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NYC – Love & Rockets Signing

Colin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:05:06 +0000

Jaime Hernandez is one of the most significant comic creators in our medium’s history, and this April, the great folks at Abrams are releasing a gorgeous new book on the Art of Jaime Hernandez by Todd Hignite.

To celebrate, Jim Hanley’s Universe will be holding a NYC EXCLUSIVE signing with Jaime and Todd, Friday, April 9 beginning at 6:00pm!

4 West 33rd St, New York, NY

http://jhuniverse.blogspot.com

NYC – Girl Comics Signing

Colin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:50:28 +0000

Just Announced! Jim Hanley’s Universe and Marvel Comics presents an EXCLUSIVE Signing with the Local Creators Behind Girl Comics #1!

Girl Comics is the new anthology from Marvel Comics coming out NEXT WEEK and Jim Hanley’s Universe will be hosting some of the creators and editors behind this much talked-about new comic! Joining us for this EXCLUSIVE SIGNING are creators Stephanie Buscema, Valerie D’Orazio, and Nikki Cook, and editors Jeanine Schaefer, Lauren Sankovitch, Rachel Pinnelas, and Sana Amanat!

This all happens exclusively at our Manhattan Location, Wednesday, March 3 from 6:00 to 8:00pm! Stay tuned for updates – Exclusively at Jim Hanley’s Universe, Where Creators and Fans Meet!

http://www.jhuniverse.blogspot.com

NYC – Popgun IV Signing

Colin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:00:53 +0000

The fourth volume of the awesome Image anthology series Popgun is being released February 24, and Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York City will be hosting some of the creators for an EXCLUSIVE signing!

Joining editor Adam P. Knave are creators Nick Tapalansky, Frank Stockton, Jeff Powell, Alex Eckman-Lawn, Jason Ibarra, Vito Delsante, and Joe Flood!

All this goes down Wednesday, February 24 at our Manhattan location from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, exclusively at Jim Hanley’s Universe, Where Fans and Creators Meet!

http://www.JHUniverse.com

NYC – Iron Man Signing

Colin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:27:34 +0000

Peter David & Sean Chen sign on Jan. 27th

Legendary writer Peter David (Fallen Angel, Dark Tower, X-Factor, a ton more) and artist Sean Chen (Mighty Avengers, Dark Reign: Fantastic Four) will be signing copies of their new book I Am Iron Man #1 EXCLUSIVELY at our Manhattan location on Wednesday, January 27 starting at 5:00pm!

This is your chance to meet industry legend Peter David and the great artist Sean Chen at our first signing of 2010, exclusively at Jim Hanley’s Universe, Where Fans and Creators Meet!

Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001

(off 5th Ave. – opposite the Empire State Building)

http://jhuniverse.blogspot.com/

Tel: (212) 268-7088

NYC – End of the Year Signing

Colin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:30:35 +0000

Jim Hanley’s Universe has an End of the Year Signing that will truly put a cap on the year! Joining us on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30th (Indy Comic Week, I might add) will be DAVID HEATLEY, DASH SHAW, JOSH NEUFELD and CHIP KIDD! This event is being done in conjunction with Dixon Place (http://dixonplace.org), where Chip Kidd’s band, artbreak, will be appearing on Tuesday, December 29th! We’re hammering out the details as we speak, so please check http://www.jhuniverse.blogspot.com for the up-to-the-minute details!!

Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St., New York, NY
(opposite The Empire State Building)
(212) 268-7088

C2E2 and NYCC Staff On Holiday Store Tour

Brian Pate — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:33:28 +0000

C2E2 AND NYCC STAFF HIT THE ROAD FOR HOLIDAY TOUR!

Meet and Greet the C2E2 & NYCC Teams at Comic Shops in New York and Chicago

Norwalk, CT, December 8, 2009: Organizers of the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) and New York Comic Con (NYCC) have announced that they will be hitting the road this month to visit comic book retailers and fans in Chicago and New York to spread holiday cheer. The staff of C2E2 & NYCC will be taking to the streets, meeting, greeting, and giving away presents to fans at comic shops all month long. The tour begins in New York City tomorrow – Wednesday, December 9th – and will extend through Wednesday, December 23rd. Officials note that one big reason for the trip – aside from giving away presents – is to meet with fans in order to hear their ideas and to find out what fans want to see in 2010.

“We want to reach out to our community of supporters as much as possible to get the pulse of who and what they want to see at C2E2 and NYCC in 2010,” notes Lance Fensterman, Group Vice President and Show Manager for both C2E2 and NYCC. “At the same time, we want to have some fun, give out some presents, as well as spread the word about C2E2 and NYCC. This is a great way of accomplishing all these goals! We are looking forward to a great road trip.”

Staff officials note that the full C2E2 and NYCC teams will be participating in the events, with Show Manager Lance Fensterman joined by various faces from programming, marketing, and sales. Every stop will have different team members in attendance. In both New York and Chicago, the staff members will be giving away movies, posters, and soundtracks from Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing, as well as raffling off toys from Diamond Select and Mezco. Of course, it wouldn’t be the holidays without candy canes and assorted stocking stuffers, which NYCC and C2E2 staff will be handing out at all their stops. Additionally, in Chicago, the shops the staff will visit will be the very first place to get physical C2E2 tickets and limited edition C2E2 Alex Ross posters. A twitter scavenger hunt will be organized through downtown Chicago, and the staff will also be raffling off a C2E2 VIP package.

The location and dates for the Holiday Tour are:

NEW YORK CITY

Wednesday, Dec 9th:
Forbidden Planet
840 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
3 PM to 6 PM

Thursday, Dec 17th:
Midtown Comics – Times Square
200 W 40th St
New York, NY 10018
12 PM to 3 PM

Wednesday, Dec 23rd:
Jim Hanley’s Universe
325 New Dorp Lane
Staten Island, NY
12 PM to 4 PM

CHICAGO

Tuesday, Dec 15th:
Challengers
1845 N Western Ave 2R
Chicago, IL 60647
4 PM to 6 PM

Wednesday, Dec 16th:
Graham Crackers – Chicago Loop
77 E. Madison St
Chicago, IL 60602
12 PM to 2 PM

Chicago Comics
3244 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60657
4 PM to 6 PM

Comix Revolution
606 Davis St
Evanston, IL 60546
4 PM to 6 PM

ABOUT REED EXHIBITIONS POP CULTURE GROUP:

The Pop Culture Group at Reed Exhibitions owns and operates the New York Comic Con (NYCC), the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), and the New York Anime Festival (NYAF). New York Comic Con was launched in 2006 and quickly became a dominant presence in the pop culture world of public events. In 2009, 452 companies exhibited at NYCC for a total of 84,000 square feet of paid exhibit space, and it has been ranked by Crain’s New York Business as the second-largest annual event in NYC. C2E2, which will debut April 16 – 18 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center, is modeled after NYCC and will provide fans the opportunity to meet and greet their favorite writers, creators, and artists, as well as to see, hear and learn about the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. The Pop Culture Group also operates the recently-launched UFC Fan Expo in partnership with the UFC – the world’s leading professional mixed martial arts organization – and it formed a strategic partnership with Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in 2008 and will work closely with PAX on the launch of PAX East in Boston in 2010.

NYC – Lobo Gets Anthrax

Colin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:03 +0000

Scott Ian signs at Jim Hanley's Universe

Here’s a new one for you metal heads… ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN will be here on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20th! As you may know, Scott is the writer of the new LOBO: HIGHWAY TO HELL mini-series, and he’ll be here on the 20th to sign your copy! Time is 6:00, as always, but check out http://www.jhuniverse.blogspot.com for more up-to-the-minute announcements!

Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd St, New York, NY 10001

http://www.JHUniverse.com

NYC – Dig Comics Screening

Colin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:17:54 +0000

Jim Hanley’s Universe presents an EXCLUSIVE screening of the award-winning documentary (and comics evangelism project) DIG COMICS with filmmaker Miguel Cima, Saturday, November 14 beginning at 3:00pm at the JHU Underground! This film and this project, are all about getting people to read more comics – Click here for the Dig Comics website and click here to see the trailer for the film!

In addition to this exclusive screening, we will also have an A-List panel discussion with Mr. Cima; Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort; editor of Publishers Weekly comic blog THE BEAT, Heidi MacDonald; noted DC writer/editor and founder of Paradox Press, Andy Helfer; author and editor of the Graphic NYC Blog Chris Irving; and author of Superman on the Couch and Disguised as Clark Kent, Danny Fingeroth!

So join us on November 14 for this screening and panel discussion, exclusively at Jim Hanley’s Universe, Where Art & Literature Meet!

Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001

http://www.JHUniverse.com

NYC – Hanley’s Year End Spectacular

Colin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:30 +0000

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

http://www.JHUniverse.com

NYC – Where Evils Dare

Colin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:31:09 +0000

We’re bringing in a special guest on OCTOBER 28th… all the way from Merry Ol’ England, writer and ordained minister, TONY LEE! Tony will be here to sign copies of the new DOCTOR WHO (out this week…see the Items of the Week), but he’s also promoting his new Zuda.com comic, Where Evils Dare! Tony has said that if you guys all vote for him (and you should, it’s a great comic) he will name one of the characters after us…in other words, he’ll name a character “SGT. HANLEY!” What are you waiting for? Go vote now! And meet Tony on OCTOBER 28th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM!

Jim Hanley’s Universe, 4 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001

http://www.jhuniverse.com