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Peter S. Beagle’s acclaimed and enchanting fantasy, The Last Unicorn, has delighted fans for more than forty years. Now, IDW Publishing is pleased to launch The Last Unicorn comic book adaptation of Beagle’s acclaimed novel at WonderCon, one of the country’s leading comics and pop culture conventions, held April 2nd through the 4th in San Francisco. Under the close direction of Beagle himself, writer Peter B. Gillis, illustrator Renae De Liz and her husband, colorist Ray Dillon, have all joined forces with IDW to capture the depth of this heartfelt story. Beagle will be a guest of WonderCon and host a panel to discuss his famous story. A signing at the IDW booth with an exclusive variant cover number one issue will follow.
Yup, it never gets old…
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Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that they will be exhibiting at Long Beach Comic Con’s Spring Fan Expo. The one-day event will open to the public at 10am on Saturday, February 20th, with festivities lasting until 7pm. Fans are encouraged to stop by the Top Cow booth (#302) to meet their favorite creators and shop for limited edition convention exclusives as well as their favorite Top Cow comics.
The Emerald City ComiCon (ECCC) is jsut around the corner and the convention is bringing back the Monsters & Dames art book for this year. The book includes 50 new pieces of art, and features a cover by Jo Chen.
“We sold out of our entire run of the 2009 Monsters & Dames art book,” said ECCC organizer Jim Demonakos. “Thanks to that, and overwhelming feedback from our attendees, we’ve created another fantastic collection of monsters, dames, lady monsters and everything in between!”
Artists featured in the book include Tim Sale, Mike Allred, Darick Robertson, Whilce Portacio, Eric Basaldua, Aaron Lopresti, Philip Tan, Michael Golden, Carlos D’Anda, Brian Churilla, Gabriel Hardman, Jamie McKelvie, Jim Rugg, Timothy Green, Steve Rolston, Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, Mark Texeira and more.
Monsters & Babes is a 48 page hardcover that is limited to 850 copies.
The Emerald City ComiCon will be held from March 13 – 14 in Seattle, Washington.
MAD Event Management and Long Beach Comic Con are proud to announce Comic Expo 2010 to be held Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Long Beach Convention Center (LBCC) in downtown Long Beach. The one day event will be held in the Promenade Ballroom from 10am – 7pm and entrance to the floor for the day is $10.
Gareb Shamus has quietly been acquiring various comic conventions from around the country and rebranding them under the Wizard World banner. For the most part, the new conventions have had some positive reactions, but yesterday’s announcement that Shamus purchased the Atlanta Comic Con, probably has many flashing back to the last time Wizard World attempted to make inroads in the ATL.
While there’s nothing wrong with the purchase of the convention, and as former owner Wes Tillander says, “There are so many facets of this industry that comics fans appreciate and expect to see as part of a show. With Wizard producing the show, I know that mixed presentation idea will really thrive,” I just hope the TBA doesn’t get changed to June 4 – 6, 2010.
Boom! Studios has announced it will appear at the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 15-18, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Michael Alan Nelson will both be at the Boom! Studios’ booth (#1471) signing daily.
Press Release
The Emerald City ComiCon is extremely excited and proud to welcome comic book legend STAN LEE for his first ever appearance at the Northwest’s Premier Comic Book and Pop Culture Convention!
Stan “The Man” Lee, whose legendary comic book career has spanned over 60 years, is the creative mind behind many of the biggest names in the comic book universe, including co-creating Iron Man, Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, Thor and numerous others, and his body of work is far and away the most extensive in the history of comic books.
“I’ve never had a chance to come up to Seattle for the Emerald City ComiCon, a show which I’ve heard great things about,” said Stan Lee, “so I am really looking forward to this opportunity to meet all of the great fans in the Northwest!”
“We’re thrilled that Stan finally has the chance to attend the show,” said ECCC organizer Jim Demonakos. “He’s been one of our most requested guests and we know fans will love getting to meet a true living legend.”
Stan Lee will be appearing on Saturday only, so make sure to plan accordingly! For a complete list of events, guests, activities, ticket prices and times, visit http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com
The Eighth Annual Emerald City ComiCon will be taking place March 13-14, 2010 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in beautiful downtown Seattle, Washington.
I’m sure some will be elated the comic convention is returning, but I have a feeling more than one person could care less what Wizard is doing with their conventions these days.
Press Release
Gareb Shamus, CEO of New York based Wizard Entertainment, today announced the launch of Austin Comic Con 2010 Wizard World Convention, to be held at the Austin Convention Center from November 12-14, 2010.
Fans have been asking for this event for some time. In an e-mail to Shamus, Larry Nickels Jr. wrote, “There are many people that I know of personally who would love to attend the convention if it is returned to our great state.”
Another fan, Matthew Adamic put it more succinctly with, “Bring back Wizard World Texas.”
“The fans have spoken and they want us back in Texas. We previously had a great experience here and are thrilled to be back,” said Shamus. “It’s a great city with a top-notch convention center and we’re really looking forward to seeing our fans at the type of pop-culture festival only we can bring.”
Austin is now the seventh city in the Wizard World Comic Con tour. Attendees can anticipate the strong caliber lineup of stars and exhibitors that fans across the nation have come to expect.
For information on Austin Comic Con and other Wizard events, visit www.wizardworld.com.
Megacon sent us a rundown of the comic book artists, media guests, and contests going on at this year’s Megacon in Orlando, Florida this March.
The Orlando MegaCon, the largest comic book multi media event in the Southeast is pleased to make its initial announcement of guests for its 2010 convention. MegaCon will take place March 12th – 14th, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
Artists appearing at MegaCon for the first time:
- Legendary Disney artist Don Rosa, artist of Scrooge McDuck
- Mike McKone, artist of Amazing Spider Man
- Alvin Lee, artist of Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes
- Nelson DeCastro, artist of Action Comics
- Mike Choi & Sonia Oback, artists of X-Men, UnCanny X-Men
- Olivier Coipel, artist of Thor, Legion of Superheroes
- Jim Calafiore, artist of Aquaman, Exiles
- Graham Nolan, artist of Batman, Bane, Fantastic Four
In addition, MegaCon is proud to announce additional comic guests including:
- Marv Wolfman, writer of Blade, The New Teen Titans
- Jimmy Palmiotti, writer/artist of Back to Brooklyn, Daredevil, Punisher
- Amanda Conner, artist of Green Arrow/Black Canary
- Darwyn Cooke, writer/artist of The Spirit, Catwoman
- Joe Jusko, artist of Conan, Tarzan, Vampirella
- Dave Dorman, artist of Star Wars: The Art of Dave Dorman
- Billy Tucci, artist of Shi
- Greg Horn artist of Emma Frost
- Casey Jones artist of Avengers
- Sergio Cariello, artist of Lone Ranger
- Paul Pelletier, artist of Guardians of the Galaxy
- Jim Cheung, artist of Young Avengers
- Ethan Van Sciver, artist of Green Lantern, New X-Men, The Flash: Rebirth.
- Chuck Dixon, writer of Robin and Nightwing
- Brandon Peterson, artist of Uncanny X-Men
- Brian Pulido, writer of Lady Death
The MegaCon guest list is constantly growing. Check www.MegaConvention.com frequently for more updates.
MegaCon 2010
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida
March 12th – 14th, 2010
Contact Info: info@megaconvention.com or www.megaconvention.com
In an interview with TV Guide Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff talks about writing comic books, and the debut of her first at this year’s San Diego Comic Con.
“I grew up reading ‘Betty & Veronica,” she says. “I was obsessed with it. Every time that we would go on an airplane or on a car trip I would go and get them and now I’ve become a fan of just the genre in general. It really makes me excited. I’m a huge fan of [comics writer and television producer] Jeph Loeb. I’ve read all his work and I think he’s phenomenal. And I love all the Superman stuff he’s done.”
Sackhoff’s series will be called Versus, and is co-written by Sxv’Leithan Essex.
Gareb Shamus has purchased yet another comic book convention; this time the New England Comic Con. This expands the Wizard World Comic Con. The complete press release is after the jump, and there’s plenty of room for the Legion of Spoilerites to voice their opinions.
Just in time for Halloween, Top Cow will be offering the Ron Marz/Matthew Dow Smith Albany Comic Con Witchblade #131 variant this weekend. Marz will be signing at the convention and talking to fans about what will happen next following the War of the Witchblades storyarc. Smith will also be attending the show to sign this cover for fans.
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One of the Legion of Spoilerites attending the Armageddon Comic Con in New Zealand dropped us a quick note from one of the panels. The attendee told us that Greg Rucka let slip that Dennis O’Neil would be working with him on the Blackest Night: The Question issue. This news hasn’t been announced from DC yet, and the January solicitations don’t mention O’Neil anywhere in the issue info, so for now, we’ll say O’Neil is rumored to be working with Rucka until something more official is announced.
Thanks for the head’s up Dan!
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