Splash Page Comic Art Schedule for SDCC 2013

Splash Page Comic Art has announced their plans for Comic Con International in San Diego!

Press Release:

Comic Con is this week and Splash Page will be set up at booths 4400-4408 at SDCC. This year we will host signings by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Ken Kristensen, Sina Grace (Not My Bag, The L’il Depressed Boy) and Don Kramer.

Dave Gibbons’s schedule

Saturday from 3-4PM [He is NOT sketching]

We will have limited edition Watchmen S/N Prints and Proofs available for sale. Limit 2 items signed per person.

Sina Grace’s schedule

Friday 1-3PM & Sunday 11AM – 1PM.

We’ll have his Adventure Time San Diego Comic Con Variant Comic for sale for him to sign.

Don Kramer’s schedule

Friday 10AM – 12PM & Saturday 10AM – 12PM

Ken’s schedule will be announced as soon as we have it.

New art has been posted to the following galleries and will have them for sale at the San Diego Comic Con:

Charlie Adlard Gallery Added the interiors to Walking Dead Issue 112.

Cliff Chiang Gallery Added interior pages from Wonder Woman issues 20 & 21.

Sina Grace Gallery Will have covers from The Regular Show at SDCC.

Michael Lark Gallery Added interior pages to Lazarus Issue 1 AND I’ll have Issue 2 pages for sale at SDCC.

Ryan Ottley Gallery Added interior pages Invincible Issue 88 and 11 different Invincible Covers.

Goran Sudzuka Gallery Added interior pages to his new Image Comics book Ghosted Issue 1.

We will also have a limited number of the Splash Page Comic Art & Comic Asylum Retailer Variant Lazarus Issue 1 Comic shown on our website and the 2013 Michael Lark Signed & Numbered Sketchbook. We will be carrying some of the SDCC Diamond Comics Exclusives at our booth at Comic Con.

Stop by and say hi! Mark Hay

Bid to Meet Dave Gibbons at SDCC 2013 and Get a Sketch

via ebay: 

MEET ‘WATCHMEN’ ARTIST DAVE GIBBONS AT SAN DIEGO AND GET A SKETCH!

With food and drink, AND get autographs, son!

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Famed Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons is a big fan of two things: Food, and YOU!

And so it comes to pass that Dave Gibbons has agreed to do a limited meet-and-greet with a few select fans at San Diego Comic-Con for Hero Initiative! And y’know what? Dave will even kick in a cool sketch, ’cause he’s a nice guy like that!

The event will take place at San Diego Comic-Con on FRIDAY, JULY 19 at 3:00 PM! There are only FIVE of these berths available! Each of five winners will be escorted to lunch by duly authorized Hero Initiative personnel, where they’ll meet Dave! You can get your grub on, you’ll also be able to get TWO Dave Gibbons autographs at this event on YOUR items of YOUR choice!

Please note that this admittance is for ONE person ONLY! You may see multiple auctions, and they are all for the same event.

Here’s the five Ws.

WHO: Dave Gibbons, writer and artist of Watchmen, Martha Washington, The Originals and many other timeless comics classics!

WHAT: A meet-and-greet appearance with Dave. Only five people will be admitted, and you can get two autographs and a sketch as well!

WHY: Because Dave is a jolly good fella, and he believes in and supports The Hero Initiative!

WHERE: The appearance will take place in conjunction with Comic-Con International in San Diego. You must be present at the convention and report to the Hero Initiative booth (#5003) if you’re a winner.

WHEN: FRIDAY, JULY 19 at 3:00 PM

IF YOU WIN…

• Please come to the Hero Initiative booth (#5003) at Comic-Con International in San Diego promptly at 2:30 PM. Bring your photo ID to claim your berth. You will be escorted to lunch by Hero Initiative!

FAQ:

Q: What will Dave sign? Do you provide anything?

A: He’ll sign whatever you bring, but they must be YOUR items. We do not provide items for Dave to sign.

Q: What will Dave draw? Do you provide anything?

A: He’ll draw single-character head shots on paper or a book that YOU bring. MAXIMUM paper size is 11-by-14 inches, nothing larger.

Q: Whoo-wee! How much ya think I can scalp my ticket for?

A: Big donut. Winner’s names will be recorded, and they must be redeemed by the winner. Berths are non-transferable, and any tickets transferred are immediately null and void, and will not be honored. Fairly warned be thee.

Q: Is this tax deductible?

A: Yes, to the extent allowed by law. The Hero Initiative is a non-profit organization recognized by the federal government under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue code.

Q: Okay, what’s that mean?

A: We cannot legally give tax advice. According to IRS regulations, we cannot determine the value of this donation. That is between you and your accountant. According to the IRS, the amount of deduction is based on the price that a “willing buyer” will pay for your item. We will happily issue a donation receipt, and will specify when your donation was made and what was paid.

This auction is a benefit for The Hero Initiative, the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays’ creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and entrée back into paying work.

For more information, call 626-676-6354.

Baltimore Comic-Con 2013 Adds More Guests

**UPDATE: Dave Gibbons will not be able to take part in this year’s event.**

Press Release:

The Baltimore Comic-Con is happy to announce the next group of confirmed guest for the 2013 show, taking place the weekend of September 7-8, 2013. Mark Buckingham, Dave Gibbons, Adam Hughes, Paul Levitz, George Perez, Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson, and Allison Sohn will all be attending our 14th Annual show !

Mark Buckingham, who is best-known and most-celebrated for his work on the long-running Vertigo title Fables, began his career in 1990 working with Neil Gaiman on Miracleman from Eclipse Comics. Working on such titles as 2000 AD, Hellblazer, and Shade, the Changing Man, he became a mainstay at DC Comics after taking over art duties on Fables with issue #6. His run on the popular imprint title has earned him four Eisner Awards, including Best New Series in 2003, Best Serialized Story in 2005 and 2006, and Best Artist/Penciler/Inker in 2007.

 

Legendary artist Dave Gibbons is best known for his collaboration with Alan Moore on the seminal mini-series,Watchmen. With a career that spans more than four decades, Gibbons has provided artowrk for 2000 AD, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Dark Horse Comics, and has worked with such characters as Judge Dredd, Captain America, Superman and Batman. He is currently working on The Secret Service with Mark Millar though Marvel’s Icon imprint.

 

As far as cover artists working in comics today, Adam Hughes is among the very best. A 12-year veteran of Gaijin Studios, Hughes is most widely recognized for his pin-up style renditions of female characters, especially over the course of his long runs as cover artist on Wonder Woman and Catwoman. His most recent work includes the Before Watchmen mini-series, Dr. Manhattan. Hughes won the Harvey Award for Best Cover Artist in 2001, 2002, and 2003.

 

Paul Levitz has been a mainstay at DCComics since 1972, serving as a writer, editor, and President (2002 – 2009) over the tenure of his career. His name is synonymous with the Legion of Super-Heroes, which he wrote from 1977-1979 and 1981-1989, and he created such notable characters as the Stalker, the Earth-2 Huntress, and Lucien the Librarian. Levitz has since returned to writing the Legion of Super-Heroes for the New 52, as well as the Earth-2 centric book, World’s Finest.

 

Writer/artist George Perez established himself as a fan-favorite creator during his lengthy runs on Marvel Comics’ Avengers, and DC Comics’ Teen Titans and Wonder Woman. Over the course of his 40-year career, Perez has drawn nearly every character in both the Marvel and DC Universes, and has worked on such ground breaking events as the Infinity Gauntlet, JLA/Avengers, and Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds. In 2011, he reunited with long-time collaborator Marv Wolfman to publish the long-awaited New Teen Titans: Games graphic novel. Currently, he is working as the artist for DC’s World’s Finest with Paul Levitz. 

 

Walter Simonson is best known for his run on The Mighty Thor throughout the 1980s. His classic run was recently collected by Marvel in The Mighty Thor Omnibus by Walter Simonson, a massive tome which featured issues #337-355, #357-369, and #371-382, as well as the mini-series, Balder the Brave #1-4. In addition to his work on Thor, Simonson has worked on such titles as Detective Comics, Avengers, and Marvel’s Star Wars comics. In 2010, Simonson received the Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented at the Harvey Awards.

Louise Simonson began her career in as an editor in 1974 before moving on to writing for Marvel Comics in 1984. She is best known for her work on Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, and Superman: The Man of Steel. In addition to comics, Simonson is an accomplished novelist, having published 14 books between 1993 and 2009.

 

Sketch card artist Allison Sohn’s work has been showcased in several trading card sets, including: Star Wars Galaxy Series 4 and 5 and the Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection; Women of Marvel; Indiana Jones Heritage; Lord of the Rings Masterpieces, Series 1 and 2; and the Red Sonja 35th Anniversary. In addition, she provided the exclusive artwork for both Star Wars Celebration IV and V. In 2011, Sohn was the feature of a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International called Comic-Con How-To: Sketching with Allison Sohn, in which she demonstrated her craft using Copic markers.

“We are so excited to able to announce these great guests for next year’s show,” said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. “It’s not even 2013 yet, and with Mark, Dave, Adam, Paul, George, Walter, Louise, and Allison joining the list of guests, the level of top-tier talent for the show is just getting better and better!”

Buckingham, Gibbons, Hughes, Levitz, Perez, the Simonsons and Sohn join already announced guests: Frank Cho (Savage Wolverine); Barry Kitson (Empire); Mike Mignola (Hellboy In Hell); Chris Samnee (Daredevil); and Mark Waid (Indestructible Hulk).

In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, and Facebook pages.

UK – 2000 AD Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Press Release:

It’s been the cutting edge powerhouse of British comics since 1977 – and now 2000 AD is celebrating 35 years of Thrill-power with its first ever National Signing Event!

Just days before DREDD 3D hits movie screens, on Saturday 1st September five comic book stores in five cities from north to south will play host to a band, nay, a legion of top British comic book talent from the past three and a half decades. From old hands such as Dave Gibbons and Simon Bisley to the newest finds such as Al Ewing and Alec Worley, we’ll be celebrating Britain’s greatest export across the nation!

Forbidden Planet stores in London, Bristol, and Birmingham, along with Travelling Man stores in Leeds and Manchester, and the Forbidden Planet store in Edinburgh will be stuffed with artists and writers who have made 2000 AD what it is today.

Legendary writer, and Dredd and Strontium Dog co-creator, John Wagner will be headlining the day with a visit to Manchester and other big names now confirmed include Dave Gibbons (Rogue Trooper, Watchmen), Simon Bisley (Sláine: The Horned God, Lobo), Steve Yeowell (Zenith), Clint Langley (Sláine, ABC Warriors) Dan Abnett (Sinister Dexter, Kingdom), John Higgins (Judge Dredd), D’Israeli (Leviathan), Ian Edginton (Leviathan, Red Seas), and Mark Buckingham (Fables).

More big British names will be announced in the coming weeks – keep an eye on 2000adonline.com for all the latest updates!

Smith Micro Presents Dave Gibbons, Skottie Young, Doug TenNapel, Etc. at SDCC 2011

Press Release:

Guest Appearances by Watchmen Creator, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Popular Artists at Comic-Con

Comic and Cartoon Artists Showcase Three Simple and Fun Animation Solutions from Smith Micro Software—Anime Studio^®, Manga Studio^® and Poser^®

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–The Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) Productivity and Graphics Group today announced plans to treat attendees of 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International with guest appearances by famed Watchmencreator, Dave Gibbons, along with popular comic and animation artists, Skottie Young (Marvel^® Comics), Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop^®), and Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim)—plus a special announcement from Nickelodeon’s^® SpongeBob SquarePants^®—all taking place at Smith Micro Software booth #5353.

At the four-day pop culture extravaganza, attendees can also join these all-star artists for a panel presentation titled “Join the 2D Animation Revolution” (2:00-3:00PM, room 30CDE). The panel will discuss how software resources can give artists all the tools, confidence, and experience they need to create their own masterpieces and jump on television’s hottest trend.

2011 San Diego Comic-Con International Schedule of Events:

• “Join the 2D Animation Revolution” Panel – Thursday, July 21, 2:00-3:00PM (room 30CDE)
• Dave Gibbons Signing – Thursday, July 21, 3:30–5:00PM (booth #5353)
• Doug TenNapel Signing – Sunday, July 24, 2:00–3:30PM (booth #5353)
• Ethan Nicolle Signing – Friday, July 22, 11:00AM–12:30PM (booth #5353)
• Skottie Young Signing – Saturday, July 23, 2:00–3:00PM (booth #5353)
• SpongeBob SquarePants – Thursday, July 21, 11:00AM–2:00PM; Saturday, July 23, 3:00–5:00PM; Sunday, July 24, 12:00–2:00PM (booth #5353)

About the Products:

• Anime Studio – Provides artists with the cutting-edge tools and latest techniques needed to produce popular styles of animated 2D movies, cartoons, and cutout animations
• Poser – The world’s most complete solution for creating art and animation using 3D characters, used by beginning and experienced artists to simplify the 3D process
• Manga Studio – The leading comic and manga creation software in the industry, delivering powerful drawing and coloring tools to professional comic and manga artists

About Smith Micro Software, Inc.:

Smith Micro Software, Inc., is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, with offices across the US and in Europe and Asia. The Company’s Productivity and Graphics Group develops and publishes award-winning software solutions for Windows^® and Macintosh^®, empowering users in the areas of information access, compression, 3D graphics, and animation.

Smith Micro common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market^® under the symbol SMSI. For more information, please visit:http://www.smithmicro.com.

Smith Micro, the Smith Micro logo and Anime Studio^®, Manga Studio^®, and Poser^® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Smith Micro Software, Inc. All other trademarks, logos and product names are used for descriptive purposes only herein and remain the respective property of their respective owners and/or companies.

 

Hero Initiative Auctions for SDCC 2011

The Hero Initiative has several auctions to win an opportunity to rub elbows with comic book celebrities! And on a yacht no less! Joe Quesada (writer, artist, and chief creative officer at mighty Marvel Comics), Dave Gibbons (writer and artist of Watchmen, Martha Washington, The Originals, and many other timeless comics classics), and Bill Willingham & Mark Buckingham (creators of Fables) have each donated their time to knock back some cocktails with their fans!

Click the link to bid and get more details!

New Digital And POD Platform at SDCC 2011 with Liam Sharp and Dave Gibbons

Press Release:

Madefire And Liam Sharp Announces New Digital And PoD Platform At SDCC 2011

UNITED KINGDOM — 13 July 2011

A new company called MADEFIRE, has been formed by Liam Sharp and Ben Wolstenholme, founding member and CEO of Moving Brands, and they’ll be debuting at the San Diego Comic Convention next week. Madefire was initially almost a digital and PoD version of Mam Tor Publishing, with new work created by top names at the highest level.

What Sharp found with Mam Tor was that the costs were prohibitive when it came to small runs printed traditionally. Unfortunately for small companies there are no concessions and you don’t get the same benefits. Print runs, advertising, distribution, etc. cost the full amount. Bigger companies with huge runs get all the discounts as incentives. It’s the way of the world that wealth and success is rewarded with gifts, discounts and free promotion – you can see and clearly understand the economical model and thinking behind that but it makes it extremely hard for start-ups. So Mam Tor lost a lot of money, but Sharp still felt it mattered and remained an important platform.

When Wolstenholme and Sharp reconnected they talked a lot about this kind of thing. “Ben went to the same school as me but was about six years my junior,” says Sharp. “He lived a few doors down from where I lived, and his parents were friends of my godfather – whom I lodged with at the time. Ben was a terrifically talented young artist – he and I were both Art Scholars at St. Andrews prep school and Eastbourne College – and he used to come around and see what I was working on back when I was Don Lawrence’s apprentice. I used to give him bits of art and a few tips, and for a while we stayed in touch.”

Wolstenholme went to see Sharp in Teddington while he was working on Frazetta’s Death Dealer for Verotik – “(Ben) was at St. Martin’s college in London then,” Sharp continues, “and was now taller and better looking than me!” Again Sharp gave him some art and a few tips, and off he went.

The next time Sharp saw him was by pure chance on Tomorrow’s World – a famous old British TV series about future innovation that ran for decades. Wolstenholme was in the middle of the Gobi Desert broadcasting via a satellite hook-up and a live streaming feed from a device built by his brother Guy, who was also there. It could broadcast live from anywhere in the world and was way ahead of it’s time.

After that it was some years before Sharp caught him on another TV show about branding a progressive new high-end tailors in London. “At the same time Ben was looking me up too,” says Sharp “and had ordered all the Mam Tor publications. When I looked into this bulk order from Moving Brands I found that their CEO was none other than Ben!”

Before long they were sitting in a pub together putting the world to rights.

Sharp continues, “Ben was desperate to exercise his creative side again and showed me some brilliant developmental work he had been doing on various characters – for films, books and comics. I told him his experience with Mam Tor, he told me his at Moving Brands, and we started throwing ideas around for projects we could jointly be involved with.” At that time Sharp was starting to get some advertising work and they thrashed around an idea for a collective hub – a base that could showcase the best of the UK’s comic talent to a more above the line marketplace. “It seemed to both of us that comic artists had a hell of a lot to offer the advertising industry. Ben set up the deals on the Rubberduckzilla advertising campaign for the Oasis drink – which was a TV ad, a free comic in various magazines and a huge poster campaign with art done by myself. But ultimately there’s not really enough work out there to make this concept work either, and advertising in general is going through a transitional period.”

Ultimately they realised what they wanted out of a collaboration was simple – the chance to publish their own work under their own terms. So then it became a question about how they should go about doing that.

“The answer was – create a digital comic. Create an app.” Says Sharp.

“The great thing about the current situation of digital publishing is that it’s wide open. There are no rules yet, and nothing is truly dominating in the same way the big companies dominate printed matter. They can get their work out to anybody. And it can also be collated and printed to order for anybody who loves printed matter. For me the internet is the new corner shop – the more comics are seen in digital format the more people will get interested in them and find their way back to the stores. At the moment kids no longer see comics in the shops. In day-to-day life you barely see them at all! When I was young you saw them in every newsagent and street corner store. On holiday they were bagged in multiple copies and sold cheep. That was the thing – it was cheep, accessible entertainment. I didn’t even know there were specialist outlets until I was about 19! So for me it was the wider visibility of the material that hooked me in, and later took me to the stores where you could really indulge your interest. One led to the other. So after that it was about building a fantastic platform and getting some great talent on board – and that’s where we’re at now.”

The stories should be emerging towards the end of 2011 and will be ‘Captain Stone is Missing…’ by Liam Sharp and Christina McCormack. Dave Gibbons is writing and drawing a story featuring his creator-owned characters called ‘Treatment’. Ben Wolstenholme is debuting in comics and showcasing his character ‘Mono’. “We have other stories in development too from Mike Carey and Dave Kendall, called ‘Houses of the Holy’, and Edmund Bagwell, called ‘Ricky the Boy Machine’. And there will be opportunities for established talent and new creators to get involved as we progress.” Sharp explains.

Sharp and Wolstenholme have reportedly been working on this for over two years now. Sharp says “San Diego Comic Con just seems the perfect place to raise our heads above the parapets and announce our arrival!” – which they’re celebrating with Liam’s books ‘Dead Apes in the Snow’ and ‘The Shed’, as well as Ben’s ‘Mono’ sketchbook, all published traditionally by Madefire.

Dave Gibbons, Ben Wolstenholme and Liam Sharp will be signing and answering questions on the Madefire stand (4902 in SDCC) on Saturday afternoon at 4.00pm.

Joe Quesada and Dave Gibbons SDCC 2011 Signings to Benefit Hero Initiative

 

Via Paradise Comics:

Exclusive Joe Quesada CGC Signature Series Signing

Organized by the Hero Initiative & Paradise Comics!

Only at the San Diego Comic-Con 2011.

Joe Quesada of Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man, and Marvel EIC fame has graciously offered to sign a limited number of comic books in San Diego with proceeds raised going to the Hero Initiative.

http://www.heroinitiative.org/

People can submit their books at the CGC booth in San Diego until 1pm on Saturday July 23^rd.

Prices are $37.00 plus return shipping.

Can’t make the show? Send them to:

Peter Dixon
c/o Paradise Comics
3278 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario

Canada
M4N 2L6
416 487-9807

Books must arrive by July 9th.

US dollar checks should be made out to: Peter Dixon
Credit card payments will be accepted.

Please submit your comic in a Silver Age comic bag with backing board and a label affixed to the bag with your FULL NAME, COMIC BOOK TITLE & ISSUE #. Before the signing each comic will be placed in a special “window pane” mylar to allow for the signature and avoid any damage to the spine or corners.

Due to the number of books signed we cannot guarantee the color of marker or placement of signature.

ALTHOUGH WE TAKE GREAT   WITH YOUR BOOKS, ANY PREVIOUS GRADE CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED. WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO COMICS RESULTING FROM CREATORS HANDLING THE BOOKS.

 

Exclusive Dave Gibbons CGC Signature Series Signing

Organized by the Hero Initiative & Paradise Comics!

Only at the San Diego Comic-Con 2011.

Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame has graciously offered to sign a limited number of comic books in San Diego with proceeds raised going to the Hero Initiative.

http://www.heroinitiative.org/

People can submit their books at the CGC booth in San Diego until 1pm on Saturday July 23^rd.

Prices are $32.00 plus return shipping.

Can’t make the show? Send them to:

Peter Dixon
c/o Paradise Comics
3278 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario

Canada
M4N 2L6
416 487-9807

Books must arrive by July 9th.

US dollar checks should be made out to: Peter Dixon
Credit card payments will be accepted.

Please submit your comic in a Silver Age comic bag with backing board and a label affixed to the bag with your FULL NAME, COMIC BOOK TITLE & ISSUE #. Before the signing each comic will be placed in a special “window pane” mylar to allow for the signature and avoid any damage to the spine or corners.

Due to the number of books signed we cannot guarantee the color of marker or placement of signature.

ALTHOUGH WE TAKE GREAT   WITH YOUR BOOKS, ANY PREVIOUS GRADE CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED. WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO COMICS RESULTING FROM CREATORS HANDLING THE BOOKS.

 

UK – Who Watches FCBD?

Dave Gibbons signs on Saturday May 7, 2011 for Free Comic Book Day!

Chaos City Comics
20 Heritage Close, St. Albans, UK AL3 4EB

Mark Millar Announces Kapow! Comic Con for 2011

Comics writer Mark Millar has announced by video the launch of Kapow! Comic Con, “an event dedicated to the comicbooks and the films, TV shows and games they inspire.” The convention will take place in London, England, April 19th and 20th and already features a great lineup including John Romita Jr., Leinil Yu, Dave Gibbons, Frank Quitely, Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, Olivier Coipel, Brian Bolland, Andy Diggle, Jock, David Lloyd, Kieron Gillen, Liam Sharp, John McCrea, Sean Phillips, Adi Granov, Chris Weston, and lots more.

KAPOW! COMIC CON is also hosting the first ever annual STAN LEE AWARDS and with categories including Best Comic, Best Superhero or SciFi Movie and Best Comic Book Hero.

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