CA – Free Comic Book Day 2013
April 28, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Carlos D’Anda, Ken Kristensen, M.K. Perker, Roger Robinson, Chris Thorne, and more appear at I.E. Comics on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!
Press Release:
OK everyone… So here’s a breakdown of the HUGE event that is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!!
It’s all happening Saturday May 4th right here at I.E. Comics!
First off, we want to let you know about our very special guests!
Making his triumphant return to FCBD is Marvel, DC & Dark Horse Artist ROGER ROBINSON! Roger will be here all day signing your comics and selling his prints and original art! Roger is also the artist of the FCBD Comic CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT from Dark Horse Comics!
STAR WARS FANS rejoice!! Making his first appearance at FCBD here at I.E. Comics is Dark Horse Star Wars Artist CARLOS D’ANDA!!! This amazing, supremely talented artist will be here all day signing your comics!
And if those two weren’t enough, Meet the writer and artist of the hit series TODD THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH, KEN KRISTENSEN & M.K. PERKER!!! Both of these amazingly talented people will be here at I.E. Comics for the first time signing your copies of Todd!
And Walking Dead Fans will be pleased to know that CHRIS THORNE, Artist on the Walking Dead Trading Card Series will be back signing your Walking Dead stuff, selling his prints and doing sketches!!!
It’s going to be like a Mini Comic-Con here on the 4th!!! Here’s some of the great things we have planned all day long!!
*2 GIANT BOUNCE HOUSES!!! We’ve got some seriously fun places for the little ones (an the parents) to play in all day long!!!!
*ULTRA MEGA HUGE MAGIC EVENT with hundreds of dollars in prizes!!! This is going to be our biggest Magic Event EVER!! Keep watching for details and prize breakdown… Best of all, everyone who plays will win a prize!!!
*We’re going to have evening entertainment with the band P2 performing at 5pm!!! It’s going to be great fun for the entire family!!!
*The artists, writers and “cast” of the new Graphic Novel “THE AWAKENED” will have a booth and showcasing their new book and taking pre-orders!
*The artists and writers of the new book series 8-BIT PULP will be on hand to sign copies of their first 2 issues and showcase some of their upcoming work!!
*Local Comic Strip artist and all around great guy Ambrose Quintanilla will be on hand signing copies of his comic and book and doing sketches for his fans attending!
*Representatives from ColoRiffic.com will be here showcasing their supercool designs and taking orders for their products!
*Incredibly talented local artist ALY VILLA will be on hand showcasing some of her work and selling select pieces! Come by and check out this amazing artist and sign up for a commission piece!
*Local artist & writer, Larime Taylor will be here promoting his new comic “VOICE IN THE DARK”!!! He’ll be selling copies of the new book and speaking with fans!!
And when it gets dark… We celebrate STAR WARS DAY.. May The 4th Be With You with our presentation of the EWOK MOVIE: THE CARAVAN OF COURAGE and THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR!!! The movies will be shown on our big 15×30 screen outside with plenty of seating!!
AND IF THAT’S STILL NOT ENOUGH… at 10pm, we have our 1ST ANNUAL NERDS ANONYMOUS MIXER!!! This is a 21 and over event that everyone who enjoys comics & pop culture will be able to attend! There will be music and refreshments for everyone, a silent auction for the Make*A*Wish Foundation! Come meet new people and make some new friends or spark up some romance!!!
PLUS… The first person in line for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY when we open at 10am will get a complete set of all of the FCBD Comics AND 4 FREE Marvel Trades!!! The next 19 people in line will be given a raffle ticket for a chance to win the same set of comics as the first person in line…
But it doesn’t end there…
Those raffle tickets will be good for a ton of other prizes!!! Keep watching the facebook page and our event page for more updates as the BIG EVENT draws near!
ALL THIS AND STILL MORE TO COME!!! Keep watching the event page for more and more updates as the big day approaches!!!
I.E. Comics and Games
2807 W. Florida Ave, Hemet, CA 92545
(951) 378-9021
CA – Free Comic Book May 2013
April 24, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Press Release:
Collector’s Paradise Comics & Gallery, is proud to announce that we will, once again, be bringing Free Comic Book MAY to Los Angeles area this year, in celebration of the National Free Comic Book Day!
“Last year’s Free Comic Book May was an exhilarating event.” said owner Edward Greenberg, adding: ” We learned so much about how to do this, and will use the lessons this year to provide an even better experience for our patrons.”
The concept of Free Comic Book MAY is simple. Come to one (or both) Collector’s Paradise stores on Free Comic Book Day, May 4th, get your free books, and receive a Free Stamp Card. Come back the following Saturday, and get a stamp, and get more free books (details below). As long as you continue to attend and receive stamps, you can keep coming back every Saturday in May and get more free books, including, during the last week of the month, FREE Graphic Novels. The four weeks are designed to spotlight different types of books:
- May 4th – Free Comic Book Day, books provided by many publishers, range of options. PLUS: BUY 3 GET 1 FREE on anything in the store.
- May 11th – Free Superhero Comic Day, free superhero comics by major publishers. PLUS: 50% OFF All single issue Comics on the Shelves.
- May 18th- Free Independent Comic Day, free indie books, chosen by us, and contributed by our good friends, creators and publishers. PLUS: Comics by the Pound.
- May 25th – Free Graphic Novel Day, free Graphic Novels, once again chosen by us and contributed by our friends. PLUS: BUY 1 GET 1 FREE on all Hardcover Graphic Novels.
Collector’s Paradise will be holding Creator Signing Events during the month of May, to promote some of the most interesting new creators and projects out there.
Saturday May 4th, Free Comic Book Day:
San Fernando Valley Store: 12-3 pm
J. Michael Strazcynski – Creator of Babylon 5 TV Show, creator/writer of the hot new series TEN GRAND, as well as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, writer on Superman Earth One HCs, Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, and Superman.
Philip Tan – Artist on DC’s NEW 52 Savage Hawkman, and the new Masters of the Universe series, as well as Uncanny X-Men, Spawn, Batman & Robin, and many more.
Rahsan Ekedal – artist on the hot new series THINK TANK, as well as Top Cow’s ECHOES and Pilot Season, Solomon Kane, Creepy and DC’s The Unexpected.
Andy Suriano – artist on DC’s Batman Brave & The Bold, Image Comics’ Charlatan’s Ball and Doc Bizarre MD, as well as an amazing animator.
Rick Basaldua – a fantastic inker on many projects from Top Cow (Artifacts, Magdalena, Darkness), as well as Marc Silvestri’s run on HULK.
Troy Peteri – an accomplished leterrer, working with J. Michael Straczynski on TEN GRAND, as well as past projects, plus many titles in the Top Cow library of books.
Pasadena Store: 2-5 pm
Whilce Portacio – Legendary comic creator, co-founder of Image Comics, co-creator and artist on the hot new Image Comics series, Non-Humans, with Glen Brunswick, as well as creator of Wetworks, and artist on Uncanny X-Men, Hulk, Iron Men and much more.
Glen Brunswick – co-creator and writer of Non-Humans, as well as many other fantastic books for Image Comics, including Gray Area (with John Romita Jr), Jersey Gods, and Killing Girl.
Mike Kunkel – an incredible Animator, and creator/writer/artist on the Classic comic book series, Herobear & The Kid, which comes back on Free Comic Book Day via Boom! Studios, as well as the artist on DC’s Billy Batson & The Magic of Shazam.
Chris Moreno – Creator / Artist on Zombie Dickheads, as well as the artist on Image Comics’ and more recently Kickstarter-resurrected Sidekick, as well as Disney’s Toy Story and more.
Saturday May 11th, Free Superhero Comic Book Day
San Fernando Valley Store
IMAGE COMICS SIGNING, 12-3 pm, featuring:
Jim McCann – Mind the Gap, Lost Vegas
Ken Kristensen – Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth
MK Perker – Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth
Kel Symons – I Love Trouble
Sina Grace – Lil Depressed Boy
A WAKE FOR I, VAMPIRE, 7-10 pm
Joshua Fialkov & Friends – we say goodbye to a critically acclaimed and loved by fans series with a party featuring thematically named alcohol drinks for anyone over 21, a Eulogy contest, as well as many other highly inappropriate hijinx, more details to be announced soon on our website and Facebook/Twitter feeds.
Pasadena Store, 12-3 pm:
Mark Sable – Creator/ writer of Graveyard of Empires, as well as Grounded, Hazed and many others.
Saturday May 18th, Free Independent Comic Book Day
San Fernando Valley Store, 12-3pm
Jason Brubaker – ReMIND
Mark Sable – Graveyard of Empires
James Ninness - In Sanity, AZ
Shannon Forrey – Dust GN
Pasadena Store, 12-3pm
Jim McCann – Mind the Gap, Lost Vegas
Ginger Rabbit Studio – Jared Sams, Giulie Speziani, Rob Harrington
Please visit Collector’s Paradise’ official site, ComicsAndCards.net for full details about our Free Comic Book Day and Free Comic Book MAY Events.
For additional information, please contact Edward Greenberg, managing partner of Collector’s Paradise @ 818-999-9455 (business) or by email, at store@comicsandcards.net
Collector’s Paradise Canoga Park is located at 7131 Winnetka Ave, at Sherman Way in Canoga Park. Collector’s Paradise Pasadena is located at 319 S. Arroyo Parkway Unit 4, at the corner of Del Mar in Pasadena.
CA – Todd The Ugliest Kid on Earth Signing
April 14, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Ken Kristensen signs at Beach Ball Comics on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 5:00 till 7:00 pm!
Beach Ball Comics
3024 W Ball Rd Ste G, Anaheim, CA 92804
Image Comics Announces Signings, Panels & Exclusives for Emerald City Comicon 2013 *UPDATED*
February 26, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Top Stories, Washington
Press Release:
Image Comics is set to make a strong showing at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, with exclusive convention editions, a full slate of signings by Image creators, and panels featuring some of comics’ top writers and artists! The convention takes place on March 1-3 in the Washington State Convention Center.
Five Image Comics convention exclusives will be available to purchase at the Image Comics booth (#1110):
FIVE GHOSTS #1 by Frank Barbiere and Chris Mooneyham
LOST VEGAS #1 by Jim McCann and Janet Lee, convention exclusive cover by Dan McDaid
SEX #1 by Joe Casey and Piotr Kowalksi
THE WALKING DEAD: THE GOVERNOR SPECIAL by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (available at the Skybound booth, just opposite of the Image booth)
UNCANNY SKULLKICKERS #1 by Jim Zub and Edwin Huang
All convention exclusives are available in limited quantity at the beginning of each convention day, during creator signings, and at creators’ Artist Alley tables (check Emerald City Comic Con’s website for names and locations).
The Image Comics signing schedule will be released soon, so keep an on Image’s website. *UPDATED* SEE BELOW
There will be three Image Comics panels in Emerald City Comicon’s programming, each promising to be a lively discussion.
Putting the “Graphic” in Graphic Novels
It’s time to talk about sex and violence! Black Kiss II, Butcher Baker, Sex, Saga, Happy!, Multiple Warheads, Sex Criminals: these comics are definitely not for kids. Image Comics creators who aren’t shying away from adult situations talk about creating comics for grown-ups. Is there really such a thing as “gratuitous”? What’s it like to be banned in the UK and Canada? Join some of comics most respected creators for an eye-opening conversation. Panelists: Joe Casey (Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker, Sex), Howard Chaykin (Black Kiss II), Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals), Brandon Graham (Multiple Warheads), Fiona Staples (Saga) FRIDAY 5 PM Hall B
Skybound: On the Rise
There’s no limit on what to expect from Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics. The Walking Dead continues to dominate comics and television, Invincible just hit its historic 100th issue, and new series are on the horizon. Join Charlie Adlard, Ryan Ottley and more as they discuss what’s in Skybound’s future.
Panelists: Ryan Ottley, Charlie Adlard, Phil Hester, Josh Williamson SATURDAY 1 PM Hall B
Wondrous Worlds, Fractured Futures: Speculative Fiction and Image Comics
With the unlimited potential of comics, there is perhaps no better medium for speculative fiction than comics. Limited only by their imaginations, Image Comics creators have been creating far-flung universes and dystopian futures where science, fantasy, and technology explode in rich possibilities. Find out why they choose science fiction, how they build worlds, and what inspires them. Panelists: Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre), Joe Harris (Great Pacific), Fiona Staples (Saga), Richard Starkings (Elephantmen), Kurtis J. Wiebe (Peter Panzerfaust), and Riley Rossmo (Debris) SUNDAY 1 PM Hall B
The full schedule of signings taking place at Image’s booth (#1100) is as follows:
FRIDAY
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS) |
| Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing |
| Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC) | |
| 3:30 – 4:30 | Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER, SEX) |
| Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh (COMEBACK) | |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | Joe Eisma (MORNING GLORIES) |
| Duffy Boudreau (BLACKACRE) | |
| 6:00 – 6:45 | Darick Robertson (HAPPY!) |
| Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH) | |
| 7:00 – 7:45 | Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY) |
| Jean-Paul Bonjour (ALPHA GIRL) |
SATURDAY
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Nate Bellegarde (NOWHERE MEN) |
| Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh (COMEBACK) | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS) |
| Michel Gagné (THE SAGA OF REX, ZED: A COSMIC TALE) | |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER, SEX) |
| Jay Faerber (NEAR DEATH, POINT OF IMPACT) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Blair Butler (HEART) |
| Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY) | |
| Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH) | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing |
| Nathan Edmondson (THE ACTIVITY, DANCER, WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS?) and Mitch Gerads (THE ACTIVITY) | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Darick Robertson — ticketed signing |
| Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC) | |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Brian Wood (MARA) — ticketed signing |
| Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) | |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (SEVERED) — ticketed signing |
| Howard Chaykin (BLACK KISS II) | |
| 6:00 – 6:45 | Brandon Graham (MULTIPLE WARHEADS, PROPHET) and Simon Roy (PROPHET) |
| Joe Keatinge (GLORY, HELL YEAH) |
SUNDAY
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY) |
| Jeremy Haun (THE DARKNESS) | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Darick Robertson — ticketed signing |
| Nathan Edmondson (THE ACTIVITY, DANCER, WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS?) and Mitch Gerads (THE ACTIVITY) | |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS) |
| Sina Grace (NOT MY BAG) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Gerry Duggan (THE INFINITE HORIZON) |
| Jim Zub (SKULLKICKERS) | |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (SEVERED) — ticketed signing |
| Duffy Boudreau (BLACKACRE) | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing |
| Jamie S. Rich (IT GIRL AND THE ATOMICS) | |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH) |
| Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) |
Tickets for each day’s ticketed signings will be available at the Image Comics booth, beginning at the start of the convention day. Tickets are limited and are given out on a first-come-first-served basis. The signing schedule is subject to change. Ryan Ottley will be signing at the Skybound booth, just opposite of the Image booth.
Emerald City Comicon takes place on March 1-3 in the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
CA – Todd The Ugliest Kid on Earth Signing
February 6, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Ken Kristensen signs at Meltdown Comics on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 7:00 pm! An “Ugliest Kid on Earth Contest” — during the hours of the signing whoever brings the ugliest kid (one “winner”, as selected by Ken and the Meltdown staff) to the store gets a $50 gift certificate to Meltdown, courtesy of Image Comics.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
CA – Horror Master Signs
January 19, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Writers Steve Niles and Ken Kristensen sign at Hypno Comics on Wednesday, January 23rd!
Press Release:
Join us on new comic book day as we interview your favorite creators for Slice of Sci-Fi!
This week horror master Steve Niles will join us for a live interview and to sign your favorite titles-30 Days of Night, Transfusion, Criminal Macabre, Legends of the Dark Knight and more!
Also joining us at noon is Ken Kristensen Writer/Creator of the hot new Image book Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth on the racks now at the shop!
Hypno Comics & Games
1803 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 651-9767
CA – Todd The Ugliest Kid on Earth Signing
January 18, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Ken Kristensen signs at Phat Collectibles on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm!
Phat Collectibles
1201 S. Euclid Street, Anaheim, CA 92804
CA – Todd The Ugliest Kid on Earth Signing
January 10, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Ken Kristensen signs at Golden Apple Comics on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 10:00 am. A limited number of signed prints of co-creator and artist M.K. Perker’s amazing cover will also be available.
Golden Apple Comics
7018 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
