CA – Adams Family Signing
May 14, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Neal Adams and Josh Adams sign at Lee’s Comics on Friday May 17th, 2013 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.
Press Release:
Comic art legend Neal Adams is coming to Lee’s Comics this Friday! Neal entered the field of comics illustration in the 1960s, and changed the look of comic books forever. He is acclaimed for his signature runs on Deadman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Batman, Avengers, X-Men and many other titles. Recently Neal returned to Marvel and DC with ground-breaking new works: “The First X-Men”, and “Batman: Odyssey.” Neal will be joined for the signing by his talented son Josh Adams, artist on IDW’s Doctor Who.
Neal will be offering a free signature on your favorite item, and free signatures on Prints and other items brought in from NealAdams.com. There will be a $10 fee for additional signatures.
We will have a CGC witness on hand in case you want to have books signed graded and submitted. There are additional fees for this service. We will also be offering our own Certificate of Authenticity for a small fee.
If you are looking for some nice vintage comics for Neal to sign, make sure to check our ebay store, where you will find over 250 Neal Adams comics on sale! You can have anything you like delivered to the store, so you save the shipping.
Lee’s Comics
1020 North Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043-1760
IA – Free Comic Book Day 2013
April 25, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Comic Strips, Free Comic Book Day, Iowa, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Jason Aaron, Phil Hester, and Eric Gapstur sign at Daydreams Comics on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!
Press Release:
Free Comic Book Day 2013 is upon us! Come join us all day long for special sales, prizes, and of course, FREE COMICS!
After a successful 2012 event, we will once again be doing a fund raiser for the Iowa City Animal Center this year! Make a donation during FCBD and get free graphic novels – and the more you donate the more free stuff you get!
We will also be hosting the following comic book creators throughout the day. They will be available to sign autographs, do sketches and talk with fans!
Jason Aaron: Acclaimed writer for Marvel Comics and owner of an amazing beard! Jason is currently writing Wolverine & The X-Men, Thor God of Thunder and Thanos Rising. Previous works include Scalped and The Other Side (Vertigo Comics), Wolverine Weapon X, Incredible Hulk, Ghost Rider, Punishermax, Ultimate Captain America and more!
Phil Hester: Professional comic writer & artist for two decades! Phil has worked for various companies over the years and has also created his own characters! Credits include Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, The Wretch, Firebreather, Godzilla, Green Hornet, The Darkness, Invincible Universe, Gen 13, Ant-Man, and many more!
Eric Gapstur: Finalist in Amazon’s Comic Strip Superstar contest! He currently working on his own strip comic Belle Plaine as well as honing his comic inking skills. He has a couple Green Hornet covers to his credit, and recently completed a Batman Legends of the Dark Knight story with Phil Hester. Be on the lookout for an upcoming Adventures of Superman story in the near future!
So come out to the shop, and bring your family and friends!
Daydreams Comics
21 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 354-6632
www.daydreamscomics.com
MA – Free Comic Book Day 2013
April 6, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Massachusetts, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Craig Rousseau and Jack Purcell sign at Rubber Chicken Comics on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!
Rubber Chicken Comics
15 N. Main Street (Rt 126), Bellingham, MA 02019
508-966-2210
SF – Judd Winick Gives Away Comics
March 13, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Judd Winick appears at Two Cats Comic Book Store on Sunday, March 24, 2013!
Press Release:
TWO CATS COMIC BOOK STORE is absolutely thrilled to host, in a rare store appearance, Judd Winick, cartoonist, writer (Pedro & Me, Barry Ween: Boy Genius, Marvel’s Exiles, DC’s Under the Red Hood, Green Arrow, Batwing, Catwoman, Outsiders) cast member of MTV’s REAL WORLD San Francisco, reality TV has-been (he MADE us say that if we were gonna plug The Real World), lecturer and AIDS activist will be in-store for signing, sketching and a hearty bout of Q & A on SUNDAY MARCH 24th!!
But wait! There’s MORE!
FREE COMICS! YES– FREE COMICS!
Judd’s got an awful lot of comics built up over the years and he’s going to be GIVING them away. That’s right: Buy ONE comic or any value, get 3 free of your own choosing from Judd’s collection. (Availability limited to a first come first serve basis subject to select times to avoid over-crowding) Not only do you get comics FROM the guy who wrote them, but that very guy will be RIGHT THERE to sign ‘em. NOW how much would you pay for this event? Well stop right there, cause there’s absolutely NO COVER!
Two Cats Comic Book Store
320 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127
415-566-8190
CA – Justice League of America Signing
February 20, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Writers Geoff Johns and Andrew Kreisberg appear at Earth-2 Comics Northridge on Saturday March 2, 2013 from noon to 2:00 pm to celebrate the relaunch of Justice League of America and Justice League of America’s Vibe. The writers will be available to meet with fans and sign the first issues of both Justice League of America, written by Johns, and illustrated by David Finch, and Vibe, written by Kreisberg and Johns, and illustrated by Pete Woods.
While Johns has been writing the hit Justice League series since 2011, this marks the debut of the classic Justice League of America title in DC Comics’s popular New 52 line of titles. Vibe originated in the 1980s Justice League of America series but the character died heroically in the line of duty.
Justice League of America #1 is being released with 53 covers featuring the United States flag along with the flags of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The event will take place at Earth-2 Comics Northridge located at 8967 Reseda Blvd. on Saturday March 2 from noon-2pm.
All-American snacks will be available from the Munchie Machine food truck.
Geoff Johns is the award-winning writer of such popular comic-book series as Green Lantern, Blackest Night, Aquaman and Superman Secret Origin as well as the screenwriter of acclaimed episodes of Smallville. He currently serves as Chief Creative Office of DC Comics and is a partner in Earth-2 Comics Northridge.
Andrew Kreisberg is currently Executive Producer of the hit Arrow TV series on the CW. In addition to serving as writer and co-executive producer on such TV series as Warehouse 13 and Fringe, he has also written such comic books as Green Arrow/Black Canary and the well-received Batman/Joker tale Dead to Rights.
Earth-2 Comics, founded in 2003, was the 2007 winner of the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award. In 2009, Earth-2 opened a second location in Northridge. In 2011, Earth-2 was named “Best Place to Stock Up on Trade Paperbacks” by the LA Weekly in their annual Best of LA issue.
Earth-2 Comics
8967 Reseda Blvd, Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 993-7804
ON – Comic Book Lounge Anniversary
January 25, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Canada, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Jeff Lemire, Ty Templeton, Agnes Garbowska, and more appear at Comic Book Lounge on Saturday, February 9th!
Press Release:
Hard to believe it has almost been a year since we opened our doors on February 8th, 2012 and we would like to celebrate by holding some special events on the weekend of February 9-10. We’re planning a three stage celebration – an in-store minicon on Saturday afternoon, followed by an On the Couch with Ty Templeton and an Industry Night Party after that. On Sunday it’s Sketchbook Pro Day with drawing demonstrations and related talks taking place over the afternoon.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9
12-7 In-Store Mini-Con — special appearances and signings all day.
Guests include:
Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Green Arrow, Justice League Dark)
Celebrate the release of Green Arrow 17 and the conclusion of Sweet Tooth with Jeff Lemire
Ty Templeton (Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man)
Scott Chantler (Two Generals, Three Thieves)
Mike Del Mundo (Marvel Cover Artist Extraordinaire)
Agnes Garbowska (MyMisiu, You Me & Zombie)
Christopher Yao (Artist in Residence)
MORE GUESTS TBA
Signing times TBA
The February gallery show will be a multi-creator installation of artwork from Kevin’s personal collection.
7-11pm ON THE COUCH RETURNS! with Ty Templeton followed by an Industry Night Party
Also take note:
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10
Exploring Digital Comics – Sketchbook Pro Day!
Come in and see how Sketchbook Pro can work for you – we’re planning a day of drawing demonstrations and talks between Noon and Five to show you what the software is capable of doing for you.
The Comic Book Lounge & Gallery
587A College Street, Toronto, Ontario M6G1B2
UK – Snapshot Signing
January 18, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, England, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Andy Diggle and artist Jock sign copies of the Forbidden Planet variant edition of their new comic, Snapshot, at 4:00pm on Saturday 9th February at our London Megastore.
Jake Dobson is your typical nerd; works at the Near-Mint Rhino comic-book store in San Francisco. But when he finds a lost cell phone, he’s horrified to discover it’s full of snapshots of a murder victim.
Suddenly he finds himself hunted by a vengeful hitman who wants his phone back. and Jake in a body bag! And then things start to get really complicated…
Andy Diggle and Jock have both worked separately for 2000AD, Marvel and DC but are best known for their collaborations – including Green Arrow: Year One and The Losers.
Please note that, due to time constraints, we may have to limit the number of items signed – and there may not be time for artist sketches.
Forbidden Planet London Megastore
179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR
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
FL – The Fifth Assassin Signing
December 20, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Florida, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Author Brad Meltzer signs at Books & Books on Friday, January 18th at 8:00 pm!
Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
