2015 NWI COMIC-CON
Souvenir PROGRAM
FEBRUARY
2015 FREE Our Sincere Thanks to our Generous Sponsors!
MIKE NORTON
Tim Seeley
Jim Terry
Hilary Barta
Cory Hamscher
AARON B. MILLER
Dan Dougherty
Dirk Manning
Gabo Bautista
Philo Barnhart
Doug Klauba
Kevin J. O’Connor
Tom Hutchison
Josh Blaylock
K. Lynn Smith
OBTUSE
Luis Marquez
Emily Goodwin
Ron Simmons
Scott Mitchell
Gabby Leithsceal
Skyline Finest In Shaved Ice
Deadpool is a registered trademark of Marvel Characters, Inc. All trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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Pg. 1) Front Cover Pg. 2) Schedule of Events Pg. 3) Advertisements Pg.4) Guest Table Numbers Pg.5) Floor Plan (Map) Pg.6) Advertisements Pg.7) Advertisements Pg.8) Skyline Snowie Coupon
Special Thanks and Honorable Mentions The following individuals and businesses were huge contributors and supporters during the planning of the 2015 NWI Comic-Con.
2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Live ENTERTAINMENT DOORS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT 10:00 AM THIS NWI COMIC-CON ENDS AT 6:00 PM
10:45am - 11:15am
Obtuse Magic
11:15am 11:30am
11:00am 5:30pm
The Shopper / Excel Marketing/ Park Press
-THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!!! Brian & Kelly Grabinski THANK YOU to EVERYBODY that donated original artwork, signed prints, comics books, certificates, baskets and more!! ALL OF YOUR DONATIONS ARE SINCERELY APPRECIATED!!!! All proceeds will be divided equally between the Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation (NICK) and the Humane Society Calumet Area.
11:30am - 12:00pm Q&A with the Comic Pros Mike Norton, Tim Seeley Jim Terry & Matthew Waite
Kanarak Venture Crew 999
• Arlo Kallemeyn
• Cory Hamscher Comic Book Artist • Dan Lira & Sam Gomez Our Neighborhood Times (ONT) • Gabriel + Kathryn Mauch Grindhouse Cafe • Jacob Way Kraken Print • James Rhone Creative Comics + Gaming • James Sterna comics-x-aminer.com • Javy Esquivel Short Pro Media • Joey Potts 18th Street Brewery • Josh Baylock Devil’s Due Entertainment • Julio Guerra & Miguel Cisneros societyfound.com • Martin Martinez Calumet College of St. Joseph • Matthew Waite Comic Book Artist • Matt Valuckis www.vasinvictor.com • Michael Finney Mystic Waters Media • Tom + Kim Hutchison & Eric Hoffman Big Dog Ink • Wade Jessie Otaku Hobbies
Live speaking panels
HEROCLIX
TOURNAMENT
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Phosphene LIVE POP ROCK CONCERT
ALL DAY
LIVE FX DEMO BY Scott Mitchell & Gabby Leithsceal (SyFy FaceOff Contestants)
COSPLAY EVENT SCHEDULE Cosplay Event Registration
The registration table is located in the Cosplay Lounge in the lobby. This area is accessible from both the lobby and the convention floor.
12:15pm (Line-up11:45am) COSPLAY COSTUME PARADE
This event is for our attendees ages 0-9 years old or anyone else outside of this age group who are just beginning cosplay, and do not feel ready to compete but would like to show off your talents. Limit 50 Contestants. You must be registered before line-up to participate, this is first come first serve.
COSPLAY CONTEST JUDGES James T Wulfga (CosAwesome)
Jessica Cwik (Fandom Tandem)
Hosted by former Radio personality Matt Valuckis
Matt Valuckis will be your advocacy while questioning these comic industry professionals; Mike Norton (Battlepug, Revival, Superman), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Revival, Grayson), Jim Terry (Sundowners, The Crow: Skinning of Wolves) and Matthew Waite (Shinku, Deadpool, Avengers Arena). Mr. Valuckis will kick this panel off with some starter questions like ; A big trend right now is re-imagining, reinventing, and relaunching characters after a big cosmic event. What character would you redo if given the chance? Any advice for those who ‘break in’ the comics industry? And more. Fan participation is encouraged!
1:45pm (Line-up 1:15pm) TEEN COSPLAY CONTEST DIVISION 1
This competition is for children and teens ages 10-17 years. Limit 50 Contestants. You must be registered before line-up to participate, this is first come first serve.
3:00pm (Line-up2:30pm) ADULT COSPLAY CONTEST DIVISION 2
This competition is for adults ages 18 and up. Limit 75 Contestants. You must be registered before line-up to participate, this is first come first serve. TEEN, ADULT AND BEST IN CONVENTION & JUDGES CHOICE WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT
COSPLAY AWARD CEREMONY AT 4:15PM Hosted By: Luis Marquez “Barf” from Spaceballs
Lauren Faits (Geek Girl Chicago)
Sidney Vons (We Are Cosplay)
1:00pm - 1:30pm How To Self-Publish Comics... Not Just Create Them Hosted by Josh Blaylock (publisher, writer, artist, founder of Devil’s Due Ent.
These days self-publishing is one of the best ways to get noticed by bigger companies and break into comics. With the internet, you have a million tools to make comics: social media, access to artists, cloud sharing, crowdfunding, Youtube tutorials... the list goes on. But, is this really EVERYTHING you need to get your comic into comic shops across the country? You still need to master the business, production and distribution. Sounds scary, but you don’t need some big publisher to make or break your comic book career, right?! Don’t worry: Josh has got your back.
www.devilsdue.net
AWARDS
1ST PLACE OVERALL COSPLAY (One winner per category per Division)
Award Ribbon / $25.00 2ND PLACE OVERALL COSPLAY (One winner per category per Division)
Award Ribbon JUDGES CHOICE AWARD
Each Judge will choose their favorite Cosplay Contestant Winner
Award Ribbon SHOW RUNNER KIDS’ CHOICE COSPLAY AWARD
Presented by Kiwi (Kira Grabinski) and Naruto (Zack Grabinski)
Award Ribbon GRAND PRIZE COSPLAYER OF THE YEAR- BEST IN CONVENTION 1st Place Ribbon / $100.00 / Certificate / Red Owl Photo Prize Pack RUNNER-UP COSPLAYER OF THE YEARBEST IN CONVENTION Ribbon / $50.00 / Certificate
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SPECIAL THANKS Big Dog Ink, Devil’s Due Entertainment and Kraken Print all donated a total of 1,600 Comic Books for the 2015 NWI ComicCon Giveaway Bags. This was a HUGE contribution! Please be sure to drop by and visit them.
KRAKEN PRINT
2015 GUEST TABLE NUMBERS VIP GUESTS V001 - Ron Simmons (VIP Wrestler) V002 - Kevin J O’Connor (VIP Actor) V003 - Douglas Klauba V004 - Hilary Barta V005 - Jim Terry V006 - Tim Seeley V007 - Mike Norton V008 - Gabo Bautista V009 - Matthew Waite V010 - Cory Hamscher V011 - Dirk Manning V012 - Dan Dougherty V013 - Jim Pavelec V014 - Aaron B. Miller V015 - Philo Barnhart V016 - TBA (ISC Guests) V017 - The International School of Comics ARTIST ALLEY A001 -Instant Press Comics (Small Press) A002 - Sun Bros Studios (Small Press) A003 - Sol Comics (Small Press) A004 - King Bone Press (Small Press) A005 - CheeseLord Comics (Small Press) A006 - Out of Time Studios (Small Press) A007 - Warwick Johnson & Dan Hale (Writer / Artist) A008 - Kracken Print A009 - Caleb King A010 - Leslie Mason A011 - Home Team Caricature A012 - Bianca Debardelaben A013 - Casey Rene & Joe Zuniga (Crafter / Artist) A014 - Angel Onofre
A015 - Chuck Pavoni A016 - Natalie Parker A017 - Ali Cantarella A018 - Catherine + Sarah Satrun & Celina Barajas A019 - Man or Monster Studios A020 - Epyon-5 A021 - Katrina Catizone A022 - Corbyn S. Kern A023 - Matthew Hansel A024 - The Manor A025 - Joel Siegel A026 - Broke Drawers A027 - Guzman Gloves LLC. A028 - Julio A. Guerra (DJ WarMachine) A029 - Adam Farster A030 -DJ Corchin A031 - SRB Productions Inc. A032 - Beta 3 Comics A033 - Mikey Babinski A034 - Steve Palenica Studios A035 - Eric Hodson Illustration A036 - Tom Kelly
DEALERS D001 - Big Dog Ink (Publisher) D002 - D003 - Big Al Comics & Toys D004 - Toy Con Toy Show D005 - D006 Snowpants Inc. D007 - Miller’s Toy Box D008 - Devil’s Due Entertainment (Publisher ) D009- D010 - Sell Comics -N- Toys D011 - Vince Jones D012 - Jim Simants D013 - TomKat Comics & Conventions D014 - Triple Deuce Trading Co. D015 - Blastcamp Paintball & Airsoft D016 - FrankenWerks Studios D017 - Studio Dwyer D018 - Crafter Craze D019 - One Man Surf Party D020 - Abbots Hollow Studios D021 - BabyManna media guests D022 - Night Owl M001 - Bristol Candles & Unique Gifts Renaissance Faire D023 - Winrah M002 - Cowl Girl Accessories M003 - Meet & Geek D024 - Morrkane of NWI Collectibles M004 - Mandy Madrox D025 -D026 Murtz M005 - South Shore CVA Comics M006 - Mystic Waters D027 -D028 Rivertown Media Entertainment M007 - Help Me Mommy D029 - D030 - RC Comics (Rocky Horror Picture Show) & Collectibles M008 - NWI Film D031 - D032 - My Comics M009 - Short Pro Media & Collectibles M010 - Emily Goodwin D033 - Amazing Fantasy (Featured Literary Guest) D034 - T-C-S Conventions
D035 - Monroe’s Collectibles D036 - Tenth Planet D037 - It’s A Block Party .com D038 - Creative Comics D039 - Surefire Collectibles D040 - Otaku Hobbies D041 - D042 - Happy Day Comics D043 - D044 Comic Wreck GAME ZONE DEALERS G001 - G003 - The Dragons Refuge G004 - G005 - The Vintage Video Game Guys G006 - Game Acclaim SPECIAL GUESTS SG001 - Magic, Music, and More LLC. (Princess Group) SG002 - NWI Ghostbusters (Costuming Group) SG003 - 501st Northern Darkness Garrison (Star Wars Costuming Group) SG004 - Fandom Tandem (Cosplay Group) SG005 - CosAwesome Studios (Cosplay Group) SG006 - Phosphene (Chicago Pop-Rock Band) SG007 - SG008 Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament (Chicago Castle) SG009 - Scott Mitchell & Gabby Leithsceal (Former SyFy Channel / FX Artists)
SG010 - Obtuse (Featured Magician) SG011 - Kanarak Venture - Crew 999 (LARP) PHOTO BOOTHS PB001 - Kaminsky Kandids Photography & Eddie B. Photos PB002 - Red Owl Photo (Cosplay Lounge Sponsor) NWI CHARITIES C001 - Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation (NICK) C002 - Humane Society Calumet Area SNACK DEALERS SV001 - Skyline Snowie (Snow Cones) SV002 - GrindHouse Cafe (Coffee, Cookies & More) SV003 - Lady’s Gourmet Popcorn (Flavored Popcorn) COSPLAY CONTEST JUDGES James T Wulfgar (CosAwesome) Jessica Cwik (Fandom Tandem) Lauren Faits (Geek Girl Chicago) Sidney Vons (We Are Cosplay) Commentators Luis Marquez (Cosplay Contest Commentator) Matt Valuckis (Event Commentator) EVENT DJ Julio A. Guerra (DJ WarMachine)
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The Cosplay Corner is a place where local costuming groups can introduce themselves and also reach out to their peers and fans for support. This area also boasts a new Cosplay Lounge for attending cosplayers to take a break and relax, make adjustments to their costumes in private or just take their masks or helmets off to catch some fresh air.
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