Welcome!

Welcome to PortConMaine 2010: Old School! PortConMaine is Maine's biggest and longest running Anime & Gaming Convention! We happen to also be New England's longest running convention as well. Woot!

Fan run and for fans, the convention has succeeded year after year to bring anime and gaming funs events such as: a cosplay, anime music videos, two anime theaters, a video game room, panels, discussions, workshops, CCGs, miniature events, RPGs, board games, an auction, extreme geek, Cthulhu, karaoke, an artist alley, contests, free stuff, vendors, and more! Stock full of goodness, with enough events to keep you busy and wanting more- this convention is a family friendly outing for all ages!

As a special incentive and thank you for those of you who pre-register to PortCon, once more we're returning with an extra day for pre-registrants only! Thursday June 24th will ONLY be open for people who have pre-registered, so get four days by registering early!

Keep checking this website for more news and information regarding the convention.

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News:

  • 2/2/10: NEW GUEST:

    Jared A. Sorensen is allergic to cats and lives in New York City. His published games include InSpectres and Lacuna Part I: The Creation of the Mystery and the Girl from Blue City. In his role as a computer game designer, he’s done everything from scripting porcine vocalizations in Petz 3 to designing tombs and crypts for Dungeons & Dragons Online. Find out more about his work at memento-mori.com.
  • 2/1/10: Artist Alley Page up! Registrations don't start until March 1st, but here's a link to the site with all the information!

    NEW GUEST:

    Michael "Mookie" Terracciano is the author and artist of the fantasy manga webcomic, "Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire." Since its humble beginnings eight years ago it has received acclaim for its unique characters, addictive storylines, painful puns, awful alliteration and (gasp!) reliable update schedule. Want to know what's so interesting about a grumpy seer, his deformed girlfriend, his angelic little brother, his talking cat, his archmage mother and rock-star father? See for yourself at www.dominic-deegan.com!

  • 1/25/10: Registrations updated. Our first official link swap for 2010 is with the Steampunk World's Fair in New Jersey! Check em out online:



    NEW GUEST:

    Ninja Studios is a mish-mash of 2D artist, Jon Kneeland and 3D artist, Mike Oxx of Dover, NH. Jon has been drawing anime-inspired work for over 14 years. He hasn't touched pencil to paper in years, because he only works in digital media like Photoshop, Paint Tool SAI, Painter, etc. He's also the Lead Artist for Anime Boston. Mike is a SFX master, figure sculptor, and prop-maker. He studied at the Tom Savini School of Special Effects and Makeup. He's worked for toy companies and the film industry. This will be Ninja Studios' 4th year at Portcon. Stop by for some custom commissions, ID badges, props, or just some tips and tricks of the trade!

  • 1/15/10: Registration list online.
  • 1/7/10: Woot! NEW GUEST (this time for video games! WOOT WOOT!):
    Luke "McMasters" Morgan is the creator of Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN, a popular anime parody web based online game. He is also the author of one and-a-half online comics ("Dub This!" and "Stand Tall"), the owner of Hammergirl Anime (an anime store in Rochester, NY), and has three cats (who are far smarter than he).
  • 1/4/10: Hotel website reservations now live. Click here to reserve your room before they are sold out!

    NEW GUEST:

    Author CJ Henderson is the creator of both the Piers Knight supernatural investigator series and the Teddy London occult detective series. He has written close to 70 books and/or novels in his time, including such diverse titles as "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies," "Black Sabbath: the Ozzy Osbourne Years," and "Baby's First Mythos." Beyond that he has also written hundreds and hundreds of short stories and thousands of non-fiction articles. A veritable giant in his field, one of the most beloved authors of the 21st century, the man about whom Time Magazine said "Who?" CJ is currently working with William Shatner, helping to adapt the series of novels they wrote into graphic novel form. For more information on this truly wacky individual, take a trip to www.cjhenderson.com and read a free short story, attend one of his panels at the convention, or simply go up to his table and introduce yourself. Those who bring bacon will get preferential treatment.
  • 1/3/10: Happy New Year! New sponsor listed:

  • 12/17/09: Updated the old school graphics on the website. Enjoy the new top banner! ^_^ Also linked to our social sites: Facebook Group and Twitter.

    A reminder that the artist alley applications do not go live until around March. We do not save spots. An announcement on this webpage, twitter, facebook, and the forum will be made when applications go live. Thank you. ^_^
  • 11/30/09: Another guest to announce:

    A native Texan, Josh Grelle was raised on stage and in the art studios of Central Texas. He performed on stage at the Tin Building Theatre for over 15 years prior to starting work for ADV Films at the start of 2004. Since then he has worked for ADV Films and FUNimation Entertainment on numerous projects.

    Josh is known for playing the outrageous Taishi in COMIC PARTY: REVOLUTION; Kyohei Takano in Shinichi Watanabe’s (AKA Nabeshin) comedy THE WALLFLOWER; Kenichi Shirahama in KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DESCIPLE; Ren Kannagi in KAZE NO STIGMA; Kouchi Hayase in LINEBARRELS OF IRON; and Kyoushiro in SHATTERED ANGELS (AKA Kyoushiro and the Eternal Sky ). He can also be seen as Chaos in TSUBASA CHRONICLES; Hatake in BIG WINDUP!; Ox Ford in SOUL EATER; G-6 and various villains in GATCHAMAN; Suonkasu in UTAWAREUMONO; Kosuke Sawamura in MOONLIGHT MILE; Alan Cloud in TOKYO MAJIN; Viscount Wolkins in PUMPKIN SCISSORS; and Hammer in XENOSAGA: THE ANIMATION

    Josh has also lent his vocal talents to such shows as: PROJECT BLUE: EARTH S.O.S; ROMEOxJULIET; NERIMA DAIKON BROS; D.GRAY-MAN; ONE PIECE;KIBA;AIR GEAR; MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PICH; and many more. Josh was also ADR Script Writer for the magical harem comedy MAGIKANO–which he also provided voices for–and Assistant Writer for MOONLIGHT MILE.

    Aside from theatre and the Anime Industry, Josh has also worked in the Comic Book industry as a freelance colorist doing “the grunt work” for Marvel Comics and a few other studios around the world.

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  • 11/18/09: Another guest to announce:

    Christian Matzke is an amateur filmmaker and propmaker specializing in period adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft and steampunk rayguns. His work has been favorably reviewed in both Fangoria and Rue Morgue Magazine, and Fortean Times called his short films "darkly apocalyptic". When Christian's pseudo-documentary Experiment 17 won the audience choice award at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in 2005, musician (and hardcore Lovecraft fan) Patti Smith praised the film saying "it is hard to tell where the truth ends and the fantasy begins".

    Christian's props and illustrations have appeared in a dozen Lovecraft adaptations as well as the Cthulhu: Live roleplaying manuals from Fantasy Flight Games. Along with his wife, makeup artist Sarah Matzke, Christian runs Page Street Studios, a production company specializing in props and effects for both film and theater. To see some of their work, please go to:
    http://www.myspace.com/pagestreetstudios

    Their steampunk inspired short film "The Perimeter" won Best Production in the 2008 Portland Phoenix Short Film Fest. This is Christian's third time at PortConMaine, and he is very excited to be back.
  • 11/9/09: Updated the schedule some more. Some events here, some events there, woot!
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