Celebrating 50 years of mystery-solving fun this year, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Monlove announce today a partnership to begin production of Scooby-Doo and the Lost City of Gold, a completely original live entertainment spectacular. The show will be presented in large scale theaters and will be the first of its kind to combine cutting edge technology with exceptional music, puppetry, magic, singing, dance, interactive audience response video, aerial arts and video mapping. Scooby-Doo and the Lost City of Gold will take audiences on an awe-inspiring journey with a brand-new story based on one of the top-grossing international franchises of all time. The production is slated to premiere in March 2020 and continue on a global, five-year tour visiting more than 30 countries around the world.

Scooby-Doo and the Lost City of Gold is being created and directed by some of the biggest names in live entertainment and produced by the Montreal based production company Monlove. The show’s Original Concept, Book, Music & Lyrics will be created by Ella Louise Allaire and Martin Lord Ferguson the powerhouse behind many hit shows including Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure which toured 48 countries, was translated in 12 languages and grossed over $100 million.

Monlove is also the mastermind behind The Nut Job Live & Friends, Holiday on Ice Energia and as Music Producers and Composers for several Cirque du Soleil shows including KÀ, Zed, and Mystère, Alegria (Arena) & Saltimbanco (Arena). The show will be directed by Pierre Boileau (Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee, The Nut Job Live & Friends, Cirque Eloize), with technical design innovations and revolutionary sets being handled by superstar veteran Guy-St-Amour (Cirque du Soleil’s Mystère, Love, Viva Elvis, Michael Jackson, and Wagner the Ring Cycle at the MET Opera).

“Working with Warner to celebrate the legacy of an icon is a dream come true. As we have done previously with Ice Age Live! and The Nut Job Live, working on Scooby-Doo allows us to produce high-quality theater that is entertaining for children while offering elevated winks and nods for adults...’’ said Ella Louise Allaire, CEO and founder of Monlove.

“On the heels of Scooby-Doo’s 50^th anniversary, we are thrilled to partner with Monlove to introduce an immersive, world-class experience that brings the meddling antics of the Mystery Inc. Gang to life in a way fans, young and old, have never seen before,” said Peter van Roden, Senior Global Themed Entertainment, Warner Bros. Consumer Products.  

For nearly five decades, Scooby-Doo has created a world of spooky, mysterious fun where playful spirits of all ages find the courage to seek adventure, solve problems and do good. The universally celebrated franchise will continue to attract and entertain fans in the years ahead with new experiences and content, including the highly-anticipated animated film “SCOOB!” that is slated to premiere in theaters on May 15, 2020.    

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WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT

PRESENTING WORLD PREMIERES OF

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE,

DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: HERO OF THE YEAR,

BATMAN UNLIMITED: MECHS VS. MUTANTS

PLUS SCOOBY-DOO/WWE SUPERSTARS PANEL

AT 2016 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL

Premieres, Panels and Signings in San Diego

for Full-Length Animated Films

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings a diverse array of world premieres and panels to Comic-Con International in 2016, ranging from the highly anticipated Batman: The Killing Joke and a new Scooby-Doo/WWE Superstars pair up to the younger skewing, family-day offerings of DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year and Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants.

WBHE will present four new films at Comic-Con this year. Three will include an autograph session with talent (signing on SDCC exclusive mini-posters) at the Warner Bros. Booth, and a panel discussion connected to the screening. These premieres/panels and confirmed* talent are:

Friday – July 22

Batman: The Killing Joke

9:00-11:30pm World Premiere & Panel Ballroom 20

Talent: Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tara Strong (Batgirl), Ray Wise (Commissioner Gordon), executive producer Bruce Timm, director Sam Liu, screenwriter Brian Azzarello.

Saturday – July 23

Scooby-Doo & WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon

1:45-2:30pm Autograph signing WB Booth

2:45-3:45pm First-Look & Panel 6BCF

Talent: WWE Superstars Sheamus & Paige, Grey Griffin (Daphne), director Tim Divar, producer Brandon Vietti, WWE Studios President Michael Luisi, Warner Bros. Animation Senior Vice president Jay Bastian, moderator Eric Goldman (IGN)

Sunday – July 24

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year

10:00am-12:00pm World Premiere & Panel 6BCF

12:30-1:15pm Autograph signing WB Booth

Talent: Tara Strong (Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy), Grey Griffin (Wonder Woman), Anais Fairweather (Supergirl), screenwriter Shea Fontana, producer Jennifer Coyle, author Lisa Yee, moderator Tiffany Smith (DC All-Access).

Sunday – July 24

Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem

11:00-11:45am Autograph signing WB Booth

12:15-1:45pm World Premiere & Panel 6BCF

Talent: Roger Craig Smith (Batman), Will Friedle (Nightwing), John DiMaggio (Killer Croc), producer/director Curt Ceda.

*Additional talent will be announced as confirmed.

Here are the full panel descriptions:

Friday, July 22

9:00-11:30pm World Premiere of Batman: The Killing Joke – Delve into the demented history of the Dark Knight’s arch nemesis – The Joker – as he sets out to prove insanity is only a horrifying moment away for anyone in the latest DC Universe Original Movie, Batman: The Killing Joke. Based on one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, this R-rated, feature-length animated film brings together some of the key creative team behind Batman: The Animated Series with executive producer Bruce Timm (Justice League: Gods & Monsters) at the helm and Kevin Conroy (Justice League) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise) returning to their seminal roles as Batman and The Joker, respectively. Hear how the landmark graphic novel transitioned to animated thriller, then witness the World Premiere of this highly-anticipated film. Panelists include Tara Strong (Teen Titans; Batman: Arkham games) as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl and Ray Wise (Twin Peaks, RoboCop) as Commissioner James Gordon, as well as director Sam Liu (Batman: Year One, All-Star Superman) and Harvey and Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Batman: Broken City). Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, Batman: The Killing Joke arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment July 26, 2016 on Digital HD and August 2, 2016 on Blu-Ray™ Deluxe Edition, Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and DVD. Ballroom 20

Saturday, July 23

2:45-3:45pm Scooby-Doo & WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon –

Icons of entertainment reunite as the Mystery Inc. gang and WWE Superstars team-up for their second animated adventure, Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon. When Scooby and the gang attend an off-road racing competition, the last thing they expect is to stumble upon a menacing phantom. However, before they can say “ruh-roh,” things take a turn for the worse, as Inferno schemes to sabotage the race and cause chaos for everyone. With the help of WWE Superstars Triple H, Paige, Sheamus, Mr. McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Lana™, Rusev^®, The Miz^®, Kofi Kingston^® and Goldust^®, as well as Scooby’s new driving partner, The Undertaker, it’s up to Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang to save the race before it’s too late! Be among the first public audience to see footage from the sequel to one of the best-selling films in Scooby-Doo history. WWE Superstars Sheamus and Paige join the longtime voices of Daphne and Shaggy, Grey Griffin (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated) and Matthew Lillard (Scooby-Doo, The Bridge) respectively, along with producer Brandon Vietti (Batman: Under the Red Hood, Young Justice), director Tim Divar (Young Justice), WWE Studios President Michael Luisi, Warner Bros Animation Senior Vice President Jay Bastian – and a few mystery guests – for an in-depth discussion about this all-new animated film. IGN’s Eric Goldman will moderate the festivities, which will include special prizes for a few lucky fans. Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon, will be available from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on August 9, 2016, just in time for the excitement of this year’s WWE SummerSlam. 6BCF

Sunday, July 24

10:00am-12:00pm World Premiere of DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year – Girls around the world now have their very own Super Hero universe in which to play, watch, read and be inspired! To further bring this all-new realm to life, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing DC Super Hero Girls shorts, TV specials and – as a Comic-Con exclusive presentation – the World Premiere of DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year. After the screening, voice cast members and filmmakers will discuss the animated feature-length movie, as well as spotlight the partnership between WB Consumer Products, DC Entertainment and Mattel in bringing the DC Super Hero Girls to life with a full line of action dolls, figures, accessories and playsets in the Fall of 2016. Also on the docket is a look at DC’s first-ever original graphic novel for DC Super Hero Grisl, as well as books from Random House. DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year features some of the top voice actors in the industry. Panelists will include the voice of Wonder Woman, Grey Griffin (Scooby-Doo and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery); the voice of Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy, Tara Strong (The Fairly Oddparents, My Little Pony) and the voice of Supergirl, Anais Fairweather (DC Super Hero Girls), alongside producer Jennifer Coyle (Bob’s Burgers), screenwriter/author Shea Fontana (Doc McStuffins, The 7D) and award-winning author Lisa Yee (DC Super Hero Girls books, American Girl books), as well as several surprise guests. DC All-Access host Tiffany Smith will moderate the panel. And everyone in attendance will receive a special DC Super Hero Girls gift courtesy of WB Consumer Products. The stellar voice cast also includes Mae Whitman (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon), Teala Dunn (Bumblebee) and Stephanie Sheh (Katana). Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on August 23, 2016 on DVD. 6BCF

Sunday, July 24

12:15-1:45pm World Premiere of Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants – The Dark Knight is back doing what he does best – protecting the citizens of Gotham – in the third installment of the Batman Unlimited series, Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants. When evil scientist Mr. Freeze activates his latest invention on two of Gotham’s most formidable criminals – Killer Croc and Bane – things go from bad to worse. Turning them into super-sized mutant monsters, the Super-Villains start bashing through the streets of Gotham with no end in sight. It’s up to the Caped Crusader and his Super Hero team to save the day by putting the giant robot mechs in their place – but it will be an uphill battle as they face off against enormous foes. Join the heroic voices of Batman and Nightwing, Roger Craig Smith (Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassin’s Creed games) and Will Friedle (Batman Beyond, Boy Meets World), respectively, alongside the voice of villainous voice of Killer Croc, John DiMaggio (Futurama, Batman: Under the Red Hood), plus filmmakers and other voice cast members for the World Premiere of the film and a lively panel discussion afterward. Greg Miller (KindaFunny.com) will moderate. The cast includes Chris Diamantopoulos (Episodes, Silicon Valley), Charlie Schlatter (Diagnosis Murder, Kick Buttkowski), Oded Fehr (The Mummy, Resident Evil: Apocalypse), Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Carlos Alazraqui (Reno 911), Troy Baker (Batman: Assault on Arkham) and Phil LaMarr (MAD TV, Futurama). Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants is produced and directed by Curt Ceda from a script written by Kevin Burke & Chris “Doc” Wyatt. Produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants comes to DVD via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on September 13, 2016. 6BCF

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Comic and pop-culture fans are encouraged to visit their local comic shop on Saturday, October25th for free comics and participate in Halloween activities, shopping and fun!

(BALTIMORE, MD) — (October 15, 2014) — In 10 days, participating comic shops across the US, Canada and internationally will hand out free comics to anyone who comes into their shop to celebrate the second biggest free comic book event of the year- Halloween ComicFest! On Saturday, October 25th,anyone who goes into a participating comic shop can choose from 19 free comics and participate in fun activities comic shops host for their customers to enjoy while discovering new types of comics and the treasures found in store.

During Halloween ComicFest (HCF), adults and kids can get free Halloween and horror themed comics and mini-comics published specifically for the occasion. There are 19 titles available to choose from that are great for kids and adults, with twelve full-sized comics and seven mini-comics making it easy for everyone to find a story they will enjoy.  Titles for this year include: DC’s Scooby Doo Team-Up with Batman #1 , Marvel’s Secret Wars #1, Afterlife with Archie #1, My Little Pony, Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds, and other haunting and fun tales.

This year anyone can celebrate Halloween ComicFest in their homes with the HCF Mini-Comic packs, which are available to purchase solely from comic shops. Each pack contains 20 HCF mini-comics that are great to pass out on Halloween to trick-or-treaters, providing a healthy alternative to candy and great stories that keep kids reading and visiting comic shops for more.

Currently taking place and running until November 9th  is “The Greatest Halloween Costume Contest Ever” presented by Halloween ComicFest.  The contest takes place on the Halloween ComicFest website,where anyone can enter one of five categories just by uploading a picture of themselves in costume holding one of the free Halloween ComicFest 2014 comics and submitting it into the appropriate category. Prizes include $500 and $100 shopping sprees to the winner’s comic shop of choice in addition to category prizes for the participants who receive the most votes for their costume from website visitors.  Voting will take place November 2-9 and it is crucial to remember that only photos with a Halloween ComicFest 2014 comic in the picture will be accepted.

“This year we want communities to participate in Halloween ComicFest to not only discover new types of comics from the great selection offered, but to see their local comic shop as a fun Halloween destination,  a great place to meet like-minded people, and to discover the cool comic and pop-culture items available,” said Halloween ComicFest spokesperson Deborah Moreland. “What makes this year uniquefor Halloween ComicFest are the Halloween ComicFest Mini-Packs that are available for fans to purchase and use not only as an alternative to candy on Halloween, but as an opportunity to pass on the fun of discovering and reading comics to the next generation of readers.”

For more information about Halloween ComicFest, more details about the free comics, more information about the costume contest, and to find a participating comic shop, go to www.halloweencomicfest.com.

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ABOUT HALLOWEEN COMIC FEST—Halloween ComicFest is an annual event where participating comic book specialty shops across North America and beyond celebrate the Halloween season by giving away free comic books to anyone who comes into their shops. The event is held the Saturday before Halloween and is the perfect opportunity to introduce friends and family to the many reasons why comic shops are a great destination for Halloween themed comic books, products and merchandise. From zombies, vampires, monsters and aliens to costumes and more, comic shops have it all when it comes to Halloween fun!

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Last year we did a wish list for True Blood, and let’s just see how we stacked up to what really happened.

The End of Bill, Billith, Or Whatever The Hell He Is : Well, Billith came to an end, but Bill remains. This one was a fail. Not only did Bill find a way back to redemption yet again, he’s poised for center stage yet again. -1

More supernatural Creatures : No new supernatural creatures were introduced, only a different kind of hybrid. While Bradford really wanted to see this one, I’m kinda glad it didn’t happen, if only because the canvas is already a bit too crowded. -1

Give Alcide A Better Story : This one we got in spades, sort of, and I can’t say I really enjoyed it for the most part. While Alcide got more story, the quality was lacking. Turning a beloved character against his nature so that when he finally reverts back to the good guy he was doesn’t really count as character development. Still as Sookie’s current main squeeze he has time for a decent storyline. +1

More interaction with other kingdoms : Everything came back to Bon Temps, which is pretty fitting since that’s where it all started. But we did get some memorable moments from Sarah Newlin and Rev. Steve Newlin, which were wishes shoved into that category, so I’m calling this one a win for us. +1

Give Eric back his balls : For better or worse, Eric and Sookie became untangled, but he did kinda get his groove back. Ok, not fully, but some of that devilishly playfulness that he was so lacking these past few seasons was back, and I would count that as a win in any book. +1

Hybrid babies : While there were no new hybrid babies on the scene, Andy’s fairy babies did play a role. I thought they could have, and should have played a bigger better role, but obviously giving us what we want isn’t what the True Blood writers are here for. -1

Don't let Jason backslide :  Jason did not backslide! Jason recovered from his head trauma induced bigotry and became a vampire’s bitch. Begrudgingly this one is a win. +1

Pam and Tara's Relationship : I think this was the biggest disappointment of last season. I blinked and missed practically everything of this relationship. It was constantly shelved and pushed aside for something else. While seeing more of Pam and Eric’s relationship is always fun, totally sidelining this one was a shame. -1

Think Outside of the Box with Warlow : Outside the box, they definitely went, but the wrap up was just plain disappointing. Warlow was the fairy hybrid we wanted, but like Eric, once paired with Sookie he was utterly neutered, and ineffective. +1

More Sookie : We got more Sookie, with a story line that was along the lines of same old, same old, just with a different love interest. Sookie’s magic vagina pulled in another person, but since it wasn’t Bill it couldn’t work out. +1

Final Score: 6/10  So if this were a test it would have been a fail. As a wishlist, it really isn’t too shabby, you know if you overlook the fact that even when we technically got what we wished for, it didn’t really turn out how we wanted. But 2014 is a new year, and there for a new wish list! Wish us luck!

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SACANIME is being held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 4 - 6, 2013 at the Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel.  For more information, check out our website at:   http://www.sacanime.com Pre-Registration Ends Nov. 30th! Pre-Register NOW for only $30! Pre-Register. Book your room at the Sheraton for the Winter Show by Nov. 30th to upgrade your Weekend Badge to VIP.  Get cool perks including a VIP only Autograph Session with our guests. The Sheraton will be offering SacAnime attendees a per night rate of $99 (double occupancy) - $124 (triple occupancy) - $149 (quadruple occupancy). Parking at the Sheraton's Garage is $12 per night (normally $20). SacAnime Winter 2013 Updates: SacAnime's Vendor Room is Bigger and Better!   168 Dragon, A&B Comics, A1 Comics, Anime Books.com, Anime Haus  Anime Hot, Anime Palace, Anime V, Animeicon, Anin & Juicy Sweets, Bad Apples  Bishonin Boutique, Carlyfornia, Cartoon Passion, Collector's Universe and Anime  Digital Discs, Doll Delight, Doujin Press, Fanciful Gifts, Fantastic Fam Inc., From the Land Beyond,Global Anime, Golden Square Entertainment, Harmony Gold, Hobby Fan, Hyper Con , I Hate Leeks, JPN Toys, JS Anime, Kai the Everything Guy, Katie Bair, Kazha, Kelly's Heroes , Koryu Mart, Mafia Haven, Media Collectibles, Melissa Paglluica, Model Grade, Nikaku Animart, Pawstar, Pegasis Maiden, Power Morphicon, Precious Toys, Qmomo , Raj Ramaya, Retro Outlaw, Ronin Collectibles, Sac Horror Film Fest. , Scattered Cat , Shark Robot , Snafu Con , Sun Anime , Tatsu Hobby , The Comic Shop , Tokyo Life , Tony Oliver , Toy Arena , Toy Fusion , Toy Mandala , Toys Logic , Tsuyoshi Nonaka , Visual You,World's Best Comics , Yes Anime   Check out SacAnime's New Starlight Ball!This Winter, SacAnime will host the first Starlight Ball. This special dance event featuring elegant music and ballroom dancing for all ages happens Saturday night at 9:00pm in the Cafe Hoshi room. Formal or Semi-Formal attire is required, and there is a small admission fee to cover refreshments. Tickets will be available online starting November 30th, and at the door of the event. Dance Workshops Free ballroom dance workshops will be offered Friday and Saturday for those who would like to learn the basics before stepping out onto the floor.  SacAnime's Viewing Room is Returning!Hours and content will be available on the website soon.   Pre-Registration:October 1st - November 30th: $30 We will not be accepting pre-registration after November 30th. Pre-Register Now!  At the Door Registration: Registration will be at the Sheraton. Weekend Badge: $40 Friday Badge: $20 Saturday Badge: $30  Sunday Badge: $15     SacAnime Winter 2013 Special Guests: TOSHIO FURUKAWA has played a variety of characters from comedians like Ataru of "Urusei Yatsura" and Inumanu of "Gosenzosama Banbanzai," to calm, serious ones like Shin from "Fist of the North Star" and Piccolo of the "Dragonball" series.  Toshio is capable of performing with a "boy voice" and has played noble hot-blooded heroes such Prince Mito of "Saikyo robo Daioja" and Kento Tate of "Future Robo Daltanius."     MAI AIZAWA is a voice actress with Aoni Production. She has been voice acting for anime since 2004 and has worked on numerous anime franchises, video games, and musical productions. Aizawa has maintained a busy schedule appearing on shows like Lucky Star, Air, Clannad, Rosario + Vampire, Ga-Rei; Zero. Her most notable roles come from playing Natsumi Murakami in the anime series Mahō Sensei Negima!  Mio Naganohara from the series Nichijou and the recently aired Mirai Nikki where she played the role of Minene Uryu (The Ninth). Aizawa has also worked on a number of video games franchises including Harvest Moon, Suikoden, Super Robot Wars, and the Yakuza series. She also played the role of Idea Lee for the hit Square Enix RPG game Bravely Default, which was released on October 11th, 2012 in Japan for Nintendo 3DS and considered one of the top games to own for the system. Her list of credits goes even further with a number of songs in drama and music CDs tied to shows like Clannad and Lucky Star.         TSUYOSHI NONAKA  has provided mechanical designs for Mazinkaiser SKL, Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen and DICE.   In addition to his work in animation he has been a devoted toy producer who has been working in the toy business at Bandai Co. LTD (Japan) for more than 20 years as a toy designer and planner. While working for them he was responsible for creating and designing heroes and robots, vehicles and weapons for kids' TV series and turning them into toys. His masterpieces include the Toei Metal Hero Series and Super Sentai Series (Power Rangers). Needless to say that Tsuyoshi is known as the original designer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Kyoryu Sentai Zyu-Ranger in Japan) as well as several Kamen Rider series. In addition, he has created a successful toy series brand for adults in Japan called Chogokin-Damashii (Soul of Chogokin) and recreated his childhood favorite character Mazinger Z (Tranzor Z) as part of collectible die-cast robot toy series targeted for the high-end collector market. In 2011, he shifted his creative base from Asia to North America where he has become the head of "PLEX International Design, US division" working on toy designs for Power Rangers, Ben 10 and other properties for Bandai America Inc. (Cypress CA). Make sure and check out his table in the vendor room, where he'll be doing sketches and signing autographs Saturday and Sunday.  GREY DELISLE is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning and Annie nominated veteran voice actress who got her start doing the role of Reptar on Rugrats in 1994. Since then she has starred in hundreds of popular cartoons including The Fairly Odd Parents (Vicky), Avatar (Azula), Clone Wars (Assaj Ventress / Amidala), Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Mandy), Danny Phantom (Sam), Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Frankie), Batman (Black Canary), Green Lantern (Aya), Wow Wow Wubbzy (Wubbzy), Clifford the Big Red Dog (Emily Elizabeth), and most notably the voice of "Daphne" on Scooby-Doo since 1997. Gamers may recognize her voice from such titles as Doom, Mass Effect, Star Wars Old Republic, and Monkey Island. She also played "Nova" in Starcraft, the "Female Wizard" in Diablo 3, and "Vicky Vale"/ "Catwoman" in this year's hugely popular Arkham City.    KEVIN CONROY is known to audiences as the voice of the animated Batman which he has played since its original incarnation in 'Batman the Animated Series' back in 1991. Conroy continued to voice-play Batman in the subsequent series The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. His tenure in the role also includes the DCAU films Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. He also voiced Batman for the character's guest appearances in Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock and The Zeta Project. Apart from the DCAU, Conroy has also voiced Batman in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies Batman: Gotham Knight, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.    LIAM O'BRIEN is an actor, writer, and director involved in multiple facets of the world of animation and video games. As an actor, he has worked on well over 200 video game, anime, and original animation projects. Some of the more well known animated series he has lent his voice to include, TIGER 7 BUNNY, WOLVERINE AND THE XMEN, PLANET HULK, NARUTO, BLEACH, CODE GEASS, AFRO SAMURAI, GHOST IN THE SHELL, MONSTER, PARANOIA AGENT, ERGO PROXY, and FINAL FANTASY: ADVENT CHILDREN. On the video game end, popular titles include WORLD OF WARCRAFT, FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, ASURA'S WRATH, DARKSIDERS, STARCRAFT 2, COD: BLACK OPS, COD: MODERN WARFARE 3, GUILD WARS 2, TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON, CATHERINE, NIER: GESTALT, DRAGON AGE, RED FACTION, CASTLEVANIA, ACE COMBAT, RESIDENT EVIL 5, PERSONA 3, AND DEVIL MAY CRY 4.         MAILE FLANAGAN won an Emmy in 2006 and was nominated in 2007 for Outstanding Performer in An Animated Program for "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks". She voices the lead in the hit anime show NARUTO, and has done over 380 episodes, 5 movies and 35 video games for the series. Other animation work includes the Oscar winning film RANGO, ICE AGE 3, FISH HOOKS, BACK AT THE BARNYARD, KUNG FOO MAGOO, TOM AND JERRY, FINAL FANTASY 13, and many more pilots, shows, and upcoming projects. Currently you can catch her recurring as the mean principal on LAB RATS on Disney XD.     HYNDEN WALCH is the actress who gives voice to Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time and Starfire and Blackfire (among others) in Teen Titans. She can also be heard as Harley Quinn in The Batman, Breach in Generator Rex, Alice May in Scooby Doo, and Penny in Chalkzone; as well as W.I.N.X Club, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Stanley, Batman Gotham Knight, Catscratch, Justice League, Immortal Grand Prix, IGPX, Lucky Star, Kid Icharus, and the upcoming Happy Hugglemonsters. She is proud to be the official voice of Alice in Wonderland for Disney Character Voices.     TODD HABERKORN is an actor, director, producer, and writer.  He got his first major role in Suzuka as Yamato Akitski. Shortly thereafter, Haberkorn began directing anime under Line Producers Colleen Clinkenbeard and Chris Sabat while continuing to voice in numerous properties for Funimation and video games. A few notable roles include Natsu from Fairy Tail, Italy from Hetalia, Ling Yao from Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Keroro from Sgt. Frog, Keiskuke from Initial D, Allen Walker from D. Gray Man, Hikaru Hitachin from Ouran High School Host Club, Death The Kid from Soul Eater, and many others. This also led to a stint as a director and writer for animated properties as well. Triple A title video games such as Street Fighter IV and Rage involved Todd's voice as well. But not only in LA, but also recording overseas in Asia too.        KYLE HEBERT is now a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include Wreck-It Ralph/Street Fighter (Ryu), Naruto (Kiba), Bleach (Aizen, Ganju), X Men Arcade (all male voices) and Gurren Lagann (Kamina). He is best known as the Narrator and Teen Gohan from the Funimation dub of Dragonball Z. Other notable roles include League of Legends (Ezreal, Jarvan, Graves), Ouran High School Host Club (Kazukiyo Soga), Fullmetal Alchemist (Vato Falman), Tales of Symphonia (Richter Abend) and Star Ocean (Dias, Arumat, Crow). Kyle also provides voices in numerous video games including Guild Wars 2, Sonic, Final Fantasy XIII, World of Warcraft, Devil May Cry 4, Dynasty Warriors, Soul Calibur V and Resident Evil.       TONY OLIVER began his career over 25 years ago as an actor on stage and on camera, performing in several feature films and dozens of plays. He found success as a voice over artist, lending his voice to one of the first foreign made animated features to receive wide release ("The Sea Prince and the Fire Child"). His first foray into television was as the lead voice (Rick Hunter) in the popular animated series "Robotech".         CYRIL LUMBOY is an Asian street fashion designer originally based in the Philippines. Now U.S.-based, she is known on the internet as dolldelight (fb.com/dolldelightpage) and has established that as her own brand. She began sewing four years ago starting with headpieces and eventually moving on to making her own dresses. Her work as a designer is now focused on wa-lolita and punk lolita as they are the substyles that best allow her to experiment in the art of mixing prints.  KAZHA is a rock band from Japan. Lead singer Kazuha Oda started the band after her successful solo career working on over 20 records in Japan. She has worked with a wide variety of different performers including the Grammy winning pianist Bob James.  Kazha debut in Japan with the release of the first EP "Breathe Through Your Dreams" from Victor Entertainment in September 2009. With the release of the first album "Overture" in April 2010, Kazha made their first National tour in North America and South America. They recently made their European debut performing at Abunai Convention in August 2012.   Kazha represents the new future of the world music with a fusion of cultures and musical viewpoints  which create their sound. Their music combines the softness of a falling feather with the heaviness of a hurricane. Official website www.kazuhaoda.com Facebook www.facebook.com/kazha.official MySpace www.myspace.com/kazha     RAJ RAMAYYA is an Indo-Canadian singer, composer and lyricist based in Marin County, California.  His claim to anime fame would be his musical collaborations with famed Japanese composer Yoko Kanno as a member of The Seatbelts. Raj sang the opening credits song "Ask DNA" and wrote the lyrics for "Cosmic Dare (Pretty with a Pistol)" from the fan favourite feature film Cowboy Bebop: the Movie, and both sang and wrote the lyrics for "Strangers" from the anime series Wolf's Rain. Not limited to music in anime, he has also worked on songs for video games from the likes of Konami, Sega, and Capcom.    CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO:

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SACANIME is being held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday January 4 - 6, 2013 at the Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel.  For more information, check out our website at:   http://www.sacanime.com $25 Pre-Registration Ends on September 30th! Pre-Register. Book your room at the Sheraton for the Winter Show by Nov. 30th to upgrade your Weekend Badge to VIP.  Get cool perks including a VIP only Autograph Session with our guests. The Sheraton will be offering SacAnime attendees a per night rate of $99 (double occupancy) - $124 (triple occupancy) - $149 (quadruple occupancy). Parking at the Sheraton's Garage is $12 per night (normally $20). SacAnime Winter 2013 Updates: SacAnime Welcomes Grey DeLisle!  Grey DeLisle (Batman: Arkham City, Rugrats, Scooby Doo, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Starcraft, Mass Effect, Avatar the Last Airbender, Diablo III) will be attending our Winter 2013 show. Pre-Registration:All 3 Days! September 10th - September 30th:  $25 October 1st - November 30th: $30 We will not be accepting pre-registration after November 30th. Pre-Register Now!  At the Door Registration: Registration will be at the Sheraton. Weekend Badge: $40 Friday Badge: $20 Saturday Badge: $30  Sunday Badge: $15     SacAnime Winter 2013 Special Guests: GREY DELISLE is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning and Annie nominated veteran voice actress who got her start doing the role of Reptar on Rugrats in 1994. Since then she has starred in hundreds of popular cartoons including The Fairly Odd Parents (Vicky), Avatar (Azula), Clone Wars (Assaj Ventress / Amidala), Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Mandy), Danny Phantom (Sam), Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Frankie), Batman (Black Canary), Green Lantern (Aya), Wow Wow Wubbzy (Wubbzy), Clifford the Big Red Dog (Emily Elizabeth), and most notably the voice of "Daphne" on Scooby-Doo since 1997. Gamers may recognize her voice from such titles as Doom, Mass Effect, Star Wars Old Republic, and Monkey Island. She also played "Nova" in Starcraft, the "Female Wizard" in Diablo 3, and "Vicky Vale"/ "Catwoman" in this year's hugely popular Arkham City.    KEVIN CONROY is known to audiences as the voice of the animated Batman which he has played since its original incarnation in 'Batman the Animated Series' back in 1991. Conroy continued to voice-play Batman in the subsequent series The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. His tenure in the role also includes the DCAU films Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. He also voiced Batman for the character's guest appearances in Superman: The Animated Series, Static Shock and The Zeta Project. Apart from the DCAU, Conroy has also voiced Batman in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies Batman: Gotham Knight, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.    LIAM O'BRIEN is an actor, writer, and director involved in multiple facets of the world of animation and video games. As an actor, he has worked on well over 200 video game, anime, and original animation projects. Some of the more well known animated series he has lent his voice to include, TIGER 7 BUNNY, WOLVERINE AND THE XMEN, PLANET HULK, NARUTO, BLEACH, CODE GEASS, AFRO SAMURAI, GHOST IN THE SHELL, MONSTER, PARANOIA AGENT, ERGO PROXY, and FINAL FANTASY: ADVENT CHILDREN. On the video game end, popular titles include WORLD OF WARCRAFT, FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, ASURA'S WRATH, DARKSIDERS, STARCRAFT 2, COD: BLACK OPS, COD: MODERN WARFARE 3, GUILD WARS 2, TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON, CATHERINE, NIER: GESTALT, DRAGON AGE, RED FACTION, CASTLEVANIA, ACE COMBAT, RESIDENT EVIL 5, PERSONA 3, AND DEVIL MAY CRY 4.         MAILE FLANAGAN won an Emmy in 2006 and was nominated in 2007 for Outstanding Performer in An Animated Program for "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks". She voices the lead in the hit anime show NARUTO, and has done over 380 episodes, 5 movies and 35 video games for the series. Other animation work includes the Oscar winning film RANGO, ICE AGE 3, FISH HOOKS, BACK AT THE BARNYARD, KUNG FOO MAGOO, TOM AND JERRY, FINAL FANTASY 13, and many more pilots, shows, and upcoming projects. Currently you can catch her recurring as the mean principal on LAB RATS on Disney XD.  HYNDEN WALCH is the actress who gives voice to Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time and Starfire and Blackfire (among others) in Teen Titans. She can also be heard as Harley Quinn in The Batman, Breach in Generator Rex, Alice May in Scooby Doo, and Penny in Chalkzone; as well as W.I.N.X Club, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Stanley, Batman Gotham Knight, Catscratch, Justice League, Immortal Grand Prix, IGPX, Lucky Star, Kid Icharus, and the upcoming Happy Hugglemonsters. She is proud to be the official voice of Alice in Wonderland for Disney Character Voices.     TODD HABERKORN is an actor, director, producer, and writer.  He got his first major role in Suzuka as Yamato Akitski. Shortly thereafter, Haberkorn began directing anime under Line Producers Colleen Clinkenbeard and Chris Sabat while continuing to voice in numerous properties for Funimation and video games. A few notable roles include Natsu from Fairy Tail, Italy from Hetalia, Ling Yao from Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Keroro from Sgt. Frog, Keiskuke from Initial D, Allen Walker from D. Gray Man, Hikaru Hitachin from Ouran High School Host Club, Death The Kid from Soul Eater, and many others. This also led to a stint as a director and writer for animated properties as well. Triple A title video games such as Street Fighter IV and Rage involved Todd's voice as well. But not only in LA, but also recording overseas in Asia too.        KYLE HEBERT is now a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include Wreck-It Ralph/Street Fighter (Ryu), Naruto (Kiba), Bleach (Aizen, Ganju), X Men Arcade (all male voices) and Gurren Lagann (Kamina). He is best known as the Narrator and Teen Gohan from the Funimation dub of Dragonball Z. Other notable roles include League of Legends (Ezreal, Jarvan, Graves), Ouran High School Host Club (Kazukiyo Soga), Fullmetal Alchemist (Vato Falman), Tales of Symphonia (Richter Abend) and Star Ocean (Dias, Arumat, Crow). Kyle also provides voices in numerous video games including Guild Wars 2, Sonic, Final Fantasy XIII, World of Warcraft, Devil May Cry 4, Dynasty Warriors, Soul Calibur V and Resident Evil.       TONY OLIVER began his career over 25 years ago as an actor on stage and on camera, performing in several feature films and dozens of plays. He found success as a voice over artist, lending his voice to one of the first foreign made animated features to receive wide release ("The Sea Prince and the Fire Child"). His first foray into television was as the lead voice (Rick Hunter) in the popular animated series "Robotech".   CYRIL LUMBOY is an Asian street fashion designer originally based in the Philippines. Now U.S.-based, she is known on the internet as dolldelight (fb.com/dolldelightpage) and has established that as her own brand. She began sewing four years ago starting with headpieces and eventually moving on to making her own dresses. Her work as a designer is now focused on wa-lolita and punk lolita as they are the substyles that best allow her to experiment in the art of mixing prints.  KAZHA is a rock band from Japan. Lead singer Kazuha Oda started the band after her successful solo career working on over 20 records in Japan. She has worked with a wide variety of different performers including the Grammy winning pianist Bob James.  Kazha debut in Japan with the release of the first EP "Breathe Through Your Dreams" from Victor Entertainment in September 2009. With the release of the first album "Overture" in April 2010, Kazha made their first National tour in North America and South America. They recently made their European debut performing at Abunai Convention in August 2012.   Kazha represents the new future of the world music with a fusion of cultures and musical viewpoints  which create their sound. Their music combines the softness of a falling feather with the heaviness of a hurricane. Official website www.kazuhaoda.com Facebook www.facebook.com/kazha.official MySpace www.myspace.com/kazha     RAJ RAMAYYA is an Indo-Canadian singer, composer and lyricist based in Marin County, California.  His claim to anime fame would be his musical collaborations with famed Japanese composer Yoko Kanno as a member of The Seatbelts. Raj sang the opening credits song "Ask DNA" and wrote the lyrics for "Cosmic Dare (Pretty with a Pistol)" from the fan favourite feature film Cowboy Bebop: the Movie, and both sang and wrote the lyrics for "Strangers" from the anime series Wolf's Rain. Not limited to music in anime, he has also worked on songs for video games from the likes of Konami, Sega, and Capcom. CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO:

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