Hal-Con 2010 is a Science Fiction / Fantasy / Comic convention that will be held in Halifax, October 29-31, 2010. This will be an event that fans of both the sci-fi and fantasy genres can come together and celebrate what they love about their passions. We hope to see you all there so we can… Read More Happenings: Hal-Con, Halifax, Nova Scotia October 29-31
I spent a 4 hours at Canzine this past Sunday, and I was quite pleased as Canzine is one of my favourite comic art events. The show was larger than ever, jammed with tables and creative types. I was there gathering books for the Gene Day Award and building our Self-Published Creators contact list. Comic… Read More Canzine adventures
SpeakEasy’s Comic Book Show Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the Gladstone Hotel 7pm-11pm The Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen West, Toronto Admission: “Pay What You Can” (Suggested $4) Toronto is home to some of the best-known comics artists in North America. We have an active and vibrant community putting out some of the highest quality comics… Read More Happenings: Speakeasy Comic Art Show, November 4, 2010 UPDATED
Canada’s Largest Zine Fair and Festival of Alternative Culture Sunday, October 24, 2010 1pm – 7pm The Great Hall 1087 Queen Street West Toronto Entry is $5, but you get a free copy of the lastest issue of Broken Pencil Canzine Toronto Schedule 1-7pm Giant Zine Fair Over 100 zines, book publisher, comic artists and… Read More Happenings: Canzine – Sunday, October 24 – Toronto, ON
Cerebus TV Returns TONIGHT (October 15th) with The SEASON TWO PREVIEW Here is what Dave Sim has to say:- “SEASON TWO PREVIEW It’s almost time for Season Two of CEREBUS TV with our first anniversary just around the corner. Tune in Friday the 15th October 10 pm EST / 7pm PDT to get an advance… Read More Cerebus TV Season 2 Preview
Featuring events occurring at comic shops across Canada. [note: this information was gathered by perusing the retailers websites, as well as email I’ve received from stores across Canada. If you have an event to promote, let us know! Send an email to retailers@joeshusterawards.com. And if you have an upcoming event that isn’t listed here, then… Read More Retailer Roundup – October 2010
Special Preview on Friday, October 29th, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Saturday, October 30th, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday, October 31st, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weekend Passes: $25.00 / One Day Passes: $13.50 / Preview Night Only Pass: $13.50 The C4 claims to be Canada’s second largest convention… Read More Happenings: Central Canada Comic-Con October 29-31st in Winnipeg
Canada’s Largest Zine Fair and Festival of Alternative Culture Saturday, October 16, 2010 1pm – 7pm W2 Storyeum 151 West Cordova Street Vancouver, BC Event Schedule: 1-7pm Giant Zine and Craft Fair The heart of the festival! Over 100 zine, book, and comic publishers, and some of the area’s best independent crafters. Also interactive fun:… Read More Happenings: Canzine West – Saturday, October 16 – Vancouver, BC
This past weekend was the fifth New York Comic Con. I’ve attended this event every year since the first one back in 2006. Needless to say it was quite possibly one of the biggest shows of the calendar year and there were a lot of people there. Not quite sure how many, but everyone was… Read More Home, sweet home.
While Kevin, Robert, Allison, and Jenn are at New York Comic Con, I’m sitting here, catching up on the news coming out of there. I figured I might as well link up some of the news, featuring Canadian Creators, with upcoming projects, previews, etc. – DC has released advance previews of “Batman Inc. #1” with… Read More News from NYCC 2010
It’s a busy weekend for us here at JSA central, as a number of our team members are making the trip down to New York this weekend for the Reed Exhibitions New York Comic Con. This will be the fifth NYCC and I’ve been to every one of them since the event launched way back… Read More Happenings: JSA members hit the New York Comic Con this Thanksgiving weekend
Hey folks just wanted to post up my schedule for the upcoming New York Comic Con this weekend. I’ll be dividing my time between my artist alley table at #A6 and the DC Comics booth at #2243, as well as a short appearance at the Hero Initiative booth #333. Here are the times and dates… Read More Happenings: NYCC – Francis Manapul’s schedule
For Immediate Release If you’re one of the lucky fans attending New York Comic-Con October 8th – 10th, there are some pretty cool McFarlane-related events and giveaways you do NOT want to miss. Image Comics (#1647) and 38 Studios (#2257) are giving YOU the chance to meet Todd McFarlane at the show.
First Second Books and the New York Comic-Con First: we’re exhibiting, at booth 2314. Second: author autographings! Many of our fine creators will be in town. Friday: 3:00 – Jessica Abel (Drawing Words and Writing Pictures) Saturday: 11:00 – Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, and Pascal Dizin (City of Spies) 12:00 – George O’Connor (Zeus: King… Read More Happenings: NYCC – First Second Books – Faith Erin Hicks
Image Comics is taking the show on the road this weekend, making its way across the country for New York Comic-Con 2010! Come by booth 1647 to pick up your favorite Image trades and exclusive merchandise for THE WALKING DEAD! Visit Image Comics at booth 1647 to see your favorite Image creators! ROBERT KIRKMAN (Invincible,… Read More Happenings: NYCC – Image Comics Booth – Todd McFarlane, Jim Zubkavich, Camilla D’Errico
New York Comicon Schedule FRIDAY OCT. 8 3:30-4:30-SIGNING @DC Comics Booth SATURDAY OCT. 9 12:15-1:15 – PANEL – DC UNIVERSE (Room 1A08-7) 2-3: SIGNING @ DC Comics Booth 3:45-4:45- PANEL- VERTIGO: On The Edge (1A06-7) SUNDAY OCT. 10 12:30-1:30 SIGNING @ DC Comics Booth And, in between these signings and panels Jeff will be periodically… Read More Happenings: Jeff Lemire’s schedule at NYCC – DC, Top Shelf, panels, signings & more
NEW YORK COMIC-CON 2010 IDW EVENT SCHEDULE! BOOTH #2115 Friday Oct. 8th 12:00 – 1:00 Richard Stark’s Parker – Darwyn Cooke (Special Retailer Event!) 3:00 – 4:30 Richard Stark’s Parker – Darwyn Cooke 5:00 – 6:00 Kill Shakespeare – Anthony Del Col, Connor McCreery, Andy Belanger Saturday Oct. 9th 11:00 – 12:00 Kill Shakespeare –… Read More Happenings: NYCC IDW’s The Outfit and Kill Shakespeare signing schedule
On October 30th the Quad-Cities will be hopping with comic happenings. To celebrate their 12th Anniversary, The Dragon will be having their 2nd annual mini-con. The guest list for the in-store event is pretty great (it’s like a mini comic-con; see what I did there?). Who: Dale Keown, Richard Pace, Jeff Lemire, Ross Campbell, Ray… Read More Happenings: Guelph + Cambridge, Oct 30th
The heads of HobbyStar Marketing, Inc. have informed me (and authorized me to share) that the attendance for Fan Expo Canada 2010 was 64,992 – representing a 9.7% increase over the 2009 numbers. The figure is derived from a straight addition of all passes sold – regardless of pass tier – Basic, Deluxe, Child, Premium… Read More Happenings: Fan Expo Canada – 2010 Attendance & ComiCON 2010-2011 Schedule
First appearance by premier publisher marked by award winning guests, major exclusives – New York Comic Con, October 8-10, 2010 – Booth #2115 Celebrating its first appearance at New York Comic Con, IDW Publishing is proud to host several award-winning creators and offer exclusive editions of major releases. Creators such as Eisner Award-winner and convention… Read More IDW debuts The Outfit at the NYCC October 8-10, 2010
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