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I’m not sure when the Goblin King showed up, or how he got his hands on that old copy of the NeverEnding Story. He keeps muttering about voodoo, magic dances, hypercolor shirts, the Nothingness, and Biff Tannen.
Our seers, scientists, and sages don’t know what he’s up to, but at least he’s stealing books instead of babies these days.
Who is Q Bert? Can we trust Madmartigan? The Dread Pirate Roberts? Those Goonies kids?
Chunk is funny, but I’m not so sure about the truffle shuffle.
How do we close the portals? Are the goblins and gremlins cooperating or competing? Are they working for Lo Pan? Bowser? Skeletor? Queen Bavmorda? Shredder?
So many questions, so few answers.
That government lab seems pretty suspicious, though, and a lot of 8-bit creatures have been creeping out of its sewers.
Of course Venkman, She Ra, and Hopper want to charge right in, proton packs ready, but Vizzini thinks we should carefully track down the Demogorgon, find the Mind Flayer, then send in Eleven and the turtles.
He could be wrong, but everyone knows you should never bet against a Sicilian when death is on the line.
Until we can close the portals, at least some of the stranger things are trying to help. Mario is gathering mushrooms, and Pac Man keeps eating most of the ghosts.
Sarah Connor and Jack Burton had a pool party and fed those mogwai after midnight, so now the A Team is trying to round up all the Gremlins.
Luckily, Ellen Ripley showed up, so things are looking better.
Could we lose? Inconceivable!
Over the years, MisCon has been plagued by zombies, became a ruined wasteland, ascended to the future, lost all its heroes, and leveled up. It’s been filled with doors to many times and places. Once it became a fairy tale that attracted none other than George R.R. Martin, one of the greatest wizards of our age.
For our 40th Anniversary, let’s return to the era when MisCon was born: the 1980s.
While you’re working on costumes, panel ideas, and game scenarios, think about the iconic shows, movies, songs, and games of the 80s that spawned the modern classic, Stranger Things.
To get in the mood, maybe watch Willow, Goonies, Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Labyrinth, Big Trouble in Little China, and play some old school Zelda, Super Mario, and Final Fantasy.
What about Spaceballs, Predator, Terminator, Back to the Future, TMNT, NeverEnding Story, and Akira?
So next June, to keep away the Nothingness, grab a fireflower, a can of new Coke, and join us for MisCon 40: the Upside Down.
MisCon 40 Guests of Honor
Dragon Dronet is a weapon specialist, armorer, actor, prop master, and Sith Lord who has worked in Hollywood for decades. He appears as Darth Malgus from the video game Star Wars the Old Republic.
Dragon has build props for tv shows and movies such as Spiderman No Way Home, Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Heroes, Lost, True Blood, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Total Recall, RoboCop 2, Batman Returns, Eraser, Alien: Resurrection, MacGyver, Alien Nation, Space Rangers, The X-Files, Babylon 5, and Earth 2, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: First Contact, (among many others).
About Dragon Dronet
Steven L. Sears is an acclaimed writer and producer with over 40 years of experience in Hollywood. He is best known as the Co-Executive Producer of Xena: Warrior Princess and the creator of Sheena. His extensive career began in the 80s, writing for iconic hits like The A-Team, Hardcastle and McCormick, and Riptide. He is also the author of the sci-fi graphic novel Stalag-X.
About Steven L Sears
Lacy Zee is an international tattoo artist with over 27 years in the industry.
Since 2011 Lacy has been plunging audiences into shock and awe as Vox Moxxi. Founder of The Illustrated Circus Burlesque and Sideshow, when Her Sexcelency Vox Moxxi graces you with her Sideshow burlesque acts... You'll never be the same
About Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)
Bruce Brenneise (pronounced Bren-EYE-zee) is an award- winning illustrator known for world-building via vibrant, epic, otherworldly environments for a variety of projects including Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, Slay the Spire, The Witcher (novels), Numenera, and the Cosmere (RPG).
Fun facts: Bruce studied scientific illustration at the University of Michigan (BFA), lived in China for six years, buys his hats from the Amish, and has traveled thirty-nine countries and counting. His favorite artists include Keith Parkinson, Michael Whelan, and Donato Giancola. He lives with his wife, son, cats, and carnivorous plants in the Pacific Northwest.
About Bruce Brenneise
MisCon 40 Featured Professionals
Jeff Sturgeon is a northwest artist known for his beautiful, award-winning metal paintings. His career spans over thirty years, coming up through the ranks as a young fan artist in the 80s to being hired in the first wave of computer game artists in the late 80s/early 90s. A long career in the 90s as an artist, animator, concept artist, lead artist, game designer, and art director followed most notably for Electronic Arts. He continued to paint and display his work at science fiction conventions around the country and created new cover and interior work for clients such as Harper Collins Publishing and NASA JPL.
About Jeff Sturgeon
Todd Lockwood is an illustrator and author, whose work has appeared on NY Times best-selling novels, magazines, video games, collectible card games, and fantasy role-playing games. It has been honored with multiple appearances in Spectrum and the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, and with numerous industry awards. Always known for the narrative power of his paintings, Todd's debut novel, "The Summer Dragon" was released by DAW Books to rave reviews, named by B&N and Amazon both on their shortlist of "Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels of the Year." View his art at http://www.toddlockwood.com or get chummy at https://www.facebook.com/artoftoddlockwood
About Todd Lockwood
Jim Wright is a retired US Navy Chief Warrant Officer and freelance writer. He lives in Florida where he watches American politics in a perpetual state of amused disgust. He's been called the Tool of Satan, but he prefers the title: Satan's Designated Driver. He is the mind behind Stonekettle Station. You can follow him on Twitter @stonekettle, or you can join the boisterous bunch he hosts on Facebook at Facebook/Stonekettle. Remember to bring brownies and mind the white cat, he bites. Hard.
About Jim Wright (Stonekettle)
Steven K. Smith, also known online as SKS Props, is an award-winning artist, fabricator, and owner of SKS Prop and Costume Supply. While he makes and sells professional-grade cosplay props and replica costumes, his goal is to teach people the techniques and fundamentals they need to create their own props and costumes.
Steve has uploaded over 200 instructional cosplay and prop videos to his Youtube channel, SKS Props, and is active in various Facebook cosplay communities.
About Steven K Smith (SKS Props)
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