Cybercon Expo's Next Show:

When:
July 29th and 30th, 2005

Where:
"630 Second" (This is the name of the convention location)
630 2nd Avenue (Corner of 35th Street and 2nd Avenue)
New York, NY (Manhattan)

Time:
Friday : 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Pre-Registrants enter at 2:00 PM, general public at 4:00 PM).
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Pre-Registrants enter at 9:00 AM, general public at 10:00 AM).

Cost:
Friday and Saturday - $20.00
Just Saturday - $12.00
Please Note: To enter on Friday, you must purchase a 2 day pass.

Featured Guests and Attractions:
Peter Cullen - "The Voice of the Original Optimus Prime" - Peter Cullen is currently one of Hollywood's lead voice actors, doing work for Warner Brothers, TNT, Cartoon Network, and countless movie promotions. To fans of the 80's, his deep baritone voice rings a bell as the one behind their childhood hero, one of Pop Culture's most prolific icons, Optimus Prime. At Cybercon Expo, fans in the New York and mid-Atlantic region will be able to meet Mr. Cullen and obtain his autograph for the first time. Peter Cullen has only made 2 other public appearances related to his voice-over character work in the last 8 years, once at Botcon 1997 in Rochester NY, and once at Botcon 2004 in Los Angeles. This will be Mr. Cullen's first time on the East Coast since the retro-rebirth of the original Transformers. Don't miss what could be your last chance to meet this Transformers legend!

Don Allan Figueroa - Don is a leading talent in Transformers comics and art today. He has done numorous works with Dreamwave Productions during their run with the Transformers property, including lead artist for the Generation 1 ongoing series, and multiple guest runs on other titles such as Transformers Armada. Don is currently signed with Devils Due Publishing. He will be available for autographs on both Friday and Saturday during the weekend at set times to be announced, and will be providing a custom pencil and ink piece of artwork for our Mega Friday Giveaway. Don is located on the west coast United States, making his appearance in New York City a rare one. Collectors, bring your books and make sure to get them signed!

James McDonough and Adam Patyk
Former Dreamwave writers James McDonough and Adam Patyk will be guests at Cybercon Expo 2005 on Saturday only. James (AKA Brad Mick) and Adam are known for their work on almost all of the Dreamwave comic book titles from 2002-2004. They will be available for meet and greet and autographs for a limited time on Saturday to all attendees.

Dan Khanna
Dan Khanna, current comic artist for the Official Transformers Collectors Club and veteran Transformers artist all around will be in attendance at Cybercon Expo 2005 on both days. Dan will have a selection of his artwork, have pages from the new comic, and will be available for autographs throughout the weekend.

Panel Topic - Transformers the Movie and UK Transformers
Long time UK Transformer collector Paul Hitchens will be in attendance at the show and presenting a panel on two topics. The first is an overview of the original Transformers the Movie where he will be sharing inside information he has collected over the years, and showing his extensive collection of storyboard and promotional artwork. The second topic will be on UK Transformers, where he will explain the variations and differences among them from over the years and field questions. This panel is free to all attendees of the show, and will take place on Friday the 29th.

Panel Topic - Joe Ng, Alex Milne, James McDonough and Adam Patyk from Dreamwave Productions
Former artists of Dreamwave Productions Joe Ng and Alex Milne will bedoing a panel on their experience at Dreamwave productions. They will give insight to the unfinished series they worked on (Transformers Energon and The War Within Volume 3), field questions from the fans regarding a range of topics, and have artwork to show. James McDonough and Adam Patyk will join them, giving insight on their writing and the stories we read during the DW Transformers era.

Over 30 original pieces of Transformers Generation 1 Boxart
Marc Patten of Destination Entertainment will have over 30 pieces of original Generation 1 Boxart on display and available for sale at the show. These are truely rare pieces from Transformers history, so even if you can't afford to take one home, make sure to come and see them before they're gone again! Some of the characters will include: AIR RAID, FIREFLIGHT, SKYDIVE, SLINGSHOT, BEACHCOMBER, COSMOS, POWERGLIDE, SEASPRAY, WARPATH, ROADBUSTER, CHOP SHOP, SKYLINX, METROPLEX, BLASTER, RED ALERT, ASTROTRAIN, BLITZWING, OMEGA SUPREME, WHIRL, PERCEPTOR, CLOUDBURST, SCATTERSHOT, SKULLCRUNCHER, SNAPTRAP, FINBACK and more!!!

Custom Shockini Kitbash Contest!
Shocker Toys, manufacturers of awesome fully articulated and customizible collectible toys called Shockinis, will be in attendance at Cybercon Expo 2005. At their display area, they will be sponsoring a customizing contest. Each participant will be given a blank Shockini toy and provided with supplies at the table which they can use to customize their blank figure into a character of their choice. At the end of the weekend, we will judge all the entries and the winner will take home a gift package of cool and exciting items (prizes still to be determined). Make sure to check out Shocker Toys and see what they have to offer!

Other Featured Attractions:
Huge Dealer Room, featuring pop-culture toys from the 80s to today via various dealers.
Special Guests / Autograph Sessions
Pre-Registrant only QNA Panel with Peter Cullen!
Door Prizes (All day Friday and Saturday, enter the show and you are entered to win)
Costume Contest (Cash Prize)
Fan Art Display and Contest (Cash Prize)
Company and Product displays (Tentative)
Pre-Registrant Only Give-Aways
Mega Friday Night Give-Away

Click here for info on the MEGA FRIDAY GIVEAWAY and other giveaways at the show!