Convention officials today announced that Naka-Kon will be held Feb. 10 – 12, 2012 at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Hotel rooms will be available at the Sheraton Overland Park and will cost attendees $109 plus tax and fees per night for up to four occupants.

Chicago Comic Con Welcomes Christopher Lloyd! Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family films, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and most recently Mr. Goodman in Piranha 3D.

I recently got a chance to do a quick interview with Jess Noble of Gem City Comic Con (GCCC). We talked about the show and a little about comics. Gem City Comic Con this is Sunday, April 3, at the Wright State Student Union in Dayton, Ohio from 10am to 5 pm.

Mercedes Lackey, renowned science fiction and fantasy author, will be appearing next month at Canadian SFF convention Ad Astra as a Guest of Honour.

Scottish comic book artist Frank Quitely will be making a rare US appearance at the Boston Comic Con (BCC) in April of 2011.