IL – SHIELD #1 Signing
December 11, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Australia, Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories, Webcomics
Writers Mark Waid (Daredevil, Hulk) and Christina Blanch (The Damnation of Charlie Woodward) appear at Aw Yeah Comics on Saturday, January 3, 2015 from 3:00 till 5:00 PM! Waid is coming to kick off the first issue chronicling the adventures of the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Blanch is coming to show you THE DAMNATION OF CHARLIE WORMWOOD.
*UPDATE* Steven Bryant, creator of Athena Voltaire, has been added to the signing!
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
847-423-2916
IL – Satellite Sam Signing
November 17, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Comic writer/artist Howard Chaykin appears at Aw Yeah Comics on Saturday, December 6th from 3:00 – 8:00 PM! Currently handling art for SATELLITE SAM at Image Comics, he has worked on everything from AMERICAN FLAGG to THE SHADOW to the AVENGERS, BATMAN, and so much more. There will be a signing, followed by a Drink ‘n’ Drawyeah session
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
847-423-2916
IL – Bat-Luck Dinner Signing
November 7, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer James Tynion IV (Batman Eternal, Talon, The Woods, Memetic) appears at Aw Yeah Comics on Saturday, November 29th from 3:00 – 7:00 pm for an in store signing and… POT LUCK DINNER!!
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847-423-2916
IL – Scary Godmother Signing
October 16, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Jill Thompson (creator of SCARY GODMOTHER, MAGIC TRIXIE, BEASTS OF BURDEN, SANDMAN, and more!) signs at Aw Yeah Comics on Saturday, October 18th from 2:00 – 5:00 pm!
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847-423-2916
IL – The Life After Signing
June 15, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Joshua Fialkov and artist Gabriel Bautista appear at Aw Yeah Comics on Saturday, July 12th at 6:00 pm for the launch of their new comic THE LIFE AFTER from ONI PRESS.
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847-423-2916
IL – Rocket Raccoon #1 Signing
June 13, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer/artist SKOTTIE YOUNG appears at Aw Yeah Comics on Saturday, July 5th, 2014 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm for the debut of his new ROCKET RACCOON series from Marvel!
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847-423-2916
IL – Titans of Talent Signing
April 8, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Christopher Daniels and Art Baltazar appear at Challengers Comics on Wednesday April 23rd from 5:00 till 7:00 pm to sign their new comic “Christopher Daniels and Kazarian Wrestling Aw Yeah Comics!”
Challengers Comics
1845 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
NC – Free Comic Book Day 2014
April 8, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Cosplay, Free Comic Book Day, North Carolina, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Video Games, Webcomics
Joe Quinones, Maris Wicks, Yale Stewart, Jacob Chabot, Erica Henderson, and many more sign at Acme Comics on Saturday May 3, 2014 for Free Comic Book Day!
Press Release:
The countdown is on as Acme steps into the next age of the Triad’s oldest & largest comic book store, consolidating their creative power back into the Lawndale Shopping Center and strengthening it’s partnership with Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema to bring you the best Free Comic Book Day ever!
2014 IMPROVEMENTS
–57 different comic offerings, up from last year’s 52, PLUS whatever other promo books we find around the shop to add to the mix! The first 50 people in line are guaranteed a copy of each book, an offer so appealing it pushes the physical boundaries of the official Free Comic Book Day bags!
–The air-conditioned and waterproofed Sketch Pavilion in Acme Comics Presents will be streamlined to get you through the line faster than ever before while ensuring all attendees that would like to have the opportunity to get their books signed and get a one of kind commission can do so for FREE!
–Geeksboro’s main floor will also play host to even more artists with which to visit!
–Discover more about one of our favorite publishers as we screen Sequart’s Image Revolution featuring length documentary in the 48 seat theatre downstairs in Geeksboro!
–Get to know renowned local cosplayers like Ed “Static Shock” Newsome, Caitlin “Robin” Rhyne, Ian “War Machine” Raulston, and many, MANY more on the sidewalks of the Lawndale Shopping Center!
–FREE face-painting by Munchie & Me!
–Once again, hang out all night and all day and all night again at Geeksboro as our pals down the sidewalk will be open straight through on Friday for the food, beverages, and facility conveniences for anyone camping out over night, all day Saturday to provide refreshments and entertainment to event-goers, and until 2 AM Saturday night for the after-party to beat all after-parties!
–Pub-style Superhero Trivia on Saturday night complete with cash & comic prizes!
–Have small children and want to avoid some of the crowds? Stop by to pick up a bag of books and visit with creators at the Greensboro Children’s Museum (6 books, 3 artists) and the Windsor Recreation Center (4 books, 4 artists) from 10 AM – 1 PM!
Creators Appearing at Acme Comics & Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema:
–Thomas Boatwright – Orc Girl, Cemetery Blues, Halloween Legion, Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo
–Jacob Chabot – Mighty Skullboy Army, Hello Kitty, Voltron Force, SpongeBob
–Casey Coller – Transformers Robots in Disguise, Transformers More than Meets the Eye
–Chris Giarrusso – G-Man, Aw Yeah Comics, Mini Marvels, Bullpen Bits
–Erica Henderson – Subatomic Party Girls, Atomic Robo Real Science Adventures
–Sandy Jarrell - Batman ’66, Meteor Men, Wasteland
–Tracy Lee Quinn – freelance illustrator, Free Comic Book Day poster
–Joe Quinones – Ultimate Comics Survive, FF, Batman Black & White, Batman ’66
–Amanda Rachels – Flesh of White, Arcana’s the Book, Clown Town
–Gregg Schigiel – Pix Teenage American Fairy, SpongeBob Comics, X-Babies
–Brian Smith – Stuff of Legend, Intrepid EscapeGoat, Uncle Ant
–Yale Stewart – JL8 (Little League), Nova
–Randall Trang – Roller Girl & the Flying Sidekick
–Michael Watkins – Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers
–Maris Wicks – Primates, Yes, Let’s, Batman Black & White
–Kelly Yates – MonstHer, Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time, Doctor Who: Fairytale
Acme Comics
2150 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408
336-574-2263
IL – Star Wars Day 2014 Signing
April 3, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Illinois, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Press Release:
May the Fourth Be With You. As if Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 3rd. Join us as we celebrate one of our favorite facets of pop culture. As a very special treat, we are happy to welcome artist/writer/Kung Fu master Jeffrey Brown (Vader & Son, Vader’s Little Princess, and more!) from noon to 4:00 pm. We will have plenty of his work available. Stay tuned for more details. Jeffrey may not actually know Kung Fu.
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847-423-2916
IL – Wonder Woman Signing
March 28, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Brian Azzarello, the incredible scribe of such comics as 100 BULLETS, LOVELESS, BATMAN, SUPERMAN, JOKER, and LUTHOR original graphic novels, as well as the current WONDER WOMAN and upcoming FUTURE’S END titles, appears at Aw Yeah Comics for a signing on Saturday, March 29th from noon till 2:00 pm!
Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847-423-2916
