Larry Hama Headlines Virginia Comicon This November

Press release:

Larry Hama Headlines the first 2-Day Comic show in VA on November 21-22!

The Virginia Comicon is proud to host the first 2-day comic book show in the state of Virginia in over 25 years. It will be held across 3 ball-rooms at the Crowne Plaza West in Richmond, VA on November 21-22.

Larry Hama is headlining the event, best known as the creator of the modern G.I. Joe franchise, he is joined by 3 G.I. Joe artists, and dozens of other comic book professionals, including: Mike McKone (Fantastic Four, Exiles), Robert Atkins (G.I. Joe), James Kuhoric (Dead Irons, Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash), Randy Green (Tomb Raider, Witchblade), Rick Ketcham (Amazing Spider-Man), Reilly Brown (Cable and Deadpool), Dan Parent (Archie, Betty and Veronica), Rick Spears (Teenagers from Mars), Tsunami Studios and many, MANY more!

The show will be focusing specifically on older comics, from the 1940′s to the 1980′s but there will be plenty to see and do by everyone. With only 64 exhibitor booths in the vendor room, it is our goal to get the most exciting and diverse selection of prime Gold, Silver and Bronze age comics ever assembled at a regional show…and our current exhibitor list shows it with great vendors such as Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find (the operators of HeroesCon) and Cards Comics and Collectibles (The Operator of the Baltimore Comicon) already signed up as premier exhibitors!

Show highlights include: Hourly doorprize drawings, Comic book panels all day, dozens of top comic professionals, a huge selection of comic book collectibles, a presentation by Chuck Rozanski discussing the works of Mr. Edgar Church, A free limited edition print by Robert Atkins and Tsunami Studios, a cash bar, an “old school comic book swap meet”, an exclusive Top Cow Convention Exclusive comic and super-cheap admission of only $9.95 for 2 days!

Reserve your VIP passes today by registering online at www.VAcomicon.com to get the best rate, tons of FREE convention exclusive comics, and to get into the show 30 minutes early each day!

A select number of vendor booths are still available for only $175 each. As this is a comic book event, we will NOT have T-Shirts, DVDs, Video Games, Movie Posters or other Media For sale. Thanks for understanding. Be sure to visit our full-featured website at www.VAcomicon.com for much more info.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Sincerely,

Brett Carreras
Owner of Brett’s Comic Pile in Richmond, VA
Sponsor of the 2007 and 2008 Harvey Awards
Promoter of the VA Comicon on Nov 21-22

First 2-day Comic Show in Virginia in Over 25 Years

We are pleased to officially announce the VA Comicon on November 21-22 will be Virginia’s first 2-day comic show in over 25 years!

As such, we are planning a HUGE list of events, guests and premiums. Below is a partial list of featured guests to get everyone excited:

LARRY HAMA
(writer: GI JOE, The ‘NAM, Wolverine)
ROBERT ATKINS
(penciller: GI JOE, upcoming Amazing Spider-man)
RICK KETCHAM
(Inker: Joss Whedon’s Runaways and upcoming Amazing Spider-man))
TSUNAMI STUDIOS
(Multi-state studio with offices in NC and GA, specializing in pencilling and inking)
STEVE BIRD
(Inker: Blue Beetle, Hard Time and more)
BRIAN SHEARER
(Artist: Marvel Trading Carda and GravyBoy)
JOHN “Waki” WYCOUGH
(Inker: BloodRayne, GI JOE, Noble Causes)
RICK SPEARS
(Creator of Indy hit “Teenagers from Mars” and writer of an upcoming Marvel project with James Callahan…see below)
JAMES CALLAHAN
(Creator of Rotting in Dirtville, and penciller of the critically acclaimed “Strange Detective Tales”)
J.C. VAUGHN
(writer: Battlestar Galactica, 24, Shi, Zombie-Proof, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)
STEVE CONLEY
(Creator of Astounding Space Thrills, and penciller of Star Trek Season 4)
LOUIS SMALL JR.
(Penciller on Vampirella, Codename Knockout)
BUDD ROOT
(Creator of Cavewoman for Basement Comics)
ANDY SMITH
(Penciller: Red Sonja and Claw, Weaon X, The Deadly Duo, and much, MUCH more!)
…And MANY MORE!

As an added bonus, Mr. Chuck Rozanski, the owner of Mile High Comics, will be giving a rare talk on Saturday regarding Mr. Edgar Church, the original owner of the “Mile High” Collection…the most famous comic book collection ever discovered!

Much more information is at our newly updated website over at http://www.vacomicon.com

Thanks for checking us out, and we look forward to seeing you on November 21-22!

Regards,

Brett Carreras
Sponsor of the 2007 and 2008 Harvey Awards
Owner of Brett’s Comic Pile
Promoter of the VA Comicon on Nov 21-22

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