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Guests and Performances
RevolutiCon is happy to present the
following guests that will be attending the convention. Some guests will be
running or appearing during panels to answer your questions and talk on many
different topics. They will also be available some during the days on the walk
of fame.
TV/Film Guests
Sam Lovelace
Chris Riddle
John Robinson
Writing Guests
Phil Brucato
Carla Hollar
Stewart
MacWilliam
Tadd McDivitt
Wayne Peacock
Ralph Roberts
Art/Comic Guests
Michael Cole
Sam Lovelace
James E. Lyle
Liana
Stadelmann
C.J. Randall
Kaysha Siemens
Performances
Burt
Cook, The Edge: School of the Sword
The
Feral Chihuahuas
Phil Brucato is an author and game
developer. He has worked on role-playing games such as Mage: The Ascension,
Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Vampire: The Dark Ages and Mage: The Sorcerer's
Crusade for White Wolf, Inc., as well as
Deliria: Faerie Tales for a New Millennium for Laughing
Pan Productions. He also writes the "Chalice & Keyboard"
column in the quarterly magazine new Witch, and has published short stories and
essays with DAW Books, Harper Prism Books, Disinformation Press, White Wolf,
Inc., and other publishers. Phil's work has won awards from GAMA, the RPGA and
various magazines and fan groups. His urban fantasy stories, which portray
"ordinary people in an extraordinary world," have often been compared
to the work of Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman and Francesca Lia Block.
An avid musician who loves all forms of
music, Phil has written articles and interviews for a variety of publications
and websites. In 1989, he was a founding member of Lonesome Crow, a heavy metal
band from Richmond, Virginia. Later, he went on to play bass in bands like Dark
Cross, Aqua Blue and Widdershins throughout the 1990s. More recently, he's been
active in local dance communities, especially contact improvisation and Five
Rhythms groups around San Francisco, CA and Asheville, NC.
Noted for his motto "To write is to
tell the Truth," Phil uses fantasy fiction to inspire his readers toward
real-life achievements. Although he's often considered a neopagan author, his
work displays an openness and respect for all forms of spirituality.
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Dragin, copyright established 2006; plot;
a boy tries to live with three mythical creatures and live an ordinary life,
hijinks ensue.
Member of Southeastern Cartoonist's Society, monthly meeting first Tuesday of
every month at Frank's Pizza Tunnel Road 7 pm.
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My name is Samantha Louanne Lovelace. Sam.
It's my real name. I've learned to like it - and to tolerate the jokes.
Actually, that's basically my opinion of my whole self. I was born in South Mississippi,
and I lived thereabouts (some in Louisiana and Australia.) for 29 years. I
achieved somewhat of a cult following there as a result of having been lost in
the outback as a toddler and raised by wombats. I moved to North Carolina almost
10 years ago, without knowing anyone, or hardly anything about the place. It has
been a learning experience. I'm still learning. The first "Day
Off" was written as a letter to a friend who moved to Austin about the
same time that I came here. (Cave Paintin' Joey ) I drew it in 1998. I'd made a
photocopy of it and stuck it in one of my million notebooks, and then I ran
across it again April 2000. It made me smile, and strangely, wonder if I could
still draw that way, so TA-DA! Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Day Off! Here
you will see sights to amaze and stupefy, points to ponder, gab and graphics to
giggle at and bosoms — lots of bosoms! This page started out as a way to keep
my far-away friends updated on my comings and goings, as well as giving me an
excuse to keep my pencil-callous tough, but it has grown into an entire entity.
Most of all, I hope you will read my comics and enjoy the art, for it is these
things, art, writing (ways to let it all out), that have kept me going through all
the hard times and helped me make other peoples lives a little easier. Sometimes
it’s nice to know that you aren’t the only person in the world who is dumb
about love and who says “wheee!” a lot for no good reason...
Love, peace, and chicken grease,
—Sam
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James
E. Lyle (or Doodle) is a native of western North Carolina, having been born in
Asheville in 1963 and raised in the mountains near Waynesville. In the sixth
grade he decided that being an artist was what mainly interested him.
Doodle has been a professional cartoonist and illustrator for the past twenty
plus years, working primarily as a freelance but occasionally dabbling in
full-time employment. He has been published by such companies as Acclaim
Comics, Caliber Comics, Now Comics, and Just A Buck Comics. All of these
companies are no longer in business. However, Doodle accepts no
responsibility for any of that and boldly presses on, contributing comic book
art to various unsuspecting editors. He is a sometimes contributor to the Weekly
Reader line of magazines for school age children (fortunately, they seem to be
weathering the storm).
When he is not busy running most of his publishers into the ground, Doodle
designs tee shirts for various major apparel companies, gives private art
lessons, creates commissioned artwork, and plays drums for Gypsy Bandwagon.
Doodle still lives outside Waynesville with his wife, and fellow musician, Karin
(she's the well-known one).
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Stewart MacWilliam is an author, game
developer and sought after game master. He has worked on role-playing games such
as Denizens of Darkness for Sword &
Sorcery Studios as well as Mare Draconum for Palaestra and Mage: The
Ascension Tarot Deck. He currently works for The Newsleader in Landrum, SC and
runs several local games.
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Various writing credits
include; White Wolf Publishing: Changeling: The Dreaming 2 (2000), Van Richten's
Guide to the Shadow Fey Sword & Sorcery: d20 3.5 (2004), Champions of
Darkness Sword & Sorcery: Dungeons & Dragons 3 (2002), Denizens of
Darkness Sword & Sorcery: Dungeons & Dragons 3 (2002), Tradition Book:
Hollow Ones White Wolf Publishing: Mage: The Ascension 3 (2002).
Wayne's first real contribution to gaming
came when he founded the Adventure Gaming Society at UNCA in the early 80's.
Through no fault of his own, many of its alumni went on to work the gaming
industry including: Jackie Cassada, Jim Crabtree, Stewart MacWilliam, Deena McKinney, Nicky Rea, and
Ethan Skemp. His professional work in the industry began with freelancing work
on West End Game's Star Wars (d6) products, and later for several lines in White
Wolf's original World of Darkness. More
recently he has contributed to books in the current World of Darkness setting,
including: Werewolf: the Forsaken, Lore of the Forsaken, Blasphemies, War
with the Pure, and Book of Spirits.
Wayne's most important works-in-progress
are Emma and Nathan, in collaboration with his beautiful artist wife, Kimberly
Tyner Peacock. He works as a system administrator for the President's Office at
the University of Georgia in wonderfully weird Athens. There amidst the kudzu, bars and music he heroically (or vainly) attempts to
juggle family, friends, church, work, writing and gaming. Rarely are all six
pins in the air at the same time…
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An award-winning fantasy artist, C.J.
Randall, born in Philadelphia, PA, started showing artistic inclinations
before he even fully learned to walk. Having achieved recognition for his
drawing skills as early as the first grade for a poster-drawing contest, he
grew up a product of '80s fantasy films such as the Dark Crystal and
Labyrinth, which would later shape the direction of his career. Deciding to
pursue art as his chosen profession and earning himself a scholarship to
attend art college, he came under the tutelage of a critically acclaimed
watercolor professor from the New York art scene.
It was while attending college that he was exposed to the writings of Charles
de Lint, the music of Tori Amos, and the paintings of Brian Froud's and Alan
Lee's book "Faeries," all of which would contribute to his chosen
profession. Over the years C.J. has won numerous awards for his photorealistic
watercolors, traveled with his art across the country showing his work in the
United States and Canada, and can currently be found drifting through the
streets of the artistic community of Asheville, NC with his ever-present
sketch pad at his side, filling its pages with gossamer visions of the fey
realm.
C.J. delights in commissions. If you are
interested in having a Faerie Portrait of your own, please click
here to learn more or email the artist.
Please feel free to use the banner below to link to this site.
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An award winning short film
director/produce, lives right here in western NC. Has produced/directed various
shows and commercials for TV as well as private entities. Has worked on major
motion pictures as well as small, independent projects. I
have just finished the first six episodes of Videobot, a brand new show coming
soon on URTV Asheville cable channel 20. We feature brave, creative and original
independent and amateur films, music videos, and animations that are between one
and fifteen minutes in length. The films are tied together by a cast of small
plastic wind-up robots acting on a Lego set. Anyone interested in submitting films to Videobot! Just send me a message
telling me what your film or music video is about and how long it is and I'll
send you the submission details. It won't cost you anymore than the price of
mailing your submission, and that's a small price indeed for getting your stuff
out there, into a waiting and hungry market, and you'll be helping to save the
world - from BAD TV!
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Ralph Roberts has been publishing science
fiction stories steadily since his first sale to ISAAC ASMIOV'S SF in 1980. His
most recent story appeared in SPACE CADETS, an anthology that premiered at the
2006 World Science Fiction Convention and which Ralph attended, signing over 300
copies. Roberts has written almost 100 books for national publishers. His best
sellers include the first U.S. book on computer viruses and CLASSIC
COOKING WITH COCA-COLA(r), a cookbook that has been in continuous print for the
past 13 years and sold half a million copies. Roberts, as a publisher has placed
hundreds of titles into the national bookstore market. His science fiction
imprint, Farthest Star SF, does reprints (over 40 titles by Mike Resnick) and
original science fiction. He is also a video producer with over 100 DVD titles
now for sale nationally on places such as Amazon.com.
Locally, you'll see him a lot in his three weekly TV shows on URTV, Channel 20
in Asheville. The shows are "Rapid Ralph Runs the Roads,"
"Ralph's Stuff," and "Tex Ralph's Westerns."
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Has worked on
Mount
Dungeon
,
Asheville
’s Underground Music Television for URTV.
Mount
Dungeon
is a weekly music television show on URTV, the public access cable channel for
Asheville
,
North Carolina
. Their show has been picked up by the public access channels for
Chapel Hill
,
NC
and
Bloomington
,
Indiana
. There is a new show every Thursday on Asheville Charter Cable's channel 20 at
11:00 PM. Mount Dungeon is produced by the brilliant Ben Robinson, edited by the
indomitable Megan McKissick, hosted by the engaging Matt Howard, shot by the
superlative JJ Jackson and John Robinson, with sound engineering by the spookily
competent John Blackwell. John Robinson also does some of the web wrangling.
John has also been working on a new show, The Pleasure Saucer. The Pleasure
Saucer is a new television project for URTV. It will be a 30 minute talk show,
highlighting the sexy, strange, and transgressive aspects of
Asheville
. I will begin shooting In September, and the first episode should premiere
sometime in early October. The exact day the show will air is still to be
determined, but it will show after
2 AM
. That means there will be no limits on what I can show, or what topics I can
talk about. More details as they develop.
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Burt Cook
The Edge School of the Sword
Live Cutting Demonstration
Armed
Combat Demonstration
Staged Combat Demonstration
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"Asheville's Premier Sketch Comedy
Troupe! What sets this group apart is that they rehearse and perform 30 minutes
of material in 4 days, every two weeks. They showcase their new material in a
top secret location due to limited seating and a heavy screening process to get
in. Talk about a speakeasy! But it's FREE! Their material ranges from absurd
satire to political and social commentary. To find out more or get directions to
the TOP SECRET location, contact the The Feral Chihuahuas at:
(828) 253-8019 OR feralcomedy@yahoo.com.
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