Michael Golden Print Exclusive at Wizard World Chicago

Press Release:

Exclusives Abound at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con! And for the first time EVER, Michael Golden’s artwork will be featured as part of the VIP Package for the premiere upcoming pop-culture event!

Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is the place to be to collect exclusive prints, books, die cast cars, toys and other items, as more than 30 different pieces will be available only at the event, August 19-22 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.

But this eye-catching Power Girl piece by the co-creator of X-Men’s Rogue, is available ONLY as part of the VIP exclusives. And it’s certainly no mystery why Mr. G. was picked as part of this special promotion for the show.

During his career, Golden has been an editor at DC Comics as well as senior art director at Marvel Comics, and has worked on numerous movie production projects, including some currently in development. His art has been the focus of gallery shows in places as diverse as New York, Gijon and Barcelona, Antwerp and Brussels, and his class on storytelling has been conducted in Spain, Brussels, Canada, and the United States.

In addition to his groundbreaking art on titles such as “The ‘Nam,” “Micronauts,”  “G.I. Joe Yearbook,” “The Avengers,” “Batman,” and “Dr. Strange,” Golden’s recent work can be seen on the covers of “Heroes for Hire,” “Exiles,” “Nightwing,” “Uncanny X-Men,” “Hulk Team-Up,” “Wonder Woman,” and  “Spiderman 1602,” among much more! Books on his work include the recent publications “Excess: The Art of Michael Golden,” “Modern Masters: Michael Golden,” “Heroes and Villains,” and “MORE Heroes and Villains,” most of which will be available from Michael in artist’s alley while supplies last.

Chicago Comic Con will easily be one of the top conventions of the year. And joining Golden at the event will be Eva Ink Artist Group contemporaries Mark Texeira and Steve Scott.

Currently Texeira is finishing up a Punisher limited series for Marvel Comics, and you no doubt know him from his stunning work on Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Black Panther, Conan, and much more. Mark will have copies of his books “Babes and Brawn,” and “Tex: The Art of Mark Texeira,” at the show. 

Artist Steve Scott recently completed stints X-Men Forever, a Green Lantern special project and is currently working on a Batman story at DC Comics as well. At Wizard Chicago, Steve will be offering copies of his new sketchbook, “Steve Scott Sketches,” while supplies last, as well as some exclusive prints!

This year’s WWC also includes an impressive line-up from Hollywood including William Shatner, Linda Hamilton, James Marsters, Adam West, the Final Five Cylons from Battlestar Galactica, Linda Blair, Nicholas Brendon, Clare Kramer, Claudia Christian, Richard Roundtree, Julia Jones and many many more!

The line-up from the world of illustration and comics is also pretty amazing, and includes, along with Golden, Texeira, and Scott: Joe Madureira,  Arthur Suydam, Brian Pulido, J. Scott Campbell, Jim Calafiore, William Christensen,  Bill Sienkiewicz, Greg Horn, Stuart Sayger, Jill Thompson, Billy Tucci, Ethan Van Sciver, Leo Leibelman, James O’Barr,  Mike McKone, Geof Darrow, Gary Friedrich,  David Mack, Renee Witterstaetter, Mike Grell,  and tons more! It can certainly be said that Chicago Comic Con boasts one of the largest Artist Alley in the country!

In fact, this amazing event features over 500 special guests and celebrities from the world of comic books, film & television, wrestling, pop culture and more will be in attendance, and you will not want to miss out! And don’t forget to sign up for the VIP package featuring that fantastic Michael Golden Power Girl print as well!

Chicago Comic Con runs from August 19-22, 2010 at the Rosemont Convention Center. For more information, go to: http://www.wizardworld.com

For more information on commissions, and appearances of artists Michael Golden, Mark Texeira, Steve Scott and Eva Ink Artist Group, contact Renee at: evaink@aol.com

UT – Draw Night Gallery Show

Ryan Ottley posts on his blog:

For you Utah  locals, come to No Brow coffee on August 20th (6pm-10pm) to see a Gallery of all of the Draw Night crew drawings. The Art will be up for 2 weeks, but the 20th we’ll all be there hanging out. Come check out our works and meet us all!

Draw Night is a night where a bunch of us local artists get together and draw for a few hours once a week, so this Gallery is a showcase of that work and more. We not only draw sketches there, sometimes  it’s necessary to bring in our work, so you’ll see my Invincible work, Grizzly Shark work, along with the random odd sketches I do.

I will have a few things there  like comics, prints, And FREE Invincible posters from Comicon.

There’s six other artists (Derek Hunter, Rachel Hunter, Tim Odland, Elias Pate, Geoff Shupe and Alan Tew) that have some great stuff, comic art, concept art, and more. They all do amazing work, many will have prints and comics there also.

No Brow Coffee
315 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

NYC – Marvel Retreat Signing

 

Jonathan Hickman and more sign at Jim Hanley’s Universe on Wednesday, August 25th at 6:00pm! Jonathan has been setting the comics world on fire with his creator-owned projects such as and Nightly News, Pax Romana and the upcoming Plus, and as writer of Marvel’s Fantastic Four, Secret Warriors, and the new hit S.H.I.E.L.D.! He’s been called the next Alan Moore by Blair Butler and “the future of comics” by our man Paul, and now is your chance to meet the hottest creator working in mainstream comics today, exclusively at Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York City – Where Fans and Creators Meet!

P.S. Joining Jonathan are superstar creators Dan Slott (the new solo writer of Amazing Spider-Man), Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente (Hercules, Chaos War) and up-and-coming writer Nick Spencer (Shuddertown, Morning Glories)!

Just announced 8/24! Stuart Moore, the writer of the new ongoing Namor series will be joining this signing!

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

CA – The Sylvia Chronicles Signing

Meet Nicole Hollander, creator of the comic strip Sylvia. Hollander speaks about her work and signs her newest book, The Sylvia Chronicles: 30 Years of Graphic Misbehavior from Reagan to Obama on SATURDAY, AUGUST 21th from 1–3pm. Sylvia is an internationally-syndicated comic strip that appears in over eighty newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, the Detroit News, the Boston Globe, and the Seattle Times. Hollander has published sixteen collections of Sylvia strips, as well as Female Problems and My Cat’s Not Fat, He’s Just Big-Boned. She lives in Chicago.

Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

UK – ABC Warriors Signing

Pat Mills and Clint Langley sign ABC Warriors: The Volgan War Volume 3 at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Thursday 16th September 6 – 7pm

The countdown to Zippo’s execution has started! Only the ABC Warriors can stop their comrade from being melted down by the ruthless G Men. If that wasn’t bad enough, the Warriors are also set to be betrayed by another member willing to follow Volkhan and his destructive cause. And just who is the mysterious resistance figure known as the ‘Urban Fox’?
 
Pat Mills is one of the founding fathers of 2000AD and one of the most respected comic book writers around. He’s created some of the longest-running characters for the title such as Slaine, ABC Warriors and Nemesis The Warlock. His other work includes writing and developing Judge Dredd and Charley’s War.
 
Clint Langley started his career in the 90′s. His images can be seen worldwide in comics, on novel covers and in the conceptual design for advertising and films. His first comic strip work was Dynosty, which appeared in 2000AD. He’s since worked on various comic strips such as Slaine, Judge Dredd and Warhammer.
 
Forbidden Planet is the largest store of its kind in the world. Some of the biggest names in Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics and Cult Entertainment have come to our London Megastore for signing events, including: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Terry Gilliam, Simon Pegg, William Gibson, Mark Millar, Guillermo Del Toro, Brian Froud and Stephen King.

For more news about our signings please go to: http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/events

MA – Free Lunch Comics Signing

Matt Ryan, president of Free Lunch Comics appears at Larry’s Comics on Wednesday August 18th from 11am-4pm promoting the newest trade from his company, Sky Pirates of Valendor! A steampunk pirate adventure with floating continents, impossible challenges and compelling characters. For every customer that preorders, Matt will draw a free sketch! He will also be showing the other works from Free Lunch!  

 Bring your portfolio for a review.

Larry’s Comics
66 Lakeview Ave, Lowell, MA 01850

Hero Initiative Schedule at Wizard World Chicago 2010

Press Release:

 The Hero Initiative, the charitable organization dedicated to helping veteran comic creators in medical or financial need, is rolling into the Windy City in a BIG way.
 
Hero will be at booth #1421 at Wizard World Chicago Aug. 19-22 at the Rosemont Convention Center in Rosemont, IL with a variety of great activities for attendees.
 
• Hero’s exclusive hardcover edition of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #40 will be available at Wizard World Chicago. The limited edition of only 500 copies, with a great recreation of Conan #1′s cover by John Romita, Jr., was a near-sellout at San Diego, but we’ve managed to reserve 30 copies for Chicagoans. They’ll be available for sale at $35 per, with a strict limit of ONE per customer. So get to booth #1421 QUICKLY!
 
• Longtime (read: long-suffering) Cubs fan Brian Azzarello will be taking THREE lucky raffle winners to an upcoming Cubs game! Two dollars buys a chance at snaring a box seat alongside one of comics’ hottest writers! Swing by the Hero booth to get your two-dollar raffle ticket, and you could find yourself in the Friendly Confines with Azzarello!
 
• Hero’s famous Prize Patrol will be rewarding Hero Initiative members who are convention attendees! We’ll stop random members we spot wearing Hero Initiative T-shirts (Dawn, Hero H or Hero Hand) and hand out great prizes, including a signed-and-numbered limited-edition Stan’s Soapbox: The Collection autographed by BOTH Stan Lee and John Romita (a $100 value). Wear your colors, and you could win BIG!
 
• And of course, no convention is complete without a bountiful bevy of talented writers and artists parked at the Hero booth to sign autographs and do sketches. Check out your faves at these times:
 
Thursday, August 19 (convention hours 5-9 p.m.)
530-630: Tim Seeley
630-730: Brian Azzarello
 
Friday, August 20 (convention hours 12-8 p.m.)
1230-130: Mike McKone
230-430: Mike Grell
430-530: Brian Azzarello
 
Saturday, August 21 (convention hours 10 a.m7 p.m.)
1030-1130: Mike Norton
1230-130: Brian Azzarello
530-630: Mike McKone
 
Sunday, August 22 (convention hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
1230-130: Mike McKone
130-230: Mike Norton
 
About The Hero Initiative 
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday’s creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
 
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $400,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.

FL – Love, Lust, and Faking It Signing

Jenny McCarthy, TV star and pin-up, signs copies of Love, Lust, and Faking It on  Sept. 14th at 7:30 PM at Books & Books.

Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134

TX – Morning Glories Signing

Joe Eisma appears this Wednesday Aug 18th at Zeus Comics to sign your copy of Morning Glories #1 and his other works from Marvel and Image Comics.

Morning Glory Academy is one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country? But behind it’s hallowed doors something sinister and deadly lurks. When six brilliant but troubled new students arrive, they find themselves trapped and desperately seeking answers in a place where nothing is what it seems to be!

Zeus Comics
4411 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219

IL – Bad Kids Go To Hell Signing

Meet MATT SPRADLIN and BARRY WERNICK of Bad Kids Go To Hell sign on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH at Graham Crackers Comics CHICAGO- DOWNTOWN from 11AM until whenever, no one really knows how long they’ll stick around. If you’re one of those poor saps who “works” all day, use your lunch break to stop on by and introduce yourself, they might not be here when your relentless taskmaster of a boss lets you go. (Just shove those people standing around waiting for the bus out of the way, they never buy anything anyways)

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