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Just heard that former Hasbro Lead Designer DAVID VONNER the man who made Marvel Legends and MU figures - will be onhand for the 3rd Annual Connecticut ComiCONN on August 18th, 2012 at the Trumbull Marriott. They have a cuistom action figure contest every year -- and he's one of the judges...

Great line-up of creators too - including writer Peter David, Joe Kelly - Artists Billy Tucci, Chris Giarrusso from Mini Marvels, Mike Lilly, and more names -- This is a huge show -- last year they had 1500 attendees during Hurricane Irene with the Metro North trains and highways closing down and the show rocked!!!! Tons of Toys! Plus they had a working life-size Star Wars landspeeder - R2 and tons of folks in costumes! MU figs at cool prices...

It's really laid back - you can talk to creators, and there's no pushing and inflated costs like the big city shows in Boston or NYC... you should really check it out! ComiCONN Comic Book and SciFi Convention is the website and they keep posting updates on Facebook

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Join the Avengers as they Assemble for ComiCONN - YouTube

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I have to get this!!!!! It's limited to 100 prints...

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May 25 marks the 35th Anniversary of "Star Wars", and now we find Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith doing what else? Promoting ComiCONN in Trumbull at the Marriott Hotel on August 18th - Be There - IT IS YOUR DESTINY! ComiCONN is where Darth Vader wants you to go to - YouTube

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its getting better and better and they will have former lead designer from Hasbro David Vonner reviewing custom action figures -- if you are a customizer -- bring your stuff to the show and get tips from the Man who made some of the greatest figures ever scene!

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ComiCONN is giving away HOURLY DOOR PRIZES LIKE:

Stan Lee signed Spider-Man Posters
Robot Chicken DVDs signed by Seth Green and Matt Senriech
Sideshow Collectibles merchandise

Plus talk with former Hasbro lead figure designer David Vonner and the Scott George who created the Marvel Universe line! They will have a panel on the history of Marvel Legends and Universe figures and reviewing customizers action figures! So bring your best figures in and get tips from the PROS!
Just more reasons why ComiCONN will rock on 8/18!

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ATTENTION ACTION FIGURE COLLECTORS! ComiCONN is pleased to have two of the driving forces behind some of the coolest action figures ever made - David Vonner and Scott George - now of Kasual Friday but also were Hasbro's Senior Design Manager and Global Brand Manager of the Marvel Universe, Legends and Avengers line of action figures! They will be onhand talking about the rich history of the Marvel line, what goes into making the action figures you love to collect and will be reviewing customizer's work! So if you design your own action figures, bring them to the show and get some pointers form the Professionals!
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More About David Vonner and Scoot George: David A. Vonner II is a toy designer and Director of Design for Kasual Friday, LLC. At the new Kasual Friday, which David started with long time toy marketing partner, Scott George, David leads the design and development of pop culture product based on classic properties including Rocky, Robocop, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, & Army of Darkness. Kasual Friday makes its convention debut at the 2012 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con.

Prior to Kasual Friday, David was a Senior Design Manager at Hasbro, Inc. At Hasbro, David was on the Marvel Team, and oversaw design and development of licensed Marvel's characters based on feature film entertainment, animation and comic books. Along with movie lines such as The Avengers, Iron Man, Iron Man 2 & Thor, David was also a founding member and driving force behind the Marvel Universe line from 2008 - 2012. Since its inception, the Marvel Universe toy line has become a collector and fan favorite action figure line, offering a notoriously deep character selection from Marvel's extensive catalogue. Under David’s watch, the line also amassed a list of sought after exclusives such as the enormous single carded Galactus, the Invaders 4 pack, 50/50 “Impossible” Hulk and the Sentinel.

Before working at Hasbro, David worked for Toy Biz, Inc. in New York and worked alongside other Toy Biz team members (Jesse Falcon, Damon Nee) on game changing lines like Marvel Legends, Spider-Man and Lord of the Rings.
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Scott C. George is a toy industry veteran and Director of Licensed Brands for Kasual Friday, LLC. Scott started Kasual Friday with friend and long time toy designer, David Vonner, and leads business development & marketing for the new pop culture merchandise company. Kasual Friday’s licensed brands include fan favorite properties like the Rocky series, Army of Darkness, Robocop, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and the Tough Guy portfolio.

Before founding Kasual Friday, Scott was a Global Brand Manager at Hasbro, Inc, most recently managing the Avengers and Marvel Legends toy brands. He was a founding member of the Marvel Universe brand team and enjoyed collaborating on the classic comic driven line from 2008 – 2011. In those short years, the toy line shipped over 250 different 3.75” action figures and created some classic convention exclusives. During his tenure at Hasbro, Scott also managed several other Hasbro and Marvel Brands including Super Hero Squad, Captain America, Super Soaker, Nerf Dart Tag, and Nerf Sports.

Prior to Hasbro, Scott attended Northeastern University and the University of Vermont where he worked in radio and lead the pop culture charge!

Check out KasualFriday.com to see what David and Scott are bring pop culture fans now!

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They are giving away Sideshow Han in Carbonite as a door prize at ComiCONN on 8/18!

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who's going to this on Saturday August 18 in Trumbull, CT??!?!