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Shannon Eric Denton joins the guest list!

Shannon Eric Denton was a storyboard artist on the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series from Mike Young Productions that aired on Cartoon Network and the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. He also did early character development work for Warner Bros. on the current ThunderCats series. In addition to He-Man, Mr. Denton has worked on such [...]

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David Wise joins the guest list!

David Wise is a television and animation writer who in 1987 developed and wrote the five-part animated pilot for the original Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles. He created such classic phrases as “cowabunga, dude!” and developed the characters of Krang, Rocksteady, and Bebop. In addition to over 70 episodes of Turtles, Wise also wrote numerous episodes [...]

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Derek Gable joins the guest list!

Derek Gable was in charge of the Male Action Figures in Preliminary Design Group at Mattel. During his the time there, Masters of the Universe was born!

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Hotel Update – Less than 10% of our block remains!

We wanted to let everyone know only less than 10% of our hotel block at the Torrance Marriott South Bay remains! If you want to get in on our discounted hotel rate, this is your last chance! The convention dates are Saturday, September 14th and Sunday, September 15th. Discount room rates are available for Thursday, [...]

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Peter Newman joins the guest list!

Peter Newman is best known to ThunderCats fans for being the voice actor to bring the popular character Tygra to life in the original cartoon series. In addition to Tygra, he also provided the voices for Wilykat, Bengali, Monkian, and Hachiman. Mr. Newman’s other voice work includes Silverhawks, Felix the Cat, Filmore!, and most recently [...]

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Ninja Turtle Van pulling in to Power-Con!

Have your eyes peeled before entering the Marriott during this year’s Power-Con for the Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles van! Owned by Jason Ybarra, and inspired by his love for the original TMNT cartoon, the Turtle van will be on display near the entrance of the hotel. Check out the adventures the van has already been on [...]

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Charity Auction Entry Form

The Power-Con charity auction has proven to be a lot of fun each year and we expect this year to be no different. We hope everyone will come out to bid for fun and rare collectibles from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Masters of the Universe, Princess of Power and ThunderCats. 50% of all money raised [...]

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Sam Riegel joins the guest list!

Sam Riegel was the voice of Donatello in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series that aired on Fox/CW4Kids. Mr. Riegel’s other notable roles have included work on Baki/Shino, Sofia the First, and Winx Club. He also hosts the All Work No Play podcast.

Power-Con 2012 – Tanya Tate

Tanya Tate talks about her cosplay blog and Power-Con.

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Cosplay Contest with Cash Prizes!

We can’t wait to see all the creative cosplayers who come out to Power-Con. If you plan to attend the show in costume, please be sure to read and adhere to our general cosplay guidelines found in our Cosplay section. Plus, Power-Con offers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Masters of the Universe, Princess of Power and [...]