The Convention Fans Blog

It will be like a trip to the Batcave for “Batman” fans as Burt Ward, who played “Robin” in the original television series, makes his first trip to Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, August 19-22 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. Ward, who was a huge hit at Anaheim Comic Con in April, joins Adam West (Batman) and Julie Newmar (Catwoman) as Chicago Comic Con guests from the popular program, which ran from 1966-68 and has lived on for decades in syndication.

Award-winning fantasy author Peter S. Beagle will make his third appearance as a guest at Otakon 2010. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn, is America’s greatest living fantasist and has millions of fans around the world. In addition, Beagle has also written many teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of The Lord of the Rings and The Last Unicorn, plus the fan-favorite “Sarek” episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His nonfiction book I See By My Outfit is considered a classic of American travel writing, and he is also a gifted poet, lyricist, and singer/songwriter.

Look out! Creation Entertainment’s Official STAR TREK Convention in Las Vegas is one month away (August 5-8, 2010) and we’re so excited to be welcoming fans from around the galaxy to be with us. With “The Creation Difference” of selling ONLY the amount of tickets we have seats for in the main theatre EVERYONE who attends will see all the stars and events of the day! With this and general admission prices of $30 to $35 a day, the Vegas show is certainly the entertainment bargain of the summer convention season.

EyeCon is proud to announce the launch of it’s 2010 second annual True Blood convention, November 5-7 in Orlando, Florida. Already confirmed to appear are fan favorites Sam Trammel who plays the shapeshifter “Sam Merlotte” and Kristin Bauer who plays the beautiful and sexy vampire “Pam”. This will be Kristin’s first ever EyeCon appearance so be sure to help us welcome her to the EyeCon scene.

Orlando is already the vacation capital of the world, but from August 12-15th, it’ll be one of the hottest destinations in the galaxy! One lucky Star Wars fan will win a family vacation to Celebration V, the biggest Star Wars party EVER! Cartoon Network is proud to present the Star Wars Ultimate Getaway – a chance to travel to “a galaxy far, far away”, and stay in a pad that would make Lando Calrissian jealous.