``MegaCon 2000: 60 Years of Stan Lee'' to Celebrate Pop Culture Icon's 60th Anniversary in Entertainment.Business &Entertainment Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000 The sixth annual MegaCon convention will begin with a bang as pop culture icon and Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee For the fictional character of this name, see . Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922[1]) is an American writer, editor, former Chairman of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. celebrates 60 years in entertainment. MegaCon 2000 will be held at the Orlando Expo Centre March 31 through April 2, 2000. Touted as &uot;the most exciting comicbook, gaming, sci-fi, multimedia event of the year,&uot; MegaCon 2000 anticipates attendance by more than 20,000 fans and 200 special guests. Stan Lee, now chairman and chief creative officer of Stan Lee Media Stan Lee Media (SLM) was an Internet-based creation, production and marketing company that created branded super hero franchises for applications in all media. Its 165 man animation production studio was based in Los Angeles, California from 1998- 2001. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SLEE v. t. 1. To slay. ), will lead the way as he participates in the Cross Generation Quiz Show quiz show n. A television or radio program in which the contestants' knowledge is tested by questioning, with some contestants winning money or prizes. where comic gurus battle it out answering comicbook questions from across the eras. Throughout the three-hour skirmish, comic creators all through history will discuss their careers and compete for $5,000 in charity money. Additional contestants include John Romita, Sr.; Roy Thomas; Ron Marz; Michael Turner; and Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. . Throughout the convention, attendees will explore the 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, publisher/exhibitor presentations, late night animation rooms, cutting edge sci-fi programming, 100 gaming tracks with networked computer gaming and movie previews. About MegaCon 2000 MegaCon (http://www.megaconvention.com), sponsored by NextPlanetOver.com, is an annual forum for comicbook and multimedia publishers, manufactures, dealers, distributors, creators and fans to come together. MegaCon has become known as THE marketplace for comics, toys, anime and collectibles. Over the past five years, MegaCon has hosted some of the biggest names in the comicbook, gaming and sci-fi/fantasy industries. By attending the convention, enthusiasts have encountered industry giants and discovered exciting new products. Movie producers, artists, authors and creative teams have been among the 1,000+ personalities that have attended the MegaCon event. About Stan Lee Media, Inc. Stan Lee Media, Inc. (http://www.stanleemedia.com) is an Internet-based, multimedia content production, marketing and licensing company founded by pop/pop culture icon Stan Lee to extend his globally recognized brand name, signature style of content and character creation to all niche markets A niche market also known as a target market is a focused, targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition, then, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. of the global popular culture. Using the Internet to launch new branded Super Hero, science fiction and fantasy related content while building the largest global online youth community, the company will pioneer the full integration of all ancillary entertainment and marketing media with the World Wide Web. This release contains statements that constitute &uot;forward-looking statements&uot; within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act. The stockholders of Stan Lee Media are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in this release resulting from the following reasons (among others): the impact of the ongoing economic conditions and situation in the Asia Pacific region and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the level of available sales in the rest of the world, the timing of sales and deliveries under existing contracts, costs of sales and the ability of the company to maintain pricing levels necessary to maintain gross profit margins Gross profit margin Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold. gross profit margin A measure calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales. , the level of selling, general and administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. , the performance by the company under existing purchase contracts and the ability to obtain new contracts, the success of the company's owned and operating strategy, the success of the company's film software and the effects of competition. In addition, the company's shareholders are urged to carefully review the risk factors discussed in the documents the company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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