CA – Free Comic Book Day 2013
April 3, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Gene Luen Yang, James Robinson, Matt Hawkins, Alexis Fajardo, Vicki Scott, and Justin Thompson appear on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!
11am-2pm
Vicki Scott, penciller (Boom Studios’ PEANUTS)
Alexis Fajardo, writer/editor (Boom Studios’ PEANUTS)
Justin Thompson, inker/storyteller (Boom Studios’ PEANUTS)
2pm-5pm
Gene Luen Yang (Avatar: The Last Airbender, American Born Chinese)
James Robinson (DC Comics Earth-2, Starman)
4pm-7pm
Matt Hawkins (Top Cow Studios’ Aphrodite IX, Think Tank)
Character Appearances:
Darth Vader
Flying Colors Comics
2980 Treat Blvd (at Oak Grove Rd), Concord, CA 94518
CA – The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation
November 25, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Strips, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Lee Mendelson, executive producer of many of the Peanuts animated specials, and author Charles Solomon, appear on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 1:00 pm to speak about the art and making of the animated specials and to celebrate the release of Solomon’s new book, The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation.
This event is included in the price of admission.
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
CA – Kid Beowulf Signing
October 30, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Alexis E. Fajardo appears at the Schulz Museum on Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Fajardo will share and sign his work and talk about the upcoming third Kid Beowulf book, Kid Beowulf vs. El Cid, as well as his work as managing editor for the new Peanuts comic books. Celebrate Charles Schulz’s birthday by enjoying free admission to the Schulz Museum all day!
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
OR – Good Grief Exhibition
October 8, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Art Show, Comic Strips, Oregon, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Press Release:
Happiness is an art exhibit honoring the work of Charles M. Schulz, and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR has just that!
Exhibition curator Ben Saunders has chosen 25 originals spanning all five decades of PEANUTS that he hopes will allow the viewer to take in the origins, maturation, and final years of this great American masterwork.
Fantagraphics’ Gary Groth will make a visit on Thursday, November 8th to discuss the importance of Charles Schulz’s work within the larger tradition of newspaper strip comics. This event begins at 5:30 PM, and is co-sponsored by the UO School of Journalism.
Don’t be a blockhead and miss this exhibit! GOOD GRIEF! Original Art from 50 Years of Charles M. Schulz’s PEANUTS runs through December 1, 2012. The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is located in Eugene, Oregon on the western side of the University of Oregon campus next to the Knight Library.
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, OR 97403
TX – All-Ages Awesomeness II
June 4, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas, Top Stories
On Saturday, June 30th, Rogues Gallery hosts their second annual all-ages events, featuring a whole bunch of creators who will sketch, sign and talk with kids about making comics! And, for the first time this year, kids will participate in making a comic in the store!
Our guests this year are:
Ty Templeton – Ultimate Spider-Man, Batman Adventures, Superman Adventures, lots more!
Shane & Chris Houghton – Creators of Reed Gunther, Bear-Riding Cowboy, have also worked on Boom! Studios’ Peanuts and Adventure Time books!
Chad Thomas – Worked on Archie’s Young Salem and Megaman, plus lots more!
Evan Bryce – Wide variety of comics work, art teacher and some of the wildest, coolest color prints in the universe!
Mike Bullock – Writer of hit indy all-ages book Lions, Tigers & Bears!
Yehudi Mercado – Creator of Buffalo Speedway, promoting next year’s all-ages Archaia graphic novel Pantalones, TX!
The event will run from 10 AM – 6 PM! Kids will help creators create a comic in store starting at 1 PM! Tell your friends!
Rogues Gallery
1601 S IH-35 #360, Round Rock, TX 78664
CA – Free Comic Book Day 2012
April 30, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Ed Brubaker, Josh Fialkov, Kyle Higgins, Jim McCann, Rodin Esquejo, and Sonia Oback sign in Canoga Park from noon to 3pm and Steve Niles, Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, Matt Whitlock, and Shane & Chris Houghton sign from 2:00 – 5:00pm in Pasadena on Saturday May 5, 2012 for Free Comic Book Day!
Collector’s Paradise
319 S. Arroyo Parkway #4, Pasadena, CA 91105
7131 Winnetka Ave, Canoga Park, CA 91306
CA – Peanuts Signing
February 8, 2012 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Press Release:
Celebrate the release of the new Peanuts comic book series Saturday, February 25th at 1pm with how-to-draw Peanuts workshops, a panel discussion, and comic book signing with its creators including Paige Braddock (Jane’s World), Shane Houghton (Reed Gunther), Matt Whitlock (Family Guy), Lex Fajardo (Kid Beowulf), Vicki Scott (Peanuts illustrator), and Justin Thompson (MythTickle). Programs are free with the price of Museum admission. Comic book creators will give an illustrated, behind-the-scenes look at the process and show how new Peanuts stories and artwork are being developed. The presentation will be followed by a comic book signing and workshops on how to draw your own Peanuts characters with artists Matt Whitlock and Vicki Scott.
12:30pm: How to draw peanuts characters with Family Guy animator Matt Whitlock (in Ed Room)
1pm: Behind the scenes presentation and Q & A in the auditorium
1:45pm: comic book signing with all of the comic book contributors
3pm: How to draw peanuts characters with artist Vicki Scott of the Peanuts graphic novel, Happiness is a Warm Blanket
In January BOOM! Studios and Peanuts Worldwide, LLC kicked off this ongoing comic book series with original stories seen for the first time alongside classic Peanuts Sunday strips. The Peanuts Sunday strips were written and drawn by Charles M. Schulz with additional stories by Vicki Scott, Shane Houghton, and Matt Whitlock.
Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
