FL – Free Comic Book May 2013
May 2, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Jim Fern, Karl Moline, Jeff Christiansen, and Nelson Ortega sign at Famous Faces & Funnies on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!
Press Release:
Free Comic Book Day is Saturday May 4th at 11am!
Help us spread the word and make this the biggest Free Comic Book Day ever.
We will have 10 FREE COMICS PER PERSON every Saturday in May!
We will have several great local artists drawing FREE sketches of your favorite characters!
Jim Fern – Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland, Green Lantern, Avengers Academy
Nelson Ortega – Sonic The Hedgehog, Silver Sable, Spider-Man
Karl Moline – Buffy, Avengers Academy, Fray
Jeff Christiansen – Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe writer, answer Marvel trivia to win more free comics and other prizes
We have 501st Legion Star Wars characters, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Lady Deadpool, Wolverine and several more characters here taking pics for the first few hours. We’ll have magician David Kelly from 11 AM to 3 PM, music by Brevard Busking Coalition at 5 PM and more to make this our craziest FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EVER!
Play our Thor Hammer Toss or Walking Dead Twitter Zombie Hunt.
Join us Saturday May 4th and every Saturday in May to get some amazing FREE COMICS!
Spend $3 every Saturday in May and you get a free graphic novel! Pick from our favorite first volumes like Y: The Last Man, Walking Dead, The Boys, Irredeemable, Scott Pilgrim, Serenity, Morning Glories,Chew, Fables, Preacher, Transmet, and much more!
Spend $5 each week at GYFO and get a $10 GYFO gift card. You can’t use the gift card towards the price of Magic booster boxes, but can use it on anything else on their side.
If you’ve got a super-hero costume you’d like to show up in on May 4 or an artist interested in drawing on one of the other Saturdays, May 11, 18 or 25, please comment here or contact us at FFFComics@aol.com. Thanks!
Famous Faces and Funnies
3000 W New Haven Avenue, West Melbourne, FL 32904
OR – Husbands Signing
April 14, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Oregon, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, creators of Husbands, sign the new graphic novel with artists Ron Chan, Ben Dewey, Natalie Nourigat, and Tania del Rio at Powell’s Books on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 7:30 pm!
Powell’s Books
1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
Dark Horse Schedule for WonderCon 2013
March 28, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
Dark Horse Comics has announced their booth signing and panel schedule for WonderCon 2013! Free comics and/or prints with each signing while supplies last.
Tickets for signings at the Dark Horse booth (#819) will be distributed from the opening of WonderCon on Friday, March 29. Please note that lines may be capped or tickets issued for any signing as needed. Inquire about your favorite signings as early as possible. Some restrictions apply. All events are subject to change.
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
12:00 p.m. BEANWORLD signing with creator Larry Marder
Free Beanworld action figures and sketch cards
2:00 p.m. CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT signing with writer Josh Williamson
Free 11” x 17” print featuring art by Felipe Massafera
3:00 p.m. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER signing with writer Gene Yang
TICKETED EVENT
Free 5.5” x 8.5” print featuring art by Gurihiru
5:00 p.m. STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI signing with inker Dan Parsons
Free Dawn of the Jedi #1 while supplies last
6:00 p.m. USAGI YOJIMBO/47 RONIN signing with creator Stan Sakai
Free 47 Ronin #1
Check out the Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin iOS game
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
10:00 a.m. HUSBANDS signing with cocreators Jane Espenson and Brad Bell
Free 5.5” x 8.5” print featuring art by Ron Chan
11:00 a.m. NUMBER 13 signing with artist/writer Robert Love and writer David Walker
Free Number 13 comic
12:00 p.m. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER signing with writer Gene Yang
TICKETED EVENT
Free 5.5” x 8.5” print featuring art by Gurihiru
1:00 p.m. X signing with artist Eric Nguyen
Free 11” x 17” print featuring art by Eric Nguyen
2:00 p.m. BUFFYVERSE signing with artist Georges Jeanty, writer Andrew Chambliss (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and writer Christos Gage (Angel & Faith)
Free Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 and Angel & Faith comics, Angel and Spike buttons, and Whedonverse wristbands
3:00 p.m. STAR WARS signing with artist Carlos D’Anda and colorist Gabe Eltaeb
TICKETED EVENT
Free 5.5” x 8.5” print featuring art by Carlos D’Anda and Gabe Eltaeb from the upcoming Star Wars #4 issue
4:30 p.m. MIND MGMT signing with creator Matt Kindt
Free 11” x 17” MIND MGMT print
SUNDAY, MARCH 31
10:00 a.m. THE ART OF REMEMBER ME signing with DONTNOD art director Aleksi Briclot, DONTNOD creative director Jean-Max Moris, and Capcom producer Mat Hart
Free 11” x 17” The Art of Remember Me print
12:00 p.m. STAR WARS: DARK TIMES signing with writer Randy Stradley
Free Star Wars: Dark Times—Fire Carrier #1
1:00 p.m. THE LAST OF US signing with Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann
Free 11” x 17” print featuring art by Julián Totino Tedesco from the upcoming comic The Last of Us: American Dreams
3:30 p.m. STAR WARS: LEGACY VOLUME II signing with writer/artist Gabriel Hardman and writer Corinna Bechko
TICKETED EVENT * Limit five comics per person
PANELS
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Avatar: The Search for Zuko’s Mom, Room 208AB
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Comics Arts Conference Session: Focus on Matt Kindt, Room 210BCD
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Buffy Season 9: The Final Arc! Room 207BCD
SUNDAY, MARCH 31
1:00 p.m. Spotlight on Jane Espenson with Brad Bell, Room 207
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Star Wars Comics in 2013! Room 207 BCD
CA – Husbands Signing
March 26, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, creators of Husbands, sign the new graphic novel at Meltdown Comics on Sunday, April 14, 2013 from 3:30 till 5:00 p.m. Then they will appear on the Nerdist Writers Panel. Tickets ($10) at the link…
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
NYC – Husbands Signing
March 25, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, creators of Husbands, sign at the new graphic novel at the Columbia University Bookstore on Monday, April 8, 2013 at 6 p.m.
Columbia University Bookstore
2920 Broadway, Lerner Hall, New York NY
NYC – Husbands Signing
March 13, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Jane Espenson and Brad Bell appear at Midtown Comics Downtown on Tuesday April 9th at 5:00 pm for a signing of the all new hardcover graphic novel, Husbands!
Jane Espenson is a regular collaborator with Joss Whedon, working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly.
Purchase of the Husbands HC is required to attend the event.
Husbands HC:
Written by Husbands creators Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Brad Bell, this is the comic-book continuation of the sitcom phenom. Husbands tells the story of famous gay newlyweds Brady and Cheeks, who sparked a media firestorm when they woke up legally wed after a drunken Vegas weekend. Now, a mystical wedding gift launches the couple on a series of adventures-a tongue-in-cheek journey through iconic genre realms-filled with obstacles that threaten to tear them apart. Follow Brady and Cheeks into a superhero showdown, a fairytale fantasy, a Holmesian mystery, an epic galactic battle, a madcap high school romp, and a saucy secret-spy thrill ride. Includes bonus “making of” material and a special introduction.
Midtown Comics
64 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038
CA – Husbands Signing
March 5, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Creators Jane Espenson and Brad Bell sign at Barnes & Noble on Tuesday April 2, 2013 at 7:00 PM!
About the book:
Written by Husbands creators Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Brad Bell, this is the comic-book continuation of the sitcom phenom. Husbands tells the story of famous gay newlyweds Brady and Cheeks, who sparked a media firestorm when they woke up legally wed after a drunken Vegas weekend. Now, a mystical wedding gift launches the couple on a series of adventures-a tongue-in-cheek journey through iconic genre realms-filled with obstacles that threaten to tear them apart. Follow Brady and Cheeks into a superhero showdown, a fairytale fantasy, a Holmesian mystery, an epic galactic battle, a madcap high school romp, and a saucy secret-spy thrill ride. Includes bonus “making of” material and a special introduction.
Barnes & Noble - The Grove at Farmers Market
189 The Grove Drive Suite K 30, Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-525-0270
CA – Golden Age of Death Launch Party
February 5, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Amber Benson signs at Mysterious Galaxy on Tuesday February 26, 2013 from 7:30 – 8:30pm!
With the fifth and final installment in the series, The Golden Age of Death, Calliope Reaper-Jones has (sometimes reluctantly) transformed from Death’s Daughter to Death herself. Shortly after assuming her position as CEO of Death, Inc., Calliope was transported to an uncanny realm, leaving friends and family to worry, and the unable-to-die to overrun the Earth. Join us in a celebration of Amber Benson’s vivid imagination – zombie apocalypse accoutrements optional.
Mysterious Galaxy
2810 Artesia Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278
310.542.6000
The Fifth Assassin Signing Tour
January 15, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Arizona, California, Colorado, Comic Books, District of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Other, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories, Virginia
Author Brad Meltzer’s new book, The Fifth Assassin, is out today. It’s about a serial killer who’s recreating the crimes of all the Presidential assassins, from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald. You can read more at www.bradmeltzer.com/book/the-
SIGNING TOUR
New York City
Tuesday, January 15 – 7:00pm
Barnes & Noble
Union Square
33 East 17th Street
(And yes, in NY, Brad (with the help of John Hodgman) will be trying to break the Guinness Book World Record for “most decoder rings in one place,” so please bring friends.)
Washington, DC
Wednesday, January 16 – 7:00pm
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW
McLean, VA
Thursday, January 17 – 7:00pm
Barnes & Noble – Tysons Corner Center
7851 L Tysons Corner Center
Coral Gables, FL
Friday, January 18 – 8:00pm
Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave
Boca Raton, FL
Saturday, January 19 – 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble
1400 Glades Road
Vero Beach, FL
Saturday, January 19 – 2:00pm
Vero Beach Book Center
2145 Indian River Boulevard
Scottsdale AZ
Monday, January 21 – 6:30pm
The Poisoned Pen
4014 N Goldwater Blvd
Boston (Brookline), MA
Tuesday, January 22 – 7:00pm
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard Street
Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, January 23 – 7:30pm
Free Library
1901 Vine Street
Highlands Ranch, CO
Thursday, January 24 –7:30pm
Tattered Cover
9315 Dorchester Street
Los Angeles, CA
Friday, January 25 – 7:00pm
Barnes & Noble at The Grove
189 The Grove Drive
PA – The Fifth Assassin Signing
January 4, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Brad Meltzer signs on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:30 PM.
Brad Meltzer is the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, two non-fiction books, and five comics. A Columbia Law Graduate, he enriches his thrilling novels with his knowledge of law and the United States government. In The Fifth Assassin, Beecher White, the hero of Meltzer’s The Inner Circle, discovers a killer in Washington, D.C., who is meticulously recreating the crimes of the world’s most famous assassins: John Wilkes Booth, Charles J. Guiteau, Leon Czolgosz, and Lee Harvey Oswald. Beecher uncovers a connection that spans over a century of U.S. history and may bring him face to face with the fifth assassin.
Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
