MO – The Sixth Gun Signing
November 25, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Missouri, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Brian Hurtt sign at Star Clipper on Saturday, November 30, 2013 from noon until 3:00pm!
Press Release:
Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s horror western series from Oni Press, The Sixth Gun, is getting a prestigious hardcover release! Come by from 12pm-3pm on Saturday, November 30th, and meet the creators and get your books signed. In addition, during the signing, we are offering purchases of Sixth Gun Hardcover Volume 1 at a 30% discount!
This over-sized collection not only features the first eleven issues of this amazing series but includes a prose story by Cullen Bunn, sketches, a look at the process of creating the comic, and more!
Star Clipper Comics
6392 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: (314) 725-9110
IL – The Sixth Gun Signing
November 19, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Brian Hurtt appear at Challengers Comics on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 7:00pm until 10:00pm to sign the hardcover of THE SIXTH GUN!
Challengers Comics
1845 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
CA – Wars in Toyland Signing
July 2, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Joe Harris signs at Beach Ball Comics on July 31st from 5:00pm until 7:00pm!
JOE HARRIS (Great Pacific) has a plate full of good things happening this summer with the continuation of his hit Image series, a new OGN from Oni Press called Wars in Toyland and the return of THE X-FILES, launching Season 10 right where the series left off! This is one you don’t want to miss!
Beach Ball Comics
3024 W Ball Rd Ste G, Anaheim, CA 92804
NYC – Double Fine Action Comics Signing
May 26, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Scott C. signs at Desert Island Comics on Thursday June 6th from 7:00 till 9:00 pm.
Desert Island
540 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 388-5087
IL – Helheim Signing
March 1, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Illinois, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Artist Joëlle Jones signs at Challengers Comics on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 6:00 pm!
Press Release:
HELHEIM artist Joëlle Jones (Troublemaker, Spell Checkers, Fables) comes to Challengers for a signing and one-night-only art show! Joëlle will be signing copies of Helheim #1, along with an exclusive Helheim print, from 6pm to 7pm, and mingling with fans at a Helheim art show from 7pm to 10pm. Beer and wine will be served.
A NEW SERIES FROM SIXTH GUN WRITER CULLEN BUNN AND FAN FAVORITE ARTIST JOËLLE JONES! “Once the threshold of Helheim is crossed, not even gods can escape.” During the age of the Vikings, savage wild men and dark creatures beset a small settlement. A brave war party stands as guardians of the helpless villagers, but they are no match for the horrors rising up around them. One of the warriors, a young hero named Rikard, will pay the ultimate price in battle… but his fight is far from over. A gothic horror story of witchcraft, night creatures, and the undead.
Challengers Comics
1845 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
WA – Stumptown Signing
November 18, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Washington
Matt Southworth signs at Arcane Comics on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 from 3:00 until 8:00pm!
Arcane Comics
5809 15th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98107
NYC – Oni Press Signing
October 4, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, New York, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Brahm Revel, Philip Gelatt, and Tyler Crook sign at Bergen Street Comics on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm.
Press Release:
Join Oni Press and Bergen Street Comics as we kickoff New York Comic Con 2012 with the most radical of all signings known to man on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012, from 6pm-9pm or later.
Philip Gelatt and Tyler Crook, creators of Petrograd, will be in attendance, along with Guerillas creator Brahm Revel.
Petrograd debuted last year and is a historical fiction graphic novel about the attempted assassination of Rasputin. Since then the book has received rave reviews and shout outs from many industry professionals as being a “must have” for any graphic novel collection.
Tyler Crook, artist of Petrograd was awarded the 2012 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Will Eisner Awards this past summer at San Diego Comic-Con for his work in Petrograd and was also a guest artist on the Oni Press title The Sixth Gun V3. He is currently drawing B.P.R.D. (Dark Horse).
Phillip, writer of Petrograd, lives in Providence, R.I. and has worked in the film industry along with writing the Oni Press titles Labor Days and Dark Horse’s Indiana Jones Adventures V1.
Brahm Revel, former New Yorker, was a storyboard artist for the Cartoon Network™ show Venture Bros. and has since released the Vietnam War-based, M16-wielding, smoking chimpanzees filled graphic novels Guerillas V1 & V2 with Oni Press. You heard us right… smoking chimpanzees!
This is going to the be the best way to start your 2012 NYCC, so come hang out and have a drink with some of the best creators in the industry at one of the best shops in the universe!
Bergen Street Comics
470 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
CA – Bad Medicine Signing
June 11, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Writers Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir appear at both Collector’s Paradise locations on Wednesday June 13th to sign Issue #2 of the new comic series Bad Medicine, which will be released that very day. Collector’s Paradise will offer (for as long as supplies last) Issue 1 of Bad Medicinefor free for anyone who buys Issue #2.
The signing starts at the Collector’s Paradise Pasadena store, from 12pm to 3pm, and continues at the San Fernando Valley store, from 5pm to 8pm, where they will be joined by Ian Brill to promote his new self-published Dracula World Order!
Collector’s Paradise
319 S. Arroyo Parkway #4, Pasadena, CA 91105
7131 Winnetka Ave, Canoga Park, CA 91306
CA – Rascal Raccoon Reading
January 31, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Join notorious cartoon meanie Rascal Raccoon and author Brendan Hay for a hilarious reading from their new graphic novel, Rascal Raccoon’s Raging Revenge, featuring the voice talents of Seth Green (Robot Chicken, Family Guy), Zeb Wells (Robot Chicken, Avenging Spider-Man), Dan Milano (Greg the Bunny, Warren the Ape), and Heidi Gardner (Funny or Die).
Hay has written for Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, The Mighty B!, and is currently head writer on a new project for Lucasfilm Animation. But his heart belongs to comics.
Come for the reading, stay for the signing immediately afterward. Also, there will be cupcakes.
And it’s FREE!
Meltdown Comics
7522 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 851-7223
The Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway
June 13, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Everything Else, Other
Press Release:
New York, NY — Author and illustrator Jimmy Gownley (Amelia Rules) has teamed up with Brodart, Diamond Book Distributors, and GraphicNovelReporter.com to donate his talent and his time to create the promotional artwork for The $20,000+ Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway at the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans taking place June 24 to June 27.
The Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway awards one library a collection of over 700 hand-selected graphic novels for adults, teens, and children as well as fixtures and furniture. The entire prize will be displayed in Booth #1760 at ALA in a library setting with shelving, spinner racks, lounge seating, reading tables and chairs, accent tables and more. The contest is open to public, school and academic librarians in the continental United States. Eligible librarians can enter to win during ALA Exhibit Hours on Friday June 24 through Sunday June 26, with the Grand Prize Drawing on Monday, June 27.
“Libraries were among the first and biggest supporters of me and Amelia Rules! It was an honor for me to provide the artwork for this incredible giveaway,” said Jimmy Gownley.
“The sponsors appreciate Jimmy contributing these eye-catching graphics, which will give us the opportunity to draw attention to this prize that celebrates graphic novels and their popularity in libraries,” said Carol Fitzgerald from GraphicNovelReporter.com on behalf of all the sponsors.
Participating publisher sponsors, beyond the title sponsors include:
Abrams, Ape Entertainment, Candlewick Press, Capstone, Creative Arts Unlimited Inc., Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Fanfare/Ponent Mon, First Second Books, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Lerner Publishing Group, Marvel, Oni Press, Penguin Young Readers Group, Random House, Rosen Publishing, Round Table Comics, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Toon Books, Top Cow Productions, Top Shelf Productions, Unshelved, Viper Comics, VIZ Media, W.W. Norton, and Zenescope Entertainment.
The first $20,000 Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway (at Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference in April) was a huge success, with libraries from all over the state of Texas entering to win hundreds of graphic novels as well as library shelving and furniture. The winner was Weslaco Public Library, represented by Eduardo Zepeda.
For more information please visit: http://www.shopbrodart.com/ala#giveaway
About Brodart Co.
Since 1939 libraries have been able to turn to Brodart for everything from shelf-ready books to electronic ordering systems, high quality furniture, and supplies. Brodart serves libraries from the Northwest Territories to the Pacific Rim, with facilities in the United States and Canada.
About Diamond Book Distributors
Diamond Book Distributors is a division of Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc., the world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books and related merchandise. Diamond Book Distributors is dedicated to making a wide selection of graphic novels and other pop culture collectibles available to the book market.
About GraphicNovelReporter.com
GraphicNovelReporter.com is the newest website from TheBookReportNetwork.com (TBRN), which includes a group of six Internet sites featuring original content about books and authors. Since 1996, these sites — led by flagship site Bookreporter.com — have become the gathering places for a large and devoted audience of readers and book buyers. Monthly more than 1.6 million unique visitors come to the sites in the Network, making it the largest non-commercial group of book websites on the Internet. In addition, the company offers Internet design/development, marketing/publicity and resource services.
