Ecco una nuova newsletter COMICON che informa sul ComicsXAfrica e su una mostra a Cosenza

ComicsXAfrica terza edizione
Dopo la mostra alle Poste Centrali a Napoli nell'ambito del nostro Salone, segnaliamo la terza edizione di ComicsXAfrica, la meritoria iniziativa che quest'anno si svolgerà a Telese Terme, in provincia di Benevento, dal 10 al 13 luglio.

Napoli COMICON ha invitato a partecipare diversi autori all'iniziativa di regalare tavole originali o illustrazioni inedite, in mostra e in vendita durante la tre giorni. Inoltre, in collaborazione con la Scuola Italiana di Comix di Napoli, Alessandro Nespolino, noto autore bonelliano, parteciperà insieme ad altri disegnatori ad un "workshop live".

La Poesia Uccide in mostra a Cosenza
Dopo Napoli (per COMICON) e Roma, la bella esposizione tratta da La Poesia uccide, l'ultimo lavoro di Luca Scornaienchi e Marina Comandini, sarà in mostra alla Mediateca di Cosenza dal 16 luglio al 12 settembre.

"Signing at Image booth & panel with Tori Amos at San Diego Comicon

I'll be signing at the KABUKI booth at the Image Island area where Tori's new Comic Book Tattoo graphic novel will debut.
I did the first story in it (Flying Dutchman) and I'll be happy to sign a copy for you.
And I'll be attending a panel with Tori, Rantz and more.
Check davidmackguide.com for more info-

From editor Rantz Hoseley:
Cat is officially out of the bag now...
http://www.toriamos.com/main_appearances.html
Tori will be appearing, along with Mr. Mack and myself, Douglas Wolk, Ted McKeever, Kelly Sue Deconnick, and Elizabeth Genco on the CBT panel at SDCC to 'launch' the book.
The limited edition is now SOLD OUT, and the ONLY place (unless your LCS ordered a copy) to get it is at SDCC, where we will have *50* copies, first come, first served.

Pics of my advance copy of the standard HC edition are up on my flickr site...
www.flickr.com/photos/bauwauhaus.
More events will be announced in the next few days!"

More Cowbell!

This weekend I'll be working a booth at the Pittsburgh Comicon. It isn't a magic booth but a work related boot, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. I'll still be running around checking the premier magic booths and reporting back. 

If you are going to be at the PGH Comicon, comment below and lets meet up.

UPDATE

So the Comicon really sucked for magic. There was only one vendor with some booster packs and one secret binder of Ice Age area rares. I was really disappointed about that. Everyone was up for the comic book artists and deals. Maybe next year will be better. One highlight was I met some great guys who own a shop in New Jersey. They don't have a website yet but I'll post a link when they get it up. 

Queste due serie furono proposte da Shin Vison nel corso della prima MTV Anime Week (2005), ma poi si persero nel limbo assieme a tanti altri titoli annunciati dall’editore. A distanza di quasi tre anni sembra che finalmente le vedremo in italiano.

Il programma di Fool Frame previsto per la manifestazione:

Giovedi 24 – Ore 17:00 sala CartooNa 1
-Trigun ( Id. ) di Yasuhiro Nightow (Jap, 1998, 30') eps. 1 e 2
-Hellsing ( Id. ) di Kohta Hirano (Jap, 2006, 25') eps. 1 e 2

Venerdì 25 – Ore 11:00 sala Auditorium
-Lupin the 3rd - Le profezie di Nostradamus di S. Ito (Jap, 1995, 100')

Sabato 26 – Ore 18.15 sala CartooNa 2
-Godannar - Divina unione spirituale di Y. Nagaoka (Jap, 2003, 25'cad.) eps. 1 e 2
-Introduzione dello staff di Fool Frame e con la partecipazione di Patrizio Prata, doppiatore del protagonista.

Domenica 27:
Ore 11:15 sala CartooNa 2
-Trigun ( Id. ) di Yasuhiro Nightow (Jap, 1998, 30') eps. 1 e 2
-Hellsing ( Id. ) di Kohta Hirano (Jap, 2006, 25') eps. 1 e 2

Ore 12:30 sala CartooNa 1
-Incontro con Patrizio Prata che parlerà della direzione del doppiaggio di Samurai Deeper KYO

Ore 13:00 sala CartooNa 1
-Godannar - Divina unione spirituale di Y. Nagaoka (Jap, 2003, 25'cad.) eps. 1 e 2
-Samurai Deeper KYO di J. Nishimura (Jap, 2002, 25') eps. 1 e 2

[via: foolframe.it || animeclick.it]

I am at the Scooter Shop right now. It is raining. It will not stop raining here. It has been raining for days and days. I want to go away from here. For a week I have waited to see if you are going to New York mid-month, to hang out with superheros and crash on Ryan Lee's couch next to the downstairs bathroom, one of two couches next to one of two bathrooms. Which is important, I know.

I do not know if I will still go if you're not going. I mean, I love it there, but I'd rather save the money and go another time if you're staying home. I would gladly shell out the bones if I knew we'd be able to hang out and go to the Creperie, the Bourgeois Pig, the Time Landscape park, the Cupcake place, the Cake Shop.

An inch makes no difference to me when a mile is what we're closing in on.

Traipsing down 5th to that organic cafe, or the Russian Vodka Room where the drinks are smooth and the mafia men talk shit about you in their native tongue and they have sour cream even a vegan can eat. Giant sunglasses, cameraphones, sketchbooks and Sharpie pens, trains we don't understand and construction scaffolds like nobody's business, whatever the City throws at us, I want it.

The Comicon? Fun, sure. But only a tiny piece of three days when there are bridges to cross and little Lush pins with which to stab the absolute most hidden part of conceit. I have this weird feeling that you may back out of this trip because you are unsure of my motives and you don't want your suspicions to be confirmed or unconfirmed. Maybe you are scared that I care more about this plane ride than you do. That would be awkward.

If that's the case, I understand. You're wrong, but I understand. I know that through the communications we have had, my excitement has vastly surpassed yours. That's okay with me, but I don't see why it would be okay with you.

I will tell you:

See the thing is--

I mean,

It's like this--

Shit.

I actually don't really know what to tell you. I don't know if it's your art or your worrying or your habit of being elusive in the most mind-numbingly infuriating way or the way you talk when you're in a good mood and you're asking interview questions about public transit and drifter lodgings in Norf Cak, but for one, or all of these reasons, I keep hanging on and waiting for you to tell me whether or not to book a flight. Since when do I let boys dictate my vacations?

You're the closest thing I've got to a fakebestfriend next to J Waves.

That's pathetic, right? We've never even met and I consider you one of my closest friends? What is that? I SUCK at talking to real people in person. I fake it as much as I need to, but then there's nothing left, no substance.

Okay I'm starving I have to go. Here's hoping you NEVER find this, even though there's a link to your website in my blogroll. That's what we call "passive-aggressive."

Xo,

Adamandey

As I said, I had a great time meeting folks and wound up selling quite a few comics, having some "state of the industry" chats with comic store owners, and in the end, made a profit.)  Not a bad way for my first show to go, eh?  I also found out that our local university has a troupe of "Light Saber Duelists" who practice with some pretty awesome sabers and pull off some darned nice shows.  I shot a picture of an improvised fight with a rather competent Jedi...

I'll be doing a larger show in Lexington this coming weekend (thanks for sharing a table, Rene!), so we'll see how that one goes!

-Dave

Mentre nell'anno passato la mostra era stata dominata dalla presenza di Go Nagai, quest'anno il salone, che vuole tornare a puntare i suoi riflettori soprattutto sul mondo del fumetto, si caratterizza per la presenza di una serie di autori italiani ed europei di importanza assoluta.

Ecco alcuni nomi:

- Lorenzo Mattotti, che sarà presente a Napoli con la mostra integrale del suo grande capolavoro del 1984: Fuochi.
Mattotti, l'autore del manifesto del Salone, è stato anche uno dei primi grandi ospiti della prima edizione COMICON 1998 e la sua presenza festeggia anche la decima edizione del Salone.

- Altro grande ospite è Alejandro Jodorowsky:
regista e scrittore, e soprattutto sceneggiatore di fumetti (alcuni storici come La saga dell'Incal disegnata da Moebius), l'autore franco-cileno selezionerà le sue tavole in cui forte è il richiamo alla dicotomia tra sangue e poesia, nella una mostra intitolata "Sangre Real".

- Posto d'onore anche per uno dei grandi "padri" del fumetto transalpino, Georges Wolinski, autore notissimo anche da noi per le sue satire sociali e politiche, venuto ad omaggiare con i suoi lavori il compianto Georgers Pichard.

- Per celebrare Jodorowsky, arriverà dalla Spagna lo straordinario maestro Juan Giménez, disegnatore della storica Saga dei Metabaroni e di una miriade di altre opere come l'Asso di Picche e La Città nella quale vaga anche l'Eternauta.

- In collaborazione con JPOP, sarà presente alla mostra uno dei giovani autori giapponesi più quotati a livello internazionale, e particolarmente amato in Italia, Tetsuya Tsutsui.

- Saranno presenti al Salone anche i bravissimi Terry Moore e John Cassaday, il primo a Napoli grazie alla collaborazione con il Salone del Fumetto di Barcellona. Il primo è autore di Strangers in Paradise, opera che in Italia è ben conosciuta anche se meno di quanto meriti.
John Cassaday raggiungerà invece Napoli dopo l'appuntamento di Lanciano. Egli è già noto al grande pubblico per il lavoro su Astonishing X-Men, ed ha riscosso grande successo in Francia con Io sono Legione, in anteprima al COMICON per i tipi di Panini Comics.

Oltre a questo gruppo di autori molti altri saranno presentati al pubblico che si recherà al Napoli Comicon 2008. Il lungo elenco su 'Fumetti di Carta'.

L'organizzazione di Napoli Comicon ha anche precisato quali saranno le Sette Mostre OT che costituiranno il secondo percorso del salone, e che saranno organizzate in cooperazione con varie case editrici. Riportiamo dalla newsletter ufficiale:

"Becco Giallo, Coconino, GG Studio e Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza, oltre alla collettiva di “IUK – Italian Underground Komix”, con storie e tavole create apposta per il Salone dagli autori che da tempo vengono pubblicati tra le pagine di Repubblica XL".

Sarà allestita una bella mostra dedicata al fumetto partenopeo, una ad Andrea Pazienza presentata dal Becco Giallo, la mostra collettiva legata al volume Resistenze, ed altre. Per altri particolari vi rimandiamo alla nota di Fumetti di Carta.

[via: fumettidicarta.blogspot.it || animeclick.it]

I used to go to Balticon with my high school boyfriend and it was a big deal 'cause we'd get to run off to Baltimore and goof around. (If you don't know, Balticon is a sci-fi convention that's been going on forever. Okay actually I think it started in the 60s.) I love me some science fiction but it's comic conventions that really rev my engine, and here in San Francisco we're lucky enough to have a couple doozies. We get APE (the Alternative Press Expo) in November and Wondercon in February (so I can spurge and go "Hey, it's my birthday, I get goodies!"). And if you feel like a road trip, just head on down to San Diego in the summer and hit Comic-con.

A couple years ago at Wondercon, my friends Michael and Andy and I stumbled upon Joss Whedon wandering the isles and proceeded to talk his ears off. He was a real sport. Can't remember if that was before or after I got groped by a Jawa.

There are heaps of very pro looking costumes but honestly I like the homemade, the old school, and of course the tiny superheroes.

I love comics, I love people in costumes, I love how happy and excited everyone is at these things -- it's like a big party.

Sono state diffuse nei giorni scorsi le prime informazioni sulla decima edizione del Napoli Comicon, che si svolgerà dal 24 al 27 aprile 2008 a Castel Sant'Elmo a Napoli.

La prima novità è questa: il Festival durerà quattro giorni pieni; in secondo luogo Napoli Comicon, poi, da quest'anno torna ad essere solo Salone Internazionale del Fumetto secondo la formula degli inizi:

"Una volontà precisa di concentrarci maggiormente solo sulla Nona Arte, per ribadirne la sua centralità nei confronti delle altre che compongono l'offerta culturale di un grande evento come il nostro".

Ma non verrà abbandonato il Cinema d'Animazione e, anzi, questa è la terza novità. Nell’ambito del progetto Visiona, nasce il Festival del Cinema d’Animazione CARTOONA!

La sezione animazione del Napoli Comicon sarà resa indipendente fin da quest'anno, in attesa di trovare una diversa collocazione temporale per le successive edizioni. Molto presto saranno diffuse le prime informazioni sul programma.

[via: animeclick.it || lospaziobianco.it || comicon.it]

"The night is darkest just before the dawn. I promise you. The dawn is coming."

The dawn is coming indeed.

After 3 years and 2 months, the long-awaited sequel to Batman Begins will hit theaters nationwide next Thursday. Such a feat Chris Nolan did in the first movie that I believe The Dark Knight is the most anticipated superhero movie of all time, beating even The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and, of course, Spider-Man 3 (bleargh!). Sources say that The Dark Knight will run approximately 2.5 hrs. That's 150 minutes of solid film/superhero story-telling and would be worth my every cent!

Anyway, the point of this blog isn't about The Dark Knight or promoting it. I think Warner Bros have done sufficient viral marketing. It is about the state of comic books in Singapore.

Now, recently there was a Toy and Comic Convention held at Suntec City. Needless to say, there was an outstanding turnout, ranging from toy and comic book geeks to cosplayers. I had planned to go, but I didn't because during those months before the convention, I kept getting the list of programs that were going to be featured and sadly, they mostly encompassed anime and manga stuff. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of anime and manga and Japanese pop culture. A lot of my inspirations are derived from games and anime such as Final Fantasy and Hellsing. But I just can't and won't appreciate it in a large crowd that is focusing more on the appearance of anime and manga characters rather than the philosophical and educational values that are embedded within these stories and characters.

Of course, there may be those who are like me. And there may be those who only appreciate American-style comic books, nothing wrong with that. Personally, I believe this country still lacks in the appreciation of American and European-style comics and graphic novels. And that is why a lot of aspiring comic book writers and artists here are doing mainly manga and fantasy (WOW-inspired) stuff.

It's encouraging that there are a bunch of people out there who are going through with their goals and dreams, but I'd have to ask...isn't there anyone out there who's an aspiring comic book writer or artist who is interested in doing American/European-style comics and graphics novels. I'm sure those comic enthusiasts would already know that the mentioned styles have moved away from the conventional men-in-tights story-telling and exploring into other areas that are potentially more interesting and exciting. There are still many different ways in telling a story and with colorful characters, surely an interest or two can be sparked in the minds of casual readers.

Personally, I've been writing my own comic book series since 1996. At present, I've 2 issues done and in the process of making another 3 before releasing my comic books in .cbr format on a website made specifically for my series. My first 12 issues will be compiled into one volume and I already have the next 250+ issues planned out.

Unfortunately, I've yet to find a single Singaporean artist who has the time and commitment to sketch my comics for me. Currently, an Indonesian artist is commissioned to do my comic book series and it isn't difficult to guess that communication is quite hard because I can't sit down and talk things through with him. I only give him reference sketches and the script and just leave it all to faith, believing that he'll deliver exactly as I want it. So far, he's done an excellent job and his work is amazing!

But still, here I am, calling out to whoever is actually interested, willing and capable to deliver as my Singapore-based comic book artist. And also, I would like to hear from anybody out there who actually has an idea, just dying to pen it out into a comic book series (limited or otherwise)...I'd like to hear from you. What you have, how passionate you are, what are your ambitions like in this field? Because deep down, I believe there are plenty of people who have ideas about comic books, but they think it's just too ludicrous or it's a waste of time. Hey! The Japanese don't think so and they relish in their ludicrosity (if there is such a word). They happily channel whatever remnant of radiation those 1945 A-bombs had left into their workflow and produce works of splendor.

So come on, I think it's about time we carve a comic book industry for ourselves and express what we truly want to.

• It was an announcement that was heard 'round the world... of guild communities. The very, very long-awaited guild beta was pronounced to start in July, with beta keys flying every which way to various guilds who applied. And yet... and yet Chrono Chaos was overlooked. WE SHALL NOT BE SLIGHTED!

Beta Ticker:

• 752,553 (+8,950 from last week)

Quotes of the Week:

• "I can’t say why but believe the hype for WAR. I’ve heard from plenty of trusted people that this game’s on a solid bee-line to success. Trusted by me anyway." ~ JoBildo
• "In truth, MMOG developers really haven’t seen anything comparable to this situation since the genre really began hitting its stride in early 2000. Even the competition between EverQuest II and the original release of WoW isn’t comparable." ~ TTH on the WAR vs. WoW launch

New Sites & Blogs:

• Scribbles of the Dark Lich - never tell a dark lich they need penmanship courses!
• Adventures in MMO Community Management - starring Elizabeth Shue!
• MMOverdose - by Chrono Chaos member James Taylor!
• Elvish Parsley - WAR dev Justin Webb's blog

From EA Mythic:

• James gives us an update on the BOOM! beta code situation.
• NLaMartina clarifies a little misunderstanding about Tchar'zanek.
• Iain Compton thinks fame is a fickle mistress...
• Justin Webb drools over a Dark Elf costume IRL. Also, make sure to check out his Ode to WAAAGH video!
• Justin also talks about the difficulties of making proper MMO tutorials.
• Paul Barnett will be at the San Diego Comicon.
• Why didn't Paul go to GDC? Read all about it at Rock Paper Shotgun.
• Ten Ton Hammer interviewed a couple of WAR devs: Ahmad Zabarah and Chris Behrens.
• Warhammer Online will ship to Russia in early 2009.

Articles & Essays:

• Rock, Paper, Shotgun has yet another wrapup of the Richard Bartle thingamajigger... can we stop talking about this already?
• (If not... here's some more from Heartless Gamer)
• Hardcore Casual helps us to avoid MMO burnout with liberal doses of cream.
• Arbitrary wonders if we bloggers should -- or will -- identify ourselves in game or not. Just to be on the safe side: kill anyone named "Syp". Name-stealers, all!
• The Greenskin has bad news of a possible delay... for the Brits!
• Wrenn boils down all women in MMOs as Legit, Predators or Sl*ts. Charming!
• War Noob finds that Amazon.com is a great place to recruit for guilds.
• Werit wears a worry. It's a small worry.
• RadarX attempts to forsee what "Coming Attractions" WAR might bring.
• Keen does a bit of analyzing the June newsletter.
• A Wall of Text picks apart -- and this is true -- Jeff Hickman's spasms.
• Brotik doesn't let a little "hasn't actually played the game yet or gotten solid reports" stop him -- he knows who's going to be nerfed come release!
• The July newsletter grab bag will cover the Magus career, so if you have questions you'd like answered regarding the Magus, drop them in this Warhammer Vault forum thread.
• CyberVic analyzes the video Paul shot concerning creature animation.
• War Noob asks, "When the poopie hits the fan, who do you want at your side?"
• He also likes the music featured in a recent WAR video.
• JoBildo muses on what class he's going to play.
• Massively thinks that WAR is looking much nicer -- graphics-wise, that is.
• /random doesn't think level discrepancy will be as big of an issue in WAR due to the end game.
• Scribbles of the Dark Lich does a bit of June newsletter digesting of his own.
• WAR is worth waiting for, Scribbles thinks.
• "WAR - A PvPer's Dream?" at Word of Shadow looks past the hype train to the rich, gooey center of WAR.
• "How Players Change Over Time" is a cold, hard look at genetic mutation at Book of Grudges.
• Can good sportsmanship even exist in online games today? Massively has a great article about this subject.
• The Order Strikes Back Again at the White Tower, this time slapping dem White Lions around.
• MMOverdose looks at the calm before the storm. This is calm?
• Garthilk at WHA gives us an in-depth look at the Shaman career, including skills!
• Werit's imagined up a pretty detailed and believable expansion pack for WAR.
• Thallian remains unconvinced why he should care about WAR.
• The Greenskin compares and contrasts expansion policy between WoW and WAR.
• Brotik is giddy with anticipation!
• War Noob is concerned about class homogenization in WAR... will it happen?
• When you go visiting a new country -- or MMO -- do you want to be an ignorant tourist. Heck ya!
• Snafzg reminds us of an important cautionary tale via Mythic's Trials of Atlantis expansion.
• War Noob wonders how fast people will hit level 40 or renown 80. I wonder if we'll start referring to ourselves as a 38/20 Goblin Shaman.
• It's gear vs. skill time at the White Tower: Part 1 and Part 2.
• Some jerk got interviewed over at Warhammer Alliance. Pah.
• Would you kindly vote on a WAR mousepad design for Mythic? (Bioshock fans, that's for you!)
• WAR-JOL spends some time looking at zergs in PvP and the ramifications for WAR.
• "WAR: Behind The Career System Part 2" at MMORPG interviews Adam Gershowitz about career balancing.
• Follow that up with a swig from A Wall of Text, who loves the taunting feature.
• Massively's found a WHA poll of potential players' ages to be of particular fascination.
• Book of Grudges pulls for the underdog... classes, that is.
• War Noob frets about Warhammer Online's Narrow Release Window, which is responded to by Bloghammer.
• Massively takes a look at Warhammer's tabletop Order classes to see how they transitioned into WAR.
• Book of Grudges looks at WAR's tactical PvP situation.
• TTH marks it as the fight of the year: WAR vs. WoW launch. Who will survive?
• The Greenskin presents another always-fascinating Forum Watch!
• The Cogworks wonders if Mythic will host a MythiCon, or something similar, after WAR releases.
• "Career Smackdown: Marauder vs. Shadow Warrior" at War Noob!
• Werit thinks the White Lion is just a weak little pussycat after all...
• The Greenskin brings you 50 Tidbits Straight From The Mouth of Josh Dresher.
• Keen wants his PvE, and he wants it NOW, or ELSE!
• GameSpot's Pre-E3 feature mentons WAR as one of the most anticipated games of 2008.
• 1UP does a quick little hands-on preview.
• Apparently I have TEH POWAH to make a poor guy change his blog name. Sorry Vic!

Videos & Podcasts:

• ChaosCast Episode 3 - with Warhammer Alliance's Garthlik
• Massively Speaking #11 covers a bit of the Richard Bartle blurb.
• Dreamy Gamer posted a couple videos of Paul Barnett talking about how to get into the games industry.
• IGN hosted a 5+ minute interview with Jeff and Paul. Groovy!
• Podcast of Reckoning #4 - with Josh Drescher

Fun & Games:

• Book review! I remember these! Book of Grudges reviews a completely different book: Gotrek and Felix - the First Omnibus.
• Yellow squigs at CyberVics! You bring the dip, I'll bring the dental floss.
• Snafzg posts a new comic at The Greenskin: Orc 1 and Orc 2!
• And then he gets one-upped by a fan comic in the same vein!
• "The Inquisition Part 3" at Secret Life of Mobs continues this compelling storyline.
• The Order of Destruction has some pretty good "out of office" replies for the week of WAR's launch.
• Catch your July WAR desktop calendar at Warhammer Vault!
• Bloghammer has a funny little video his friend made as an attempt to get into beta.
• Snafzg has whipped up his own squig in the Spore Creature Creator.

Autori vari - Rosso, rivoluzione e passione
60 pagine, illustrato, colori
7 Euro + 2,50 euro di spedizione
Casa editrice: Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza
Lingua: italiano

Dal '68 a oggi, dodici storie a fumetti di:

Angelo Mennillo, Marco Polenta, Matteo Fenoglio, Ivan Manuppelli, Laca, Leonardo Guardigli, Thomas Bires, Paola Cannatella, Vincenzo Filosa, Maias2, Marino Neri, Ratigher, Edo Chieregato, Luca Vanzella, Luana Vergari

Da qui la cronologia si ferma, perche' il tempo e' denaro e i raduni son fatti per spenderlo. E soprattutto perche' non sono piu' tanto annoiato da guardare l'orologio ogni 5 minuti.
Il comicon l'ha raccontato bene Chita, con l'eccezione di un tizio che voleva soldi per farci usare un ascensore che fa le pizze e beve champagne, perche' alla fine l'unica cosa interessante quest'anno era la coca cola gratis all'entrata.
Sfortunatamente, me non ha le foto, ma arrivera' presto la nuova del sadomaso da Jura e del paradiso in metro'.

..nessuno però ha voluto regalarmi uno scanner che sia decente.addio.

NICK MAG PRESENTS 3-D COMIC CAROUSEL

Sunday, April 20
3 PM - 4 PM

At the New York Comic Con
Jacob K. Javits Center (655 West 34th Street)
Location:  Kids Room 1E09

A series of cartoon slide shows of comics from Nickelodeon Magazine,  
presented by an array of artists and other characters.

Plenty of gags, goofiness, audience participation and 3-D action!  
Definitely for kids and alternative-comics-loving adults.

Free 3-D glasses and magazines!

Speaker(s):
Chris Duffy - Magazine Editor - Nickelodeon
Dave Roman - Magazine Editor - Nickelodeon
R. Sikoryak (Drawn and Quarterly, Parsons Illustration Alum & Adjunct Faculty)
Sam Henderson (Magic Whistle)
Kim Deitch (Alias the Cat)
Michael Kupperman (Tales Designed To Thrizzle)

Assisted by Karen Sneider (Pony Up!)
Adapted for 3-D projection by Gerald Marks

For more info and tickets:
www.nycomiccon.com

Children 12 and under are admitted for free on Kids Day!

Also make sure to check out the Facebook event page for full details (add Parsons Illustration as a friend while you're there!), as well as R. Sikoryak's website for more of his great artwork.

[image by R. Sikoryak]

Baby Tattoo Books is proud to present an exclusive book signing
with award winning artist Viktor Koen at NYC Comicon 2008.
Saturday, April 19, 1-2pm, booth# 1851, Jacob Javits Center.

"When they caused the great cataclysm, the Forces of Dread metamorphosed. From each other’s heads they sprang forth in all their glorious deformity, terrorizing all." So relates Plug, the narrator of this tale, which is neither graphic novel nor science fiction, but a disturbing, strangely familiar, and unusually evocative portrayal of a future "Landscape" that looks eerily like a dystopian conclusion to the evolving twenty-first century.

At the tender age of 4, Plug is already an international celebrity. Since making his debut at the Vavel Comic Book Festival in Athens, this Koen brainchild has been the subject of profiles in Communication Arts and the Los Angeles Times, and has received numerous accolades, including the coveted Photosynkyria Award in Greece, induction into the Digital Hall of Fame and a series of skateboards and snowboards for Fun4U in Europe. His book, authored by Melanie Wallace – Plug in the Guest for Mug – is presented for the first time in the US as part of the Baby Tattoo Books arsenal in NYC Comicon 2008.

Viktor Koen holds a BFA from the Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design in Jerusalem, Israel and an MFA with honors from the School of Visual Arts. Mr. Koen serves on the faculty of Parsons School of Design and the MFA program at SVA. His images are regularly published in The NYTimes, Time, Newsweek and Esquire. His client list includes Penguin, Random House, Doubleday, Harper Collins, Rizzoli, Houghton Miflin, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Wired, Sports Illustrated, Man’s Journal, Bloomberg, Fortune, Money, Forbes, Nation, Mother Jones, BusinessWeek. His award winning prints are exhibited in galleries and museums in the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Make sure to stop by and see Viktor if you're at Comicon this weekend!

The next show is in May and it's at the Rock Financial showplace in Novi MI. My so-to-speak home town show the Motor City Con.

Following that is the Wizard World Chicago, I'm hoping to get my own table for that one in the artist alley (which I still need to send in my check and reg. form,... heh heh) there will be an Archaia table there, so if by some chance the alley is full, you can check there for me. If I do get a table we will still set up some time for me to be behind the ASP booth as well.

Ha haaaa! I will be attending the San Diego con this year! First time behind the table at this one, hopefully they let us have a bigger set up this year. I heard it was kinda small last year. I love this con. and the city, glad I get to share it with Emily (I hope she doesn't kill me afterward). Here I come Boco de Beppo (hope I got that right, my apologies to any that know differently).

There are two cons. I would like to attend but I'm not 100% on right now that's Baltimore (oh about 83% sure), and Philly Wizard World (something like 58% sure). Keep it tuned here to find out the deliberations.

I try to have something new for every show so hope to see you out there.