MEGACON™, SOUTHEAST’S LARGEST FAN CONVENTION, WRAPS ANOTHER YEAR OF FUN AND FANDOM AT THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER

Orlando, FL – June 4, 2018 – MEGACON™, the Southeast’s largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming event, wrapped up the Orlando convention throughout Memorial Day Weekend at the Orange County Convention Center. The four-day multi-genre convention welcomed more than 100,000 fans and included programming for all ages, a star-studded celebrity lineup and more.

Among other guests that brought crowds the most immersive pop culture entertainment experience were the cosplay superstars of the Florida Con Artists, led by Charles Watson and Teea Reich, with Dennis Cutter, as well as internet talk show phenoms from the Hangin With Web Show, Bri Bri Cosplay and the Florida based Bombshells Cosplayers, HarledinArts Cosplay and Crafts Amelia Poole, and social media musical duo Billy Floyd and Jay Stephens' The Kitchen Killaz.

This year’s featured celebrity guests included Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings); Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park); Jason Momoa (DC Justice League); John Cena, Alexa Bliss, Braun Strowman (WWE Superstars); Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman); Billy Dee Williams and Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars); Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor (Xena: Warrior Princess); Jodi Benson and Christopher Daniel Barnes (The Little Mermaid); Rob Liefeld (Deadpool and X-Force) among others. 

The event was a huge success for artists, authors, comic creators, pop culture stars and fans alike, as well as a terrific and impactful addition to the local Orlando economy!  

Interviews with artistic creators From 2018 and other MegaCon Shows on the Hangin With Web Show can be seen below: