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BigSmokin



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:59 pm Reply with quote
Has anybody heard of any cons near the Phoenix area? That's where I live, and I've only heard of in NYC, San Francisco, etc.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:59 am Reply with quote
Sorry about responding so late, but I just now saw this topic. I hope you see this, but just in case I'll be sending you a PM as well, BigSmokin.

I also noticed your post in the new con-goer topic in which that you would like to go to AniZona. There is a also convention coming up the last weekend in January (Jan 26-27). It's call the "Phoenix Cactus Comicon." I'm not sure how many years it has been running, but I could tell when I attended for the first time last year that it was run pretty decently. It's no Anime Expo or San Diego Comicon, but it still is a lot of fun. This year is shaping up to be great though. It's not entirely anime-themed, but Greg Ayres, Luci Christian and Michelle Ruff are the anime guests that have been announced thus far. There are other great guests coming too, such as Walter Koenig (Mr. Chekov from the original Star Trek TV series and movies), Jeremy Bulloch (the original Boba Fett from none other than Star Wars), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and several other comic book and media guests.

http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/

My brother (he isn't a member of ANN) and I are planning on attending on the 26th and BrothersElric is going to be coming down from Utah to attend with us.
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jhuhn



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:59 pm Reply with quote
Because the event failed to book a minimum of 75 hotel rooms by the December 16, 2007 deadline, they were forced to cancel this year's AniZona scheduled for March.

They hope to try again in March 2009.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:16 am Reply with quote
In the wake of AniZona cancellation, there is a new Arizona con shaping up for this year:

Saboten-Con

Dates and Location TBA
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