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The largest single event
that MISFITS sponsors is CONvergence, an annual convention
for fans of science fiction and fantasy held on or near the
Fourth of July weekend.
CONvergence features panels and
programming on science fiction and fantasy in several
programming tracks. It also features national and local guests,
and art show and auction, a dealers' room, a film room (Cinema
Rex), a 24-hour Anime room, open gaming, collectible card
tournaments, live action role playing (LARP) games, a free
coffee shop, room parties, live music, and the Masquerade!
For more information on
CONvergence, especially if you want to help out, check out the
web site at
www.convergence-con.org.
Scheduled
Guests
We're proud to announce the
following Guests of Honor for 2008:
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- Filmmaker, director of Free Enterprise, and producer
of DVD extras
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- Prop-builder and physical effects artist whose
projects include Galaxy Quest, Van Helsing, and Firefly.
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- Co-author of Mage Wars and Dariens Tale series, author
of many short stories and game material and fantasy
artist.
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- Designer and illustrator for over 35 feature films,
including Star Trek: The Motion Picture Special Edition.
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- Television and Comic Book Writer.
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- Role-playing game designer for GURPS, the Star Trek
role playing game, and beyond.
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- U of M physics professor, author of The Physics of
Superheroes.
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- Creator of Aint-It-Cool-News.com.
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- Creator of Harry Knowles (and contributor to AICN).
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- Cartoonist and Game designer: Dork Tower, Dr. Blink,
Out of the Box Games.
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- Author of many popular novels, including the Valdemar
and Bardic Voices series and folk music lyricist.
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- Engineer on the teams of the Hubble Space Telescope,
the Mars Pathfinder project, the Cassini Mission to
Saturn, and other space missions.
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- The actor who played the beloved Chewbacca in the
original Star Wars Trilogy and in Episode III.
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- Production Designer for Star Trek, Battlestar
Galactica and Airwolf.
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- Animation and CGI artist.
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- Author of the Honor Harrington series and other
military science-fiction.
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Writer for comics and animation, creator of Swamp Thing,
Nightcrawler & Wolverine.
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- Creator of Disney’s Gargoyles and supervising producer
of The Spectacular Spider-Man for 2008.
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- Writer for comics and animation, creator of Blade,
Bullseye & The New Teen Titans.
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- Comic Book Artist/Illustrator
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