Post by neenjah on Dec 1, 2008 22:46:38 GMT -5
Hey gang,
Got the latest MSC mailer the other day and it's official- I'll be back at MidSouthCon again in 2009.
March 20-22, 2009
Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center
11200 East Goodman Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(located just on the outskirts of Memphis)
Telephone: (662) 895-2941
Fax: (662) 895-1590
Guests of Honor
Mike Resnick
Multiple Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author.
Vincent Di Fate
Multiple-award-winning science fiction and fantasy artist.
Jolly Blackburn
Vice President of Kenzer & Company and creator of Knights of the Dinner Table.
Mark Plemmons
Senior editor, art director, and game designer for Kenzer & Company.
Stanton T. Friedman
World-renowned award winning UFOlogist, Lecturer and Author.
John Hudgens
Independent director & producer of American Scary and Star Wars short films, including the award winning Sith Apprentice and The Jedi Hunter.
Wild Mercy
Pegasus Award nominated (Best Filk Performer & Songwriter) Celtic based electro-acoustic folk-rock band.
Jane Fancher
Science fiction and fantasy author and artist.
More Guests TBA!
www.midsouthcon.org/
No comics guest of honor announced as of right now. They have got some leads, but are trying to wrap it up no that Thanksgiving is over.
It hasn't been announced on their site yet, but John Jackson Miller, Dean Zachary, Jim Hall, and Tim Brown will all be back again this year. My girlfriend Nicki is going to be a guest for the first time. She's the prez of the local Star Wars Fan Force and will be sitting in on a few panels. Dean was just announced to draw an issue of her favorite SW comic- KotOR:Knights of the Old Republic, so she'' be on a panel with him and KotOR writer JJM.
Funny thing, today our book keeper at work brought in some comics for me to go thru and see if there was anything I wanted before her yard sale this week. I picked up a few Batman and Superman books (she decided to keep the two SW TPBs- D'oh!). Then I noticed a familiar signature on the cover of C.R.O.S.S.FIRE COMMANDOS- ZACHARY. Below that was (Charles)Ettinger and (Erich)Von Haas, and on the inside a pin-up by Jim Hall (Star Wars:Rouge Squadron/Guardians of the Galaxy/Alien VS Predator). Was cool to find another comic for my local creators long box collection.
Gonna have to take it to MidSouthCon and get it signed. Think just about everybody who worked on it will be there. They were last year!
As soon as I hear any more news on MSC I'll post it here. Still waiting to see what other local/MSCA members will be attending.
Directions-Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center
Directions From:
Memphis International Airport - Exit airport to I-240 East towards Nashville to 385 East/ Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-40 Westbound from Nashville - Go West to I-240. Take I-240 South to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-40 Eastbound from Arkansas - Go East to I-240. Take I-240 towards Jackson, MS; continue on I-240 towards Nashville (not I-55 South) to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-55 Southbound from Arkansas - Go South to I-240 East towards Nashville to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-55 Northbound from Jackson, Mississippi - Exit State Highway 302 East/Goodman Road; continue East for 14 miles. At Hacks Cross Road intersection, turn left. At second light, turn right. Whispering Woods is straight ahead.
Got the latest MSC mailer the other day and it's official- I'll be back at MidSouthCon again in 2009.
March 20-22, 2009
Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center
11200 East Goodman Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(located just on the outskirts of Memphis)
Telephone: (662) 895-2941
Fax: (662) 895-1590
Guests of Honor
Mike Resnick
Multiple Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author.
Vincent Di Fate
Multiple-award-winning science fiction and fantasy artist.
Jolly Blackburn
Vice President of Kenzer & Company and creator of Knights of the Dinner Table.
Mark Plemmons
Senior editor, art director, and game designer for Kenzer & Company.
Stanton T. Friedman
World-renowned award winning UFOlogist, Lecturer and Author.
John Hudgens
Independent director & producer of American Scary and Star Wars short films, including the award winning Sith Apprentice and The Jedi Hunter.
Wild Mercy
Pegasus Award nominated (Best Filk Performer & Songwriter) Celtic based electro-acoustic folk-rock band.
Jane Fancher
Science fiction and fantasy author and artist.
More Guests TBA!
www.midsouthcon.org/
No comics guest of honor announced as of right now. They have got some leads, but are trying to wrap it up no that Thanksgiving is over.
It hasn't been announced on their site yet, but John Jackson Miller, Dean Zachary, Jim Hall, and Tim Brown will all be back again this year. My girlfriend Nicki is going to be a guest for the first time. She's the prez of the local Star Wars Fan Force and will be sitting in on a few panels. Dean was just announced to draw an issue of her favorite SW comic- KotOR:Knights of the Old Republic, so she'' be on a panel with him and KotOR writer JJM.
Funny thing, today our book keeper at work brought in some comics for me to go thru and see if there was anything I wanted before her yard sale this week. I picked up a few Batman and Superman books (she decided to keep the two SW TPBs- D'oh!). Then I noticed a familiar signature on the cover of C.R.O.S.S.FIRE COMMANDOS- ZACHARY. Below that was (Charles)Ettinger and (Erich)Von Haas, and on the inside a pin-up by Jim Hall (Star Wars:Rouge Squadron/Guardians of the Galaxy/Alien VS Predator). Was cool to find another comic for my local creators long box collection.
Gonna have to take it to MidSouthCon and get it signed. Think just about everybody who worked on it will be there. They were last year!
As soon as I hear any more news on MSC I'll post it here. Still waiting to see what other local/MSCA members will be attending.
Directions-Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center
Directions From:
Memphis International Airport - Exit airport to I-240 East towards Nashville to 385 East/ Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-40 Westbound from Nashville - Go West to I-240. Take I-240 South to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-40 Eastbound from Arkansas - Go East to I-240. Take I-240 towards Jackson, MS; continue on I-240 towards Nashville (not I-55 South) to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-55 Southbound from Arkansas - Go South to I-240 East towards Nashville to 385 East/Bill Morris Parkway. Exit Hacks Cross Road south; continue for 4.5 miles. Whispering Woods is on left.
I-55 Northbound from Jackson, Mississippi - Exit State Highway 302 East/Goodman Road; continue East for 14 miles. At Hacks Cross Road intersection, turn left. At second light, turn right. Whispering Woods is straight ahead.
