IL – Everlast Signing
April 13, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Chad Michael Murray signs at Barnes & Noble on Monday April 16, 2012 4:00 PM
Author Event
The multi-talented One Tree Hill star signs his graphic novel, Everlast, a pre-apocalyptic tale illustrated by several of the most talented artists in the industry.
Special Instructions
Free numbered tickets to establish signing line order will be distributed beginning 9:00 am, Sunday, April 15 (through Monday) to customers with an unsigned copy of Everlast and proof of purchase from Barnes & Noble or BN.COM. One ticket per person. Other event rules apply, call 847.676.2230 for more information.
Barnes & Noble
55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, IL 60077
847-676-2230
Walking Dead Stars Steven Yeun and Lauren Cohan to do Panel and 3-Hour Signing at C2E2 2012
April 11, 2012 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Illinois, Movies, Television
Press Release:
LAUREN COHAN TO JOIN STEVEN YEUN FOR PANEL & SIGNING AT CHICAGO COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (C2E2)
Stars of The Walking Dead To Participate in Q & A with Fans; Followed by 3-Hour Signing!
Norwalk, CT, April 2, 2012: Lauren Cohan, who plays the popular character Maggie Greene, the principal love interest of Glenn (Steven Yeun) in AMC’s The Walking Dead, will appear along with Yeun at this year’s Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2). Yeun’s appearance at C2E2 was recently announced (3/28) and Ms. Cohan’s appearance has just been confirmed by show organizers. The two stars of the hit television series will appear at the pop culture convention on Saturday, April 14 where they will conduct a Q & A with fans followed by a free 3-hour signing.
C2E2, which is organized by the creators of New York Comic Con (NYCC), will be held April 13 – 15 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. For further information about activities at C2E2 as well as purchasing tickets, please visit www.C2E2.com. Other recently announced guests who will be appearing at the pop culture extravaganza include John Barrowman, John Cusack, Anthony Daniels, Josh Gates, Chris Hardwick, Charlaine Harris, Adam Hughes, Joe Kubert, Tom Morello, Chad Michael Murray, Anne Rice, Scott Snyder, and J Michael Straczynski among many others!
“We were already pleased to announce Steven Yeun’s appearance on our Walking Dead panel at C2E2 last week, so this new addition is the icing on the cake,” notes Lance Fensterman, Group Vice President for ReedPOP and Show Manager for C2E2. “Steven Yeun and Lauren Cohan have enormous on-screen chemistry and I am sure this will translate into a great panel appearance for both of them. On top of this, they are also making themselves available for an extended 3-hour signing which virtually assures that anyone who wants to get an autograph and to meet them personally will have the opportunity. I know I can speak on behalf of thousands of fans when I say that we are enormously grateful to Steven and Lauren for giving us so much of their time!”
ABOUT LAUREN COHAN: In addition to her role as Maggie on The Walking Dead, Lauren is most recognized for her roles as Bela Talbot on Supernatural, Vivian Volkoff on Chuck, and Rose on The Vampire Diaries.
Lauren was born in Philadelphia and lived in New Jersey during her childhood before moving to the United Kingdom. She graduated from the University of Winchester / King Alfred’s College where she studied Drama and English Literature, before touring with a theatre company she co-founded at the University.
Lauren then split her time and work between London and LA, working on several films as well as some non-commercial projects.
ABOUT STEVEN YEUN: In addition to his starring role in The Walking Dead, Mr. Yeun has also recently starred in an episode of the television series Law & Order: Los Angeles and an episode of Warehouse 13. Steven Yeun lived in Chicago where he performed with the Second City Theatre and understudied for the Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Kafka on the Shore. In addition, he was part of several improvisational/sketch comedy groups including Stir Friday Night, Hands and Detective Detective. Additional credits include The Big Bang Theory and the role of Chaz in the independent film My Name is Jerry. Mr. Yeun currently lives in Los Angeles.
ABOUT REEDPOP: ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions which is exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture arena. ReedPOP is dedicated to producing celebrations of popular culture throughout the world that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences for consumers and fans. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East & West, Star Wars Celebration VI, Fantasy Football Fest, and UFC Fan Expo. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan based group of professionals producing shows for other fans, thus making them uniquely qualified to service those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Asia and Europe.
Hero Initiative Breezing into C2E2 2012 with Bill Willingham
April 10, 2012 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Illinois
Press Release:
Hero Initiative hits Chicago for C2E2
With special guest Bill Willingham!
Los Angeles CA, April 9, 2012 Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization that helps comic creators in need, will be breezing into the windy city of Chicago with the legendary Bill Willingham to attend Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo April 13-15th. Also known as C2E2, the convention will be held at the North Building at McCormick Place located at 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois.
Willingham, perhaps best known for his work on Fables and Fairest for DC Comics, will be signing and sketching all weekend at booth #704. Proceeds will go directly to Hero Initiative, a win for all! And while you’re waiting for your sketch, check out Hero’s special $2 sale, with prices on select items at savings up to 87% off! Don’t miss out!
Also make sure and swing by on artist Peter Krause (Irredeemable) in artist alley booth D-21. On Saturday only, Peter will be donating all of his proceeds from sketches to Hero Initiative! On your way there, grab your Mark Waid comics for signatures, too. Mark will be hanging with Peter at booth D-21 on Saturday!
Hero Initiative’s booth schedule for booth #704 is as follows:
Friday, April 13 (con hours 10-7)
1100-100: Bill Willingham
100-200: Gordon Purcell
200-300: Tim Sale
300-500: Bill Willingham
Saturday, April 14 (con hours 10-7)
1030-1230: Bill Willingham
1230-130: Bill Reinhold
230-430: Bill Willingham
Sunday, April 15 (con hours 10-5)
1030-1230: Bill Willingham
1230-200: Gene Ha
230-430: Bill Willingham
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero 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. Hero is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) charity.
IL – Publish First, Ask Questions Later
April 9, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Jenny Frison, Mike Norton, and Josh Emmons speak at the Apple Store on Wednesday April 11th at 7pm.
Four Star Studios got its start when four Chicago comic book creators decided they were tired of working from home and rented an office together. Learn how they embraced the web, iPad, and social technologies to ship quickly, fail fast, and challenge entrenched publishers. Hear them discuss their creative process, publishing strategies, technology, and the oddities of the comic book scene.
Apple Store
679 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
IL – Free Comic Book Day 2012
April 8, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Free Comic Book Day returns to Challengers and it’s bringing with it TIM SEELEY (writer of the Witchblade free comic and contributor to the Image free comic), CHRIS MITTEN (artist of the Bad Medicine free comic) and MIKE NORTON (contributor to the Image free comic)! If three talented creators signing and sketching isn’t enough for you, we’ll also have THOUSANDS of free comics to give away from Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Archaia, IDW and more! Free Comic Book Day at Challengers is an all-day celebration of comics, starting at 11am, so bring family, friends, foes, fans and Fantomex: everyone gets free comics!
Challengers Comics
1845 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
IL – Elephantmen Signing
April 8, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Creator Richard Starkings appears at Challengers from 5pm to 7pm on Wednesday, April 11th to meet fans and sign books alongside series colorist Gabe Bautista. Single issues and graphic novels will be available for purchase the day of the event.
Challengers Comics
1845 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
IL – Supreme Signing
April 7, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Cory Hamscher signs on April 18th, 2012 from 11am – 3pm!
Graham Crackers Comics – CHICAGO LOOP
77 E. Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602
IL – Neal Adams Signing
April 6, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Press Release:
Legendary comic book creator Neal Adams signs at Graham Crackers Comics on Thursday, April 12th from 3:45pm – 5:15pm!
A champion of creators rights, an artist who’s style and vision helped redefine Super Heroes almost single handedly in the Silver-Age. His iconic works and covers moved Batman beyond the slapstick character that traveled to other planets and back to his pulp roots.
Neal will be bringing various graphic novels (Superman vs Muhammad Ali, Art of Neal Adams, DCs Batman Adams Archives, etc.) as well as various self published sketch books featuring page after page of never before seen Adams work that you can pick up and get personalized at the shop for free. Neal does not charge for his signature if you’re picking up an item at the shop, but if you do need to bring something in there will be a $5 charge to have outside items signed.
This is a rare opportunity for us to have one of our industries biggest names appearing in the store and we wanted to give you a heads up as quickly as possible, if there’s any way you can make it in to the shop this Thursday – it’s a meeting you won’t most likely ever forget, and we doubt we’ll ever get this lucky again.
Graham Crackers Comics – CHICAGO LOOP
77 E. Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602
DC Taking Top Talent To C2E2 2012
March 26, 2012 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Illinois, Top Stories
Press Release:
DC ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING TOP TALENT TO CHICAGO COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (C2E2)
Renowned Comic Book Publisher will Participate in Nine Panels at Convention; Executives and Creators to Meet with Fans
Norwalk, CT, March 23, 2012: DC Entertainment has revealed that it will bring an extensive line up of top talent and creators to Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2). The renowned comic book publisher is slated to participate in nine panels providing thousands of fans the opportunity to hear from some of the most famous artists and creators in the DC universe. Many of these creators, as well as executives from the company, will also be on hand to meet with fans in the DC Entertainment booth, which will occupy 2500 square feet in a central location on the convention floor. The talent that is (so far) scheduled to appear at C2E2 includes: Franco Aureliani, Art Baltazar, Chris Burnham, David Finch, Patrick Gleason, Kevin Maguire, Sean Murphy, Jimmy Palmiotti, Gail Simone and Scott Snyder. This does not include a number of top creators that DC will be bringing to the convention for BEFORE WATCHMEN, which has been announced in a separate release.
This year’s C2E2, which is produced by the organizers of New York Comic Con (NYCC), is expected to attract thousands of loyal fans making this convention the largest pop culture extravaganza in the Midwest. It will take place April 13 – 15, 2012 in the North Building at the McCormick Place Convention Center.
“DC Entertainment has been a tremendous supporter of C2E2 ever since we launched the show in 2010,” notes Lance Fensterman, Group Vice President for ReedPOP and Show Manager for C2E2. “We are honored that they bring such high caliber talent to our convention and this year is no exception. I think their participation is a strong statement about how much they believe in our event, and how much they believe in Chicago and the Midwest as a center for pop culture activity and commerce. DC is a pre-eminent publisher and they elevate dialogue and entertainment simply by being present and being involved. We are pleased that they have elected to be so present and involved in C2E2.”
FRANCO AURELIANI has been drawing comics since he could hold a crayon in his little fingers. His credits for DC Comics include the Eisner Award-winning TINY TITANS, YOUNG JUSTICE and the upcoming SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES. In 1995, he founded Blindwolf Studios, an independent art studio where he and fellow creators like his superstar cartoonist buddy Art Baltazar create wonderful comics for all the kids. Franco is also the creator, artist and writer of WEIRDSVILLE, LIL CREEPS and EAGLE ALL STAR and the co-creator and writer of PATRICK THE WOLF BOY. Franco is also very tall.
ART BALTAZAR is a super-cartoonist from Chicago! His credits for DC Comics include the Eisner Award-winning TINY TITANS, YOUNG JUSTICE and the upcoming SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES. Additional credits include GORILLA GORILLA comics for Disney Adventures and PATRICK THE WOLF BOY comics from BlindWolf Studios. Aw Yeah Man!
CHRIS BURNHAM derives from Chicago. His credits include BATMAN INCORPORATED and BATMAN AND ROBIN for DC Comics, X-MEN: DIVIDED WE STAND and X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY for Marvel Comics, FEAR AGENT for Dark Horse, THE ELEPHANTMENT, NIXON’S PALS and OFFICER DOWNE for Image Comics, and much more.
DAVID FINCH launched his comics career on Top Cow Productions’ Cyberforce, where he started out assisting creator Marc Silvestri before graduating to full-time penciller in 1996. After co-creating the title Ascension and pencilling the first four issues of Aphrodite IX for Image, Finch went on to illustrate acclaimed runs on Ultimate X-Men, The New Avengers, Moon Knight and Ultimatum for Marvel before being lured to DC by its siren Bat-song. A contributor to BATMAN #700 and penciller for the one-shot BATMAN: THE RETURN, Finch is currently writing and drawing the ongoing series BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT as well as crafting exquisite cover art for a host of DC titles. A proud Canadian, he makes his home on the snowy steppes of Ontario.
PATRICK GLEASON loves to create fantastic characters and the worlds they inhabit. His focus on character development and powerful storytelling can be found within the stories of many iconic characters including DC’s Batman and Robin, Green Lantern Corps, Aquaman, The Jusctie League, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman, and The JSA. His ground-laying work, alongside Geoff Johns, and Dave Gibbons on Green Lantern Corps mini-series RECHARGE made way for the acclaimed ongoing series. The Sinestro Corps War followed, and then culminated in the explosive Blackest Night with Peter J Tomasi. Along with DC Comics’ wildly successful New 52, Patrick continues to lend his artistic vision and work to the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin.
KEVIN MAGUIRE resents being known as the guy who draws “funny faces.” He draws expressive faces (thank you very much) on titles such as the various Justice League books of the 1980s, The Adventures of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, TEAM TITANS, Strike Back!, JLA: CREATED EQUAL, X-Men Forever, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE, and The Defenders. OK… he draws funny faces too.
After breaking into the industry at a young age, SEAN MURPHY made a name for himself in the world of indie comics before joining up with DC for such titles as BATMAN/SCARECROW: YEAR ONE, TEEN TITANS, HELLBLAZER and the miniseries AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. He also wrote and illustrated the original graphic novel Off Road.
JIMMY PALMIOTTI is a multi-award-winning creator and co-founder of Event Comics, Black Bull Media, Marvel Knights, and Paperfilms, where he currently partners with Amanda Conner and Justin Gray. Together they have created and co-created: The New West, MONOLITH, 21 DOWN, THE RESISTANCE, The Pro, Gatecrasher, Beautiful Killer, Ash, Cloudburst, Trigger Girl 6, Splatterman, Thrill Seeker, Trailblazer,Ballerina, THE TWILIGHT EXPERIMENT and the TV series, Painkiller Jane.
He has worked on POWERGIRL and JONAH HEX for DC COMICS, The Last Resort for IDW, Back to Brooklyn for Image Comics, Spartacusfor Devils Due, and Time Bomb for Radical Comics. He is currently writing ALL-STAR WESTERN and THE RAY for DC COMICS the New 52.
GAIL SIMONE first caught the attention of the comics world on the world wide web, where her popular humor column “You’ll All Be Sorry!” was featured on Comic Book Resources. It wasn’t long before she was tapped to write The Simpsons for Bongo Comics, which led to working in the mainstream for Marvel Comics as the writer on Deadpool.
Following her Marvel work, Simone began working for DC, where she is most known for her much-beloved run on BIRDS OF PREY. She has continued to write for DC and its many imprints on titles that include ROSE AND THORN, ACTION COMICS, TEEN TITANS, SECRET SIX, THE LEGION, VILLAINS UNITED, JLA CLASSIFIED, THE ALL-NEW ATOM, GEN13, and her creator-owned title WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY. Simone is currently writing BATGIRL in DC COMICS-THE NEW 52.
SCOTT SNYDER has written comics for both DC and Marvel, including the bestselling series AMERICAN VAMPIRE, BATMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS and SWAMP THING, and is the author of the story collection Voodoo Heart (The Dial Press). He teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College, NYC and Columbia University. He lives on Long Island with his wife Jeanie, and his sons Jack and Emmett. He is a dedicated and un-ironic fan of Elvis Presley.
For further information about guests and activities at C2E2 as well as purchasing tickets, please visit www.C2E2.com. For more information about DC Entertainment and their guests please contact David Hyde at david.hyde@dccomics.com.
ABOUT REEDPOP: ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions which is exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture arena. ReedPOP is dedicated to producing celebrations of popular culture throughout the world that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences for consumers and fans. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) East & West, Star Wars Celebration VI, Fantasy Football Fest, and UFC Fan Expo. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan based group of professionals producing shows for other fans, thus making them uniquely qualified to service those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Asia and Europe.
IL – Free Comic Book Day 2012
March 23, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artists Jenny Frison (I, Vampire) and Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts) sign at on Satruday <May 5, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Free Comic Book Day!
Amazing Fantasy
20523 S. La Grange Road, Frankfort, IL 60423
815-469-5092
