NJ – G.I. Joe Signing
November 28, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, New Jersey, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Comic book legend Larry Hama will appear at Zapp Comics in Wayne, NJ for a signing on Saturday, December 6, 2014 from noon till 3:00 pm! Larry was the original writer of the G.I. Joe franchise and has worked on multiple titles like Wolverine, Batman, Conan the Barbarian, Bucky O’Hare, and many more.
Zapp Comics
574 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07470
973-628-4500
Ultracon of South Florida (December 2014)
September 4, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Florida, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
Event Details:
The Original Is Back. Fort Lauderdale’s own, Ultracon of South Florida At The Broward Convention Center.
December 13th & 14th 2014
ULTRACON OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Broward Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
PURCHASE OUR ONLINE ADVANCE TWO DAY PACKAGE FOR ONLY $30
www.ultraconofsouthflorida.com
10:00 AM Until 8:00 Pm Saturday. $20
10:00 Am Until 6:00 PM Sunday. $15
Adults at the Door $20, Sunday at the door $15, Kids Age of 10 and younger
free,
Cosplay Contest for all ages.
Cosplay Contest, Saturday Grand Prize $300
Cosplay Contest, Sunday Grand Prize $300
We will also have the kids division group division & much more Prizes.
Cosplay, Anime Collectibles, Manga Toys, Comic Books, Sports Cards, Star
Wars and Transformers.
Visit Our ULTRACON of SOUTH FLORIDA Website for Guest and Vendor
Information & Also Ticket Sales Please Visit…
www.ultraconofsouthflorida.com
Join Our Like Page And Show Your Support.
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Email: irving@ultraconofsouthflorida.
Featuring a Magic the Gathering Tournament- December 13th & 14th 2014.
Group Panels, Card Gaming Tournaments & much
More.
ULTRACON will feature a Comic Book Corner For Local Comic Book Dealers &
Artist Displaying & Selling Their Comic Books & Art Work….
PURCHASE THE ONLINE ADVANCE TWO DAY PACKAGE FOR ONLY $30
ULTRACON welcomes the following Celebrities and Artists & Cosplay Guests.
1) Marvel Artist : Larry Hama
Larry Hama is a writer/cartoonist/illustrator/
worked in comics, tv and film. He is best known as the writer of Marvel’s
“GI Joe” comics in the ‘eighties, and as the writer of Marvel’s
“Wolverine” in the ‘nineties. More recently he has scripted “Spooks,” and
“Barack the Barbarian” for Devil’s Due Comics, “GI Origins” and “GI Joe A
Real American Hero” for IDW as well as various animation and video game
projects. He was Artist in Residence at Asian/Pacific/American Arts
Institute at NYU in 2012. Most recently, he is the author of “The Death of
Captain America” a prose novel for Marvel (hardcover) that features
characters (Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Nick Fury) who are prominent in
the new Captain America movie.
In comics, he has written, edited or drawn for Avengers, Blaze, Nth Man,
The Nam, Conan, Batman, Wonder Woman, Bizarre Adventures, X-Men,
Spider-Man, Daredevil, and dozens more. His illustrations and cartoons
have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, New York and Rolling Stone. He
has appeared on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures” and on
TV in MASH, SNL and “Another World.”
2)Ultracon gives a warm welcome to Marvel Comics Artist : Pat Broderick
comic book artist known for his work on the Micronauts. Broderick also
pencilled the four-part “Batman: Year Three” storyline, written by Marv
Wolfman, which detailed the first meeting of Batman and Tim Drake.
Comic Book Artist of such books as Captain Marvel, Micronauts, Dr. Doom
2099, Firestorm, Alpha Flight, Spectre, Creature Commandos , Weird War
Tales #93, The Fury of Firestorm in June 1982, Captain Atom, Green Lantern
volume 3 series, & much more.
3)Ultracon gives a warm welcome to Vampirela artist : Gonzalo Mayo
Comic Book Artist of such books as Vampirela from the 1970’s, Red Sonja,
El Cid, Nagizul, Dragonstar & much more.
4) Steve Cardenas The Red Power Ranger heads to Ultracon!
Steve Cardenas is a American martial artist and former actor, perhaps most
noted for playing Rocky DeSantosin the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV
series.
Steve Cardenas has been in martial arts for 28 years. He earned 5th degree
black belt in tae kwon do and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. His
character, Rocky, replaced Jason Lee Scott (played by Austin St. John) as
the Red Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, and he later
became the Blue Ranger for Power Rangers Zeo. He had no previous acting
experience and had to learn on the job.
5) Larry Mainland from the Walking dead coming to Ultracon!
Larry Mainland is best known as a featured zombie in “The Walking Dead”.
His image was the first to be released from the set before the show aired
and has been used extensively for advertising in more than 135 countries.
He has been on the cover of numerous magazines, such as “Entertainment
Weekly” in the US and “SFX”, the #1 Sci-Fi magazine in the United Kingdom,
twice and almost countless articles worldwide. He’s seen on t-shirts,
mugs, buttons and virtually anything you can put an image on, including
board games and even on “Xbox Live”.
His other Film and TV credits also include such notables as “Sick People”,
“Contagion”, “The Three Stooges”, “Level Up”, “Remnant” and “Home”…just to
name a few. In August, 2015 he will be appearing in the new movie
“Goosebumps”, so be sure to look out for that!
6) Giggles, Boss & Thug
These creepy clowns will be back to take pictures and sign posters for all
of our Horror Fans In South Florida. Their presence will be felt At
ULTRACON.
7) UFC & MMA Fighter Mike “The Wolverine” Rio
South Florida UFC Fighter, Mike The Wolverine Rio will be signing
autographs and
taking pictures with his fans at ULTRACON…
8) UFC Fighter Marcus Brimage
Homegrown Florida UFC Fighter, Marcus Brimage will make his presence
Felt At ULTRACON by Autographing & Taking Pictures With His Fans. Feel the
Power of this awesome fighting force!
9) Paranormal Crossroads Investigations.
Paranormal Crossroads Investigations is a very unique team of the most
diversified kind. Our team is comprised of many vocations including
healthcare professionals, law enforcement officers, moms, dads, business
owners, students as well as high school and college professors!
Spiritually, we are equally as eclectic! Our beliefs include Christianity,
Judaism, Wicca, Buddhism & Native American. We are also multi-lingual,
with team members who speak English, Spanish, Hebrew and Farsi!
So many have asked us what could bring such a group of us together; The
answer is simple. We have a shared passion to grow and assist our
communities and to educate and further the study of the paranormal
sciences.
Each of our team members is closely connected. We consider ourselves one
family.
We cover all of Florida from the Panhandle to Key West as well as the
Tri-State Kentucky area and Lima Peru!
PCI is diligently striving to find answers, explanations, and verification
of the paranormal. We want to continually provide comfort and support
through a structured approach to investigating claims of this phenomenon.
10) Author Kerry Cepero
Author Of Titles WARHEAD & MELTDOWN Kerry Cepero will be on hand signing
books and taking pictures with fans. Be there on Saturday as Kerry
releases two new books exclusively for ULTRACON!
Be the first to buy the next book in the WARHEAD: Agent of Destruction
series “RADIOACTIVE” and be the first to own his new book BLACK. Only at
ULTRACON!
11) Tamerlane
Real Life Super Villain Tamberlane will be at Ultracon with his team doing
amazing panels.
12) The Walking Dead Sketch Artist Steve Lydic
Steve Lydic will be at ULTRACON signing prints and “Talking Dead” with fans.
Ultracons Cosplay Guest & Host.
13) Ultracon cosplay host Green Betty cosplay & Jakejames will be leading
the way at the Ultracon cosplay contest.
14) Ultracon gives a warm welcome to: Callie Cosplay
Callie Cosplay is the stage name of Florida costumer Leah Burroughs.
Callie has been Cosplaying for about Two Years now and has gained a
plethora of craftsmanship skills in order to sustain and efficiently build
upon her superhero lifestyle.
Come Out & Visit Callie Cosplay !!
15) Ultracon gives a warm welcome to cosplay guest : Heather 1337.
Come Out & Visit Heather 1337 !!
16) Ultracon gives a warm welcome to cosplay guest: Cujo & T.C Dangerous &
Geekgirl 421 also will be judging our Ultracon contest.
Come Out & Visit Cujo & T.C Dangerous & Geekgirl 421 !!
17) Ultracon gives a warm welcome to cosplay guest :Technecally Toki &
cosplay judge.
Come Out & Visit Technecally Toki !!
18) Ultracon gives a warm welcome to cosplay guest : No Ordinary Balloon Man.
Come Out & Visit No Ordinary Ballon Man !!
19) Ultracon gives a warm welcome to cosplay guest: Harley’s Love Shack.
Come Out & Visit Harley’s Love Shack !!
20) Ultracon gives a warm welcome to cosplay guest: Danny Cosplay
Come Out & Visit Danny Cosplay !!
21) The Pow Wow Radio Show & PSN Radio
They will have a live broadcast Saturday & Sunday
with live interviews of our Guests, Vendors & Fans….
We Will Announce More Guest & Celebrities As We Get Closer to The Event.
Ultra Con Will Feature Collectors And Dealers From All Over the Country
Selling Collectibles New & Vintage, Modern Toys, Custom Toy Work, Anime
Collectibles, Hot Wheels, Old Vintage Sports Cards, Avengers Comic Books,
Comic Art, Star Trek Comic Books and Collectibles. Vintage GI Joe’s From
The 1960’s & 1970’s, Hundreds Of 3 3/4 GI Joe Vehicles & Figures On
Display, , United Kingdom Action Man From The 1960’s& 1970’s, Star Wars
Old & New ,Monsters Old & New Godzilla,Transformers, Dragonball Z, Power
Rangers, Marvel Legends, Marvel
Universe, Toy Biz, Bandai, DC Action Figures Action Figures.
Vendors Info visit Ultracon website at www.ultraconofsouthflorida.com
VA Comicon (November 2014)
July 15, 2014 by vacomicon.com
Filed under Anime, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Virginia
Event Details:
| Convention Name | |
| The VA Comicon in Richmond | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://www.vacomicon.com | |
| This convention will take place: | |
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| Start Date (Format mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| 11/22/2014 | |
| End Date (Format mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| 11/23/2014 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Now in it’s 28th year, this will be the BIGGEST VA Comicon EVER, with almost 200 booths, over 100 artists, Cosplay, Deloreans, and more! We are VA’s #1 comic book show for investment collectors looking for rare comics. GI Joe fans will want to meet Larry Hama, the Godfather of GI Joe, and Herb Trimpe, the co-creator of Wolverine! Turtles Fans will want to pick up our special TMNT foil edition comic limited to just a few 100, with a cover by guest Matt Slay! Don’t Miss out…it will be almost 200 booths, with FREE parking, and Richmond’s LARGEST Anime show (included)…all for only $19.95! | |
| Venue Name and Address | |
| The Richmond Raceway Complex 600 E Laburnum Ave Richmond, VA 23222 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 180 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
| Additional Categories | |
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| Guests | |
| Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe, Billy Tucci, Dan Parent, Jerry Gaylord, Tom King, Brian Clevinger | |
NYC – Forbidden Planet Mega-Signing
April 16, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
James Tynion IV, Amy Chu, Alitha Martinez, Tom Chu, Marguerite Bennett, Morgan O. Shay, and Larry Hama appear at Forbidden Planet on Wednesday May 7, 2014 at 6:00 pm!
Forbidden Planet
832 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
212-473-1576
NJ – Free Comic Book Day 2014
April 15, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day, New Jersey, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Larry Hama, Ron Marz, Bryan J.L. Glass, and more appear at Level Up Entertainment on Saturday May 3rd for Free Comic Book Day!
Press Release:
It’s the most wonderful day of the year! Join us on May 3rd for free comics, special guests, vendors, artists, prizes, costume contest, sales, and more!
Some of this year’s special events include:
TRANSFORMERS vs GI JOE #0 LAUNCH PARTY, brought to you by IDW Publishing!
Unveiling of this year’s GI JOE vs TRANSFORMERS EPIC DIORAMA!
Special Q&A and workshop with the talented RON MARZ!
Guests include:
Ron Marz – Writer
Best known for: Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, Marvel vs DC, Star Wars, Batman/Aliens
Larry Hama – Writer
Best known for: G.I. Joe, Bucky O’Hare, Avengers, Wolverine
Bryan J.L. Glass – Writer
Best known for: The Mice Templar, Furious, Thor: First Thunder, Valkyrie
Robert Bruce – Popculturist
Best known for: AMC’s Comic Book Men
Mark Bellomo - Author
Best known for: Totally Tubular 80’s Toys, Transformers: Identification & Price Guide, The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe
Justin Piatt and Zack Dolan – SUPER!
Level Up Entertainment
4403 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330
(609) 569-9200
NYC – JHU Anniversary Signing
April 13, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Amy Chu, James Tynion IV, Larry Hama, Robert Rodi, Tom Chu, and Alitha Martinez (Batgirl, WWE Superstars) appear at JHU Comic Books on Wednesday, April 30th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm to celebrate the launches of both Vertigo Quarterly and Girls Night Out: The Way Love Goes.
PURE INSANITY, MAYHEM AND ABSOLUTE FUN! Oh, and probably some cake, as it is also the first birthday of JHU Comic Books!
Purchase of Vertigo Quarterly: CYAN #1 required to participate in signing/event.
JHU Comic Books MANHATTAN
32 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016
(212) 268-7088
Epic Proportions Booth Schedule for NYCC 2013
October 5, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention News, New York, New York Comic Con
New York Comic Con is just a few days away. And Epic Proportions/Secret Identities Universe has some GREAT signings scheduled at their booth (#2010) this year!
On Friday October 11, they will host Greg Pak, Bernard Chang, Cliff Chiang, and Walter Simonson!
And then not to be undone, on Saturday October 12, we’ll have Larry Hama, Bernard Chang, and Walter Simonson.
This year Epic Proportions boasts their biggest booth yet! A 10×20 corner booth! Booth 2010!
And to help celebrate this, they have once again partnered up with THE Walter Simonson (Thor, Batman, Fantastic Four, Beta Ray Bill, Archangel) to create one amazing contest!
The above image represents a 13×19 giclee print that 2 lucky winners will get for free!
All you have to do to enter is purchase one of the EP Comic Con Exclusive Ragnarok tees:
Coast City Comicon (November 2013)
August 22, 2013 by CoastCityComicon
Filed under Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Gaming, Horror, Maine
Event Details:
| Convention Name | |
| Coast City Comicon | |
| Convention Website Address | |
| http://coastcitycomicon.com | |
| This convention will take place: | |
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| Start Date (Format mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| 11/09/2013 | |
| End Date (Format mm/dd/yyyy) | |
| 11/10/2013 | |
| About This Convention | |
| Coast City Comicon 2013 will feature both an MST3K reunion featuring Bill Corbett, Mary Jo Pehl, and Kevin Murphy, and a Savage Streets reunion featuring Linnea Quigley, Kristi Somers, Brian Frishman, Scott Mayer and Robert Dryer! This will be the very first East Coast reunion for the Savage Streets cast, as well as the first ever convention appearances by Kristi Somers and Brian Frishman!
So far, we’ve booked: Bill Corbett (Voice of MST3K’s Crow T Robot) Kevin Murphy (Voice of MST3K’s Tom Servo) Mary Jo Pehl (MST3K’s Pearl Forrester) Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead, Creepozoids, Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Savage Streets) Brian Frishman (Savage Streets, Midnight Madness, School Spirit, Starforce) Scott Mayer (Savage Streets) Robert Dryer (Savage Streets, The Borrower, Behind Enemy Lines, Street Knight) Kristi Somers (Savage Streets, Hardbodies, Tomboy, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Return to Horror High) Ethan Nicolle (Co-creator of Axe Cop) Tim Seeley (GI Joe, Hack/Slash, Ex Sanguine, co-creator of Revival) Mike Norton (Creator of Battlepug, co-creator of Revival) Larry Hama (GI Joe, creator of Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes) Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters, TMNT: Secret History of the Foot Clan) Chris Burnham (Batman Inc. Vol 1 and 2, co-creator of Bat-Cow) Yanick Paquette (Batman Inc., Civil War: X-Men, Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman: Earth One) Braden Lamb & Shelli Paroline Lamb (Adventure Time) Ben Templesmith (Co-creator of 30 Days of Night, Fell, Ten Grand, creator of Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse) Craig Rousseau (Batman Beyond, Impulse, Harley Quinn, The Perhapanauts) Rich Woodall (Creator of Johnny Raygun) Bob Camp (Ren & Stimpy, Thundercats, Silver Hawks) Doug Paskiewicz (Arsenic Lullaby) Rachel Deering (Creepy, Anathema, Womanthology, Womanthology: Space, Diablo III) Christian DiBari (The Warriors, Pale Horse, Anathema, Ghost Cop, Sebastian Hawks) Mort Todd (Cracked Magazine, Marvel Comics) Rick Parker (King of all Marvel Letterers, Beavis and Butthead, Papercutz series) Rondo Hatton Award-winning Horror Hosts Penny Dreadful XIII and Garou |
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| Venue Name and Address | |
| DoubleTree Hilton Hotel – South Portland 363 Maine Mall Road Portland, Maine 04106 United States Map It |
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| Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables | |
| 115 | |
| Projected Attendance | |
| 1500 | |
| Please select the Category that best describes the convention | |
| Comic Books | |
| Additional Categories | |
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| Guests | |
| Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Mary Jo Pehl, Linnea Quigley, Kristi Somers, Brian Frishman, Robert Dryer, Scott Mayer, Ethan Nicolle, Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, Larry Hama, Mort Todd, Bob Camp, Rick Parker, Erik Burnham, Chris Burnham, Yanick Paquette, Ben Templesmith, Braden Lamb, Shelli Paroline, Craig Rousseau, Rich Woodall, Penny Dreadful XIII, Rachel Deering, Christian DiBari | |
NJ – Secret Identities Panel
April 10, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New Jersey, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Larry Hama, Natalie Kim, Robin Ha, and Adam WarRock join Jeff Yang, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma for a panel at Rutgers University on April 15th at 8:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center as part of Geek Week!
Press Release:
Four years ago, “Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology,” the ground-breaking graphic novel collection of original stories of Asian Americans told through the narrative of heroes and villains, was launched right here at Rutgers.
On the heels of releasing their second anthology, “Secret Identities, Volume 2: Shattered”, SI comes back to Rutgers. Joining SI editors Jeff Yang, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma will be nerdcore rapper Adam WarRock, Marvel Comics and SI artist Robin Ha, co-host of InkedTV and creator of the web series Super Twins Natalie Kim, and writer, artist, editor, and creator of the GI Joe mythology Larry Hama!
Join the panel for an in-depth multimedia presentation on Asian American identity, comics, and more. The panelists will need audience assistance to create an original hero and villain on stage. Don’t miss out!
For more information, visit the Secret Identities website.
Free admission. RSVP on Facebook!
DE – GI Joe Launch Party
January 19, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Delaware, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
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Fred Van Lente and Larry Hama kick off the new GI JOE Series on Saturday, February 16th at The Comic Book Shop with special guest Mark Bellomo! RSVP on Facebook!
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The Real American Heroes are beginning a new era with a new ongoing series from IDW Publishing and we couldn’t be more excited!
Writer FRED VAN LENTE (Comic Book History of Comics) will be at our shop to showcase his new direction for the team, whose secret identities have been exposed!
Joining him will be GI JOE LEGEND and writer of the original comic book series LARRY HAMA who is once again writing GI JOE: REAL AMERICAN HERO!
Toy and Pop Culture authority MARK BELLOMO has made special arrangements to attend so he can speak geek with us! He’s written THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GI JOE: 1982-1994, ART OF TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON, and TOTALLY TUBULAR 80’S TOYS.
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RALLY THE TROOPS FOR A DAY OF GI JOE!
**SALE on ALL GI JOE Comics and Action Figures!**
**GI Joe Costume Contest!**
**Raffles for GI Joe Comics and Toys!**
*****All proceeds from the raffles PLUS a portion of the day’s sales will be donated to soldiers in need! *****
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You may know FRED VAN LENTE’s work from Valiant’s relaunch of ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, last year’s ALPHA FLIGHT series, CHAOS WAR, HULK: SEASON ONE, INCREDIBLE HERCULES, several volumes of MARVEL ZOMBIES, and indie favorite ACTION PHILOSOPHERS!
Now he’s bringing our favorite elite fighting force into modern situations – and on US soil – including new characters which reflect updated tech and current environments that our real life soldiers face every day.
The flagship series will be drawn dark and moody by Van Lente’s long-time collaborator STEVE KURTH (Iron Man: Legacy.)
The Comic Book Shop
1855 Marsh Road, Wilmington, DE 19810
