Convention Scene » Florida http://www.conventionscene.com Where Fans Gather for the Latest Convention News and Schedules Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:05:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Copyright © Convention Scene 2011 brian@conventionscene.com (Convention Scene) brian@conventionscene.com (Convention Scene) http://www.conventionscene.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Convention Scene http://www.conventionscene.com 144 144 Where Fans Gather for the Latest Convention News and Schedules Convention Scene Convention Scene brian@conventionscene.com no no Tampa Bay Comic Con Announces Star-Studded Guest List for August 2013 http://www.conventionscene.com/2013/06/14/tampa-bay-comic-con-announces-star-studded-guest-list-for-august-2013/ http://www.conventionscene.com/2013/06/14/tampa-bay-comic-con-announces-star-studded-guest-list-for-august-2013/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:32:41 +0000 Brian Pate http://www.conventionscene.com/?p=30661 TBCC

Press Release:

Tampa Bay Comic Con Announces Star-Studded Cast

June 14th, 2013 – The Tampa Bay Comic Con will take place on August 23-25, 2013 at the Tampa Convention Center! This marks the inaugural Tampa Bay Comic Con to be held at Tampa Convention Center.

The Tampa Bay Comic Con has announced its guest list and it includes primary cast members from Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Hunger Games.

• Maisie Williams who portrays Arya Stark, the star and protagonist of the HBO series, Game of Thrones. The Tampa Bay Comic Con will be the first convention in the western hemisphere to feature Maisie Williams.
• Rory McCann who portrays Sandor “The Hound” Clegane in the HBO series, Game of Thrones. The Tampa Bay Comic Con will be the first convention in the western hemisphere to feature Rory McCann.
• Lauren Cohan who portrays Maggie Greenie in AMC’s hit series, The Walking Dead.
• Willow Shields who portrays Primrose Everdeen (sister of Katniss played by Jennifer Lawrence) in the Hunger Games and upcoming sequel, Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

In addition, the following comic artist professionals will be in attendance:

• George Perez, known for the Avengers, Teen Titans, Infinity Gauntlet
• Jim Calafiore, Jeff Dekal, Bo Hampton, Geof Isherwood, Joëlle Jones, Ken Kelly,Greg LaRocque, Pablo Marcos, Val Mayerik, Mike McKone, Mike Perkins, Budd Root, Sanjulian, Andy Smith, Mark Sparacio and Tim Vigil.

All three convention days will feature full schedules of programming such as cosplay, contests and panels.

Single-day admission is $20.00 and a 3-day pass is $45.00 ($15.00 savings) for adults. Admission is FREE for children (12 & under).

12PM-6PM | Friday, August 23rd
10AM-6PM | Saturday, August 24th
10AM-5PM | Sunday, August 25th

Tampa Convention Center (west hall)
333 S Franklin St.
Tampa, FL 33602

Please e-mail: inquiries@tampabaycomiccon.com
www.tampabaycomiccon.com

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Marvel’s AGE OF ULTRON artist BRANDON PETERSON appears at Heroes’ Haven on Saturday June 22, 2013 from noon till 4:00 pm. Brandon Peterson is known for his hyper detailed artwork and intricate line work. He’s currently exclusively working with Marvel Comics and has worked on books like Ultimate Vision, Ultimate Extinction, Strange, Ultimate X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, Magneto Rex, X-Men, and Uncanny X-Men. Brandon was also VP of Special Projects and Art Director of the now defunct CrossGen Comics, where he worked on titles like Mystic and Chimera, and has worked for Top Cow Productions where he did runs on comic book series like Codename: Strykeforce, Cyberforce, Ripclaw, Medieval Spawn/Witchblade, and his own book, Arcanum.
$20 Quick Sketches (Limited to only 12 Sketches)

$5 gets you 3 raffle tickets for a chance to be one of the 12 people to get in the $20 Sketch List. *Buy as many tickets as you want, only one (1) sketch per winner. You have to be present to win* Call the store for more information!

Heroes Haven
4339 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618
813-269-8859

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HEAD SMASH Graphic Novel preview sales hit #1 at the Philadelphia Comic Con (via PR Newswire)

Download image Creator Vlad Yudin presents HEAD SMASH in Philadelphia. (PRNewsFoto/The Vladar Company) NEW YORK, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — HEAD SMASH promotional campaign made a stop at the Wizard World’s Philadelphia Comic Con last weekend in support of the release for the highly anticipated…

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Writer Kurtis J. Wiebe and artist Tyler Jenkins sign at Tate’s Comics on Saturday, June 15, 2013 from 1:00 until 4:00pm!

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Peter Panzerfaust, published by Image Comics, is a high energy action story that blends Red Dawn with Peter Pan. The city of Calais is the first city in France to fall to the Germans in the spring of 1940. A mysterious American boy named Peter rallies a handful of plucky French orphans and they must work together to survive Europe’s darkest hour.

The purchase of any Peter Panzerfaust comic or trade, during the event on 6/15/13, guarantees you a maximum of 3 signatures each from Wiebe & Jenkins.

Tate’s Comics
4566 N. University Drive, Lauderhill, FL 33351

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Mike Vogel, Vice President of Development for Hasbro Studios, Talks TRANSFORMERS PRIME, and More | ColliderIn what sounds like a truly awesome job, Mike Vogel has headed all development for Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based production division of Hasbro, Inc., since March 2011, shepherding many of the studio’s well-known brands from inception through success on The Hub, a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications, and on networks reaching more than 160 countries, globally.
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C2E2, Stumptown, Calgary and beyond: comics culture takes over North AmericaC2E2, Stumptown and the Calgary Expo are all far behind in our rearview mirror, and I meant to write this up last week, but even as everyone is scrambling to get ready for TCAF, I felt like this year’s C2E2 in Chicago-the fourth one-finally defined it as a show that serves a local need and belongs on the comics calendar, and the confluence of a weekend when two other major shows in other categories were taking place demonstrated the strength of not only fandom but the creator contingent.
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In Your Face Jam: Lessons Learned at the Stumptown Comics Festival – Comic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources – In Your Face Jam: Lessons Learned at the Stumptown Comics Festival – Brett returns from a trip to Oregon for the Stumptown Comics Festival and is ready to unpack both his suitcase and his thoughts about Portland, the comic book capital of the United States.
The Comics ReporterBy Tom Spurgeon * here are a few notes about Stumptown Comics Fest 2013, held in the great comics city of Portland, Oregon over the weekend just past. * to be clear about something right up front: I accepted the offer of a hotel room from the convention organizers for the majority of my stay at the show.
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Boba Fett figure to debut at Comic-Con, with Solo in towDetailed ‘Star Wars’ toy from Hasbro comes packaged with the ultimate accessory: Han Solo in carbonite. A ‘Star Wars’ Black Series set of Boba Fett and Han Solo in carbonite will be available exclusively at Comic-Con in July. (Photo: Hasbro) Boba Fett is coming to San Diego Comic-Con in July, and he’s bringing a friend.
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Writer Rob Venditti signs at A Comic Shop on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 4:00 pm!

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Press Release:

New Green Lantern writer, Rob Venditti, will be at A Comic Shop Wednesday June 5th to sign the first issue of his Green Lantern run!

He’s taking over for Geoff Johns with issue #21, and the ring chose him mainly because of his work on Valiant’s X-O Manowar.

You should also check out his Surrogates (which was made into a Bruce Willis movie) and Homeland Directive.

This will be a FREE signing and meet-up in the Geek Easy during the day with (green) food and beer specials and then a Green Lantern themed after party.

The party isn’t going on too late because it’s a Wednesday and Rob and I are going to Heroes Con the next day!

Come by and have a great time with a great guy. You can also warn him not to screw up Green Lantern, he can take it, he can overcome great fear!

A Comic Shop
114 S. Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792

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Writer Jason Aaron signs at A Comic Shop on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 9:00 pm!

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Press Release:

JASON AARON, the writer of THANOS, THOR, and WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN will be at A Comic Shop signing books, eating, and drinking with you in the Geek Easy on Saturday June 1st!

His SCALPED for Vertigo was insanely good and critically acclaimed. His work on Wolverine is my favorite take on Logan. He’s rocking Ragnarok on Thor: God of Thunder. He even co-wrote Avengers vs X-Men!

He’ll sign your books, answer your questions, and drink your beer! So save the date! More will be announced as we get closer!

A Comic Shop
114 S. Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792

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Comedian/writer Brian Posehn signs at Heroes Haven on Saturday May 11th from 1:00 till 3:00 pm!

Press Release: 

Actor, comedian, musician and comic book writer Brian Posehn will be visiting Heroes’ Haven the week after Free Comic Book Day! Right now Brian is known for writing the new DEADPOOL series from MARVEL COMICS and co-wrote the comic book ‘The Last Christmas’ with writer Gerry Duggan, published by Image Comics.

You also know him from shows like Comedy Central’s ‘The Sarah Silverman Program’ or in films like Grind, the 2005 Rob Zombie horror film ‘The Devil’s Rejects’, ‘Sleeping Dogs Lie’ and ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ just to mention a few. In 2006, Relapse Records released his first album, ‘Live In: Nerd Rage’. It includes “Metal by Numbers”, a song mocking bands that term themselves “metal” but are clearly not.

Heroes Haven
4339 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618
813-269-8859

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