NYC – Ghetto Klown Signing
March 21, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, Movies, New York, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
John Leguizamo, film & TV star, signs copies of Ghetto Klown on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at noon.
Be one of the first 300 people to buy the Ghetto Klown: Music From My Hood CD starting on Tuesday, March 22nd at 12:01am at the Union Square Best Buy and you will receive a wristband which guarantees admittance to this special event. Join us for an onstage interview with John Leguizamo & X96.3 on-air personality Luis Jimenez as they discuss John’s new Broadway show, Ghetto Klown. Following the interview, John will be signing copies of the CD to fans with event wristbands only. Arrive early, time and space are limited.
Best Buy
1 Union Square South (Corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue), New York, NY
CA – Marijuana Man Signing
March 20, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Webcomics
Ziggy Marley, Joe Casey, and Jim Mahfood sign on Wednesday April 20, 2011.
Golden Apple Comics
7018 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
NYC – Tiny Trifecta Art Show
March 19, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, Collectibles, Comic Books, New York, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Tara McPherson and Sean Leonard debut their new art boutique and t-shirt line The Cotton Candy Machine on April 9, 2011 with the Tiny Trifecta Art Show! 100 artists, $100 tiny art, on the 100th day of the year!
Here is the full list of the amazing artists in the show: Jessicka Addams, Esao Andrews, Jim Avignon, John Baizley, Shawn Barber, Gary Baseman, Andrew Bell, Leia Bell, Bongoût, Robert Bowen, Beast Brothers, Mike Budai, Casey Burns, Scott C, Joe Capobianco, Marcos Chin, Ciou, Becky Cloonan, David Cook, Dave Cooper, Jessi Cornett, Dave Correia, Molly Crabapple, Lana Crooks, Steven Daily, Daniel Danger, Camilla d’Errico, Stephan Doitschinoff, Huck Gee, Dana Glover, Dan Grzeca, Brian Ewing, Natalia Fabia, Justin Hampton, Kevin Hayes, Mark Heggie, Hero, Boris Hoppek, Jim Houser, Seldon Hunt, Jordin Isip, Jeremyville, Aya Kakeda, Audrey Kawasaki, Linsday Kuhn, Henry Lewis, Travis Louie, Lola, David Mack, Jim Mahfood, Steven Manale, Sara Antoinette Martin, Angie Mason, Dan May, Tara McPherson, Mike Mignola, Brandi Milne, Junko Mizuno, Buff Monster, Tomi Monstre, Michael Motorcycle, Kathie Olivas, Alex Pardee, Brandt Peters, Joshua Petker, Nathan Pickett, Anthony Pontius, Little Friends Of Printmaking, Arabella Proffer, Noah Rice, Nathan Rice, Martha Rich, Jermaine Rogers, Paul Romano, Arik Roper, Martina Secondo Russo, Frank Russo, Jay Ryan, Mark Ryden, Isabel Samaras, Jon Schnepp, Mike Shinoda, Rafael Silveira, Greg Simkins, Skinner, Morgan Slade, Timba Smits, Shawn Smith, Jeff Soto, Nathan Spoor, Tofu Squirrel, Diana Sudyka, Fefe Talavera, Jill Thompson, Adam Wallacavage, Jonathan Wayshack, Eric White, Elizabeth Winnel, Martin Wittfooth, Chet Zar
The Cotton Candy Machine
235 South 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Entertainment Weekly Offers First Look at New Wonder Woman
March 18, 2011 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Everything Else, Television, Top Stories
More traditional than her current look but not quite either, Entertainment Weekly is providing a first look at Adrienne Palicki in costume as Wonder Woman for the currently filming pilot TV show.
Press Release:
Friday, March 18, 2011 3:09 PM EST
EW.COM EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Adrianne Palicki as Wonder Woman in NBC’s new fall pilot, exec produced by David E. Kelley
Link to FULL story and FIRST PHOTOS on EW.com: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/18/wonder-woman-adrianne-palicki-photo/
Nashville Comic and Horror Festival (October 2011)
March 18, 2011 by comiccity
Filed under Anime, Book Festivals, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Sports, Tennessee
Event Details:
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| nashville comic and horror festival | |
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| http://www.comiccitytn.com | |
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| 10/01/2011 | |
| End Date | |
| 10/02/2011 | |
| About This Convention | |
| largest gathering of walking dead cast ever! plus more guest than ever before. comics, toys, star wars, sports cards, anime, dvds and much more! | |
| Venue Name and Address | |
| tn state fairgrounds wedgewood ave nashville, tn 37203 United States Map It |
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| 100 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 2000 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
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| Brian Pulido, Shawn Crystal, Jason Craig, Jeff Blake, Mitch Brietwiseter, RD Hall and more | |
Cincinnati Comic Show (April 2011)
March 18, 2011 by comiccity
Filed under Anime, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Horror, Ohio, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Paper Asylum: Vintage Paper and Pop Culture Convention (November 2011)
March 18, 2011 by monstersamongus
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Pennsylvania
Event Details:
| Convention Name | |
| Paper Asylum: Vintage Paper & Pop Culture Convention | |
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| http://www.paperasylum.com | |
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| 11/26/2011 | |
| End Date | |
| 11/27/2011 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Monsters Among Us, Inc. presents: Paper Asylum. A convention featuring vintage and pop culture collectibles. | |
| Venue Name and Address | |
| Bayfront Convention Center 1 Sassafras Pier Erie, PA 16507 United States Map It |
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| 100 | |
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| 1000 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
DC Announces Panel and Signing Schedules for C2E2 2011
March 18, 2011 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Illinois, Top Stories
Via The Source, DC has announced their panel and signing schedule for C2E2 2011:
FRIDAY
GREEN LANTERN
4:30-5:30pm, Room 474
What’s in store for Green Lantern’s comics adventures in 2011? War! Join DC Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, Doug Mahnke, Tyler Kirkham, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and others to get a sneak peak into the future of GL in the DCU!
DC NATION
6:30-7:30pm, Room 470b
The DC NATION returns to Chicago! Co-Publisher Dan DiDio and some of comics’ top talents give you the inside scoop on what’s new from DC Entertainment. DCU, VERTIGO and MAD will all be discussed, so come on by and join the nation!
Creator Signings for Friday, 3/18:
2:30-3:30 PM
Christian Alamy, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis, Tyler Kirkham, Joe Prado, Rod Reis
3:30-4:30 PM
Tony Daniel, Scott Snyder, Ryan Benjamin, Gail Simone
3:30-4:30 PM
Yildiray Cinar, Kevin Maguire
4:30-5:30 PM
Paul Cornell, Don Kramer, Phil Hester
4:30-5:30 PM
Art Baltazar, Mike Norton, Franco
4:30-5:30 PM
Brian Azzarello, Bill Willingham
SATURDAY
DC UNIVERSE
11:30-12:30pm, Room 474
What will happen to your favorite DCU characters during this year’s major events? Join DC Executive Editor Eddie Berganza and SVP – Sales Bob Wayne, along with Yildiray Cinar, Art Baltazar, Franco, Mike Norton, Kevin Maguire and others to hear about upcoming highlights from the DCU.
VERTIGO
1:30-2:30pm, Room 470b
Find out what compelling tales comics’ edgiest imprint has in store for you in the months to come! Join Senior Group Editor Shelly Bond, Scott Snyder, Bill Willingham, and others for a discussion of your favorite VERTIGO titles.
DC ICONS
2:30-3:30pm, Room 474
DC’s top heroes are the topic of this panel spotlight. Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, Tony Daniel, Paul Cornell, Scott Snyder, and Phil Hester lead the discussion on the latest Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman news.
DRAWING DC
5:30-6:30pm, Room 474
Superstar artists Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke and Tyler Kirkham show off their distinctive styles while drawing on a machine that projects their work on a giant screen. Check out this unique presentation that will give you an inside glimpse into the artistic process!
Creator Signing for Saturday, 3/19:
12-1 PM
Bill Willingham
1-2 PM
Joe Prado, Ivan Reis, Rod Reis, Christian Alamy, Tyler Kirkham, Doug Mahnke
2-3PM
Brian Azzarello, Gene Ha
2-3 PM
Franco, Mike Norton
3-4 PM
Yildray Cinar, Kevin Maguire
4-5 PM
Tony Daniel, Scott Snyder, Ryan Benjamin, Gail Simone
4-5 PM
Paul Cornell, Don Kramer
SUNDAY
BRIGHTEST DAY
1:00-2:00pm, Room 474
Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and others will reveal insights and hints about the epic Brightest Day story – and where the event will lead next!
FABLES: THE FIRST 100 – ONE-ON-ONE WITH BILL WILLINGHAM
4:00-5:00pm, Room 470a
The mind behind Vertigo’s mega-popular series comes to Chicago! Bill Willingham is joined by VP – Marketing, John Cunningham, for an in-depth look back at the first 100 issues of Fables – as well as a glimpse at what’s to come!
Creator Signings for Sunday, 3/20:
12-1 PM
Jill Thompson, Bill Wilingham
12-1
Brian Azzarello, Gene Ha
1-2 PM
Ryan Benjamin, Tony Daniel, Gail Simone
1-2 PM
Paul Cornell, Don Kramer, Jamal Igle
2-3 PM
Joe Prado, Rod Reis, Christian Alamy, Tyler Kirkham, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis
2-3 PM
Franco, Mike Norton
Entertainment Weekly Declares Nathan Fillion a “Geek God”
March 18, 2011 by Brian Pate
Filed under Everything Else, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Press Release:
Highlights from ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’s March 25, 2011 issue
(on newsstands nationwide Friday, March 18):
GEEK GOD NATHAN FILLION
From Cult Hero to TV Star; Nathan Fillion on Firefly, Castle, Dr. Horrible and All Those Rabid Fans
NEW YORK – From the Firefly fans to the mainstream Castle crowd, everybody loves Nathan Fillion. This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly looks at the fascination behind the ultimate ‘Geek God.’
Fillion is more polite than most—with fans, costars, journalists—because he occupies a special place in Hollywood. It started back in 2002, when, thanks to a few key roles from the mind of Joss Whedon—Capt. Mal Reynolds in Firefly and its big-screen adaptation, Serenity; an evil preacher in Buffy the Vampire Slayer; and a vain superhero in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog—Fillion began receiving A-list treatment from sci-fi fans, even if he wasn’t quite an A-lister himself. And he was more than happy to play to that audience. “I think of Galaxy Quest and the plight of those pigeonholed actors who don’t do anything except for conventions,” he says. “To be pigeonholed as a Malcolm Reynolds? Uh, dream. Winning.”
In 2009, along came Castle. It wasn’t clear when the show debuted as a midseason replacement that it would be Fillion’s ticket to anything more than a front-row seat to its lead-in, Dancing With the Stars. The actor had already had a few shots at the big time with a string of short-lived TV shows. But in the boyishly charming crime novelist Richard Castle, the charmingly boyish Fillion found a role that has won a whole new legion of fans. Now in its third season, Castle (which airs Mondays at 10 p.m.) averages 10.6 million viewers.
Viewers may very well be responding to Castle, who began tailing NYPD homicide detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) for book research, because there’s so much of Fillion in the fun-loving mystery writer. The quirks around Castle’s edges— from the obsession with gadgets to the clever miming—are vintage Fillion. The show’s creator, Andrew W. Marlowe, a longtime Fillion fan from his days on Buffy and Firefly, thought as much when he cast him: “He’s a guy who I thought had the many facets to show the many different kinds of faces of what it meant to be a man. To play the beleaguered son, the loving father, a potential love interest who’s charming but someone who is also really annoying yet can get away with it—Nathan had that in spades.” Costar Katic would agree. “I would date Richard Castle, but not for very long,” Fillion gamely responds. “He’s got some money and nice tastes. He’s not an a–hole, but he is a bit of a prick.”
Fllion can usually tell his two rabid fan bases apart within seconds of their approach. “Castle fans—I’ll say 75 percent of the time—are women, and they light up. They go [eyes and mouth open]. They get really excited,” he says. “Firefly fans will see me, do a double take, stop, nod, and say, ‘Captain’ with an air of ‘I know what you’ve been through. I’ve been there too.’ A guy did it to me in a furniture store the other day. I was walking by, and he saw me, stopped, stood up straight, and said, ‘Captain,’ and I nodded and said, ‘As you were.’ ”
While Fillion is keeping his side projects to a minimum these days—Castle is still shooting its current 24-episode order and has already been picked up for a fourth season— longtime fans don’t have to worry about him losing his geek cred. “It’s easy to keep the geek fan base stoked by simply remaining true to the inner geek,” he says. “I just continue to be excited by the things I am excited by. I love sci-fi. I love computer games. I love technology. I like flashlights that are really small but really bright. If it has buttons, batteries, performs some kind of unusual function—yeah, I got it. I want it.”
Link to story on EW.com: http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/03/17/this-weeks-cover-nathan-fillion-castle/
Scene on Video: G4 Looks at PAX East 2011 Cosplay
March 18, 2011 by Brian Pate
Filed under Anime, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos, Gaming, Massachusetts
Adam Sessler from G4 talks to cosplayers at PAX East 2011 that take their craft very seriously.
