NYC – Heroic Age Signing
May 5, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
May 2010 marks the beginning of a new age in the Marvel Universe, the Heroic Age! In celebration of this momentous event (and in celebration of our 25th Anniversary!) Jim Hanley’s Universe and Marvel Comics presents the JHU Heroic Age signing on Wednesday, May 19!
Joining us will be our good friends writers Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente, Dan Slott, and Marc Bernardin, and illustrators Paolo Rivera, Mark Morales, Reilly Brown, and Mike McKone! These are some of the biggest names in comics shaping the future of the Marvel Universe and they will be signing EXCLUSIVELY at Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan on Wednesday, May 19 beginning at 6:00pm! We’re working on more names for this huge signing, so stay tuned to the JHU blog and our twitter for updates as they become available!
Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St., New York, NY
Marvel Announces Signings, Activities, and Panels for C2E2
April 13, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Illinois, Top Stories
Via Marvel.com:
Marvel’s C2E2 2010 Signing Schedule:
| Friday, April 16 | Saturday, April 17 | Sunday, April 18 |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
REILLY BROWN |
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ELIZABETH BREITWEISER |
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
JEPH LOEB |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
MARJORIE LIU |
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
JOE QUESADA |
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
C.B. CEBULSKI |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
JOE QUESADA |
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
REILLY BROWN |
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
ELIZABETH BREITWEISER |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PETER DAVID |
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
RACHEL DODSON |
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
REILLY BROWN |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
BOB LAYTON |
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
JEPH LOEB |
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
JIMMY CHEUNG |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
JEPH LOEB |
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
DENNIS CALERO |
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| 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SEAN MCKEEVER |
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| 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
MIKE CHOI |
Marvel’s C2E2 2010 Booth Events & Activities Schedule:
| Friday, April 16 | Saturday, April 17 | Sunday, April 18 |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
“Iron Man 2” video game |
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Marvel Charades |
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Super Happy Fun Marvel |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Marvel Charades |
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Marvel Costume Contest |
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Marvel Your Universe |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Marvel Your Universe |
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
“Iron Man 2″ video game |
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
“Iron Man 2″ video game |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour |
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Marvel Your Universe |
|
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Super Happy Fun Marvel |
(Go to Marvel.com for downloadable/printable versions)
Sega Iron Man 2 Video Game Demo
SEGA will be demoing the Iron Man 2 video game on the Xbox 360. Swing by, and suit up as Iron Man and, for the first time ever, War Machine in a story that takes you beyond the movie and into the comic universe in this all-new action adventure game. Bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.
The Marvel Your Universe Game Show
Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.
Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour
You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.
Marvel Costume Contest
Are you dressed as your favorite Marvel character? Then get your friendly neighborhood, star-spangled, best-at-what-you-do self down to the Marvel Booth at Comic-Con for The Marvel Costume Contest! The Grand Prize: a Marvel Omnibus signed by Stan Lee! All entrants may also be featured in a gallery on Marvel.Com!
Marvel Charades Game Show
Are you the living room champion of pantomime? Do you have a mutant ability to convey what you are thinking through simple hand gestures and body contortions? Can you drop it like it’s hot? Then make sure you are in the Marvel Booth as we choose fans from the crowd to team up with Marvel creators and editors to play Marvel Charades live on stage!
For Marvel’s Panel Schedule, visit Marvel.com.
FL – Action FCBD!
April 6, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Heroes Landing is excited to host Fred Van Lente (writer Action Philosophers!, Incredible Hercules, Iron Man Legacy, X-Men Noir, Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Zombies, and Cowboys & Aliens) on May 1st, Free Comic Book Day, starting at 10am. Van Lente is scheduled for the afternoon, but exact times are still being determined.
Also scheduled throughout the day are superhero appearances (Batman is confirmed), as well visits by the Orlando Ghostbusters and 501st Legion.
Heroes Landing, 12348 Roper Blvd, Clermont, FL 34711
352-242- XMEN (9636)
Florida Supercon Adds Guests and Launches New Website
February 16, 2010 by Brian Pate
Filed under Anime, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention News, Florida, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Sports, Top Stories
FLORIDA SUPERCON 2009
FSC LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE AND ADDS NEW GUESTS FOR JUNE 18-20, 2010 SHOW
Miami, FL – As the 5th annual Florida Supercon grows closer, dozens of exciting new guests have been added from the worlds of Comic Books, Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, Video Games, Horror, Comedy and more! In addition to the exciting new guests that have been added, a new website has been launched to support the event. The new website can be viewed at www.supercon.tv
Florida Supercon (FSC) returns to Miami for its 5th year as it takes over the entire Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel and Convention Center. South Florida’s Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Video Game and Sci-Fi / Fantasy Festival is set for Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20, 2010. The 5th FSC will be the largest yet, with almost 150,000 square feet of event space, plus more guest celebrities and artists than ever before!
Florida Supercon is a three day festival that includes celebrity guests, comic book publishers, artists, writers, vendors, Q&A’s, parties, costume contests, anime programming, cosplay, panels, photo shoots, live music, video games and more. The event kicks off at 12:00PM, Friday, June 18 and the fun continues almost around the clock until 6:00PM, Sunday, June 20.
Over 80 guests have already been announced for FSC 2010, and that number continues to grow every week. Some of the guests already lined up for FSC 2010 include:
Comic Book artists and writers such as Ariel Olivetti, Bill Sienkiewicz, Khoi Pham, Rafa Sandoval, Dennis Calero, Brad Walker, Paul Gulacy, Fred Van Lente, Filip Sablik, Georges Jeanty, Dick Giordano, Dustin Weaver, Steve Kurth, Shawn Crystal, Joe Jusko, Allen Bellman, Clayton Henry, Derec Donovan, Alex Saviuk, Pat Broderick, Rob Hunter, Greg “Dark One” Williams, Vinnie Tartamella, Dick Kulpa and more!
Anime and Animation voice actors like Troy Baker (Naruto, Code Geass), Richard Horvitz (Invader Zim), Larry Kenney (Thundercats), Brittney Karbowski (Xenosaga, Pani Poni Dash), Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen), Charles Fleischer (Roger Rabbit), Brad Kesten (Charlie Brown), Angela Lee-Sloan (Lucy in Peanuts), Stacy H. Tolkin (Sally in Peanuts) and more!
Legendary Filmmakers Lloyd Kaufman and Hershell Gordon Lewis.
Movie and TV Celebrities such as Tia Carrere (Wayne’s World, Relic Hunter), John Wesley Shipp (The Flash), Charles Fleischer (Back to the Future II), Julie McCullough (Growing Pains, The Blob), Louise Robey (Friday the 13th the series), Rebecca Staab (Fantastic Four), Michelle Lintel (The Black Scorpion), Sinn “Kizarny” Bodhi (WWE) and more!
Musical Guests like MC Frontalot, Robbed By A Flute, Sci-Fried, The Pursuit, Murderous Rampage and more!
Cosplay and Entertainment Guests such as the 3000 Brigade (Smash Bros. Show), Supercon Championship Wrestling, Wasabi Anime, Outland Armour and more!
Stand Up Comedy Guests like Lisa Corrao, The Revenge of the Nerds Comedy Show, Julie McCullough and more!
Additional guests can be found at on the Florida Supercon website at www.supercon.tv
This years FSC will have dedicated programming tracks for each of the genre’s being celebrated. Some of the amazing events include:
- Q&A’s with most of our attending guests
- Comic art portfolio reviews for aspiring artists
- Fan panels for all aspects of the show (Comics, Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi etc.)
- Industry panels for breaking into Comics, Anime, Animation etc…
- The FSC Costume Competition (with over $3,000 in cash and prizes)
- The FSC Cosplay Skit Contest
- Rumble Roses Cosplay Wrestling
- The Otaku Insomnia Rave
- Cosplay Deviant’s Hentai Cafe
- Cosplay RockBand
- Supercon Championship Wrestling’s “Supercon Mania!”
- The Smash Brothers 3000 Super Show
- Filmmaking workshops with Hershell Gordon Lewis
- The FSC Film Festival
- Live Musical Performances
- Live stand up comedy
- Over 100 video game stations
- Video game tournaments
- A 50,000 square feet exhibition room with over 300 booths and tables featuring vendors, celebrity guests, artists, filmmakers and exhibits.
Complete information on these and dozens of more events taking place all weekend can be found at www.supercon.tv
The convention hours of operation are:
FRIDAY, JUNE 18: 12:00PM – 2:00AM
SATURDAY, JUNE 19: 11:00AM – 2:00AM
SUNDAY, JUNE 20: 11:00AM – 6:00PM
THE DOUBLE TREE MIAMI AIRPORT HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER is located at 711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126. The Double Tree has over 150,000 square feet of total convention space to accommodate the growing attendance of Animation Supercon. Discounted room rates for convention are available. See our website www.supercon.tv for details.
NYC – 25 Amazing Years of Spider-Man
February 10, 2010 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Axel Alonso, Tom Brevoort, Danny Fingeroth, Jim Salicrup, and Stephen Wacker. Moderated by Fred Van Lente.
Thursday February 11th, 7 PM
Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members
In honor of our exhibition of original art from the entire issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna, MoCCA presents an unprecedented roundtable discussion of the past quarter-century of all things Peter Parker with the editors who have helmed the title since the Reagan Administration! Axel Alonso (editor of ASM) Tom Brevoort, Danny Fingeroth, and MoCCA Trustee Jim Salicrup join current AMAZING editor Steve Wacker for the panel chat and audience Q&A. Moderated by MoCCA Trustee and current Spidey scribe Fred Van Lente.
AXEL ALONSO is Vice President, Executive Editor at Marvel Comics. He has been the editor on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, PUNISHER and DC’s Vertigo imprint.
TOM BREVOORT has been a part of Marvel Comics since 1989, when he started out as an intern. He served as an assistant editor, associate editor and editor before being promoted to his current position as Executive Editor in 2007. Over the past decade, Tom has overseen the revitalization of the Avengers franchise, presided over major crossover events including Civil War and Secret Invasion, and served as editor on titles including NEW AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA, FANTASTIC FOUR and many others.
DANNY FINGEROTH (Sr. VP of Education at MoCCA) was the editor of the SPIDER-MAN line 1983-84 and its Group Editor 1990-95. He wrote WEB OF SPIDER-MAN and several Spider-Man limited series. Danny was a consultant to the FoxKids Spider-Man animated series and to James Cameron’s early version of what would become the 2002 Spider-Man movie. He’s the author of SUPERMAN ON THE COUCH: WHAT SUPERHEROES REALLY TELL US ABOUT OURSELVES AND OUR SOCIETY; DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT: JEWS, COMICS, AND THE CREATION OF THE SUPERHERO; and THE ROUGH GUIDE TO GRAPHIC NOVELS.
JIM SALICRUP is the current Papercutz Editor-in-Chief. Salicrup edited the SPIDER-MAN titles in the late 80s early 90s, and is remembered for Kraven’s Last Hunt (which ran through all the Spider-Man titles, The Wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, the introductions of Tombstone and Venom, and launching SPIDER-MAN #1 by Todd McFarlane, the best-selling Spider-Man comic ever. Jim also wrote SPIDEY SUPER-STORIES for many years, and the Child Abuse Prevention comic starring Spider-Man.
FRED VAN LENTE is the New York Times bestselling author of INCREDIBLE HERCULES (with Greg Pak) and MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 & 4, as well as the American Library Association award-winning ACTION PHILOSOPHERS. His other comics include COMIC BOOK COMICS, MODOK’S 11, X MEN NOIR and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.
STEPHEN WACKER started editing comics for DC Comics in 2000.Currently he is a Senior Editor at Marvel editing AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and DAREDEVIL. Spider-Man and related characters are (c) and TM Marvel Entertainment, Inc. 2010
MoCCA Thursdays are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, 594 Broadway, Suite 401, New York, NY 10012
www.moccany.org
212-254-3511
NYC – Hanley’s Year End Spectacular
November 6, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
For our YEAR END SPECTACULAR, we are bringing in STUART MOORE (Wolverine: Under the Boardwalk), FRED VAN LENTE & DENNIS CALERO (X-Men Noir 2), DAVID GALLAHER & STEVE ELLIS (High Moon and the new Winter Guard mini series). And possibly more! Come in on WEDNESDAY, December 2nd at 6:00 and don’t be late!!!
Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001
Florida Supercon Announces First Guests for 2010
November 6, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Anime, Comic Books, Convention News, Florida, Horror, Top Stories
NEW DATES, FIRST GUESTS & MORE ANNOUNCED FOR FLORIDA SUPERCON 2010
South Florida’s Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Video Game and Sci-Fi / Fantasy Festival returns JUNE 18-20, 2010
www.floridasupercon.com
Miami, FL – Florida Supercon (FSC) returns to Miami for its 5th year as it takes over the entire Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Convention Center. South Florida’s Comic Book, Anime, Animation, Video Game and Sci-Fi / Fantasy Festival is set for Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20, 2010. The 5th FSC will be the largest yet, with almost 150,000 square feet of event space, plus more guest celebrities and artists than ever before!
Florida Supercon is a three day festival that includes celebrity guests, comic book publishers, artists, writers, vendors, Q&A’s, parties, costume contests, anime programming, cosplay, panels, photo shoots, live music, video games and more. The event kicks off at 12:00PM, Friday, June 18 and the fun continues almost around the clock until 6:00PM, Sunday, June 20.
Ticket, Vendor, Artist and Exhibitor information is available now online at www.floridasupercon.com
Over 30 guests have already been lined up for FSC 2010, including Comic Book guests: Bill Sienkiewicz, Dennis Calero, Dick Giordano, Joe Jusko, Clayton Henry, Fred Van Lente, Allen Bellman, Georges Jeanty, Pat Broderick, Kristen Sorra, Derec Donovan, Tom Gordon III, Pat Bastienne, Rob Hunter, Alex Saviuk, Terry Cronin, Pat Martin, Ricky Carralero, Ralph Cabrera, Greg Kirkpatrick and Media guests: Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Entertainment), MC Frontalot (Musical Guest), Brittney Karbowski (Anime Voice Actress), Christopher Smith (Anime Voice Actor), Dana Snyder (Voice Actor), plus the cast of Peanuts/Charlie Brown: Brad Kesten (Charlie Brown), Angela Lee-Sloan (Lucy) and Stacy Heather Tolkin (Sally).
More guests will be announced in the coming weeks and months as we get closer to the show.
For a detailed schedule and updates visit: www.floridasupercon.com
The convention hours of operation are:
FRIDAY, JUNE 18: 12:00PM – 2:00AM
SATURDAY, JUNE 19: 11:00AM – 2:00AM
SUNDAY, JUNE 20: 11:00AM – 6:00PM
The Double Tree Miami Airport Hotel & convention center is located at 711 NW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33126. The Double Tree has almost 150,000 square feet of total convention space to accommodate the growing attendance of Florida Supercon. The Doubletree Hotel will be extending a special rate of $99 per night for hotel rooms. See our website www.floridasupercon.com for details.
Marvel Celebrates 70 Years
July 29, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Georgia, New York, Oregon, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Washington
On August 11, 2009, comic fans all over will celebrate Marvel’s 70th Anniversary at their local comic shops and we’ve got the complete list of participating retailers.
Click here to download a full list of retailers participating in Marvel 70th Anniversary parties, offering exclusive limited edition variants, early on sale release of THE MARVELS PROJECT #1, special sales, and more!
All retailer parties begin at 9 p.m. local time. As a special thank you to retailers, Marvel is sending a limited edition CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #2 70TH ANNIVERSARY FRAME VARIANT to all participating stores!
Plus, at select Barnes & Noble STORES across the country, you can meet Marvel’s most popular creators, sit in on Q&A sessions and get your favorite comics autographed. All events begin at 7 p.m. local time. As a special added bonus, all participating Barnes and Noble locations will feature guest appearances by major Marvel Characters!
New York City
SPECIAL GUESTS IRON MAN AND SPIDER-MAN
150 E 86TH Street
New York, NY
Joe Quesada
Chris Claremont
Greg Pak
Klaus Janson
Fred Van Lente
ATLANTA
SPECIAL GUEST WOLVERINE
2900 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Daniel Way
Paul Jenkins
Mark Bagley
Los Angeles
SPECIAL GUEST HULK
The Grove at Farmer’s Market
189 Grove Drive Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Jeph Loeb
Craig Kyle
Chris Yost
Mark Waid
PORTLAND
SPECIAL GUEST ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
Clackamas Towne Center
12000 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97266
Brian Michael Bendis
Jeff Parker
Rick Remender
SEATTLE
SPECIAL GUEST CAPTAIN AMERICA
2675 NE University Village Street
Seattle, WA 98105
Ed Brubaker
Clayton Crain
For more information on Marvel’s 70th Anniversary, head over to marvel.com/70. And remember-Make Mine ’39!
NYC – Herc Smash Comic Book Club!
July 17, 2009 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente appear at Comic Book Club
COMIC BOOK CLUB
A Live Weekly Talk Show about Comic Books
Hosted by Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben
Tuesday, July 21st @ 8:00 PM
Featuring:
***HULK SMASH NIGHT!***
w/Fred Van Lente (Incredible Herc)
and Greg Pak (Incredible Hulk)
Tickets: $5
Online: ThePIT-NYC.com
Phone: 1-800-838-3006
Questions? 212-563-7488
The Peoples Improv Theater
154 West 29th Street, 2nd Floor
Between 6th and 7th Aves.
Check out our website:
http://www.popcultureshock.com/cbclub
Check out our web stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/comicbookclub
The show is sponsored in part by Midtown Comics:
http://www.midtowncomics.com
Check out our podcast:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=273148505
Hero Initiative and Steve Dillon at WW Philadelphia
June 12, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Pennsylvania
Press Release:
Punisher Variant Cover
Hero Initiative and Special Guest British Artist Steve Dillon to appear at Wizard World Philadelphia
Los Angeles, Calif. (June 12, 2009) for Immediate Release: Hero initiative is proud to announce it’s attendance at Wizard world Philadelphia, June 19-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center with special guest Steve Dillon from London, England. Dillon, the artist of critically acclaimed Preacher and Wolverine: Origins, has generously committed his time to raise money for Hero Initiative at Wizard World, so stop by booth (532/631) and be the lucky recipient of a sketch or signature while contributing to a wonderful cause.
In addition, ask our helpful volunteers about becoming a Hero Initiative member! All new members who sign up on site will get a FREE Punisher #1 Hero Initiative/Atomic variant!
Schedule is as follows:
FRI., JUNE 19 (HOURS 12-7)
100-200: Tom Raney
200-330: Steve Dillon
500-630: Steve Dillon
SAT., JUNE 20 (HOURS 10-7)
1230-130: Greg Pak + Fred Van Lente
130-230: Steve Dillon
330-430: Jimmy Palmiotti
430-630: Steve Dillon
SUN., JUNE 21 (HOURS 11-5)
130-400: Steve Dillon
About The Hero Initiative
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strictly to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday’s creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $400,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354.
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