket with Friday Preview Night

$20 Saturday only ticket

$15 Sunday only ticket

$8 Gaming area only ticket (read below)

(Grants admission ONLY to Gaming area for Friday Preview Night, Saturday, and Sunday. If you only want to participate in our gaming tournaments, this is the ticket for you. Does not grant access to Exhibitor hall, guests, or other programming. Please note that Full event and Individual day passes include full access to all aspects of the convention, including the Gaming area).

And Remember ... kids 10 years and younger always get in for FREE to the Phoenix Comicon (they do not need to purchase a ticket).

Mike Mignola speaks!
(in panels at the Phoenix Comicon)

In addition to signing autographs, Mike Mignola will be participating in four panels during the Phoenix Comicon. They include:
Scripting For Screen and Print- An informative interactive presentation on writing for screen and comics. Saturday 2 PM.
Phoenix Comicon Presents Mike Mignola- Come and meet the creator of Hellboy and The Amazing Screw on Head. Saturday 5 PM.

Creators Showcase Q&A with Mike Mignola, Len Wein, Christian Beranek, Mike Bullock and Brian Pulido- Your favorite creators talk about your favorite creations. Sunday 11 AM
ZOMBIES!- The fine art of horror comics with Mike Mignola, Arthur Suydam, Jay Fotos, Tim and Joe Vigil, Andy Kuhn and Christian Beranek. Sunday 1 PM.

(Times are subject to change. Check program guide at con for further details and locations)

Other guests include:
George Perez
Len Wein
Noel Neill
Phil Hester
Angel Medina
Steve Rude
and many more!

They’re putting the finishing touches on their programming schedule (and for those who just can’t wait, see below for a few highlights). Films are rolling in for the Third Annual Film Festival. The Art Contest and Costume contest tour are kicking off around the valley and beyond (check the home page to see the schedule). A new 6,700 square foot Gaming center is ready for launch with console gaming, and tabletop gaming hosted by WizKids.

They are also very excited to announce the First Annual Phoenix Cactus Comicon Charity Art Auction. Proceeds will benefit Hero Initiative and their Hospitality Fund. The Auction will showcase art donated by Phoenix Cactus Comicon guests including Arthur Suydam, Mike Mignola, Phil Hester and many more.

What else have they got planned?

Ninjas!
Yep, you heard right. The Phoenix Quest Center will be onsite to present martial arts demonstrations and education. The Phoenix Quest Center offers personal development through visionary martial arts.

Zombies!
Talk about a killer event. Mike Mignola, Arthur Suydam, Jay Fotos, Andy Kuhn, Jeff Mariotte, Christian Beranek, Dan Wickline, Tone Rodriguez talk about horror comics

Finding our Voices
This event features Anime voice actors Vic Mignogna, Tiffany Grant, Crispin Freeman as well as ADVision co founder Matt Greenfield

Star Wars
The Empire Needs YOU! Vader’s Fist: the 501st Stormtrooper Legion (Dune Sea Garrison) drills new recruits on molding battle armor, costuming in the Star Wars universe and all things Star Wars.

EGL Tea Party
Join other Sweet Lolitas, EGLs, Kodonas, and more for a tea party held in a gorgeous outdoor gazebo. Phoenix Cactus Comicon guest M. Alice LeGrow will be in attendance--and who knows who else may show up!

Masquerade!
The Phoenix Cactus Comicon Grand Finale Costume Contest and Masquerade with celebrity judges

Film Festival
Phoenix Cactus Comicon’s third annual film festival featuring a special presentation of local Spirits of the Force filmmakers final episode Reflections of Evil, as well as new episodes of Chad Vader, Day Shift Manager and many other exciting films and panels with local filmmakers and industry professionals.

For more info go to:

www.phoenixcomicon.com


This just in: Rob Liefeld will be attending the Phoenix Comicon.

[micah]

OOOOOooooo!! I can't wait!

They keep adding more guest too. Did you see that the guy, Matt Atherton to be exact, who won "Who Wants to be a Superhero?" is gonna be there. Oh come on now I know that I wasn't the only geek who watched that show!

Also the husband and wife team and good friends of team Bushi Tales, Janet and Antone Wade has been added as guests. They do an awesome book called Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa and they are both guest artist on BT#2. Janet did an alternate cover and Antone did a 4 page back up story.

Also besides being an awesome guest at the Phoenix Comicon, George Perez is going to be the emcee at the art auction on Saturday night. There is a lot of people contributing art to this event, including Lin and Dave of Bushi Tales. And it is all for a worthwhile cause. The procedes will be going to the Hero Initiative to help support retired comic book professionals who are in need. Check out the PCC website to learn more about this great cause and to keep up with the never ending list of guests.

www.phoenixcomicon.com

[notic]

I can't wait, it should be fun. I'm looking foward to seeing you guys again. It's great that Lin can make it down for this. Are you guys going to be there both days? I don't know if I'm going to go both days, but I still want to make sure I can hang out with you guys some.

[micah]

Yep, we will be there both days and we will be around on preview night but probably not set up until Saturday. It will be great to see you again too. Have you met Lin yet? He was at Anizona last year.

See you there!

[notic]

I saw him and Dave at one of the panels at anizona, but I didn't meet him, no.

[neenjah]

Ya better this time!

Really looking forward to this con.

Oh, Antone and Janet Wade have been added to the guest list and Adam said he and Penny were coming out.

Lin

[neenjah]

Hey gang- I'm up at Dave and Micah's right now getting ready to head off to the airport.

The Phoenix Comicon was fantastic! Gotta say thanks to the staff, vendors, guests, and attendees. Everybody couldn't have been cooler! We'll e posting lots of pictures here and in the gallery over the next week.

Lin

[quickdrawmcgraw]

I'm glad you guys had a good time, I can't wait to see the pictures. What is the weather like over there? Over here it got freaky-cold, very fast. Bushi tales had a table right? How well did you guys sell the books? I can't tell you how cool it is that issue 2 got finished just in time for the con, that sweet baby must have kicked things up a bit.

[micah]

We had a great time. Yes we did have a table. And we sold lots of books. It was a pretty successful con. And we met some really cool people. All of the guest of honor were really great.

The weather was nice in the 70's during the day and a bit chilly at night. Of course we didn't get outside much.

But look for pics really soon. We got some good ones.

[micah]

There was a story Bushi Tales today on the front page of the Prescott Daily Courier. Here is the link to check it out.

prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=42704

[saltygirl]

hey BushiTales gang! it's janet from across the way @ Toshigawa. are you guys as exhausted as i am? happy, but exhausted. & i had to go back to work the next day after we came back to memphis. no recoup day for me.

anywho, i got our (meager) set of phoenix comicon pix for you guys. feel free to post up the pix you guys have in our msg boards too.


lucky us. george perez decided to adopt us.


reppin the Toshigawa table w/ Jetta's taut @$$ on a banner behind me.


insomiac comix table.



luverly pirate gal.


helsing!


& helsing's gun!


mini capt. america.


gundam soldier.

steve rude's watercoloring tutoral























ta dah!

next stop: midsouthcon (march 23-15).

dave, micah: see you guys @ metropolis (june 8-10)!!!!

[aztech]

micah said:

There was a story Bushi Tales today on the front page of the Prescott Daily Courier. Here is the link to check it out.

prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=42704

Oh no, they spelled bushitales.com wrong at the bottom

Nice article though, thanks for coming out guys and I love the pieces I got at the auction and plan on re-reading volumes 1 & 2 tonight

[micah]

Don't forget to tell us what you think.

We hope that the general public is smart enough to spell "Tales".

And thanks you guys for trowing a great con!!

[neenjah]

Great pics, Janet!

Here are a few of mine.


"I'm leaving, on a jet plane..."


Entance banner- art by Rob Osborne and Jay Fotos.


Dave and I do a panel on drawing comics Friday evening.


Then we went to the guest dinner. Met up with some old friends and some new ones! There's Antone and Janet Wade, Noel Neill and Larry Ward, Len Wein, Bret and Pat Blevins, Micah, Dave, and me.


Noel and Len.


Micah, Dave, and me at dinner.


Antone steals Dan Wickline's ranch dressing.


The next morning Antone is up early and hits the con floor with his Superman lunchbox looking for autographs.


George Perez doesn't adopt me, but does stop to take a picture with me and chat a bit.


Then heads over to the HERO Initiative booth to help raise some money by doing sketches.


The Bushi Tales table.


CGS in the house!


Me, Bob/JLA Fan, and Antone Wade in front of the Bushi Tales and Jetta tables in artists alley.


Bob came back by later to show off the George Perez sketch he won from the HERO booth. (You'd think he'd look happier!)


Dave does a panel with Rob Osborne, Tony Parker, Tone Rodriguez, and Tess Fowler.


Tone Rodriguez and Tess Fowler. He's a bigger KISS fan than I am and this girl is a bigger Smallville fan than I am- you'll see!


The Dude's painting demo.


Matthew "Feedback" Atherton VS Lin "Feed-Me" Workman!


Art auction items. There's a couple BT pages and comics in there as wel as my Kal-El/Smallville painting and...


Dave Beaty's Wolverine pencil drawing- sweet!

I'll post more from the art auction and Sunday later.

Lin

[micah]

OK there are pics on the gallery now. So go back to the website and into the gallery to see all the pics from the PCC.