This morning news broke that the anticipated first year convention Universal FanCon had been postponed. The convention was to take place in Baltimore, MD the weekend of April 27-29. The announcement caught many by surprise and the reactions ranged from sadness to anger.

While we may never get a full accounting of what happened to derail the convention, convention co-founder Robert, who is also the Managing Editor and Creator of The Black Geeks, Tweeted out his thoughts about the change of events.

We didn’t get a chance to confirm next steps, notify guests, and partners staff, volunteers, fans, anyone. The hotel was told our plans and without warning, notification, or anything decided to cancel everything and email everyone. 2/6

— #FanConAssemble (@DarthGeekonius) April 20, 2018

We know you are pissed and want answers now. You’re not talking to corporate stiffs we are fans too. But a lot of this hit us out of nowhere. We want to do right by all of you and ensure you feel your faith in us wasn’t misplaced. 4/6

— #FanConAssemble (@DarthGeekonius) April 20, 2018

A lot went wrong and at the end of the day it’s all on me regardless. Don’t take it out on the team. Many put their lives on hold for 2yrs, emptied savings, and did all they could for this vision. Leaders lead. Hate me instead. 6/6

— #FanConAssemble (@DarthGeekonius) April 20, 2018

We’ll of course continue to cover this turn of events as more becomes clear.