Gods & Monsters Grand Opening Celebration

Gods & Monsters, the second largest comics, toys, collectibles and gaming venue in the U.S. is celebrating its grand opening inside the Artegon Marketplace on Saturday, June 13th, 10am-10pm!!! Come explore Gods & Monsters (as well as the Transmetropolitan Gallery and Offworld L.O.U.N.G.E. within) and enjoy 12 hours of entertainment, activities, art demos, contests and give-a-ways, all while raising money for the Hero Initiative! Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10am The Hero Initiative Fundraiser with silent auction. (winners announced at 9pm) Visit www.heroinitiative.org to learn more about this charity helping comics creators in need. Free arcade sponsored by Free Play Florida & BART Special appearances by renowned cosplay models, Callie Cosplay, Heather1337 & Jenifer Ann Appearances by Central Florida's critically acclaimed Victorian Horror Troupe Phantasmagoria Legacy Aerial Arts will be here with Bella Maia as Cat Woman doing performances on Aerial Silks and Hailey Burkett as Wonder Woman on the Aerial Hoop Free face painting and balloon art provided by Artegon's YES, Your Entertainment Spot. Superhero arts & crafts throughout the day, with Mad Science highlighting the Science of Superheroes 11am-5pm Transmetropolitan Gallery Art Show with live art demos by Bianca Roman-Stumpff, Kevin Wood, Mark Pacich, Robo Ohno & more TBA Carlos Cabaleiro will be here signing and donating proceeds from sketch and print sales to Hero Initiative. Carlos has worked on major licensed properties for Marvel, Star Wars, DC, Ghostbusters, and Breaking Bad. He is a regular contributor to the top trading card companies: Topps (Star Wars), Upper Deck (Marvel) and Cryptozoic Entertainment (DC, Ghostbusters, Walking Dead). He is currently the artist of a creator owned comic titled A BULLET FOR YOU with writer R. Thomas Favino and the penciller/inker for CLOUDWRANGLER COMICS' MAJOR HOLMES and CAPTAIN WATSON. To see examples of Carlos' work, please visit: www.facebook.com/cabaleiro.art & www.carloscabaleiro.com Comics creator, Shawn Surface will be on hand promoting his upcoming series "Mandi", signing books, prints and drawing custom character sketches with proceeds going to the Hero Initiative Derrick Fish will be here with original art, prints and all his creator owned comics such as "The Wellkeeper", "Dandy & Co.", "APPARITION" and his all new "CARPE NOCTEM" Comics creator, Jenni Gregory will be here signing copies of her books, DreamWalker and Summoner with proceeds going to Hero Indie Game team at Major Games will be demoing their creation BiT Evolution Jim Inziello with Unicron Studios will be on hand doing 3D printing demos throughout the day. facebook.com/unicronstudios Reknowned convention artist, Michael “Locoduck” Duron will be present doing character sketches for attendees. The 501st, Mandalorian Mercs, and Guardians Of Justice, non-profit organizations, will have groups of popular Superheroes and Star Wars characters appearing throughout the day Costume Contest with prizes held at 8pm Brit Lytle with Bittersweet Body Art will be doing live body art demos Author, Brian Downes will be here signing copies of his book, The Berlin Fraternity Emcee: Comedian, Adam Avitable & DJ Spank Lite bites provided by Chevy's Fresh Mex with proceeds going to Hero Initiative FREE COMICS!! *More details will be announced as confirmations come in, so check back on our page frequently for updates. If you're an artist interested in doing live demos at the event, donating a piece to the Hero Initiative fundraiser and selling prints with commission proceeds going to the charity, please contact anna@godmonsters.com to register. If you're an entertainer interested in participating to help raise money for Hero Initiative, please contact info@godmonsters.com