2025 MARCH 28-29-30
Gas South Convention Center
6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy
Duluth, GA 30097
JOIN US FOR POWER UP: A SPECIAL POWER-CON EVENT AT TOYLANTA 2025!
POWER UP FEATURED GUESTS:
Daniel is a filmmaker with 5 feature films and 7 shorts to his credit including the Masters of the Universe fan film “Fall of Grayskull”. He is a content creator and musician, recently releasing a cover of “I Have the Power” the theme from 1985’s “Secret of the Sword.” He was a co-host for He-Man.org’s Roast Gooble Dinner He-Man and She-Ra podcast. Daniel also designed Castle Grayskullman for Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Classics toy line through their Create-A-Character contest.
Originally from Maui, Hawaii, Joshua Sky is currently a writer for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra, Hot Wheels as well as Heavy Metal Illustrated. He has written for Marvel Entertainment, Humanoids, Motherboard, Assemble Media, Sci-Futures, Sun-Man and Cartoon Network’s Ben 10. He served the writer’s room for the Emmy-Award winning animated series, Niko and the Sword of Light. Joshua has also written for major theatrical campaigns, like: The Predator, and Deadpool 2.
Joshua has worked extensively in licensing for both Marvel Comics and Walt Disney Consumer Products. He is a recipient of a Devery Freeman Prize in Screenwriting, the Brooklyn College City of New York Departmental Award for Distinguished Television Writing and the Upright Citizens Brigade Fellowship.
His most recent projects include a graphic novel, being co-written with Ed Neumeier, screenwriter of Robocop and Starship Troopers; a collection of prose stories, to be published by Forbidden Futures; other Worlds, a collection of science fiction comic stories, illustrated by the Eisner Award Winning artist, Gideon Kendall; and the comics anthology, Maui Strong, which is focused on adapting Hawaiian mythic tales into the graphic medium.
He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Roxy and his dog, Xena.
Robo has five decades of loving action figures and pop culture under his belt and has spent ten of those years talking about it on YouTube. Ranging from reviews to news to customizing to just finding joy in the hobby, if he finds it interesting or nostalgic he'll give it a gander. Essentially, he'll be rambling about Marvel, Star Wars, and other toy lines until it's not fun anymore....which won't happen any time soon.
Wayne A. Scheiner is the author, historian, and creative professional responsible for creating The Toy Collectors Wish Book. As a photographer and artist, Wayne produces dramatic visual diorama images showcasing vintage toy lines that are the foundational anchor of each chapter. His photographic guidebook series combines the classic holiday wish book style with a modern collectors’ guide, providing educational content for nostalgia seekers and those looking to learn about the golden age of toys.
Newt & Johnny Havoc are master cosplayers! Adept in several disciplines of art and fabrication processes like vacuforming, casting and foam smithing, they make stuff and help others make stuff! Newt’s specialties include toy customization, sculpture, 80s female fantasy toy knowledge, and barely detectable sarcasm. Johnny Havoc poses the question: “If you’re not sweating, uncomfortable or can barely see, then are you really cosplaying?”
“Pixel Dan” Eardley is a toy historian and author known for his love and passion for the toy collecting hobby. Dan has been producing toy-related content on YouTube since 2007 and is the author of The Toys of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, published by Dark Horse in 2021. Dan has also been a featured expert on various television programs, including Nacelle Company’s "A Toy Store Near You" and World Wrestling Entertainment’s "This is Awesome!"
Terence Muncy is an artist, illustrator and filmmaker with over 25 years in the field! His work(s) include comics, toy line art, special effects, special effects make up, set fabrication and directing. His art is featured in the German Masters of the Universe Magazine “Die Welt der Meister – Magazin.” He is the head artist for Indiana horror icon Sammy Terry and has done design work for many bands and celebrities including Sgt Slaughter!
Trevor Williams is a toy and product photographer known for his work on Mythic and Cosmic Legions from Four Horsemen Studios, Animal Warriors of the Kingdom from Spero Toys, Icon Collectibles from Frazetta Girls, and many up and coming toy lines including; Brutal Realm, Galactic Valor, Meta Travelers, and more. He hosts a YouTube channel featuring Toy Photography tips and reviews as well as popular Legions, sixth-scale-focused Live shows. He will be speaking about the toy photography hobby at Star Wars Celebration in Japan in 2025.
R. Carson Mataxis is an Emmy winning editor and animator. He created 3DJoes.com to preserve the sculpt and package art of G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero in 2012. He completed documentation of the figures, vehicles, and playsets with the help of dozens of like-minded fans. Their work continues – documenting peripheral products and preproduction artifacts, and creating Creator Profiles for the legendary marketers, writers, designers, illustrators, and sculptors of the ARAH line. Carson teamed up with fellow archivist Chad Hucal in 2015 to create The Art of G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero, a fully licensed 712 page Omnibus Hardcover documenting every piece of painted ARAH art, and so much more. This unparalleled love letter to the greatest toy line of all time was met with commercial success and critical acclaim. He looks forward to announcing his next licensed project. In the meantime, Carson is developing an all-new line of o-ring action figures with former 1980s-1990s Hasbro employees, entitled Operation: Recall!