CA – ‘Art of UP’ Signing
May 27, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Name: Ronnie Del Carmen
Date(s): May 30, 2009
Description: This Saturday:
“The Art of Up” Artist Panel and Book Signing with Ronnie Del Carmen
ONE-TIME ONLY EVENT!
Saturday May 30, 2009
2:00PM – 5:00PM
Story supervisor & lead story artist for the upcoming Disney -Pixar film “UP,” Ronnie Del Carmen will be visiting Gallery Nucleus this Saturday for an exclusive discussion about work on the film. A short slide presentation will be shown with Q&A to follow.
Ronnie will also be available to sign copies of “The Art of UP” and his newly released books “My Name is Dug” and “There You Are.”
This all ages event is FREE! To read more about Ronnie Del Carmen and to check out his work, please see his blog.
Location: Gallery Nucleus, 210 East Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801
Website: http://www.gallerynucleus.com
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NYC – ‘Tales of the Vampires’ Signing
May 27, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Name: Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos
Date(s): June 3, 2009
Description: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3rd, Jim Hanley’s Universe welcomes their good friends, BECKY CLOONAN and VASILIS LOLOS to sign their new Buffy themed comic, TALES OF THE VAMPIRES! Be there at 6:00 PM for the beginning of the party! Who knows? They might have some more guests coming in for this one!
Location: Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St., NY 10001
Website: http://www.JHUniverse.com
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Bud’s Art Books.com: San Jose Super-Con Report
May 27, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos
Scroll down the page a bit to find a report with photos from Bud Plant, including friends Sergio Aragones and Howard Chaykin. Follow the link.
The Ultimate Horror Convention (September 2009)
May 27, 2009 by Submitter
Filed under Convention Profiles, Horror, Illinois
Event Details:
Convention Website: http://ultimatehorrorcon.com/
Date(s):: September 11-13, 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
Number of Dealers/Exhibitors Tables:: 150
Projected Attendance:: 3000
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Marvel Creators Headed to Baltimore Comic-Con
May 27, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Maryland, Top Stories
Press Release:
MARVEL COMICS CREATORS COME TO BALTIMORE 2009!
2010 Dates Announced!
BALTIMORE, MD (May. 26, 2009) — The Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to announce that top creators of today’s Marvel Universe will find themselves in Baltimore this October 10th and 11th as guests of the Baltimore Comic-Con. Jason Aaron (Wolverine), Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers), Frank Cho (Ultimates 4), David Finch (Ultimatum), Matt Fraction (Uncanny X-Men), and Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man) will all convene to help celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Baltimore Comic-Con.
“This modern day Marvel bullpen, the writers and artists of today’s Marvel Comics, will really help to make this year a great show. This will be the first time that Jason Aaron and Matt Fraction have joined us, and a great second year for Brian Michael Bendis. Brian made a special effort to speak with all of his fans last year, and was a guest that many of our fans requested come back,” said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. “We missed David Finch in 2008 due to the birth of his lovely daughter, and it is great to have him back. And of course, we are thrilled to welcome perennial fan favorites Frank Cho and Barry Kitson back to the halls of the Baltimore Convention Center.”
As we continue to get ready for the show on October 10-11, 2009, we would also like to announce the Baltimore Comic-Con’s 2010 dates: August 27-28, 2010. “We have spent 10 years putting on great comic book-centric shows, and I am proud to start on a second great decade. The fans come to our shows to meet and greet with their favorite artists and writers, and we plan to continue that tradition well into the future,” remarked Nathan. “While it may be early for some, we want our partners, guests, exhibitors, and fans to know our plans so that they join us in 2010.”
In coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found at our website, Facebook, MySpace, and ComicSpace pages.
This year’s Baltimore Comic-Con will be held October 10-11, 2009. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, October 10th.
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 10th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. With a guest list unequaled in the industry, the Baltimore Comic-Con will be held Oct 10-11, 2009. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry’s oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 4 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit www.harveyawards.org
Big Apple Con Offers Free Admission
May 27, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, New York, Top Stories
Press Release:
Mike Carbo’s Big Apple Conventions Presents
New York City’s Premiere Summer Comic Book Event:
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL!!!
Offered by New York’s Longest-Running Comics Convention!
Plus! – Bring Your Comics for a FREE APPRAISAL
By the U.S.A.’s foremost expert- Mike Carbo!
WHERE: 18th Floor, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City
WHEN: Saturday, June 13th 2009 ~ 10:30am-7pm
SPECIAL EVENT! Between 1:00 & 2:00pm ONLY – Bring your comic book collection for an instant FREE verbal APPRAISAL of current market value by Big Apple Con founder and internationally renowned comic book impresario – MIKE CARBO!
The BIG APPLE COMIC BOOK, ART, SCI-FI & TOY EXPO kicks off its newest Comic Collectibles event when it presents:
• Over 100 top dealers & exhibitors showcasing –
• Comics, Toys, Action Figures, Original Art, DVDs, Autographs, Trading Cards, TV, Movie, Comic Memorabilia & more!
• Buy, Sell or Trade your Valuable Collectibles!
• Collect Autographs and Have Your Pictures Taken With Your Favorite Television, Movie, and Comic Artist Celebrities!
• Expand Your Personal Comic Collection and Invest in the very latest collectibles!
The Big Apple Con is the place to meet comic book legends and hot new artists! Special guests appearing include:
• British superstar KEVIN O’NEILL (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
• Golden and Silver Age masters GENE COLAN (Daredevil), DICK AYERS (Fantastic Four), IRWIN HASEN (Dondi), and JOE GIELLA (Batman)
• Underground Comix artists JAY LYNCH (Bijou Funnies), KIM DEITCH (The Stuff of Dreams), DAN FOGEL (Cherry Poptart), MICHAEL DIANA (Boiled Angel) , and LESLIE STERNBERGH (Mad magazine),
• Trading Card Illustrators DAVID GROSS and JAY LYNCH (Wacky Packages) and BRIAN KONG (Star Wars and Lord of the Rings)
• DAN SLOTT (Amazing Spider-Man), BILLY TUCCI (Sgt. Rock), LARRY HAMA (GI Joe), and many more!
Headlining the Special Media Guests at this year’s Summer Special Event are:
• YANCY BUTLER (“Witchblade”, “Law and Order”)
• Legendary WWE wrestler THE IRON SHEIK
• Playboy models CATHY ST. GEORGE and CHERYL BACHMAN
• JOSE HERNANDEZ JR. (Bad Guy for Hire from HBO’s “Oz” and A & E’s “Watching the Detectives”
• LEYLA MILANI (“Deal or No Deal”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), and more!
Register by filling out on the form on our website, www.bigapplecon.com, print out the receipt, bring it with you to the convention, and come on in for free! Children under 12 years need not register to qualify for free entry, so long as a registered adult accompanies them.
There will be FREE GIVEAWAYS at the door and SPECIAL EVENTS including panels about comic books, Q&A sessions with celebrities, and MORE! Sponsored in part by FORBIDDEN PLANET New York.
DATE: Saturday June 13th, 10:30 am-7pm
PLACE: Hotel Pennsylvania, 18th Floor, 401 7th Ave. @ 33rd St. (Across from Madison Square Garden)
TICKETS: FREE ADMISSION! Register Online at: www.bigapplecon.com
INFORMATION: Press Contact: DAN FOGEL (510) 220-6314, bigapplecon@comcast.net
To set up an interview with MIKE CARBO, or consult him about sale/appraisal of your comics collection,
call CHRIS DENIS at (646) 996-1851, cpd1@hotmail.com
CBLDF Hosts BEA Welcome Party
May 27, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Book Festivals, Comic Books, Convention News, New York
Press Release:
Join Us at the CBLDF Welcome Party—
Open to All BookExpo America (BEA) Attendees!
This Thursday, kicks off the summer convention season at the CBLDF’s Welcome Party! Enjoy free gourmet bites and a cash bar, while mingling with the best and the brightest authors and pros from the graphic novel world! The party runs from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Hudson Terrace, conveniently located near the Javits Center on 621 W 46th Street between 11th & 12th Ave.
This event is open to all BEA attendees and CBLDF supporters. The party is free for current year CBLDF members. A suggested donation of $10 is asked for non-members. Sign up for membership at the party and receive a CBLDF lapel pin!
What: CBLDF’s BookExpo Welcome Party
When: May 28, 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Where: Hudson Terrace, 621 W 46th Street between 11th & 12th Ave
How Much: $10 suggested donation, and free to CBLDF members!
Dress: Business Casual
About the CBLDF: The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund was founded in 1986 as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of First Amendment rights for members of the comics community. They have defended dozens of free expression cases in courts across the United States, and led important education initiatives promoting comics literacy and free expression. For additional information, donations, and other inquiries, call 800-99-CBLDF or visit them online at www.cbldf.org.
If you haven’t had a chance to register for BEA or want more information, go to www.bookexpoamerica.com.
Atomicon Comics Expo Returns This Saturday
May 27, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, New Jersey
Press Release:
Dear Comics Fans: NJ’s Longest-Running Comic Book Beach Party RETURNS to the Jersey Shore to kick off the New Summer Season of Sand, Sun, and Comic-Book FUN when Atomicon XVI explodes THIS Saturday (May 30th) at the Holiday Inn on Rt. 72 in Manahawkin, NJ, between 10 am and 4 pm! Dealers from 4 states will dazzle Comics Fans of All Ages with everything from Golden Age comics to Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) 4-color Treasures, DVDs, Super-Hero T-Shirts, Trading Cards and MORE! Meet and Greet Guest Artists: Glenn Tippett (Indie Writer), Darren Auck (Marvel Comics), G.W. Fisher (Image Comics) and John Lai (CEO and Publisher of the Ultimate Comics Group)! Get Lucky and Win one of 4 Fantastic (or, is that Fantastic 4?) Door Prizes: a Classic Monster Mag from the Scarifying 60s, Super-Hero Movie Tickets (how would YOU like to see Wolverine, G.I.Joe, or the NEW Star Trek for FREE?!), the Famous (or, is that Infamous?) Mystery Box ‘O’ Stuff (over $100 value) or Bat-Bux $howca$h! Adult and Teen Admissions are STILL Only $2 each! Kids 12-and-under are STILL admitted FREE! Parking at the hotel is STILL FREE! And for those of you without a car, the hotel is just a half-block walk from the Rt. 9 Bus (Atlantic City-to-Lakewood run)! You’ll LAUGH (not CRY)…you’ll kiss the blues GOOD-BYE!!! And, Mom and Dad, Atomicon is Family-Friendly…always a MegaTON of Comic-Book FUN!!! Finally…in the words of the immortal Jack Abel, longtime Marvel and DC(Gunner & Sarge) inker: “Be There…or Be SQUARE!!!”
Atomicon is TM and(C) 2009 by Surf Pirates Productions. All Rights Reserved.
SPECIAL BULLETIN: A last-minute-additional, Special Guest Artist has promised to premier his NEW comic EXCLUSIVELY at Atomicon XVI. Come this Sat. to find out WHO it is!!!
CA – ‘Dellec’ Signing
May 26, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Name: Micah Gunnell
Date(s): May 28, 2009
Description: Comic Relief Presents:
Micah Gunnell
Thursday, May 28th 6pm-8pm
Celebrating the release of Aspen’s brand new series, Dellec. Sometimes, evil should be afraid. His name is Dellec. A working class family man. A highly skilled metal fabricator.
A man who will be forced to risk everything – including his own existence, to purge the world of all its treacherous forms of ill repute.
However, what if that evil he seeks to destroy is also the very same force that created him? And what if this being was more than mortal altogether? The blazing fires of damnation reign down upon one man in this epic tale of vengeance, loss, and despair as Dellec
attempts to not only battle immortality itself, but also the very perception of faith its strength is built upon.
Comic Relief THE Comic Book Store
2026 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 843-5002
Location: Comic Relief, 2026 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Website: http://www.comicrelief.net
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IL – ‘Buffy’ Star Signing
May 26, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Horror, Illinois, Location, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, United States
Name: Amber Benson
Date(s): June 22, 2009
Description: Monday June 22, 2009 – 4:30pm
Amber Benson: Actress, Director, Singer and Author. Oh yeah, this is HAPPENING! “Tara” from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is coming to CHALLENGERS. Amber will be signing her new novel “Death’s Daughter” and reading from it as well. She’s an amazing person and we are proud to have her here. And she wants to meet you. There may be a discussion on “Death’s Daughter” for those that have already read it, and there may be a live Macarena… who knows? But there also may not. Just sayin.’
Location: Challengers Comics, 1845 N. Western Ave. 2R, Chicago, IL 60647
Website: http://challengerscomics.com
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