Free Tickets To DC Comicon (Father’s Day) Available at VA Comicon This Saturday
June 9, 2011 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, District of Columbia, Top Stories, Virginia
Press Release:
FREE TICKETS TO DC COMICON (FATHER’S DAY) AVAILABLE AT VA COMICON THIS SATURDAY (6/11)! INCREDIBLE COMIC ARTISTS!
Good evening! The title says it all!
Come to the VA Comicon THIS Saturday (June 11th) in Richmond, and pick up a ticket for the ONLY FREE NATIONAL SHOW IN THE COUNTRY, the Washington, DC Comicon!
The VA Comicon will feature an entire Small Press room, as well as top comic talent, door prize premiums from Top Cow, the Wieringo Scholarship, and Fangoria! Get there THIS Saturday in Richmond. More information, of course is at www.VAcomicon.com! And remember, ALL attendees will get a FREE ticket to the Washington DC Comicon.
The Washington Comicon will be held once again on the GMU campus on Sunday, June 19th (Father’s Day). With Special superstar Guests Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers), Ron Marz (Witchblade), Jim Starlin (Thanos), Larry Hama (GI Joe), Todd Dezago (Tellos), and more, make sure to bring dad to the Nation’s only FREE National-level comic book show!
The DC Comicon is being operated By Brett Carreras (The VA Comicon) and Marc Nathan (Baltimore Comicon), so it’s BOUND to be awesome! More info at www.DCcomicon.com.
We’ll see you all on Saturday, and then on Father’s Day. Awesome!
-Brett (owner of www.BrettsComicpile.com)
Promoter of the VA Comicon and co-promoter of the DC Comicon
Capicons Comic Book and Pop Culture Con (June 2011)
June 8, 2011 by queenofadmin
Filed under Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Virginia
Event Details:
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| Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://capicons.com | |
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| 06/12/2011 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Open to the public from 10 am – 3 pm. Buy, sell & trade: Gold, Silver, Bronze Age comics; Indie & Modern comics, Publishers & Creators, TV & Movie Collectibles. Non-sport cards; Videos & DVDs; Horror/Sci-Fi; figures, toys; Star Wars & Star Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters and other comic-related collectibles. Door Prize drawings at 11, 12 and 1 pm.
Admission: $3, Kids FREE! FEATURING: Directions to DLVFRD: ?Take I-495 (DC/Capital Beltway) to Exit 47A (Rt.7 West). Go 1/2 Mile, Left on Gallows Rd. 1 mile to 2148 Gallows Rd |
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| Venue Name and Address | |
| Dunn Loring Vol. Fire and Rescue Dept. 2148 Gallows Road Dunn Loring, Virginia 22027 United States Map It |
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| 50 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 250 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
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The VA Comicon (June 2011)
May 18, 2011 by vacomicon.com
Filed under Anime, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Horror, Virginia
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Roanoke Valley Comicon (March 2012)
April 19, 2011 by Chris Garbee
Filed under Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Virginia
Event Details:
| Convention Name | |
| Roanoke Valley Comicon | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://www.RoanokeValleyComicon.com | |
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| 03/31/2012 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Southwest Virginia’s best convention with comics, toys, HeroClix, Magic the Gathering, and much more! | |
| Venue Name and Address | |
| Salem Civic Center 1001 Roanoke Blvd Salem, VA 24153-5207 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 50 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 500 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
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| Guests | |
| Matt Slay | |
Roanoke Valley Comicon (October 2011)
April 19, 2011 by Chris Garbee
Filed under Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Virginia
Event Details:
| Convention Name | |
| Roanoke Valley Comicon | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://www.RoanokeValleyComicon.com | |
| This convention will take place: | |
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| 10/15/2011 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Southwest Virginia’s best convention with comics, toys, HeroClix, Magic the Gathering, creators and much more! | |
| Venue Name and Address | |
| Salem Civic Center 1001 Roanoke Blvd, VA 24153-5207 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 50 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 500 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
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| Guests | |
| Matt Slay | |
Capicons Comic Book and Pop Culture Con (April 2011)
January 20, 2011 by queenofadmin
Filed under Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Virginia
Event Details:
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| Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://www.capicons.com | |
| This convention will take place: | |
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| Date | |
| 04/10/2011 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Capicons Comic Book & Pop Culture Con Sun, April 10, 2011?; 10 am – 3 pm Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Hall, ?; 2148 Gallows Rd, Dunn Loring, Virginia Admission $3 – Kids FREE! Open to the public from 10 am – 3 pm. Buy, sell & trade: Gold, Silver, Bronze Age comics; Indie & Modern comics, Publishers & Creators, TV & Movie Collectibles. Non-sport cards; Videos & DVDs; Horror/Sci-Fi; figures, toys; Star Wars & Star Trek memorabilia; original artwork, posters and other comic-related collectibles. FEATURING: Directions to DLVFRD: ?Take I-495 (DC/Capital Beltway) to Exit 47A (Rt. 7 West). Go 1/2 Mile, Left on Gallows Rd. 1 mile to 2148 Gallows Rd. 1 mile from Dunn Loring Metro (Orange Line) |
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| Venue Name and Address | |
| Dunn Loring Vol. Fire and Rescue Dept. 2148 Gallows Rd Dunn Loring, VA 22027 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 50 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 250 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
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| Guests | |
| Rafer Roberts, Carolyn Belefski, Joe Carabeo, RM Rhodes | |
If You Loved Me Signing Tour
January 17, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Strips, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas, Virginia
Press Release:
American cartoonist Nick Galifianakis will be touring his book, “If You Loved Me, You’d Think This Was Cute,” signing copies for fans. Galifianakis’ work can be seen alongside ex-wife Carolyn Hax’s nationally recognized advice column – named by Time magazine America’s best advice column. “Carolyn Hax” is syndicated in more than 300 newspapers in the US.
With no formal art training, Galifianakis is not just self-taught, but also influenced by his father who is a sculptor and painter. Galifianakis’ early career saw him as an illustrator for “US News & World Report” and “USA Today.” Almost as famous to locals in Falls Church, Virginia as Nick himself, his beloved dog Zuzu passed away in August 2010. Galifianakis maintains a blog, titled Nick and ZuZu, offering followers updates on his goings on.
Barnes & Noble Signing Information
1/29/2011 2:00 PM – University Village SC, 2675 NE University Village Street, Seattle, WA
1/31/2011 7:00 PM – El Cerrito Plaza, 6050 El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito, CA
2/02/2011 7:00 PM – Bella Terra, 7881 Edinger Ave. #110, Huntington Beach, CA
2/05/2011 2:00 PM – Arboretum, 10000 Research Blvd #158, Austin, TX
2/06/2011 2:00 PM – Metairie, 3721 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie, LA
2/08/2011 7:00 PM – Buckhead, 2900 Peachtree Road NE Suite 310, Atlanta, GA
2/13/2011 2:00 PM – Burlington, 98 Middlesex Pkwy, Burlington, MA
About the book
Everyone knows the only thing more painful than relationships is not having them–or is it the other way around? Whatever, says author and cartoonist Nick Galifianakis. In his first book, If You Loved Me, You’d Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You, he makes the case that either way, the only recourse is to embrace our frailties and laugh.
Taken from Carolyn Hax’s nationally syndicated advice column, this compilation spins the pain of dating, mothers-in-law, “beneficial” friends and more into … the pain of self-recognition. The intricately drawn pen-and-ink panels and pointed captions explore some of life’s most uncomfortable truths, exposing the humanity in our mistakes, the underbelly of our triumphs and the sheer heroism of trying and trying again.
Throughout this character study of men and women (and the dogs who love them), Galifianakis mines our hopes and insecurities for a unifying truth: If we can’t laugh at ourselves, he’ll do it for us.
“Nick snuck me into my first comedy club when I was only a back-acned teenager. The back acne went away but the comedy stuck. I know that last sentence sounds like a lyric from a Joan Baez song, but trust me, it’s original.” –Zach Galifianakis, from the foreword
“Nick’s cartoons are funny, witty, and smart. But what makes them so special are how universal and true they are, making the laughs they bring all the more poignant. Relationships, in all their glory, have never been captured quite so succinctly and with such charm.” –Amy B. Harris, writer/producer for Sex and the City
“Nick Galifianakis understands relationships unbelievably well, for a guy. My guess is he actually menstruates.” –Gene Weingarten, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Washington Post humor columnist
Source: Amazon’s page for Nick Galifianakis’ “If You Loved Me, You’d Think This Was Cute”
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Undisputed Signing Tour
December 28, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Florida, Movies, New Jersey, New York, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Sports, Virginia
WWE wrestler Chris Jericho goes on a signing tour for his new book Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps.
2/15/11 7:00 PM at BookEnds – 211 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
2/16/11 Noon at Borders Books – 100 Broadway, New York, NY 10005
2/16/11 7:00 PM at Book Revue – 313 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
2/19/11 2:00 PM at Barnes & Noble – Tysons Corner Mall, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd McLean, VA 22102
2/22/11 7:00 PM at Borders Books – 3700 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
2/25/11 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble – 213 N Dale Mabry Tampa, FL 33609
2/26/11 3:00 PM at Borders Books – 600 North Orlando Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789
Shoff Promotions Comic Book and Nonsports Card Show (January 2011)
December 14, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Virginia
Event Details:
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| Shoff Promotions Comic Book & Nonsports Card Show | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://shoffpromotions.com | |
| This convention will take place: | |
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| Date | |
| 01/08/2011 | |
| Venue Name and Address | |
| Tysons Corner Va. Crowne Plaza 1960 Chain Bridge Rd Tysons Corner, Virginia 22102 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 30 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 200 | |
| Please select the Category that Best Describes The Convention | |
| Comic Books | |
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VA – One More Signing
December 8, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Virginia
Richard Thompson signs Cul de Sac books at the brand spanking new One More Page bookstore on Monday, December 20th from 7 till 9 PM.
One More Page
2200 N. Westmoreland Street, #101, Arlington, VA
phone: 703-300-9746
