OR – Hawkeye Signing
February 28, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, Comic Books, Oregon, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber, and Jesse Hamm sign at Floating World Comics on Wednesday March 13th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm to celebrate the release of HAWKEYE VOL. 1 MY LIFE AS A WEAPON TP. They will also have copies of the Hurricane Sandy benefit issue, Hawkeye #7 for sale. 100% of the proceeds from the event will be donated to American Red Cross, to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. Hawkeye #7 artists Steve Lieber and Jesse Hamm will be available to draw sketches for fans in exchange for American Red Cross donations.
Floating World Comics
400 NW Couch Street, Portland, OR 97209
(503) 241-0227
NV – Marvel Architect Signing
February 28, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Nevada, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Brian Michael Bendis signs at MaximuM Comics 3.0 on Wednesday, March 27th!
MaximuM Comics
7950 W. Tropical Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89149
The Dallas Comic Con Returns in May 2013 with Guests from Comics and Film
February 28, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Texas, Top Stories
Press Release:
The Dallas Comic Con adds exciting guests from comics & film for their May 17-19 show!
This May 17-19, the Dallas Comic Con returns to the Irving Convention Center with an already-impressive lineup of guests from the world of comic books and pop culture film & television. Several announcements have been made on almost a daily basis via the show’s official Facebook page, and (as of this writing) tickets are about to go on sale for online customers through the show’s official website. The 2011 edition of the DCC was the first to be held in the Irving Convention Center, which at the time was just completed. The 12,000 fans that showed up made the event a success, but in May of 2012 that attendance number nearly doubled, making Dallas Comic Con a convention to take note of in the Southwest.
Event Manager Mark Walters stated, “The growth of our event was incredible, and we’re thinking the 2012 show, which incidentally fell on our 10th Anniversary, was a major stepping stone for us. This year we’re limiting tickets to deal with potential crowd issues, so we’re encouraging fans to buy their passes early and not miss out on the fun. Also new for 2013 is the 3-day aspect, something that should become the norm going forward. We’re giving the fans and extra day to do all the shopping they want and meet their industry heroes. We pride ourselves on being an accessible event for all ages, and this year’s show is already shaping up nicely.”
The guest list started off with some cool names from both the media and comic book industry. Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner, will be appearing on Saturday at the event, and Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti make a welcome return to the Dallas area signing all three days. Other recent comic book guest additions include the legendary Jim Steranko (who designed Indiana Jones), Len Wein (co-creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing), Dave Johnson (cover artist of Punisher and Deadpool), Andrew Robinson (cover artist of Detective Comics and Starman), Eric Canete (artist of Superboy and New Avengers: Luke Cage), Doug Sneyd (legendary Playboy artist), Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies), Mark Brooks (Uncanny Avengers), Phil Noto (Batgirl and Buffy), and John Lucas (Exterminators and Uncanny X-Force). Recent media guest additions include Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four), Natasha Henstridge (Species), Brent Spiner (Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation), LeVar Burton (Geordi on Star Trek: The Next Generation), Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters and The Crow), John Noble (Fringe), Jasika Nicole (Fringe), and Jason David Frank and Catherine Sutherland (both from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)… but the guest list is by no means done. The event runs three days and features a fun, family atmosphere. There will be multiple floors filled with activities and Q&A panels all weekend.
You can find more information at the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/DallasComicCon or the official show website http://dallascomiccon.com
Rhode Island Comic Con (November 2013)
February 27, 2013 by ricomiccon
Filed under Anime, Book Festivals, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Horror, Rhode Island, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
Event Details:
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| Rhode Island Comic Con | |
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| http://www.ricomiccon.com | |
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| 11/02/2013 | |
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| 11/03/2013 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Rhode Island Comic Con is New England’s largest pop culture and sci fi convention. The show features the largest group of celebrity guests and artists in New England and vendors featuring toys,comics,gaming and anything you can image.The show features amazing reunions such as Batman and the Power rangers as well as Weird Science,V, Beastmaster and many others | |
| Venue Name and Address | |
| Rhode Island Convention Center 1 Sabin St Providence, RI 02903 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 200 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 25000 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
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| Guests | |
| Adam West,Burt Ward,Nichelle Nichols,David Anders,Anthony Michael Hall,Jason Davide Frank | |
Carrie Fisher Cancels Emerald City Comicon 2013 Appearance
February 27, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories, Washington
Via ECCC:
Unfortunately, Carrie Fisher has canceled her scheduled appearance at ECCC.
Apparently, she had a medical incident last week, on the 22nd. Here’s is the statement we received from her management this morning:
“Ms. Fisher had a medical incident and she’s doing much better, but doctors don’t want her working for about a month.”
If Carrie Fisher was the ONLY reason you were coming to ECCC (seriously?! :), we’re making an exception to our 30-day refund policy and you may request a refund for the next 24 hours through Eventbrite (through 12:30pm on Wednesday the 27th) and those tickets will then go back out to the general public for purchase.
Her panel for Saturday at 6pm is now being replaced with a Walking Dead panel featuring both Michael “Merle” Rooker and Danai “Michonne” Gurira.
Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie Tour
February 27, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Movies, Oregon, Other, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Washington, Wisconsin
Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie Tour Kicks off on April 20, 2013
Jay and Silent Bob are back! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are hitting the road with their new animated film, JAY & SILENT BOB’S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE – which blazes across America in a series of one-night-only shows starting April 20, 2013 in Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. The legendary best buds from Jersey are back to dispense weed and wisdom in cartoon form and audiences will have the opportunity to watch the new movie and stick around for a rip-roaring Q&A afterwards. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1, 2013.
Produced by Mewes and directed by first-time filmmaker Steve Stark, JAY & SILENT BOB’S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE features the voice talents of Eliza Dushku, Tara Strong, Ralph Garman, Neil Gaiman, Ben Gleib, Jon Lovitz, and the podcast stars of Smith’s SModcast Network! When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay & Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman & Chronic, smashing super-villains they accidentally create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey ‘burbs from their new arch enemies, the League of Shitters? While clearly not the comic book movie the world wants, GROOVY MOVIE is the comic book movie the world needs!
“This is what can happen when you put the plug in the jug, kids!” said screenwriter and SModCo head honcho Kevin Smith of Producer (and friend of Bill W.) Jason Mewes. “I’m crazy proud of Jay for turning the soul-crushing bummer that is sobriety into productivity, making something as funny and fun as GROOVY MOVIE in the process!”
“As an actor, it was awesome to play Jay again,” said producer and voice talent Jason Mewes. “But as a producer, I sweated every nickel because I wanted to keep the budget low… And dirty.”
The budget for GROOVY MOVIE: $69,000!
“That budget figure not only makes us proud, it makes us giggle,” Smith went on to say . “We live in an age of wonder where you can make a whole cartoon movie for well under a hundred grand! And the super hero who made miracles happen for next to nothing in cost was our genius director, Canadian animator Steve Stark!”
“A few years back, Steve was a Jay & Silent Bob fan who Tweeted us a YouTube cartoon he made from an episode of SModcast,” Mewes explains. “Now the guy’s directed an entire Jay & Silent Bob cartoon movie! And since we’re using Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube to sell tour tickets, it’s like the whole cartoon’s made possible by the power of social media! SNOOTCH!”
Forgoing a standard theatrical release, SModcast Pictures (a division of SModCo) will repeat the city-by-city, one-night-only structure of their groundbreaking RED STATE USA Tour and cap each Groovy Movie screening with a performance of their Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast – the wildly popular live show which has sold out tours across the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. All 103 live shows recorded to date are available for download at SModcast.com and iTunes. Mewes has also produced home video versions of the show entitled, Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK, Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o’the Green, and Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under.
Complete ticket and tour information is available at the website and the trailer can be seen here. “Like” Jay and Silent Bob on Facebook.
About Jason Mewes (Jay)
Jason Mewes (@JayMewes) is the Creative Producer at SModCo Internet Radio (SIR), which launched in May 2011, as well as the Creative Producer at SModCo Internet TV (SIT), which launched in May 2012 and lives online as a YouTube channel. SModco produces Mewes’ weekly video blog called, Mewes News, which was also the first SIT video to air. Best known as the vocal half of the on-screen comedic duo, Jay and Silent Bob, Mewes has reprised his role as the celebrated character, “Jay,” in a number of films. With cult-fans following his controversial antics, Mewes has captured audiences with rebellious banter against his unspoken other half and longtime friend, Kevin Smith (Silent Bob). Since the beginning of the duo’s offbeat work together, Mewes and Smith have continued to build on their beloved character driven roles from the Jay and Silent Bob series. Most recently, Mewes wrapped Spoilers, alongside Smith, an original online series for Hulu and in 2011, he co-hosted the TV series, Cinema Enema, which reviews film in an off-kilter way. As an actor, Mewes can be seen in a starring role in the Wunderkind Pictures feature, Noobz, as well as The Last Godfather, Money Shot, K-11, and Rock Jocks. Mewes’ most noted film credits include: Smith’s award-winning Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks II, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This string of cult hits all celebrated and continued Mewes’ infamous role as “Jay,” a bawdy, fast talking, and over sexed but very likable guy. For his successful and brow-raising portrayal, MTV honored him with 2007′s Dirtiest Mouth Award.
About Kevin Smith (Silent Bob)
Kevin Smith (@ThatKevinSmith) is the fat guy who got thrown off the plane. He also made CLERKS once.
JAY & SILENT BOB’S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE TOUR DATES
| April 20 | Atlanta, GA | Center Stage Theater |
| April 21 | Washington, DC | Warner Theater |
| April 22 | Tarrytown, NY | Tarrytown Music Hall |
| April 23 | New York, NY | Best Buy Theater |
| April 24 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
| April 25 | Philadelphia, PA | Keswick Theater |
| April 29 | Santa Barbara, CA | Lobero Theater |
| April 30 | Sacramento, CA | Crest Theater |
| May 2 | San Francisco, CA | Warfield Theater |
| May 5 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern |
| May 9 | Portland, OR | Bagdad Theater |
| May 15 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theater |
| May 17 | Kansas City, MO | Midland Theater |
| May 18 | St. Louis, MO | The Pageant |
| May 19 | Chicago, IL | The Vic Theater |
| May 20 | Indianapolis, IN | Clowes Memorial Hall |
| May 21 | Royal Oak, MI | Royal Oak Music Theatre |
| May 22 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theater |
Dates for New Jersey, Texas and Canada will be added in late March.
Hero Initiative at Emerald City Comicon 2013 with Dollar Days
February 27, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Top Stories, Washington
Press Release:
Hero Initiative at Emerald City Comic Con
Dollar Days all weekend!
All to raise money for Hero Initiative!
Los Angeles, CA (February 25, 2013) Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization that aids comic creators in medical and financial need is heading to Emerald City Comic Con March 1st through 3rd in Seattle, Wash. at the Washington State Convention Center.
All through the weekend, participating artists throughout the floor will be donating a dollar for their signature. As win-win all the way around! You can donate just a dollar and help Hero Initiative continue it’s important work for the industry.
Check out the list of participating artists:
- Eric Canete
- Mike Choi
- Francesco Francavilla
- Chris Gage
- Paul Jenkins
- Dave Johnson
- Denny O’Neil
- Dan Panosian
- Brian Pulido
- Darick Robertson
- Tim Sale
- Matteo Scalera
- Fiona Staples
- Richard Starkings
- Mark Waid
- Bill Willingham
Make sure you seek them out and stop on by the booth, #2308 and see what else we have.
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book artists and craftsmen in need. Hero Initiative 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 $500,000 to the comics veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.
Oni Press Schedule at Emerald City Comicon 2013
February 27, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Top Stories, Washington
Press Release:
Emerald City Comic-Con 2013 is upon us once again and Oni Press all sorts of attractions and goodies to delight any comics reader. What kind of goodies, you ask? How does an ECCC 2013 exclusive variant cover of Helheim #1 by the talented Chuck BB sound? Maybe, the Scott Pilgrim V2 Collector’s Edition is more your style. That will be there too! Also, don’t miss your chance to purchase the recently released all-ages titles Mermin, Glitter Kiss and Sketch Monsters V2.
We will be located at BOOTH #902!
That’s not all! Stop by panel room 3AB, SATURDAY AT 6pm, for the RevolutiONIze Comics Panel. Join Oni Press Editor in Chief James Lucas Jones as he presents a whirlwind of talented creators, sneak previews, and the announcement of a new floppy series! This interactive panel will have some of the hottest names in comics right before your eyes, discussing their books and answering audience questions. Creators in attendance: Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Helheim), Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun, The Damned), Joëlle Jones (Helheim, You Have Killed Me) and Charles Soule (Strongman, Strange Attractors). All panel attendees will receive high fives and comics!
Below you will find our creators in attendance along with their signing times:
Jamie S. Rich: All weekend
Joëlle Jones: All weekend
Joshua Williamson: All weekend
Vinny Navarrete: All weekend
Joe Harris: Fri. 4:00-5:45pm & Sat. 1:00-2:45pm
Tyler Crook: Fri. 4:00-5:45pm & Sun. 4:00-5:45pm
Monica Gallagher: Fri. 4:00-5:45pm & Sun. 12:00-1:45pm
Chuck BB: Fri. 6:00-7:45pm & Sat. 5:00-6:45pm
Joey Weiser: Fri. 6:00-7:45pm & Sat. 5:00-6:45pm
Lars Brown: Sat. 11:00-12:45pm
Brendan Hay: Sat. 11:00-12:45pm
Chris Schweizer: Sat. 1:00-2:45pm & Sun. 10:00-11:45am
Jackie Lewis: Sat. 1:00-2:45pm
Cullen Bunn: Sat. 3:00-4:45pm & Sun. 2:00-3:45pm
Brian Hurtt: Sat. 3:00-4:45pm & Sun. 4:00-5:45pm
Brian Churilla: Sat. 3:00-4:45pm & Sun. 2:00-3:45pm
Bill Crabtree: Sat. 3:00-4:45pm & Sun. 2:00-3:45pm
Ray Fawkes: Sat. 5:00-6:45pm & Sun. 4:00-5:45pm
Matthew Southworth: Sun. 10:00-11:45am
Justin Greenwood: Sun. 12:00-1:45pm
CA – Archie Meets Glee Signing
February 26, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Meet Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (writer/producer on GLEE) on Wednesday March 6th from 5:00 – 6:00 pm and get your copy of Archie Meets GLEE Part 1 signed in person! The Archie gang mixes it up with the kids from GLEE from the hit FOX TV series in the comic book/pop culture crossover event of 2013. A purchase of Archie Meets GLEE is your ticket in.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
NV – Peter Panzerfaust Signing
February 26, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Nevada, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Kurtis J. Wiebe and artist Tyler Jenkins sign at Comic Oasis on Saturday March 9th!
Comic Oasis
3121 N. Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89108
(702) 212-8885
