MA – Celebrating Comic Art Exhibition

SPACE 242, Boston’s Low Brow Destination, proudly announces its May/June exhibition, SMUDGE! SMEAR! SPLATTER!, Celebrating Comic Art, features work by Jamie Buckmaster, Craig Bostick, Alison Cowell, Andy Fish, Veronica Hebard, Bret Herholz, Mike Leslie, Derek Ring, Paul Ryan, and Tak Toyoshima.

The exhibition, on view May 28 through June 18 includes vaired works by the above artists including comic pages, original pieces, and prints. The opening reception is Friday, May 28, from 6-8pm. The event is free and open to the public with RSVP at the website. An artist talk will be held Friday, June 18 from 7-8pm. Gallery hours are Friday evenings 6:30-8pm, no RSVP necessary.

SPACE 242′s May/June exhibition is sponsored in part by The Weekly Dig, ArtScope Magazine, Jakprints, DrinkMasters, and Harpoon.

The above images, from left to right:
Batman by Paul Ryan c DC Comics
ANHV by Derek Ring
Dracula by Andy Fish

SPACE 242, 242 E. Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02118

NYC – Suck It, Wonder Woman!

Olivia Munn signs on July 07, 2010 at 7:00 PM for her memoir Suck It, Wonder Woman.

Comics Invasion at BookExpo America

UPDATED:

Todd McFarlane, Garth Ennis, Eric Shanower, Skottie Young, and more comics creators appear next week at BookExpo America in Manhattan. BEA takes place at New York City’s Jacob Javits Convention Center from May 25-27.

Signings include:

Wednesday May 26th
Tony DiTerlizzi (Spiderwick Chronicles) – Booth 3940  from 10:00AM – 11:00AM

Eric Shanower & Skottie Young (Wonderful Wizard of Oz) – Booth 4564 from 11:00AM – 12:00PM

Brad Meltzer (Identity Crisis) – Booth 3740 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM

Tom Wilson (Ziggy) – Booth 3559 @ 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury) – Booth 3559 @ 2:30PM – 3:30PM

Todd McFarlane (Haunt, Spawn) - Booth 4558 from 2:00PM-4:00PM

Thursday, May 27, 2010
James Gurney (Dinotopia) – Booth 2951 @ 1:00PM – 1:30PM

Jonathan Maberry (Black Panther) – Booth 2951 @ 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Garth Ennis (The Boys)- Booth 4571 @ 2:00PM – 4:00PM

For more details please visit the BEA website…

Press Release:

Image Comics is proud to announce that SPAWN creator and Image Partner TODD MCFARLANE will appear at Book Expo America (BEA) on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at the Javits Center in New York City.

Image Comics will be exhibiting with Diamond Book Distributors, booth #4558. McFarlane will be at the booth for an exclusive signing from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Complimentary copies of the first HAUNT trade will be available during the signing. Image will also distribute copies of various Image Firsts titles throughout BEA.

“As the comic book culture continues to outgrow its historic roots of the comic book store, a big movement has been made towards book stores,” says McFarlane. “Book stores have now become fertile ground for people like myself, and I need to make sure I get out there, put my best foot forward, in terms of making presentations to the stores and letting retailers know what’s coming out. Now, there’re arguably just as many consumers coming to bookstores for comic product as comic book stores. They’re an extremely important part of our business.”

From budding baseball player to comic book artist extraordinaire to family man, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has a wealth of experience in the world of entertainment. McFarlane’s road trip to creative autonomy began when he accepted an assignment penciling for Marvel/Epic Comics in March 1984. From there, he worked his way to the top of the talent roster before leaving Marvel to help found Image Comics with six other artists. It was then that Todd introduced his own character, Spawn. In 1994, Todd founded McFarlane Toys. Over the years, the company has become one of the largest, most renowned toy manufacturers in the world.

Don’t miss Todd McFarlane during his one-day-only appearance at BEA on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

MA – Avengers Day Signing

Come get reaquainted with Kris Carter, a comics creator residing in Dracut, MA. This rising young talent has graciously offered to custom make Avengers sketch covers for you on Wednesday May 19th from 5pm-7pm. Come show him some love! 

Also in honor of Avengers Day, Larry has Avengers variant covers for sale, free hot dogs, and the launch of a Drink & Draw club. He is raffling off one copy of the Avengers Party Exclusive, VERY RARE Avengers #1 Romita Jr. Gatefold Variant! EVERYONE who buys Avengers #1 gets a FREE chance. Drawing is at 7pm.
 
Larry’s Comics, 66 Lakeview Ave, Lowell, MA 01850

NYC – Weathercraft Art Show

Jim Woodring opens an exhibit of work featuring work from his graphic novel Weathercraft at the Scott Eder Gallery on June 18th from 6-8pm.

Scott Eder Gallery, 18 Bridge St, Suite 2-i, Brooklyn, NY 11201

CA – Webcomic Factory Launch Party

 Emma Caulfield, Christian Beranek and more celebrate the launch of The Webcomic Factory with exclusive comics, prizes and other cool merch on May 26th from 6 – 9pm!

Appearing:
Emma Caulfield (Anya from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Contropussy)
Camilla Rantsen (Contropussy)
Diana Falzone (Hot Mess, TV and Radio personality)
Christian Beranek (Starship Troopers, Disney’s Kingdom Comics)
Tony DiGerolamo (The Simpsons, Super Frat)

The Comic Bug, 1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

TX – Mystery Society Signing

Steve Niles signs from 2:00pm until 4:00pm on June 9th to promote his new series Mystery Society.

Lone Star Comics, 1215 S. Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76010

NC – Toy Story Signing

Writer/artist Chris Moreno signs at Acme Comics on Wednesday, June 9th from 2 PM to 8 PM! This signing with Chris has been a long time coming, so come on out, pick up your new books, and stop by to say “hey!”

Acme Comics, 2150 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro, NC 27408

Chris Moreno is a comics artist and creator whose work has appeared in Disney’s Toy Story for BOOM! Studios, The Minions of Ka from Arcana, and Paul Jenkins’ Sidekick from Image Comics.  His creator-owned character, Sanz Pantz: Ninja Platypus appears in the Popgun anthologies from Image.  His other comics credits include Alien Inventor, World War Hulk: Frontline, Dracula vs. King Arthur, Monkey in a Wagon vs. Lemur on a Big Wheel, The Last Sin of Mark Grimm, the webcomic Super Frat, and Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales. Chris’s work has appeared on sketch cards for Inkworks for The Spirit, Shrek the Third, Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem, Hellboy: Sword of Storms, Robots, and Family Guy.  His art has also been seen in role-playing games for companies like Kenzer & Co. , on their HackmasterKnights of the Dinner Table Magazine, and Tony DiGerolamo’s Complete Mafia for d20 from Living Room Games.  More of his art can be seen at Chris Moreno.org, his DeviantArt page, and his webcomic, Dysfunctianimals, can be seen here.

NYC – X-Men Forever Signing

Chris Claremont signs at Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York City on Wednesday, June 2!

I think it goes without saying that writer Chris Claremont is one of the most significant comic creators of his or any generation – indeed, his groundbreaking decades-long work with the X-books in the Marvel Universe have had a profound influence on not just superhero comics, but on pop culture itself! It is our great honor to announce that Chris Claremont will be returning to Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York City to sign on Wednesday, June 2 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm!

June 2 marks the release of Giant-Size X-Men Forever #1, Claremont’s continued exploration of his X-Men Forever mythos!

Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St, New York, NY

(opposite The Empire State Building)

(212) 268-7088

MCAF Announces Panel Schedule

The Maine Comics Arts Festival has announced its pre-convention panel schedule for Saturday, May 22nd hosted by the Portland Public Library (Main Branch, 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME) 

All Saturday events will be held in the Rines Auditorium unless otherwise noted.
Kids Cartooning Workshop – 10:00 AM

Children ages 7-12 are invited to try their hand at cartoon art. Using simple shapes, comic book artist Jay Piscopo will demonstrate how to build figures and perspective to create art that tells a story. Stand by for adventure in this hour-long, interactive workshop! Click here to watch a video clip

Portland, Maine artist Jay Piscopo is the author and illustrator of The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli all-ages graphic novel series. Piscopo also co-created The Scrap City Pack Rats, art directed the award-winning Fizz and Martina Math Adventures, and was an animator for ABC TV’s Squigglevision.
The World of Graphic Novels – 11:00 AM
Presenter: John Shableski, Diamond Book Distributors

“The graphic novel is to publishing today very much as rock and roll was when it first entered the music industry mainstream: a strange format already familiar to the popular culture but not yet understood by the established distribution channels.” ~ John Shableski, Diamond Book Distributors

This free presentation is for librarians and educators who are interested in the world of graphic novels and are looking for definitions, explanations, and advice on where to begin or expand your collection or how to effectively use graphic novels in the classroom. John conducts this workshop nationally with librarians and educators and is known for his interactive, conversational style. This is his first time presenting in Maine. You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity!

THE PRESENTER: John Shableski is sales manager at Diamond Book Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books, and one of the biggest distributors of graphic novels in the U.S. through its Diamond Book Distributors division. John has been a panelist at BookExpo America, a moderator for graphic novel panels at the New York Comic Con, a guest speaker at library events, regional book shows and a symposium coordinator. He’s currently collaborating on several graphic novel symposiums across the country. His focus is on the independent bookstore market, public and school libraries. 

Cartooning Styles – 12:30pm
A humorous presentation about art styles, featuring images of popular cartoon characters like Sponge Bob Squarepants and Mickey Mouse, and how different artists interpret them. We’ll talk about designing characters, and then give an interactive drawing demo, in which the audience will instruct Raina in creating characters and images.
Age range: 5 – 12

 
Center for Cartoon Studies Presents: Page Building Workshop – 1:30pm
This hands-on workshop will take a closer look at the basic building blocks of the comics page. Cartoonist and teacher Robyn Chapman will explain how to use page composition to control pacing and create effective stories. No matter how little experience you have, you will leave this workshop having composed a comics page!  All supplies will be provided.

 
Live Comics Reading: Smile & Astronaut Elementary – 2:30
Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman will read (and perform) chapters from their all-ages graphic novels, as the illustrated panels are projected onto a large screen for all to see. They’ll also ask for some volunteers from the audience to play some of the characters.
Age range: 5 and up. 
Featured Guest Discussion - 3:00pm
Jeff Lemire, Brian Wood and Skottie Young
This panel discussion will cover the works of the festival’s featured guests and will include a question and answer session.

 
The Pros and Cons of Small Press Publishing – 4:00pm
When a writer or artist decides to pursue the comic book industry, the 21st century has provided them with several different options, one of them being small press publishing. But how does one decide the best route to take. Join the creator of Sky Pirates of Valendor, Everett Soares along with Promotions Consultant, Susan Soares as they discuss the Pros and Cons of small press publishing as they share their journey through the industry.
Sunday, May 23 – 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Maine Comics Arts Festival
Ocean Gateway, Portland
Meet over 100 comic writers, artists and publishers, see exhibits and shop for cool comics and graphic novels. Click here to see the full guest list

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