September 29, 2024

XMF / the SUPER

Celebrating X-Men Films And Beyond

Giant-Size Productions

THE UNCANNY EXPERIENCE: X-Men Fans United In Minnesota For Two-Day Convention

X-Men fandom across the globe united on September 16 and 17 at the Minneapolis Club in Minnesota for THE UNCANNY EXPERIENCE, an immersive X-fandom convention produced by Giant-Size Productions. According to the website, the two-day event transports fans into the universe of mutantkind, to build community, and give a platform to the creators, artists, and actors of the mutant universe to interact with and educate attendees.

Guests included X-Men film actor Daniel Cudmore (Colossus), comic book mastermind Chris Claremont, animated Rogue voice actor Lenore Zann, animated Wolverine voice actor Cal Dodd, X-Men: The Animated Series director Larry Houston, artist Nathan Szerdy, X-Men: The Animated Series creators Eric & Julia Lewald, original animated Jubilee voice actor Alyson Court, Starship Troopers/Deadpool The Musical 2 actor Casper Van Dien, famed artist Dan Veesenmeyer, writer Chris Sims, artist Bob Quinn, and artist Ale Garza, among others.

The team who put this all together include X-Reads: An X-Men Experience podcast co-hosts Chandler Poling and Chris Riley, House of X podcaster Dylan Carter, fashion designer and co-founder of Kakkaoicon Samantha Rei, and House of X admin Regina Givens.

If the event proved successful, then more could be on the way! Check out their website and sign up for the mailing list to receive future updates. I’d definitely be interested in attending!