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Comicpalooza, Texas' premier comic book and pop culture convention, is gearing up for its Memorial Day weekend run in Houston (May 25–27). And while last year was great, this year there's something very special planned.

With a lineup crammed full of stars such as Michael Biehn (The Terminator, The Victim), Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Andromeda), Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints), Claudia Christian (Babylon 5), George Takei (Star Trek) and Kristin Bauer (True Blood), the upcoming convention is already pretty extraordinary. But Comicpalooza founder John Simons has devised an event to make 2012's fest even more kickass...if that's even possible.

Simons had an epiphany recently. "The next best thing to being a sci-fi or action hero," Simons told me, "has to be shooting a sci-fi or action hero with a gun — or maybe being shot by one." And this simple thought led him to conceive a bit of...

Wow what a weekend we all had at Comicpalooza 2011! I want to personally give a huge thank you to John Simons, Jody Pitts and the entire Comicpalooza team for everything!

I was honored to be a guest at Comicpalooza and represent GeekTyrant, the revived green ooze that is Alien Bee, Crocaloctopus and some of the movie projects I'm invloved in.  I had a blast hosting the "How to be a Horror/Sci-fi blogger" panel with Marc Bernardin from Syfy, Blastr and EW. Our people in the audience were great and had some cool questions and I even had a little swag for them! Surprise!

So much going on at the George R. Brown Convention Center, wow that thing is huge! The largest convention center I've been in so far and I've made my rounds too! We stayed at the Hilton Americas which is connected to the Grb. Big shout out to the Hilton team,...

Quick — what did you do last year on Memorial Day? Can't remember, right? Maybe a picnic or barbecue with grandma? Yawn. So, what are you planning to do this year? If you're not sure yet, I have a cool suggestion...one that doesn't involve heat stroke and overcooked hot dogs.

If you want to do something unforgettable, and if you are a fan of all things genre (and we know you are because, hello, you're surfing FanGirlTastic), you might want to check out an event in Texas known as Comicpalooza.

What exactly is a Comicpalooza anyway? I posed that very question to Comicpalooza's founder and chairman, John Simons, who said, "[Comicpalooza is] a comic con, horror con, sci-fi con, anime con, steampunk con and gaming con all rolled into one. But it also features a lot of entertainment that you see at other types of festivals, like music, film and art."

Essentially,...

If you're looking for the hot spot in Texas on Memorial Day Weekend, look no further than Comicpalooza. this event gets bigger and better every year and shows no sign of slowing down with the impressive list of guests, movies and activities it includes. Look for me and the GeekTyrant table and say hey while you're at Comicpalooza. This is going to be lots of fun people!

Houston, TX – May 4, 2011 – Bigger is better in Texas. And as far as comic conventions go, Comicpalooza is the Lone Star State’s rising star.

Comicpalooza announced today on its website the addition of 124,000 sq. ft. to this year’s Memorial Day weekend event in Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center. This addition adds up to a total of 298,915 sq. ft., making Comicpalooza the biggest and most Texas-y of all Texas comic and pop-culture conventions. It is also the fastest growing comic con in Texas history,...

Hey peeps! Comicpalooza is only a few months away and today starts the week long Sci-Fi and Fantasy week with major announcements for the May 27-29 event.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Week Brings Magic and Aliens to Texas

From the Press Release:

Houston, TX – Feb. 21, 2011– Proving that Texas really is a magical place, Comicpalooza organizers began Sci-Fi & Fantasy Week by announcing that James and Oliver Phelps --the twins who play George and Fred Weasley in the blockbuster Harry Potter movies—will be attending this year’s event. Comicpalooza 2011 will take place May 27-29 in Houston, Texas, less than two months before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, the final installment in the Harry Potter movies.

Announcements involving guests from other major sci-fi & fantasy franchises such as Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Star Wars, and Firefly will be released Monday, Feb. 21 through Friday, Feb. 25, which has been designated by Comicpalooza organizers as Sci-Fi & Fantasy Week.