UK – The Mechanical Messiah Signing
August 28, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under England, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Robert Rankin signs on Saturday 24 September 2011 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR.
Another wild and wacky adventure from the Master of Far Fetched Fiction!
Robert Rankin is one of the great British eccentrics, standing alongside Viv Stanshall, Spike Milligan and Neil Innes, amongst others. ‘To call Rankin irreverent doesn’t begin to describe just how very good he is at playing with the rules’, says the MIRROR, while THE DAILY EXPRESS says: ‘Everybody should read at least one Robert Rankin in their life’ – and it’s right. THE INDEPENDENT maintains: ‘He is an author best read in large doses. His impressively individual style means that he becomes funnier the more you read him’, THE OBSERVER admires ‘ the stark raving genius of Rankin . . . the plot comes together with alarming and deformed brilliance’ and the MAIL ON SUNDAY claims ‘Rankin does for England what Spike Milligan does for Ireland. There can be no higher praise’. MAXIM calls him ‘Fiendishly clever and joyously funny . . . a brilliant imagination’, and SFX think he’s ‘Oscar Wilde meets Kurt Vonnegut in the genetics lab of classic fantasy humour’. The newest opus from the Master of Far Fetched Fiction will enhance his reputation even further: it’s time to stop Rankin being a hidden gem and make him the National Treasure his fans already believe him to be.
NYC – Troop 142 Release Party
August 28, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Mike Dawson signs at Bergen Street Comics on Friday, September 2nd at 8pm!
Bergen Street Comics
470 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
CA – The Pilgrim Signing
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Mike Grell and Mark Ryan sign at Emerald Knights Comics on Monday September 26th at 7PM!
Artist and writer Mike Grell, best known for Green Arrow, Sable, and Warlord, will be on hand to meet and greet fans and do original sketches (for a fee) and sign autographs. A fee will apply to sketches done on site.
Actor and writer Mark Ryan, best known as the voice of Bumblebee and Jetfire in the Transformers films, will be on hand to meet and greet fans and sign autographs. A small fee will apply to have items signed. Mark will also have copies of The Wild Wood Tarot on hand, signatures are included with the purchase of the book!
Both guests have teamed up to create the comic book THE PILGRIM and copies purchased at the store will be signed at no additional fee!
Emerald Knights Comics and Games
4116 W. Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA
WA – All-Star Western Signing
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Washington
Artist Moritat (The Spirit, Elephantmen) appears at The Comic Stop in the U District to sign his new book, ALL-STAR WESTERN on Wednesday, September 28 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
As a bonus, The Comic Stop will be giving away a free print by Moritat with every purchase of ALL-STAR WESTERN#1.
The Comic Stop
1307 NE 45th Street, Seattle, Washington
CA – DC Writers Signing Redux
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writers Sterling Gates (Hawk & Dove), Mike Johnson (Supergirl), Eric Wallace (Mr. Terrific), Kyle Higgins (Deathstroke, Nightwing), and Nathan Edmondson (Grifter) appear for a Q&A at Noon and a signing at 1pm on Sunday, September 25th!
Emerald Knights Comics and Games
4116 W. Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA
NYC – Habibi Signing
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Craig Thompson signs at the Strand on September 20th from 7:00PM – 8:00PM
Acclaimed graphic novelist and two-time Eisner-award winning author of the autobiographical graphic novel Blankets (one of Time Magazine’s 100 Best English Language Graphic Novels Ever Written) returns with a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, and the common heritage of Christianity and Islam. Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. Habibi follows them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth—and frailty—of their connection.
Not only is it a “lushly epic love story that’s both inspiring and heartbreaking,” but Publishers Weekly starred review also affirms that “the gorgeous Arabic ornamental calligraphy makes each page an individual work of art.”
Buy the book or a $10 Strand Gift Card in order to attend this event. Both options admit two people.
The event will be located in the Strand’s 3rd floor Rare Book Room at our store at 828 Broadway at 12th Street.
The Strand
828 Broadway (at 12th St.), New York, NY 10003-4805
WA – Legion Lost Signing
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Washington
Artist Pete Woods (Action Comics, Robin, Detective Comics, Deadpool) appears at The Comic Stop in Everett signing his new book, LEGION LOST, on Wednesday, September 14 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm!
The Comic Stop
1402 SE Everett Mall Way #160, Everett, WA
CA – Nightwing Signing
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Kyle Higgins signs at Meltdown Comics on September 21, 2011 from 5-8pm!
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
NYC – Revolutions Art Show
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, New York, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Press Release:
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is proud to announce REVOLUTIONS: The Album Cover Art of Shepard Fairey, a special exhibition presented in conjunction with All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) music festival, next month at a pop-up space located on the boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, September 29th, 2011 from 6—9pm and will remain on view through Monday October 3rd, 2011.
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10010
WA – Green Arrow Signing
August 27, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Washington
Writer JT Krul (Green Arrow, Captain Atom, Fathom, Soulfire, Teen Titans) signs at The Comic Stop in Lynnwood on Wednesday, September 7th from 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
The Comic Stop
3333 184th St SW, Suite G, Lynnwood, WA 98037
