The first day of Wondercon is upon us and Marvel has released their signing schedule. Find out which comic book creators will be at Wondercon to sign some of your favorite comics and when. Be sure to stop by Marvel’s booth (#801) and say hi!
A couple of weeks ago, I Heart Japan held an acution at Meltdown Comics in order to raise money for Japan. It was pretty successful on it’s own raising $6,500 on it’s own with the help of a lot of Anime voice actors and celebrity appearances. Well it seems that THQ decided to match the amount raised bringing the total to $13,000. Not bad at all. Video game publisher THQ has generously agreed to match the money raised at last week¹s WE HEART JAPAN event to go to the American Red Cross, bringing the grand total raised for victims of the quake and tsunami that night to over $13,000. On March 17th, the WE HEART JAPAN event, held at MELTDOWN COMICS raised over $6,500 for JCIE’s Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund,² which provides support to local Japanese organizations that are taking part in the relief effort. THQ will be matching that amount in a donation for the American Red Cross. To date, JCIE has already transferred $20,000 to their partners in Japan to be used in the relief efforts there.
You know that bass player from Life of Agony, Alan Robert? Well I don’t, but apparently he likes making horror comics. He’s launching a new one called Crawl To Me which will hopefully be at Wondercon so I can do a super early review. The premise sounds interesting, but I’ll let the press release break down the comic info and the news that Alan Robert’s first horror comic Wire Hanger is being adapted into a movie… yay! more comic movies. Alan Robert, best known for being the bassist and creative force behind the respected hard rock group, Life of Agony, has formed a new film production company, called Wasted Talent Entertainment. The first project in the pipeline is a live-action film adaptation of Robert’s own horror/crime graphic novel, Wire Hangers. Robert created, wrote and illustrated the book last year, which was published by award-winning comics publisher, IDW Publishing (30 Days of Night, Locke and Key, Zombies Vs. Robots).
From the DC website: What on earth, air, water and fire is going on? And, what does this have to do with the White Lantern? Does this mean we may get a nod to Firestorm’s previous Fire
Elemental persona or the reintroduction of DC’s Plant Elemental Swamp
Thing in the “main” DCU from Vertigo?
Helllo comic book readers! If you happen to go to WonderCon this weekend check out the image booth. Here is a list of singing and panels that the guys at Image will be doing on Saturday and Sunday. Image Comics Will Bring Their Best To WonderCon 2011 This Weekend. Image Comics will be taking on WonderCon this weekend April 1-3 in San Francisco with a bevy of new and established independent creators. Having been an exhibitor at the show for many years, this will be Image’s biggest showing at the San Francisco comic convention yet. Image is located at booth #401 with these talented creators: Erik Larsen of SAVAGE DRAGON, Ryan Ottley of INVINCIBLE, Viktor Kalvachev, Toby Cypress, Robert Valley and Andrew Osbourne of BLUE ESTATE, Nate Simpson of NONPLAYER, and Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman of UNDYING LOVE, and of course, special guest Robert Kirkman of THE WALKING DEAD! Many of these and other Image creators will also be participating in panels, signings and fun events.
TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN comes to BOOM! as sensational New Yorker cartoonist and legendary indie comix creator Shannon Wheeler signs a three-book deal with BOOM! Studios lit-comix imprint, BOOM! Town! It’s a landmark publishing event as Shannon Wheeler ushers in three new bodies of work, TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN: CUTIE ISLAND & OTHER STORIES, GRANDPA WON’T WAKE UP and a follow up to last year’s smash hit I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER, sure to delight comedy fans everywhere!
You may recall last week that we were a part of the special event in which we hosted and gave readers the chance to download the prelude to the new series for free! Well you can still get that free prelude over here. In the meantime it looks as if Hellraiser is a success! having sold out in just three days which is really cool. We weren’t cool enough to make the one sheet quotes, but I’ll include them anyways so you can see what other reviews thought about the book. While you’re downloading the prelude check out the review as well and post your favorite quote in the comments. BOOM! Studios announced today that Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER #1 is completely sold out! In a historic promotion, BOOM! simultaneously released an all-new, all-original, free and completely sharable PRELUDE TO HELLRAISER #1 PDF (check #HellraiserPrelude on Twitter to obtain a copy) which aided in the dramatic sell out of Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER #1 within the first three days of release! BOOM! Studios also announces today that Clive Barkers HELLRAISER #1 will be going to second print and is available to order now through Diamond Comic Distributors with the following Diamond Code: FEB118159, as well as through Haven Distributors.
More Limited Editions you say? Well IDW will have an exclusive print of their new Dorothy of Oz at Wondercon this weekend. It sounds like the numbers are very limited so if you want to get a look at it before anyone else and also snag an exlusive cover that only a few people will be able to get, then pick it up when you stop by. I’ll slap on the times of when you can get the book and also the details about a Facebook contest where people not attending Wondercon can try to get their own copy. DOROTHY OF OZ, the first in a series of five limited edition comic books, will be officially unveiled at San Francisco’s WonderCon. The comics will fill in the gap for eager franchise fans from the classic L. Frank Baum “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” tale to the upcoming 2012 release of the animated DOROTHY OF OZ, based on the book by his great-grandson Roger Stanton Baum. The comic is produced by Summertime Entertainment and Publishers IDW.
Well hopefully you’re attending Wondercon this weekend in San Francisco, if not you’re going to miss out on getting an exclusive hardcover for the yet released Peanuts: Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. This is the first book from Boom!’s new kids line Kaboom! and there’s actually a lot of excitement around it. Check out the full release info and if you want one you better get it while you can. At Wondercon ’11 this coming Saturday don’t miss your chance to get the special WonderCon exclusive signed and numbered copy of the first PEANUTS graphic novel — HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN by artists Bob Scott and Vicki Scott!
Fame, a companion series to Bluewater Productions “Female Force” and “Political Power”, portrays the memorable moments in the lives of popular stars. The series has previously featured Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and the hit TV-show “Glee.” Now Bluewater will be coming out with another issue of Fame entitled “Fame: Britney Spears.” Yes, the pop-idol Britney Spears will be in her own comic with some of her greatest and worst moments revealed in 32 pages worth of panels. This one-shot comic will be based on Britney’s rise to stardom in the 90s’ followed by the numerous mishaps in her life and her return to her pop-goddess stature among fans. The issue will be going far back to Britney’s Mickey Mouse Club days. It will be written by McCray and the art will be handled by Ricardo Jaime.
