CA – Killjoys Signing
June 12, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Gerard Way (Umbrella Academy, My Chemical Romance) and artist Becky Cloonan (Demo, Conan The Barbarian) sign at Secret Headquarters this Saturday, June 15th from 7 to 9pm. Come by to have a drink, snag a copy of the new book, and meet Gerard and Becky!
Secret Headquarters
3817 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
CA – The Friedkin Connection Signing
June 12, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Horror, Movies, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Director William Friedkin appears at Dark Delicacies on SAturday June 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm to sign The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir. You must buy the William Friedkin book to get other items signed including The Exorcist CD.
Dark Delicacies
3512 W. Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91505
2nd Dark Horse SDCC 2013 Exclusive Revealed: Black Light Good Luck Troll
June 12, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Collectibles, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News
Via Dark Horse:
Exclusive Product: Good Luck Trolls Exclusive Design
Item Description: 2.5″ “mystery” design Troll figure. Packaged in color box.
Price: $7.99
Production Run: 1,000
Availability: Four per person / all days
Trolls became one of America’s biggest toy fads in the early 1960s, and again over the years in various revivals from many toy manufacturers. After being off the market for nearly a decade, Dark Horse gave Trolls new life with a record selling mystery-box program. However, our San Diego Comic-Con exclusive is no mystery. This green Good Luck Troll with white hair glows under black light and is limited to 1,000 pieces.
© 2013 DREAMWORKS ANIMATION L.L.C. Used under license by Dark Horse Comics.
Berkeley Breathed to Appear at SDCC 2013
June 11, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Top Stories
Via his Facebook page:
Berkeleyworks, the Art of Berkeley Breathed is coming soon… 300 plus pages of imagery, much of it never seen before, paired with my cutting commentary. Debuting on July 17th at the IDW booth at San Diego Comic-Con. I’ll be on hand to autograph copies.
CA – Savage Wolverine Signing
June 10, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Zeb Wells and Jed Thomas sign at Phat Collectibles on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm.
Phat Collectibles
1201 S. Euclid Street, Anaheim, CA 92804
CA – Pacific Rim Signing
June 10, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Horror, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Press Release:
Join director Guillermo Del Toro and screenwriter Travis Beacham for a signing of Legendary Comics’ Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero the prequel graphic novel to Pacific Rim on Wednesday June 12 at 5:30PM for one hour only at Meltdown Comics located at 7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046.
Purchase the book for $25 HERE, pick up day of signing, priority line placement guaranteed. Limited amounts of books and line placements available.
About the book:
Don’t miss this exciting sci-fi prequel graphic novel of the highly anticipated Warner Bros. & Legendary motion picture, Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro! Chronicling the very first time Earth is menaced by incredible monsters known as Kaiju, these inhuman beasts rise from the ocean depths and threaten to extinguish all mankind! Witness the race to develop massive robot fighting machines called Jaegers, each one controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. This action-packed tale features many of the key characters from the film as we follow them in their early careers. Witten by Pacific Rim screenwriter himself, Travis Beacham, and with del Toro’s hands-on supervision, this volume is beautifully illustrated by Sean Chen, Yvel Guichet, and Pericles Junior; inks by Steve Bird and Mark McKenna; and fully painted cover by superstar artist Alex Ross.
SDCC 2013 Badge Resale Drawing Entries Now Being Accepted
June 10, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Top Stories
Via Comic-Con.org:
Comic-Con International is pleased to announce that because of returned/cancelled badges we will once again be able to offer those badges for resale. This year we have also reduced the allotment of reserved badges for certain departments. Comic-Con has decided to add these badges to the resale for our attendees. We currently have several thousand single day badges available for resale, only 3,100 of which are Saturday badges. 4-Day badges are sold out.
NO PURCHASE NECESSSARY. The Comic-Con International Resale Drawing (“Drawing”) is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada, age 13 or older at the time of entry, that have been assigned a Comic-Con Member ID as of 05:30:00 PM PDT on 06/07/13, and that have not already registered for or purchased a 4-Day badge (with or without Preview Night) or a single day Saturday badge (“Eligible Members”). Promotion begins at 11:00:01 AM PDT on 06/10/13 and ends at 10:59:59 AM PDT on 06/12/13 (“Entry Period”). Void where prohibited by law. At the start of the Entry Period, all individuals with a confirmed Comic-Con Member ID will be sent an invitation via email with instructions to log in to their account at https://secure2.comic-con.org/memberid/ during the Entry Period to check their eligibility and to participate in the Drawing. Eligible Members must complete the registration form in its entirety and submit (“Entry”). Limit: one (1) Entry per Eligible Member. On or around 06/13/13, an independent judging organization appointed by Sponsor will select, in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received during the Entry Period, ten thousand (10,000) Eligible Members to be eligible to participate in a Comic Con International 2013 badge resale opportunity (“Resale Participants”) to be held at a time and date to be determined by Sponsor (“Resale Opportunity”). Time and date of Resale Opportunity will be included in initial notice to Resale Participants. Resale Participants are not guaranteed the ability to purchase a badge(s). There will be a limited number of single day badges available for purchase during the Resale Opportunity; the number of badges available for purchase will be determined by Sponsor prior to the start of the Resale Opportunity. Selected Resale Participants will be sent instructions via email prior to the date of the Resale Opportunity on how and when to participate in the Resale Opportunity. Badges will be available for purchase while supplies last for each type of badge available; there may be more Resale Participants than there are badges available for purchase. Badges purchased during the Resale Opportunity are non-refundable and non-transferable. Resale Participants must read the Comic-Con badge purchase terms and conditions carefully before purchasing. Badge purchase is subject to any terms or rules associated with the Resale Opportunity. Sponsor is not responsible for any damage to computer equipment related to participating in this promotion. Employees, board members and committee members of San Diego Comic Convention (“Sponsor”), its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate family members of, and/or those living in the same household of each, are not eligible to participate.
Dark Horse Announces First SDCC 2013 Exclusive: Game of Thrones Stark Shield
June 10, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Collectibles, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News
Press Release:
DARK HORSE LAUNCHES ALL-NEW NEWSFEED WITH DAILY REVEALS OF 2013 COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVES!
JUNE 10, MILWAUKIE, OR—As anticipation for this year’s pop culture main event grows, Dark Horse makes the first of many announcements regarding exclusive products for this year’s Comic-Con International!
Every day this week, Dark Horse will reveal one item to be sold at this year’s convention, exclusively on Dark Horse’s all-new NewsFeed!
Up first is what will surely be one of this year’s most sought-after items! Continuing in Dark Horse’s incredibly successful line of collectibles based on HBO’s Game of Thrones comes this limited-edition sculptural replica of the Stark shield!
This seven-inch replica comes with a hook for wall mounting and retails for $30, with a limit of two per person. Produced in an incredibly limited run of only 1,200 pieces, these are sure to go fast!
Make sure to follow Dark Horse on Twitter throughout the week, as one exclusive item per day will be revealed at a random time on the Dark Horse NewsFeed.
Keep it locked to darkhorse.com/newsfeed to find out what you will be standing in line for at this year’s show, and look for sneak peeks at upcoming announcements about Dark Horse books, products, and events!
Make sure to stop by booth #2615 to check out all the awesome exclusives, only available at San Diego Comic-Con 2013!
Scene on the Web Weekly: June 3-9, 2013
June 6, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Florida, New York, New York Comic Con, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Top Stories
Reports come in from Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, people get ready for HeroesCon, the Tampa Bay Comic Con announces Hunger Games and Game of Thrones guests, and more!
Head Smash Graphic Novel a Hit at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013
June 5, 2013 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Con Reports and Photos, Florida, Pennsylvania
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…
