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TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! CASH ONLY!

Admission is just $12.00 per adult. Good for both days! Children 9 & under are FREE! Get $1.00 Off Your Admission With A Canned Food Shelf Donation! Generally ticket sales begin at around 9:30AM We do this so that when the doors open to the public at 10AM everyone can get in right away!

MCBA SPRINGCON 2013 GUEST CREATOR LIST AS OF TODAY!

Expect over 225 Comic Book Creators at the 2013 MCBA SpringCon Comic Book Carnival! Here’s a link to the current list of confirmed Creators who will be appearing at SpringCon 2013! Expect a few last minute special additions to be announced soon!

http://midwestcomicbook.com/?page_id=13

PS. Looking for a special sketch or something in particular from an attending artist? Check out the website and drop them a line and possibly they can have it done in advance and then you can pick it up at SpringCon!

MCBA SPRINGCON 2013 DEALER  LIST AS OF TODAY!

Expect Retailers, Dealers and Hucksters from all over the United States to be at SpringCon 2013! Enjoy a 55,00 square foot marketplace where they’ll be buying selling and trading all things comic books and fun! Here’s a link to the current list of confirmed dealers who’ll be appearing at SpringCon 2013! Also, expect a few last minute additions in the next few weeks!

http://midwestcomicbook.com/?page_id=380

PS. Looking for a special comic book or something in particular from an attending dealer? Check out the website and drop them a line! That way they can make sure to bring it with them and you can pick it up at SpringCon!

COOL SHORT VIDEO OF SPRINGCON 2012!

This link to a short video based on SpringCon 2012 was sent to us by the mighty Patrick MCCutchan an aspiring and talented local film maker. Check out! It’s a lot of fun and has some really good examples of what goes on at SpringCon:

http://youtu.be/jUlcIIM3bSI

SPRINGCON 2013 – EXTRA BONUS ATTRACTIONS

501st Vader’s Fist   http://www.centralgarrison.com     Comic Book Legal Defense Fund   www.cbldf.org     Costume Parade   Pictures & Contest     Ghostbusters   www.iceparkcity.com     Greyhound Pets of America   www.gpa-mn.org     Lupus Foundation of MN   www.lupusmn.org     MCAD Comic Heads   www.mcad.edu     MCBA Charity Garage Sale   www.midwestcomicbook.com     Mitch Sprangur Group Realty   Comic Book Geek Realtor   www.mitchsprangur.com     MN Superheroes United   www.facebook.com/mnsuperheroesunited     Propatorium   Elseworld Items of Peculiar & Familiar Persuasions     TwinLug   www.twinlug.com

WIN THIS NEW GAMING COMPUTER AT SPRINGCON 2013! 

Northrup Systems is proud to partner with the Midwest Comic Book Association to offer another great computer system in support of the MCBA charity auction!  At Northrup Systems, we are geeks too – comic books, collectibles, and naturally PC video gaming!  For many years we’ve been building all manners of completely custom PCs and servers, from basic home/office PCs to rackmount servers to hardcore gaming rigs! Here’s some of the specs:

6-core AMD FX6100 Black Edition CPU (Black Edition  means it’s unlocked – openly overclockable) – 8Gb PC1600 Crucial Ballistix DDR3  RAM – AMD Radeon HD 6570 2Gb PCI-E video card – 500Gb hard drive – 18.5″ HP  widescreen monitor – 2.1 speakers, mouse, keyboard, so on and so forth – Windows  8 – fixed with Start8 for access to a normal Windows desktop – Naturally it’ll  be replete with all the ports and such you can shake a stick at, and will have  awesome eye appeal as always. With  a 6-core CPU, 8Gb of RAM, and for the  first time ever a dedicated video card. Awesome!

  For more info contact Kaleb at:

(952) 210-8208 – Kaleb@NorthrupSystems.com

Here’s how it works: Go to the MCBA prize drawing booth drop $1.00 into the charity collection tub and you get an entry! You can buy as many chances as you’d like and 100% of the money will go to the official MCBA Charities! At 4PM on Sunday we’ll draw the winner! You need not be present to win!

MCBA SPRINGCON CHARITY ART & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION

One of the premiere events at SpringCon! Our 25th annual charity auction takes place on Sunday May 20 at  2:30PM in the Guest Creator Panel Room! This is a live auction that is basically fun, extremely exciting and easy to participate in! 100% of all proceeds will be split between the Minnesota Lupus Foundation – www.lupusmn.org and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund – www.cbldf.org – Special items this year include a huge selection of original art, sketches, original posters and a wide variety of other unusual & esoteric comic book & related collectible & items.This event is FREE and everyone is welcome to participate! On behalf of the charities we accept cash, checks and all credit cards! Don’t miss this one!

WHAT SHOULD I BRING TO SPRINGCON?

Here’s some suggestions from fellow attendees…

1) COMFORTABLE SHOES – An obvious & overlooked detail! 2) BACKPACK OR BAG – A place to store all of your loot! 3) CASH – Some don’t accept checks & cash is king 4) LISTS – Bring a complete list of the items you’re looking for! 5) SKETCHBOOK & PENS – Never know which artist you’ll see! 6) YOUR PORTFOLIO - Many artists at SpringCon are willing to do portfolio reviews. Bring your stuff! 7) FOOD & WATER – Keep the reactor fueled!  8) A SWEATER OR WIND BREAKER – Just in case! 9) A CAMERA – Don’t be shy about asking people for photo opportunities! 10) FRIENDS – It’s always more fun with a group of friends!

MCBA RUMMAGE SALE AT SPRINGCON!

For the fourth consecutive year, the MCBA will be having a Charity Booth/Rummage Sale. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to our two charities, and this year we’re inviting you to help out! We’re looking for any new items you wish to donate, comics, toys, graphic novels, orginal art, CD’s, VSH and DVD’s, tube socks, Ronco Egg Peelers, tools, electronics, lamps, whatever you have that you don’t need, we’ll take and sell for charity! As this all goes towards charity, your donation may be tax deductable: We’ll have formsacknowledging your donation for tax time! So clear out your house and help out a good cause!

SPRINGCON VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED & WELCOME!

Thanks to all of you who have already volunteered to help out at the upcoming celebration! We are still looking for volunteers to help with set up/tear down and operations. If you’re interested in being part of dedicated & fun team, please drop us a line at MNCBA@aol.com  (please include name, address, telephone#, shirts size & e-mail) – and we’ll get you all of the information as soon as it’s ready to go! We’d love to have you particpate, be part of our comunity and have a good time!

STAR WARS 501ST CENTRAL GARRISON AT SPRINGCON!

Star Wars Characters on Patrol! The MCBA is proud to welcome back the Star Wars 501st Garrison who, on behalf of reigning Emperor Palpatine, have offered to provide security and discipline at SpringCon! Continuing a long standing tradition, the 501st brings much exitement and fun to MCBA events and the attendees! They look forward to serving the Empire…erm making SpringCon more fun.

For more info:  www.centralgarrison.com

FOOD & BEVERAGE AT SPRINGCON 2013!

There will be a complete line of food, sandwiches & beverages available for SpringCon attendees! This years food concession will be located outside the grandstand, just West of the ma

YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN US!

2013 SPRINGCON 40K TOURNAMENT!

May 18 & 19 – 2013 at the Fairgrounds!

Our primary goal is to provide an outstanding experience for all attendees while expanding on the amazing tournament in the Midwest

Registration You may register and pick up your ticket for the event by stopping at or calling Source Comics & Games (2057 Snelling Ave N, Roseville, MN 55113 651.645.0386) Tickets for the Source GT are $50+tax; which includes a full admission into the Springcon Comic Book convention, snacks, soda, and some cool dice made for the occasion. Why come to the Source GT @ Springcon? · You will get to compete against 5 great opponents on fantastic gaming boards with themed terrain. ·Prizes!!! Multiple prize categories! In addition, the overall winner will get a life size Power Sword to hang on their wall or smite their foes, whichever. J · Amazing Gaming Venue – the State Fairgrounds Grandstand! Plus, you have full admission into the largest Comic Book Convention in Minnesota; Springcon.

WELCOME TO THE 2013 SOURCE 40K TOURNAMENT!

Schedule for the Weekend

SATURDAY

9AM to 9:30AM – Tournament Kick Off

9:30AM to 12PM – Game One

12PM to 1PM – Lunch

1PM to 3:30PM – Game Two

3:30PM to 4PM – Players Choice Voting

4PM to 6:30PM – Game Three

SUNDAY

9:30AM to 12PM – Game Four

12PM to 1PM – Lunch

1PM to 3:30PM – Game Five

3:30PM to 4PM – Final Scoring

4PM to 4:30PM Awards Ceremony

More Info:

Travis Winter or Pat Brynildson Source Comics & Games

651.645.0386 Miniature Games Event Coordinators raistlyn_merkur@hotmail.com

2012 MCBA SPRINGCON PARKING – FREE!

MCBA FALLCON COMIC BOOK PARTY! Saturday – October 5, 2013 – 10AM to 5PM

Minnesota State Fairgrounds

THE ONE DAY WONDER!