If you are at all into steampunk, then you’ve probably heard of Outland Armour, or seen some of their crew at conventions. In fact, this picture (right) of “Dante” from Outland Armour shows one of the most recognized steampunk costumes on the internet. Sadly, Outland Armor was in Tennessee during the floods, attending the MTAC convention. The hotel they were staying in has been condemned, and they are not allowed to retrieved any of their items from their hotel room. It could be weeks, or months, before they ever see …

NASHVILLE, TN – MTAC reveals several new guests to its tenth year event – MTAC Odyssey (April 30-May 2, 2010)! To celebrate MTAC’s tenth anniversary, guests both new and from MTAC’s past are coming out to the big show, including:
Spike Spencer is our brand new MTAC Odyssey guest. This marks Spike’s first appearance at MTAC. Spike is well known as the voice of Shinji Ikari in the Evangelion series and has voiced hundreds of episodes of Anime including such notable titles as Battle Angel, Suikoden, Orphen, Spriggan, Nadesico, Mar, PreTear, …

There’s been quite a bit of convention news that’s come out recently. I’ll be highlighting some of the major (and most interesting) stories below. However, if you’re interested in quick updates (like a con’s vendor tables selling out, etc.), then you should follow me on Twitter! I re-tweet all the significant convention news tidbits from various cons across the world.
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NASHVILLE, TN – The Middle Tennessee Anime Convention celebrates its tenth event – MTAC Odyssey (April 30-May 2, 2010) – with favorite guests of the past decade, including…
Neil Kaplan first graced us with his presence back in 2007 at MTAC Prime. Neil has a long and varied career in voice acting, ranging from Optimus Prime inTransformers: Robots in Disguise and Hawkman from Digimon to the villain Diabolico from Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue.
Doug Smith’s long history with us dates back to MTAC 4.01 Beta in 2004. Doug is famous both for his voice …

Robotech, “a sweeping science-fiction anime epic of humans defending their homeworld against alien domination,” is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a tour of various anime conventions across the United States. The celebration will all start in San Francisco this January 30-31, 2010, at Animation On Display (AOD), San Francisco’s very own Japanese anime and cartoon convention!
Three key figures behind Robotech will be appearing at AOD:
Carl Macek – the “creator”/producer of Robotech
Tony Oliver – the voice actor of Rick Hunter, the hero and main character
Tommy Yune – Creative Director for the …