Fantastic Forum

I spent the weekend in beautiful Charlotte, NC at the Heroes Convention. While this was my first time attending this wonderful show it certainly won’t be my last! In addition to speaking with the likes of Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Louise Simonson and Ivan Reis I enjoyed the pleasure of getting convention founder, […]

Yesterday evening we enjoyed a terrific location shoot at Victory Comics in Falls Church, VA. Thanks to AIM (that’s Arlington Independent Media not to be confused with Advanced Idea Mechanics) and the mobile production van FANTASTIC FORUM was able to tape the discussion portion of two complete episodes from the sales floor of the store! […]

I was invited to appear on Top Of The Morning yesterday. And as you might imagine from the title it’s a morning show. The program has been running for years with over two thousand episodes in the can. Top of the Morning is produced by Loretto Gubernatis, hosted by Steve Izant and taped in Baltimore, […]

This year the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of American held their annual Nebula Awards Weekend in Arlington, Virginia at the Regency Crystal City. Since 1965, the Nebula Awards have been presented for the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the US. I wish I could say honestly that I’d been anxiously […]

I’ve been in full geek mode for the past several days with the opening of Marvel’s THE AVENGERS movie followed by Free Comic Book Day 2012. Billie Rae Bates and I visited Cards, Comics & Collectibles in Reisterstown, Maryland. Owner, Marc Nathan, pulled out the stops for the annual industry wide promotion. In attendance to […]

I attended another fabulous local convention event this weekend. Entering its 5th year, T-MODE focuses on anime and gaming. Among the special guests were voice actors Darrell Guilbeau and Brad Swaile. T-MODE featured panels, workshops and such events as Live Action Role Playing, a Cosplay Variety Show and competitive DJing. There con also offered a […]

Our new website that has been in the works is getting ready to launch! Thanks to the timely assistance of talented web designer, Aaron Overton of Heatherstone, FANTASTIC FORUM will be strutting out on the internet with an upgraded web presence. The new site is video heavy as befits a site for a television series. […]

> Things went wonderfully at THE ANNAPOLIS COMIC-CON this weekend! On Saturday, I moderated panels on Small Press, Painting and Cosplay. The Small Press panel featured Dan Nokes, Chris Flick, C. Edward Sellner and Steve Conley. The Painting Panel was graced by artists Jo Chen, J.K. Woodward, Matt Slay and Mark Wheatley. The Cosplay Panel […]

> Great news for comic, sci-fi and fantasy fans in Baltimore, MD! FANTASTIC FORUM is returning to Community Media of Baltimore City (CMBC) Comcast channel 75! Episodes 1-4 aired on CMBC way back in 2007 before a third party submission arrangement fell through unexpectedly. I revisited the possibility of this station broadcasting our program back […]

>The Annapolis Comic Con will be March 24 and 25 at The Roger “Pip” Moyer Recreation Center in Annapolis, Maryland. This is the second year for the convention and it has grown accordingly. Among the Special Guests are John Ostrander, Jo Chen, J.K. Woodward, Steve Conley, Greg LaRocque, Mark Wheatly, Matt Slay and K. Michael […]