Retro Con

Take a trip to Nastyville! Meet tag team duo Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags at RRetro Con 2024 (Official) aka... The Nasty Boys!!

Sometimes wrestling as "faces", usually as "heels", but ALWAYS larger than life, these brash hardcore punk brawlers have tangled with the likes of the Steiner Brothers, Legion of Doom, the Rockers, Hart Foundation, Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and numerous other classic wrestlers of the era! You can catch the boys in matches from the AWA, WCW, and WWF/WWE throughout the 80's and 90's.

Meet the duo at Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, PA!

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Yoooo Joe! If anyone is qualified to take over Neil Ross' spot on our guest list, it's this man! Please welcome veteran voice actor Michael Bell to Retro Con 2024 (Official)!

An actor of more than 50 years, one of Michael's most popular characters is field commander Conrad "Duke" Hauser on the classic 80's cartoon GI Joe: A Real American Hero by Marvel/Sunbow Productions! In addition to playing Duke, Michael also voiced Major Bludd, Scrap-Iron, Xamot, Clutch, Tollbooth, and Blowtorch on the show. He reprised his Duke role for the very last scene of GI Joe Renegades in 2010, and for a hilarious GI Joe parody episode of Community in 2014!

Michael was also a big part of the original Transformers cartoon, celebrating its astounding *40th Anniversary* this year! Michael voiced such well-known characters on the show as Prowl, Scrapper, Sideswipe, Bombshell, First Aid, and Swoop! "Me Swoop no see nothing!" He also reprised the characters of Sideswipe and Scrapper for the Transformers: Devastation video game in 2015, and Prowl for a recent 40th Anniversary re-recording of the very first episode of Transformers!

Other notable characters Michael voiced include Lance and Sven on Voltron, Zan, Gleek, and the Riddler on Super Friends, Drew Pickles and Chas Finster on Rugrats, the title character in Ruby-Spears' Plastic Man cartoon, "The Fear" in Metal Gear Solid 3, Raziel in The Legacy of Kain/Soul Reaver series, Handy, Lazy, and Grouchy on The Smurfs, Bruce Banner on The Incredible Hulk, Allstar Seaworthy on Snorks, Mark on Speed Buggy, Lawrence in the Ratchet & Clank series, and way too many more to list!

Michael also provided dubbing work on the original 1977 Star Wars, voicing General Willard on Yavin 4, and he overdubbed Peter Criss' dialogue in the infamous TV movie 'KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park'!

You may have also see Michael Bell on-screen! Look for him on classic tv shows such as Three's Company, Star Trek: TNG and DS9, the Monkees, CHiPs, Get Smart, Mission Impossible, M*A*S*H, and Charlie's Angels!

Meet the man behind the characters at Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, PA!

Some kid knew how to deck out his Transformers collectors case right!

The esteemed bots of rock are ready to unleash their power on Oaks, PA!

Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE to see The Cybertronic Spree live in concert!! The big event happens Saturday September 7th at Arnold's at the Factory in Oaks! Concert start time is 8pm and runs about 75 minutes (longer if you charge up the band with your positive energy!). Time permitting, the Cybertronic Spree will be available for meeting and photo ops after the show!

This is a sub-event of Retro Con 2024 (Official), but you do NOT need to attend Retro Con to buy concert tickets. This is a separately ticketed event.

But if you want to spend more quality time with the Spree and get first crack at buying their merch, get yourself to Retro Con proper that Saturday!!

Buy concert tickets and read full event info here:

https://retrocons.com/cybertronic-spree/

Concert spots are limited, so please don't delay in securing your tickets. Offer expires while you wait, operators are standing by!

Fashionably late, but the party bots and cons have arrived!! Help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Transformers with the REAL Rock Lords... The Cybertronic Spree!!

Join Hotrod, Arcee, Rumble, Unicron, Soundwave, Bumblebee, Shockwave, and all 5 faces of the Quintesson as they prove they’ve got the power to light your darkest hour! These rockstars in disguise play music from Transformers: The Movie (1986), plus songs from hit movies & shows, cartoons, classic rock, video games, plus their own original tunes! They blend their love for 80’s and 90’s pop culture into an energon-fueled, unforgettable live show that just might transform you back into a kid again!

The Cybertronic Spree will be attending Retro Con 2024 (Official) as convention guests early on Saturday, September 7th. Meet the band, snap some pictures, and pick up band-related merchandise at their table! Tentative meet/greet times are 10am to 1pm.

And of course, the Spree will also be performing a LIVE CONCERT that Saturday night next door at 'Arnold’s at the Factory' in Oaks! Tickets for this concert/after-party will be separate from Retro Con proper, and will go up for sale TOMORROW!! Keep watching the Retro Con and Cybertronic Spree pages!

We'd like to dedicate the concert this year to the memory of Jason Gross, a friend and longtime supporter of Retro Con who we lost late last year. His presence will be felt at the show.

Rediscover the 80s

Arnold's Family Fun Center

Some ridiculous vintage knock-off puffy stickers we found at a thrift store last week.

"Starlite, Starbrite... The place where Alex and Maggie left for the stars!"

We're celebrating the 40th Anniversary of The Last Starfighter in style... Please welcome Catherine Mary Stewart to our guest list for Retro Con 2024 (Official)!

Catherine played Maggie Gordon in the 80's sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter, fellow resident of Starlite Starbrite trailer park, and sensible girlfriend of Alex Rogan. "Mags" shared several heartfelt scenes with Alex, as well as several comical scenes with Alex's simuloid Beta Unit (also played by Lance Guest). Endearing characters such as Maggie helped elevate what was ostensibly a "copycat" of Star Wars, to a beloved 80's staple with an identity and personality all its own.

"Here's Chuck... *pours dust out of shoe*" Catherine also starred as Reggie Belmont in the sci-fi horror comedy Night of the Comet, another cult favorite from 1984! A comet wipes out most life on Earth, leaving two sisters from the Valley to survive against cannibalistic zombies and a sketchy group of scientists. It's a fun romp, and an unapologetically 80's time capsule of a movie!

You can also see Catherine in the hit 1989 dark comedy Weekend at Bernie's, where she played Richard's office crush Gwen Saunders, who inadvertently gets caught up in the melee. She was also in the trippy movie The Apple (1980), had a longtime role as Kayla Brady on Days of Our Lives, and continues to be active in the entertainment industry today!

Catherine Mary Stewart joins her Last Starfighter co-star Lance Guest at Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, PA! She'll be available for autographs and photo ops all weekend, and she and Lance will be having a Q&A panel together at the show (day and time TBD)!

"Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada..."

Get ready to unleash Death Blossom! Meet the Last Starfighter himself at Retro Con 2024 (Official)... Lance Guest!

Lance is of course best known for playing Alex Rogan in the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter! An ambitious young man living in the Starlite Starbrite trailer park, Alex beats the record on the local Starfighter arcade game one evening, and is unwittingly drafted into a real-life battle of intergalactic proportions! Coming out in the wake of the Star Wars series, The Last Starfighter is one of the earliest films to use extensive CGI for its vehicles, space settings, and battle scenes. Though antiquated by contemporary CGI standards, the scenes still have their visual charm today!

The movie wasn't the franchise-starter that Universal Pictures wanted, but later found its audience on home video and cable tv. With endearing characters, cool tech and alien designs, a triumphant soundtrack, and a fun lighthearted tone, the movie has gone on to become a perennial 80's classic, and celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year! This is a personal favorite of the Retro Con crew, and we have fond memories of watching the movie constantly on the local cable channel "PRISM" back in the day (deep cut for you Philly natives).

You can also catch Lance as paramedic Jimmy in Halloween II, Mike Brody in Jaws: The Revenge, as well guest starring on tv shows such as X-Files, The Wonder Years, House, Jericho, and many more!

Meet Lance Guest at Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, PA! He'll be available for autographs and photo ops, and will also be having a Q&A at the show!

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Meet Lee Majors (sans cougar) at Retro Con 2024 (Official), September 7th & 8th in Oaks, PA!

This bootleg Ghostbusters button probably would have made more sense coming out during Frozen Empire...

Captain A-Murray-ca!

Our corner arcade is returning for Retro Con 2024 (Official), and this year we're supersizing it!! The Game Is Afoot Arcade will be bringing in 18 full size arcade cabinets this year, some with dedicated games inside, and others featuring thousands of titles to choose from. From 70's to 90s, they've got your retro favorites covered!

No need for quarters or tokens… all cabinets at Retro Con will be set to FREE PLAY!!

So once you're done shopping and meet the guests, stop by the arcade to exterminate some centipedes, blow up some pookas and fygars, grab a burger with the Bad Dudes, liberate Metro City from the Mad Gear gang, drive your Ferrari coast to coast, flee from Sinistar, and uh... deliver newspapers.

This arcade expansion is possible through a very generous donation by RetroDaze! A fantastic website celebrating yesteryear, they've been stepping up their content in a big way on youtube. Check them out and and give them a sub here!

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It's a bionic reunion! Please welcome the always lovely Lindsay Wagner to Retro Con 2024 (Official), September 7th & 8th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!

Lindsay Wagner first rose to prominence with her iconic Emmy award-winning role of Jaime Sommers on both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman! A professional tennis player critically injured in a skydiving accident, Jaime was rebuilt with cybernetics to give her bionic legs, bionic right arm, and amplified hearing. And much like Colonel Steve Austin, was utilized for secret high-risk government missions using her special abilities.

The character was only intended to have a brief run on the Six Million Dollar Man, but proved so popular that she was immediately brought back to the show and greenlit for her own spin-off series! With famous tv producer/writer Kenneth Johnson at the helm, The Bionic Woman show had a slightly different flavor to it's Six Million Dollar Man counterpart. While dozens of episodes had a serious tone and emotional punch, the show also frequently embraced sci-fi fantasy elements and campiness at times. Mad scientists, aliens, ghosts, supercomputers, doppelgangers, and of course multiple run-ins with Fembots... this show was a lot of fun!

Lindsay has also starred and guest starred in numerous feature films, TV movies, mini-series, and tv shows over the years, such as The Paper Chase, Nighthawks, The Fall Guy, Ricochet, Warehouse 13, NCIS, and Grey's Anatomy. And she even reunited with Lee Majors to film a trio of "Bionic Reunion" tv movies in the late 80's and early 90's!

Lindsay is also a published author, and is heavily involved in causes that are close to her heart, including animal welfare, domestic violence, the environment, and the advancement of human potential. More recently Lindsay has combined her personal experience and many years of study to develop ‘Quiet the Mind & Open the Heart' workshops and retreats. She also enjoys mentoring younger actors through her classes, which cover acting and camera techniques.

LINDSAY WAGNER reunites with her bionic co-star LEE MAJORS at Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, PA! She'll be at the show both days for autographs and photo ops (both at-table and pro photo options), and she'll be part of a Q&A at the show. Prices will be posted up on the website soon!

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