Archon -- October 3rd-5th, 2008
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Leva Cygnet
By Leva Cygnet
Published on 08/27/2008
Three decade old SF convention located in Collinsville, IL
Convention in Collinsville, IL
Home Page:
Archon St. Louis SF & Fantasy Convention
Where:
Collinsville, IL Gateway Center (convention center) and adjacent Holiday Inn.
Hotel address is 1000 Eastport Plaza Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234-6104. Phone is 1-800-551-5133.
This is the same location as the 1993-2007 Archons.
What:
Large convention convention which has occurred annually since 1977.
2008 Guests:
Guest of Honor -- Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the Anita Blake series.
Artist/Gaming GoH -- John Kovalic. Among other things, Kovalic is the artist behind the Dork Tower comic book. Per Wikipedia (so take this with the usual grain of salt required for Wikipedia) he's also done artwork for Steve Jackson Games (Munchkin RPGs, Chez Geek, Chez Goth, and Chez Dork), Cumberland Games & Diversions (Pokéthulhu), and Fantasy Flight Games (Mag-Blast 3rd Edition) and the sole illustrator for the "Super-Deluxx" edition of Kobolds Ate My Baby. He has also had work appear in the New York Times and the Washington Post
Fan Guests of Honor -- Rich & Michelle Zellich
Toastmaster and Masquarade MC -- Vic Milán. Among other things, per his web site, Milán has about 80 published novels including the Prometheus Award winning novel The Cybernetic Samurai, and its sequel The Cybernetic Shogun, a Star Trek novel From The Depths, the military novel CLD: Collective Landing Detachment and a trilogy of BattleTech novels. As Richard Austin he also writes a military action/adventure series called The Guardians.
Disclaimer: Information is based on the con's web site as of the date of posting of this article unless otherwise specified. Please confirm all relevant information with the con before attending as information may change. We will make updates to information in a timely fashion if we are notified of errors, but we are not liable for any incorrect or missing information.
Archon St. Louis SF & Fantasy Convention
Where:
Collinsville, IL Gateway Center (convention center) and adjacent Holiday Inn.
Hotel address is 1000 Eastport Plaza Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234-6104. Phone is 1-800-551-5133.
This is the same location as the 1993-2007 Archons.
What:
Large convention convention which has occurred annually since 1977.
2008 Guests:
Guest of Honor -- Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the Anita Blake series.
Artist/Gaming GoH -- John Kovalic. Among other things, Kovalic is the artist behind the Dork Tower comic book. Per Wikipedia (so take this with the usual grain of salt required for Wikipedia) he's also done artwork for Steve Jackson Games (Munchkin RPGs, Chez Geek, Chez Goth, and Chez Dork), Cumberland Games & Diversions (Pokéthulhu), and Fantasy Flight Games (Mag-Blast 3rd Edition) and the sole illustrator for the "Super-Deluxx" edition of Kobolds Ate My Baby. He has also had work appear in the New York Times and the Washington Post
Fan Guests of Honor -- Rich & Michelle Zellich
Toastmaster and Masquarade MC -- Vic Milán. Among other things, per his web site, Milán has about 80 published novels including the Prometheus Award winning novel The Cybernetic Samurai, and its sequel The Cybernetic Shogun, a Star Trek novel From The Depths, the military novel CLD: Collective Landing Detachment and a trilogy of BattleTech novels. As Richard Austin he also writes a military action/adventure series called The Guardians.
Disclaimer: Information is based on the con's web site as of the date of posting of this article unless otherwise specified. Please confirm all relevant information with the con before attending as information may change. We will make updates to information in a timely fashion if we are notified of errors, but we are not liable for any incorrect or missing information.