Category: 2017

When many of us were children, we wrapped ourselves in bath towels and chased our siblings through the house while swinging around cardboard paper towel tubes and yelling “VRUUM VRUUM” in imitation of the famous lightsaber sound effect. The average person gives up that kind of thing when they get older, but not the members…

DreamHost DDoS Attack 8-24-2017 The Escape Velocity event website is hosted by Dreamhost. DreamHost was down earlier today due to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Based on a few Twitter feeds and blogs, the attack appears to stem from Dreamhost’s decision to host the white supremacy site (Daily Stormer) that recently lost their…

  Tony “Paranoia Boi” is a Cosplayer, Dancer & Competitive Dance Gamer from Virginia. He has been cosplaying for almost a decade and portrays video game characters and pop culture icons. Hi s love for dance goes as far back as mimicking Michael Jackson videos as a 5 year old. His style consists of a blend of…

Escape Velocity 2017 Updates Sept. 1 – 3 Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC Plan your Escape!!! So, you’ve logged into sched and started planning your Escape Velocity weekend. The trouble is, there is almost TOO MUCH AMAZING PROGRAMMING to choose from. Not to worry – Here’s a top-ten, not-to-miss selection from our programming team: 10:…

Allen Ryde is a passionate, long time cosplayer and artist who has served as a judge for costume and cosplay competitions at various conventions such as Raleigh SuperCon, Katsucon and Anime USA. In addition to being a costume competition judge, Allen is also a commissioner, artist, theatre professional and burlesque entertainer. He has been in…

Eric Suggs Jr., the founder of Animation Roots Studio. Eric is hosting over 10 hours of free workshops for aspiring artists. ARS is a freelance for profit business that umbrellas The Art Way Alliance. AWA is an emerging organization dedicated to helping children in the DC region make art of their own choosing in an…

Escape Velocity is going to be a fantastic celebration of cosplay and fandom. Today we highlight two of our guests, Iron Knight Cosplay and Captain Cody Cosplay, who often work together as a dynamic duo.   Iron Knight Cosplay, a cosplayer in Northern Virginia who represents several famous characters and specializes in children’s charities and…

Salaam Asaro and Thomas Kiini Ibura Salaam, Catherine Asaro, and Sheree Renée Thomas are three amazing authors coming to discuss their work across  Escape Velocity’s literary program track. Kiini Ibura Salaam is a writer, painter, and traveler from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her work is rooted in speculative events, women’s perspectives, and artistic freedom. Her fiction has been…

    Morgan Gendel The screenwriter best known to Star Trek fans as the man who wrote the Hugo Award-winning episode “The Inner Light” is coming to Escape Velocity. Patrick Stewart himself said that was his favorite episode of The Next Generation, and it is frequently ranked near the top of fan polls. Mr. Gendel…

Cas Anvar warps into Escape Velocity! We are excited to announce that Cas Anvar who plays everyone’s favorite Martian navy pilot, Alex Kamal in SyFy’s hit series ‘The Expanse” will be joining us. The Expanse is based on the popular novel series written by James S.A. Corey. You can meet Cas at Escape Velocity where…