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    Look who's back!

    Tom Sito joins the guest list!



    Tom Sito was a storyboard artist, animator, and director on the original Filmation He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra Princess of Power cartoon series.

    Mr. Sito has also worked on such other famous features as Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and DreamWorks’ Shrek. After serving three terms as president of the Hollywood animators union, he became interested in telling their story. The result was his first book Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson.

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    James "Busta Toons" Eatock joins the guest list!



    James “Busta Toons” Eatock publishes cereal:geek magazine and is the author of the Unofficial He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Guide and the upcoming Unofficial She-Ra Cartoon Guide. Mr. Eatock also contributed to and worked on various official DVD releases of He-Man and She-Ra by providing series information/knowledge and commentary.

    Robert Lamb joins the guest list!



    Robert Lamb was a staff writer for Filmation’s He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra Princess of Power. In addition, he also storyboarded at Filmation for both series along with Fat Albert, Ghostbusters, Blackstar, Shazam!, and BraveStarr.

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    Man the list just keeps growing and growing!
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    Yeah the guest list is getting huge! Norem...Norem...Norem...man I hope he's here again this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vlcan View Post
    Yeah the guest list is getting huge! Norem...Norem...Norem...man I hope he's here again this year.
    yeah me 2, i had a couple nice conversations with Mr Norem, he was just so nice and humble. I think I freaked him out when I told him, his MOTU art was a huge part of my childhood lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by fball13z View Post
    yeah me 2, i had a couple nice conversations with Mr Norem, he was just so nice and humble. I think I freaked him out when I told him, his MOTU art was a huge part of my childhood lol
    Same here. I remember the stories but it was Norem's images that stuck in my head for all these years. I think he was baffled about the fact on how his MOTU artwork influenced so many people. I really want to bring even more artwork for him to sign this year if he comes.

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    Eric Scot Frydler joins the guest list!



    Eric Scot Frydler is a former Mattel Conceptual Designer and Writer who worked on both the original Masters of the Unvierse and Princess of Power toylines. He was instrumental in developing and writing some of the mini-comics that accompanied the figures such as “Escape from the Slime Pit” and “Across the Crystal Light Barrier”. Mr. Frydler also wrote, named, art directed, conceptualized, and innovated the “Crystal World” and its magical horses, “Crystal Moonbeam”, “Crystal Sun Dancer”, and “Crystal Swift Wind”.

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    A few notices---

    1. Roast Gooble Dinner Tickets – We only have 10 tickets left for this exclusive event.

    Available while they last: $350 per person

    ROAST GOOBLE DINNER PACKAGE includes all items in the POWER PASS (2-day convention pass, priority line privilege badge for panel room access and signing, free access to a special demonstration that is TBA) plus a coveted spot at the extremely limited seating Dinner with many of the creators appearing at the convention and a live recording of the Roast Gooble Dinner podcast. Congratulations to all fans fortunate enough to purchase tickets to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

    See our Tickets section to purchase your Roast Gooble Dinner package today!
    http://www.thepower-con.com/tickets/

    2. Fan Contests – Fan Art & Custom Creation and Cosplay

    If you plan on participating in either the Fan Art & Custom Creation contest -or- the Cosplay contest, you need to contact the convention before August 24, 2012 with your intent to enter. If you do not, you will not be able to participate in the contest during the weekend of the convention.

    For complete information, please see our Contests section.
    http://www.thepower-con.com/contests/

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    Make sure you send in that contest info!!! Don't just show up at the show with plans to enter. We need to plan ahead of time in terms of space for entries and display options. thanks!

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    Tim Seeley joins the guest list!



    Tim Seeley is the writer for the new series of mini-comics from Dark Horse Comics that are being included with select action figures in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy-line from Mattel. The first issue, “The Powers of Grayskull, Part One: The Legend Begins”, was available with the release of Thunder Punch He-Man.

    In addition to He-Man, Mr. Seeley has illustrated a variety of comics, including Kore, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers, and Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy. He is also the author of the comic Hack/Slash.

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    Seeley goodness!

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    Cool! I hope he is doing more sketches. I want another one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JonWes View Post
    Cool! I hope he is doing more sketches. I want another one.
    Agreed! He made a few for me, Spinnerella and Spinwit, they are both totally awesome!
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    Gary Hartle joins the guest list!



    Gary Hartle was the director of the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series from Mike Young Productions that aired on Cartoon Network.

    In addition to He-Man, Mr. Hartle has worked on such popular shows as Animaniacs, Taz-Mania, Johnny Bravo, and The Advengers: Earth’s Mightest Heroes.

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    All the 2002 guys were great on the MYP panels, cant wait to see how this year is going to go!
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    The second and final hotel block for Power-Con / ThunderCon 2012 at the Torrance Marriott South Bay has sold out!

    What does this mean? There are no more rooms available at our discounted room rate. There still may be rooms available at the Torrance Marriott South Bay at their regular rates. If you want to stay at the same hotel that the convention is being hosted in, we suggest that you book your room with the Marriott as soon as possible.

    For your convenience, here are a list of nearby hotels with their rates and distance to the convention:


    Torrance Marriott South Bay
    3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, California 90503
    (310) 316-3636
    Regular rates (while they last)
    1 to 4 guests per room - starting at 129.00 per night

    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Torrance – South Bay (0.1 mile away)
    21333 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, California 90503
    (310) 540-0500
    1 to 2 guests per room - starting at 119.00 per night
    3 guests per room - starting at 129.00 per night
    4 guests per room - starting at 139.00 per night

    Best Western Hotel Avita Suites (0.2 mile away)
    3531 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, California 90503
    (310) 540-5051
    1 to 4 guests per room - starting at 119.00 per night

    Howard Johnson Torrance (0.3 mile away)
    3673 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, California 90503
    (310) 316-5570
    1 to 4 guests per room - starting at 109.00

    Residence Inn Los Angeles Torrance/Redondo Beach (0.3 mile away)
    3701 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, California 90503
    (310) 543-4566
    1 to 4 guests per room - starting at 169.00

    Extended Stay America – Los Angeles – Torrance (0.3 mile away)
    3525 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, California 90503
    (310) 540-5442
    1 guest per room - starting at 69.99
    2 guests per room - starting at 74.99
    3 guests per room - starting at 94.99
    4 guests per room - starting at 99.99

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    Rowby Goren joins the guest list!



    Emmy Award winner Rowby Goren was a writer on Filmation’s He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He penned such episodes as ”The Energy Beast,” “The Shadow of Skeletor,” and the rather famous “Greatest Show on Eternia”.

    Mr. Goren’s writing talents range from situation comedy, game shows, cartoons, as well as directing Joe Roth and Neal Israel’s comedy feature Cracking Up. He won an Emmy for writing Hollywood Squares and worked on such popular cartoon series as Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The Berenstain Bears, Tiny Toon Adventures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.

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    Dave Wilkins joins the guest list!



    Dave Wilkins is a comic book artist who illustrated the Skeletor variant cover for the first issue of the brand new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe six-issue mini series from DC Comics that hits stores this July.

    In addition to He-Man, Mr. Wilkins has worked on such titles as Batman: Arkham Unhinged, New Mutants, Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic – War, and G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes. He also currently works as a concept artist in films and games and is a member of Atlanta based HeadHunta’ Studios.

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    Now if I could only get this variant cover. I'd love to get it signed by him at PC. Will have to overpay to get it. But I really love that cover.

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    Crossing my fingers to hope there's a way to make a print available of that cover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JonWes View Post
    Crossing my fingers to hope there's a way to make a print available of that cover.
    Maybe Dave will bring some prints to sign.
    "Don't crowd me boys!"

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    Mattel headed to Power-Con!



    The world’s largest toy company, and the entity responsible for bringing us the most powerful toys in the universe: Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power, will be in attendance at this year’s Power-Con / ThunderCon!

    Coming along for the ride is the Matty Collector / Masters of the Universe Classics convention exclusive: Temple of Darkness Sorceress®.
    She will be available for purchase during the convention!


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    TOD Sorceress will be mine. Oh yes...she will be mine.

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    Got my room reserved tonight (finally), so there are still rooms available at the Marriott...
    Photog is here! thank you, Mattel!

    Now how about some mini-comics love (like Lodar, Geldor, Dakon......)? And Mermista?

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    And with Mattel that means that Toyguru will be in the hizzzzzhouse!

    Scott Neitlich joins the guest list!



    Better known to fans as “Toyguru”, Scott Neitlich is a senior brand analyst at Mattel and currently manages the Masters of the Universe Classic collection available through MattyCollector.com. Mr. Neitlich is also a driving force behind the creative vision for the storyline attached to the line, contributing to the biographies, mini-comics, and even created a brand new character for the 30th Anniversary of Masters of the Universe, The Mighty Spector!

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    The cropping of that pic is funny! I think he has them in his hands, but the way it is cropped it looks like he's being overrun by figures!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheShadow View Post
    Tim Seeley joins the guest list!
    Sweet! He was a highlight for me last year as he brought that awesome Power-Con cover print for $10 and was doing sketches throughout the Convention.
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