CA – Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces Signing

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon appears at Skylight Books on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 7:30 PM to present and sign his new work of nonfiction, Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces.

NOTE: As with all Skylight Books in-store events, this reading is free and open to the public (first come, first served). But because we’re expecting a large crowd at this event, we’ll be giving out numbered tickets to the signing line to keep things organized, and will be accommodating our youngest guests first:

• To get a ticket to the signing line, you must purchase a copy of Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces here at Skylight Books. Online presales will begin May 15, 2018, and books with tickets will be available for pickup also on beginning May 15, 2018.
• For all website orders for this event, be sure to leave a note in the Order Comments field that you would like a ticket and plan to attend the event.
• Can’t attend? If you would like a signed book but will not be able to attend, click Signed Copy after adding the book to your cart and we’ll do our best to get it signed for you. You  may pick up this book in the store after the event, or have it shipped to you.
• Skylight’s Friends with Benefits members get priority signing line tickets (and 20% off this and all other event books each month), so be sure to mention your membership (or join) when you order the book.

Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, A Model World, Wonder Boys, Werewolves in their Youth, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Summerland, The Final Solution, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Maps & Legends, Gentlemen of the Road, Manhood for Amateurs, Telegraph Avenue, Moonglow, and the picture book The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man. He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.

Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
323.660.1175

 

CA – Pops Signing

Michael Chabon—celebrated author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Manhood for Amateurs, and Moonglow— appears on Wednesday, June 13th at 8:00 PM to talk about POPS, his new collection of heartfelt, humorous, and insightful essays on the meaning of fatherhood, with author David Ulin (former Los Angeles Times book editor). A book signing follows the program.

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Skirball Cultural Center
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500

CA – Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces Signing

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon appears at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 7:00 PM to discuss his new work of nonfiction, Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces.

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Bookshop Santa Cruz
1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-423-0900

HeroesCon 2018 Adds More Guests

HeroesCon has announced more new guests for their 2018 show including Steve Epting, Matt Fraction, Geof Isherwood, Georges Jeanty, Ariela Kristantina, Paul Maybury, Ramon Villalobos, David Antoine Williams, and more! HeroesCon 2018 takes place June 15-17, 2018 at the Charlotte Convention Center.

GUEST ADDITIONS:

NATALIE ANDREWSON | Mamuna, Meanwhile
PAT BRODERICK | Green Lantern, Micronauts, Nibiru and the Legend of the Anunnaki
BUZZ | JSA, Vampirella, Atomika
JACOB CHABOT | Spongebob Comics, Plants Vs. Zombies, The Mighty Skullboy Army
KELLY DALE | Jeremy Dale Skyward Omnibus
STEVE EPTING | Velvet, Captain America, Avengers
MATT FRACTION | Sex Criminals, Casanova, ODY-C, Hawkeye
MICHAEL GARLAND | New Mutants, Black Monday Murders, Leviathan
STEPHEN GREEN | BPRD, The Legacy of Luther Strode, Dark Horse Presents
LAURA LEE GULLEDGE | Page by Paige, Will & Whit, Sketchbook Dares
SCOTT HEPBURN | Spider-Man/Deadpool, Orchid, Star Wars
GEOF ISHERWOOD | Conan, Dr. Strange, Suicide Squad, Namor
GEORGES JEANTY | The American Way, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, 24 Legacy
ARIELA KRISTANTINA | Insexts, Mata Hari
MIKE LILLY | The Tick, Grimm Fairy Tales, Nightwing, Vampirella
PAUL MAYBURY | Hunters, Cave Carson, Bloodstrike
PAT QUINN | The Phantom, GI Joe: Declassified, Necrotic
SCOTT ROSEMA | Space Ghost, Batman Animated, X-Men Adventures
K LYNN SMITH | Plume
RAMON VILLALOBOS | Nighthawk, E Is For Extinction
DAVID ANTOINE WILLIAMS | X-Men: First Class, GI Joe, Incredible Hercules, Hulk & Power Pack

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For the most up-to-date information, check our blog, or sign up for the weekly Heroes Hotline newsletter. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

BUYING AN ADVANCE PASS MEANS YOU’LL GET ANY ADVANCE INCENTIVES WE OFFER, FREE!

ENTRY WILL BE $25: FRI $25: SAT $20: SUN / AT THE SHOW ITSELF, SO YOU SAVE AS MUCH AS $20 BY PURCHASING ADVANCE PASSES TODAY! TICKETS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WE MAY CREDIT AN UNUSABLE TICKET TOWARD FUTURE TICKET PURCHASES.

HEROES CONVENTION was founded in 1982 by Shelton Drum, owner of Charlotte’s Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find comics shop. Since then the convention has become famous for its comics-first and family-friendly atmosphere, where fans can mingle directly with professionals and exhibitors. Boasting an incredible guest list built mainly on reputation and goodwill, HeroesCon is known nationwide as a “must” on the summer schedule, drawing fans, exhibitors, and creators from all over the world to the Charlotte Convention Center.

CA – Sex Criminals Signing

Chip Zdarsky signs at Fantastic Comics on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.

*UPDATE! – Unfortunately Matt can no longer make it to the event, but Chip Zdarsky is still going to be right here with us at Fantastic Comics!

Press Release:

Come meet Matt Fraction (ODY-C, CASANOVA, HAWKEYE) and Chip Zdarsky (STAR-LORD, HOWARD THE DUCK, KAPTARA, MONSTER COPS)!

Ask them about their sexy criminals book at the Q&A. Get them to deface your belongings. Purchase more belongings for them to deface, including the new issues of the continuing SEX CRIMINALS, returning in February. It will be fun!

SEX CRIMINALS is the award-winning series published by Image Comics. It tells the story of Suzie and Jon, a couple who use their orgasmic time freezing powers to rob banks and save Suzie’s library.

Matt and Chip rarely do shop signings together, so make sure you don’t miss this opportunity! We do not recommend this event for children, but grown ups are very welcome!

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Fantastic Comics
2026 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
510-848-2988

OR – Image Day 2017 Signing

Writers Kelly Sue DeConnick (Pretty Deadly, Bitch Planet) and Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, ODY-C) sign at Books with Pictures on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Image Comics!

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Books with Pictures
1100 SE Division Street, Portland, Oregon 97202
(503) 498-8499

OR – Cloud 9 Comics Signing

Writers Kelly Sue Deconnick (Pretty Deadly, Bitch Planet) and Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, ODY-C) sign at Cloud 9 Comics on Saturday September 24th from Noon to 2:00 pm.

Cloud 9 Comics
2621 SE Clinton Street, Portland, OR 97202
(503) 236-8113

HeroesCon 2016 Kick-Off Party

HeroesCon hosts a Kick-Off Party / Milkfed Criminal Masterminds Art Show at Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday, June 16 from 7:00 PM till midnight! 100% of the sales of this limited edition Non-Compliant “Bitch Planet” inspired T-Shirt, along with 10% of the total sales of food and drink at Buffalo Wild Wings, will be donated to Equality NC to encourage tolerance and change in our government and society!

If you’re planning to attend HeroesCon, be sure to stop by Buffalo Wild Wings on Thursday night and help make a difference!

This design will also be available as a “print-on-demand” Indie Island shirt at Fine Print Shoppe Booths 1010/1109 throughout the convention. You can bring your own shirt, tank top or bag and have it screen-printed, or you can purchase one on site. HeroesCon will donate all the proceeds from the sale of “Non-Compliant” print-on-demand items to Equality NC as well!

Also Casanova co-creators Matt Fraction, Gabriel Bá, and Fàbio Moon will be on hand to celebrate the comic’s tenth anniversary with an exhibition of original artwork and live art!

Buffalo Wild Wings – Nascar Hall of Fame
400 E Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Charlotte NC 28202
(704) 971-9464

NYC – How to Talk to Girls at Parties Signing

Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Daytripper, Two Brothers, Casanova) appear at Forbidden Planet NYC on Wednesday June 22nd from 6:00 till 8:00 PM to sign copies of their new book Neil Gaiman’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties!

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Forbidden Planet
832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
212-473-1576

HeroesCon 2016 Tickets Now On-Sale

Tickets for HeroesCon 2016, which will be held on Friday, June 17th – Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the Charlotte Convention Center, are now available for sale online! HEROES CONVENTION was founded in 1982 by Shelton Drum, owner of Charlotte’s Heroes Aren’t Hard To Find comics shop. Since then the convention has become famous for its comics-first and family-friendly atmosphere, where fans can mingle directly with professionals and exhibitors. Boasting an incredible guest list built mainly on reputation and goodwill, HeroesCon is known nationwide as a “must” on the summer schedule, drawing fans, exhibitors, and creators from all over the world to the Charlotte Convention Center. Get tickets at the link!

Guests include:
KRIS ANKA | Captain Marvel, X-Men, X-Force, Wolverine
JOHN BEATTY | Secret Wars, Punisher, Batman, Thanos Quest
REILLY BROWN | Lobo, Deadpool: Dracula’s Gauntlet, Incredible Hercules
RYAN BROWNE | God Hates Astronauts, Manhattan Projects, Bedlam
RICHARD CASE | Spider-Man, Doom Patrol, Hunter: The Age of Magic, Annie Ammo
RYAN CODY |Doc Unknown, Monstrous, The Phantom
JAMIE COSLEY | Cody the Cavalier
KELLY SUE DECONNICK | Bitch Planet, Pretty Deadly, Captain Marvel
MARC DEERING | Supergirl, Legion
DARRYL “DMC” MCDANIEL (Presented by Pros For Life) | DMC
MICHEL FIFFE | Copra, Zegas, Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies
CHARLES FORSMAN | Revenger, TEOTFW, Celebrated Summer
MATT FRACTION | Sex Criminals, Casanova, ODY-C, Hawkguy
RAMONA FRADON | Aquaman, Metamorpho
SANFORD GREENE | Power Man & Iron Fist, Runaways, Rotten Apple, Deadpool
GENE GONZALES | DC Comics Licensing Artist, Iron Man 2 Cards, Diary of Night
JASON GONZALEZ | La Mano Del Destino
PAUL GULACY | Master of Kung Fu, Sabre, Batman, Slash Maraud, Catwoman
KEENAN MARSHALL KELLER | The Humans, Galactic Breakdown, Force Majeure
JASON LATOUR | Southern Bastards, Spider-Gwen, Loose Ends, Winter Soldier
DREW MOSS | Terrible Lizard, The Colonized, The Crow: Pestilence, In the Dark
TOM NEELY | The Humans, Henry & Glenn Forever, The Blot
JOE PEKAR | Grimm Fairy Tales, Brandi Bare, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
MATTHEW ROBERTS | Manifest Destiny, Battle Pope: Mayhem
ROBBI RODRIGUEZ | Spider-Gwen, Frankie Get Your Gun, FBP, Uncanny X-Force
MARK SCHULTZ | Xenozoic Tales, Carbon, SubHuman
BEN SEARS | Double+, Pressure/Sensitivity, As You Were
CHRISTOPHER SEBELA | High Crimes, Ghost, Dead Letters, Alien Vs. Predator
BRIAN STELFREEZE | Black Panther, Day Men, Wednesday Comics
WILLIAM STOUT | Heavy Metal, Wizards, Alien Worlds, Hallucinations
BABS TARR | Batgirl, Bosozoku Sailor Scouts, Lady Knights//Women Warriors
RICH TOMMASO | Dark Corridor, The Horror Of Collier County, 8 1/2 Ghosts
CHRIS VISIONS | Dead Letters, Spider-Gwen, Scarlet Witch, Devils on the Levee
KEVIN WADA | She-Hulk, Catwoman, X-Men, Adventure Time
JAKE WYATT | Necropolis, Ms Marvel, Hulk
SKOTTIE YOUNG | I Hate Fairyland, Rocket Racoon, Fortunately the Milk, Oz
& MANY MORE!

HeroesCon 2016 Artists Alley tables are on sale NOW! Reserve your table at America’s Favorite COMIC Convention today! Click the link for prices and further details.

Heroes Convention is not only one of the most recognizable names on the comics convention circuit, but has a well-deserved reputation as a convention that puts comics first, meaning aisles packed with fans looking for new comics and comic-related merchandise to check out. Our 2016 HeroesCon will be one of our biggest yet, and booth space is fully expected to sell out well in advance of the show. No space is reserved without payment in full: act now to reserve your 6′ table, 2 chairs and 2 badges!

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