Erik Larsen continues his love for President Barack Obama by offering up an exclusive WonderCon cover to Savage Dragon #145. “I had no idea what I was getting into, but the moment I finished the cover I told myself: ‘Erik, you just created the greatest comic book cover of all time’ and it turns out I was totally right,” Erik Larsen said in a prepared statement. “Lets face it, President Barack Obama punching out Osama Bin Laden with a huge American flag in one hand while Savage Dragon frees Lady Liberty from a Weapon of Mass Destruction is as good…
Browsing: WonderCon
Coming up this weekend in San Francisco is the 2009 WonderCon (February 27 – March 1). Oni Press will be in booth #519, and will premiere the second volume of North World: The Epic of Conrad by Lars Brown. Conrad’s given up his life of action and adventure and become an accountant — and in the middle of a quest, no less! But can our intrepid hero truly leave his days of swords and battle behind him or will he finish the job the guild sent him to his hometown to complete? It’s a clash of family loyalty and heroic…
Boom! Studios has announced it will have Keith R.A. Decandido, writer of the company’s Farscape series, signing at the company booth this weekend at WonderCon in San Francisco. WONDERCON BOOM! STUDIOS SIGNINGS: Please check the BOOM! Studios booth #619 for signing times for the following guests: Keith R.A. DeCandido will be signing FARSCAPE #1 WonderCon Aeryn Sun Holofoil Exclusive – Limited to 500 copies! Michael Alan Nelson will be signing HEXED and FALL OF CTHULHU Chip Mosher will be signing LEFT ON MISSION I say queue up early for those Left On Mission trades, as it’s a fantastic story worth…
For two years, Jinn Lee has been in a wheel chair, working to regain her ability to walk again. On the anniversary of her injury, the person responsible has come back to ask her forgiveness for causing the accident that changed her life. Can Jinn forgive and forget or is there more to the story than meets the eye? Also, Raymond’s cousin Katie is visiting for a few days, and she’s got a case book of mysteries that needs solving! Will Raymond, Robert and Lisan be able to survive Katie’s meddling or does she hold the key to solving the…
If you happen to be going to one of the two comic book conventions happening this week, you’ll be able to see an Archie Comics presense at both. Bill Galvan, artist for Archie Comics, will be at WonderCon sitting on the Secret Origin of Good Readers panel. 12:30-2:00 The Secret Origin of Good Readers Making its fifth annual appearance at WonderCon, this year’s Secret Origin of Good Readers panel features Dr. Robyn A. Hill (National University, San Diego), Mimi Cruz (Night Flight Comics, Salt Lake City), Bill Galvan (co-creator/artist of The Scrapyard Detectives, artist for Archie Comics), plus additional speakers…
Wonder Woman, the highly-anticipated fourth entry in the DC Universe animated original movie series, will receive a West Coast big screen premiere at WonderCon on February 27, 2009 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The 6:00 p.m. screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers and voice cast, including animation legend Bruce Timm and Academy Award nominee Virginia Madsen. Filmmakers will also screen the world premiere of the first footage of Green Lantern: First Flight, an upcoming DC Universe animated original movie.
Press Release BOOM! Studios will be offering a limited holofoil edition of their sold out comic FARSCAPE #1 available exclusively during WonderCon 2009. The holofoil cover, featuring FARSCAPE’s main character Aeryn Sun, is limited to 500 copies, and will only be available at the BOOM! Studios booth (#619) during WonderCon 2009. Featuring a gold metallic finish on a cardstock cover, it will be one of the most special limited edition collectibles ever made in association with FARSCAPE due to its extremely low print run. It is unavailable anywhere else.
Here’s a wrap up of the items discussed at WonderCon. The biggest news is the tag line for Final Crisis; The Day Evil Wins.
Image Comics is ready to kick off Con Season in a big way (as opposed to KAAAAHHHHNNNN Season). The company plans to hit WonderCon in a big way, and sent Major Spoilers the rundown of booth signings at the show. And while you are there, you can pick up a con-exclusive variant cover of SCUD The Disposable Assassin #21.
Making its fourth annual appearance at WonderCon, this year’s Secret Origin of Good Readers panel features Dr. Robyn A. Hill (National University, San Diego), Mimi Cruz (Night Flight Comics, Salt Lake City), Bill Galvan (co-creator/artist of The Scrapyard Detectives, artist for Archie), and Bill Morrison (creative director of Bongo Comics). The panelists will discuss how teachers, librarians, retailers, and publishers can work together to bring comic books into the classroom for use as an innovative and motivating cross-curricular teaching tool and a vehicle for promoting reading and literacy. Through a multimedia presentation, personal remarks, and a question-and-answer session, the speakers…
Those of you who are lucky enough to attend Wondercon in San Francisco this weekend, might want to check out the activities going on at the Boom! Studios booth. The company has just released their signing schedule for the show.