DC – Elephant Eater Tour
August 2, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, District of Columbia, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Ryan Claytor signs at Fantom Comics on August 7th, 2010 from 4-7pm.
Fantom Comics
50 Mass Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002
Heroes for My Son Book Tour
May 5, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Colorado, Comic Books, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas, Virginia
Brad Meltzer (Identity Crisis, Justice League of America) embarks on a signing tour for his latest book.
Heroes for My Son Book Tour
Philadelphia
Monday, May 10 – 6:30 pm
Chester County Books
975 Paoli Pike
West Goshen Center
West Chester, PA
New York City
Tuesday, May 11 — 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble (Upper East Side)
150 East 86th Street
New York, NY
Bethesda, MD
Wednesday, May 12 — 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
4801 Bethesda Avenue
Fairfax, VA
Thursday, May 13 — 7:30 pm
Borders – Bailey’s Crossing
5871 Crossroads Center Way
Miami, FL
Friday, May 14 — 8:00 pm
Books & Books
265 Aragon Avenue
Boca Raton, FL
Saturday, May 15 — 2:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
1400 Glades Road
(note daytime event)
Atlanta
Monday, May 17 — 7:30 pm
Atlanta Jewish Community Center
Marcus JCC – Zaban Park
5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA
(tickets available at the door)
Dallas, TX
Tuesday, May 18 — 7:00 pm
Borders
10720 Preston Road
Denver, CO
Wednesday, May 19 — 7:00 pm
Tattered Cover – Highlands Ranch
9315 Dorchester Street
Birmingham, MI
Thursday, May 20 — 7:00 pm
Borders
34300 Woodward
Wilson Signing Tour
May 2, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Canada, Comic Books, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Dan Clowes embarks on his tour this week in support of his first ever original graphic novel. In each city, Dan will be talking with a special guest moderator complete with slide show. (and it’s a great slide show) And in Boston you get to see Ghost World after the event, with an introduction by Dan himself.
05/03/10 | 7 PM Washington DC POLITICS & PROSE With Dan Kois
05/04/10 | 6 PM Cambridge BRATTLE THEATER & HARVARD BOOKSTORE With Hillary Chute
05/05/10 | 7 PM NYC THE STRAND With David Hajdu
05/07/10 | 7 PM Toronto TCAF & TPL With Mark Medley
05/08/10-05/09/10 Toronto TCAF & TPL
05/13/10 | 7:30 PM San Francisco THE BOOKSMITH With Glen David Gold
05/14/10 | 7:30 PM Los Angeles SKYLIGHT BOOKS With Dana Gould
05/16/10 | 7:30 PM Portland POWELLS With Greg Netzer, Director of Wordstock
06/03/10 | 7 PM Oakland DIESEL With Eli Horowitz
06/12/10 | 7 PM Chicago QUIMBY’S (signing only)
06/13/10 | TBA Chicago PRINTERS ROW With Ray Pride
ABOUT WILSON: Meet Wilson, an opinionated middle-aged loner who loves his dog and quite possibly no one else. In an ongoing quest to find human connection, he badgers friend and stranger alike into a series of one-sided conversations, punctuating his own lofty discursions with a brutally honest, self-negating sense of humor. After his father dies, Wilson, now irrevocably alone, sets out to find his ex-wife with the hope of rekindling their long-dead relationship, and discovers he has a teenage daughter, born after the marriage ended and given up for adoption. Wilson eventually forces all three to reconnect as a family – a doomed mission that will surely, inevitably backfire.
DC Comicon Partners with Hero Initiative for Witchblade Variant
April 30, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, District of Columbia
Press Release:
Washington DC Comicon (May 2) partners with Hero Initiative for JG Jones exclusive and FREE admission!
The DC Comicon is proud to be working with the Hero Initiative to bring a JG Jones exclusive Witchblade #136 cover to the public, featuring our nation’s capital on the cover, as Witchblade visits the Cherry Blossom Festival!
Copies are only $5 each, and will be on sale at the Hero Initiative Booth at the show. $1 from every sale will be donated to the Hero Initiative.
In addition, anyone that brings their Hero Initiative membership card to the show gets in for FREE, and anyone who registers to be a member at the show will get their admission price refunded!
Official Press Release:
DC Comic-Con Inaugural Event Announcement
Washington, DC – April 15, 2010 – Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore comic-Con, and Brett Carreras, promoter of the VA Comicon, are proud to jointly announce the inaugural DC Comic-Con. The show will be held on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 (the day after Free Comic Book Day) from 10am-5pm in the Student Union Building II (SUB II) at George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax, VA.
Admission to the show is only $5! GMU students, faculty, and staff get in free! All active military personnel with current military IDs get in free! Plus for the first time ever, get in FREE if you bring your Hero Initiative Membership card, or if you pay the admission, and sign up for Hero Initiative membership at the show, we will refund your admission price!
The show will feature an amazing guest list for an inaugural show, a show exclusive comic, a full room of brick-and-mortar retailers bringing Golden Age, Silver Age, and modern comics inventories, manga and anime products, and toys! There will also be a sanctioned Magic the Gathering tournament!
Guests
Our guests for this premiere event include: Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers), Herb Trimpe (Incredible Hulk), JG Jones (52), the Fillbach Brothers (Clone Wars Adventures) sponsored by Laughing Ogre Comics, the Luna Brothers (The Sword) sponsored by Laughing Ogre Comics, Steve Conley (Star Trek Omnibus: The Original Series), John K. Snyder III (Doctor Mid-Nite) sponsored by the Hero Initiative, and Jo Chen (Runaways) sponsored by the Hero Initiative.
Show Exclusive Comic and Giveaways
Thanks to our friends at Top Cow Productions, the DC Comic-Con will be offering a show-exclusive Witchblade #136 DC Comic-Con Variant by co-headlining guest JG Jones. This exclusive comic will be available in very limited quantities at the Hero Initiative booth, and is selling for only $5, of which $1 goes to the Hero Initiative.
Additionally, the first 500 attendees will receive a copy of the Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics, Gemstone’s 2010 Free Comic Book Day publication.
Sanctioned Magic the Gathering Tournament
A special Magic the Gathering — Rise of the Eldrazi tournament with a massive prize pool will be held at the show. Participants may pre-register for the Magic Tournament over the phone with a major credit card (call 703-241-9393) or in person at Victory Comics, 586 S. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046-4415. More info below!
Directions
The show will be held at the George Mason University campus at 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 in the Student Union Building II (SUB II). Free Parking is available in Lot A (beside the Patriot Center), which is a short walk from SUB II. A map of the campus can be found at http://dccomicon.com/?page_id=63
About The DC Comic-Con
The DC Comic-Con, launching in 2010 on Sunday, May 2nd from 10am-5pm, is a result of the cooperative work of Marc Nathan, sponsor of the Baltimore Comic-Con (http://www.comicon.com/baltimore) and Brett Carreras, sponsor of the VA Comicon (http://www.VAcomicon.com). For more information, please visit http://www.DCcomicon.com.
DC Comic-Con 2010 Costume Contest to Feature Iron Man 2 Prizes
April 29, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention News, District of Columbia
Press Release:
DC Comic-Con Costume Contest
Washington, DC – April 28, 2010 – JUST ANNOUNCED! Iron Man 2, hitting theatres on May 7, 2010, presents the Inaugural DC Comic-Con Costume Contest!
Come out to the Iron Man 2 table dressed as your favorite comic book character to enter-to-win Iron Man 2 prizes. The person with the best costume will win reserve seats at the advance screening of the film in DC! Best Costume will be picked from all entries at 3pm, so enter early!
For more information on Iron Man 2, go to http://www.ironmanmovie.com.
Directions
The show will be held at the George Mason University campus at 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 in the Student Union Building II (SUB II). Free Parking is available in Lot A (beside the Patriot Center), which is a short walk from SUB II. A map of the campus can be found at http://parking.gmu.edu/pdf%20files/parkingmap09.pdf, and directions to the show can be found on the show website at http://dccomicon.com/?page_id=63.
About The DC Comic-Con
The DC Comic-Con, launching in 2010 on Sunday, May 2nd from 10am-5pm, is a result of the cooperative work of Marc Nathan, sponsor of the Baltimore Comic-Con (http://www.baltimorecomiccon.com/) and Brett Carreras, sponsor of the VA Comicon (http://www.vacomicon.com/). For more information about guests, games, show exclusives, and contests, please visit http://dccomicon.com/.
Inaugural DC Comic-Con on May 2nd
April 16, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, District of Columbia, Gaming, Other, Top Stories, Virginia
Washington, DC – April 15, 2010 – Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con, and Brett Carreras, promoter of the VA Comicon, are proud to jointly announce the inaugural DC Comic-Con. The show will be held on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 (the day after Free Comic Book Day) from 10am-5pm in the Student Union Building II (SUB II) at George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax, VA.
Admission to the show is only $5! GMU students, faculty, and staff get in free! All active military personnel with current military IDs get in free!
The show will feature an amazing guest list for an inaugural show, a show exclusive comic, a full room of brick-and-mortar retailers bringing Golden Age, Silver Age, and modern comics inventories, manga and anime products, and toys! There will also be a sanctioned Magic the Gathering tournament!
Guests
Our guests for this premiere event include: Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers), Herb Trimpe (Incredible Hulk), JG Jones (52), the Fillbach Brothers (Clone Wars Adventures) sponsored by Laughing Ogre Comics, the Luna Brothers (The Sword) sponsored by Laughing Ogre Comics, Steve Conley (Star Trek Omnibus: The Original Series), John K. Snyder III (Doctor Mid-Nite) sponsored by the Hero Initiative, and Jo Chen (Runaways) sponsored by the Hero Initiative.
Show Exclusive Comic and Giveaways
Thanks to our friends at Top Cow Productions, the DC Comic-Con will be offering a show-exclusive Witchblade #136 DC Comic-Con Variant by co-headlining guest JG Jones. This exclusive comic will be available in very limited quantities at the Hero Initiative booth, and is selling for only $5, of which $1 goes to the Hero Initiative.
Additionally, the first 500 attendees will receive a copy of the Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics, Gemstone’s 2010 Free Comic Book Day publication.
Sanctioned Magic the Gathering Tournament
A special Magic the Gathering — Rise of the Eldrazi tournament with a massive prize pool will be held at the show. Each player will receive six unopened boosters from the new Rise of the Eldrazi set, and players will then construct a deck from those boosters (free extra lands provided). The tournament will be played in Swiss Rounds, and will begin promptly at 10am when the doors open.
To participate in this sanctioned event, entry is $19 through May 1st or $22 at the door (participants must also purchase a separate convention admission ticket). The show will be open 2 hours past the scheduled conclusion of the tournament so that players will have plenty of time to check out the main showroom.
Participants may pre-register for the Magic Tournament over the phone with a major credit card (call 703-241-9393) or in person at Victory Comics, 586 S. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046-4415.
Directions
The show will be held at the George Mason University campus at 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 in the Student Union Building II (SUB II). Free Parking is available in Lot A (beside the Patriot Center), which is a short walk from SUB II. A map of the campus can be found here, and directions to the show can be found on the show website.
About The DC Comic-Con
The DC Comic-Con, launching in 2010 on Sunday, May 2nd from 10am-5pm, is a result of the cooperative work of Marc Nathan, sponsor of the Baltimore Comic-Con and Brett Carreras, sponsor of the VA Comicon. For more information, please visit the website.
DC – Backing into Forward Signing
March 12, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, District of Columbia, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Jules Feiffer, one of the best cartoonists alive, just turned 81 and published Backing into Forward: A Memoir. Feiffer’s best-known comic strip was Sick, Sick, Sick (later retitled Feiffer), an unrelenting satire of American life and politics that ran in the Village Voice for more than 40 years. Feiffer grappled with the anomie of the ’50s, the unrest of the ’60s and ’70s, and the mindless complacency of the ’80s. He attacked Johnson over the Vietnam War, and Nixon and Reagan over everything. Feiffer’s artwork was sketchy but elegant—he conveyed his ideas in simple lines—and he frequently drew dancers. Doonesbury certainly would not exist without Feiffer’s ground-breaking work, and he’s proved there’s life after the Voice, which dropped him in 1997: He’s since written several works of fiction for children and adults.
FEIFFER READS FROM HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY THURS. MARCH 18th AT 4 P.M. AT POLITICS & PROSE, 5015 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW. FREE. (202) 364-1919.
DC – Comics on Campus
March 2, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, District of Columbia, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Kyle Baker and William H. Foster visit Howard University
Comics artist Kyle Baker (Nat Turner, Truth: Red, White & Black, Birth of a Nation) and scholar William H. Foster III (Looking for a Face like Mine) will visit Howard University for “Comics on Campus,” a symposium held in the Blackburn Auditorium from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 4. Baker and Foster will discuss the history and production of graphic novels, recent landmark works, and the unique opportunities and challenges that face African American cartoonists. The event is sponsored by the Department of English with support from the Fund for Academic Excellence. For information please contact Prof. Marc Singer at msinger@howard.edu. The event is free and open to the public.
The Blackburn Auditorium is inside the Blackburn University Center, between 5th and 6th streets NW and above Howard Place. It’s on the main quad at the top of campus. Here’s a document with driving and Metro directions to Blackburn.
DC – Act-I-Vate Primer Signing
February 3, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, District of Columbia, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Please join Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, The Alcoholic), Simon Fraser (Lilly MacKenzie, Nikolai Dante), Joe Infurnari (ULTRA-lad!, the Process, Mush!), and Jim Dougan (Sam & Lilah, Crazy Papers, No Formula) for a reading from and discussion of THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER. Including a live slideshow “performance” of some of the stories from the book! Copies will be available for purchase and signing.
About ACT-I-VATE and THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER:
With its roster of renowned creators serializing webcomics for free since 2006, ACT-I-VATE.com has reached a new comic book critical mass! Now this funnybook Big Bang has birthed THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER, the very first print collection from the A-I-V creators. These stand-alone, never-before-seen stories extend beyond the confines of paper and ink, serving as a gateway to ACT-I-VATE.com, the world’s greatest webcomics collective.
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
DC – Mr. Cooke Goes to Washington
December 11, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, District of Columbia, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Location: McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
(202) 633-1000
