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  • Table Top Games | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

    Table top game schedule ​ Saturday 9am- 2pm Invasion from the Planet of the Tarrasques (Kaiju D&D game) TABLE 1 Halaster Blackcloak, the Mad Mage of Undermountain, always has a contingency in place. As long as Undermountain remains beneath the city of Waterdeep, Halaster can never truly die within its walls, for the dungeon rebuilds the mage’s bodyon the rare occasions when adventurers “kill” Halaster. Halaster realized that if adventurers destroyed all of Undermountain, he would lose his immortality. To further protect his life, Halaster took some of the rooms and halls of Undermountain and flung them across the multiverse, including other worlds of the Material Plane. With Undermountain spread across existence, the task of permanently killing Halaster is even more difficult. Unfortunately for the mage, a party adventurersrecently killed him in his dungeon beneath the City of Splendors. When Halaster’s body reformed, he found himself in Falx, another world of the Material Plane inhabited entirely by enormous, carnivorous monsters with endless appetites. These scaly bipeds areclosely related to the tarrasque, an infamous monstrosity feared across the worlds of the Material Plane. Halaster, now obsessed with punishing the adventurers who killed him, began to hatch a plot. If one tarrasque could level an entire city, what could aplanet’s worth of the beings do to Faerûn! Tier 4; 3-6 Players (Pregen characters available) 9am – 10am Godzilla Street Stomping Game (Kaiju Cardgame) TABLE 2 Your opponent grabs the Godzilla Foot Stomper and turns over a card. If you've got a city card in front of you with the stomp card number on it, Stomp! Down comes Godzilla's foot on your own card. It's history! To win, avoid the Stomperand be the last player with any cards. We should be able to run a couple of games of this in this block of time. 2-4 players Age 4+ 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 3A Feel free to check out a board, war, or card game from our Kaiju game library. 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 3B We will have Players wanted signs that you can use to find other folks that want to play the game you check out from the Kaiju game library. 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 4A We have over 15 Kaiju games in our Kaiju game library. Most are good for all ages. 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 4B Especially fun for kids are the games from the 1998 Godzilla movie with Matthew Broderick (That is a fun movie if you don’t consider it Godzilla). 1030am-1130am King of Tokyo (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 2 In King of Tokyo, you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo! At the start of each turn, you roll six dice and over three successive throws, choose whether to keep or discard each die in order to win victory points, gain energy, restore health, or attack other players into understanding that Tokyo is YOUR territory. 2-6 players Age 8+ 12pm-2pm Mothra Vs. Godzilla (Kaiju Wargame) TABLE 2 Mothra vs Godzilla (scenario for 2 players). One player plays "The Mothra Side" (the defense forces, the civilians, the Shobijin (the little twin fairies) and the Mothra larvae. The other player is "The Godzilla Side", just Godzilla. Godzillaapproaches the coast from the sea in search of Mothra's hidden egg, with lots of chaos and destruction along the way. The Mothra player uses the defense forces and hidden tactics to slow Godzilla long enough to allow the egg to hatch so that the Mothra larva(e)can face Godzilla. 2 players Age 13+ 230pm – 430pm Monsters Menace America (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 1 As a giant monster, stomping cities is what you do. But now, other giant monsters are moving in on your turf - and you have to put a stop to that. Through a bizarre twist of fate, a branch of the military has decided to focus all its firepoweron the other monsters. While your rivals are busy trampling tanks and swatting fighter jets, you'll be out there growing in power and infamy - getting ready for the Monster Challenge. In the end, when the dust settles and the radiation fades, the last creaturestanding will be crowned King of the Giant Monsters! Players will choose whether they want to play on the US map or the Japan map (Only two Japan maps exist in the world). 3-5 players Age 8+ 230pm-330 Kaiju Assault (Kaiju Cardgame) TABLE 2 Come play a demo of the Kaiju Assault cardgame as thought by one of the designers. 2-4 players Age 7+ 4pm-530pm Rampage: Terror in Meeple City (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 2 In Terror in Meeple City (formerly known as Rampage), you arrive in Meeple City as a gigantic, famished, scaly-skinned monster! Your goal: Dig your claws and dirty paws into the asphalt, destroy buildings, and devour innocent meeples – in short: sow terror while having fun. The monster who has caused the most damage after the carnage finally ends wins the game. The buildings in Meeple City are comprised of floor tiles and meeples, with the meeples serving as pillars that support the floors.Four wooden vehicles are on the ground in the eight neighborhoods in the city. 2-4 players Age 8+ 5pm- 8pm Rotting Roots (Kaiju D&D game) TABLE 1 The sudden appearance of the undead within Port Nyanzaru doesn’t appear to be the only thing on the horizon. A vast horde of skeletons and zombies is moving towards the city and while those of means are safe within the city’s walls, thosein the Old City and Malar’s Throat are forced to contend with the problem. Where did they come from? More importantly, what are you going to do to find out? Tier 2; 3-7 players (pregens available; some Dnd knowledge recommended) 6pm-7pm Kaiju Assault (Kaiju Cardgame) TABLE 2 Come play a demo of the Kaiju Assault cardgame as thought by one of the designers. We can get in a few games 2-4 players Age 7+ Sunday 9am- 12pm Rotting Roots (Kaiju D&D game) TABLE 1 The sudden appearance of the undead within Port Nyanzaru doesn’t appear to be the only thing on the horizon. A vast horde of skeletons and zombies is moving towards the city and while those of means are safe within the city’s walls, thosein the Old City and Malar’s Throat are forced to contend with the problem. Where did they come from? More importantly, what are you going to do to find out? Tier 2; 3-7 players (pregens available; some Dnd knowledge recommended) 9am-10am King of New York (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 2 There's always something happening in the city that never sleeps. Maybe it's the lights, maybe it's the energy, or maybe it's the giant monsters trying to demolish the place! King of New York is a standalone game from designer Richard Garfield that keeps the core ideas of King of Tokyo while introducing new ways to play. As in KoT, your goal is to be the first monster to collect 20 victory points (VPs) or to be the last monster standing. On your turn, you roll six dice up to three times, then carry out the actions on those dice. Claws cause damage to other monsters, hearts heal damage to yourself, and energy is stored up so that you can purchase power cards that provide unique effects not available to anyone else. What's new in King of New York is that you can now try to become a star in the big city; more specifically, you can achieve "Fame", which nets you VPs, but superstar status is fleeting, so enjoy your time in the spotlight. 2-6 players Age 10+ 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 3A We will have folks ready to assist in learning the games you check out from the Kaiju game library. 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 3B Have we mentioned we have a Kaiju game library? 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 4A Even Geoff, our president, who also runs a game convention, was surprised at how many Kaiju games there are currently in production. 9am-8pm Open gaming TABLE 4B Each Table will have a schedule on it, so you’ll know what’s being played there all weekend. 1030am-1130am Godzilla Smash (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 2 Something really big is happening in the big apple. Godzilla is on the rampage. He's racing around the streets of New York looking for lunch and a quick crunch. Dodge toppling buildings and the monster's claw to avoid getting squished. Escape the city first with two of your vehicles to win the game. This unique game uses playdoh to make cars planes and tanks, when smashed by Godzilla they stay in the spot there were on the board when smashed. A great game for kids from 6-80. 2-4 players Age 6+ 12pm-1pm Godzilla Card Game (Kaiju Cardgame) TABLE 2 The Godzilla Card Game uses the Chrono Clash turn and resource system, which allows players to strategically use their resources and accurately represents the flow of real battles, with momentum shifting from player to player as they choose the best time to throw their big moves! Lie in wait by setting sneaky traps for your opponent, or seize the initiative for a game-ending attack! 2-4 players Age 6+ 130pm-330pm Ultraman Monopoly (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 2 It's Monopoly but with an Ultraman theme. 2-8 players Age 6+ 1230pm -230pm Monsters Menace America (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 1 As a giant monster, stomping cities is what you do. But now, other giant monsters are moving in on your turf - and you have to put a stop to that. Through a bizarre twist of fate, a branch of the military has decided to focus all its firepoweron the other monsters. While your rivals are busy trampling tanks and swatting fighter jets, you'll be out there growing in power and infamy - getting ready for the Monster Challenge. In the end, when the dust settles and the radiation fades, the last creaturestanding will be crowned King of the Giant Monsters! Players will choose whether they want to play on the US map or the Japan map (Only two Japan maps exist in the world). 3-5 players Age 8+ 3PM – 8pm Invasion from the Planet of the Tarrasques (Kaiju D&D game) TABLE 1 Halaster Blackcloak, the Mad Mage of Undermountain, always has a contingency in place. As long as Undermountain remains beneath the city of Waterdeep, Halaster can never truly die within its walls, for the dungeon rebuilds the mage’s bodyon the rare occasions when adventurers “kill” Halaster. Halaster realized that if adventurers destroyed all of Undermountain, he would lose his immortality. To further protect his life, Halaster took some of the rooms and hallsof Undermountain and flung them across the multiverse, including other worlds of the Material Plane. With Undermountain spread across existence, the task of permanently killing Halaster is even more difficult. Unfortunately for the mage, a party adventurersrecently killed him in his dungeon beneath the City of Splendors. When Halaster’s body reformed, he found himself in Falx, another world of the Material Plane inhabited entirely by enormous, carnivorous monsters with endless appetites. These scaly bipeds areclosely related to the tarrasque, an infamous monstrosity feared across the worlds of the Material Plane. Halaster, now obsessed with punishing the adventurers who killed him, began to hatch a plot. If one tarrasque could level an entire city, what could aplanet’s worth of the beings do to Faerûn! 3-6 Players (Pregen characters available) 4pm-6pm Kaiju Assault (Kaiju Cardgame) TABLE 2 Come play a demo of the Kaiju Assault cardgame as thought by one of the designers. We can get in a few games 2-4 players Age 7+ 630pm-730pm Godzilla Jenga (Kaiju Boardgame) TABLE 2 It's Jenga but with a Godzilla theme and hopefully some more rules. 1-8 players Age 6+ ​ *Schedule is subject to change without prior notice.

  • Featured Guests | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

    Joshua Jon Dahl Josh is a custom miniature modeler from the tiny town of Mead, Nebraska. Perhaps it is ironic then that he prefers working on large iconic cities, but in a tiny scale. He has built dioramas for cities such as New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Berlin, Paris, and Washington, just to name a few. The cities are just the right size for a four inch tall Kaiju to feel right at home. One of Josh's custom cities is going to build and put on display just for K.A.I.J.U. Con. They take a long time to set up, so wish him luck. Josh is planning to walk anyone who attends the Kaiju in 3D panel through the process of making their own display and will have resources on hand that will make the process simple. He has a database of over a thousand custom building designs he has put together over the years and assures us, it's easier than it looks. Most of the buildings featured in Josh's displays are built from scratch by hand. He also occasionally builds custom figures and does some painting. His dioramas are not limited to just monsters and buildings though. You want G-force to show up to carry the fight? No problem, you'll see tanks, Masers, and even the Super-X line. Need to call in the Navy for backup? You got it! Josh has made custom figures for action on the high seas and a fleet ready for battle. Need the Air-force to take to the sky? Give the word and fighter jets and choppers will be on the scene! Want to see a particular monster? Josh has collected or built almost every cannon Godzilla character in the proper scale to show up in his displays and even a few non-cannon ones too. So, if you are looking for a fantasy grudge match or one of the "classic" monster on monster throw downs we all grew up with, you won't be disappointed! Jon LeGrand aka LeGrandzilla Jon builds models and dioramas of giant monsters like Godzilla, he also sculpts and does oil and acrylic paintings. Jon goes to G-Fest, a Godzilla Con every year and enters his work in the modeling and art contests. Jon has had an article and pics of his work published in G-Fan Magazine. Sarah Bernard-Stevens, owner of Pop Sculpture Designs Pop Sculpture Designs is owned by Sarah Bernard-Stevens. Originally from Alliance, NE, Sarah is a life-long fan of animation, monsters and sci-fi! Sarah has always enjoyed drawing and crafting, so taking up sculpture several years ago didn’t present too steep of a learning curve. Currently, as Pop Sculpture Designs, Sarah does a lot of commission work and enjoys the challenge of working in a variety of different styles. Sarah’s favorite commissions are of customer’s original characters, because it’s fun to bring a character “off the page”. Sarah’s favorite thing to make are large sculpts of monsters! Bruce Crawford (Saturday Only) Bruce Crawford is a film historian, documentary producer and promoter and organizer of film tributes here in Omaha, Nebraska. He also is a writer, lecturer and entrepreneur. It is his love of the great film scores that first garnered him national attention. Bruce is also a life long friend of Ray Harryhausen, and will be telling us about his friend and will give a talk about Beast from 20000 Fathoms as part of the viewing of the Movie.

  • Hotel | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

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  • Tickets and Merchandise | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

    Tickets Ticket presales are closed. Tickets can still be purchased at the convention. Kids 10 and under get in free with a paid adult. ​ All tickets are sold through PayPal. If you purchase multiple tickets please include the name of each person they are for. No physical tickets will be mailed out. Badges can be picked up at the convention anytime during normal convention hours. Please contact us if you have any questions. T-Shirts T-Shirt sales are closed.

  • Cosplayers | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

    Robin Robin Blevins is a local cosplayer and staple at local cons. She can be found as a bunny, a tiger, a dinosaur monster taking down Tokyo. But wherever you find her you will see a smile and a heart as big as Tokyo. She is also a maker of great plushies full of love. Be sure to catch her at the cosplay panel and maybe you will also spot her around Tokyo! Brittney of Buttery Rose Cosplay(plus) is a Nebraska native, content creator, cosplayer, and avid gamer. She got her cosplay start young in childhood and her semi-professional debut in 2015 at the first O! Comic Con. Since then she has won multiple cosplay contest awards across the Midwest including best-in-show, craftmanship, showmanship, and performance and has been published and interviewed by multiple cosplay magazines and pop-culture news outlets. When not crafting she can be found on Twitch streaming her favorite games and researching her next cosplay build. Some of her favorite cosplays include Mortal Kombat's Kitana, BloodRayne, and Broly from Dragonball Z/Super. She can be found across all social media under @butteryrosecosplay ​ Brittney also teaches an in-depth "Cosplay for Beginners" course at Metro Community College, North Express campus in Omaha. Many of her former students have gone on to compete in cosplay contests and highly recommend her hands-on class.

  • Video Games | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

    Kaiju Video Game Schedule ​ Saturday 9am to 12 pm - Rampage (Xbox) 9am to 12 pm – Rampage Through Time (PS2) 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm - Rampage World Tour (Xbox) 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm - Rampage Total Destruction (PS2) 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Total Destruction High Score Tournament. (PS2) Players compete against each other for the highest score in Rampage Total Destruction for the PS2. Do you have what it takes to be the most destructive Kaiju on the block? Tournament winner will receive a reward for their destructive awesomeness. Sunday 9am to 12 pm – Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Xbox) 9am to 12 pm – War of the Monsters (PS2) 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm – Godzilla: Save the Earth (Xbox) 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm – Godzilla: Unleashed (PS2) 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm - King of the Kaiju Tournament (Xbox) Players compete an elimination style tournament in Godzilla Save the Earth for the Xbox. Do you have what it takes to eliminate all of the other Kaiju, and crown yourself as the King of the Kaiju? The newly crowned king will also receive a treasure to remind them for years to come that they truly stand above the competition. ​ All games are available to play on a first come basis, with a 30 minute time limit if others are waiting to play. All players must preregister for the tournaments. You can sign up during the con, or email kaijuboard1@gmail.com . Email registration requires you to include the name that your ticket was purchased under. All tournament players must be ready to play when it is their turn to compete or they will be automatically eliminated from the tournament. *Schedule is subject to change without prior notice. ​

  • Vendors | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

    Captain Wells Studios Captain Wells is an artistic collaboration of Heather Alston and Aaron Shirley. Heather and Aaron both studied Art at Peru State College and have continued their artistic pursuits together after college, setting up to display art at shows and conventions across the Midwest. They work in a variety of mediums including charcoal, oil paint, watercolors, and acrylic paints. Their current projects include a variety of subject matters ranging from Doctor Who and Star Wars to Windmills and Flowers. (and of course Kaiju.) https://captainwells.com/ "Childhood #1" 5 x 7" Acrylic on canvas board "As One IV" 8 x 10" Acrylic on canvas board Arden Ellen Nixon, Artist Hello! I am Arden Ellen Nixon, and I will be your charmingly awkward artist this evening. It is my sincerest wish for my paintings to find the beauty in the dark--as with my extensive "Make-Shift Angel" series--the silly in the sublime, and the humanity shared by the creatures and the world around us. When not painting, you'll find me pursuing my love of ancient history, watching soccer--Come On You Spurs!--with my husband, and visiting whatever zoo or museum is available at the time. http://www.ardenellennixon.com/ "Happy Little Monsters" 10 x 8" Acrylic on canvas "The Sleepy Cephalopod" 9 x 12" Acrylic on canvas All artwork and graphics are property of the artist and are not to be reproduced without permission. Oneiromancy Toy Works Tank Zombie Studios Tank Zombie Studios, two cartoonists, one rad vision. Jesse Kiefer and Axton Kahler are both public school art teachers who bring their love of all things art and pop culture to a calamitous head, constantly. Specializing in unique interpretations of favorites and mashups that make you go "hmmmm?" Jesse and Axton can't wait to meet you and bring your favorite things to life. ​ Appearing Sunday Only ​ https://tankzombiestudios.weebly.com/ Fun Fact! Axton made our awesome logo that you can see on our home page! Geekily Crafted by Codey Are you a geek, a nerd perhaps? Well, so am I! Hello everyone, my name is Codey and my art is sold under the name of Geekily Crafted by Codey. I love creating art for all kinds of pop culture an am known for producing stickers as well as pins of fun cartoons and comic book characters! I love to draw sketchcards and create prints of my art and totally share my love of geeking out with those who visit my tables AND my website so I look forward to seeing you at the show. https://www.geekilycraftedbycodey.com/ THEGODBEAST www.godbeast.com/shop.htm thegodbeastcustoms@gmail.com Fredd Gorham Appearing Sunday Only http://www.steelangelstudios.com Handmade monsters sculpted out of clay, Worbla, and felted wool. Andrew's Clay Creations and More ​ Kaiju Assault Kaiju Assault is a Kaiju themed card game designed by fans with a passion, and that passion is watching GIANT creatures beat the snot out of each other. Owners Brandon and Jack took what they observed from the classic, and not so classic films and worked for years to emulate them in a card game. Unlike video games, card games can be played anywhere, any place, and at any time. After the mechanics of the game were built from the ground up, and proven fluid, it was time to design all original kaiju. This process took several years but the goal of creating original monsters, that were not Chinese bootlegs of the classics, was not easy though with help from fellow Kaijuphile Alan, allowed for a fresh take on a classic genre, creating a game that is all new from the ground up, from gameplay to monster roster. This is Kaiju Assault. A game for ages 7+ and good for up to 4 players off of the starter pack. Feel the Assault. Play the Assault. Kaiju Assault. http://kaijuassault.wix.com/kaijuassaultcardgame Mystical Warriors of the Ring Mystical Warriors of the Ring is a 1 1/2-2″ toyline created independently. ​ The basic concept and designs are by Mark Vasquez, however the 2D artistic duties are handled by his great friend in India Jazyl Homavazir (Creator of indie comic Beast Legion ), sculpting is handled by the incredibly talented Simon Grell , and prototyping/production is handled by Mark's friend of 10+ years Marty “THEGODBEAST” Hansen . (Also a vendor at Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con *see above) ​ We have also retained the services of many artist friends to help us out from time to time on packaging art, these include talents from Hasbro, Marvel, DC and various indie companies. ​ The idea is simple, if you were ever a fan of wrestling from 1970-1995 (Prior to the explosion of ECW/Attitude Era) then imagine that world of big characters and over-exaggerated stories in anthropomorphic form. ​ If you have ever enjoyed small collectible figurines like SOMA/M.U.S.C.L.E or more modern lines like O.M.F.G. or The Trash Pack then you will hopefully be in for a treat. http://mystwarriors.com/blog/ Author Matt Hebert ​ Matt Hebert is a local Omaha author and an engineer. Matt has a special interest in using soft skills and communication to help better connect the worlds of engineering and the other STEM careers and industries. Matt has written two trilogies. The first is part of a growing children's chapter book series called 'A World of Lizards, Squirrels, and Men' and takes place in fantasy world. The second trilogy is a teen/adult scifi trilogy about the not too distant future called 'The Surface Series'. The Children's Books will be available for $5 each. The scifi books will be available for $10 each. ​ Appearing Saturday Only. Author Dane G. Kroll Dane G. Kroll is the author of the Realm of Goryo action adventure kaiju series. His love for giant monsters started like most, as a child watching Godzilla movies. Wanting to follow in those big foot steps, Dane set out to make his own series as a way to make the genre bigger and better. He has written over a dozen books from horror, sci-fi, to fantasy, but the kaiju cast a shadow over them all. ​ danegkroll.com Riley O'Neill Riley O'Neill is a freelance artist. She was born in Tennessee and grew up in Iowa. Riley has been drawing the majority of her life and has a love for manga and monsters - they inspire the majority of her work. She works mostly with digital art but traditional is where she started. ​ Appearing Saturday Only.

  • Kaiju Convention | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con | United States

    OMAHA K.A.I.J.U. CON ​ August 14th - 15th, 2021 ​ Order your tickets now! ​ ​ Convention Hours Saturday, August 14th - 9 am to 8 pm Sunday, August 15th - 9 am to 8 pm Vendor Hours Saturday, August 14th - 9 am to 8 pm Sunday, August 15th - 9 am to 6 pm ​ Tickets Be sure to check out the different sections above. Lots of fun things planned. (Scheduled events are subject to change without notice) ​ Book your Hotel room and use the code KAI to get it at a discounted rate. Contact Join our facebook group for more info about our upcoming KAIJU convention and enjoy posts from other Kaiju fans. Including Toho Tuesdays, Works of Art Wednesdays, and much much more.

  • Panel and Movie Room | Omaha K.A.I.J.U. Con

    Panel and Movie Room Schedule ​ Saturday 9am - 9:45am Kaiju Makers Eyes, teeth, claws and paws. Come see how we make monsters to be wearable and squishable. Fabric and Fiber artists share their love of Kaiju (and maybe share a technique or two). With Robin Blevins 10am - 10:45am Cosplay on a budget Interested in cosplay but limited on resources? Come see how you can get into cosplay - on a budget! This panel will cover tips and tricks for saving money while creating super cool costumes, budget-friendly material alternatives, where to source your supplies to get the most bang for your buck, as well as what you definitely can't skimp on! With Brittney of Buttery Rose Cosplay. 11:15am-12pm Kaiju Assault: Hobby to labor of love for kaiju gamers. Learn how gamers with a love of kaiju turned that love into a fun card game that celebrates Kaiju. Get tips on how to turn your hobby into a labor of love and a business. With Brandon Phillips from Kaiju Assault Card Game 12:15pm-12:45pm Kaiju Bunraku (Movie 2017) Here's a day in the life of a husband and wife living in a world of giant monsters. This short film was part of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and we are proud to be the Omaha Premiere of this outstanding movie. 1pm - 1:45pm Little Giant Monsters models Jon LeGrand, aka LeGrandzilla, loves his miniature giant monsters. In this session, he will talk about kaiju model kits from styrene , vinyl, resin and even original sculptures and how you can get into the hobby. You will see examples of the different types of kits and sculptures and Jon will discuss the processes of building and painting each type, as well as answer your questions. With Jon LeGrand 2pm-4pm Gamera the Invincible (Movie 1965) In the Arctic, an unknown aircraft is shot down by an American jet fighter. The aircraft crashes and its cargo, a low-level atomic bomb, explodes. The resulting cataclysm awakens a prehistoric monster that has the appearance of a giant turtle with teeth and large tusks (From Wikipedia). Gamera hit the ground flying into the hearts of everyone. Come watch his first and only film that was released to US theaters from the showa era. 4pm - 7pm Beast from 20000 Fathoms (Movie 1953) With special introduction by Bruce Crawford. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 American science fiction giant monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. The screenplay is based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story "The Fog Horn". Bruce Crawford, A long time friend of Ray Harryhausen the creator of The Beast from 20000 Fathoms, will give a talk about Beast from 20000 Fathoms as part of the viewing of the Movie. 7:15pm-8pm Writing for Kaiju with Dane G. Kroll Dane G. Kroll is the author of the Realm of Goryo action adventure kaiju series. His love for giant monsters started like most, as a child watching Godzilla movies. Wanting to follow in those big foot steps, Dane set out to make his own series as a way to make the genre bigger and better. He has written over a dozen books from horror, sci-fi, to fantasy, but the kaiju cast a shadow over them all. This panel will focus on Kaiju writing. ​ ​ Sunday 9am-10:30am The Beast of Hollow Mountain (Movie 1956) The Beast of Hollow Mountain is a 1956 Weird West horror film about an American cowboy living in Mexico who discovers his missing cattle are being preyed upon by dinosaurs. The first film to show dinosaurs and cowboys in the same picture, it is notable for being based on a story idea by special effects innovator Willis O'Brien. (From Wikipedia) ​ 10:45am-11:30am - GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Film journalist Patrick Galvan delves into the film's history, covering its background, its role in Godzilla's wavering popularity in Japan, and the social commentary director Shusuke Kaneko infused into this thoughtful monster epic. 11:45pm-12:15 pm Kaiju Bunraku (Movie 2017) Here's a day in the life of a husband and wife living in a world of giant monsters. This short film was part of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and we are proud to be the Omaha Premiere of this outstanding movie. 12:30pm-1:15pm Monster Mash: It’s a kaiju smash! Discussing cinema’s largest stars. They’re Big, Green, but not always Mean, and we’re pitting them against each other for ultimate hierarchy. With Billy Peck, Anthony Benegas, and Noah Jensen 1:30pm-2:15pm Creating your own Kaiju: How to design realistic monsters. Monsters are as real as you want them to be! Come learn how one artist designs realistic monsters based off of nature, folklore and--of course--Kaiju! With Arden Ellen Nixon 2:30pm-4:30pm War of the Monsters (Movie 1966) Come see the second Gamera movie, set just 6 months after the first Gamera movie, this is his first movie as a “good” guy. He fights the frost breathing lizard known as Barugon! Can’t imagine why his first villain is an energy breath weaponed lizard can you? 4:45pm-5:30pm Titans in 3D If you are like many kaiju fans, you love movie scenes where giant monsters are making mayhem and battling it out with each other on Monster Island or some major city like Tokyo, New York City or even...Omaha Nebraska! Join Jon “LeGrandzilla” LeGrand as he shares how he recreates movie scenes or fantasy kaiju matchups that can sit on a shelf! Dioramas tell a story. Come enjoy this session and see some kaiju related stories come to life in Titans in 3D! With Jon LeGrand 5:45pm-6:30pm Kaiju cosplay Interested in cosplay? This panel will cover different ways to cosplay, as well as anecdotal cosplay stories from our guests, with some how to thrown in for good measure! 6:45pm-7:30pm Building Better Worlds 101 Panel and Movie Room Joshua Jon Dahl's panel focuses on the various resources he has found for miniature buildings and talks about the pros and cons of each source (price vs quality vs skill level required). There are ways to do it on a tight budget and there are easier but much more expensive options for those who have less time for crafting but more money to spend. And there are options in-between too. He will walk people through his own story and how he evolved his craft. Additionally, Joshua Jon Dahl will do a live demonstration on how to build a paper craft building. 7:45pm-8pm Superman Arctic Giant (Movie 1942) Superman vs Godzilla??? Well its probably the closest we’ll ever come to that mash up! Come finish the con with a delightful cartoon by the fabled Fleicher Studios. ​ *Schedule is subject to change without prior notice.

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