Fantastic Forum

  FANTASTIC FORUM had a banner weekend at AWESOME CON DC!  This is year two for the convention.  Boasting such celebrity guests as Billie Piper (Rose Tyler of Doctor Who) and Danai Gurira (Michonne of The Walking Dead) Awesome Con attracted tens of thousands of attendees to DC’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center.   Things […]

Here is some great news to get 2014 off to a start! FANTASTIC FORUM is coming to Herndon Community Television (HCTV) in the Herndon, VA area!!! As of yesterday an agreement has been completed and we’ve delivered a whopping twenty five complete episodes to our new broadcast partner.  Look for us in the Herndon area […]

On Friday, December 13, I attended the opening reception for Milestones: African American in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum. This astounding new exhibit features the work of both mainstream and lesser known Black creators as well as some who avoid the spotlight all of whom have made substantial contributions to pop […]

On Sunday, December 1, I linked up with the 501st Legion at the Capitol Building.  Legionnaires were out in force to tape a PSA in support of the Museum of Science Fiction.   Executive Director Greg Viggiano and VP of Operations Mandy Sweeney are among an organized group that has banded together to raise funds […]

Big news this week!  Beginning on Tuesday, November 5, FANTASTIC FORUM will be broadcast in Philadelphia, PA via Philly Cam (Comcast channels 66/966; Verizon FiOS channels 29/30).  The weekly airtime is 11:30 PM. The addition of Philly Cam to the lineup of stations that carry the show is the culmination of months of work on […]

The New York Comic Con was last weekend at the Jacob K. Javitz Center.  I didn’t make it this year.  Instead, I attended The Washington Science Fiction Association’s annual convention, Capclave.  The Guest of Honor was author, George R.R. Martin.  Martin is best known for his, “Song of Ice and Fire,” series which has been […]

I attended the Exxxotica Expo in Edison, NJ last weekend. For some time I’ve been planning an episode about the highly sexualized nature of comic book imagery and the numerous porn parodies of mainstream superhero and science fiction movies that have been produced. So off to Exxxotica for interviews with some of the stars featured […]

On Saturday, September 21 I attended an artists meet & greet for The Comics Making Workshop and Exhibition of the D.C. Conspiracy at Artisphere in Arlington, VA. The Conspiracy is a collective of artists in the Washington, DC area. This network of local creators includes a variety of writers and illustrators who meet regularly to […]

  Last weekend, I attended the Small Press Expo at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center.  SPX was created to promote artists and publishers who produce independent comics.  The Expo is an annual festival that provides a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic art in its various forms to present to the […]

We had a blast at last weekend’s Baltimore Comic-Con! 2013 marked the 14th year for this well established regional convention founded by Marc Nathan. FANTASTIC FORUM went all out this year as a sponsor of the 26th Annual Harvey Awards. In addition to our sponsorship, the show contributed to the attendees gift bags. We were […]