Awesome Con 2024
8 - 10 Mar 2024
Celebrate Blerd excellence at Awesome Con 2024! Please come back to explore our curated list of blerds who made the Guest list, Black-owned vendors, and panels for the culture. From unique merch to thought-provoking discussions, this will be your guide!
Blerd Icons
- Alexandra AKA "Oz" - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: frostfyrezero
- Cosplayer, 3D Printing Enthusiast & Instructor
- Bethany C Morrow - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: bcmorrow
- A Song Below Water, A Chorus Rises, Cherish Farrah, So Many Beginnings
- Bryan Tillman - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: followthekaiser
- Ninja Empire, Character Design Vol. 1 & 2, Dark Legacy: The Rising
- Blue Clarise - Saturday
- Instagram: blueclarice
- Award-Winning Cosplayer, Blerdcon's First Cosplayer of the Year
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Corey "Straight Outta Cosplay" Morgan - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: corey1914
- Professional Cosplayer, Face and Body Artist
- Booth 2639
- Greg Burnham - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: greg_burnham7
- Tuskegee Heirs, The Search for Sadiqah, Broken Glass, Grandpa's Shoes
- Jamar Nicholas - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: jamar_nicholas_cartoonist
- Leon the Extraordinary Series
- Jerry "The Franchize" Gaylord - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: thefranchizeart
- X-Men 97, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Clark and Lex
- Keith Williams - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: keithwilliamscomicbookart
- Amazing Spider-Man, Web of Spider-Man, The Phantom, Lady Death, Silver Surfer
- Kimberly Lemming - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: kimberlylemming
- That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, That Time I Got Drunk and Save a Human
- Leslye Penelope - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: leslyepenelope
- The Monsters We Defy, Earthsinger Chronicles, The Bliss Wars
- Marcus Williams - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: marcusthevisual
- Tuskegee Heirs, Super Natural, Eye Lie Popeye
- Natasha (Dixie) Grayson - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: dixie_grayson23
- Cosplayer, Martial Artist, Aspiring Filmmaker and Model
- Booth 2770
- Nnedi Okorafor - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: nnediokorafor
- Who Fears Death, Binti, Remote Control, The Book of Phoenix, Nsibidi Scripts Series
- Orlando Jones - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: theorlandojones
- American Gods, Sleepy Hollow, MADtv, Swagger, Drumline, Evolution
- Rosario Dawson - Saturday
- Instagram: rosariodawson
- Ashoka, Clerks II & III, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Men in Black II, Sin City, Rent, Kids
- Tony Todd - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: tonytoddofficial
- Candyman, Final Destination, The Flash, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Star Trek, The Crow
- VioletteVerse
- Instagram: vi0letteverse
- 12-Year Old Cosplayer, Personality, Superhero in Training
- Booth 2468
- Walter Jones - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Instagram: walterejones
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Wild Force, Lost Galaxy, Once & Always, Cosmic Fury
Black-Owned Vendor Showcase
- 2 Land Comics - Booth 821
- Instagram: 2landcomic
- Comics, various media platforms, children's play products, cartoons, video games and even one day movies.
- Art Way Alliance - Booth 1638
- Instagram: artwayalliance
- Teaching the art of illustration, pop culture, and animation!
- Blerd - Booth 939
- Instagram: blerdofficial
- Media company and lifestyle brand by Black nerds manufacturing streetwear for nerds, gamers, geeks and minorities
- BlerDCon - Booth 2866
- Instagram: blerdcon
- Celebrate diversity & Black nerd culture July 12th-14th, 2024 at the Hyatt - Crystal City, VA
- BlkandNerdy - Booth 1611
- Instagram: blkandnerdy
- Pop culture inspired fashion brand. Black Haitian Woman Owned.
- DeepCut Lasers - Booth 1311
- Instagram: deepcutlasersllc
- Custom laser engraving. Birthdays, holidays, wedding gifts, or personal items like no other.
- DMV Anime Club - Booth 1434
- Instagram: dmvaniclub
- Meetups for 21+ DMV & Baltimore anime and gaming fanatics
- Fatal Fanatix - Booth 1343
- Instagram: fatal_fanatix
- Multimedia Entertainment & Programming
- F.U.N.K (For Urban Nerd Kulture) - Booth 1713
- Instagram: forurbannerdkulture
- Clothing
- Hiya Tati - Booth 1327
- Instagram: hiyatatistore
- Cozy apparel and handmade designs
- KhromaKon - Booth 1337
- Instagram: khromakon
- Baltimore Black-Owned convention
- KT Makes Rugs - Booth 726
- Instagram: ktmakesrugs
- Unique interior rugs
- Laced with Cherry - Booth 838
- Instagram: laced_with_cherry
- Makeup company
- Leia Doodles & Teristau Art - Booth 2400
- Instagram: leia__doodles
- illustrator, Character design, Logo design
- Mom and Sons Comics - Booth 1524
- Instagram: mom_and_sons_comics
- Comics and collectibles
- Next Level Gaming - Booth 1037
- Instagram: nextlevelgamingMD
- Maryland's ULTIMATE mobile party provider
- Peda Comics - Booth 1219
- Instagram: pedacomics
- The best and purely original African storytelling content production company
- Philadelphia Avengers
- Instagram: phillyavengers
- Cosplay group
- Plus Ultra Entertainment - Booth 2473
- Instagram: plusultraentertainment
- Promoters, Photoshoots, Event Planners, Cosplayers, Awesome Con Afterparty Organizers
- Pop's Socks - Booth 1203
- Instagram: popssocks
- Cool, crazy, wacky off the wall socks
- SMYAL - Booth 2772
- Instagram: smyal_dmv
- Creates opportunities for LGBTQ youth
- Terry Huddleston Art - Booth 2301
- Instagram: terryhuddlestonart
- Freelance artist
- Travel Train Teach - Booth 1345
- Instagram: travel.train.teach
- MD Muay Thai, MMA & Self-Defense training
Panels that Inspire
8 MARCH- The Art of Worldbuilding
- Room 206 @ 1.30p
- Get to know Orlando Jones
- Main Stage @ 2.45p
- Signing with Peter V. Brett, Leslye Penelope, Andrew Joseph White, Nnedi Okorafor, Kimberly Lemming, Aparna Verma
- Booth #1907 @ 2.45p
- Special Effects and Body Painting
- Room 209 @ 3p
- Comfort Reads For When the World is on Fire
- Room 206 @ 4pm
- Signing with Alix E. Harrow, Bethany C. Morrow, Delilah S. Dawson, Kimberly Lemming, Leslye Penelope, Claudia Gray
- Booth #1907 @ 5.15pm
- Black Witches vs Magical Negroes
- Room 207B @ 5.30p
- Signing with Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford
- Booth #1907 @ 6.30p
- Go Go Power Rangers with David Yost and Walter Jones!
- Main Stage @ 6.45p
- Blerdcon Presents NERDCORE: Anime Inspired Hip-Hop Culture!
- Room 209 @ 8p
- THE NOTORIOUS S.T.R.
- Remix Stage @ Anime Yokocho - Show Floor @ 1.15p
- Posing Clinic for Cosplay Jr
- Awesome Con Jr Movement Zone @ 1.15p
- Spotlight on Nnedi Okorafor
- Room 206 @ 1.45p
- Signing with Nnedi Okorafor
- Booth #1907 @ 3p
- Trope-tastic!
- Room 206 @ 4.30p
- Dark Horse All Stars
- Room 206 @ 5.45p
- Signing with Kimberly Lemming, Sunny Moraine, Andew Joseph White, Alex E Harrow, Bethany C Morrow, Aparna Verma
- Booth #1907 @ 5.45p
- Spotlight on Rosario Dawson & Hayden Christensen
- Main Stage @ 9p
- The Venture Bros Cosplay Meetup
- Destination Cosplay Catwalk - Show Floor @ 10a
- Diversity in Cosplay: Creating Inclusive Spaces
- Room 209 @ 10a
- Writer vs Author
- Room 206 @ 10.30a
- Signing with Peter V. Brett, Alix E. Harrow, Bethany C. Morrow, Andrew Joseph White, Leslye Penelope
- Booth #1907 @ 11.45a
- Storytelling Beyond the Written Word
- Room 206 @ 1p
- Candyman, Spider-Man and beyond... it's Tony Todd!
- Main Stage @ 1.45p
- Signing with Sam Maggs, Sunny Moraine, Caitlin Schneiderhan, Nnedi Okorafor, Delilah S. Dawson
- Booth #1907 @ 2.15p