Did you guys know that The Plaza Hotel & Suites Weddings was completely SOLD OUT last No Brand Con? We’re expecting it to fill up again this year, too! If you want to ensure a room at the Plaza, call 715-834-3181 and let them know you’re coming for No Brand Con to get the discounted rates, and do so quickly!

Do you love AMVs? Have you ever made them? Do you want to try? Are you not even sure what AMV stands for? No matter what, now’s the time to get ready for No Brand Con’s AMV contest! Read up on the AMV Contest Guidelines to find out more! Good luck!

The husband and wife team of Daniel and Jillian Coglan are full-time martial art instructors, specializing in 16th century Samurai Arts. When not teaching at their dojo, the Kojokan, they travel the United States performing and teaching the ancient ways of the most famous warriors in history.

With a combined 35 years of experience, their show is a unique blend of history, combative skill, and humor, designed to educate and entertain audiences both large and small.

Beyond their martial skills, the dynamic duo collaborated to write, direct, host, and star in a 12 episode TV series entitled, “The Way of The Samurai.”

Daniel is also an author, with several martial art articles published, and is currently working on his second full-length novel.

Have you submitted your panel yet for No Brand Con? The deadline of March 4th is fast approaching! (The end of February always sneaks up on ya!) If there’s a panel you’d like to run, send an email to panels@nobrandcon.org, the panel submission gudelines will help you get started.

Best known as the doodler of Kirby and friends in the 600-strip gaming parody webcomic “Brawl in the Family”, Matthew Taranto is excited to be visiting NoBrandCon once again! Since his comic concluded last October, Matthew’s shifted focus to game development in his upcoming music/action game, Tadpole Treble (due in April for PC, Mac, and Wii U). He’s also compiling all the strips in a trio of books, and works for print mag NF Magazine as well. In his off time, he plays piano and eats beef jerky, and is expecting a son in June.

Today, Monday, December 1st, we have a Cyber Monday Special, where you’ll be able to register for No Brand Con for only $20!

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Kyle Hebert is a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include Wreck-It Ralph/Street Fighter (Ryu), Naruto (Kiba), Bleach (Aizen, Ganju), League of Legends (Ezreal, Jarvan, and Graves) and Gurren Lagann (Kamina). He is best known as the Narrator and Teen Gohan from the Funimation dub of Dragonball Z. Other fan faves include Blue Exorcist (Bon Suguro), Fire Emblem Awakening (Frederick, Validar), Fullmetal Alchemist (Vato Falman), Tales of Symphonia (Richter Abend) and Star Ocean (Dias, Arumat, Crow). Kyle can also be heard in numerous franchises such as Pokemon, Sonic, Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft, Skylanders, Devil May Cry, Dynasty Warriors, Soul Calibur and Resident Evil. He is also the voice of filmmaker, Kevin Smith’s Smodco Internet Radio and a cohost for “The Big Bald Broadcast” geek news podcast. For more info, visit www.kylehebert.com.

13 years ago Briana Lawrence (Brichibi Cosplays) and Jessica Walsh (Snow Tigra) were two fanfiction writing ladies who geeked out over Gundam Wing boys and Resident Evil. Now? They’re a cosplaying couple who write books, make crafts, and are generally nerdy women. Snow is the costume, hat, and plushie maker of the couple. Meanwhile, Brichibi tends to talk about issues in the cosplay community and how the most important thing about cosplay is to have fun and love yourself. Together, they also have a book series started — “Seeking the Storyteller.” They bring their urban fantasy series to conventions along with their solo works and art. Always promoting positivity and always supporting one another, Brichibi and Snow are smiling their way through the geek scene.

Hey, if you couldn’t tell, the No Brand Con website looks different! In celebration of the new website design, Monday will bring you two things:

1. We will be announcing our first two guests for No Brand Con 2015!
2. We will be having a Cyber Monday special on registration for only $20! This is THE CHEAPEST price you’ll be able to register for No Brand Con 2015.

Are you an artist or a vendor looking to sell at No Brand Con 2015? Our applications are now available. Head on over to our registration page to apply.