Long Beach Comic Con Part Deux
March 1, 2010 by Richard Oh
Filed under California, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos, L.A. Sequential
Long Beach Comic Con had a one day show to celebrate the success of it’s inaugural show. For a one day show, and a smaller venue, I was very shocked by the amount of creators that came to the show. Mike Mignola, Phillip Tan, Tim Bradstreet, Dustin Nguyen, Stan Sakai, Joe Benitez, Todd Nauck, Ebas, and many more artists and writers came out for this surprising busy show. With strong retailer presence and the star power with many comics creators, this show was a huge success.
Back to the Future car greets LBCC visitors.
Star Wars Car with Yoda.
KITT makes an appearance at LBCC.
Just a really nice car parked next to the theme cars.
R2D2 zooms by the show floor.
Aspen greets visitors as they walk through the door.
Todd Nauck's line starts to form in the morning. His line was steady throughout the whole day.
Booths attract buyers. Great deals all around!
Phillip Tan happily draws a commission.
Stan Sakai calculates his sale to a customer.
Aspen's Frank Mastromauro and JT Krul share a laugh at LBCC.
Steve Niles organizes his trades for shoppers.
Letterer extraordinaire Richard Starkings sign Elephantmen books.
Mike Mignola sketches away at LBCC.
Ebas sketches for fans at LBCC.
Cosplayers pose for pictures.
Superman: I can bend adamantium shields! Cap: NOOOOOO!
Tim Bradstreet sketches a commission at LBCC.
My Phillip Tan commission done at the end of the show. Great ending to a great show. See you back in October!
Scene on Video: Long Beach Comic Expo 2010
February 24, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos
A nice compilation video of the recent one-day Long Beach Comic Expo 2010, featuring Mike Mignola, Dustin Nguyen and Livio Ramondelli sketching.
Scene on Video: “Twilight Wannabe Vampires Flock to Conventions”
February 16, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Con Reports and Photos, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy
The Associated Press interviews Twilight fans at a convention in California.
Kid Goth Profiled
January 19, 2010 by Colin
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos, Horror, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
Neil Gaiman was recently profiled by Dana Goodyear for The New Yorker and gave some insight to his convention-going experience:
“Comics, science fiction, and fantasy conventions are nowadays something of a hardship for Gaiman—“like being a maggoty log at a woodpecker convention,” he says. A few years ago, he was at a convention with Angelina Jolie, who played Grendel’s mother in the movie “Beowulf,” for which Gaiman co-wrote the screenplay. “When I try to explain that I attracted more attention than she did, people say, ‘Oh, ho, he’s being funny.’ I’m not.” At Worldcon, the international science-fiction convention, where he was the guest of honor in August, people walked around wearing pins that read “Neil Gaiman! Squeeeeeee!”—an expression of hysterical enthusiasm.”
Click here to read the whole story…
Convention Flashback: Stan Lee Speaking at 1975 San Diego Comic-Con
January 13, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos
This rare recording produced by Alan Light features Stan Lee at the 1975 San Diego Comic-Con.
I Have the Power!
January 12, 2010 by Colin
Filed under Animation, California, Con Reports and Photos, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
- Gallery 1988 posts photos from their amazing He-Man exhibit
Golden Apple 30th Anniversary!
December 14, 2009 by Richard Oh
Filed under California, Con Reports and Photos, L.A. Sequential
Golden Apple, Hollywood’s Comic Shop to the stars, held their 30th anniversary this past Saturday, December 12. Even with the rain, fans showed up in full force as several publishing companies, such as Archaia, Aspen, Top Cow, and Boom Studios, helped celebrate the anniversary with limited edition comics and prints exclusive to the event, as well as huge sales for comics. In addition, Hero Initiative got Whilce Portacio, Image Comics co-founder, to show up and sketch for the fans for donations. Everyone had a great time, and afterwards, a party was held for all the contributors to this great event. Without further ado, onto the photos of the event!
Aspen's Exclusive print for Golden Apple.
Top Cow's exclusive Angelus cover for Golden Apple by Ebas!
Golden Apple owner, Sharon Liebowitz, at the register.
Hero Initiative's set up at Golden Apple.
Archaia Comics' booth in GA.
Boom Studios' booth in GA.
Top Cow in the back of GA selling books for 1 dollar!
Aspen Comics also in the back with Top Cow selling their print!
Rick Basaldua reviews inking details with a young inker trying to break into the biz.
Top Cow's One Dollar box. One dollar make you holler!
Free comics! Get your comics!
Ebas braves the pouring rain for his fans.
Sensation Comics # 1 CGC 7.0. Anyone want to buy it?
Ebas going right to work for the fans.
Whilce arrives as Ryan Liebowitz shows him where to go.
Whilce immediately begins drawing for the fans in line.
This reporter's Whilce sketch after waiting in line.
The Art of Mike Mignola
December 7, 2009 by Richard Oh
Filed under California, Con Reports and Photos, L.A. Sequential
Mike Mignola, taking in the crowd and enjoying his wine.
On Friday, December 4th, I was able to attend the Art of Mike Mignola gallery at Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles. Not only did they have original art hanging around the store with complimentary wine, but they sold beautiful limited edition prints of Mignola’s Hellboy. Mike was also mingling with the guests, and was sketching for everyone in line. A wonderful night with free alcohol, a happy artist, and delighted fans made this a great event for everyone. Now, onto the pictures.
People waiting in line for Mike Mignola.
More people looking at the artwork hanging on the walls.
The bartender filling up drinks for fan boys and girls.
Some of Mike's art hanging on the walls.
Hellboy with horns.
Beautiful example of Mike's work and use of shadow.
The line to buy prints grew during the event.
The prints that were for sale. Beautiful prints on high quality paper.
One of three splash pages over the bar.
Hellboy and whale. Interesting.
Lions and tigers and Hellboy, oh my.
Photos from Usagi Yojimbo T-shirt Release
November 23, 2009 by Colin
Filed under California, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos
Baltimore Comic-Con Says Thanks
November 17, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos, Maryland
Thanks for a Great 10th Anniversary from the Baltimore Comic-Con!
Baltimore, Maryland – November 16, 2009 – The 2009 Baltimore Comic-Con would like to take a moment to thank all of our exhibitors, guests, and staff for contributing to what was a spectacular celebration of our 10th anniversary. As anyone attending can attest, our 10th annual show had both record size and record attendance, and we’ve been gratified to see all of the positive write-ups from press, pros, and the public at large.
“When we set out to plan the biggest Baltimore Comic-Con ever, I knew it would take the help of all of our partners – and they delivered,” said show promoter Marc Nathan. “For our guests, publishers, retailers, exhibitors, volunteers, and especially to our great fans who continue to come out for our comic book show each year – I want to say ‘Thank you!’ Also, I owe a special thanks to Neal Adams, Roger Ash, Joe Keatinge, Joe Kubert, and George Perez for their contributions to the show. We could not have done it without all of them. I look forward to planning on our 11th show in 2010.”
Our guest charities, the Hero Initiative, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), and Humane Society all raised a great deal of money for their worthy causes.
“We feel as if we cannot say ‘thank you’ enough…to the person who very generously donated the comic books to be sold on our behalf,” said Tracy Santos, Community Relations Manager for the Baltimore Humane Society. “Our thanks also go out to the many artists who came to our booth to draw for donations…Mike Wieringo is the reason Baltimore Humane Society walked away from Comic-Con with $3,300. The love and admiration you all have for him is something that shows each time you speak of him.”
The Hero Initiative, which announced at this year’s Harvey Award Ceremony and Banquet that it had raised over $100,000 through the Baltimore Comic-Con’s 10 year history, had another great year. “Through the incredible efforts of fan favorite George Perez and Tim Sale, the charity was able to once again raise nearly $10,000,” said Kevin Brogan, East Coast Hero Initiative Representative. “Baltimore Comic-Con has always been a rewarding experience both monetarily and through the in-kind efforts and good grace of Baltimore’s remarkable guest artists.”
“The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is grateful to Marc Nathan and his outstanding team who put on the Baltimore Comic-Con. We were glad to meet hundreds of enthusiastic supporters over the weekend, who were all having a great time celebrating comic books and their creators at the show. The Baltimore Comic-Con, year after year, is one of the most vibrant and vital celebrations of the comic book medium in the United States and we’re glad to be a part of it,” said Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of CBLDF, who raised over $2,600 during the weekend.
This year’s show highlights included Scott Kurtz hosting a very successful (and very funny) Harvey Awards Banquet and Ceremony, featuring a jam-packed grab-bag for dinner attendees and Neal Adams being awarded the HERO Initiative Humanitarian Award; our first annual Baltimore Comic-Con Art Auction which sold pieces by artists such as David Petersen, Sean Chen, Joe Kubert, and Frank Cho; and our first annual Baltimore Comic-Con Costume Contest, which brought out great numbers of costumed attendees of all ages, and awarded the $1,000 grand prize for Best Overall, Top Winner to Paul Day of Bel Air, MD who sported a fantastic Iron Man costume!
In addition to Paul, here are the attendees that won category awards and their character costumes:
Best Existing Super Hero, Adult, Male – Paul Day, Iron Man
Best Original Super Hero, Adult, Male – James Hennigan, Hate Priest
Best (Potpourri), Adult, Male – Charles Singer, Predator
Best Original Super Hero, Adult, Female – Teal (and John) Slayden, Delta & Corvis
Best (Potpourri), Adult, Female – Camille Trejo, Princess Nuala Silverlance (Hellboy 2)
Best Existing Super Hero, Adult, Female – Hannah Pagan, Harley Quinn
Best Existing Super Hero, Under 13, Male – Joey Lister, Snake Eyes
Best (Potpourri), Under 13, Male – Jeffrey Stanley, Kingdom Hearts
Best Original Super Hero, Under 13, Female – Harlie Heiserman, Bug Kid
Best Existing Super Hero, Under 13, Female- Parker Day, Wonder Woman (from Kingdom Come)
Best (Potpourri), Under 13, Female – Rachel Stanley, Kairi, Kingdom Hearts II
Next Year
Please mark your calendars now to join us in 2010 on August 28th and 29th for the Baltimore Comic-Con’s 11th year. Confirmed guests include Michael and Laura Allred, Howard Chaykin, Frank Cho, Amanda Conner, Dan DiDio, Al Feldstein, Ron Garney, Michael Golden, Geoff Johns, Michael Lark, Phil Noto, Jimmy Palmiotti, Eric Powell, James Robinson, Jim Starlin, Mark Texeira, and Marv Wolfman.
Details on guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming leading up to the show can always be found at our website, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and ComicSpace pages.
