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Florida SuperCon Conjures Up an Impressive Line-up of Stars for 2008!

Florida SuperCon is South Florida’s Largest Multi-Genre Event
Takes Place May 23 – 25, 2008

Fort Lauderdale, FL (March 25, 2008) Florida SuperCon (FSC) conjures up an impressive line-up of stars for the 2008 show including celebrities from Harry Potter, Avatar, Thundercats, Jem, Adult Swim, Marvel, DC & more! Florida SuperCon is taking over the Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Resort, a location three times larger than last years and will fill every square foot with SuperCon fun May 23-25, 2008! The show launches with the opening ceremonies Friday evening, May 23 at 5:00pm and continues almost around the clock through Sunday, May 25 at 6:00pm.

This isn’t your father’s Trekkie convention, Florida SuperCon is a weekend-long event to meet and converse with celebrity guests including Harry Potter stars James and Oliver Phelps, who play the Weasley twins, Stanislav Ianevski, known for his role as Viktor Krum, and a fourth surprise mystery guest to be announced. Also in attendance is comic book legend and FSC Guest of Honor Carmine Infantino (Former President of DC Comics), superstar voice actors/actresses including Adult Swim’s Dana Snyder (Master Shake from Adult Swim’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Jay Edwards (Director, Producer and Editor of Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Grey Delisle (of Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender), Larry Kenny (Thundercats), as well as animators, artists, writers, industry guests, vendors and others!

Film festival screenings will commence with the East Coast Premiere of The Wizard Rockumentary: A Movie About Rocking and Rowling with filmmakers Megan and Mallory Schuyler in attendance to support the opening night film. Live music performances and concerts enhance the party atmosphere with musical guests like DJ Heavygrinder from LA, Tadahisa Yoshida from Japan, Samantha Newark (Jem from Jem and the Holograms), as well as Wizard Rock performances from Marked as His Equal and Witherwings.

Florida SuperCon is a convention for comic book, anime, animation, manga, sci-fi, and fantasy fans to connect in a comfortable setting where attendees are free to dress as their favorite character with cosplay and costume contests or come in street attire.

Attached is a list of guests and a schedule outline. For a detailed schedule visit: www.floridasupercon.com

The convention hours of operation are:
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 5:00pm – 2:00am
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 11:00am – 2:00am
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 11:00am – 6:00pm

Tickets
General Admission (3) Day Weekend Pass:
$25 if reserved between March 23 and April 23, 2008
$30 if reserved between April 23 and May 22, 2008
General Admission at the door: $20 for single day passes. $30 for three (3) day weekend passes.
VIP Ticket packages available (Bronze: $65, Silver: $125 and Gold $250).
Tickets are currently available online at www.floridasupercon.com.

Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Resort is located at 250 Racquet Club Road, Weston, FL 33326, Phone: 954-616-1234 (15 miles west of Fort Lauderdale, 35 miles northwest of Miami). Florida SuperCon’s new “super-sized” location, The Bonaventure Resort has over 60,000 square feet of total convention space and is three times the size of Florida SuperCon’s last location. Information on the Resort can be found at: http://bonaventure.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/events/index.jsp

FLORIDA SUPERCON is part of SuperCon Conventions which also organizes Anime SuperCon in Weston, FL annually. Official site: www.floridasupercon.com

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Press contactS:
Jan Mitchell & Associates
Kathleen Anderson, 954-788-1067, katander@gmail.com
Jan Mitchell, 954-649-0258, janpubpromo@yahoo.com

Florida SuperCon Organizer and Press Pass information
Mike Broder, 954-882-2950, Mike@FloridaSupercon.com
2008 Florida SuperCon
May 23-25, 2008
SPECIAL GUESTS

Harry Potter superstars!
James and Oliver Phelps best known for their roles as Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter series of movies.
Stanislav Ianevski is best known for his role as Viktor Krum, the famous international Quidditch player from the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He has also starred in Hostel 2.
4th mystery Harry Potter superstar to be named soon! Please see website for updates.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Dana Snyder (Master Shake) and Jay Edwards (Editor, Producer, Director) from the popular late night series about the adventures of Frylock, Meatwad, Master Shake and friends on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and from the feature film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres.
Dana Snyder is also known for voicing characters on Chowder (as Gazpacho), The Venture Bros. (as The Alchemist), Minoriteam (as Dr. Wang), Squidbillies (as Granny), Sealab 2021 and Robot Chicken (on Cartoon Network). Dana has appeared in various theater performances such as “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and “The Mystery of Irma Vepp” among others. For more information visit: www.eyeofthesnyder.com.
Jay Edwards is the filmmaker responsible for the cult hit Stomp! Shout! Scream!

Superstar Voice Actors & Actresses
Grey Delisle: Grey is well known for her work in Nickelodeon channel’s Avatar: The Last Airbender (Princess Azula), The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Mandy), Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Yumi), Scooby Doo (Daphne), Star Wars: Clone Wars (Padme Amidala), Ultimate Avengers (The Wasp) and The Fantastic Four (Invisible Woman).
Larry Kenney: Larry is known the world over as the voice of Lion-O in The Thundercats. As well, Larry’s other well known roles include: Count Chocula, Bluegrass in Silverhawks, Jackalman in The Thundercats, Sonny The Coco Bird for Coco Puffs and Dolph in Tiger Sharks.
Samantha Newark: Jem from Jem and the Holograms! Sam’s original music and stellar vocals can currently be heard on such hit TV shows as the CWs “Gossip Girl” and “Life Is Wild” also MTVs “Laguna Beach” “Punked” and “My Super Sweet Sixteen”. She has also sung on the much anticipated James Bond video game and has lent haunting vocals to Sony’s huge hits “God of War” “Twisted Metal Black” & “Wild Arm’s 3”. Sam has also worked on The Transformers (voice of Ariel) and Project A-KO. Sam will be one of the headliners for the FSC Saturday Night Concert event.
Richard Epcar: Well known for Ghost in the Shell (Batou), Robotech (Ben Dixon, Lunk), Transformers: Robots in Disguise (Armorhide), Bleach (Zangetsu, Mr. Kagine), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and more!
Ellyn Stern: Star of Bleach (Masaki Kurosaki), Ghost in the Shell (Haraway), and Armitage III.

Comic Book Legends
Carmine Infantino, former President and Publisher of DC Comics and FSC Guest of Honor, inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2000, he is creator of the silver age Flash. Legendary artist of Batman, The Flash, Superman, Star Wars and more!
Dick Giordano. DC Comics, Charlton Comics, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl.
Allen Bellman, Golden Age Comic Book Legend. Work includes Captain America, The Patriot, Let’s Play Detective, Human Torch, and Sub-Mariner.
Alex Saviuk, work includes Web of Spider-Man, X-Files, Action Comics, Superman, and Amazing Spider-Man.

Comic Book Artists & Writers
Georges Jeanty: The superstar artist whose work graces the pages of the top 10 selling comic ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 8’ is joining Florida Supercon for a second time this May. His amazing body of work includes stints on Gambit, Deadpool, Weapon X, Superman, Gambit & Bishop, The American Way, GLX-Mas Special, New X-Men and Green Lantern. For more information visit: www.kabalounge.com
Derec Donovan, Is the current artist on the newly re-launched Youngblood. Previous credits include: Rogue, Connor Hawke, Adventures of Superman, Action Comics, Avengers, Bug, Generation X, Green Lantern, Thor, Quicksilver and Supergirl.
Mark Sparacio. Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, Jonah Hex, Liberty Girl. Painter.
Dan Slott. Comic book writer whose credits include She Hulk, Avengers: The Initiative, Ren & Stimpy, and is the new writer of The Amazing Spider-Man.
Kyle Baker. Credits include: Plastic Man, Why I Hate Saturn, You Are Here, Truth and King David.
Terry Cronin & Pat Martin, Independent Comic Book creators of Students of the Unusual. www.studentsoftheunusual.com

Artists
Al Baruch, Legendary Classic Disney Animator.
Ashley Clark, multi-media artist, work includes web-comic Shades of Red.
Greg Kirkpatrick, artist for comic books and Roleplaying games. His comic book credits include Living in Infamy, Novavolo and Savage Dragon. In the Roleplaying world he is best known for his work on Mutants & Masterminds (Green Ronin Publishing).
rob granito, artist, illustrator and painter. Artist behind Teen Titans Go as well as Warner Bros. and Marvel US Postage stamps.
Manuel Aguilera, illustrator, graphic artist and painter. Artist behind Beware of Doug and Snappy Stories. Alumni of Ai Miami University of Art and Design.
Janda Farley, “Japanda”, anime artist. Japanda’s work has been exhibited at Bear & Bird Boutique and Gallery located in the loft of Tate’s Comics. Resident of Hollywood, FL.
Derrick Fish, artist/creator of Dandy & Company and Tales to Amaze. Attended the Orlando International School of Visual and Entertainment Design.
George Moss, artist and designer, Seeketernalpurpose.com
Matt Reynolds, artist who brought us The Pharaoh’s Curse.
Javier Lugo, South Florida local artist.
Deleon Walters, South Florida local artist.
Kezia Sardina, South Florida local artist.

Writers
Wendy Lo, author of Cafe Trinty: Serving up a Delicious Selection of Poems to Satisfy all
your Senses. Designer of accessory line Angelic Mischief.
Glenda Finkelstein, science fiction author, work includes: Nemesis Rising, Perfect Copy and The Edge of the Universe.
Phillip Lee McCall II, dark fantasy author, work includes: The Wicked Word, Drop Dead Sexy, For the Hell of It, and Black Sands Fall.

Anime Industry Guest
Sophie Mcnutt: Co-coordinator of FUNimation Channels Operation Anime, Anime Club sponsorship program.

Cosplay Guest
Yaya Han: Nationally and internationally recognized for her craftsmanship in cosplay costumes, she will be participating in our cosplay panels and judging our costume contest. Visit her website at: www.angelicstar.net.

‘Who Wants to Be a Superhero’ Star
Monkey Woman, Mary Votava, star of the Sci-Fi channel show “Stan Lee’s Who Wants to be a Superhero” and up and coming actress, will be swinging in to Florida Supercon to keep us safe from all the evil doers! Mary can also be seen in the films Blood Scarab, Trim, Waking Up with Monsters, The Daughters of Darkness and more. Visit her website at: www.monkeywoman.com

Film Makers
Megan & Mallory Schuyler: the filmmakers of The Wizard Rockumentary: A Movie About Rocking and Rowling a feature length documentary exploring Harry Potter fandom, the Wizard Rock (‘WROCK’) community, and the goals of these musicians to promote literacy. The Wizard Rockumentary is the FSC film festival’s opening night film and will be making its east coast premiere at Florida SuperCon with twin sisters Megan and Mallory on hand to present the film. For more information visit: www. wizardrockumentary.com

Musical performers
Samantha Newark: Jem from Jem and the Holograms! Sam is one of the headliners for the FSC Saturday Night Concert.
DJ Heavygrinder: Beauty and beats, that’s how many describe one of the hottest new DJs to emerge from West Coast’s underground dance scene. DJ Heavygrinder made her way to LA after growing up in Japan. Don’t be put off by her good looks, Heavygrinder turns club speakers into black confetti with her pounding, take-no-prisoners mixes. Heavygrinder will be on hand to DJ the Friday Night Dance Party and at the show all weekend in support of her new album “Eternity”, which hits stores in May 2008. For more information visit: www.djheavygrinder.com
Tadahisa Yoshida: Superstar Visual Kei and JRock star Tadahisa Yoshida will be one of our headlining musical guests at FSC. If you don’t know who he is, you soon will. For more information visit: www.myspace.com/tadahisayoshida
Marked as His Equal: One of the rising stars of the new Harry Potter Wizard “WROCK” phenomenon, Mark Equal will be performing at Florida SuperCon as part of the Friday night Harry Potter Wizard Rock Ball. In addition, Mark will be on hand over the weekend to support The Wizard Rockumentary, which makes its east coast premiere at FSC. For more information visit: www.dragonincorporated.com/mahe
Witherwings: Wizard Rock band, will be performing at Florida SuperCon as part of the Friday night Harry Potter Wizard Rock Ball. Part of the Reading Is the Weapon Tour, which features ten Wizard Rock bands and promotes literacy. For more information visit: www.myspace.com/witherwingswrock
Peelander-Z: Superstar Japanese Action Comic Punk Band. They will also be parting at the Bikini Cosplay Pool Party Friday night.
Chickenbox!: The punk rock live action animation band.
Select Start: The Classical Music Video Game Band.
Leftie Lucie
& OTHERS!

Film Festival: Categories with audience and jury awards for short and feature length films.
Deadline for submission is May, 1, 2008, submission forms and information at: www.floridasupercon.com
Opening Night film will be The Wizard Rockumentary: A Movie About Rocking and Rowling. The Wizard Rockumentary making its East Coast Premiere. The Wizard Rockumentary is a feature length documentary exploring the Wizard Rock (‘WROCK’) phenomenon and Harry Potter fandom. The filmmakers Megan and Mallory Schuyler and Wizard Rock artist Mark Equal from Marked As His Equal will be in attendance to help promote this premiere screening. More information visit: www.wizardrockumentary.com

EVENT SCHEDULE

Parties all Weekend including Wizard Rock Ball, Bikini Cosplay Pool Party, Friday Night Dance Party and Saturday Night Concert!

FRIDAY, MAY 23
Opening Ceremonies – 5:00PM
Get the inside scoop on the weekends exciting events and meet some of the celebrity guests.

Parties and Meetups:
Friday Night Celebrity Cocktail Party (Silver VIP pass or higher level required)
Bikini Cosplay Pool Party Hosted by StubbyChubby.com (w/ P.E.E.L.A.N.D.E.R.-Z!)
Harry Potter “Wizard Rock Ball” – Rock out Hogwarts style! Dress Robes optional.
Friday Night Karaoke with Frank-E-Oke – Always a crowd favorite.
Cosplay.com Meetup
Harry Potter Fan Meetup

Workshops/Panels/Roundtables including:
Grimm Exposed: The Myth Behind The Mouse (with Jeremy Wright)
Costuming & Cosplay Step Bb Step (with Yaya Han)
Operation Anime (with Sophie McNutt of Funimation)
Japanese 101 (with Rose Thompson)

Games/Events:
Anime Trivia Bingo
Harry Potter Wheel of Fortune

SATURDAY, MAY 24

Celebrity Events and Q & A’s:
James & Oliver Phelps Q&A
Stanislav Ianevski Q&A
Adult Swim O’RAMA (with Dana Snyder and Jay Edwards)
Meet Grey Delisle
Meet Samantha Newark
Meet Allen Bellman
Meet Dan Slott
Richard Epcar & Ellyn Stern Q&A
Meet Monkey Woman (of Sci-Fi channel’s show ‘Stan Lee’s Who Wants to be a Superhero’)
Meet the Cast of Smash Bros. (After their show)

Workshops/Panels/Roundtables including:
Asian in America: Humor Us! (Hosted by Solikha “Sonnie” Wright)
Nekomimichan’s Mad Props Panel (How to make cosplay props)
Kitsuke – The Art of Kimono (with Ashley Clark)
Make Your Own Damn Indie Comic (with Students of the Unusual)
Cosplay 101: Tricks of the Trade (with Aleera)
Costuming 101 (wtih The Heroes Alliance)
Ashley Clark Talks “NOWAKI”
An Evening with Funimation (with Sophie Mcnutt)
Asia ROX America: Accessible Asian Music – From E-Z (with PEELANDER-Z)

Games/Events:
The AMV Game (Anime Music Videos)
Harry Potter Jeopardy
Wheel of Fortune – Comic Book Style
OTAKU High Ultimate Trivia Tour

Special events and Performances:
The Otaku-Fusion Bellydancers
Cosplay Photo Shoot – Indoor
FSC COSTUME CONTEST
Smash Bros. Super Show
SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT EVENT
Featuring: Samantha”Jem” Newark, Peelander-Z, Chickenbox!, Select Start
& More TBA!

SUNDAY, MAY 25

Celebrity Events and Q & A’s:
The Harry Potter Roundtable Q&A
Meet Larry Kenny
The PEELANDER-Z Q&A

Workshops/Panels/Roundtables:
Jobs in Anime (with Sophie Mcnutt)
Advanced Cosplay (with Aleera)
Cosplay Roundtable
Belly Dance Workship
Twice as Nice Panel (How to create a fansite)
Arts and Crafts: Stubby Chubby Style

Special Events:
FSC COSPLAY CONTEST
Samantha Newark Listening Party
Live Action ‘Dead or Alive’: Extreme Beach Volleyball
Cosplay Photo Shoot – Outdoor
Kimono Fashion Show (with Ashley Clark)
Gothic Lolita Tea Party (with Wendy Lo)

Games/Events:
Anime Jeopardy
Supercon Squares (with Celebrity guests)

Ongoing: Friday, May 23 – Sunday, May 25
(Fri, 4:30PM – 2:00AM; Sat. 11:00AM-2:00AM; Sun. 11:00AM – 6:00PM)
Noobie Games Video Game Room – Video game console room hosted by Noobie Games.
FSC Anime Viewing Room

For complete schedule and updates please visit: www.floridasupercon.com