May-Hem is THIS weekend!
May 23, 2012 by Joe Fauvel
Filed under Collectibles, Convention News, Florida, Horror, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
Spooky Empire’s May-Hem rolls out this Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-27) at the Wyndham Orlando Resort.
Guests include Linda Hamilton, Ace Frehley, Joey Lauren Adams, Vivica A. Fox, Verne Troyer and a Addams Family Reunion with John Astin, Lisa Loring and Felix Silva.
Tickets can be purchased here!
Sneak peak at the program cover with art by Ed Bach!
for more information on Guests and events check out Spooky Empire’s website!
MA – X-Men Wedding Signing
May 22, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Massachusetts, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Save the date! Writer Marjorie M. Liu signs at Comicopia on Saturday, June 23rd from 12:00pm – 3:00pm! The wedding event of the season is upon us! Northstar’s getting married!
She also signs the engagement issue #50 at Comicopia this Saturday May 26th from noon – 3:00pm.
Comicopia
464 Commonwealth Ave #13, Boston, MA 02215-2734
Press Release:
The X-Men, one of the world’s most popular super hero teams, have always been at the forefront of the biggest stories in comic history; and today is no different as Marvel is proud to announce the wedding that has everyone talking! Today, fans worldwide learned on ABC’s The View, that Jean-Paul Beaubier, AKA Northstar and a popular member of the X-Men, proposes to his boyfriend Kyle Jinadu in Astonishing X-Men #50, on-sale tomorrow in comic stores, on the Marvel Comics app and at the Marvel Digital Comics Shop. The creative team of New York Times best-sellers Marjorie Liu (X-23¸ the urban fantasy Hunter Kiss series and the Dirk & Steele paranormal romances) and Mike Perkins (Stephen King’s The Stand) have put Northstar and Kyle’s relationship to the test—and now they’re about to take their biggest step yet. But will their path to wedded matrimony in New York City be smooth or are there hidden dangers around the corner?
“The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window, so we strive to make sure our characters, relationships and stories are grounded in that reality,” said Axel Alonso, Marvel Editor in Chief. “We’ve been working on this story for over a year to ensure Northstar and Kyle’s wedding reflects Marvel’s “world outside your window” tradition.”
Then, on June 20th, don’t miss the wedding of Northstar and Kyle in the pages of Astonishing X-Men #51! This unforgettable issue features covers by Dustin Weaver and Marko Djurdjevic, along with a special “Create Your Own Wedding” blank variant cover! Select comic book retailers nationwide will host wedding parties at their stores to celebrate this joyous occasion, with special items exclusively available at participating stores!
“The story of Northstar and Kyle is universal, and at the core of everything I write: a powerful love between two people who have to fight for it against all odds,” said Liu. “This is the quintessential Marvel story, one that blends the modern world with the fantasy of super heroes in order to tell an exciting story that begins with a wedding—and continues in ways you can’t imagine.”
Northstar was first introduced to comic fans in the pages of 1979’s Uncanny X-Men #120, a member of the super hero team Alpha Flight and antagonist to the popular super heroes. A gold medal winning Olympian and successful businessman, the French-Canadian super hero quickly became one of the most popular members of Alpha Flight when its ongoing series launched in 1983. In 1992’s historic Alpha Flight #106, Northstar became the first openly gay super hero when he announced his sexual identity through national media. Since then, Northstar has not only joined the X-Men but become one of their most popular new members. Northstar and Kyle have been a couple since 2009, garnering a large fan following since their first appearance together.
“As a long-time fan of the X-Men, it’s not only a true honor to be part of such a historically significant story but also a complete joy,” explained Perkins.
Orlando Toy and Comic Con for Charity
May 18, 2012 by Joe Fauvel
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Convention News, Florida, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Video Games, Webcomics
Mike’s Comics and Collectibles puts on a one day show to Benefit for Stars and Hope Foundation.
June 17, 10AM-5PM
Special Guest Ethan Van Sciver!
The Great Allentown Comic Con! Summer Splash Mega Show (Allentown, PA)
May 18, 2012 by LVComicCon
Filed under Anime, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Pennsylvania, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Event Details:
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| The Great Allentown Comic Con! – Summer Splash Mega Show! | |
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| http://www.AllentownComicCon. |
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| 08/04/2012 | |
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| 08/05/2012 | |
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The Great Allentown Comic Con! Summer Splash Mega 2-day Show! Saturday August 4th 2011 10am-6pm Sunday August 5th 2011 10am-4pmAdmission only $10/Day or $15/Weekend kids 12 and under FREE! Merchants Square Mall – 1901 S. 12th St Allentown, PA 18103 10,000+ sqft of Vintage – Current Comic books, Toys, Guests, Memorabilia and more! Door Prizes Both Days! Guests Include: From Star Wars: Tron and Caddyshack Actress – Cindy Morgan! Enter the Dragon star – Jim Kelly Writer and Kung Fu expert – Ric Meyers Disney Studios Animator – Terry Naughton! ARTISTS: PUBLISHERS: |
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| Merchants Sq Mall 1901 S. 12th St Allentown, PA 18103 United States Map It |
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| 100 | |
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| 2500 | |
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| JK Woodward, Tom Smith, Chris Giarrusso, Rob Hunter, Scott Barnett, Terry Naughton, Brimstone, Hound Comics, Cindy Morgan, Jim Kelly, Ric Meyers, Dickey Beer | |
Green Lantern: Rise of the Red Lanterns DVD Release
May 15, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, Everything Else, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
Press Release:
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps embark on their latest intergalactic missions as Warner Home Video (WHV) releases Green Lantern: The Animated Series —Rise of the Red Lanterns (Season 1 Part 1) on DVD. Based on the adventures of the popular DC Comics super hero, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, currently part of Cartoon Network’s DC Nation programming block (Saturdays at 10 a.m. ET/PT), is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animation legend Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series; DC Universe Animated Original Movies). The two-disc DVD set featuring the first 13 episodes of the CG-animated action series will be available on August 28, 2012 for $19.97 SRP.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series — Rise of the Red Lanterns (Season 1 Part 1) follows Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps on a treacherous journey through deep space. As Earth’s Green Lantern, Hal must face down an invasion from the villainous Red Lantern Corps, who will stop at nothing to destroy and silence the Green Lantern Corps forever. Joined by his former drill sergeant Kilowog, and several all-new heroes, Hal brings the cosmic battle against the forces of evil to the far reaches of the galaxy. Equipped with a new squad and new spacecraft, The Inceptor, Hal and the team set out to protect the universe — and the Green Lantern Corps itself!
“Green Lantern: The Animated Series has really taken us into a realm we hadn’t explored before: our first completely CG-animated series,” enthuses Sam Register, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, at Warner Bros. Animation. “Like Teen Titans and Batman: The Animated Series, it’s an incredible, groundbreaking action series, combining the legendary instincts of Emmy®-winning executive producer Bruce Timm and the incredible artistry of WBA’s CG animators. It’s a beautifully rendered, epic space adventure with a scale that’s simply breathtaking.”
“With the release of the live-action movie last summer and the wildly popular Cartoon Network series, Green Lantern mania is at an all-time high,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President of Family and Animation Marketing and Partner Brands. “Warner Bros. Animation is known for creating outstanding animated series, and we are thrilled to be able to bring these new super hero adventures to DVD.”
Executive produced by Sam Register (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Ben 10), and Bruce Timm, Green Lantern: The Animated Series is produced by Giancarlo Volpe (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Jim Krieg (Ben 10: Alien Swarm). Based upon the popular DC Comics character, the series features the voice talents of Josh Keaton as Hal Jordan, Jason Spisak as Razer, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kilowog and Grey DeLisle as Aya. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Green Lantern: The Animated Series airs Saturdays at 10 a.m. (ET/PT) as part of Cartoon Network’s DC Nation programming block.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series — Rise of the Red Lanterns (Season 1 Part 1) includes the following episodes:
- Beware My Power…Green Lantern’s Light (Part One)
- Beware My Power…Green Lantern’s Light (Part Two)
- Razer’s Edge
- Into the Abyss
- Heir Apparent
- Lost Planet
- Reckoning
- Fear Itself
- …In Love and War
- Regime Change
- Flight Club
- Invasion
- Homecoming
The DVD also includes a four-page preview of the Green Lantern: The Animated Series comic book.
CA – City Under the Moon Signing
May 13, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Hugh Sterbakov (Robot Chicken) signs his werewolf novel at Dark Delicacies on Saturday May 19th at 2 p.m.
Dark Delicacies
3512 W. Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91505
NYC – Toxic Avenger Signing
May 13, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Movies, New York, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Lloyd Kaufman signs at Forbidden Planet on Thursday May 24th at 7:30pm!
Press Release:
Toxic Tapeheads Rejoice! This killer collector’s edition VHS of the Toxic Avenger is limited to only 300 copies, comes on a nuclear green tape and comes in a classic oversized Big Box with a hard Clamshell case inside. Forbidden Planet is proud to play host again to Lloyd Kaufman and the Troma crew. Watch as the citizens of Tromaville take over our Union Square location. Be one of the first to own this one of a kind piece of Tromabilla and have Lloyd sign it himself! Who knows maybe even Toxie himself will slime a few autographs!
Forbidden Planet
840 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Spectrum Fantastic Art Live 2012
May 10, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Art Show, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Missouri, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
Brom, Mike Mignola, Phil Hale, Ian McCaig, Andrew Jones, and more appear at Spectrum Fantastic Art Live next weekend!
Press Release:
The list of artists selected to appear in Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Volume 19 has been released. Visit www.spectrumfantasticart.com to see the full list of selected artists. The winners for each art category will be announced at the awards ceremony at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, MO on May 19th, 2012 as part of the inaugural Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! show.
Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! will showcase 200 exhibitor booths featuring the world’s most celebrated painters, sculptors, and digital illustrators, ongoing live art demonstrations, educational panels, guest interviews, a documentary film program, and portfolio reviews by the art directors for Tor Books, DC Comics, Blizzard Entertainment and many more who will be scouting for new talent. Special guests include Brom (World of Warcraft, Van Helsing, Galaxy Quest), Phil Hale (world-renowned fine artist), Andrew “Android” Jones (Industrial Light and Magic, Nintendo), Ian McCaig (designer of Star Wars: Episode 1, Terminator 2, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy).
This one-of-a-kind, international convention is a rare opportunity to mingle with some of the most talented artists, illustrators and creators in the world. Meet the people who brought Batman, Harry Potter, Darth Maul, Conan the Barbarian, Alien, John Carter of Mars and every other imaginable character to vivid life on book covers, in comics, for video games, and on the screen. For three days in May, Kansas City’s Bartle Hall will be transformed into an international museum of the imagination to host this fantastic art convergence. If you love fantasy, science fiction, horror, comics, movies and especially fantastic-themed art, then Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! is the event you’ve been waiting for. Memberships are $20 for one day and $40 for all three days.
Spectrum Fantastic Art Live! is the natural outgrowth of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, the award-winning and internationally renowned art book series established by Cathy and Arnie Fenner in 1993. The prestigious Museum of American Illustration in New York City has hosted two exhibitions
UK – Railsea Signing
May 10, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, England, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Author China Miéville signs on Wednesday 23 May 2012 from 18:00 – 19:00.
Forbidden Planet London Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
CHINA MIÉVILLE will be signing RAILSEA (Tor) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 23rd May from 6 – 7pm.
On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt.
The giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one’s death and the other’s glory are extraordinary. But no matter how spectacular it is, travelling the endless rails of the railsea, Sham can’t shake the sense that there is more to life. Even if his philosophy-seeking captain can think only of the hunt for the ivory-coloured mole she’s been chasing – ever since it took her arm all those years ago.
When they come across a wrecked train, at first it’s a welcome distraction. But the impossible salvage Sham finds in the derelict leads to considerably more than he’d bargained for. Soon he’s hunted on all sides: by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters and salvage-scrabblers. And it might not be just Sham’s life that’s about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.
China Miéville lives and works in London. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award and has also won the British Fantasy Award twice. The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published to dazzling critical acclaim and drew comparison with the works of Kafka and Orwell and Philip K. Dick. His previous novel, Embassytown, was a widely-praised foray into science fiction.
OAFCON 2012 Oklahoma Comic Book Show (November 2012)
May 9, 2012 by Oklahoma Comic Con 2011
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Horror, Oklahoma, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Sports
Event Details:
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| OAFCON 2012 Oklahoma Comic Book Show | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://oafcon2012.blogspot. |
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| 11/10/2012 | |
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| 11/11/2012 | |
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| The Oklahoma Alliance of Fans (OAF) are hosting the 2012 Comic Book and Nostalgia Convention, November 10-11th (Saturday and Sunday) at the Biltmore Hotel I-40 at Meridian Avenue, Oklahoma City. Comic Book & Nostalgia Dealers and Fans from coast-to-coast attend this unique show buying and selling comic book and paper collectibles 1900 to 1999!
This year the OAFCON is dedicating one large area of our Ballroom to local and regional COMIC BOOK CREATORS. Writers, Artists, Editors and Publishers of small press independant comics will be on hand to visit with fans, view portfolios and share their products with the eager public! BEST OF ALL.. the six-foot space for the COMIC BOOK CREATORS area is FREE. We ask that 2 or 3 creators share each table. We are going to fill 30 tables(60+ creators) OAFCON is host to one of the largest reunions of FIRST FANDOM Comic Book members. These are fans who entered comics fandom before 1970. |
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| OKLAHOMA COMIC BOOK SHOW I-40 AT MERIDAN AVENUE OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73108 United States Map It |
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| 90 | |
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| 400 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
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| Terry Beatty, John Wooley, Kenneth Smith, Jack & Carole Bender, Larry Latham, more to be announced… | |
