Comics Legend Neal Adams To Conduct Charity Art Auctions At Wizard World Events Beginning At Austin Comic Con, November 22-24 Initiative To Benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital NEW YORK, November 11, 2013 – Eisner Award Hall of Famer Neal Adams, in conjunction with Wizard World, Inc., will conduct a series of charity comics art auctions at Wizard World’s pop culture conventions across the United States, beginning at Austin Comic Con, Nov. 22-24, it was announced today by Adams and Wizard World Chairman & CEO John Macaluso. A portion of proceeds from the auctions, which will be comprised of pieces
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Rob Guillory Variant Cover of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #1 Debuts at Wizard World Austin Comic Con
Rob Guillory Variant Cover of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #1 Debuts at Wizard World Austin Comic Con Skybound and Wizard World’s Final 2013 Limited Edition Cover in the Wizard World series Free to Full-Price Attendees; VIPs To Receive Additional B&W Sketch Cover NEW YORK, November 7, 2013 – Eisner Award-winning artist Rob Guillory will create the eighth in a series of exclusive Wizard World variant covers of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #1 comic, provided for free to all full-price attendees at Wizard World Austin Comic Con, November 22-24 at the Austin Convention Center. Wizard World and Skybound, Kirkman’s
Continue readingTV’s Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, “Priceline Negotiator” will accept “Honorary Austin Citizenship” from Mayor Leffingwell at Wizard World Austin Comic Con
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell To Declare November 22 “William Shatner Day” In Austin TV’s Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, “Priceline Negotiator” will accept “Honorary Austin Citizenship” from Mayor Leffingwell at Wizard World Austin Comic Con AUSTIN, Texas, November 5, 2013 – Fans may know him as Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, Denny Crane or even the Priceline Negotiator. But for sure, William Shatner has been a part of the lives of countless millions for more than a half century. And Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell will officially declare Friday, Nov. 22, “William Shatner Day” at a special ceremony at 5:30 p.m at
Continue readingA Few Thoughts on the New Mara Jade Bishoujo Statue from Kotobukiya
Kotobukiya has released images of their long-awaited Bishoujo Mara Jade figure today via their Facebook page. The figure is also currently on display in their booth at New York Comic Con. While I wish I could be there in person to view the figure, being just shy of nine months pregnant means I’m unfortunately not allowed on a plane to New York. Thankfully, the photos Kotobukiya provided on their Facebook page give a more than adequate view of the figure’s details. My review here is based solely on those images. [Ed: A select few have been reproduced here for this
Continue readingAdams, Garcin, Gilchrist Among Top Comics Creators At Wizard World Nashville Comic Con
Eisner Award Hall Of Famer Neal Adams, ‘Mr Garcin,’ Guy Gilchrist, Mico Suayan Among Top Comics Creators Scheduled To Attend Inaugural Wizard World Nashville Comic Con, October 18-20 Fernando Dagnino, Mike Grell, Arthur Suydam, Michael Golden, Greg Horn, Freddie Williams II Also Headine Nearly 100 In Artist Alley At Music City Center NEW YORK and NASHVILLE, September 30, 2013 – Eisner Award Hall of Famer Neal Adams (“Batman,” “Green Lantern”), “Mr Garcin” (“Spider-Man,” “Captain America”), Guy Gilchrist (“NANCY,” “Jim Henson’s Muppets”) and Mico Suayan (“The Punisher,” “Wolverine”) headline the nearly 100 comics artists and writers scheduled to attend the inaugural
Continue readingFAN EXPO: Tiwary’s FIFTH BEATLE To Feature Forwards By Two Music Legends!
THE FIFTH BEATLE TO FEATURE FOREWORDS BY BILLY J. KRAMER & ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM! “If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian.”—Paul McCartney AUGUST 20, TORONTO, ON—The anticipation around The Fifth Beatle continues to grow as Dark Horse announces the involvement of music legends Billy J. Kramer and Andrew Loog Oldham lending their words and support to this remarkable piece of graphic literature chronicling the life of Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein. Billy J. Kramer was managed by Epstein in the 1960’s and had a string of hits including “Do You Want to Know a Secret?”, “Bad to Me”, and
Continue readingStan Lee, Norman Reedus, William Shatner, Summer Glau At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con
Stan Lee, Norman Reedus, William Shatner, Summer Glau, WWE® Superstar Sheamus® Among Celebrity Guests At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, September 20-22 Pop Culture Festival At Greater Columbus Convention Center, Also To Feature Ernie Hudson; Michael Rooker, Laurie Holden, Chandler Riggs of ‘The Walking Dead,’ Superstar Comics Creators NEW YORK and COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 15, 2013 – Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee, Norman Reedus of “The Walking Dead,” pop culture icon William Shatner, Summer Glau (Serenity, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) and WWE® Superstar Sheamus® are among the top celebrities scheduled to attend Wizard World Ohio Comic
Continue readingDark Horse To Publish Gustavo Duarte’s MONSTERS! & OTHER STORIES
DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL: MONSTERS! & OTHER STORIES BY GUSTAVO DUARTE! “There are few artists with such classy and elegant style as Gustavo Duarte.”—Gabriel Bá (Daytripper, The Umbrella Academy) MILWAUKIE, OR, AUGUST 14—Dark Horse continues to expand its Originals line, offering some of the most unique comic book storytelling experiences on the market today. Next up, Gustavo Duarte spins wordless tales brimming with humor, charm, and delightfully twisted horror in his American graphic novel debut Monsters! & Other Stories. Oversized beasts, in the short story “Monsters!,” wreak havoc on civilians and cities in the tradition of
Continue readingWizard World Chicago Comic Con: A New Look for 2013!
Wizard World Chicago Comic Con sported a new look this year, taking over a completely different area of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. As attendees of the con for over a decade, it felt odd to walk in through the main entrance and turn to the right to enter the show rather than the hall(s) to the left that used to host the con. The most notable change in 2013 was that the con was spread out over two levels of the convention center. The ground level show floor hosted the celebrity autographs, the photo op
Continue readingDark Horse To Publish EC Library: TALES FROM THE CRYPT Coming This Halloween!
DARK HORSE TEAMS WITH LEGENDARY PUBLISHER RUSS COCHRAN TO PUBLISH THE EC COMICS LIBRARY! All-new editions to begin rolling out this fall, beginning with Tales from the Crypt Volume 4! MILWAUKIE, OR, JULY 25–As announced during the Diamond Retailer Lunch at Comic-Con 2013, the publishing maverick Dark Horse Comics, known for the best in both new and original material as well as archiving comics’ most important works, announced one of its biggest undertakings yet! Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium, from the likes of such
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