TX – The Dork Forest LIVE
November 15, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Texas
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Austin Books & Comics
5002 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – Godzilla Signing
November 7, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Matt Frank and Josh Perez return to Austin Books & Comics to unleash further destruction with their newest comic, Godzilla: Legends #1!
Legends takes a closer look at the other monsters that battle across the globe. Number one features the small-but-scrappy Anguirus, and he’s up against one of the most powerful kaiju: Destoroyah!
Matt & Josh will be here signing from noon to six on New Comics Wednesday the 16th, the comic’s release date. We’ll have Godzilla movies featuring Anguirus and Destoroyah playing. And if you haven’t picked one up yet, the guys will also sign their Austin Books destruction covers of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1!
Austin Books & Comics
5002 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – The Last of the Greats Signing
November 1, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Artist Brent Peeples signs on Thursday, November 10th from 4 – 7 pm!
Austin Books & Comics
5002 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – Morning Glories Signing
September 19, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Artist Joe Eisma signs at Austin Books & Comics on Wednesday, Sept. 28th from 4 – 7pm.
Austin Books & Comics
5002 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – Feynman Signing
September 5, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Jim Ottaviani signs on Thursday, September 29th, 2011 from 4:00PM – 7:00PM
Press Release:
Jim Ottaviani is the world’s preeminent writer of comics and graphic novels about science, and we’re lucky to be the only store in Austin to host him! Most recently, Ottaviani has written Feynman, the substantial graphic novel biography of Richard Feynman: quantum physicist, Nobel winner, bestselling author and safe-cracker. Other notable works include a biography of Niels Bohr and the fast-paced tale of the desperate lives of early paleontologists, and T-Minus: The Race to the Moon, from Aladdin books. Ottaviani has worked as a nuclear engineer and is currently employed as a reference librarian in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Brilliantly illustrated by Leland Myrick, Feynman tells the story of presents the larger-than-life exploits of adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman, including his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster. Anyone who ever wanted to know more about Richard P. Feynman, quantum electrodynamics, the fine art of the bongo drums, the outrageously obscure nation of Tuva, or the development and popularization of the field of physics in the United States need look no further than this rich and joyful work.
Austin Books and Comics
5002 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – Clerks II Screening
August 4, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Texas
Brian O’Halloran, star of CLERKS as the legendary Dante Hicks, appears on Saturday August 6th at 4pm, courtesy of Austin Books & Comics. Special animated CLERKS shorts from Powerhouse Animation.
This unconventional sequel to the cult classic CLERKS takes an awesome approach to the convention; it’s twelve years later, and the film visits the characters with that real-time gap. The two witty slackers from the original film are now older, fatter, and their somewhat temporary jobs as convenient store clerks has reached a pathetic level as they approach their mid-thirties.
Things get even rougher when their place of employment, the Quick Stop, burns down, leaving them jobless as well as aimless. As they settle on a fast food gig, both characters evaluate their lives. Amid this crisis of ambition and masculinity, director Kevin Smith injects his characteristic wit and humor, bringing what is perhaps his most sophisticated and heartfelt comedy.
The Ritz
320 E 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701
TX – Ready Player One Signing
July 28, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas, Video Games
Ernie Cline signs on Wednesday, August 24 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm!
Press Release:
Austin-based author Ernie Cline has expressed his love of pop culture as a spoken-word artist and screenwriter for the 2009 film Fanboys. Now we’re thrilled to have him join us for the release of READY PLAYER ONE, his first novel!
Genre-busting, ambitious, and irresistibly charming, READY PLAYER ONE is a jaw-droppingly cinematic debut that features a breathtaking, meticulously imagined world that’s simultaneously futuristic and charmingly retro – a universe where light-speed-traveling DeLoreans battle it out with X-Wing fighters and entire planets are inspired by classic video arcades – combined with a plot that incorporates pop-culture esoterica such as Cap’n Crunch commercials, John Hughes movies, and giant Japanese robots.
Brandon says: “Ready Player One features a cameo from almost everything I’ve ever loved about pop culture, cleverly plugged into a story about the ultimate treasure hunt. It’s my new favorite novel!”
Austin Books & Comics
5002 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – Blood & Thunder Signing
July 26, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Author Mark Finn signs on Saturday, August 20 from 4pm to 7pm!
Press Release:
Join us for a special author signing and reading at Austin Books & Comics with Conan historian and notable Texas author Mark Finn on Saturday, August 20. Our Conan book event is co-sponsored by Chipotle and Tecate… free beer and burritos for all!
Mark Finn is an award-winning author, playwright, actor, and essayist with over twenty five years’ experience in the field of comics and popular culture (as well as being a former Austin Books & Comics employee!). His book, “Blood & Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard” was nominated for a Locus Readers’ award and a World Fantasy award. Finn will be reading sections of the Conan chapter in the book.
Austin Books & Comics
5002 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – Captain America Signing
July 5, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
In addition to Captain America and its Sentinel of Liberty spinoff, Mark Waid’s Marvel contributions include stints in Deadpool, Fantastic Four, X-Men-centric Onslaught, and Ka-Zar. In 1997, he collaborated with painter Alex Ross on DC’s historic Kingdom Come, earning an Eisner Award for Best Limited Series; in a similar vein, he co-created DC’s Elseworlds franchise. Waid revisited the JLA’s early days in JLA: Year One and re-rewrote the Man of Tomorrow’s biography in Superman: Birthright.
Participate in our Captain America costume contest and you have a chance to win a Regal Cinema family 4-pack.
Event partners include MARVEL Comics, Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds, Regal Cinemas and SCARE For a CURE.
Austin Books & Comics and Regal Gateway are the only locations in Austin where you will have a chance to meet and talk with Mark Waid, so mark your calendars now!
5002 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
TX – Transformers Screening
July 5, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Artist Tim Doyle appears for a screening of the original Transformers movie on Thursday, July 28 at 9:00pm.
Blue Starlite Drive-in Theatre
2326 E. Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX
