Hal-Con, Halifax’s sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention, may not be until November (Nov 8-10 see hal-con.com for more info, but it’s not too early to get excited about the impressive line-up for this fall. The announcements have already started streaming in and will have fans of Doctor Who, Star Wars and Star Trek alike pining […]
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Hal-Con all night long
Hold onto your autograph books, this weekend’s Hal-Con 2012 sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention (Oct 26-28, World Trade and Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle Street) is set to break the record (also previously held by Hal-Con) for the so-called “nerdiest weekend in Halifax”. Featuring esteemed guests in the fields of film, TV, books, comics, music and […]
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More news from Hal-Con 2012
Beam me up, Scotty! Star Trek‘s coming to Halifax. Or at least Manu Intiraymi (best known for his role as Icheb in Star Trek: Voyager) is. Intriaymi has joined the Hal-Con 2012 lineup that already includes John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones), Nicholas Briggs (Doctor Who), Rene Auberjonois (Batman Forever, Star Trek: Deep […]
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Hal-Con guests announced
The pistons of Hal-Con—Atlantic Canada’s largest sci-fi, fantasy and comic convention—are going like gangbusters, as evidenced by the comic-loving crew’s guest announcement for 2012’s convention (October 26-28 at the World Trade and Convention Centre). Hal-Con says: “This man has been in hundreds of films and television shows. He’s played many epic characters from Leonardo Davinci, […]
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Dreaming about Drakaina
Meeting French fantasy art model Drakaina at a local diner is like a phone booth rendezvous with Clark Kent. She’s not difficult to spot, even while wearing a wool minidress that demurely covers her double-D chest. It’s the hair that gives Drakaina away: long, blonde curls that cloak her shoulders and back. Fantasy art has […]