Horns Tour
January 17, 2010 by Colin
Filed under California, Comic Books, Connecticut, Horror, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Other, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Washington
Joe Hill, co-creator of Locke & Key, goes on tour for his new novel Horns and writes on his blog:
(Photo Credit: Shane Leonard 2009)
HORNS is out in just over a month, which means I’m on tour, which means your chance to see my adorable smiling face (pictured above) is right around the corner. My current tour schedule is below, but keep in mind that it is subject to change, and that dates may be added, removed, or shifted around. You can trust me to update this post as more information comes in. I don’t, for example, have any UK dates, but I know a brief UK tour is under discussion. So stay tuned.
On a related HORNS note, before the week is out, I’m going to put up another post, fielding some of the more common questions I’ve had about the book. If you’ve got a question for me about HORNS, ask it in the comments thread, and maybe I’ll get to it (I’m collecting questions on Twitter as well).
Now I won’t be saying too much about the plot – this will be a spoiler free Q&A – but I’m glad to address stuff about release dates, or how the book got written, or why it took so long, or whatever you might have for me. You can also ask about L&K, H-SB or 20TH CENTURY GHOSTS, as long as you can tie it into HORNS in some way. If you did have a good question, you’d actually be doing me a favor by asking it. I have to do a mini-web-video-thing about the book and I don’t have a lot of practice talking about it yet, and so this will help me get my thoughts in order.
2010 TOUR SCHEDULE:
February 16th (Tues) – PORTSMOUTH, NH • River Run Books. 7:00 PM.
February 17th (Wed) - MANCHESTER, NH • Barnes & Noble. 7:00 PM
February 18th (Thurs) – CONCORD, NH • Gibson’s Bookstore. 7:00 PM.
February 19th (Fri) – MILFORD, NH • Toadstool Bookshop. 6:30 PM.
February 21st (Sun) – SALEM, MA • Cornerstone Books. 3:00 PM.
February 22nd (Mon) – CAMBRIDGE, MA • Porter Square Books. 7:00 PM.
February 23rd (Tues) – SOUTH HADLEY, MA • Odyssey Bookshop. 7:00 PM.
February 24th (Wed) – NEW CANAAN, CT • New Canaan Library. 7:30 PM.
February 25th (Thurs) – NYC, NY • Barnes & Noble (82nd & Broadway). 7:00 PM.
February 26th (Fri) – HUNTINGTON, NY • Book Revue. 7:00 PM.
March 1st (Mon) – PITTSBURGH, PA • Joseph-Beth Booksellers. 7:00 PM. (with an inevitable unscheduled side trip to my personal mecca, the Monroeville Mall, where I’ll probably just wander around, you know, like all the other zombies)
March 2nd (Tues) – SEATTLE, WA • University Bookstore. 7:00 PM.
March 3rd (Wed) – PORTLAND, OR • Powell’s Books. 7:30 PM.
March 4th (Thurs) – SAN FRANCISCO, CA • Booksmith. 7:30 PM.
March 5th (Fri) – CORTE MADERA, CA • Book Passage. 7:00 PM.
March 8 (Mon) – EXETER, NH • Water Street Books. 7:00 PM.
March 9 (Tues) – SOUTH PORTLAND, ME • Borders. 7:00 PM.
March 10 (Wed) – BANGOR, ME • Borders. 6:00 PM.
ComiCONN (May 2010)
October 21, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Connecticut, Convention Profiles, Science Fiction and Fantasy
| Event Details:
| Convention | ComiCONN |
| Convention Website | http://www.comiconn.com |
| Start Date | 05/15/2010 |
| About This Convention: | Welcome to Connecticut, home to the WWE, UCONN Huskies, PEZ, the legendary Fawcett Comics & Charlton Comics, and now ComiCONN. This is our 1st show and we look forward to making this an annual event in Connecticut. “A Show for the Fans by the Fans!” Creator signings! Guests! Raffle prizes! Exclusives! Don’t miss out! Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with ComiCONN. |
| Convention Guests | Check out our website for all information. |
| Venue Name | ComiCONN |
| Venue Address | 201 Washington Avenue North Haven, Connecticut 06473 United States |
| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | 60 |
| Projected Attendance | 600 |
| What category best describes your convention? | Comic Books |
| What other categories might be appropriate for your convention? | - Collectibles - Science Fiction and Fantasy |
Plainville, CT Comic, Toy and Collectibles Show (September 2009)
September 25, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Connecticut, Convention Profiles
| Event Details:
| Convention | Plainville, CT Comic, Toy and Collectibles Show |
| Convention Website | http://www.comicspace.com/cliffs_cons |
| Start Date | 09/27/2009 |
| Venue Name | Plainville VFW |
| Venue Address | 7 Northwest Dr. Plainville, CT 06062 United States |
| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | 42 |
| Projected Attendance | 500 |
| What category best describes your convention? | Comic Books |
| What other categories might be appropriate for your convention? | - Collectibles - Gaming - Science Fiction and Fantasy |
CT – Rusty Haller Benefit Auction and Gallery Event
July 16, 2009 by susan.soares1971@gmail.com
Filed under Comic Books, Connecticut, Signing and Appearance Profiles
| Event Details:
Free Lunch Studios announced today that they will serve as host for the Rusty Haller Benefit Auction and Gallery event. On Sunday, July 19, 2009, the CT-based creative studio will open its doors to the public for the purposes of celebrating the life and career of cartoonist, Rusty Haller, and raising funds to help their fellow artist through a challenging time in his life.
In January of this year, Rusty lost his mother. She was his number one fan and support. They helped each other in many different ways. Since her passing, Rusty has fallen on tough times. Rusty Haller has been a professional Cartoonist and Illustrator since 1987. During his career, he has worked for major comics publishers Marvel, DC, Disney and Archie comics illustrating comic book series such as THE FLINTSTONES, LOONEY TUNES, ALF, TINY TOON ADVENTURES, COUNT DUCKULA and many others. He has also worked for numerous independent and small press publishers.
Mr. Haller is a member of the Comicbook Artists Guild, an organization of independent comic creators with chapters nationwide. He is also a regular guest at the annual multi-genre convention Connecticon. In 2009, Mr. Haller became an Associate Artist with the new independent comics publishing venture Atlas Unleashed!
Owners of Free Lunch Studios, Matt C. Ryan, Steve Kanaras and Steve Kuster are proud to have the support of local and nationwide members of the comic book industry, as well as various vendors of pop culture collectibles. The fundraising event will feature a silent auction and various raffles, while displaying a collection of Haller’s artwork. The studio will be open from 2pm to 6pm.
Sponsors of the event who have also donated items for the auction include:
• Buried Under Comics
• Frank Policastro
• Mike Rinaldi
• Jim Parente
• Tom Fiore
• Cybertronian Artifacts/Mike Hodgkins
• Flying Monkeys/Ed Bradley
• Atlas Unleashed
• SJS Promotions
• Freelance Ink/Robert J. Sodaro
• Jolly Rogue Studios
• MediaConnectionOnline/Modern Observer Group/Eric Lopkin
• Immortal Gothic Angel/Shawnti Therrien
• Novastar Studios/James Rodriguez
• Guild Works Publications/Keith Murphey
• Comicbook Artists Guild
• Brianna Benn
• POW Entertainment
• Connecticon
• Hector Rodriguez
• Free Lunch Comics
Free Lunch Studios is located at 518 Salmon Brook Street (rear entrance) in Granby, CT. For more information on the Rusty Haller Benefit Auction and Gallery, please contact Steve Kanaras at skanaras@freelunchcomics.com.
