Happy Holidays

We here at the Manticore Society would like to wish you and yours a very Happy Holidays!

- Captain Wong Wei -

San Diego Comic-Con Photos & Videos

Took a while but we here at the main offices have finally have everything from Comic-Con uploaded. From photos and videos of the convention to the special Chrononaut: League of Temporal Adventurers First Society Gala concert where performers included Veronque Chevalier, The Slow Poisoner, The Unextraordinary Gentlemen, The League of S.T.E.A.M., The Hoop Unit, and Voltaire. Also here is the award list of the 2010 Starburner Awards.

Full gallery of the convention here.

Full gallery of Scoundrels Alley: San Diego Steampunk Collection here.

Mad Calamity Productions Videos of Comic-Con are here.

- Captain Wong Wei -

Lady Mechanika #1 Signing with Creator/Writer/Artist Joe Benitez

Beach Ball Comics is celebrating the release of Lady Mechanika with creator, writer, and artist Joe Benitez who will be signing copies of issues #0 and #1 this Wednesday! Stop by and say hi to Joe and pick up your comics book needs! Pop on your top hat, polish up your goggles, and bring your friends!

Beach Ball Comics

3024 W Ball Rd

Anaheim, CA

- Captain Wong Wei -

Chrononaut Presents A Jule Festival

Tis the season of winter and celebration the fine folks of Chrononaut invite you to join us this Thursday to Queen Bee's for the return of Chrononaut, San Diego's premier Steampunk club night.

The Jule is a strange celebration. It's origins are Roman, Germanic, and Judeo-Christian all at once. Its purpose however is trans-cultural and interfaith: It's cold. We're sad. Let's make it better with a party. So from the steppes of Russia to the green hills of Ireland and beyond, it is celebrated by Christian, Pagan, and Jew in various ways. The Chrononaut way of course is a grand steampunk mash-up!

Highlighting the evening is a steampunk restyling of Tschakovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies as performed by Tasha Dabek. The night also features seasonal silent short films and of course J. S. Greyshade selecting music.

No Jule Festival could be complete without a gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped gift with an approximate value of five dollars or less to the club. It may be new, gently used, or even broken if the parts are really good and brassy. Among the gifts will be tickets to Les Voyages Extraordinaires at Queen Bees on February 12th, an Evening featuring the infamous musical airship pirates Abney Park. You must bring a gift for the exchange to have a chance to take home these tickets.

Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center

3925 Ohio Street

San Diego, CA

12/9/10

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm

$7.00 at the door

- Captain Wong Wei -

Chrononaut September Photos

Full gallery here.

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LACMA Muse 'till Midnight Photos

Full gallery here.

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LosCon 2010

After you stuff yourself with turkey and all the fixin's this year what are you gonna do next? Well if you're in Los Angeles during November 26-28th maybe you'll want to come on down to LosCon 37, an annual sci-fi convention held at the LAX Marriott. This year the theme is urban fantasy, steampunk and sci-fi noir. This year Phil Foglio (Girl Genius) is the artist guest of honor and Emma Bull (Bone Dance and Territory) the writer guest of honor.

And the convention doesn't end when sun goes down but an entire floor of the hotel is set aside for open room parties each with their own theme such as the 'Gaslight Gathering's Exhibition of the Legendary Floating Curiosity Shoppe'. Hope to see you there!

November 26-28th 2010

At the LAX Marriott in Los Angeles

http://www.loscon37.org/

- Captain Wong Wei -