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As Special Guests, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett had the best San Diego Comic-Con experience–EVER. Co-hosting the Eisner Awards, receiving an Inkpot Award, and hobnobbing with Hollywood and comic book celebs and friends. Check out their convention photo album.  Paul & Anina & Inkpot Awards It’s that time of year again! Stumptown Comics Fest is this weekend, and many Periscope members will be there, including: Ben Dewey, Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover, Ron Chan, Cat Farris, Jonathan Case, Natalie Nourigat, Rich Ellis, Susan Tardif, Dylan Meconis, Erika Moen, Trixie Biltmore, and Paul Guinan! Here’s a handy map of our tables:
The festival is located at the Oregon Convention Center, and is open Saturday, 10-6pm and Sunday, 12-6pm. You can buy tickets online or at the door. Both day passes and weekend passes are available. Emerald City Con is coming up this weekend in Seattle, and most of Periscope will be there, either in Artist Alley, or in the Periscope Island in Booth 122, right next to it. Erika Moen and Dylan Meconis will be in booth 208, Steve Lieber and Jeff Parker will be at C-02 and C-03. We’ve also got some signings scheduled with Things from Another World, booth #612. Friday, March 4: Saturday, March 5: Sunday, March 6: The 2011 Comic-Con International has invited Paul and his lovely wife Anina Bennett to be guests at the July event. Their favorite part? Not having to deal with the hotel booking insanity that precedes the convention.  Hey, this headshot is almost ten years old. Here’s an updated Comicon list and schedule. Jeremy Barlow will be there all five days. He’s signing twice at the Dark Horse booth (#2615) on Friday afternoon: Erika will be a guest this weekend, May 8th and 9th, at TCAF, the Toronto Comics Art Festival. She’ll have copies of her new book DAR, Volume 2. Go visit her table and take a look!
With Emerald City Comicon in Seattle just a few days away, we thought it best to bring everyone up to speed with the “who, what and where”.
While the list of special guests this year is quite distinguished, (Stan Lee, Lou Ferrigno, Leonard Nimoy just to name a few) the list of Periscopers that will be attending is enough to get any comics fan hyped up!
The con itself will go for two days and feature some of the biggest names in the industry, with plenty of exhibitors, vendors, and representatives from many major comics publishers. Remember to get your tickets because the weekend is fast-approaching!  Photo by Terri Nelson Paul Tobin: THURSDAY: July 23rd SUNDAY: July 26th Steve Lieber: Artists Alley: FF-16 Panels: Friday the 24th: Colleen Coover: Artists Alley FF15 Friday 2:00-3:00 Prism Queer Press Grant Portfolio Review After the overwhelming success of portfolio review last year, Prism is proud to offer it once again this year with Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, Countdown), Phil Jimenez, Bob Schreck (Editor at Dark Horse, Oni Press, DC), Georg Brewer (DC Direct), Colleen Coover, and José Villarrubia who will critique the work only of those interested in applying for this year’s Queer Press Grant (established by Prism to encourage new LGBT talent). Before attending the sessions, applicants are required to read QPG guidelines available at prismcomics.org/grant. Very few sessions are available so check at prismcomics.org and the Prism booth to ensure you get your portfolio reviewed by some of the best professionals working in the field. UPDATE: Booth #2146 Saturday 4:30-5:30 Love is in the Air: LGBT Romance Comics— Romance comics, once a staple of the comics industry but now considered campy curiosities, have inspired a new generation that has created their own take on matters of the heart while moving beyond the boy-girl soap operas of yesteryear. Moderator Charles “Zan” Christensen (Mark of Aeacus) and panelists Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise), Tim Fish (Cavalcade of Boys), Mari Morimoto (manga translator of Naruto), Colleen Coover (X-Men: First Class), Steve MacIsaac (Shirtlifter), and Michelle Nolan (Love on the Racks: A History of American Romance Comics) discuss the new LGBT romance comics. Room 30AB Sunday 11:00-12:00 Women of Marvel— One of the most talked about panels from last year is back! Forget Storm and She-Hulk, meet the real Ms. Marvels of the comic world! Women from every discipline in the creative process at Marvel will be on hand to talk about what it’s like working as a woman in comics today and how you can join them. Say goodbye to the so-called “Boy’s Club,” these ladies are busting down the four-color ceiling! Guests include New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Liu (Dark Wolverine), Christina Strain (World War Hulk), Colleen Coover (Marvel Adventures), Sonia Oback (X-Force), Emily Warren (Secret Invasion), and more! Room 7AB Erika Moen will be a guest at TCAF this weekend, May 9-10. She’ll have copies of her new strip collection DAR, and a bunch of prints and posters. Make sure to stop by and say hi! While you’re there, make sure to visit Jim Ottaviani of GT Labs. He’s got books with art by Periscope’s Jeff Parker, Steve Lieber and Dylan Meconis, and he’ll probably have a preview copy of his new project T-Minus. |
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