A Houston Texas area convention nearly slipped past our radar, with Marina Sirtis & Tony Todd listed as guests! Called Comicpalooza, the Houston based convention started in 2008 as a simple signing event set to coincide with the release of "The Dark Knight". In 2009, it grew to a two-day comic book festival set in a local mall, focusing on promoting creators, connecting with the media, and fostering new growth in the fanbase. In 2010, Comicpalooza moved to the George R. Brown Convention Center as a multi-format convention celebrating not just comics, but also sci-fi and fantasy, horror, steam punk, New Media, movies, film, and gaming of all types.

This year seems to be building to an even bigger event with multiple guests from several genres. Again held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, this year's guest list includes; Tony Todd, Marina Sirtis, Deke Anderson, Nick Jones, Tom Kane, Peter Mayhew, Arthur Suydam, Joe Eisma, Larry Elmore, plus many more. Check out the full guest list here.

Date:
Comicpalooza
May 27th - 29th 2011

Location:
George R. Brown Convention Center
3rd Floor
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010

Visit the official Comicpalooza website here.