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Palm Beach County

Past Present Future Comics
1387 North Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6016
561.697.2554

Broward County

Docking Bay 94
7710 Northwest 56th Way #100
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
(on 441 one light north of Hillsboro)
954.427.1694

Phil's Comics
6512 West Atlantic Boulevard
Margate, FL 33063-5135
954.977.6947

Crossroad Comics
4952 North University Drive
Lauderhill, FL 33351
954.742.0777

Zaldiva Comics
331 East Commercial Boulevard
Oakland Park, FL 33334
954.938.4133

Miami - Dade

Mac's Comics
2678 Southwest 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33165
305.226.5072

Outland Station
12540 Southwest 120th Street
Miami, FL 33186-9064
305.252.1079

Central Florida (Orlando Area)

Action Games and Comics
782 W. Montrose St
Clermont, FL. 34711
352.242.9755

A Comic Shop
114 South Semoran Blvd.
Winter Park, FL. 32792
407.332.9636

Central Florida (Tampa Area)

Read More Comics
115 E. Brandon Blvd
Brandon, FL. 34711
813.655.7838


A giant thank you to everyone who helped make our 2010 our best show yet! Thank you to all our attendees, guests, vendors, staff etc...We hope everyone who came had a great time and we look forward to seeing you in 2011. Florida Supercon will return next year to the same location (which is undergoing a huge renovation for next years show) on June 17-19, 2011. We know it's a long time away, so look for some exciting news from us over the next month or two about things we have planned over the next year to keep the fun going. We have some big announcements in the works... so keep an eye on this space for the news and be sure to join our email list and keep up with us on Facebook where we give up to the minute updates. Our Facebook fan page is www.facebook.com/floridasupercon and you can become friends with Mike directly at www.facebook.com/supercon

For pictures from this years show, be sure to check out our Flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/floridasupercon/sets

FLORIDA SUPERCON: South Florida's Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Video Game, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Convention returns June 17-19, 2011 to the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Convention Center in Miami, FL.

Florida Supercon is a 3 day festival dedicated to Comic Books, Anime, Animation, Video Games, Fantasy and Sci-Fi featuring celebrity guests,comic book creators, voice actors, industry guests, cosplayers, artists, writers, panels, Q&A's, films & shorts, costume & cosplay contests,vendors, parties, anime, workshops, video gaming and more! 2011 will be the 6th annual Florida Supercon
 


FSC is proud to announce Florida Super Comics, Games, Anime + More! If you love Florida Supercon then you'll love the store. Everything you've come to expect at the show will now be in a store 365 days a year (well... we'll probably take Thanksgiving and Christmas off).

Florida Super Comics, Games, Anime + More! will be almost 4,000 sq. feet, making it one of the biggest stores in Florida! It will have all the cool things you expect in a store like this... New Comics, Back Issues (including Golden and Silver Age Comics), Trade Paperbacks / Graphic Novels, Roleplaying Games, CCGS, Anime merchandise, Manga, Japanese Snacks, Models, Statues, T-Shirts / Apparel, Posters, Toys, Comic Supplies, Designer Toys, Original Artwork, Celebrity Autographs, Sci-Fi Memorabilia, Art Books, Art Supplies, Exclusive FSC Merchandise, In store gaming and MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!

We'll have awesome sales and events on a regular basis! It will be Supercon in a Store all year long 365 days a year.

Our GRAND OPENING HALLOWEEN WEEKEND event will take place Saturday October 30 and Sunday October 31. It'll be a Mini-Supercon with at least 15 guest artists and voice actors all weekend long! There'll be huge storewide sales! Candy and treats for everyone! FREE COMICS for everyone who walks in the door! Costume and Cosplay Contests with hundreds of dollars in cash and prizes to the winners! Tons of events are being planned for our opening weekend. We'll have more info as we get closer, including: guest announcements and sale info! We figured since FSC is only once a year, we wanted to keep the fun going all year long! This store is for everyone in the community that loves the same things we do! This store is for you! We will be located in the heart of Broward County on University Drive in Davie, FL.

We want to hear from you! What do you want to see in the store? What events? What products? Let us know! Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your ideas and thoughts!

That's just a taste of what have planned... you're not gonna want to miss what we have planned. A LOT more details to come!

 


FLORIDA SUPERCON is June 17-19, 2011
The Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Convention Center
711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami FL. 33126
HOTEL PHONE: 305.261.3800
SUPERCON HOTLINE: 954.399.1330
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Friday, June 17: 12:00PM - 3:00AM
Saturday, June 18:
10:00AM - 3:00AM
Sunday, June 20: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Exhibition Room hours are 
Friday: 2:00PM - 9:00PM, Saturday: 10:00AM - 8:00PM, Sunday: 10:00AM - 6:00PM


CLICK HERE for directions to the hotel

From North: I 95 South, to 836 (west) to exit on 57th Ave. going south. Make a right on NW 7th Street and continue straight until you see the hotel on your right.

From South: I 95 North, to 836 (west) to exit on 57th Ave. going south. Make a right on NW 7th Street and continue straight until you see the hotel on your right.

From East: Take Hwy 836 East to exit on 57th Ave. going south. Make a right on NW 7th Street and continue straight until you see the hotel on your right.

From West: aka Hwy 836 West to exit on 57th Ave. going south. Make a right on NW 7th Street and continue straight until you see the hotel on your right.

There is complimentary shuttle service from Miami International Airport for hotel guests. Driving directions from the airport: Start out going WEST toward BUS RD. Turn RIGHT onto PERIMETER RD.Turn SLIGHT RIGHT toward EXIT TO CITY/RENTAL CAR RETURN.Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto NW 20TH ST.

HOTEL INFO: Information on reservations for rooms at the Doubletree will be posted soon. Stay tuned for updates.

 

Aug. 22, 2010

FSC 2011 is coming, and we've already locked down the first 21 guests for what will be our biggest and most exciting show yet!

Here's the rundown of who's on board for FSC 2011 so far:
Brittney Karbowski: Anime voice actress. Star of Soul Eater & more!
Dana Snyder: Voice actor. Star of Aqua Teen Hunger Force & more!
Charlie Adlard: Artist of the smash hit comic The Walking Dead
Ariel Olivetti: Artist of Namor, Punisher War Journal, The Incredible Hulk & more!
Jim McCann: Writer of Hawkeye and Mockingbird, Dazzler & more!
Allen Bellman: Golden Age Timely Artist of Captain America, Sub-Mariner & more!
Greg Horn: Cover artist of Blackest Night, Secret Invasion & more!
Joe Jusko: Artist of Conan, Vampirella, Marvel Masterpieces & more!
Dennis Calero: Artist of Doctor Solar: Man of the Atom, X-Men: Noir, X-Factor & more!
Paul Gulacy: Artist of Star Wars, Batman, Master of Kung Fu, Catwoman & more!
Brad Walker: Artist of The Thanos Imperitive, Guardians of the Galaxy & more!
Rob Hunter: Artist of JLA, Blackest Night, Batman, Justice League & more!
Mark Sparacio: Artist for Green Lantern, Heroes for Hire, Grimm Fairy Tales & more!
Tommy Castillo: Artist of Batman, Grimm Fairy Tales & more!
Luis Diaz: Artist for Wynonna Earp, Garbage Pail Kids & more!
Vinnie Tartamella: Artist of Female Force, Political Power & more!
Outland Armour: Steampunk Cosplay Guests.
Greg Kirkpatrick: Artist of Living In Infamy, Novavolo & more!
Damion Hendricks: Artist of Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way.
Manny Aguilera: Artist of Beware of Doug, Snappy Stories & more!
Deleon Walters: Artist of Paula Peril. Designer of the FSC mascot!

 

June 14, 2010

FSC is thrilled to announce our first ever convention exclusives! We are printing 3 special variant comics just for FSC this year, including:

Velocity #1: Kenneth Rocafort Sketch Variant
In conjunction with Top Cow and Tate's Comics
Limited to 500 copies.

Velocity #1: Blank Sketch Cover FSC Variant
In conjunction with Top Cow and Past Present Future
Limited to 500 copies.

Lady Death: Dragon Wars #1: Blank Sketch Cover Variant
Limited to 200 copies
Everyone loves variants! Get these one of a kind collectibles while they last!

 

Velocity sketch cover

 

 

 

 Blank Sketch

 

 

 

 

Dragon Wars

 

 

 

 

 

June 7, 2010

Lots of cool stuff to report from the past week!

To start, we have a few awesome new "last minute" Guest Additions, including:Jim McCann
  

Jim McCann: In addition to currently being a writer for Marvel Comics, Jim also acts as a marketing and PR consultant for Marvel. Additionally he runs panels and events for Marvel at conventions. His credits include: Hawkeye and Mockingbird, New Avengers: The Reunion, Dazzler, Nation X, What If?, Enter the Heroic Age, Marvel Heartbreakers and more.

In the past week, we've added 5 new musical guests including: Enrique's Revenge, Modify The Moment, The Strike Outs, Bell Tower Falls, Viva Le Vox

Plus:
Joseph Culp: Joseph can most recently be seen on the AMC hit series Mad Men as Archie Whitman (Don Draper's father). To the comic book world, he is probably best known as Dr. Doom in the original 1994 Fantastic Four movie. His many TV roles include appearances on House, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Greatest American Hero (with his dad Robert Culp) and ER. Joseph Culp

The Console Alliance: Known for making video game parodies, independent movies, documentaries, shorts and more. Despite the film’s, Console Alliance’s main goal is to correct today’s wrongful accusation of what a “Gamer” is and to correct the majorities conclusion that video games “Cause Violence” and “Desensitize 

Louis Small jr.: Art Credits include: Vampirella, Vampirella Strikes!, Vampirella / Lady Death, Vampirella / Shi, Adventure Comics 80-Page Giant,  Batman, The Chaos Effect, The Darkness, Codename: Knockout, Dark Dominion, JLA Secret Files, Ka-Zar, Kabuki Gallery, Witchblade, Solar: Man of the Atom, Ninjak, Lady Death, Chaos! Quarterly & more!
Outland Armour
 

Outland Armour: Steampunk Cosplay Guests. Founded in 2004 Outland Armour specializes in metal, leather, wood working, film making, special effects, acting, sculpture, custom prop creation, custom sewing & all aspects of costume design. They are constantly expanding to better realize your imagination. The crew has worked to create and constantly improve their original steampunk characters; The sky pirates of H.M.S. Amaranth. The crew will be hosting a variety of panels all weekend long.

Koi Turnbull

 

 

Koi Turnbull: Artist of Fathom, Wolverine, Aspen Seasons, Batgirl, Batman and the Outsiders, Batman: Gotham Knights, Black Panther, Detective Comics, Fathom: Cannon Hawke, The Flash, Green Lantern, Heroes, New Warriors, Nova, Outsiders: Five of a Kind, Superman Confidential,  What If...?, Worlds of Aspen & more!

VELOCITYNEW EXCLUSIVE VARIANT COMICS ANNOUNCED!

FSC is thrilled to announce 2 new exclusive variant comics in conjunction with Top Cow, including:

FSC and Tate's Comics Exclusive:
Velocity #1: Kenneth Rocafort Sketch Edition
&
FSC Exclusive
Velocity #1: Blank Sketech Cover Variant
Covers will be posted on our site this week as well as pre-sale info

 

 

May 21, 2010

Coming to FSC to cosplay? Well, this year we have more cosplay events than ever before! Here's a list of some of the stuff we have planned: All of our events are listed on our events page. CLICK HERE to check it out

The FSC Costume Contest is the most competitive costuming event in South Florida with over $3,000 in cash and prizes. The contest is open to all skill and experience levels Saturday June 19 at 8:00pm. CLICK HERE for more info

The FSC Cosplay Contest! Come with in a group or alone and show us your talent! This contest is judged based on both your on stage skit and costume. Show us what you've got. Make us laugh... make us cry.... it's up to you! Friday June 18 at 8:30pm. CLICK HERE for more info

ROCK BAND Cosplay Competition. Come dressed in cosplay as a band of your favorite anime or cartoon characters (imagine Naruto on lead vocals, Sasuke on bass, Gaara on guitar and Temari on drums... or Master Shake on lead vocals, Frylock on bass, Carl on guitar and Meatwad on drums). Contestants are judged on song performance, costumes and the use of cliche stage moves to entertain the audience Sunday June 20 at 3:30pm. CLICK HERE for more info. 

COSPLAY SURVIVOR
A new Supercon event! Enter as a team of 2-4 people to challenge up to 4 other teams (5 total) to see who the first Cosplay Survivor is! Participants will enter Cosplay Island at 12:00am (Midnight) on Saturday night / Sunday morning and each team will be given a set of supplies to create a costume on the spot. Teams may trade and barter for supplies and the competetion will be recorded via webcam. The challenge will last until 6:00am on Sunday morning, at which point , there will be no more work allowed on the costume. Teams will present their costume on stage on Sunday afternoon (1:00PM) where the winners will be announced. Do you have what it takes to be the Cosplay Survivor?

PLUS:
COSPLAY MEET UP: Fri 3pm
MIRACOLE BURNS COSPLAY PANEL: Fri 4pm
COSPLAY CONSTRUCTION: Fri 5pm
ETHNIC BEAUTY: TIPS FOR COSPLAY: Fri 6pm
RUMBLE ROSES LIVE!: Fri 7:30pm
WHOSE COSPLAY IS IT ANIME: Fri 10:30pm
COSPLAY: ABOVE AND BEYOND: Sat 12pm
WOLFPACK PROP PANELL Sat 1pm
MIRACOLE BURNS PANEL: Sat 2pm
HOW TO WIN AT COSPLAY CONTESTS: Sat 6pm
SUPERCON WRESTLING: Sat 6:15pm
SUPER SMASH BROTHERS LIVE: Sat 9:30pm
SMASH BROS. DANCE PANEL: Sun 11am
INT'L COSPLAY w/YAYA HAN: Sun 12pm
INTERMEDIATE PROP PANELL Sun 1pm
COSTUMES FOR CURVY GIRLS: Sun 2pm
& MUCH MORE!

 

May 18, 2010

Several new guests have been added to Florida Supercon over the last 2 weeks!

New Comic Book Guests include:

Jose Delbo: Argentinian born artist Jose Delbo has a career that has spanned 50 years, starting in the Silver Age of the early 1960's until today. Comic fans will best know Delbo as the main artist on Wonder Woman from 1976 to 1981 and The Transformers (Marvel Comics) from issue 36-67 (1987-1990). 

Brian Pulido: Brian has created and written hundreds of comic books including Lady Death, Evil Ernie, Purgatori, Belladonna, Cremator, Gypsy, War Angel, Killer Gnomes, Unholy and licensed comics including A Nightmare on Elm St., Chucky, Friday The 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Currently his creation Lady Death is published by Avatar.


Bo Hampton: Artist, Painter and Animator. Bo's art credits include: Batman, Swamp Thing, Airboy, Alien Worlds, Batman Adventures, Clive Barker's Hellraiser, Greylore, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Moon Knight, Total Eclipse, Viking Glory & Epic Illustrated,  His animation credits include: Superman, Extreme Ghostbusters, Batman and more

Clay Mann: Clay's art credits include: X-Men Legacy, Dark Reign: Elektra, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Thor: Man of War, Heroes For Hire, Marvel Knights 4, Four, The Immortal Iron Fist, Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Marvel Adventures: Two In One, X-Men Unlimited, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (2008) and more!

Tommy Castillo: Art credits:  Batman: Gotham Knights, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Detective Comics, Dungeons & Dragons, Evil Ernie in Santa Fe, Fear the Dead: A Zombie Survivor's Journal, Green Arrow, Grimm Fairy Tales, Hari Kari, Se7en, Toe Tags Featuring George A. Romero, G.I. Joe, Kong: King of Skull Island, Vampirella and more!

Chris Brunner:  Art credits include: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Dark Horse Presents, Hellblazer, Resident Evil, Star Wars Tales, Ghost Handbook, The Ride, The Ride: Foreign Parts, The Ride: Savannah, X-Omnibus, Nola, Robin, Hellhounds, Wolverine / Punisher, Gotham Central, Savage Dragon and much more!


Jason Latour: Jason is co-creator and artist of The Expatriate (with writer B, Clay Moore and published by Image Comics). His other art credits include: Battle Pope, image Holiday Special, Pop Gun Vol. 1, Invincible, Sinbad: Rouge of Mars, Hero Camp, The Next Issue Project, Battle Hymn, Hawaiian Dick and more!

Steve Borock: Industry Guest. Steve Borock is the Consignment Director for Heritage Auctions. He is the former (and first) President, Primary Grader and Restoration Detection Expert at CGC (Comics Guaranty Corporation) from 1999 - 2008. Steve was a key figure in introducing third-party certification to the comic book hobby and helping to change the hobby forever.

Stephan Nilson: Writer Stephan Nilson's comic book credits include: Monsterpocalypse, Justice League Unlimited, Atomik Mike, Batman Strikes! and Danny Husk. Stephan's Television and TV related digital material includes Smallville (seasons 6&7) Justice and Doom and Visions, Ghost Whisperer and Red Dwarf.

 

May 18, 2010

Several new guests have been added to Florida Supercon over the last 2 weeks!

New Musical Guests include:

Less Than Jake comes to Florida Supercon!  Less Than Jake is a ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, alternative rock, third wave ska, punk pop and punk revival. To date, the group has released eight full-length studio albums and a number of singles and compilations. The current lineup comprises guitarist/vocalist Chris Demakes, bassist/vocalist Roger Manganelli, drummer/lyricist Vinnie Fiorello, trombonist Buddy Schaub and saxophonist Peter "JR" Wasilewski. Less Than Jake will be the headling band at Florida Supercon on Friday June 18 and will take the stage at 10:00pm on the Main Events stage.

Addax: Indie Power-Pop. Laura (vocals), Omar (guitar), Carlos (drums), Eddy (bass), Josh (guitar).

Crimson: Rock band fronted by singer / songwriter Elisa Melendez.

S.S. HANAMI: Rock band that incorporates Japanese music with influences from Anime and J-Rock.

Rumor Has It: Pop Punk / Happy Hardcore band Rumor Has It. Set time: Friday, June 18 @ 7:00pm

Sir Veza: Pop Punk / Ska band Sir Veza is set to play Florida Supercon on Friday, June 18 @ 9:15pm

Protagonist: Punk Rock band Protagonist is set to play Florida Supercon Friday, June 18 @ 8:30PM (Main Events)

 

May 10, 2010

Florida Supercon tickets are onsale now! You can get your tickets to FSC online on our tickets page or at one of our retail partners. Tickets are ALWAYS available at the show, but the earlier you buy, the more you can save. CLICK HERE to buy tickets online today.

Here is a list of our retail partners where you can buy tickets:

Tate's Comics: 4566 N. University Drive, Lauderhill FL. 33351, 954.748.0181
www.tatescomics.com

Past Present Future Comics: 1387 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach FL. 333409, 561.697.2554
www.ppfcomics.com

Docking Bay 94: 7710 NW 56th Way #100, Coconut Creek FL. 33073, 954.427.1694
www.comicsandgames.com

Outland Station: 12540 SW 120th Street, Miami FL. 33186, 305.252.1079
www.facebook.com/outlandstation

Mac's Comics: 2678 SW 87th Ave, Miami FL. 33165, 305.226.5072
www.myspace.com/macscomics

Phil's Comic Shoppe: 6512 W. Atlantic Blvd, Margate FL. 33063, 954.977.6947

Crossroad Comics: 4952 N. University Drive, Lauderhill FL. 33351, 954.742.0777
www.crossroadcomics.com

Zap Bam Ka-Pow: 7619 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines FL. 33024, 954.962.3322

Action Games and Comics: 782 W. Montrose Street, Clermont FL. 34711, 352.242.9755
www.actiongamesandcomics.com

 
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