MA – Working Both Sides of the Camera Panel
April 23, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Horror, Massachusetts, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and other auteurs speak on a panel:
Working Both Sides of the Camera: Actors Who Direct, Directors Who Act
Saturday, April 24th at Noon in Somerville 1
Featuring actor/directors Amber Benson (DRONES), Katie Aselton (THE FREEBIE), Lena Dunham (TINY FURNITURE) and Linas Phillips (BASS ACKWARDS).
Moderated by Zak Lee.
Somerville Theater, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144-2908
Scene on Video: C2E2 Time Lapse
April 23, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos, Illinois
If you weren’t at C2E2 and want to see what it was like (or have never been to a convention at all), you have to check out this time lapse video made by Anna Faltermeier. Dizzying but neat.
C2E2 Time Lapse from Anna Faltermeier on Vimeo.
CA – FCBD on Earth-2
April 23, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Saturday, May 1, 2010, is the big day. The reason we celebrate? FREE COMIC BOOK DAY at Earth-2 Comics. As always, we guarantee a fun time and plenty of surprises and special guests at both our Sherman Oaks and Northridge locations. Besides the traditional assortment of free comics from all your favorite publishers, we’ll have creators in the house to sign comics and do some sketches!
SHERMAN OAKS:
STERLING GATES (Supergirl, Superman) 11-3pm
SEAN “Cheeks” GALLOWAY (Spider-Man Animated) 12-2pm
RYAN BENJAMIN (Batman, Detective Comics) 12-2pm
RYAN ODAGAWA (Heroes, Iron Man) 12-2pm
TODD HARRIS (Prodigal) 11-2pm
15017 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 386-9590
NORTHRIDGE:
MARK WAID (Amazing Spider-Man, Irredeemable) 10-12pm
JT KRUL (Justice League, Blackest Night Titans) 11-1pm
CHRIS YOST (X-Men, X-Force) 12-2pm
FILIP SABLIK (Top Cow) 12-2pm
8967 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 993-7804
MI – Astounding FCBD
April 23, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Michigan, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Jason Howard (Astounding Wolfman), Chris Houghton (Reed Gunther), Dan Mishkin (Amethyst/Blue Devil) Jerzy Drozd (Sugary Serials), and Mark Rudolph (CV Comics) sign at Green Brain Comics on May1st for FCBD.
Green Brain Comics
13210 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
313-582-9444
Pittsburgh Comicon (April 2010)
April 23, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Anime, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Pennsylvania
Event Details:
| Convention | PITTSBURGH COMICON |
| Convention Website | http://www.pittsburghcomicon.com |
| Start Date | 04/23/2010 |
| End Date | 04/25/2010 |
| Venue Name | Monroeville Convention Center |
| Venue Address | 209 Mall Blvd Monroeville, PA 15146 United States |
| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | 500 |
| Projected Attendance | 8000 |
| What category best describes your convention? | Comic Books |
| What other categories might be appropriate for your convention? | - Anime - Collectibles - Gaming |
Albany Comic Con (April 2010)
April 23, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Anime, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, New York, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Event Details:
| Convention | Albany Comic Con |
| Convention Website | http://www.myspace.com/comicbookshow |
| Start Date | 04/25/2010 |
| About This Convention: | 10am to 4pm
$3.00 admission Magic: The Gathering Tournament |
| Convention Guests | Confirmed Guest list.. Matthew Dow Smith, Terry Austin, Ron Marz, Todd Dezago, Keith Dallas, Joe St. Pierre, Bill Anderson, Joe Staton, Fred Hembeck, John Hebert, Lee Moder, Mark McKenna, Paul Harding, Saurav Mohapatra, Paul Abrams, Mike Borkowski, Nick Tapalanski, Jackie Santiago, Christian St. Pierre, Greg Blazer, Jim Whiting, Eric Kimble, Mark Holmes, David Rodriguez,Ken Branch,Bobby Timony,Peter Timony,Declan Shalvey.. |
| Venue Name | Holiday Inn Wolf Road |
| Venue Address | 205 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12205 United States |
| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | 65 |
| Projected Attendance | 300 |
| What category best describes your convention? | Comic Books |
| What other categories might be appropriate for your convention? | - Anime - Collectibles - Gaming - Science Fiction and Fantasy |
Steve Scott Heading to Pittsburgh Comicon
April 23, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Pennsylvania
Press Release:
Artist Steve Scott Steels Up for Pittsburgh Comicon, and Lots of Sketchin’!
Pittsburgh, PA– Artist Steve Scott is steeling up his sketching chops to a fine pencil point, and heading to the Pittsburgh Comicon this weekend–for his first appearance at the event–joining the fantastic list of guests and activities planned for the long-running show!
Steve’s art could be found in the recent popular Marvel series “X-Men Forever,” but you no doubt have seen the work of artist in a variety of projects including the hit TV show, “Smallville.”
Steve began his sequential art career at Malibu comics, with his fan-favored and memorable stint on “Razor” for London Night, followed up by work on “New Warriors,” “Hourman,” and “JLA” for Marvel and DC Comics.
Steve’s work has notably appeared in the pages of DC Comics “Shadowpact,” “The Creeper,” “Batman Legends of the Dark Knight,” and “Checkmate.” He got a particularly special kick out of bringing to life some of DC Comics strangest characters like Detective Chimp, Rex the Wonder Dog, Rag Man, The Phantom Stranger, and many others. Recent and current projects at Marvel Comics, and DC Comics include working with industry legends Louise Simonson and Chris Claremont on the titles “Magik” and “Exiles,” multiple issues of the Marvel Adventures line, “She-Hulk,” “Indiana Jones” for Dark Horse and a “Kyle XY” project for Disney/ABC with writer Jeff Parker.
In addition, Steve has the distinction of being the only artist to do comic tie-ins for the “Batman: The Dark Knight ” movie. He is one of the select artists whose work hangs in the personal gallery of director George Lucas, as well.
At this, his first appearance at the PCC, Steve will be debuting copies of his new sketchbook, “Steve Scott Sketches,” as well as doing original sketches at the show.
Taking place April 23-25th, The Pittsburgh Comicon is held every year at The New Monroeville Exposition Center connected to the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh. At the Pittsburgh Comicon you’ll find a little bit of everything; Movies, Posters, Toys, Statues, Games, Anime, Manga, Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and of course Comics, lots and lots of comics, and the people who make them.
Other guests joining Steve Scott include: Bob Almond, Joe Benitez, Talent Caldwell, Tommy Castillo, Ernie Chan, Jay Fife, Tom Fleming, Dan Fraga, Ron Frenz, Gary Friedrich, Bryan J. L. Glass, Georges Jeanty, Leo Leibelman, David Mack, Chris Moreno, Rudy Nebres, Pat Olliffe, Stuart Sayger, Joe Sinnott, Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe, Billy Tucci, Neil Volkes, and many more.
For more information on the Pittsburgh Comicom, go to: www.pittsburghcomicon.com
For more information on Steve Scott and his artwork, contact his agent at: evaink@aol.com
Joe Madureira to Attend Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2010
April 23, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Gaming, Pennsylvania, Top Stories
Joe Madureira is set to attend the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con taking place June 11-13, 2010.
Via Wizard World:
Joe Madureira (often called Joe Mad), is a comic book writer/artist and game developer, best known for his work on Marvel Comics’ Uncanny X-Men and his creator-owned comic book Battle Chasers.
Madureira’s first published work was an eight-page story for the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents, starring Northstar. He became the regular penciler on Uncanny X-Men in 1994 illustrating that book’s installments of the “Age of Apocalypse” storyline.
He left Uncanny X-Men in 1997 to work on his own sword and sorcery series Battle Chasers for Wildstorm Comics’ creator-owned Cliffhanger imprint (before it was sold to DC Comics).
Madureira produced a total of nine issues in four years. He placed the series “on hold” after forming a game development company called Tri-Lunar with Tim Donley and Greg Peterson.
With Tri-Lunar, he created concept art on a game called Dragonkind which was canceled when Tri-Lunar went out of business. He then went to work for Realm Interactive, another start-up company, on Trade Wars: Dark Millennium. When Realm Interactive was acquired by NCsoft, he continued to contribute to the game as it evolved into Exarch, and was eventually released as Dungeon Runners.
Madureira returned to the comic book industry as the artist on Marvel’s The Ultimates 3, with writer Jeph Loeb. The second issue was published in January 2008, the third issue released on February 20, 2008. Ultimates 3 #4 came out on June 25, 2008.
In July 2007, Vigil Games’ Darksiders was announced, of which Joe Madureira was creative director. It follows War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, on his quest to find out who prematurely triggered the apocalypse. It was released on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on January 5, 2010.
Joe has also provided cover artwork for Capcom’s Marvel Super Heroes for the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation, and the Sony Playstation game Gekido: Urban Warriors.
MD – FCBD: War of the Supermen
April 23, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Maryland, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Come and meet artists JG Jones (cover artist of DC Comics’ Superman Free Comic Book Day giveaway!), Frank Cho (Ultimate Comics New Ultimates) from 2pm-3pm, Steve Conley (Star Trek), and John Gallagher (Buzzboy) in honor of 2010′s Free Comic Book Day promotion! Cards, Comics and Collectibles of Reisterstown, MD will be celebrating along with the rest of the nation on May 1, 2009.!
FCBD Special — modern back-issues are only one dollar! Oh yeah, and we’re also giving away free comics while they last! Our hours for Free Comic Book Day are 11am-7pm.
Our address: 100 A Chartley Dr., Reisterstown, MD 21136
For more information, call Cards Comics and Collectibles: 410-526-7410
CA – The Unforgivable Signing
April 23, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Creator/Writer Paskael Tyiska and Letterer Randeep Grewal of Committed Comics’ new graphic novel The Unforgivable available for signings of posters or books.
We are offering during Free Comic Book day 50% off back issues, specials on graphic novels, $1.00 comics, drawings, giveaways, food and drinks and lots of FREE Comics.
We will also be having HeroClix Demos and tournaments during the day! Be sure to get your limited edition Marvel Heroclix: War Machine Figure offered with FREE comic book day! while supplies last
If you purchase $10.00 or more during Free Comic Book Day you will be entered into a drawing for a set of the new Watchmen Heroclix to be released in July. This set – which has a retail value of $99.99 – features deluxe, display-quality packaging, and 25 highly detailed, 3-D miniatures, including Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl, and Silk Spectre.
Paladins Game Castle, 6300 White Lane Suite B, Bakersfield, CA 93309
661-836-8304
