NC – Heroes Pop Swap
October 17, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Cosplay, North Carolina, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Special guest Brian Stelfreeze, artist of Black Panther, Batman, Day Men, and more, appears at Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find on Saturday, October 28th for Heroes Pop Swap. There will be games with prizes and all kids in costume will get a special prize too.
First 500 people will receive an Pop Swap exclusive print by Black Panther and Batman artist Brian Stelfreeze!
If you’d like to sell your pop culture collectibles, apply here…. Sorry, no professional vendors.
Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find
417 Pecan Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 375-7462
Marvel Portfolio Reviews & Panels at Baltimore Comic-Con 2017
September 14, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Maryland
Press Release:
Are you an aspiring or budding comic book artist looking to get your break with one of the biggest publishers in the industry? Or perhaps you’re just looking for some professional guidance as to how to elevate your work to that next level? A Marvel editor will be conducting portfolio reviews at the Baltimore Comic-Con and here’s what you need to know:
- Portfolios will be submitted at the Information Booth between the hours of 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm on Friday, September 22nd and 11:00 am – 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 23rd. Review sessions for these submissions will take place the following day (Saturday and Sunday respectively).
- Portfolios must contain your contact information. This includes your full name, cell phone number, and email address. You will also be asked to fill out a form with your contact information.
- Portfolio reviews will happen on Saturday from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and on Sunday from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm. If you will not or cannot be present at this time, do not leave your portfolio.
- Portfolio review schedule will be available at the Information Booth at 11:00 am on Saturday and Sunday. If your name appears on the list, please ask for the portfolio review room location.
- Do not leave original work with us. Whatever your portfolio contains, make sure you keep the original work. We cannot be responsible for any lost or misplaced work.
- Please respect the Marvel editor’s time and opinion.
- Focus on your sequentials. While cover artwork is important, most new artists are hired to do interiors.
- Review sessions are limited to artists only.
- Not all submissions will be chosen for review.
Marvel is also hosting panels at the Baltimore Comic-Con that you won’t want to miss!
Saturday, Room 339-342
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Marvel Legacy
A new era of Marvel storytelling is about to begin! Mysteries, returns, and infinite possibilities await in the pages of each Marvel Legacy title. SVP & Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and Ken Lashley (X-Men Gold), Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk), and Mark Waid (Avengers, Captain America, Champions) will be in attendance to give fans the latest info about their first thrilling story arcs in their Marvel Legacy series.
Sunday, Room 339-342
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Black Panther
Before you see the Black Panther on the big screen in 2018, make sure you know his comic book roots and this panel is a perfect way to start. Travel to Wakanda with Afua Richardson, Alitha Martinez, Laura Martin, and moderator Tom Brevoort.
The Baltimore Comic-Con returns to the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center on September 22-24, 2017. In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.
PA – An Evening with Ta-Nehisi Coates
September 14, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Other, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates appears at the Free Library of Philadelphia on Thursday, November 2nd at 7:30 PM to present his latest book We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy. Tickets available at the link…
Ta-Nehisi Coates won the 2015 National Book Award for Between the World and Me, a “searing meditation on what it means to be black in America today” (New York Times). Covering culture, politics, and social issues as a national correspondent for The Atlantic, he won the George K. Polk Award for his cover story “The Case for Reparations.” A Distinguished Writer in Residence at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, Coates is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, among a string of other honors. We Were Eight Years in Power is a collection of new and previously published essays on the Obama presidency. Coates currently writes the Black Panther series for Marvel Comics.
*A pre-signed book comes with each ticket to the auditorium and simulcast.
You will collect your book as you enter the auditorium or simulcast.
There will not be a book signing at this event.
Free Library of Philadelphia – Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-686-5322
SF – Marvel Super Heroes Night
September 12, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Collectibles, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Cosplay, Manga, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Sports, Television, Video Games
Comics legend Stan Lee and Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics Axel Alonso appear at AT&T Park on Friday, September 15, 2017 for the second annual MARVEL SUPER HEROES NIGHT! Tickets available at the link…
Press Release:
The Giants are proud to invite all Giants and MARVEL fans to AT&T Park to celebrate the upcoming release of the highly anticipated film, Thor: Ragnarok, the third film in the Thor series. Your Special Event ticket package includes a ticket to the Friday evening game versus the Diamondbacks, as well as a collector’s-edition Giants-themed bobblehead of Thor, only available with the purchase of this Special Event ticket. We encourage all fans to dress up as their favorite MARVEL character and enjoy a day centered around Stan Lee’s Marvel empire
Each VIP-ticket holder will receive admission to Triples Alley from 4:45 – 6:45 PM, access to the Q&A panel featuring Stan Lee AND Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, Axel Alonso, complimentary food and beverage (including beer and wine), a collector’s-edition Giants-themed bobblehead of Thor, as limited-edition collectable of Thor’s Hammer, only available to ticketholders of this VIP offer!
Unlike any other ballpark setting, this on-field space is the perfect place to enjoy all of the pre-game excitement at the ballpark. Triples Alley, the Giants newest premium location, has it all, including on-field access from which to watch batting practice, early access to the ballpark, and at the conclusion of the pre-game event, a walk along the warning track on the field to get to your seats for the game.
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plz, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 972-2000
ON – Ken Lashley Signing
September 11, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Canada, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Ken Lashley, superstar Marvel and DC artist, will be at The Dragon on Saturday, September 16th from 1:00 – 5:00 PM to help celebrate the shop’s 19th anniversary! Ken will be signing and sketching (sketch prices TBD).
The Dragon
Old Quebec Street Mall, 55 Wyndham St. N., Guelph, Ontario N1H7T8
519-763-5544
SF – Stan Lee’s Hands of Respect Signing
September 7, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
Stan Lee, co-creator of the Marvel Universe including Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Daredevil, Black Panther, and Fantastic Four, appears at Amazing Fantasy on Friday, September 15, 2017 from noon till 2:00 PM for an afternoon of autographs and photos to support his Hands of Respect initiative, which encourages us to learn, listen and respect all mankind. $120 for an autograph/ $150 for an autograph and picture.
Also appearing will be Stan’s daughter JC Lee signing her memoir of growing up with the Marvel legend, Stan Lee’s Love Story.
Amazing Fantasy
650 Irving Street, San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 681-4344
FL – Marvel Legacy Release Party
August 30, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Florida, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Writer Jason Aaron (The Mighty Thor, Star Wars, The Unworthy Thor) appears at A Comic Shop on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM to celebrate the release of MARVEL LEGACY!
Marvel Legacy is a 50 page, single issue story which promises to reveal the secret origins of the Marvel Universe and change the way you think of Marvel Comics forever! Come buy your copy of the issue, get it signed, and then hang out with him in the Geek Easy where we’ll have movies inspired by his comics, drink specials, and prizes all night long!
A Comic Shop
114 S. Semoran Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792
(407) 332-9636
MomoCon 2018 Welcomes Sanford Greene
August 1, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Georgia, Webcomics
MomoCon announces their first 2018 comic guest, we are happy to welcome artist Sanford Greene on May 24-27, 2018!
Sanford Greene has worked professionally in the comic illustration and related industries for over 15 years. Working for mainline publishers such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics. You can see his most recent work on the hit Marvel series Power Man and Iron Fist as well as covers for Black Panther. Soon to come will be is new creator owned project “1000” produced by the vastly rising web content provider, WEBTOONS.
About MomoCon
Founded in 2004 by Jessica Merriman and Chris Stuckey, then students at Georgia Tech, MomoCon has grown from a 700 person on campus event to the largest event in the southeast United States for fans of video games, animation, cosplay, comics and tabletop games.
With 28,300 unique and over 71,000 turnstile attendance in 2016, MomoCon is one of the fastest growing all ages conventions in the country. Fans of Japanese Anime, American Animation, Comics, Video Games, and Tabletop Games come together to celebrate their passion by costuming / cosplay, browsing the huge exhibitors hall, meeting celebrity voice talent, designers, and writers behind their favorite shows, games, and comics and much much more over this 4 day event.
UK – The Metabaron 2 Signing
August 1, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, England, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Niko Henrichon signs The Metabaron 2: Techno-Cardinal and the Transhuman at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 24th August from 6:00 – 7:00 PM.
The Metabaron once single-handedly brought the Techno-Techno Empire to its knees. But in the chaos that followed, a new regime within the Techno-Techno civilization has rebuilt by seizing control of the galaxy’s most precious fuel, the Epiphyte.
When this tyrannical new force learns that the Metabaron is back and headed towards Marmola, the only known source of Epiphyte, the Empire dispatches its most trusted servant: the notoriously invulnerable and cruel Wilhelm-100, The Techno-Admiral. Can the Metabaron save the universe once more, or has he finally met his match?
Niko Henrichon first came to the fore in 2001 with the publication of Vertigo’s The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dreams…But Were Afraid to Ask, written by Bill Willingham. The following year he worked with Willingham again on The Sandman Presents: Taller Tales. Then in 2003, Vertigo gave Niko all of the illustration duties on a Howard Chaykin/David Tischman project entitled Barnum!
In 2006, he teamed up with author, Brian K. Vaughan, to create Pride of Baghdad, which won the Imagine Games Network (IGN) award for best original graphic novel. Henrichon has also illustrated are Fables, Marvel Comics Presents, New X-Men, Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, Spider-Man Fairy Tales, Star War Tales and X-Men: Return of Magik, and has been one of the cover artists on Black Panther, Fantastic Four: True Story, Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers, Mirror’s Edge, Vaistron, Shadow Hunter, and Dark X-Men: The Beginning.
Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
0207 420 3666
CO – Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Signing
June 27, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Colorado, Comic Books, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Author Roxane Gay appears to present her latest book at Tattered Cover on Friday, July 14, 2017 at 7:00 PM.
Free numbered tickets for the signing line are available NOW with the purchase of HUNGER at any TC location (excluding the airport stores). Everyone in the signing line must have a copy of the new book with a ticket. Seating for the presentation prior to the signing will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket and signing restrictions may apply, so stay tuned.
Roxane Gay is the author of the novel An Untamed State, which was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction; the essay collection Bad Feminist; and Ayiti, a multi-genre collection. She is at work on a memoir, Hunger, and a comic book in Marvel’s Black Panther series. Her writing has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2012, the New York Times, the Guardian, and many others. She is a recipient of the PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award, among other honors. She splits her time between Indiana and Los Angeles. She can be found online at www.roxanegay.com and on Twitter @rgay.
Tattered Cover
2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206
(303) 322-7727
