Erika Scheimer is the daughter of Filmation co-founder Lou Scheimer. As a voice actress, she brought such characters as Queen Angella, Frosta, and Perfuma to life on the She-Ra cartoon and also served as the voice director for the series. Ms. Scheimer’s talents do not end there as she contributed to the music for the series, including providing the female vocals for “I Have The Power,” the theme song to The Secret of the Sword.

Power Passes are extremely limited this year and we are down to only 10 Power Passes remaining for purchase.

Available while they last: $100 per person

POWER PASS includes:

• 2-day pass
• Priority Line Privilege badge (for panel room access and signings)
• Free access to a special demonstration (details TBA)

*Items are subject to change.

Please visit the Tickets section to purchase your Power Pass today!

Gary Goddard was the director of the 1987 live action Masters of the Universe motion picture from Cannon Films.

Mr. Goddard began his career at the Walt Disney Company and quickly transitioned to his own companies, Landmark Entertainment Group and The Goddard Group. Goddard has created several large scale attractions for amusement parks around the world, including the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man at Islands of Adventure and Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. He also created the popular television series Captain Power and Skeleton Warriors.

Mr. Goddard’s appearance at the convention is subject to his availability.

Anthony De Longis, known to He-Man fans as Blade from the 1987 Masters of the Universe motion picture, will be appearing at this year’s Power-Con / ThunderCon!

Mr. De Longis’ impressive list of professional credentials span film, television, and theater. De Longis has guest starred on some of television’s most popular shows, including Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, MacGyver, and Moonlighting. His abilities as an actor, swordsman and bladed weapons scholar helped create one of the most popular and talked-about episodes of Highlander, and allowed him to perform, move for move, with Jet Li in Fearless.

We are happy to announce the fan programming that will be occurring during the Masters Cast After-Hours Mixer, Saturday night of the convention. The After-Hours Mixer will be open from 7:00pm to 1:00am in the Rain Bar & Zen Garden. The following programming will be happening in conjunction:

7:00 – 8:15 — Screening of John Carroll’s film Masters of the Universe: The Fountain of Life.

8:15 – 9:00 — Screening of Anthony DeLongis’ films Blood Trail and The Trail Home.

9:00 – 10:00 — By The Power of Fandom: Making Others Aware of MOTU Panel with Jimmy Hayes.

10:00 – 10:30 — Live cartoon commentary with James Eatock.

10:30 – 10:45 – New video review debut with “Pixel” Dan Eardley.

10:45 – 11:45 — Podcast Panel featuring Roast Gooble Dinner‘s Val Staples, Danielle Gelehrter, and “Pixel” Dan Eardley & Masters Cast‘s Jon Kallis and James Eatock.

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, and Monkia.

Mr. Newman’s other voice work includes Silverhawks, Felix the Cat, Filmore!, and most recently he can be heard as Maj. Nikolai Jackov on FX Network’s original series Archer.

Brian Dobson is a voice actor with over 16 years of experience who used his talents to bring Skeletor, Keldor, King Hiss, Buzz-Off, and Webstor to life in the Mike Young Productions’ He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series that ran on Cartoon Network.

Showcasing a full range of voice talent from warm and deep to devilish and low growly levels, Mr. Dobson’s other credits have included roles on such hits as Dragon Ball Z, InuYasha, Transformers, Mobile Suit Gundam, and Krypto the Superdog.

We have three contests planned for this year’s Power-Con / ThunderCon:

• Fan Art & Custom Creations
• Cosplay
• Trivia

Please note that all Fan Art & Custom Creation entrants need to notify the convention about their plans to enter before Friday, August 24, 2012. We need a minimum of 10 entrants (not individual entries) for each of these in order for them to occur.

The Trivia Game will now be integrated in to the Masters Cast Mixer instead of being its own panel. Look for the designated moderator during the Mixer to participate in trivia for prizes.

For complete details and rules for all of this year’s contests, please visit the Contests section of our website.

Do you want to cover Power-Con / ThunderCon? We invite all members of the media who are involved in pop culture, comics, collectibles, and the entertainment industry to register.

All returning and new press need to fulfill our eligibility requirements. For full details and to download the Press Registration Application, please visit the Press section of our website.

Note: All press applications are due before Friday, August 24, 2012.

Do you want to help out with this year’s convention? POWER-CON / THUNDERCON gladly welcomes some good volunteers to help in this year’s convention expo. If you are motivated, up-beat individual who is flexible and wants to meet a lot of new people then volunteering is right for you!

Being a Volunteer comes with perks!

Volunteers who work at least 6 hours worth of shifts will receive a refund for a weekend pass into the convention.

Keep in mind that volunteer positions fill up quickly so do not delay in applying. Additionally, applicants that are available for shifts on both Saturday and Sunday of the convention will be the first ones chosen as volunteers.

For complete information on how you can apply to be a volunteer, please visit the Volunteer section of our website!

Note: All volunteer applications are due before Friday, August 24th, 2012