02/26/13

Rob Balder is a professional webcomic creator who has also ventured into game design, comedy music, publishing and new media business development. Most of his time is consumed writing and producing Erfworld, an epic fantasy/comedy comic about an obsessive strategy gamer who is summoned to fight a real war. Erfworld was co-created in 2006 with illustrator Jamie...

02/26/13

              Xin Ye is a self taught illustrator focusing in comic making. She graduated from the college of Architecture at University of Houston in 2008, but decided that illustration was much more fulfilling. After bumbling around on her own for a year, she unexpectedly and ecstatically became the illustrator for Erfworld....

02/26/13

Cat hails from Fort Worth, after residing many years in Arlington – that’s Texas, not the national cemetery, even though his life reads like a cemetery plot  … one that might’ve been dreamed up by his renowned vampire author wife (Rachel Caine).  Alas, Cat’s puns have reportedly jeopardized his allotted nine lives so just pretend he’s a famous...

02/26/13

Do you love cute like Miki-Chan?
Are you a sexy devil like Kitti?
Or a mysterious lady of twilight similar to Miss Spider?
Maybe you just love cosplay and you’re like Misa Misa!

02/21/13

ScrewAttack.com has been rocking the internet’s face since 2006 with it’s original content and unique spin on everything gaming. We’ve been called “the punk rock of gaming” and truly embrace that.

02/21/13

Life is never dull for Helen McCarthy. Since A-Kon 23, she’s been asked to teach at an English university, review and endorse academic publications on anime, help to put together a costume exhibition, revise and update one of her earlier books  and write a history of manga in three months. She’s also got a publisher reading her novel. On a sadder...

02/21/13

Anthony is by trade a writer, actor, director, and visual effects artist, and voice actor who’s work has been seen in various films and television shows including One Piece, Full Metal Alchemist, Trinity Blood, Cyberstalker, Cheaters, Bicycle Bobby, Red Victoria, Red Squad 4, and a host of others. Known as a jack of all trades, Brownrigg has been heavily...

02/19/13

Mu Epsilon Kappa strives to create a safe and accepting environment of inter- and intra-cultural communication in which people are welcome to express themselves and explore their interests without fear of ridicule or persecution. For many years MEK has provided panels and events for A-Kon® and many other conventions around Texas. Many events are invented and...

02/18/13

              What is Ani-Idol? Ani-Idol is a karaoke-style competition based on the famous show seen on TV. However, unlike the famous TV show, no one will be critical of their singing abilities on-the-spot. People sign up for this event to sing songs which must be primarily in Japanese in front of professional judges and a...

02/12/13

American Airlines to provide A-Kon® 24 attendees a 5% discount for round trip travel to our event in Dallas, Texas. The valid travel dates for this discount are May 24, 2013 through June 9, 2013. You can easily access American’s fares by going to www.aa.com to book your flight.