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Image Expo Announces Full Programming Schedule
Filed under: Image, Conventions, News
Wednesday might have been Image Comics' actual 20th birthday, but the publisher won't be throwing their party until later in the month, when the Image Expo kicks off at the Oakland Convention Center in downtown ... [read more]
Image Expo programming schedule announced
Despite its single publisher focus, the just announced Image Expo (Feb. 24-26, Oakland, CA) schedule is pretty wide ranging, with workshops (with Todd McFarlane and Jonathan Hickman, among others) announcements and comics to TV. [read more]
Must reads: two view of Angoulême
The recently concluded Angoulême comics festival is the most respected comics event in the world, but also one a bit remote from the daily comics grind of the average American reader. Two con reports will bring you up to speed in a hurry. Before we link one note: I [read more]
ImageExpo adds Brubaker
The first ever Image Expo is shaping up for the end of next month with the addition of Ed Brubaker, whose FATALE recently launched and has sold out. This is really looking like a zeitgiesty kind of show -- Image is scooping up formerly exclusive mainstream writers like a rescue [read more]
Angoulême wrap up: Jean-Claude Denis wins Gran Prix; Jim Woodring wins Special Jury Prize
Last week's Angoulême festival extravaganza wrapped up with the presentation of the Grand Prix to Jean-Claude Denis, whose career goes back to the 70s but is perhaps best known in France for Luc Leroi. The Grand Prix is presented for a lifetime body of work -- Denis is [read more]
Coming Attractions: Mid-Winter 2012 Library Edition
Here's what I discovered at the recent American Library Association Mid-Winter conference in Dallas, Texas! Librarians are rocking the graphic novels! [read more]
They Love Us!: American Library Association 2012 Youth Media Awards
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The 2012 edition of the American Libraries Midwinter Conference concludes tomorrow in Dallas. At each mid-winter conference in January, the ALA announces Youth Media Awards, as well as other “year’s best” list for various books and media. Selected by librarians behind closed doors, these awards bring [read more]
TCAF unveils guests: Bechdel, Smith, Ba, Moon and more
The 2012 Toronto Comic Arts Festival has just unveiled it's first guests and it's as eclectic lineup of stellar creators from around the world, including Alison Bechdel, Jeff Smith Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, Guy Delisle, Kate Beaton, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Jason, and others from around the world.
The festival [read more]
Want to go to Comic-Con? You’ll need your member ID
As former Comic-Con attendees noted on Monday, a whole new system for getting badges is being implemented—even for people who are already in the system for having a badge.
Affecting pros, press and volunteers, the new system requires you to create your own Member ID and password, type in [read more]
Comic-Con Opens Pre-Registration for San Diego Convention [Video]
Filed under: Conventions, News, Culture Alright, everyone, get out your pencils and paper because this is going to get complicated.
With an eye towards making the always harrowing Comic-Con International registration process simpler, organizers have... [read more]
MeCAF annoucnes Beaton and Kibuishi
The Maine Comics and Art Festival -- which will be held Sunday, May 20th in Portland, ME has announced its first two guests: Kate Beaton and Kazu Kibuishi. This is a nice show in a nice venue that has a strongly family-oriented focus. We're not aware of [read more]
Comiket video: crowds organized but shrinking
Although we think San Diego is the biggest and the craziest comics event on earth, all dedicated conologists know that Japan's Comiket is actually the biggest. Held twice a year, the Winter edition just wrapped up and over 500,000 people attended the three-day festival.
The incredible thing about Comiket is [read more]
Wonder-Con announces more guests: Lay, Snyder and Wheaton
Carol Lay, Scott Snyder and Wil Wheaton have been added to the Wonder-Con guest list.
In another Wonder-Con note, hotel rooms are now available at the Anaheim Hilton, and they are pretty reasonable. Another reason why WonderCon is the relaxing con! [read more]
Idea: Move Comic-Con to giant new convention center in Queens!
Finally a place big enough for Comic-Con -- a proposed 3.8 million square foot exhibition hall and hotel suggested by New York State governor Andrew Cuomo. the vast complex would also hosue a casino nearby -- very handy to gamble your profits from selling mint copies of Spider-Man [read more]
Nice Art: Adi Granov covers Emerald Ciy Comicon
Adi Granov has supplied the cover for the 2012 edition of MONSTERS & DAMES, the art book crated in conjunction with the Emerald City Comicon each year. The cover provides both a monster and a dame, so it is well within the theme. Check out the link [read more]
Image Expo gets guests, more details
Image Expo, the February show that both fills the nrthern California comic-con slot and gives Image a place to publicly celebrate their 20th anniversary, has announced more guests, including Blair Butler, Kevin Mellon, John Layman, Rob Guillory and Nick Spencer.
In addition, Jennifer de Guzman interviewed the [read more]
SCOOP: New chairman talks about the new Wizard World
Wizard World without Gareb Shamus. The entire idea would have seemed ridiculous until just a few days ago when an SEC filing revealed that Shamus, the owner and founder of the company, had been removed as CEO. It was startling news which left everyone wondering what would become of the [read more]
WonderCon announces new guests
WonderCon has added a bunch of new guests to their lineup including Arthur Adams, Ernest Cline, Joe Hill, Richard Kadrey, Mark Waid, Marv Wolfman, Jim Lee, and Richard Starkings. They join Sergio Aragones, Fiona Staples, Steve Niles, and others you can see in the above link. WonderCon will [read more]
San Diego city council okays convention center expansion
Oh yeah! Your feet are going to hurt even more if the San Diego CityCouncil has its way. The controversial plan to expand the convention center was okayed by the city council, 6 to 2. Although everyone agrees that a bigger convention center would allow even more lucrative convention [read more]
Want to go to WonderCon? Now you can!
Registration for next year's WonderCon in Anaheimhas suddenly become available. You'll recall that after 20+ years in the BAy Area, construction has forced the show to move to Anaheim for the first time. Prices are as follows: [read more]