This past weekend I attended Farpoint, a fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention. It was held February 12th-14th, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Baltimore North in Maryland (USA). I had a really great time at this con, and I’m already looking forward to 2011! This convention did so many things well, and I hope that by reading this con report that more people are inspired to attend it next year.
One of the best parts of Farpoint 2010, for me anyway, was the guest list. For a female geek gamer like …

James Marsters joins celebrity guest headliners for Philadelphia Comic Con, June 11-13, 2010 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Marsters first came to the attention of the general public playing the popular character Spike, a platinum-blond English vampire in the television series Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel.
Since then, he has gone on to play other science fiction roles, such as the alien super-villain brainiac on Smallville and the omnisexual time traveler Captain John Hart in British science-fiction show Torchwood.