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INITIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR INTERVENTION 2012

Noted Webcomics creators to grace Maryland’s only “Internet Convention”; Founders mark convention’s 3rd year of inspiring digital creators.

ROCKVILLE, MD — March 28, 2011 – The initial round of twenty-eight guests for the third annual event Intervention, Maryland’s only “Internet Convention”, have been announced – and, in keeping with the convention’s focus, all of the guests are creators who have made a name for themselves by sharing their creations on the Internet.

Among the first announced guests are Rob Balder, creators of the webcomic Erfworld – picked as one of TIME Magazine’s top 10 graphic novels of 2007 – Shaenon Garrity, creator of the award-winning Narbonic and Skinhorse webcomics, Matt Blum, Managing Editor of Wired.com’s GeekDad blog, Girls With Slingshots creator Danielle Corsetto, Devil’s Panties creator Jennie Breeden, Sluggy Freelance creator Pete Abrams (one of the forefathers of the webcomics movement), and T. Campbell and Phil Kahn, whose webcomic, Guilded Age, is shelved in comic book stores across the country.

These creators – and more still to be announced – will be present at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville in Rockville, MD, from September 21st through September 23rd, for a weekend celebration of cyber-culture, geek life, and the creative opportunities of the internet. The event’s co-founder, Onezumi Hartstein, said, “[co-founder] James Harknell and I wanted to put together an event that would compliment the existing print-centric conventions – we wanted to showcase the creators who use the Internet as their primary publishing method. We felt that web creators needed their own space, We’re giving them that with Intervention.” After successful runs in 2010 and 2011, this year will mark Hartstein’s third time organizing the event.

The convention also features panels, educational content, children’s programming, board and video gaming, an extensive Artist Alley, Live Action Roleplaying, musical performances, and plenty of giveaways. As in past years, there will be a charity auction to benefit the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an international non-profit digital advocacy group that helps to defend civil liberties in the digital space.

Tickets for Intervention 2012 can be bought at http://www.interventioncon.com for $35 for the full weekend (through June 30, 2012); standard pre-order prices will increase to $40 afterwards.

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INTERVENTION IN THE NEWS:
- Intervention founders Onezumi and Harknell talk about the event on on CNN.
- The Gazette writes: Intervention provides web comic artists with educational opportunities.
- Intervention founder Onezumi talks about the con and says, “I’m what you’d get if you put Salvador Dali and Beavis and Butthead in a blender with Kermit the Frog”
- Geeking Out About has posted an interview with Onezumi about the con.
- Comics Coast to Coast ep. 125 featured founders Onezumi and Harknell talking about Intervention.
- GeekDad talks about how you should Have an Intervention with Your Kids.
- Dueling Analogs writes about what a great and unique experience our event is.
- GeekMom podcast talks about Intervention!
- Wired.com – Intervention Con: Replicating the Online Experience in a Con
- The Comic Dish interviews Onezumi and Harknell about Intervention
- Examiner – NJ Comic Creators build Intervention Con
- Geeking Out About: Comic Non Sans: Intervention
- Two Guys Talking Webcomics: TGT Webcomics Podcast – Episode 115
- ComixTalk: Meeting in AA During Intervention Doesn’t Mean What You Think
- Art & Story: Episode 145 – The Big Intervention
- Otaku USA Magazine: Friday ACE Episode 24
- Wired Magazine: name checks Interventon.
- ShrinkGeek: CEO-flavored insanity: An interview with Onezumi
- Charm City Current: Giving the Internet An INTERVENTION: A Q&A With Onezumi
- Man vs. Art: Episode 29
- Otaku Generation: Show #273
- The Power Geeks #65
- Wired Article
- Washington City Paper Interview with Onezumi about Intervention.
- Wired.com: Intervention Con: Replicating the Online Experience in a Con Click here to read the Interview.

What People Are Saying About Intervention:

- “Match made in geek heaven! :D It looks like you guys worked really hard. We appreciate it!” @thinkgeek Twitter

- “I have to say as a rookie with a brand new Webcomic…Intervention was the most intense and perfect education a newbie could EVER hope to get. The panels…incredibly informative. Lots of direct access to the pros…This event was a game changing/life changing event for me. Thank you to all of you who had any hand in this Con!! – Craig Cobalt”

- “I’ve already booked a room for every weekend in 2011 from early September to late October! OK I haven’t yet, but I SHOULD! – Pete Abrams”

- “Is it gonna be in January? I really don’t feel like waiting a whole year for the next one. -Shane McCarthy”

- “Intervention was epic, and the second one can only be better from the sounds of it. Definitely the most fun I’ve had at a con in quite a while. – Phil Gorski”

- “Thank you Oni – this is a very thoughtful and helpful follow-up! I can see why the event was a success, you are very good at what you do! Looking forward to being involved again next year – please stay in touch and keep me posted on the happenings! – Kevin Lyons-Tarr, CEO – 4Imprint.com”

- One attendee even wrote a song about us: http://www.hello-the-future.net/?p=274