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Apr 4, 2008 - Barry Malzberg Cancellation - We regret to announce that Barry Malzberg will not be appearing at I-CON 27.

Apr 4, 2008 - Jon Rosenberg and Steven Cloud will not be appearing - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Mr. Rosenberg and Mr. Cloud are unable to appear at I-CON 27.

Mar 28, 2008 - Conrad Brooks Cancellation - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Conrad "The Gielgud of Bad Movies" Brooks will not be appearing at I-CON.

Mar 27, 2008 - Rocky Horror Picture Show! - It's a contest! You can be a mad scientist, biker zombie, or suburban housewife losing her inhibitions. Win fabulous prizes!

Mar 18, 2008 - RepRap Demo Cancelled - We regret to announce that RepRap.org's Zach Smith will be unable to attend I-CON. The RepRap demonstration has been canceled.

Mar 16, 2008 - BattleStar Galactica Season Premiere! - Come see the season premiere of the hit series on a big screen, with 700 of your closest friends. Win BSG DVD sets!

Mar 9, 2008 - GM Signup - Interested in running an RPG? Sign up to be a GM.

Mar 9, 2008 - Awards Banquet - Tickets are now available online for the Awards Banquet. This event is held each year honoring guests for outstanding achievements in their field or genre. This year, the Awards Banquet will be held at the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma on Saturday April 5, 2008 starting at 5:30pm. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit the Awards Banquet page

Mar 9, 2008 - Cosplay Competition - This I-CON 27 Cosplay Competition is now open to all types of cosplay, not just anime! Registration closes March 28, so hurry over to the Anime page to register online!

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Dwayne McDuffie
Comics Guest of Honor


Celebrating his 20th year as a writer of both comics and animation, Dwayne is busier than ever. While writing the monthly adventures of both DC Comics' JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and Marvel Comics' FANTASTIC FOUR, he also serves as the Story Editor of the Cartoon Network animated series, BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE. A co-founder of Milestone Media, Dwayne went on to become a Story Editor on the KIDS WB's Emmy Award-winning animated series STATIC SHOCK, which he co-created. He was a writer, Producer and Story Editor on Cartoon Network's JUSTICE LEAGUE. He has also written episodes of STATIC SHOCK, JUSTICE LEAGUE, WHAT'S NEW, SCOOBY-DOO? and TEEN TITANS. He served as Editor-In-Chief of Milestone Media's award-winning line of comic books and has also worked as an editor for Marvel Comics and Harvey Entertainment. As a comics writer, Dwayne has created or co-created more than a dozen series, including DAMAGE CONTROL, DEATHLOK II, ICON, STATIC, XOMBI, THE ROAD TO HELL and HARDWARE. He has written stories for dozens of other comics, including BEYOND!, SPIDER-MAN, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT, THE TICK, AVENGERS CLASSIC, FIRESTORM, CAPTAIN MARVEL, AVENGERS SPOTLIGHT, BACK TO THE FUTURE, HELLRAISER, ULTRAMAN, (The Artist Formerly Known As) PRINCE and X-O MANOWAR.

Dwayne won the HUMANITAS PRIZE for "Jimmy," a STATIC SHOCK script about gun violence in schools. He has been nominated for two EMMY AWARDS for the TV series STATIC SHOCK, a WRITERS GUILD AWARD for the TV series JUSTICE LEAGUE and three EISNER AWARDS for his work in comic books.