Diamond Announces C2E2 Retailer Summit and Other Trade Events
December 9, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York
Diamond Announces New 2010 Chicago Retailer Event:
Diamond Summit2: Focus On Retailing
Show to be affiliated with Reed Exhibition’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2);
Diamond Announces Additional Trade Events Planned for 2010
(BALTIMORE, MD) – (December 4, 2009) – After successful events in Baltimore, MD; Ft. Wayne, IN; Las Vegas, NV and elsewhere, Diamond “takes the show on the road” to the Windy City when a new version of the Diamond Retailer Summit berths at one of the industry’s most anticipated events: C2E2, a.k.a. the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo.
“After a great show in Las Vegas in 2008 and in Baltimore 2009, we recognize the need to bring the Summit and its retailer programming to other parts of the country,” said Diamond’s VP-Marketing, Roger Fletcher. “This allows us to see more of our retailer accounts and interact with them on a professional level. And we can’t think of a better venue than Reed Exhibition’s new C2E2 show in Chicago.”
While many details are still being developed, Diamond Summit2: Focus On Retailing will kick off with an Opening Night Reception on Wednesday, April 14, with a full day of Better Retailing Workshops and Presentations planned for Thursday, April 15. Marking a different direction for the 2010 Retailer Summit, retailers can expect targeted, supplier focus groups throughout the day and keynote speeches from industry leaders at each meal time event.
Retailers will also enjoy complimentary admission to the Professional Only Preview of the C2E2 Show on Friday, April 16 from 10am to 1pm and will receive a valuable “coupon book” good for limited edition items, raffles, and sales-all redeemable by visiting select suppliers on the show floor.
C2E2, which will run from April 16 – 18 at McCormick Place Convention Center on the shore of Lake Michigan, will be structured in the spirit of New York Comic Con (NYCC), the fastest growing pop culture event in the U.S. NYCC is also organized by Reed Exhibitions.
“New York Comic Con has always provided a quality business to business environment in addition to entertainment,” notes Lance Fensterman, Vice President of Reed’s Pop Culture Group. “This has been a major objective for us and it is what separates us from other comic conventions. We are more than simply a major fan and media event and our mission has always been to grow the business to business side of our con by providing substantive value. The affiliation that we are now establishing with the Diamond Retailer Summit at C2E2 will provide even more value to our customers and it is a terrific show of support on the part of Diamond.”
ADDITIONAL TRADE EVENTS
“In addition to our commitment to a Chicago Summit, Diamond plans to keep a busy trade show schedule at other events to meet retailers,” added Fletcher. “It’s our goal to interact with all of our retailers who attend both trade and comic convention events.”
ComicsPRO Annual Meeting (March 25-27, 2010)-An annual sponsor, Diamond will be on hand to meet retailers and present to the retailer members of ComicsPRO.
Baltimore Comic-Con (August 28-29, 2010)-Diamond will host a Retailer Breakfast and will be on the show floor with its PREVIEWSworld booth.
San Diego Comic-Con (July 22-25, 2010)-Diamond will be set up with its PREVIEWSworld booth as well as host a trade only retailer event during the show.
Alliance Open House (October 8-9, 2010)-Diamond’s sister company, Alliance Game Distributors, will hold its Traditional Open House event for game shop specialty retailers at the Grand Wayne Center in Ft Wayne, IN.
New York Comic-Con (October 8 – 10, 2010)-Diamond’s annual Retailer Breakfast will kick off the show before the opening of the professional hours. Diamond will also be exhibiting with its PREVIEWSworld booth during the show.
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ABOUT DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS-The world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books and pop-culture related merchandise, Diamond is based in Baltimore, MD, and services more than 4,000 specialty retailers worldwide. For more information, visit Diamond on the web at http://www.diamondcomics.com.
ABOUT REED EXHIBITIONS-The New York Comic Con is operated by Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading events organizer. In 2007, Reed brought together over six million industry professionals from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today, Reed events are held in 38 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and organized by 39 fully staffed offices. Reed Exhibitions is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a FTSE-100 company and world-leading publisher and information provider. In 2006, Reed Elsevier made adjusted profit before taxation of £1,052 million on turnover of £5,398 million.
© 2009 Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. All rights reserved. Diamond, the Diamond logo, Diamond Books logo, and PREVIEWS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Diamond Comic Distributors in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective copyright owners.
Starbase Indy (November 2009)
November 24, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Convention Profiles, Indiana, Science Fiction and Fantasy
| Event Details:
Map of My Heart Tour
John Porcellino Book Tour!
Updated August 17, 2009
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Tues. Sept. 22, 2009;
7 PM – Cincinnati OH
Shake It! Records, 4156 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 591-0123
shakeitrecords.com
w/ Noah Van Sciver
(Please note: Map of My Heart will not be available at this event!)
Fri. Sept. 25, 2009; 7 PM – Baltimore MD
Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 662-4444
http://www.atomicbooks.com http://www.atomicbooks.com
w/ Emily Flake, Peter Kuper, Liz Baillie, MK Reed, and Ken Dahl
(Please note: Map of My Heart will not be available at this event!)
Sat. Sept. 26 – Sun. Sept. 27, 2009 – Bethesda MD
SPX
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
http://www.spxpo.com http://www.spxpo.com
w/ Noah Van Sciver
(Please note: Map of My Heart will debut at this event!)
Tues. Sept. 29, 2009; 7-9 PM – Brooklyn, NY
Desert Island, 540 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 388-5087
http://www.desertislandbrooklyn.com
Weds. Sept. 30, 2009; 7PM – Somerville, MA
Hub Comics, 19 Bow Street, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-0987
http://www.hubcomics.com
Friday, October 2, 2009; 6:30pm – White River Junction,VT
Center for Cartoon Studies
94 S. Main St. (802) 295-3319
http://www.cartoonstudies.org
Tues. Oct. 6, 2009; 7PM – Montreal QC
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montreal, QC H2T 2K5
(514) 279-2221
http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/211bernard
Weds. Oct. 7, 2009; 7 PM – Toronto, ON
The Beguiling, 601 Markham Street, Toronto, ON, M6G 2L7
(416) 533-9168
http://www.beguiling.com
Fri. Oct. 9, 2009; 7-9 PM – Ann Arbor MI
Vault of Midnight, 219 S Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 998-1413
http://www.vaultofmidnight.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Sat. Oct. 10, 2009; Noon-2 PM – Dearborn MI
Green Brain, 13210 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 582-9444
http://www.greenbrain.biz
Sat. Oct. 10, 2009; 7 PM – Cleveland OH
Visible Voice, 1023 Kenilworth, Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 961-0084
http://www.visiblevoicebooks.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Mon. Oct. 12, 2009; 7PM – Columbus OH
Wholly Craft, 3169 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43202
(614) 447-3445
http://www.whollycraft.net
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Tues. Oct. 13, 2009; 6-9 PM – Bloomington IN
Boxcar Books, 408 E. 6th St. Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 339-8710
http://www.boxcarbooks.org
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Weds. Oct. 14, 2009; 5-7 PM – St. Louis MO
Star Clipper Comics, 6392 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: 314.725.9110
http://www.starclipper.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Fri. Oct. 16, 2009; 7PM – Chicago IL
Quimby’s, 1854 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 342-0910
http://www.quimbys.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Tues. Oct. 20, 2009; 12:15 PM – Palatine IL
Harper College
Building I, Rm. 115
1200 W. Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 925-6000 x2389
http://www.harpercollege.edu
Open to the Public!
Thurs. Oct 22, 2009; 7 PM – Madison WI
Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 426 W. Gilman Street, Madison, WI 53703
(608)257-6050
http://www.rainbowbookstore.org
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Fri. Oct. 23, 2009; 7PM – Iowa City IA
White Rabbit, 109 S Linn St., Iowa City, IA 52240-1803
(319) 358-9557
http://www.whiterabbitgallery.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Sat. Oct. 24, 2009; 5-7 PM – Minneapolis MN
Big Brain Comics (w/ Reception following at West Bank Social Club?)
1027 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 338-4390
http://www.bigbraincomics.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music), and Zak Sally
Fri. Oct. 30, 2009; 6-9 PM – Lawrence KS
Wonder Fair, 803 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS 66044
(406) 360-5875
http://www.wonderfair.com
w/ Patrick Porter (acoustic music)
Robot Chicken on Wheels Tour
July 7, 2009 by Colin
Filed under California, Collectibles, Colorado, Convention News, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Virginia
Seth Green, Matthew Senreich and Breckin Meyer will set off on an historical voyage across the country with the Robot Chicken on Wheels ‘09 Tour, part of the Adult Swim Presents series. In each of these nine cities, the boys will stop at a roller skating rink and spread the madness that is Robot Chicken.
There will be games and competitions, plenty of skating and a performace by the band Gym Class Heroes. There will also be appearances by RC writers, producers, voice cast members, as well as guest bands. Zac Efron could be considered a suspect.
The tour will begin in San Diego (sans band), coinciding with the penultimate day of Comic-Con International ‘09, the nation’s biggest comic convention and end up in New York City, spanning nearly three weeks and over three thousand miles.
There’s an as.com page here that provides these details and promises a full site to come. It also invites you to watch the teaser video embedded to the right. It features Breckin Meyer ripping Zac Efron a new one over a skate-related issue, parodying a recent altercation between Perez Hilton and the band Black Eyed Peas.
All shows will open the doors at 8PM. Fans who have purchased the Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II DVD (releases 7/21) will be able to get in an hour earlier with a voucher found in the DVD box. Click a skating rink below to go to its official website for more information. We also have a google map providing the exact locations.
| Day | Date | Place | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | July 25, 2009 | Skate San Diego | San Diego, CA |
| Saturday | August 1, 2009 | Northridge Skateland | Los Angeles, CA |
| Sunday | August 2, 2009 | Rancho Crystal Palace Skating Center | Las Vegas, NV |
| Tuesday | August 4, 2009 | Skate City | Boulder/Denver, CO |
| Thursday | August 6, 2009 | River Roll | Kansas City, MO |
| Saturday | August 8, 2009 | Skateland | Indianapolis, IN |
| Monday | August 10, 2009 | Roller Dome Skating | Richmond, VA |
| Wednesday | August 12, 2009 | Jamz Roller Skating | Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday | August 14, 2009 | TBA | New York, NY |
IN – ‘Young Allies’ Signing
June 5, 2009 by Colin
Filed under Comic Books, Indiana, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Roger Stern signs Young Allies
Roger Stern Signs at Downtown Comics
Press Release
Celebrated comic book writer Roger Stern will appear at the Castleton location of Downtown Comics, 5767 East 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday, June 17, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The veteran scribe will meet the public and sign copies of his new issues of Captain America, Young Allies, and Amazing Spider-Man Family, as well as numerous collected editions of his work.
The author of the New York Times bestseller The Death and Life of Superman, Stern has written for radio, television, the stage, and the Internet, creating scripts for everything from commercials and sketch comedy to trading cards and flash-animation. He wrote The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman, Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment, and Superman: A Nation Divided.
His work is collected in the books Captain America: War & Remembrance, The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus, Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern, and JLA: That Was Now, This Is Then, among many others. His novels have included Smallville: Strange Visitors and Superman: The Never-Ending Battle.
Downtown Comics is one of the largest comic book chains in the Midwest, with four locations serving greater Indianapolis. For more information, check their website.
