Oh, Katsucon, sweet glorious Katsucon. You are so good to us. In fact, without you, we’d never exist.  It was way back at Katsucon 14 that we were birth during an Iron Artist battle between our co-founders Nick “Ghostfreehood” Borkowicz and Jamie “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi, and we’ve hit the ground running ever since.

That said, each time we come back to Katsucon, we make sure that it’s something special, and we are aiming to do the same this year, as we are a part of Katsucon 18, Friday, February 17th through Sunday, February 19th, 2012.

We kick off the weekend in a rather infamous way, as for the first time ever, we will be bringing Super Art Fight UNLEASHED! to Katsucon.  That show will be Friday Night, February 17th at Midnight (so technically Saturday Morning), and will feature the darkest, deepest, most messed up ideas of the SAF roster tossed onto canvas.  As always, this UNLEASHED event will be 18+ and NO PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEO IS ALLOWED. For the dayjobs and such. We like to keep them.  We’ll update you on the panel room location as we know it.

The Super Art Fight show proper will follow up on Saturday Afternoon, February 18th at 2:30pm. This will be a full featured Super Art Fight live event, featuring the roster you know and love. The event is all ages, and photography and video is ENCOURAGED.

Here’s what you’ll see on the canvas on the 18th…

• Nick “Ghostfreehood” Borkowicz vs. Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin
  The biggest SAF feud of Summer 2010 is reignited here! Borkowicz and Baldwin have given each other some of the hardest fought bouts in SAF history, so we just HAD to put the rematch in front of one of our most appreciative audiences. Their first one on one bout in almost a year, the stakes are high as Borkowicz is trying to re-situate himself as a singles competitor after his loss of the SAF tag titles, and Baldwin is trying to keep momentum going into her SAF title shot on March 16th. Who will reign supreme? Find out at Katsucon!
  
• Katsucon 17 Rematch! Kelsey “Killer” Wailes vs. Michael “Spaghetti Kiss” Bracco
  Last year, one of the best bouts of the Katsucon show was the first ever one on one pairing of Kelsey Wailes and then SAF Champion, Michael Bracco. The battle was so big that it even expanded past the canvas onto cardboard boxes, and honestly, anything they could draw on. It’s only appropriate that one year later, we see what they’ve got. Bracco versus Wailes, it really doesn’t get better than that.
  
• Jamie Noguchi Legend Battle! Jamie “Angry Zen Master Noguchi vs. ???
  Every year, we indulge Jamie Noguchi. Not in the way you’d expect, given his crazy Art Fight antics. Once a year, at every Katsucon, he makes one demand – he wants to step his game up against a legendary artist. In 2010, he battled Jo Chen. In 2011, he battled Frank Cho. In 2012…he faces….well, we can’t officially announce it yet.  In an effort to build interest and hype, Jamie has asked that we keep the name quiet until closer to showtime. But, since we want to give you a hint, let’s just say that this might be the battle of the tortoise…and the hare.  We cannot wait to see this battle happen, as Jamie gets to strut his stuff against one of his favorite artists of all time, and it’s a bout you’ll ONLY see at Katsucon.

There you go. Two big shows, Three big bouts, it’s going to be a heck of a weekend at Katsucon. We hope you can join us live. See you there!

Just in time for us to hit the door and leave for our trip to San Francisco, we are proud to announce our return to our home base, The Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland for another absolutely stacked live event!

Our first Baltimore show of the 2012 season, this is poised to be a huge event for us, and based on special guests alone, we can promise you that it’s going to be a great one.

First and foremost, we’re proud to announce that our next Ottobar event will feature the only area appearance for the absolutely fantastic nerdcore rapper Beefy.  Having worked with such Super Art Fight luminaries as MC Frontalot and MC Lars, Beefy is another man making his name known in the hip hop world, and we’re proud to feature him on the Ottobar stage.  If you haven’t heard of him before, here’s a great track from him – “Game Store Girl”.

Next, as our headlining musical act for the evening, we are pleased to announce the Super Art Fight debut of Paul and Storm!  Paul and Storm are a fantastic acoustic comedy rock duo, best known for their tours with Jonathan Coulton.  Having appeared at many events including PAX and their own w00tstock shows (put on with Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage), it’s an honor and a pleasure to feature them on March 16th.  Again, for those unaware, here is a video of one of their many great songs – “Opening Band”.

Now, what about the Art Fights?  We’ll be announcing a full card as the show gets closer (4 bouts again, will be in play), but we can confirm your main event – Super Art Fight Champion Brandon J. Carr will make his first defense against former champion, and #1 contender to the title, Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin!

Tickets for this show go on sale on Friday, January 27th at MissionTix.com for just $15. As always, we recommend getting your tickets early.  Based on early response on Facebook and Twitter, this could be one of our biggest shows to date, and you do NOT want to get shut out!

Speaking of Facebook – the official event page for our March 16 show is here, so please, do feel free to RSVP and share it out with your friends! We’d love to see you all there, and know that you’re coming!

Stay tuned to SuperArtFight.com for more details as they come, as we get closer to our return to our home, The Ottobar!

While we will be on the floor both Thursday and Friday, our show proper will be on Friday Afternoon, January 27th at 2PM PST (that’s 5PM EST).  Why do we need to tell you the East Coast time? Well, we’re very happy to announce that our show will be STREAMING LIVE!

Macworld will be streaming all stage events over on UStream, right here at this link, and that includes our show.

Appearing on stage from Super Art Fight in this first ever digital battle…

• Super Art Fight Champion Brandon J. Carr
• #1 Contender to the Super Art Fight Title Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin
• Super Art Fight Co-Founder Jamie “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi
  
• Our Super Art Fight Hosts – Ross Nover and Marty Day

Words cannot describe how excited we are for this show, and we can’t wait to make a splash on the other coast. We hope you can join us live or for the stream – this is a big moment for us, and we intend to deliver!

This weekend, our 2012 season finally kicks off as we return to the astonishing video game and music festival MAGFest, celebrating their TENTH year by moving on up to a venue we’re VERY familiar with, the amazing Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Maryland.

Serving as our first official Super Art Fight card with this fantastic show, we will be putting together a unique first, with ramifications to be felt across our brand new season of action, as we present The MAGFest Round Robin Tournament.

Before we get into the card, we want to make a talent change notice – Nick “Ghostfreehood” DiFabbio will be unable to appear on Saturday’s show due to a personal commitment – but do not worry, as we will be showcasing the talents of former two-time Super Art Fight Champion Michael “Spaghetti Kiss” Bracco!

On Saturday Afternoon, January 7th, at 12:30pm in Panel 2, we will present this astonishing tournament, featuring the following talents….

• Former Super Art Fight Tag Champion Kelsey “Killer” Wailes
• Clay Yount
• Super Art Fight Co-Founder, Former Super Art Fight Champion and Leader of Team Impact! Jamie “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi
• Former 2-Time Super Art Fight Champion Michael “Spaghetti Kiss” Bracco
• Former Super Art Fight Champion, Current #1 Contender Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin

Next weekend, SAF returns to the world’s finest video game music convention, the amazing MAGFest X. MAGFest proper kicks off on Thursday night, January 5th, but our show is on Saturday Afternoon, January 7th, 2012 at 12:30pm in Panel 2.  We’ll be showcasing a special round robin tournament during our show, and signed for the event is the following roster….

• “Angry Zen Master” Jamie Noguchi
• Nick “Ghostfreehood” DiFabbio
• Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin
• Kelsey “Killer” Wailes
• Clay Yount

It’s going to be a hell of a show to start the 2012 season, and we cannot wait to showcase a true, full Super Art Fight event in front of the rabid MAGFest crowd. We’ve been lucky to have you join us at past shows, but now we return the favor by coming to you.  For more details on this year’s MAGFest, visit www.magfest.org.

Then, later in the month, hold onto your butts – this is a big one…we will be making our WEST COAST DEBUT as Super Art Fight invades the world renown Macworld|iWorld convention in San Francisco, CA!

We will be presenting a first ever digital Art Fight, pitting our roster against each other in a unique battle using tablets on Mac computers, it’s going to be a true first for our roster – our first trip to the other side of the country, and our first try at battling digitally.  From what we understand, the event may be streaming, but we’ll give you those details as the show gets closer, including our roster of talent for the event, and showtimes as we know them.

There’s more fun to come this year, including some big convention shows, our return to Baltimore and DC and so much more, so stay tuned to SuperArtFight.com for details.  We’re taking it to the next level in 2012!

Enjoy!

Folks, it’s been 9 days since our final show of 2011, the absolutely stupendous Super Art Fight 12.  Having featured two amazing live musical performances from Rare Candy and Adam WarRock respectively, the night was set off right by the bands presented – but what will continue to be talked about are the four amazing bouts that evening, which resulted in the crowning of ALL NEW CHAMPIONS.

Here’s what went down…

Super Art Fight Title #1 Contender’s Bout: Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin defeated Jamie “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi (w/ Mecha Impact 3.0) and Chelsea “Grose Misconduct” Grose.

The result for this absolutely insane bout was one definitely fraught in controversy – it seems that Jamie Baldwin simply cannot avoid it when it comes to her and key victories. Team Impact’s full effect was felt, with antics from both Impact and Noguchi, and Chelsea Grose made a solid return to the SAF canvas, after being away due to CCRG duties, but at the end, there was only one winner.  With a full decible point in her favor, Jamie Baldwin wins a title shot in 2012, and she might just be on her way to her second SAF title!

Super Art Fight Tag Team Title Bout: “The Business” Henry Alexander & “Charm City Shinobi” Dann Malihom defeated Nick “Ghostfreehood” DiFabbio & Kelsey “Killer” Wailes to become the NEW CHAMPIONS.

The wind of change was certainly felt in the air at the Ottobar, as the team of Super Art Fight IDOL finalists Alexander & Malihom secured their name in SAF history, as the second ever SAF tag champions. For the Doctor Who loving duo of Nick and Kelsey, their crazed tag team reign ends almost as quickly as it started, and now they are a duo in flux (more to come on that). This was arguably the wildest bout of the evening, and while you may question how Alexander secured the tag title shot, there’s no doubt that he is the Business…and Business is good.

Battle of the Big Men! Bryan “Silent But Violent” Prindiville defeated Darl “Apocalypse” Gnau

They weren’t the flashiest, they weren’t the most extreme, but when it came down to pure on canvas action, Prindiville and Gnau had it in spades.  Two of the most physically intimidating SAF competitors went literally toe to toe, and when the dust cleared, the returning Bryan Prindiville nabbed the victory.  But it sure seems these competitors have a level of respect for each other.  What will this mean for Team Impact?

Super Art Fight Title Bout: “The Nicest Man in Art Fight” Brandon J. Carr defeated Michael “Spaghetti Kiss” Bracco to become the NEW SUPER ART FIGHT CHAMPION.

Wow. At the beginning of this year, Brandon J. Carr was making his Ottobar debut against Caldwell Tanner, and Michael Bracco was securing his second SAF title from the waist of Jamie Baldwin.  What an amazing difference a year makes.  The dapper Carr was as always, respectful, showing former Champion Bracco respect on the way out, and issuing a new age in Super Art Fight.  At the end of SAF 12, one thing was clear – the new generation was here, and they are here to stay.

What to Look For in 2012?

-With Brandon Carr, Dann Malihom and Henry Alexander securing titles at SAF 12, a new generation movement has taken SAF by storm. At the beginning of 2011, none of these competitors were regulars, and now they are at the top of the game – there’s a very good chance that the champions we have at the end of next year haven’t even tackled the canvas yet!

-But don’t count out the vets! Jamie Baldwin is primed to go for a second SAF title, Nick DiFabbio wants to rebuild his name as a singles star, and Team Impact wants all the gold – who, of these competitors, will make it to title contention in 2012?

-Speaking of Team Impact – now that the 3rd Man, Bryan Prindiville is making friends with Darl Gnau, is he on the outs? Or will Team Impact’s roster now be a team of FOUR?

-Michael Bracco was seen after his bout discussing tag team strategy with a prominent member of the SAF roster – could he be aiming for tag gold in 2012?

Stick around, as all this and more comes to a head next year – our 2012 season kicks off with MAGFest in January, and who knows what will happen! Thank you so much for supporting us through 2011, and we cannot wait to take it to the next level next year. We will see you soon!

We’ve been talking about it for months, and now it’s finally here, it’s time for Super Art Fight 12, TONIGHT, live at The Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland.

In case you’ve been under a rock, or just want a refresher, here are all the final, pertinent details for the show tonight, so here goes.

Tickets will be available at the door for just $15. As always, we advise you get there early, not only to see the whole show, but also to ensure that you get in. Our past few Ottobar shows have come close to capacity, and we don’t want to see you get shut out, should the same occur again tonight.

The order of the show will be as follows…

Doors will open at 8pm, with the show starting promptly (we hope?) at 9pm.

As always, our hosts, Marty Day and Ross Nover will hit the stage, and run down the event. Here’s what you will see, in projected order (we may make some last minute switches)

• BOUT#1: Jamie “Brawlin’” Baldwin vs. Jamie “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi vs. Chelsea “Grose Misconduct” Grose
• BOUT #2: SAF Tag Title Bout: Nick “Ghostfreehood” DeFabbio and Kelsey “Killer” Wailes vs. “Charm City Shinobi” Dann Malihom and “The Business” Henry Alexander
• Musical Performance by Rare Candy
• BOUT #3: Darl “Apocalypse” Gnau vs. Bryan “Silent But Violent” Prindiville
• BOUT #4: SAF Title Bout: Michael “Spaghetti Kiss” Bracco vs. “The Nicest Man in Art Fight” Brandon J. Carr
• Headlining Musical Performance by Adam WarRock

It first started with this video statement from Henry Alexander…

Then we got these strong words from Michael “Spaghetti Kiss” Bracco, in response to his challenger for the SAF title, Brandon J. Carr.

Then, one half of the Super Art Fight tag team champions, Kelsey “Killer” Wailes, in her ‘Stompadon’ persona, had this to say to her opponents for the evening, “The Business” Henry Alexander and “Charm City Shinobi” Dann Malihom.

Her tag partner, Nick “Ghostfreehood” DiFabbio also had this to say.

Your guess as good as ours.

Last, but far from least, earlier this morning, Jamie “Angry Zen Master” Noguchi had this word, not just for his two opponents (Chelsea Grose & Jamie Baldwin), but for the ENTIRE Super Art Fight roster.

As you can see, tensions are high, and with just FIVE days until showtime, the SAF lockeroom is a powderkeg ready to explode.

What will happen at Super Art Fight 12? Only one way to find out – join us live and in person, THIS SATURDAY NIGHT.

Tickets are on sale NOW at MissionTix.com and are going fast. Go get them. NOW!

Since we’ve started doing shows, almost three and a half years ago, our goal has not just to put the spotlight on ourselves, but to share it with acts that we really enjoy, and hope you will too – November 19th at The Ottobar is no different!

Photo Credit: Jeffrey Roberts

Our opening musical act is one our fans should be more than familiar with, the indomitable Rare Candy! Having joined us for our first Ottobar event of the year, and also this past weekend in DC, this amazing four piece of video game rockers has blown minds all across the East Coast, and we look forward to having them join us for our final show of the year.  Truly a joy each time they play, we can’t wait to rock out with them one last time in 2011.

Then, as our headliner…

…this time, we aimed for something a little different.  Typically, we pick a band we love, and we KNOW you’ll love. Peelander-Z. Anamanaguchi. MC Frontalot. The list goes on.

This time, we thought we’d try to jump ahead of the curve and give you an artist we KNOW you’ll be loving in 2012 and beyond. And THAT man is Adam WarRock.

Nerdcore rapper? Sure, the title can apply. But what the man is more, is one of the finest purveyors of comic book hip hop we’ve ever heard, and once we heard him, we KNEW we had to bring them to you, the Super Art Fight audience.  The man has made mix tapes about the Browncoats, dropped tracks about Spider-Man just days after SDCC, and apparently has never seen Doctor Who, but the fact is, he’s one of our people – and he’s going to blow your mind on November 19th.  Having just made his name on the national Race Wars tour (featuring MC Lars and MC Chris), we know that this is a dude who will become one of your favorites, so be sure to see him and say that you knew him before he was “cool”.

Two great musical acts. Four astonishing Super Art Fight bouts. It all adds up to an unforgettable night at the Ottobar, and that’s what it will be on November 19th for Super Art Fight 12.  Get your tickets NOW!