Hobbenese.com is holding the very first Star Wars themed convention in Hastings Minnesota. Charity Con will be on May 21st at the Country Inn & Suites. The address for the event is 300 33rd St.
Charity Con is a unique convention as its main purpose is to help support those in need. We will not be charging an admission for entry into the event this year. We will be asking for the donation of a canned or boxed food item at the door. The donated food items will go …

Check the date – this is no April Fool’s Day joke. Carrie Fisher is officially on the guest list for Star Wars Celebration V. Star Wars Celebration is the official Star Wars convention series, and it occurs every few years at different cities across the globe (the last two were in Japan and England). For 2010, it is happening in Orlando, Florida, USA. Star Wars Celebration V is being held August 12-15, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center. And yes, Princess Leia herself, Carrie Fisher, is the first person …

If you’re a fan of BattleTech or Star Wars novels, then you’ve no doubt heard of author Michael Stackpole. Since the late 1980s, Stackpole has been an integral part of the BattleTech and Star Wars universes, which is probably why he’s still attending fandom conventions all over the country. In fact, he will be appearing at the upcoming Phoenix ComiCon, which is being held May 27 – 30, 2010 at the The Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona (USA). The good folks at Phoenix ComiCon were nice enough to set up …

I’m one of those people who has been collecting autographs for years. I didn’t intend to. I know lots of people don’t. I even know some people who look down on people who do. I never intended to start, honest.
I became an autograph collector inadvertently. When I was in my mid-teens, my mom took me to Kennedy Space Center’s Star Trek day. It was a chance to meet some stars from the franchise, which was a first for me, because I hadn’t started attending conventions yet. Part of the deal …

Orange County Convention Center – 9800 International Drive, Orlando Florida – March 12th – March 14th
The southeast’s premier Comic Book, Science Fiction, Anime, multi-media event!!!
Comic book artists attending MegaCon for the first time: Olivier Coipel, Stephane Roux, Mike McKone, Justin Gray, Joe Benitez, Don Rosa,  Nelson DeCastro, Alvin Lee,  Mike Choi & Sonia Oback, Jim Calafiore and Graham Nolan.
Many  other comic book creators including: Joe Jusko, Marv Wolfman, Darwyn Cooke, Ethan Van Sciver, Adam Hughes, Frank Cho, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jimmy Cheung, Dave Dorman, and many more…
Special Media Guests: …