Action Lab Takes a Bite of the Big Apple!

ACTION LAB AT NEW YORK COMIC CON: SIGNINGS, CON EXCLUSIVES and EVENTS GALORE AS ACTION LAB TAKES A BIG BITE OF THE BIG APPLE!

Action Lab is excited to announce a veritable plethora of offerings to entertain you at NEW YORK COMIC CON at BOOTH 3126 starting with…

DIGITAL DEBUTS- 
Timed to begin with the start of NEW YORK COMIC CON, ACTION LAB is proud to announce our DIGITAL DEBUTS: all-original comics making their WORLD PREMIERES EXCLUSIVELY in a DIGITAL FORMAT, including the no-rules over-the-top violence and humor of BO PLUSHY, GANGSTA, the fan-favorites CRIMSON SOCIETY and ZOMBIE TRAMP the grindhouse/ scifi of SCUM OF THE EARTH, and the description defying title known only as ITTY BITTY BUNNIES IN RAINBOW PIXIE CANDY LAND! DIGITAL DEBUTS BEGIN OCTOBER 10th in time with the beginning of NEW YORK COMIC CON

NEW YORK COMIC CON EXCLUSIVES- ACTION LAB and ACTION LAB DANGER ZONE are coming to NYCC with a variety of incredible CON EXCLUSIVES including a NYCC EXCLUSIVE COVER VARIANT for JEREMY DALE’s runaway hit high-fantasy adventure SKYWARD, the PREMIERE of the space-spanning teens of PLANET GIGANTIC with a PLANET GIGANTIC ZERO issue, BO PLUSHY, GANGSTA #1, and CON EXCLUSIVE EDITIONS of  “the streetwalking dead” ZOMBIE TRAMP and the retro-zombies of NIGHT OF THE 80s UNDEAD. Come see us at BOOTH 3126 and see for yourself!

MOLLY DANGER SAVES NEW YORK!-
 ACTION LAB has partnered with legendary artist JAMAL IGLE to publish MOLLY DANGER in a beautiful HARDCOVER edition and to celebrate and at the same time benefit a good cause, we are partnering with JIM HANLEY’S UNIVERSE to host a benefit signing party to raise money for the HERO INITIATIVE during NEW YORK COMIC CON! Great comics for a great cause, and get a signed copy of MOLLY DANGER of your very own! SATURDAY OCTOBER 12th AT JIM HANLEY’S UNIVERSE comic store in Manhattan! Plus JAMAL will be signing copies of MOLLY DANGER all con long!

ACTION LAB is READY to ROCK your NEW YORK COMIC CON experience with great comics, con exclusives and signings and a brand new digital initiative! Come see us at BOOTH 3126!

The Action Lab is a group of mad scientists who collectively have over 25 years of comic book creating experience.  After slaving in obscurity and alone for lo, these many years, these quasi-evil geniuses have now gathered together from around the globe to form a secret research and development collective devoted to world domination through the purification of the comic book art form.  The Action Lab has sworn to use its powers for a single purpose — to bring the world the most action packed, most thought-provoking, most entertaining comics available, thereby ushering in a new age of world peace under the dominating yet benign control of the Action Lab.

Dark Horse Deluxe Goes Big with Mass Effect Reaper Replica

OCTOBER 12, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Deluxe announces a brand-new phase of collectibles inspired by one of the most highly decorated franchises in the history of games, Mass Effect™. The first collectible to introduce this series is a limited-edition, large-scale replica of the Reaper known as Sovereign, which will be on public display at the Dark Horse booth (#1528) at New York Comic Con. Set for release on June 26, 2013, this premium replica will be offered at a retail price of $349.99.

Fans can preorder the strictly limited, 18.5” tall replica at the BioWare store today! Each piece will be individually numbered and will include an in-game bonus item for Mass Effect 3 multiplayer*! 

This craft is the flagship of the rogue Spectre Saren Arterius. Responsible for leading a devastating attack on the Citadel in the original Mass Effect game, Sovereign is an enormous sentient dreadnought larger than two kilometers in length. The Dark Horse re-creation of Sovereign also has a sculpted base depicting a devastated city and planetary surface to convey its huge scale.

The replica will be solicited to the trade in the Dark Horse Deluxe section of the November cover dated issue of Diamond’s Previews. While the final edition size has yet to be determined, it is certain less than 1,000 of this high-end collectible will be produced!

*This in-game item will only be available for the Xbox 360 and PC versions of Mass Effect 3. 

Dark Horse to Publish Buffyverse Sampler in January 2013

DARK HORSE OFFERS BUFFY FANS THE CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH THE CAST OF SEASON 9 IN ONE VALUE-PRICED SAMPLER!

BUFFYVERSE SAMPLER TO FEATURE FULL FIRST ISSUES OF BUFFY SEASON 9, ANGEL & FAITH, SPIKE, AND WILLOW!

OCTOBER 11, NEW YORK, NY—Dark Horse offers fans and retailers alike the perfect jumping-on point for all of the titles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9!

In 2007, Dark Horse made comics history with a revolutionary new concept: Joss Whedon’s best-loved television series continued in comics with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8. With Joss Whedon himself at the helm, the series launched with much critical acclaim, and sold out of multiple printings.

Following the success of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Dark Horse launched four separate series for the anticipated Buffy Season 9. Buffy Season 9 and Angel & Faith are direct follow-ups to Season 8, while Spike and Willow are spinoffs from those two ongoing series.

Collected here are all four #1 issues, with all-new cover art by C. L. Bradley!

Coming in at 96 pages, this issue carries the low cover price of only $4.99!

Look for this at your local comic shop on January 23, 2013! 

Emily the Strange Returns!

EMILY THE STRANGE RETURNS—

IN FULL COLOR AND IN YOUR FACE!

October 12, NEW YORK, NY—Emily the Strange creator Rob Reger teams up with cowriter Mariah Huehner (True Blood, Angel) and rising artist Emily Ivie (The Locked Maze, Rotsterarsil) for a brand-new, full-color miniseries titled Emily and the Strangers, featuring limited variant covers by rock-poster legends!

With the help of her trio of troublemaking cats, Emily is determined to make the most rockin’ song the world has ever known and win a legendary haunted guitar . . . but can she do it solo? Only one thing is for sure—what Emily wants, Emily gets . . . sometimes.

Now, Emily and her strange new bandmates are hard at work writing new songs and recording their first album, with big plans for 2013!

An Emily the Strange feature film is currently in development, with Chloë Grace Moretz (Let Me In, Kick-Ass) in the role of Emily.

Fans of Emily are welcome to stop by the Dark Horse Booth #1528 at New York Comic-Con 2012 for a signing with Rob Reger at 5 p.m. on Friday October 12^th!

Praise for Emily the Strange:

“If the White Stripes, Edward Gorey and Tim Burton had a baby . . . that would be Emily.”—Mania.com

Emily and the Strangers #1 is on sale January 30, 2013!

Vivek J. Tiwary Set To Write And Produce Feature Film Adaptation Of The Graphic Novel The Fifth Beatle

First feature film about The Beatles to secure music rights to their songs

New York, NEW YORK (October 10, 2012) – Award-winning producer and writer, Vivek J. Tiwary, is set to write and produce a feature film adaptation of his upcoming graphic novel, THE FIFTH BEATLE, which chronicles the life of The Beatles little-known manager, Brian Epstein. As Paul McCartney said, “If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian.” This groundbreaking project also marks the first time a feature film about the band has ever secured rights to include Beatles songs.

Tiwary has signed a deal with Sony/ATV (who control the Lennon/McCartney music catalog) which gives him unprecedented access to Beatles songs for the film.

The graphic novel, THE FIFTH BEATLE, is being written by Tiwary and drawn by fan-favorite artist Andrew Robinson (STAR WARS, BATMAN, SUPERMAN) with additional contributions by multiple Eisner and Harvey award-winning artist Kyle Baker (PLASTIC MAN, WHY I HATE SATURN, NAT TURNER). It is slated to be published in 2013. Both Robinson and Tiwary will attend the upcoming New York Comic Con from October 10^th-14^th to present the graphic novel and meet fans. Artwork from the novel will be exclusively displayed online at www.thefifthbeatle.com.

On Wednesday, October 10 at 7pm, Tiwary and Robinson will appear on the panel “A Celebration of Pop Music Comics” at Jim Hanley’s Universe store. They will then sign exclusive artwork from THE FIFTH BEATLE at New York Comic Con’s Dark Horse booth at the Javitz Center on Friday, October 12^th at 5pm.

THE FIFTH BEATLE from M Press Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics, recounts the untold true story of Epstein, the brilliant visionary who discovered The Beatles and helped guide the band to international stardom as their manager, securing their first record deal at a time when no one else was interested, and successfully bringing them to the world stage with a scale and scope no music impresario had ever attempted.

Epstein’s boast—“The Beatles will be bigger than Elvis!”— seemed absurd in 1961, but proved humbly prophetic by 1967. When he died at the age of 32, he was an extremely successful artist manager and entertainment impresario, but a painfully lonely young man.  The film will deal with Epstein’s struggles with his sexuality and religion, while desperately trying to fit into the “Fab Four’s” world.

“My interest in the Brian Epstein story began almost 20 years ago, when I decided that music management was the area of the entertainment industry that I first wanted to pursue,” says Vivek.  “ I had been a lifelong Beatles fan, so I thought that it made sense to study the management of the band that had written the rules of the modern music industry.  What I unearthed after much research (there is a paltry amount of information readily available on Brian, which is part of why I want to bring his story to the world) was not just an inspirational business story and a blueprint for what I wanted to accomplish with my career, but also a very human story. This is a true labor of love, passion project for me.”

Tiwary is represented by David Alpert and Lawrence Mattis at Circle of Confusion.

ABOUT VIVEK J. TIWARY

Vivek J. Tiwary is an award-winning producer, writer, and financier for film, television, theater, music, and graphic novels. He is the producer and writer of “The Fifth Beatle,” a feature film and graphic novel based on the life of Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. “The Fifth Beatle” has secured unprecedented access to Beatles’ music and is in development to shoot in 2013. In television, Vivek sold a sitcom pilot “Punk Rock Dad” to CBS, based on the bestselling memoir/parenting manual by Pennywise lead singer Jim Lindberg, and he is developing a number of additional series including “Ascension,” a historical fiction / thriller juxtaposing the history of astronomy with mankind’s future in the stars. On Broadway, Vivek’s productions have won a combined 25 Tony Awards from 44 Tony nominations—every single one of his shows have been decorated. They include “The Addams Family,” Green Day’s “American Idiot” (the groundbreaking adaptation of the superstar rock band’s multi-platinum album), Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” (the most Tony Awards ever) and “Young Frankenstein”, “A Raisin In The Sun” (starring Sean Combs), and “A Little Night Music” (starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury). Off-Broadway, Vivek produced a theatrical collaboration between electropop/performance artists Fischerspooner and avant-garde theatre collective The Wooster Group (founded by Willem Dafoe, Spalding Gray, and others) that launched the 2008 Sao Paulo Art Bienal. Vivek also serves on the Board of Directors for Valiant Entertainment (www.valiantentertainment.com), a multi-platform company that boasts the third largest and most-loved universe of comic book characters and has been hailed by the New York Times as “Marvel 2.0”. Prior to founding Tiwary Entertainment Group (www.tiwaryent.com) and online music education/empowerment company StarPolish, Vivek held a number of major label music-industry positions, including launching and heading the Alternative Marketing Department at Mercury/PolyGram Records, and managing Video Promotion for Mercury/PolyGram, where he worked closely with MTV and VH1. Vivek has worked with artists covering the entire musical spectrum including Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Kiss, LL Cool J, John Mellencamp, Allen Ginsberg, Oasis, Hanson, 311 and The Mighty Mighty BossTones to name but a few. Among many charitable pursuits, Vivek is the Co-Founder of Musicians On Call (www.musiciansoncall), a nonprofit organization that uses music and entertainment to complement the healing process. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of both the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Arts and Sciences. Vivek also holds a filmmaking certificate from The New York Film Academy and is an acting student of Susan Batson/Black Nexxus Acting Studio.

Corey Taylor To Pen House Of Gold & Bones Comic!

A multimedia presence includes two upcoming Stone Sour albums and more!

October 10, NEW YORK, NY—Grammy-nominated musician and best-selling author Corey Taylor, the lyricist and lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour, is setting down the microphone and putting ink and images to paper in his new project with Dark Horse Comics—House of Gold & Bones! 

With stunning covers from Jason Shawn Alexander (Empty Zone, Abe Sapien), this limited four-issue series marks Corey Taylor’s debut in the comics genre. “I’ve been a die-hard fan of comics, on every level, my entire life,” says Taylor. “This has been a dream of mine for years now, and this project was tailor made for a comic, no pun intended. I couldn’t have picked a better company than Dark Horse to make this a reality. I have loved several of their titles for many years, going back to ’92. If we can get this crazy world out of my head and onto the canvas, it’ll be the best thing I’ve ever attempted. And with Dark Horse, I have every confidence that’s exactly what we’ll do.” 

House of Gold & Bones is a unique multimedia experience which includes two Stone Sour albums via Roadrunner Records (release date for Part 1 is October 22, with Part 2 following in 2013), videos, online presence, creative album packaging, live shows, and now the Dark Horse Comics series. Each element will follow and expand on the story. Taylor, already an internationally best-selling author, courtesy of last year’s Seven Deadly Sins, wrote the story—as well as the lyrics for the twenty-three tracks that make up the two albums—as a linear story line. The Stone Sour songs set the tone and follow the action, with Taylor’s House of Gold & Bones comic expanding on the story. 

Corey Taylor will be signing in the Dark Horse Booth at New York Comic Con Saturday, October 12 at 3 p.m.

Stone Sour’s House of Gold & Bones Part 1 album is on sale October 22, 2012!

House of Gold & Bones issue #1 is on sale April 17, 2013!

Check out the exclusive interview with Corey Taylor on USAToday! 

Zenescope Entertainment Announces Plans For New York Comic Con 2012

October 9, 2012

Zenescope Entertainment has announced its plans for New York Comic Con 2012 at the Javits Center in New York City from October 11th through the 14th.  The company will be appearing at booth # 1657 and will have on hand the most products and content it ever has in the 7 years Zenescope has been attending the east coast’s largest Comic Con.

Brand new issues debuting at the booth will be the Grimm Fairy Tales 2012 Halloween Edition, the Grimm Fairy Tales Animated Comic and the Grimm Fairy Tales Giant Sized 2012.

GFT Giant Sized 2012 

GFT Halloween 2012 

Zenescope will also have 12 limited edition New York Comic Con Exclusive Covers available from artists such as EBAS, Anthony Spay, Jamie Tyndall, Elias Chatzoudis and many more!  Many artists are going to be available to sign at different times throughout the weekend.

Other Zenescope merchandise will include Wonderland Board Games, Action Figures, T-shirts, Art Prints and all the latest Trade Paperbacks, Graphic Novels and Exclusives fans are looking for!

Meanwhile the Zenescope booth has FREE signings and FREE Giveaways all weekend long.  Some of the creators appearing at booth 1657 include writers Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha and Patrick Shand; artists include Anthony Spay, Jamie Tyndall, Elias Chatzoudis and more.

There will be more special appearances from Grimm Fairy Tales Animated director Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse, Venture Bros.) and Grimm Fairy Tales animated actress Briana Evigan (The Devil’s Carnival, Sorority Row). 

Robyn Hood #1 

Godstorm #1

Also appearing will be Cosplay queen Jessica Nigri and of course the gorgeous Zenescope Booth Babes!  See below for is a complete list of Exclusives and Appearances.

The biggest news of the weekend is the premiere of the Grimm Fairy Tales Animated Pilot which was fan-funded through Kickstarter and produced by Zenescope, Titmouse, and Schneppzone.  The pilot will make its much-anticipated debut on the evening of October 13th with a screening party and fairy tale-themed burlesque show performed by Ink & Paint Burlesque. The event is being held at Times Scare in New York City on Saturday, October 13th, with doors opening at 9:30pm.

Limited tickets for the event will be available for sale at the Zenescope booth or online at: https://www.zenescope.com/comics/51-grimm-fairy-tales-the-animated-series/issues/427

Lastly, there will be a Zenescope panel that will premiere a first look sneak peek at Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales Animated pilot. The panel will feature director Jon Schnepp, Grimm Fairy Tales writers and creators Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco and actress Brianna Evigan. It will be Friday, from 7:45pm – 8:45pm in panel room 1A14. 

GML 21

GML 21

If you are an aspiring artist looking to become a member of the Zenescope creative team, they will be doing portfolio reviews on Friday through Sunday from 12:00pm – 2:00pm at the booth (1657). Please bring examples of your work, including sequentials, penciled pages, pin-up. The company is also actively seeking colorists so colorists are welcome.

Zenescope will be partnering with HISTORY to publish the MANKIND The Story of All of Us graphic novels, which will be tied-in to the launch of History’s new television event. History will also have a presence at New York Comic Con, at booth 1664, will have a preview issue of the graphic novel available, Talent signings, as well as spotlighting their other products.

Here is the list of New York Comic Con exclusives we will have available at the booth (Booth #1657):  Grimm Fairy Tales presents Robyn Hood #1, Grimm Fairy Tales #78, Grimm Fairy Tales 2012 Halloween Edition, Wonderland #3, Grimm Fairy Tales Myths and Legends #21, Godstorm #1, and Grimm Fairy Tales the Animated Series One-Shot.

Appearing and signing at the Zenescope booth #1657 during the show:

Briana Evigan: Actress, Voice Actress (Grimm Fairy Tales Animated, The Devil’s Carnival, Sorority Row, Step Up 2: The Streets)

Jon Schnepp: Director (Grimm Fairy Tales Animated, Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros)

Joe Brusha: Zenescope President and writer (Grimm Fairy Tales & Neverland)

Ralph Tedesco: Zenescope Editor-in-Chief and writer (Grimm Fairy Tales & Salem's Daughter)

Raven Gregory: Zenescope Writer (Wonderland, The Waking and Fly)

Patrick Shand: Zenescope Writer (Robyn Hood, Godstorm)

Jessica Nigri: (Cosplayer and Zenescope Cover Girl)

Elias Chatzoudis: Cover Artist (Grimm Fairy Tales, Wonderland, Myths and Legends)

Jamie Tyndall: Cover Artist (Grimm Fairy Tales, Wonderland, GFT Bad Girls)

Anthony Spay: Zenescope’s Art Director and Cover Artist (Wonderland, Grimm Fairy Tales)

Mark L Miller: Writer (Jungle Book, Grimm Fairy Tales)

Joey Esposito: Writer (Grimm Fairy Tales presents Bad Girls)

Jesse Wichmann: Cover Artist (Wonderland)

Wonderland #3

Like Zenescope on Facebook for updates throughout the show. Most signings will include giveaways so check www.facebook.com/zenescope for updated signing schedules. Here is the planned schedule:

Thursday (3pm – 9pm)

5:00pm – Jesse Wichmann

Friday (10am -7pm)

11:00am – Anthony Spay

12:00pm – Raven Gregory

1:00pm – Elias Chatzoudis

2:30pm- 3:30pm – Robyn Hood Launch Signing! -  Writer Pat Shand, Cover Artist Jamie Tyndall, Cosplayer Jessica Nigri

4:00pm – Elias Chatzoudis, Pat Shand

GFT #78

5:00pm – Briana Evigan

Saturday (10am -7pm)

11:00am – Joey Esposito, Raven Gregory

12:00pm – Mark L. Miller, Raven Gregory

1:00pm – Elias Chatzoudis, Pat Shand

2:00 to 2:30pm – Amin Amat

2:30 -3:30pm – Jessica Nigri

2:00 to 4:00pm – Raven Gregory

4:00pm – Elias Chatzoudis, Pat Shand

5:00pm – Briana Evigan, Jon Schnepp

Sunday (10am -5pm)

11:00am – Raven Gregory

12:00pm – Pat Shand

1:00pm – Jesse Wichmann

2:00pm – Anthony Spay

About Zenescope Entertainment

GFT Animated Briana Evigan Photo Cover 

Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005 and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world.  Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Escape From Wonderland, Neverland and The Piper, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest running original independent comic books on shelves today.   Zenescope’s licensed titles include the on-going, critically acclaimed Charmed series, based off of the long-running popular television series, as well as Se7en and Final Destination, based off of New Line Cinema’s successful film franchises.

Meet VALIANT's Superstar Creators At NEW YORK COMIC-CON 2012

Valiant is proud to reveal its full schedule of creator appearances for New York Comic-Con 2012 (NYCC)! From Thursday, October 11th through Sunday, October 14th, a who's who of talent behind the hottest universe in comics will be on hand at the Valiant Entertainment booth (#1220) for signings, sketches and more! Meet the all-star cast of creators behind X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, and the rest of the Valiant Universe's greatest heroes!

 

To get the inside track on all of the great Valiant happenings in the works for 2013, join Joshua Dysart (Harbinger), Justin Jordan (Shadowman), Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong), Executive Editor Warren Simons, and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani for "The Future of Valiant" Panel on Friday, October 12th at 2:45 pm! Valiant's biggest year yet starts right here!

 

And stop by the Valiant booth all weekend long to pick up a FREE "Future of Valiant" Preview, spotlighting Valiant's biggest releases - including Shadowman #1! Also, look for the debut of the con-exclusive "Summer of Valiant" Collected Edition, collecting the four new #1 issues that relaunched the Valiant Universe anew. Now is the time to discover why the Valiant Universe has been captivating fans and critics all year long!

 

Less than one more week to go... We'll see you at NYCC!

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VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT SIGNING SCHEDULE - NYCC 2012

 

Thursday, October 11th

 

ALL DAY: Manuel Garcia (Bloodshot)

4:00 – 4:45: Arturo Lozzi (Bloodshot)

4:45 – 5:30: Joshua Dysart & Khari Evans (Harbinger)

5:30 – 6:15: Manuel Garcia (Bloodshot)

6:15 – 7:00: Justin Jordan (Shadowman)

 

Friday, October 12th

 

ALL DAY: Manuel Garcia (Bloodshot)

11:00 – 12:30: Joshua Dysart & Khari Evans (Harbinger)

12:30 – 1:30: Justin Jordan (Shadowman)

1:30 - 2:30: Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong)

2:45 – 3:45: "The Future of Valiant" Panel, room 1A08

4:00 – 5:00: Manuel Garcia & Arturo Lozzi (Bloodshot)

5:00 – 6:00: Mico Suayan (Harbinger)

 

Saturday, October 13th

 

ALL DAY: Cary Nord (X-O Manowar)

11:00 – 12:30: Manuel Garcia (Bloodshot)

12:30 – 2:00: Joshua Dysart & Khari Evans (Harbinger)

2:00 – 3:30: Mico Suayan (Harbinger)

3:30 – 5:00: Justin Jordan (Shadowman)

5:00 – 6:30: Arturo Lozzi (Bloodshot)

 

Sunday, October 14th

 

ALL DAY: Cary Nord (X-O Manowar)

10:30 – 11:30: Mico Suayan (Harbinger)

11:30 – 12:30: Justin Jordan (Shadowman)

12:30 – 1:30: Arturo Lozzi (Bloodshot)

1:30 – 2:30: Joshua Dysart (Harbinger)

2:30 – 3:30: Manuel Garcia (Bloodshot)

Dark Horse Announces New York Comic-Con 2012 Schedule!

MILWAUKIE, OR—It’s here! New York Comic-Con is upon us, and Dark Horse Comics is telling you all the goods ahead of time! Plan accordingly!

NYCC 2012 Dark Horse Comics Signing Schedule:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

3:00 p.m.            THE ART OF CAMILLA D’ERRICO: Camilla D’Errico

4:00 p.m.            THE MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY: Jacob Chabot

5:00 p.m.            ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES: Joshua Williamson

6:00 p.m.            THE VICTORIES: Michael Avon Oeming

7:00 p.m.            DR. MCNINJA: Christopher Hastings

8:00 p.m.            STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC & LOST TRIBE OF THE SITH: Andrea Mutti

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

10:00 a.m.            DYNAMICS PRESENTS DARK HORSE SUPERHEROES: Phil Noto (Ghost), Joshua Williamson (Captain Midnight), Mike Richardson (Publisher)

11:00 a.m.            HELLBOY IN HELL: Mike Mignola

12:00 p.m.            TO HELL YOU RIDE: Lance Henriksen, Tom Mandrake*

                        •Ticketed event. Please see details below.

1:00 p.m.            NAUGHTY DOG STUDIOS: Neil Druckmann, Faith Erin Hicks

2:00 p.m.            BUFFYVERSE COMICS: Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Rebekah Isaacs (Angel & Faith)

3:00 p.m.            THE MASSIVE, STAR WARS, CONAN: Brian Wood

4:00 p.m.            THE SKY, DEVA ZAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER D: Yoshitaka Amano**

                        **Ticketed by New York Comic-Con. Please see details below.

5:00 p.m.            EMILY THE STRANGE: Rob Reger

6:00 p.m.            ONCE UPON A TIME MACHINE: James Comey, Charles Fetherolf, Jim Giar, Marcus Muller, Rob Woods, Chris Stevens, Andrew Carl, Tara Alexander

7:00 p.m.            THE FIFTH BEATLE: Vivek J.Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson

                        Enter to win an exclusive The Fifth Beatle print or The Beatles Stereo CD Box Set.

                       

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

10:00 a.m.            POWERED BY CREATORS: Matt Kindt (Mind Mgmt), Michael Avon Oeming (The Victories)

11:00 a.m.         DARK HORSE HORROR SIGNING: Tom Mandrake (To Hell You Ride), Tim Seeley (Ex Sanguine), Christopher Golden (Baltimore), Eric Powell (The Goon), Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden)

12:00 p.m.            MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters, Kimberly Brooks (voice actress for Ashley Williams)

1:00 p.m.            THE SKY, DEVA ZAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER D: Yoshitaka Amano*

                        **Ticketed by New York Comic-Con. Please see details below.

2:00 p.m.            THE STRAIN: Guillermo del Toro*

                        •Ticketed event. Please see details below.

3:00 p.m.            COREY TAYLOR: To be announced*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

5:00 p.m.            THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS: Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Shaun Simon*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

6:00 p.m.            CREEPY & EERIE: Dan Braun

7:00 p.m.            B.P.R.D.: Tyler Crook, James Harren

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

10:00 a.m.            GREEN RIVER KILLER & THE CREEP: Jonathan Case

11:00 a.m.            MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters, Omar Francia

12:00 p.m.            BIOSHOCK: Ken Levine

1:00 p.m.              THE MASSIVE, STAR WARS, CONAN: Brian Wood

2:00 p.m.              THE IMMORTAL: Ian Edginton

3:00 p.m.              HUSBANDS: Jane Espenson, Brad Bell, Sean Hemeon

4:00 p.m.              BATTLEPUG: Mike Norton

NYCC 2012 Dark Horse & Dark Horse–related panels:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

11:00–12:00            Expanding the Experience: Video Games & Comics—1A14

12:15–1:15              Brian Wood & Dark Horse: From World’s End to the Galaxy’s Beginnings—1A06

12:45–2:00              Editors on Editing—1A07

1:45–2:45                Dark Horse Presents: Yoshitaka Amano— 1A21**

6:30–7:30                Drawing on our Nightmares: Dark Horse Horror in Comics—1A14

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

11:00–12:00            Creepy and Eerie REBORN and UNDEAD—1A14

11:15–12:15            Once More with Feeling: 15 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer—1A21

5:15–6:15                Hellboy in Hell: The Official Panel!—1A23

 *Tickets are available for free and on a first come first serve basis in the Dark Horse Booth on the day of the signing as soon as the convention hall opens.  Note that fans line up very early in the Javits Center (The Javits Center opens at 7:00 a.m., so fans can line up inside as early as that time each day.)

 **Tickets for signings with Yoshitaka Amano in the Dark Horse booth will be distributed by New York Comic-Con beginning at 7:00 am on Friday and Saturday. Please see newyorkcomiccon.com for details.

Buns of Fun with Zenescope at New York Comic Con 2012

As New York Comic Con 2012, the biggest East coast Comic and Pop Culture entertainment convention, draws closer, here's a quick look at Zenescope Entertainment's sexy 2012 con exclusives.  Warning, these are hot!  

First up from regular Zenescope cover artist Jamie Tyndall and colorist extraordinaire Ula Mos, is the debut issue of Robyn Hood #1. Featuring Jamie's trademark ultra detailed illustration, this issue is sure to be a bulls eye for collectors.  Jamie will be signing at the Zenescope booth #1657 on Friday from 2:30-3:30 pm or you can find him at his table, located at H11, all four days

Next is Wonderland #3 by new cover artist J. Wichmann with the very talented Ula Mos on colors.  You may remember we introduced you to J. and his creator owned series a few weeks ago and this cover featuring the Queen of Hearts and a partially undressed Alice is just jaw dropping.  I don't know about you but we here at Geek-o-Rama definitely hope to see more from this guy!  J. will be on hand at the show to sign your books, located at table AA8.

Last is a beautiful dual variant for Grimm Myths and Legends #21 illustrated and colored by Elias Chatzoudis.  These fun, colorful and sexy traffic stoppers honor NYC's police force and fire fighters as only Elias can do.  Elias will be signing at the Zenescope booth Friday and Saturday from 1-2 pm and 4-5 pm.  

All exclusives are limited quantities so get yours early!  Zenescope's will be located at booth #1657 and for more info check out the Zenescope's facebook page, Zenescope's official blog or just do what we'd love to do and add them all to your Free New York Comic Con show planner on the convention website. 

Valiant Heads to NYCC!

                 

Get ready because the entire Valiant Universe is heading to New York Comic-Con (NYCC), the East Coast's biggest and most exciting pop culture event! Join Valiant's creators and staff from Thursday, October 11th through Sunday, October 14th for a weekend packed with exclusive merch, signings, and news direct from the heart of the Big Apple.

 

Kick off the show with a bang and join Valiant on Friday, October 12th at 2:45 pm at "The Future of Valiant" panel to hear all of the exclusive news and announcements behind the next great happenings in the Valiant Universe! Featuring Joshua Dysart (Harbinger), Justin Jordan (Shadowman), Duane Swierczynski (Bloodshot), Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong), Executive Editor Warren Simons and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani, this is the one-and-only place to discover what 2013 holds for Valiant's greatest heroes. 

 

All weekend long, stop by the Valiant booth (#1220) to catch up with the creators and characters behind the Valiant Universe with non-stop signings and con-exclusive offerings, including blank cover double-sided flipbooks, Valiant t-shirts, and "The Summer of Valiant" Collected Edition  – a limited edition, square-bound collection of Valiant's first four #1 issues. And check out Valiant's hottest new releases with a FREE Valiant Preview Edition, starring X-O Manowar and Shadowman!

 

Be sure to swing by any of Midtown Comics' three Manhattan locations to pick up a FREE copy of Bloodshot #1 with purchase of any NYCC ticket (while supplies last). Tickets are going quickly, but Midtown still has four-day passes available at all locations! Visit MidtownComics.com, NewYorkComicCon.com and ValiantUniverse.com for more information.

Zenescope Announces Grimm Fairy Tales Screening

Zenescope Entertainment and Titmouse Studios are proud to announce the Grimm Fairy Tales the Animated Series screening party event during New York Comic Con weekend in October.

The pilot episode of Zenescope's and Titmouse's Grimm Fairy Tales series, which was fully funded through the crowd-funding website Kickstarter, will make its much-anticipated debut at an exclusive event on October 13th in Manhattan. The party will include the main event screening of the pilot and will be preceded by a fairy tale-themed burlesque show performed by the renowned Ink & Paint Burlesque.

The event is being held at Times Scare @ 669 8th Avenue New York City on Saturday, October 13th, with doors opening at 10pm. After a one hour open bar, the burlesque show will begin at 11pm to be followed by the Grimm Fairy Tales pilot episode.

Tickets for this exclusive event are on sale now but are extremely limited. Tickets are $75 and include one-hour open bar, the Fairy Tale Burlesque show and the main event viewing of the brand new pilot episode. Further, all attendees will receive a signed limited edition art print and a limited edition Grimm Fairy Tales comic book exclusive to the event.

"This screening party will be our first opportunity to show off the animated series so many fans have been waiting for," said Zenescope's Marketing Director, Stephen Haberman, "Plus those in attendance are getting open bar, a burlesque show and limited edition gifts. We're stoked!"

During New York Comic Con there will be a Zenescope panel that will premiere a first look at Zenescope'’s Grimm Fairy Tales the Animated Series. The panel will feature director Jon Schnepp, Grimm Fairy Tales writers and creators Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco, actress Brianna Evigan, and other special guests. Like Zenescope @ www.zenescope.com/facebook for more details!

About Zenescope Entertainment

Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005 and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world. Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales, and subsequent spinoff series such as Escape From Wonderland, Neverland and The Piper, put a dark twist on classic fables and are some of the best-selling and longest running original independent comic books on shelves today. Zenescope's licensed titles include the on-going, critically acclaimed Charmed series, based off of the long-running popular television series, as well as Se7en and Final Destination, based off of New Line Cinema’s successful film franchises.

About Times Scare

TIMES SCARE is a year-round haunted attraction located in the heart of New York City at 42nd and 8th Ave in one of the most haunted buildings in the nation. Times Scare includes a high tech Haunted House that is lurking with psychopathic patients who taunt, chase, and hunt you at every turn, a 300-seat theater featuring nightly performances by Shock Illusionist Dan Sperry in his off-Broadway show entitled "MAGIC SHOW" and much more. The Crypt Cafe inside Times Scare is home to a full menu serving delicacies to die for and two fully stocked themed bars with signature cocktails and a lounge. Whether you are enjoying one of the live shows, braving the haunted house or just stopping by to grab a BITE to eat you won't want to miss this unique venue on your next trip...we're dying to serve you!

Studio J Steals Your Heart At New York Comic Con 2012

"Prepare for New York Comic Con...and Adventure!

Fall is upon us and with it comes the East Coasts largest (and 2nd largest in the US) convention of comics, artists and pop culture greatness, New York Comic Con, October 11-14, Javitts Center, NYC.

As you make your way around the Javitts make sure to check out new comer to the comics arena, J. Wichmann who will be hanging out in artists alley.  We've been keeping a close eye on Mr. Wichmann (pronounced Witch-man, which after a little research, his last name literally translates to 'Man of War') for the past few months and as he readies the release of the second issue of his self published adventure-romance comic, 'Thief of Hearts', exclusively at NYCC'12 no less, we here at BF felt it was time to spread the word about J. and about the 'Thief'...

"The Thief has been an idea I've had for over a decade now..." Wichmann recalls, "Tristan Casimir [the Thief] and other series characters, were created while daydreaming in school... I started doodling out characters and ideas, thankfully I saved those doodles, as they ended up being the seeds that have grown into an adventure.  I really wanted to read a comic that's a classic adventure story, something filled with romance, humor, and of course lots of action, and after not really finding what I was looking for, I just decided to make it."

Having started making art at a young age, J. went on to become 'class artist' in high school, eventually earning his BFA in Illustration and graphic design from R.I.T. in Rochester, NY.  "I was fairly lucky.  Art and creativity runs in my family, so my parents were fairly encouraging and understanding when all my school progress reports would say: always drawing during class, needs to pay attention more..., [laughs] well not that they didn't prefer I pay attention more to school"  

"I do everything but the coloring." Wichmann tells us.  "When you read comics you don't really think about it until you make the jump into making comics, [besides writing and drawing] all the other work involved with production for a book...layouts and graphic design, editing, lettering, marketing, more editing, printing, shipping...with the most successful comics you don't even notice that stuff when you read them, but I definitely have a greater appreciation for the folks out there that do it. It's hard work, but I wouldn't want to be doing anything else!"

Explained simply, Thief of Hearts is about a 'love at first sight' chance encounter of a boy and girl, girl is kidnapped by an evil sorcerer bent on unleashing an ancient god to enslave the world and boy having to assemble an unlikely team of friends and enemies to rescue girl and prevent our destruction.  "When I started outlining the story I had certain perimeters I wanted to meet...fun characters, humor, lots of action, beautiful locations, high production values and appeal to both men and women... I knew the story type was one that had been told, well countless times before, so I decided to embrace that and see how I could use it to my advantage."

"I decided the best way was to present the characters was with a number of smaller events that just cascades into this massive adventure... instead of the usual characters-meeting-then-fighting-their-feelings for a 100 issues, I thrust Tristan and Annabella[his love interest] together very early on and then rip them apart, for like the majority of the series.  Pretty much everyone wants to find that one great love, so this really becomes a story about how far would you go for the one you love if you suddenly lose them? [laughs]The amount and intensity of obstacles I put in Tristan's path is nuts, this whole boat chase sequence I have planned in the middle of the series would make Michael Bay wet his pants..." From what we've seen so far, we're very excited about this series!

For NYCC, J. will have on hand Thief of Hearts issue 1(in case you missed it), three versions of Issue 2 - regular cover, 'Extra Virgin' topless sketch variant, and the 'My Fair Thief' #comicmarket limited variant.  He will also have various prints on hand and be doing sketches between checking out cosplay babes.  "They [NYCC] haven't released table numbers yet, but I'm listed on their website in the artists alley section, so you can add me on the show planner app the convention has."  

For more info about New York Comic Con, visit their website http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/ and to see more of J. Wichmann visit his art gallery at jwichmann.deviantart.com or you can connect with him on facebook: www.facebook.com/studiojcomics and twitter: @studiojcomics