February 13-15, 2009

Guests

Voice Actor Guest of Honor

Spike Spencer

Spike Spencer has been doing anime voice overs since the early 90s. Some of his most famous roles are Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Akito Tenkawa in Martian Successor Nadesico, Hanataro Yamada in Bleach, and Rolo Lamprouge in Code Geass. Besides doing anime voice overs, Spike is also a working Hollywood actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in bit parts in many films, including Miss Congeniality. His feature screenplay, Dwindle Down, is currently in production.

Visit Spike and find out more at worldospike.com!

Musical Guests of Honor

The Spoony Bards

The Spoony Bards started in 2004 as a group of instrumentalists who attempted to petition the A-Cen hotel to bring out a piano and have now become a convention favorite across the Midwest. They rock the stage with guitars, keyboard, violins, and a variety of other instruments. Their eclectic musical menagerie brings to life anime music, video game themes, and virtually everything else!

Visit their website at spoonybards.com!

Artist Guests of Honor

Richard and Shannon of Otaku-no-Yen

The creators of the webcomic Otaku-no-Yen are coming to teach you a thing or two about anime-style drawing! These uber-geeks who write for and about anime fans can be found at www.otakunoyen.com.

Local Artist Guests of Honor

Jon Klement

Jon Klement lives in St. Charles, MO and writes the "Velocity Girl and Xuan Hu" books and the "Smerd the P'ckit Dragon" comics. Imagine a symbiotic partner, a p'ckit dragon, that lived in your pockets and created a pocket dimension in there...one that made your pockets work like Mary Poppins's suitcase or like like Santa Claus's bag. What would you keep in there? What if you were a super-hero and had a p'ckit dragon for a sidekick? Check it out at http://www.smerdiverse.com

Mike Cole

Mike also works with Jon on Smerdiverse works and creates his own hilarious fandom art! He had illustrated the covers of numerous program books. Mike is a huge fanboy and active in the science fiction fandom community. He loves Star Trek, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and just about anything based on a comic book.

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