Hero Initiative Heads to San Jose’s BIG WOW! Comic-Fest in May 2014
May 9, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Webcomics
Press Release:
Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization that helps comic creators in medical and financial need, will be attending San Jose’s BIG WOW! Comic-Fest on May 17-18 at the San Jose Convention Center, 150 West San Carlos Street.
Make sure you grab the amazing Walking Dead 100 book at out booth, #915-#917 and be sure to get it signed by the many contributors in attendance! Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard will be at the con, as will eight other artists who participated in the project. Proceeds of your purchase will help someone in need!
And you can put your Walking Dead book in your NEW Hero tote bag! Hero’s new totes make their debut at BIG WOW! and are available at a mere $5!
In addition, check out the ambassadors for Hero who will be raising money for our charity at their own booths: Arthur Adams, Brent Anderson, Dan Brereton, Joyce Chin, Mick Gray, Drew Johnson, Rich Koslowski, Michael Lark, John Livesay, Laura Martin, Terry Moore, Norm Rapmund, Darick Robertson, Greg Rucka, and David Williams will all have donation jars for Hero!
IDW Signing Schedule for WonderCon 2014
April 16, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories
Press Release:
Comics publisher IDW is returning to WonderCon this weekend in a big way. In addition to panels and exclusives, IDW will be holding several signings with many of their best artists and writers.
Talent from IDW comics series Mars Attacks, Godzilla, G.I. JOE, Transformers, My Little Pony, Judge Dredd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, and many others will be on hand at the IDW Booth #309. Attendees can swing by the booth to meet talent like Gabriel Rodriguez, Mark Evanier, Mike Costa, Scott Tipton, Chris Mowry, and others.
During selected signings, IDW will also be giving away free exclusive variants, preview comics, and posters to attendees, including:
- Exclusive Winterworld Preview Ashcan!
- Exclusive Little Nemo in Slumberland Preview Ashcan!
- America’s Army Show Exclusive #0 issue variant edition
- America’s Army Show Exclusive Poster
From the press release, here’s the complete signing schedule, including what times you can stop by to pick up your free IDW exclusives:
WONDER CON 2014 IDW EVENT SCHEDULE!
SIGNING AT THE IDW BOOTH, #309!
Friday April 18th
12:00 – 1:00 Love and Capes – Thom Zahler
1:00 – 3:00 IDW MVP & Guest of Honor – Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)
*Check out the Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega HC show exclusive, and Gabriel Rodriguez Locke & Key Artist’s Edition Portfolio!
2:00 – 3:00 Mars Attacks, The Hollows, The Colonized – Chris Ryall
3:00 – 4:00 America’s Army – M. Zachary Sherman
*Check out the exclusive free comics & posters!
3:00 – 4:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
4:00 – 5:00 G.I. JOE: Special Missions – Paul Gulacy
5:00 – 6:00 Transformers – John Barber, Flint Dille, Mairghread Scott
6:00 – 7:00 My Little Pony – Tony Fleecs
6:00 – 7:00 Mean Streets: Baja – Ben Wagner
Saturday April 19th
11:00 – 12:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Tom Waltz
11:00 – 12:00 America’s Army – M. Zachary Sherman
*Check out the exclusive free comics & posters!
12:00 – 1:00 Judge Dredd: Mega-City Two – Douglas Wolk
12:00 – 1:00 The Illegitimates – Marc Andreyko
1:00 – 2:00 Amelia Cole – D.J. Kirkbride
2:00 – 3:00 Darby Pop Bonanza!
Eric Garcia – City: The Mind in the Machine
John Raffo – 7th Sword
Andrew Robinson – 7th Sword
Bernard Chang – City: The Mind in the Machine, Indestructible
3:00 – 4:00 LITTLE NEMO LAUNCH PARTY – IDW Guest of Honor Gabriel Rodriguez, Eric Shanower
* Check out the free advance ashcan!
4:00 – 5:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
4:00 – 5:00 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle – Mark Evanier
5:00 – 6:00 T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents – Roger Robinson
5:00 – 6:00 G.I. JOE: The Cobra Files – Mike Costa
6:00 – 7:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who – Scott Tipton
Sunday April 20th
12:00 – 1:00 Kill Shakespeare – Conor McCreery, Anthony Del Col
1:00 – 3:00 IDW MVP & Guest of Honor – Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)
*Check out the Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega HC show exclusive, and Gabriel Rodriguez Locke & Key Artist’s Edition Portfolio!
3:00 – 4:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
CA – Share the Love of Comics Party
February 20, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Todd Nauck, Bill Morrison, Brian Buccellato, Drew Johnson, Tone Rodriguez, and Tony Fleecs appear at Metropolis Comics on Wednesday February 26, 2014 from 5:00 till 8:00 pm to benefit the Michael Morones Foundation!
Metropolis Comics
16509 Bellflower Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706
562-263-0277
IDW Joins The Party At Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo
October 31, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention News, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Video Games
Press Release:
Over the weekend of November 1st – 3rd downtown Los Angeles will be taken over by one of the fastest growing conventions: Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo. For IDW’s first appearance at the show, the publisher is bringing along some very special guests and exclusives.
On Saturday November 2nd at 10:30 AM in room 308AB join Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier, and IDW President Greg Goldstein as they set the stage for IDW’s upcoming 15th year anniversary. Bring some questions, and come prepared for a lively discussion in a unique town hall format. You just might walk away with a free book! With sneak peeks, and a few tricks up their sleeves, this will not be a panel to miss!
Be sure to stop by the IDW booth (712) to pick up the Comikaze exclusive variant of Mars Attacks/Judge Dredd #3 by John McCrea featuring Stan (The Man) Lee! Along with this special $10 variant, IDW will have a library’s worth of your favorite books to stock up on! And watch the IDW Facebook and Twitter feeds for special deals on books throughout the show!
Throughout the convention the IDW booth will also host a number of great signings:
Friday November 1st
3:00 – 4:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
5:00 – 6:00 Kill Shakespeare – Conor McCreery
Saturday November 2nd
12:00 – 1:00 Transformers – Livio Ramondelli, Mairghread Scott
1:00 – 2:30 The Other Dead – Joshua Ortega, Digger T. Mesch, and Special Guest Kevin Eastman (of TMNT fame!)
3:00 – 4:00 My Little Pony – Tony Fleecs
4:00 – 5:00 Kill Shakespeare – Conor McCreery
5:00 – 6:00 Amelia Cole & The Unknown World – D.J. Kirkbride
Sunday November 3rd
12:00 – 1:00 Transformers – Livio Ramondelli, Mairghread Scott
1:00 – 2:00 My Little Pony – Tony Fleecs
5:00 – 6:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
Stan Lee’s Comikaze is set to have its biggest year yet, and IDW is excited to be a part of it!
About IDW
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE and MY LITTLE PONY; Paramount’s Star Trek; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2000AD’s Judge Dredd; The Rocketeer; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; and the Eisner-Award winning Locke & Key series, created by best-selling author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio, and the multiple award-winning Artist’s Edition imprint.
IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot; Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Warner Brothers are producing a film based on Ashley Wood’s Lore; and Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.
So Cal Comic Con (October 2013)
October 16, 2013 by joelelad
Filed under California, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention Profiles
Event Details:
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| So Cal Comic Con | |
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| 10/20/2013 | |
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| Come out to the 4th annual So Cal Comic Con on Sunday, October 20th, from 10am-5pm, at the QLN Conference Center in Oceanside! Kids 13 and under, and any member of the military, get in for FREE! We’ve got 2 Guests of Honor for this year’s show:
* Artist Clayton Crain is known for his gorgeous painted work on titles like Carnage, Ghost Rider, X-Force, and Valiant’s upcoming Unity and X-O Manowar titles. * Artist John Kricfalusi is best known as the creator of Ren & Stimpy through his company Spumco. Today, John works on various projects including a new George Liquor cartoon called Cans without Labels, and a new John K Presents: Spumco Comic Book Hardcover published by IDW Publishing, on sale at this show! The 1st 100 people in line get a FREE gift bag STUFFED with cool comics. There are raffles throughout the day where you can win prizes like Iron Man #1 from 1968 SIGNED by Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan! Dozens of comic and toy vendors are on hand to sell your favorite Golden, Silver, Bronze, or Modern Age comics and toys. IDW Publishing and Aspen Comics will be in attendance, along with numerous comic creators, including: Eric “eBas” Basaldua (Grimm Fairy Tales, Witchblade) Admission is only $7 for adults, or $6 with a flyer which can be found at many Southern California comic book stores. Parking is free. Bring the family! |
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| QLN Conference Center 1938 Avenida del Oro Oceanside, CA 92056 United States Map It |
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| Clayton Crain, John Kricfalusi, Eric Basaldua, Joe Benitez, Tony Fleecs, Richard Friend, Joel Gomez, Drew Edward Johnson, Chris Moreno, Marat Mychaels, Rafael Navarro, Tone Rodriguez, Mike Wellman | |
CA – Young Comic Readers Day
September 9, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
Mike Kunkel, Chris Moreno, Tony Fleecs, Scott Rogers, and Aaron Sowd sign at Collectors Paradise on Saturday September 14th from noon till 3pm!
Press Release:
Hero Initiative and Collector’s Paradise present Young Comic Reader Day at Collector’s Paradise San Fernando Valley store.
Joining Hero and the store will be the following creators (others interested please contact Collector’s Paradise):
- Mike Kunkel – Herobear & the Kid, Billy Batson & The Magic of Shazam
- Tony Fleecs – My Little Pony
- Chris Moreno – Toy Story
- Scott Rogers – BedBug
- Aaron Sowd – artist, Simpsons Ride @ Universal, Clone Wars, Hoodwinked
At the store, all artists will be doing FREE sketches to anyone who signs up for Hero Initiative’s Ralphs Club program. Hero Initiative is a fantastic charity that needs funds to operate, and the Ralphs Club program allows them to receive funds on an ongoing basis without any cost to yourself. A percentage of every purchase you make as a registered Hero Initiative Ralphs Club member will go directly to this great charity organization.
In addition to the creators, we’ll have:
- Spider-Man in costume – Everyone’s favorite costumed character, who is our frequent guest for Free Comic Book Day, has promised to swing by and take photos with the kids.
- Prizes for any kids who come to the event wearing comic book-related costumes.
- All kinds of snacks and beverages for the kids.
Collector’s Paradise
7131 Winnetka Ave, Winnetka, CA 91306
TX – All-Ages Awesomeness III
June 3, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Texas
Chris Schweizer, Tony Fleecs, Matt Frank, Chad Thomas, Evan Bryce, and Yehudi Mercado appear at Rogues Gallery on Saturday, June 22nd from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm!
Press Release:
All-Ages Awesomeness 3 is Saturday, June 22nd! It’s our third annual all-ages events, featuring a whole bunch of creators who will sketch, sign and talk with kids about making comics!
Our guests this year are:
Tony Fleecs - Artist on My Little Pony: Rainbow Dash, plus lots more!
Matt Frank - Artist on Godzilla: Rulers of Earth and Transformers Spotlights, designer for Kaiju Combat and lots more!
Chris Schweizer - Creator of the Crogan Adventures series, covers for Adventure Time and lots of other cool projects!
Chad Thomas - Worked on Archie’s Megaman and has done covers for Kaboom!’s Adventure Time, plus lots more!
Evan Bryce – Wide variety of comics work, art teacher and some of the wildest, coolest color prints in the universe!
Yehudi Mercado – Creator of Buffalo Speedway and Pantalones, TX!, with a ton of cool prints featuring Adventure Time and lots more!
The event will run from 10 AM – 6 PM! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! The coolest all-ages event all year!
Rogues Gallery
1601 S IH-35 #360, Round Rock, TX 78664
CA – My Little Pony Variant Signing
May 31, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Tony Fleecs and Amy Mebberson appear at Emerald Knights Comics on Sunday June 30, 2013 at 1:00 pm to sign the EKC exclusive My Little Pony #8 Variant Cover!
Emerald Knights Comics and Games
4116 W. Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505
IDW Announces Programming & Exclusives for WonderCon 2013
March 27, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Top Stories
Press Release:
IDW Publishing is pleased to announce a packed slate of panels, signings, and exclusive items being offered at this year’s WonderCon, being held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA from March 29-31. IDW can be found at Booth #709 all weekend long, selling books, giving out high fives, and trying not to disrupt surrounding booths with the blinding light of their awesomeness.
Signing Schedule – Booth #709
Friday March 29th
1:00 – 2:00 Godzilla – Chris Mowry
2:00 – 3:00 The Colonized, Zombies vs Robots, Kiss – Chris Ryall
3:00 – 4:00 My Little Pony – Amy Mebberson, Heather Nuhfer, Tony Fleecs (Check out the Wonder Con Exclusive My Little Pony Comic!)
4:00 – 5:00 Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time – Scott Tipton, David Tipton
5:00 – 6:00 Adventures of Augusta Wind – J.M. DeMatteis
6:00 – 7:00 The Crow: Death and Rebirth – John Shirley
Saturday March 30th
11:00 – 12:00 The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom – Mark Waid
11:00 – 12:00 Artist’s Edition Meet & Greet! – Scott Dunbier & Guests
2:00 – 3:00 My Little Pony – Amy Mebberson, Heather Nuhfer, Tony Fleecs (Check out the Wonder Con Exclusive My Little Pony Comic!)
3:00 – 4:00 Star Trek: Countdown Into Darkness, Star Trek Ongoing – Mike Johnson
4:00 – 5:00 Transformers “Jam” Signing – John Barber, Livio Ramondelli, Mairghread Scott, Chris Metzen, Flint Dille
5:00 – 6:00 G.I. JOE: Cobra Files – Mike Costa
Sunday March 31st
12:00 – 1:00 Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time – Scott Tipton, David Tipton
1:00 – 2:00 Transformers “Jam” Signing – John Barber, Livio Ramondelli, Mairghread Scott
2:00 – 3:00 Love and Capes – Thom Zahler
Convention Exclusives
Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition: Limited, Signed & Numbered – $300.00
Gil Kane’s Amazing Spider-Man: Limited, Signed & Numbered – $250.00 (Signed by Stan Lee, John Romita, Gerry Conway, and Roy Thomas!)
Dave Stevens’ Rocketeer: Artist’s Edition: Limited – $125.00
MAD Artist’s Edition: Limited – $175.00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ultimate Collection, Vol. 4: Limited Edition – $50.00
My Little Pony #6 Convention Variant Cover – $10.00
Transformers Spotlight: Bumblebee: Convention Variant Cover – $5.00
Panel Schedule
Friday, March 29th
5:30–6:30 IDW: Spotlight on Artist’s Editions!
The IDW Artist’s Edition Panel this year will include several announcements of upcoming books, including one with a surprise guest star in attendance! Senior Editor Scott Dunbier will be on hand to talk about all things Artist’s Edition related and will have several cool prizes for lucky attendees–Hoo Hah! Room 208B
Saturday, March 30th
12:30-1:30 IDW: The Big Panel!
Join Chief Creative Officer and Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall and VP of Marketing Dirk Wood, along with a cavalcade of IDW creators, past, present and future…including Scott Dunbier, John Barber and Star Trek scribe Mike Johnson! Announcements, prizes, Q&A, semi-professional wrestling, and more! Room 208B
Sunday, March 31st
2:30-3:30 IDW: Behind the Hasbro Titles
Join Editor John Barber along with a veritable who’s who of creators on all your favorite Hasbro books! Mike Costa of G.I. JOE fame! Mairghread Scott, Livio Ramondelli, and more from Transformers! Amy Mebberson and Heather Nuhfer from My Little Pony! Announcements and inside info you won’t believe! Room 208B
About IDW
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Toho’s Godzilla; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.
IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Warner Brothers and Barry Sonnenfeld are attached to adapt LORE into a feature film starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, with Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.
CA – My Little Pony Signing
February 11, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Artist Tony Fleecs and *just added* writer Heather Nuhfer signs at Emerald Knights Comics on Saturday March 16th WEDNESDAY MARCH 27TH at 7:00 PM. Tony will also be doing a limited number of commission sketches and they can be ordered in store (cash only).
Emerald Knights Comics and Games
4116 W. Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505
