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Guest Announcement: Kyle Hebert

We are excited to welcome voice actor Kyle Hebert to No Brand Con 2017!

Kyle Hebert is a Los Angeles-based anime and video game voice actor whose credits include:

Wreck-It Ralph/Street Fighter 5(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/Kai/Super.  Other fan faves include One Punch Man (Atomic Samurai) 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 popular shows and games, such as Pokemon (Professor Oak in “Origins”, Eusine in “Generations”), Digimon (Ballistamon and Dorulumon in “Fusion”), Sonic (Big the Cat in “Colors”), Final Fantasy (Nimbus in “Type-0”), World of Warcraft (Algalon the Observer in “Lich King”, Skylanders, Devil May Cry, Dynasty Warriors, Soul Calibur and Resident Evil.

He is also the promo voice of filmmaker, Kevin Smith’s Smodcast series of podcasts .

If you want more info, check him out at  www.kylehebert.com.

Guest Announcement: Brichibi and Snow!

We are excited to announce Brichibi and Snow for No Brand Con 2017!

15 years ago Briana Lawrence (Brichibi Cosplays) and Jessica Walsh (SnowCosplays) were two fanfiction writing ladies who geeked out over Gundam Wing boys and Resident Evil. Now? They’re still geeks and still have their fandoms, but they’re also a cosplaying couple who write books, make crafts, and are generally nerdy women. Snow is the seamstress of the couple, meanwhile, Brichibi talks about issues in the cosplay community and how the most important thing about cosplay is to love yourself and have fun. The two ladies also speak on the importance of diversity when it comes to writing and pop culture, and they’ve both written about it via personal blogs and various websites. Speaking of writing, the ladies have work published through Dreamspinner Press, and they’ve also begun self-publishing their own urban fantasy series of books. Brichibi is currently working on a black, queer, magical girl series called “magnifiqueNOIR,” and when she’s not promoting that, she’s writing scripts for WatchMojo.com, so there’s a chance you’ve watched a video game or anime top ten list that was written by her!

When going to conventions they always bring their best so that they can promote their work. You can enjoy their crafts, get lost in their urban fantasy series, or heck, you can come by for a hug and fun conversations about cosplay, anime, or video games. Always promoting positivity and always supporting one another, Brichibi and Snow are smiling their way through the geek scene.

Guest Announcement: Mr.CreepyPasta

We are excited to bring Mr.CreepyPasta to No Brand Con 2017!

Creepy Pasta is the new Urban Legend. Horror stories and experiences from around the internet are crawling out of the woodwork and coming to your ears from one specific voice.
MrCreepyPasta, horror story teller of YouTube, is a well-known voice for such famous horror characters such as Jeff the Killer, Smile.Dog and Eyeless Jack. He started 4 years ago and over that time the Creepy Pasta narrators have grown exponentially over the years to become a staple in the YouTube community and in the horror genre.

Guest Announcement: Uncle YO

We are excited to announce our first Guest of Honor, Uncle YO!

Karl “Uncle Yo” Custer is New York’s premiere geek-specific comedian, having appeared at over 100 anime, comic book and video game conventions. His self-proclaimed style of “rantcore” combines long-form stories with motivational rhyming couplets. Panel leader, emcee, Off-Broadway playwright, puppeteer and podcaster, Yo show-runs his original Youtube’s fantasy sitcom with puppets, Dungeon Crawlers. You can listen to his latest project on Youtube, a bi-weekly narrative horror podcast called Chroniclers of Darkness.

His entire 4-CD collection is available through Amazon, iTunes, and streaming on Spotify. He’ll also have DVD’s on him exclusively for No Brand Con. Alternatively, you can spot him in several cameos alongside Channel Awesome, where he was featured alongside the Nostalgia Critic, Demo Reel, and the channel’s 5th anniversary feature, DragonBored. For older kids, you can see him as corporate, flower-loving super-villain Jeff Regan on Youtube’s suburban super-hero series, Schnoz-Man and HolePunch: the Justice Lease.

Vendor Room and Artist Alley Registration is Open!

We are accepting applications to our Dealers Den, Artist Alley, and to the No Brand Comic!

Dealers! Come and sell that awesome stuff we all love to buy!

Artists! Come share/sell your equally awesome artistic talents to con-goers!

No Brand Comic!? Submit a fan comic that will be seen by hundreds of attendees in our glorious convention guide!

Click HERE for the submission page, and for more information on comic submissions!

Early Video Game Room Tournament Registration!

It may be early, but we wanted to let you all know that you can now register for Video Game Room tournaments at No Brand Con 2017!

Use this early announcement to prep your teams, and plan your time next year!

Click the tourney titles below to find the enrollment page, and stay tuned for more tournaments in the future!

Rocket League (PC)
Doom (2016)
Pokemon Sun and Moon
League of Legends
Overwatch
Initial D (Regular)
Initial D Randomizer
Mario Kart 8
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. 4 (WiiU)

Thanks For Coming!

It was another great year, and we at No Brand Con want to thank you all for attending!

As you may know, going to a new location can always be a challenge for a convention, but thanks to you all, it went very well!
Our staff want to thank all the great volunteers who gave their time to make it go so very well, you guys are No Brand Heroes, and we can’t wait to see you next year!
Of course, what is a convention without attendees; we wanted to extend a thank you to all of you. We didn’t break the hotel, and there was lots of fun had!

Lets do it again!
Next year’s dates:
April 21st through the 23rd!

See you again at the Chula Vista!

Artist Alley List for No Brand Con 2016!

Hey No Brand Heroes!
Our artist alley has always been a wonderland of art and cool merch; and now we can celebrate another year of awesome STUFF with the artists we have listed below!

Artist Alley 2016:

– PinStripes Studios
– Maggs Creations
– Silent Muse Studio
– Ineffective Carnivore
– Babirousa
– Snazzy Seahorse
– Ocelotdude Designs
– Sakura Sunset
– Balnibarbi Illustration
– Trae Dorn Productions
– Fairy Ants
– Epic [WIN] Studio
– Lemon Penguin
– The Café Mouse
– Nerd by Design
– Chibi Kitty Studios
– Thundersteel Armoury
– Berry Blitz Studio
– Radiant Grey
– Kairui’s Kreations
– The Artist’s Conclave
– Milk Products
– Momofuku
– Dubslider Ink
– Mixout Designs
– Honey Mochi
– Musetap Studios