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Some days, the top news story is the top news story just because it’s the only one I could come up with art for. Not that “Return of the Dapper Men” artist Janet Lee attending Florida Supercon isn’t news, but it’s about the only story today with any kind of art that I could attach to it. Well, maybe the next one, but no one really knows what Boba Fett looks like without his mask.

• Speaking of which, original Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch, guy who basically restarted the Star Wars franchise in the 90s Timothy Zahn, Jeremy Bulloch, author Katherine Kurtz and musicians Denise Vasquez and Randy Martinez are guests of honor at ShevaCon 2012. OK, I know what Boba Fett looks like without his mask on, but these days, that’s basically an old, if in good shape, British guy.
• Koyama Press will have over 20 creators attending Toronto Comic Art Expo.
• Last open house for Anime Expo volunteers is on April 16th in Anaheim.
• Fargo Con is also looking for volunteers.
• It only took three hours for EXP Con attendees to book 40% of the con’s hotel space. So much for procrastination.
• Twilight New Jersey tix are on sale.
• San Japan tix, on the other hand, have just a couple of days left at the pre-reg rates.

Once again, another slow news day on the con scene.

• Artist Charles Hall is going to be at Derby City Con.
• How is your artwork? NakaKon is looking for someone to overhaul their mascot and provide other artwork as needed.

OK, I’ll assume we’ve all had a good nerd freak out over the first image of Adrianne Palicki in her costume for the new “Wonder Woman” TV show? Could be worse. Could be better, but could be worse. Either way, whether the show lives or fails, Palicki has a lifetime ahead of her signing autographs on the con circuit, somewhere in between Lou Ferigno and the guy who played Night Man.

• The hashtag #c2e2 is bobbing in and out of the US trending topics on Twitter. I post their tweet reporting that, because when I checked, they weren’t. But then I retweeted their post, so maybe it is again? Who says nerds don’t social network?
• Two bits of Megacon news — first, they posted J. Scott Campbell’s lithograph that is going to be exclusive at the show, as seen in the image on the right. Second, they got 40 more Stan Lee VIP packages. So you can get your lithograph of Stan surrounded by the lovely ladies of Marvel, then get The Man to sign it for you!
• Like Funimantion’s anime? Here’s there convention schedule through October.
• Star Trek Vegas put their autograph and photo opportunity tickets on sale. Wait  a sec, only $90 to take a photo with Nimoy? For a con like this, that seems low. Although, true story, I used to sit two rows behind him during the high holidays at Temple Adat Shalom when I was a kid. No photo ops there, though. Kind of tacky.
• Weekend of Horrors in Los Angeles was also announced. John Carpenter, Asia Argento, Tom Savini… I’m shivering in my boots already.
• Actor LeVar Burton is going to be at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show. Although a word of warning, it’s the real actor LeVar Burton, not an autographed picture of the actor LeVar Burton. You can disappoint him.
• Geek Girl Con wants you to name their mascots.
• CoreCon’s got schedules!
• Hal Con has announced its guest lineup. Which includes Erin Gray. So what else do you need to know?
• Flashback Weekend in Chicago is going to premiere the movie Mole Men of Belmont Avenue. No idea what it is about, but I’m guessing Mole Men. Also, Robert Englund.
• San Japan in San Antonio started selling tickets. So as usual, don’t procrastinate. But I know you, you will…
• Finally, Anime Expo in LA put up a special prize package on Ebay. If you win, you get hotel stay, two four day passes with front row access to all ticketed events, early entry into the hall and a merchandise package, 100% of the proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society, so either way, everyone wins. Last I checked, bidding was at $1,000 with a little over six days left, so don’t miss out.

By golly, we’ve got news of manly pursuits today.

• Are you going to C2E2 this weekend and want to have a permanent souvenir of your trip? Then hop on over to Ebay, because the Hero Initiative is auctioning off Cliff Chiang artwork to be tattooed by Brian Stringer. Not only do you get the tattoo, but also the one-of-a-kind artwork the tat was based on. Plus, all of the money goes to the Hero Initiative charity. So if your mom gets on your case for getting a tattoo, tell her it was all for a good cause.
• Also from the Hero Initiative at C2E2, we mentioned a while back about their Avengers Mansion party, showing off the New Avengers 100 covers with a raffle to win a custom Avengers wine bottle. Check it out, the bottle is almost finished, and it is looking purty.
• Want to hang out with Bill Shatner in Vegas? Of course you do. It’s Bill Shatner. Star Trek Vegas is auctioning off backstage passes.
• Heads up cosplayers – Megacon posted their costume contest rules.
• What do you know, so did Fargo Core Con.
• GIJoeCon only has 38 American Hero registered attendee packages left for this year’s “Mission Brazil 2″ set and are currently sold out of the non-attending Homefront Hero package. So if you want the goodies, act now.
• Scarefest has announced some guests – Bill Moseley, Zach Galligan, Elvira and Kane Hodder.
• Want to learn how to play “Donkey Kong?” Steve Weibe, star of “King of Kong,” will be teaching you how at the Northwest Pinball Show. Also, pinball artist John Youssi will be speaking there as well.
• Green Lantern artist Darryl Banks will be at the Cincinnati Comics Expo.
• Free Anime Expo badges for spamming your Twitter!
• Mark Brooks will not be at Boston Con.
• Space artist B.E. Johnson will be a guest of honor at ApolloCon.