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X0109 Story, Karl Indefatigable Slippery Dragon Power to leap over 6-ft tall objects in a single bound

X0110 Ilagen, Marc Impervious Frigid Spider Strength of an ox

X0111 Mayo, Hal Luminous Slimy Thespian Power to put people to sleep

X0112 Kennemore, Ryan Amazing Scarlet Dragon Power to turn gold into steel

X0113 Poole, Aaron Atomic Ochre Coyote Power of lightning

X0114 Yates, Lucky Villainous Slippery Hedgehog Power of super cool flight

X0115 Nash, Amber Thundering Frigid Professor Ability to talk to cats & have them listen to you

X0116 Shepherd, John W. Villainous Slippery Pilgrim Power of super cool flight

X0117 Plume, Ken Captain Slippery Underpants Power of somewhat loud thunder

X0122 Gibbs, Holly Notorious Liquid Spider Ability to infect people with the flu or shingles

X0123 Kerr, Bill Atomic Naked Coyote Ability to talk to cats & have them listen to you

X0124 Kerr, Deborah Amazing Turquoise Mannequin Power to see clearly up to one-half mile away

X0125 Timoney, Katie Fiery Frigid Cannonball Ability to find loose change

X0126 Ritland, Drew Notorious Liquid Mannequin Ability to grow an extra finger or toe

0100 Burden, Bob Captain Slimy Hedgehog Power to levitate objects of 3 lbs. or less

0101 Jackson, Patricia Amorous Turquoise Pussycat Power to put people to sleep

0102 Kepler, Melissa Fiery Midnight Sponge Power to put people to sleep

0103 Goans, Elizabeth Amorous Midnight Raygun Power to turn water into vodka

0104 Lattel, Claire Luminous Liquid Cavalier Power of somewhat loud thunder

0105 Hughes, William Notorious Slippery Pussycat Power to read minds of children under the age of 3

0106 Tremain, Hilary Atomic Chartreuse Sponge Ability to infect people with flu or shingles

0107 Bell, Rob Nuclear Lavender Pilgrim Power to turn gold into steel

0108 Guasp, Michael Captain Midnight Zeppelin Power of super cool flight

0109 Smith, Aimee M. Festering Liquid Foreigner Ability to infect people with flu or shingles

0110 Rowe, Bobby Dynamic Industrial Cannonball Ability to shatter glass with your voice

0111 Rudd, Melanie Vibrating Slippery Mimeograph Power to turn water into vodka

0112 Bacon, Sheala Captain Scarlet Sponge Power of somewhat loud thunder

0113 Peterson, Bryan Impervious Midnight Cavalier Power to leap over 6-ft tall objects in a single bound

0114 Mitchum, Sabian Festering Scarlet Pilgrim Power to leap over 6-ft tall objects in a single bound

0115 Gunter, Garrison Nuclear Vermillion Hedgehog Ability to shatter glass with your voice

0116 Dennis, Ralph Vibrating Naked Dragon Ability to shatter glass with your voice

0117 Merschat, Catherine Indefatigable Slippery Hedgehog Power of super cool flight

0118 Swartz, Larkin Villainous Ochre Spider Power to see through paper

0119 McCullough, Tonya Amazing Explosive Dragon Power to leap over 6-ft tall objects in a single bound

0120 Hendrickson, Autumn Luminous Ochre Thespian Power to turn water into vodka

0121 Wallis, Wayne Festering Ebony Zeppelin Power of somewhat loud thunder

0122 Bailey, Kendall Atomic Liquid Pussycat Power of super cool flight

0123 May, Andrew Dynamic Chartreuse Zeppelin Power of lightning

0124 Simmons, Gordon Subversive Naked Magician Ability to grow an extra finger or toe

0125 Jones, Chris Grant Subversive Ebony Thespian Power to put people to sleep

0126 Blankenship, Kate Avenging Lavender Spider Power to turn gold into steel

0127 Frelinger, Jacob Captain Lavender Raygun Power to bend spoons with your mind

0128 Putt, Joshua Festering Naked Stigmatism Power of flight propelled by farts

0129 Konopa, Pearl Villainous Naked Cavalier Ability to find loose change

0130 Fowler, Samantha Subversive Slippery Pussycat Power to see clearly up to one-half mile away

Jackson Publicity has updated his LiveJournal. But you don't want to read about that here, so go check it out for yourselves.

http://jacksonpublick.livejournal.com/35100.html?page=1#comments

Here is where we stand with Dragon*Con.

We have been assigned a fan table in the Hyatt hotel. You will find us on the same level as the art show and the artist alley. We will not know the exact location until we check in with the staff there, but we shouldn't be hard to find.

As of tight now, we have made literally hundreds of tag flags featuring a variety of different art designs. We have also decorated hundreds of tins. One artist whose work we are featuring this year is Maggie Ramey. She has graciously given permission for us to use several of her designs. If you would like to take a better look at her work, you can visit her Etsy store to see the uncropped designs. They are simply wonderful and ridiculously affordable.


http://www.etsy.com/listing/94621976/pretty-in-pink-dr-girlfriend?ref=cat_gallery_12

I also want to give a shout out to early supporters of the PRoV. Tim Burgess of the Venture Home News and Deborah Kerr have stepped forward to show their support and for that, we are grateful. We love our PRoVinites. :)

Finally, we have received in the lapel pins for this year. Anyone care to make a guess as to what logo was chosen? SPHINX, Guild, Shallow Gravy, Conjectural Technologies, the Venture "V" logo, the skull logo... so many to choose from, what is your guess?

The Venture Home News in Appreciation of all its fans is giving away a SDCC exclusive Bloody Brock Samson figure by Bif Bang Pow to one lucky reader! All you have to do to enter is comment on his Facebook post, you will be assigned a number in the order that you comment. The contest ends on August 15th. For more on the rules and to officially enter, go to:

http://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/photo.php?fbid=509951839019247&id=214303228584111&set=a.214316528582781.67661.214303228584111&ref=stream&__user=559403287

This contest is brought to you by The Venture Home News where every contest is guaranteed to have a winner. Good Luck, and GO TEAM VENTURE!

And just to reiterate, this is Tim Burgess' contest with the Venture Home News. Commenting here is not an entry. You must post at the Venture Home News.

Yes my friends, we do have a Twitter account. It will be used to keep you up to date on what is going on at DragonCon as well as other tidbits of fun.

@VentureCompound

Marc Illagen of the Venture Bros Blog along with Venture Bros Cosplay and a whole host of other enthusiatic people are organizing cosplayers for the costume parade at this year's DragonCon. More info can be found at the link below.

http://venturebrosblog.com/calling-venture-bros-cosplayers-for-dragoncon-parade-2012/

Swag production is underway. These are not finished products, but I thought you might like a taste of what is to come. Art by Maggie Ramey and Phillips Chamberlain and Chandra Free.

A Call For Artists

As we prepare for Dragon*Con 2012, we're putting out a call for artists to help create the tag flags that are given away to convention attendees. These tags are approximately 1.5" wide x 6" long and the best designs for use will be vertical. Any sort of Venture Bros related design is welcomed for submission, but we do ask that you only submit your own creations. In exchange, your website or other contact info will be included on the tag and will help advertise your skills as an artist at a convention attended by about 45,000 attendees. Anyone interested in submitting a design can contact me through this site.

A sample of past tag flags are illustrated below.

The winner of the Hawt Love Perfume contest is gothicbeauty21! Everyone congratulate her!

With the holidays and other obligations, we are holding off on another contest for at least a few weeks. But we will be bringing more contests and prizes to you soon. However...

Cadet Recruiting! On the eve of the holidays and the cusp of a new year, we want you! That is right, we are recruiting for more AstroCadets. You know you want to be one, so why not. It's easy. Send an SASE along with your name and e-mail address (for newsletter purposes only) to PO Box 220393, Charlotte, NC 28222-0393. In return, you will receive your AstroCadet ID card, a tag flag (which doubles as a nifty bookmark) and a Soulbot sticker. There are special benefits to being an AstroCadet, such as a cool newsletter, opportunity for extra prizes and the prestige that comes with a completely fake job.