ANIMATE! MIAMI : JANUARY 17-19, 2014 : MIAMI, FL

[SUPERCON MIKE]

ANIMATE! MIAMI: The Anime, Animation, Cosplay and Comic Book Convention returns JANUARY 17 - 19, 2014! Three days of fun featuring celebrity voice actors, industry guests, anime, cosplayers, artists, panels, Q&A's, costume & cosplay contests, vendors, parties, workshops and more!

 

ANIMATE! MIAMI: 954.399.1330, info@floridasupercon.com. ANIMATE! MIAMI will take place at the Miami Airport Convention Center, 711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami FL. 33126. HOTEL PHONE: 305.261.3800.

 

Convention Event Hours / Exhibition Room Hours

Friday, 12:00PM - 2:00AM / 12:00PM - 8:00PM

Saturday, 10:30AM - 2:00AM / 10:30AM - 7:30PM

Sunday, 10:30AM - 2:00AM / 10:30AM - 6:30PM

 

COMIC BOOK GUESTS:

 

Alvin Lee: Artist of Street Fighter, DarkStalkers, Star Wars, Transformers, Deadpool, Thundercats, Heroes For Hire, Birds of Prey, Agent X, Marvel Mangaverse, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, Fantastic Four and Wildstorm's Gen 13, Gotchaman, and Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes; featuring Spiderman, Ironman and The Hulk.

 

Mike McKone: Artist of Fantastic Four, Avengers Academy, Justice League of America, Exiles, Teen Titans, Amazing Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men, L.E.G.I.O.N., Vext, Punisher War Zone and more! He recently provided art for the Avengers: Endless Wartime original graphic novel.

 

Mad Rupert: Artist of Regular Show, Regular Show: Skips, Adventure Time, Adventure Time: Candy Capers, and her web comic Sakana http://sakana.smackjeeves.com/. She also lettered the Adventure Time "Playing With Fire" OGN, as well as "The Summiteers" included in the recent Adventure Time Annual comic.

 

Allen Bellman: Golden Age Legend Allen Bellman is best known for his work with Timely / Marvel in the 1940′s-1950′s on titles and characters such as Captain America, The Patriot, The Destroyer, The Human Torch, Jap Buster Johnson, Jet Dixon of the Space Squadron, All Winners Comics, Marvel Mystery Comics, Sub Mariner Comics, Young Allies, Vampire Brats, Suspense and so much more. He created the back-up crime feature Let’s Play Detective and also contributed to pre-Code horror, crime, war and western tales for Atlas. In the 50′s Allen also did work for Lev Gleason.

 

Jose Delbo: Argentinian born artist Jose Delbo has a career that has spanned 50 years, starting in the Silver Age of the early 1960′s until today. Comic fans will best know Delbo for his work on Wonder Woman (1976-1981), The Transformers (Marvel Comics) from issue 36-67 (1987-1990), Batgirl’s feature in Detective Comics (1979-1982), The Superman Family (1977-1982), Thundercats (1986-1988), World’s Finest (Superman/Batman 1977-1986), The Beatles: Yellow Submarine, Billy the Kid (Charlton), Mighty Samson (Gold Key) and Twilight Zone (Gold Key).

 

Jeff Dekal: Cover artist for Journey Into Mystery and Spider-Man: Inhumanity for Marvel Comics. Jeff's comic art credits also include work for Creature Entertainment (Forgive Me Father, Zombie Years), Cosmic Times (Decisions) and more! He has provided art for numerous bands, such as Mayday, Wrekonize, Royce da 5'9, Joe Budden, and DJ Burn One.

 

NEN: NEN is a concept artist, illustrator, and low brow artist who works entirely in watercolor and ink. Specializing in integrating violence, gore, and horror with the beautiful and the surreal, NEN creates a unique landscape of agonies in emotional detail: gritty mechanics, dirty words, the freedom of water, and the ache of a heart made real.

 

Adelso Corona: Inker currently working at Contraband Comics on Blindside, inking covers for Zenescope and has worked on several DC New 52 titles. His list of credits includes: Hawk & Dove, Deathstroke, Deadpool Corps, The Infinite, Youngblood, Farscape, Avengelyne vs. Koni Waves and The Phantom. Visit Adelso online at http://adelso.deviantart.com/

 

Greg Kirkpatrick: Comic Book artist Greg Kirkpatrick has credits including: Big Bang Presents: Ultiman Family, Living in Infamy, Novavolo, Occupational Hazards, The Savage Dragon, and Season of the Witch.

 

Vinnie Tartamella: Comic Book artist Vinnie Tartamella has credits including: Hack/Slash, Female Force (Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Princess Diana, Sarah Palin, Stephanie Meyer, Oprah), Political Power (Bill Clinton, Colin Powell), Project Eon & more! As well, Vinnie is a former lead designer for McFarlane Toys and designer for Diamond Select, Toybiz and Bowen. Visit Vinnie online at http://vinroc.deviantart.com/

 

Gina Biggs: Gina Biggs has run the comic studio, Strawberry Comics, since 2004. Strawberry Comics is an all-female group of creators banding together to help promote women in the comic industry as well as the neglected and often overlooked genre of love and romance in the medium. She also runs Filthy Figments, the naughty cousin to Strawberry Comics. In a similar vein, Filthy Figments promotes women creators who wish to draw erotic stories. Gina is most well-know for her long-running comic series, Red String, which began in 2003 and ran for ten years, ending in 2013. The first three volumes of the series were published by Dark Horse Comics and the entire series was eventually rereleased by Gina herself in omnibus editions. She is the creator of the collaborative series, Erstwhile, a comic adapting the lesser known Grimm's fairytales. Her most current series is Demon Aid, a story of a demon mediator who finds she as a little demon problem of her own. You can find out about all of her comic works at Strawberry Comics http://www.StrawberryComics.com

 

Mervyn McKoy: Mervyn McKoy is the artist of The C-Listers, Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew, Paula Peril and more! He is the official artist for Florida Supercon and creator of the FSC mascot.

 

Terry Cronin: Writer and Filmmaker, Terry Cronin is the writer of The Skinvestigator series of novels (The Skinvestigator: Tramp Stamp, The Skinvestigator: Rash Guard and The Skinvestigator: Sun Burn), co-creator of comic book series Students of the Unusual, creator of Adventure Chefs and one of the co-founders of 3 Boys Productions. In addition, Terry is also one of the writers of Indie Comics Magazine. His latest novel is the Tattooed Lady.

 

Pat Martin: Writer and Filmmaker, Pat Martin is the co-creator of the independent comic book series Students of the Unusual, one of the co-founders of 3 Boys Productions, Director of Milk Maids, and part of the production crew for Adventure Chefs. He is also one half of the What Are Pat and Billy Drinking? blog. CLICK HERE to visit Pat and Billy on Facebook. CLICK HERE to visit Students of the Unusual on Facebook.

 

VOICE ACTING GUESTS:

 

John DiMaggio: Star of Adventure Time (Jake), Futurama (Bender), Gears of War (Marcus Fenix), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Aquaman) and Batman: Under the Red Hood (Joker).

 

Olivia Olson: Actress, voice actress and singer-songwriter best known for her roles as Marceline in Adventure Time, and Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb.

 

Jessica DiCicco: Actress and voice actress best known as Flame Princess in Adventure Time, Tambry in Gravity Falls, Patches in Pound Puppies and as Olette in Kingdom Hearts 2.

 

Christine Marie Cabanos: Actress and voice actress best known for voicing Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Azusa Nakano in K-On!, the titular character Squid Girl in Squid Girl, Shiemi Moriyamaand in Blue Exorcist, and Silica in Sword Art Online.

 

Cassandra Lee Morris: Award-winning voice actress most recognized for her work in anime, video games and audiobook narration. Her roles as Yubel, Leo and Luna in the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise made her an instant fan favorite, and she is most excited about her latest lead (Suguha/Leafa) in Toonami's Sword Art Online. She recently did the voice of Kyubey in Madoka Magica.

 

Jamie Marchi: Star of Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (Panty), Witchblade (Masane Amaha), Soul Eater (Liz Thompson), Hetalia (Narrator), Sgt. Frog (Aki Hinata), Spice and Wolf (Chloe), Rin (Mimi), Black Cat (Rinslet Walker), Blassreiter (Amanda Werner), Negima(s) (Haruna), Burst Angel (Meg), Claymore (Helen), One Piece (Miss Valentine), Strike Witches (Shirley), The Tower of Druaga (Fatina), YuYu Hakusho (Juri), Ouran (Chizuru Maihara), Fruits Basket (Motoko Minagawa), FMA (Rick), FMA: Brotherhood (Rebecca, Rick), as well as the unforgettable Miss Polly from Shin Chan. Some of her most recent roles include Rosario + Vampire (Ms. Nekonome), The Sacred Blacksmith (Penelope), Sekirei (Uzume), Sengoku Basara (Matsu), Ga-Rei-Zero (Mei), Baka and Test (Shouko), and Heaven’s Lost Property (Mikako Satsukitane). She is currently the co-host of The Funimation Show web series.

 

Joel McDonald: Joel is one of a handful of ADR Directors working almost exclusively with FUNimation Entertainment. Sure, you may have heard him as the main character in Zynga’s “Running with Friends”, Aoi in “Rainy Cocoa” (the world’s first e-manga), the deputy and others in “Walking Dead: Survival Instinct”, or as Captain Flynt and Tector Hodunk in “Borderlands 2”. But he’s also directed Sgt. Frog, Initial D, and the just-released “Sankarea” and “Good Luck Girl.” Or perhaps you’re one of the few who recognize him from his role as Poland in “Hetalia”, Takumi in “Initial D”, Jacuzzi Splot in “Baccano”, Yoite in “Nabari No Ou”, Hanai in “Big Windup!”, Minato in “Sekirei”, Brief in “Panty and Stocking”, or a bunch of other FUNimation properties.

 

Monica Rial: Monica Rial has been working in the anime voice over industry for 13 years. As an actress for Funimation Entertainment and ADV Films, Monica has lent her voice to over 250 anime including: Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (Stocking), Michiko and Hatchin (Michiko), High School of the Dead (Shizuka), Soul Eater (Tsubaki), Air TV (Misuzu), Azumanga Daioh (Nyamo), Baccano! (Chane), Black Butler (Mei Ren), Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (Treeya), Black Cat (Kyoko), Burst Angel (Jo), Chrome Shelled Regios (Felli), Chrono Crusade (Fiore), Claymore (Miria), DN Angel (Towa), D. Gray-man (Lero/Lulu Bell), E.F. a Tale of Memories (Chihiro), Excel Saga (Hyatt), Fairy Tail (Mirajane), Full Metal Panic (Kyoko), Ghost Stories (Momoko), Gunslinger Girl (Angelica), Shinchan (Ai), Hetalia (Flying Mint Bunny/ Belarus), Kurau Phantom Memory (Kurau), Moon Phase (Hazuki), Negima (Konoka/Kazumi/Satsuki), Noir (Kirika), One Piece (Tashigi/Carue/Kuina), Ouran Host Club (Renge), Princess Jellyfish (Mayaya), Rahxephon (Haruka), Sergeant Frog (Momoka), Shuffle! (Asa), Speed Grapher (Kagura), Spiral (Rio), Tsubasa Chronicles (Sakura), Witchblade (Maria) and many more.

 

Chris Sabat: Christopher Sabat is a voice actor, ADR Director, and Line Producer, best known for his work in Dragon Ball as several main characters, most notably Piccolo, Vegeta, and Yamcha. He has also voiced such characters as Garterbelt in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Ayame Sohma in Fruits Basket, Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kikuchiyo in Samurai 7, Kazuma Kuwabara and Rizen in Yu Yu Hakusho, Cross Marian in D.Gray-man, Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, Jigen in Lupin III, Father Tres in Trinity Blood, Kurogane in Tsubasa Chronicles, Naru Naru in Kodocha, Saiga in Speed Grapher, Roy in Solty Rei, Rome in Hetalia Axis Powers, and Giroro in Sgt Frog.

 

Jad Saxton: Voice actress and stage actress, best known for her work with Funimation Entertainment in Michiko & Hachin (Hatchin), Eureka Seven AO (Elena Peoples), Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar (Lashara Earth), Steins; Gate (Faris Nyannyan), Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (April), Is This a Zombie? (Haruna), and Shangri-La (Karin Ishida).

 

Ian Sinclair: Actor, voice actor, and ADR Director best known for his work portraying Chuck in Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, Dallas Genoard in Baccano!, Dr. Rosenberg in El Cazador de la Bruja, Romano in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Toriko in Toriko, Ryner Lute in Legend of the Legendary Heroes, Bardroy in Black Butler, Shu in Princess Jellyfish, and Baron Flynt in the video game Borderlands.

 

Dana Snyder: Comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, and man about town! He is best known as the voice of Master Shake in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Granny in Squidbillies, The Alchemist in Venture Brothers, Gazpacho in Chowder, Mr. Baldwin in Fish Hooks and for his latest role as Lucas on Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell.

 

Eric Vale:: The voice of Trunks in Dragon Ball Z, Sanji in One Piece, Yuki in Fruits Basket, America and Canada in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Arystar Krory the Third in D.Gray-man, Jean in Gunslinger Girl, Oji Karasuma in School Rumble, Koichiro Iketani in Initial D, Justin Law in Soul Eater, Mr. Bombon in Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt and Kymblee in Fullmetal Alchemist among many others. Eric has also spent time as an ADR director (Case Closed, Gunslinger Girl) in addition to scripting over fifty anime programs as Head Writer with FUNimation Productions, such as Initial D, One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club, Peach Girl, Spice and Wolf, etc.