Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 14, 2015 8:49:45 GMT -6
Lansing, Michigan, has its own comic convention for the first time, thanks to a group that calls its the Phantom Five. The Capital City Comic Con will take place May 2-3 in Haslett High School, and organizers expect between 2,000 and 3,000 attendees and about 50 exhibitors.
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/entertainment/events/best-bets/2015/04/13/capital-city-comics-convention-fill-haslett-high/25715449/
Capital City Comics Convention to fill Haslett High
HASLETT – Inspired by the support of comic conventions throughout Michigan and driven to provide the local community with a similar opportunity, like-minded Lansing professionals known as the Phantom Five have founded the Capital City Comic Con (C4).
“Opportunities to showcase our love of comics, games, movies, television and more have taken many of us to other cities,” said Malinda Barr and Dennis M. Louney co-founders of Capital City Comic Con. “We’re thrilled to bring fans in our community together right here in greater Lansing for such a cool event.”
The Capital City Comic Con will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3 at Haslett High School. The convention will sprawl the north end of the school, utilizing two gymnasiums, the 700 seat performing arts center, dressing rooms, expansive hallway and cafeteria space.
Between 2,000-3,000 attendees are expected over the weekend with space to accommodate more than 50 multi-media exhibitors, including vendors offering comic books, board and card games, action figures, merchandise, videos, apparel, and more.
In addition to exhibitors, the convention plans to incorporate special guest graphic artists and writers, costume and cosplay competitions with local celebrity judges, performance art, improvisational and interactive cosplay, panel discussions and other activities throughout the day.
“This will be a fantastic family-friendly event debuting on Free Comic Book Day and the opening weekend of the new Avengers movie,” said Louney.
C4 highlights
•Rick Chambers, Michigan novelist and screenwriter, as the feature guest, who will debut his new episode, “Mind Sifter” of the Star Trek New Voyages online Star Trek series;
•The Michigan State University Library Comic Art Collection;
•Dan Frazier, Lansing area collector with more than 13,000 comics, silver age comics and artist prints;
•Impressions Five Science Museum is sponsoring the Lego game area, providing more than 12,000 Legos for use during the event;
•The 501st Star Wars Legion of Cosplay fans;
•The national award-winning Haslett Robotics team. demonstrating real-life robots;
•Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments licensed and sanctioned by Wizards of the Coast and Kanami.
Barr, whose past event planning experience includes Lansing’s massive week long Common Ground Music Festival, says the founders are taking a conservative approach with event plans to ensure a seamless event.
“We’re aware of how much buzz this is generating, especially with our local vendors that are participating such as Everybody Reads, Just 4 Fun, Hollow Mountain Comics, Cards in the Corner, Fortress Games, Evolution Games and many others.
It is an exciting responsibility we have to provide a platform for camaraderie of science fiction, comic and gaming businesses and their fans,” said Barr.
“In our first year, we are intensely focused on making this fun and effortless for all attendees, exhibitors and guests.“
Capital City Comic Con is greater Lansing’s first comic convention, bringing fans from all walks of pop culture together for a weekend of fun for fans of all ages.
The organizers of the convention, Phantom Five, are Christina DeJong, James Curtis, Malinda Barr, Randy Chapel and Dennis M. Louney.
— Dennis M. Louney, Capital City Comics Con
Schedule of events
Saturday, May 2
10 a.m. Performing Arts Center opens
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Education and Comics Panel – Mike Eyde
11:30 - 12 p.m. Break
12 p.m. Cosplay/Costume contest applications due
12 noon- 2 p.m. Keynote Program.
Rick Cha.m.bers presentation; showing of Star Trek New Voyages episode
1:30 p.m. Prejudging for Cosplay/Costume Contests
2 - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cosplay Catwalk
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Costume Catwalk
4:30 p.m. Final two Costume winners voted on by audience; Awards presentation
Sunday, May 3
10 a.m. Performing Arts Center opens
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Student Fan Fiction Panel
High school students from Haslett, Okemos & E. Lansing discuss the popularity of fan fiction.
11:30 - 12 p.m. Break
12 - 1 p.m. Interactive Cosplay by Star Wars 501st Legion:Vader’s Fist
501st Legion will present skits with opportunities for audience participation.
1 – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. How to create a Kickstarter when Developing a Ga.m.e
Our speaker will discuss the successful Kickstarter ca.m.paign that they developed raising more than $50,000 to develop and produce a ga.m.e concept.
2:30 - 3 p.m. Break
3 - 4:30 p.m. How to Get Your Work Published
This panel will discuss how artists and writers develop their trade into a profit.
4:30 p.m. Official closing and sponsor acknowledgments
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.capcitycomiccon.com,. Exhibitor registration is now open and also available online.
Gaming Schedule
Capital City Comic Con is proud to announce Cards in the Corner as the official event manager for all main gym gaming. In addition, the Grand Gaming Academy will be in attendance to promote several other games and entice newcomers to games.
Featured tournaments will include:
•Magic: The Gathering
•Yu-Gi-Oh
Other gaming:
•The Great Heartland Hauling Co.
•Diamonds
•Survive
•Pictomania
Sanctioned events
Wizards of the Coast and Kanami have officially sanctioned the ga.m.ing for the Capital City Comic Con.
The time schedule will be a 4-round tournament each day as follows:
SATURDAY, May 2
Noon-4p.m. Constructed Magic Event $5 entry
Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds.
Noon-4p.m. Constructed Yu-Gi-Oh Event $5 entry
Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds. Banned and restricted list enforced.
8 man Draft pods as well as 8-man constructed play, format of your choosing, will fire at will when 8 people enter. Single Elimination. Constructed Play - $5 Limited Play - $13
Sunday, May 3
Noon-4p.m. Limited Dragons of Tarkir Sealed $25 entry
Three packs of Dragons of Tarkir; Three Packs of Fate reforged to build a minimum 40 card deck, lands will be provided. Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds.
Noon-4p.m. Constructed Yu-Gi-Oh $5 entry
Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds. Banned and restricted list enforced.
8 man Draft pods as well as 8-man constructed play, format of your choosing, will fire at will when 8 people enter. Single Elimination. Constructed Play - $5 Limited Play - $13
Additional prizes will scale with attendance as well as free giveaways and door prizes.
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/entertainment/events/best-bets/2015/04/13/capital-city-comics-convention-fill-haslett-high/25715449/
Capital City Comics Convention to fill Haslett High
HASLETT – Inspired by the support of comic conventions throughout Michigan and driven to provide the local community with a similar opportunity, like-minded Lansing professionals known as the Phantom Five have founded the Capital City Comic Con (C4).
“Opportunities to showcase our love of comics, games, movies, television and more have taken many of us to other cities,” said Malinda Barr and Dennis M. Louney co-founders of Capital City Comic Con. “We’re thrilled to bring fans in our community together right here in greater Lansing for such a cool event.”
The Capital City Comic Con will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3 at Haslett High School. The convention will sprawl the north end of the school, utilizing two gymnasiums, the 700 seat performing arts center, dressing rooms, expansive hallway and cafeteria space.
Between 2,000-3,000 attendees are expected over the weekend with space to accommodate more than 50 multi-media exhibitors, including vendors offering comic books, board and card games, action figures, merchandise, videos, apparel, and more.
In addition to exhibitors, the convention plans to incorporate special guest graphic artists and writers, costume and cosplay competitions with local celebrity judges, performance art, improvisational and interactive cosplay, panel discussions and other activities throughout the day.
“This will be a fantastic family-friendly event debuting on Free Comic Book Day and the opening weekend of the new Avengers movie,” said Louney.
C4 highlights
•Rick Chambers, Michigan novelist and screenwriter, as the feature guest, who will debut his new episode, “Mind Sifter” of the Star Trek New Voyages online Star Trek series;
•The Michigan State University Library Comic Art Collection;
•Dan Frazier, Lansing area collector with more than 13,000 comics, silver age comics and artist prints;
•Impressions Five Science Museum is sponsoring the Lego game area, providing more than 12,000 Legos for use during the event;
•The 501st Star Wars Legion of Cosplay fans;
•The national award-winning Haslett Robotics team. demonstrating real-life robots;
•Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments licensed and sanctioned by Wizards of the Coast and Kanami.
Barr, whose past event planning experience includes Lansing’s massive week long Common Ground Music Festival, says the founders are taking a conservative approach with event plans to ensure a seamless event.
“We’re aware of how much buzz this is generating, especially with our local vendors that are participating such as Everybody Reads, Just 4 Fun, Hollow Mountain Comics, Cards in the Corner, Fortress Games, Evolution Games and many others.
It is an exciting responsibility we have to provide a platform for camaraderie of science fiction, comic and gaming businesses and their fans,” said Barr.
“In our first year, we are intensely focused on making this fun and effortless for all attendees, exhibitors and guests.“
Capital City Comic Con is greater Lansing’s first comic convention, bringing fans from all walks of pop culture together for a weekend of fun for fans of all ages.
The organizers of the convention, Phantom Five, are Christina DeJong, James Curtis, Malinda Barr, Randy Chapel and Dennis M. Louney.
— Dennis M. Louney, Capital City Comics Con
Schedule of events
Saturday, May 2
10 a.m. Performing Arts Center opens
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Education and Comics Panel – Mike Eyde
11:30 - 12 p.m. Break
12 p.m. Cosplay/Costume contest applications due
12 noon- 2 p.m. Keynote Program.
Rick Cha.m.bers presentation; showing of Star Trek New Voyages episode
1:30 p.m. Prejudging for Cosplay/Costume Contests
2 - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cosplay Catwalk
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Costume Catwalk
4:30 p.m. Final two Costume winners voted on by audience; Awards presentation
Sunday, May 3
10 a.m. Performing Arts Center opens
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Student Fan Fiction Panel
High school students from Haslett, Okemos & E. Lansing discuss the popularity of fan fiction.
11:30 - 12 p.m. Break
12 - 1 p.m. Interactive Cosplay by Star Wars 501st Legion:Vader’s Fist
501st Legion will present skits with opportunities for audience participation.
1 – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. How to create a Kickstarter when Developing a Ga.m.e
Our speaker will discuss the successful Kickstarter ca.m.paign that they developed raising more than $50,000 to develop and produce a ga.m.e concept.
2:30 - 3 p.m. Break
3 - 4:30 p.m. How to Get Your Work Published
This panel will discuss how artists and writers develop their trade into a profit.
4:30 p.m. Official closing and sponsor acknowledgments
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.capcitycomiccon.com,. Exhibitor registration is now open and also available online.
Gaming Schedule
Capital City Comic Con is proud to announce Cards in the Corner as the official event manager for all main gym gaming. In addition, the Grand Gaming Academy will be in attendance to promote several other games and entice newcomers to games.
Featured tournaments will include:
•Magic: The Gathering
•Yu-Gi-Oh
Other gaming:
•The Great Heartland Hauling Co.
•Diamonds
•Survive
•Pictomania
Sanctioned events
Wizards of the Coast and Kanami have officially sanctioned the ga.m.ing for the Capital City Comic Con.
The time schedule will be a 4-round tournament each day as follows:
SATURDAY, May 2
Noon-4p.m. Constructed Magic Event $5 entry
Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds.
Noon-4p.m. Constructed Yu-Gi-Oh Event $5 entry
Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds. Banned and restricted list enforced.
8 man Draft pods as well as 8-man constructed play, format of your choosing, will fire at will when 8 people enter. Single Elimination. Constructed Play - $5 Limited Play - $13
Sunday, May 3
Noon-4p.m. Limited Dragons of Tarkir Sealed $25 entry
Three packs of Dragons of Tarkir; Three Packs of Fate reforged to build a minimum 40 card deck, lands will be provided. Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds.
Noon-4p.m. Constructed Yu-Gi-Oh $5 entry
Prizes based on final record after 4 rounds. Banned and restricted list enforced.
8 man Draft pods as well as 8-man constructed play, format of your choosing, will fire at will when 8 people enter. Single Elimination. Constructed Play - $5 Limited Play - $13
Additional prizes will scale with attendance as well as free giveaways and door prizes.