by Be sure to check out Episode 88 of the Toy Hunt – https://youtu.be/5MwJRcS-UVw
Hello sports fans welcome back to another article of Kee On Sports goes nerd. June is a busy Month for toy and comic shows.
First off, we have the return of the Steel City Con after multiple push backs due to COVID from June 11-13 it’s a bit farther away in Monroeville PA. but is by far the biggest of the events I’m here to tell you about as its one of the biggest comic cons in the country.
There will be 750 vendor tables and you can meet TV and film celebrities along with experience celebrity Q & A’s, panels, celebrity photo ops, and the Artist Charity Quick Sketch. You can also take part in the Steel City Con’s cosplay, trivia contest and costume contests!
Celebrities include
William Shatner (Friday and Saturday only)
Comedian Jon Lovitz
AEW wrestler, Britt Baker
WWF Hall of Famer Rikishi
Actress Dee Wallace (best known from E.T. )
Also, From E.T. Henry Thomas, Matthew Demeritt, Robert Macnaughton, and C. Thomas Howell
From the show MAS*H Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, and Jeff Maxwell
From the show The Walking Dead Chandler Riggs and Alanna Masterson
Comedian Curtis Armstrong (Booger – Revenge of the Nerds)
Larry Thomas (The Soup Nazi – Seinfeld)
Micky Dolenz (The Monkeys)
Reb Brown (former Football player and Captain America for the 70s tv show)
Skeet Ulrich (Scream, The Craft & Riverdale)
Mathew Lillard (Scream & Scobby-Doo)
Donald Gibb (Revenge of the Nerds & Bloodsport)
Melissa Gibert (little house on the Prairie)
Tim Bustfield (Little Big League, Revenge of the nerds, Field of Dreams & West Wing)
David Barclay (Star Wars- Puppeteer Yoda & Jabba the Hutt)
Kane Hodder, Jason Faunt, Freddie Prinze JR, Avi Nash, and Rachael Leigh Cook may also appear but are currently not official.
Tickets for this one are as followed
Friday Admission: $23.00
Saturday Admission: $35.00
Sunday Admission: $23.00
3 Day Pass: $50.00
they strongly encourage purchasing your tickets in advance of the show. Barcode scan ticketing technology allows for the fastest admission into the show. Avoid long credit card or cash lines by pre-purchasing your tickets now.
MONROEVILLE, PA CONVENTION CENTER
209 Mall Blvd., Monroeville PA 15146
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Don’t want to drive out of state that Sunday June 13th Fandom Iconic Outpost June Toy Swap Meet, might be more your cup of tea. Its hosted at the new store of a fellow you tuber “Captain Crappy & Ms Fever Blister’s Fandom Iconic”. From the sounds of it this will be a flee market style setup in the parking lot. Buy, sell, trade toys, or just come hang out to meet the local NEO-TACC, ECO-TACC, and Crappy Family members to talk toys and nerd stuff!!
Free admission and it runs Sunday, June 13, 2021 AT 12 PM– 4 PM
Fandom Iconic Outpost – 2654 Hubbard Rd, Madison, OH 44057
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If a big toy show is more your thing the third weekend in the month has Northeast Ohio’s Biggest toy and collectible show in the 10th ToyHio show is going on in Girad Ohio at the Metroplex Expo Center, this is a bi annual event bringing to you over 150 vendors with the best vintage to modern toys, and this will be the second show of 2021.
At Toyhio 10 you can meet the stars of The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast Brian Myers, Matt Cardona, and Mart “Smart” Sterling. You will also be able to meet wrestling star Swoggle!
Also, Aaron Archer is coming back to Toyhio! He worked at Kenner & Hasbro. He helped create and design everything from Transformers, Batman, Jurassic Park, and much more! Aaron will be signing toys, selling prints, and promoting his podcast.
Saturday June 19th 10am-4pm
TICKETS ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!
$5 per adult. Kids 10 & under free! (cash only)
1620 Motor Inn Dr, Girard, OH 44420-2422, United States
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3 events happening on June 27th
A small but GIANT event is happening on June 27th in Parma Ohio at North Coast Nostalgia Comic Shop you can Meet the HULK him seld Lou Ferrigno! He will be signing autographs and taking photos from 12pm-3pm but it won’t be cheep Signatures $100 or have it personalized for $60. 8×10 photo $40 or 2 8x10s for $60. Selfie for $40 a group photo for $60. Inscriptions $20 and a video shoutout for $100.
To rich for my blood but hey you might be interested. The address is 5853 Ridge Rd, Parma Ohio
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Akron-Canton Comic Con June 27th 10am-4pm in Akron Ohio
The 30th Year of North East Ohio’s Biggest Comic Collector’s Event.
Guest Comic Creators, Hourly Prizes, Cosplay Contest at 2:00 pm. Fun for the whole family. Admission ONLY $6.00, Age 6 & under Free(Cash at the door), Free Parking.
10,000s of golden, silver.& modern age comics, collectible Toys & Related Items.
Guest Creators
Robert Kraus (Founder and publisher of Windmill Books), Charles F. Millhouse ( Award Winning Publisher and Author), Adam Fields (owner and lead creative at Midnight27 Studios), Robert Sheldone, Rich Papalia, Eric Lough
Chapparell’s Community Center
2418 S. Arlington Rd Akron ohio 44319
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And finally, NEO-TACC meet up #48!!! North East Ohio Toy and Collectible Club is a group on facebook open to all toy collectors in the area. This is also on June 27TH so you have to pick your poison almost.
But this is the place to be for all local toy collectors if you don’t know about NEO-TACC you need to!
The times for this are 12pm-4pm it is a free event and is located at the Brunswick Eagles 3505 it will not be in the main building for that is off limits to nonmembers but located in a huge outdoor pavilion, the old location of Buffalo wild wings in Strongsville was just to small with 2.4k members now.
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What ever you chose to do be safe and have fun that is the name of the game
