A Pictorial History of Comic-Con

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

A Pictorial History of Comic-Con A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF COMIC-CON The 2010s THE NOW AGE OF COMIC-CON Comic-Con exploded around the world in the “now” age of social media. It became the show everyone wanted to go to as it expanded into other sites, including hotels and the new San Diego Central Library, creating a downtown campus. COMIC-CON 50 www.comic-con.org 1 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW LEFT: Jill Thompson sure was pleased to get an Eisner Award. 2010 RIGHT: Manga great 2010 COMIC-CON 41 Moto Hagio had one COMIC-CON 41 request of Comic- Con: Could she please meet Ray Bradbury? NOTABLE JULY 22–25 SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Former GUESTS DC Comics publisher San Diego Jenette Kahn was an Inkpot Award Convention recipient; artist Jillian Center Tamaki; Darkseid schemed. BERKELEY BREATHED THIRD ROW, LEFT: Syndicated cartoonist, Attendance: J. J. Abrams and Joss 126,000 Whedon had a meet- Bloom County, Opus ing of the minds in Hall H. MATT FRACTION Comic-Con entered the second de- RIGHT: Comic book cade of the new millennium with writer Brian Michael Comic book writer, still more expansion to the nearby Bendis with his Inkpot Award. Iron Man, Iron Fist hotels. It added a second day of pro- gramming to the Indigo Ballroom in BOTTOM: The cast of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, which The Big Bang Theory MOTO HAGIO hosted the Eisner Awards for the very backstage in Hall H. first time. Events such as the CCI-IFF, Manga writer-artist, the fan groups meeting room, and THIS PAGE, TOP A Drunken Dream the anime rooms moved offsite to the AND RIGHT: DC Comics celebrated and Other Stories Marriott Marquis Hotel and Marina their 75th anniver- next door. The CBLDF programmed sary and Comic-Con “Master Sessions” with comic art- helped with this JENETTE KAHN ists Rob Liefeld, Terry Moore, Paul cover and offical Pope, and Jill Thompson. Hollywood T-shirt by Ivan Reis, Former DC Comics programming included Red, The Ex- Oclair Albert, and publisher pendables, a discussion between J. J. Alex Sinclair. Abrams and Joss Whedon, and a first BELOW: End of the look at the cast of Marvel’s Avengers, line, Bub. TOM PALMER two years before the film debuted (see page 30 for a cast photo). On Comic book artist, inker, the TV side, attendees saw presenta- Tomb of Dracula, Avengers tions on Dexter, The Big Bang Theory (its third time at the event), and Su- pernatural, among others. Entertain- ment Weekly introduced its “Women JILLIAN TAMAKI Who Kick Ass” panel for the first time Comic book artist, with female stars from movie and TV, including Anna Torv, Chloe Grace Skim Moretz, and Mary Elizabeth Win- stead. And a new show called The Walking Dead made its first of many GERARD WAY Comic-Con appearances. Ray Brad- Musician, comic book writer, bury was the Icon Award recipient. The Umbrella Academy COMIC-CON 50 Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman TM & © DC Comics COMIC-CON 50 2 2019 Souvenir Book www.comic-con.org 3 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW: The Comics Fandom 50th Anniversary party included longtime 2011 fans and pros instru- 2011 COMIC-CON 42 mental in starting COMIC-CON 42 fandom (see the list of special guests on the lower right). NOTABLE JULY 21–24 SECOND ROW LEFT: Directors Peter Jackson and Steven GUESTS San Diego Spielberg. Convention RIGHT: Vivid colors at the Masquerade Center Party. THIRD ROW LEFT: JORDI BERNET Attendance: Flash, Aquaman, Spanish comic book artist, and Green Lantern 130,000 cosplay. Torpedo RIGHT: Los Bros Hernandez: Gilbert, One of the big programming Jaime, and Mario. SEYMOUR CHWAST themes for 2011 was the 50th an- Cartoonist, niversary of Comics Fandom, with BOTTOM: Cast members from a panels and a gala party saluting the The Canterbury Tales new HBO series event. Comic-Con brought together called Game of some of fandom’s founders for this Thrones, alongside momentous occasion. The Events author George R.R. ALAN DAVIS Guide’s color section split off into Martin (far right). British comic book artist, a separate publication, the Quick Guide, featuring maps plus the pro- THIS PAGE, TOP Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur gram schedule grids in a full-color AND RIGHT: Jim magazine format. Comic-Con began Lee’s New 52 Justice League cover and T- to program special kids-oriented shirt art, with inked DAVID LLOYD panels all four days of the event, not by Scott Williams just on Sundays. Morgan Spurlock’s British comic book artist, and colored by Alex documentary about the event, Com- V for Vendetta, Kickback Sinclair. ic-Con: Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, was released. Directors Steven Spielberg BELOW: Comic and Peter Jackson appeared togeth- Creator Connection, er on the Hall H stage to present The which brings togeth- COMICS FANDOM 50th Adventures of Tintin, their animation er writers and artists looking for creative ANNIVERSARY GUESTS collaboration, and Spielberg was an partners, made its Inkpot Award recipient. TV shows first appearance at Jean Bails were added to Hall H on Sunday, in- Comic-Con. cluding Doctor Who with cast mem- Richard Kyle bers Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. Two new shows debuted at Comic- Paul Levitz Con: Arrow, with Stephen Amell and Katie Cassidy, and Game of Thrones, Richard & Pat Lupoff with Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Jason Momoa, and Lena Bill Schelly Headey alongside creator George R.R. Martin. Voice actor June Foray Roy Thomas won the Icon Award. Maggie Thompson COMIC-CON 50 Characters TM & © DC Comics COMIC-CON 50 4 2019 Souvenir Book www.comic-con.org 5 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW: Artists’ Al- ley from high above. SECOND ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Author 2012 Max Allan Collins 2012 COMIC-CON 43 with one of the Scribe COMIC-CON 43 Awards, given out by the International Association of Media JULY 12–15 Tie-In Writers; comic NOTABLE book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick; cartoonist GUESTS San Diego Vera Brosgol with her Eisner Award for Convention Anya’s Ghost, the Best Center Publication for Teens winner. KATE BEATON THIRD ROW LEFT: Attendance: Comic book writers Canadian cartoonist, 130,000 Matt Fraction and Ed Hark! A Vagrant! Brubaker at the Image Comics Experience panel. Comic-Con brought together most KLAUS JANSON RIGHT: The Hobbit of the Image Comics founders to cel- stars Martin Freeman Comic book artist-inker, ebrate the company’s 20th anniver- and Sir Ian McKellen. Daredevil, Dark Knight Returns sary, including Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Whilce Portacio, Marc BOTTOM LEFT: Rob- Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. The Gays ert Downey Jr. suits in Comics panel celebrated its 25th up for Iron Man 3. ROBERT KIRKMAN anniversary at Comic-Con, moder- RIGHT: Aaron Paul ABOVE: The Souvenir Comic book writer, creator, ated once again by founder Andy and Bryan Cranston Book cover featured The Walking Dead Mangels. Twilight made its final ap- (+fake baby) evi- the 50th anniversary pearance at the show with Breaking dently came directly of the Marvel Age of Dawn, Part 2. For Iron Man 3, Robert from the lab to the Comics, with art by Downey Jr. made a grand entrance Breaking Bad panel. John Romita Jr., Klaus JEFF LEMIRE Janson, and Dean from the back of Hall H, dancing THIS PAGE, BELOW White. Canadian comic book through the cheering crowd to the LEFT: The bird re- stage. More TV series made the turned as Comic-Con LEFT: Batman’s writer-artist, Essex County jump to Hall H on Friday, with The introduced an all-new coming at ya on the official T-shirt with art Big Bang Theory, The Walking Dead, website, featuring a by David Finch. and Game of Thrones moving to the new “Toucan” blog. NATE POWELL bigger venue. Matt Groening was RIGHT: Tony Daniel Comic book writer-artist, the Icon Award recipient. Comic-Con gave one lucky at- relaunched its website on 12/12/12 tendee the Batman Swallow Me Whole, Any Empire with a whole new look and the re- piece he drew during turn of Rick Geary’s Toucan as the a DC Comics panel. namesake of the official blog. Blog- gers included Maggie Thompson, SCOTT SNYDER Steve Lieber, Marc Bernardin, and Comic book writer, Katie Cook, who provided new American Vampire, Batman weekly content, along with all the latest information on the company’s three shows at the time: WonderCon, the Alternative Press Expo (APE), and MICHAEL USLAN Comic-Con. Co-founder Richard Alf Movie producer, passed away. Batman films COMIC-CON 50 Characters TM & © 2019 MARVEL • Batman TM & © DC Comics COMIC-CON 50 6 2019 Souvenir Book www.comic-con.org 7 OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP ROW: One of the massive cosplay meet-ups that gather on the steps in the back of the San Diego Convention Center each year. This one featured DC Com- 2013 ics characters. 2013 COMIC-CON 44 SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Comic book COMIC-CON 44 artist Chris Samnee; Nightwing cosplay; and comics legend Neal Adams. THIRD ROW, LEFT: Scott McCloud (Under- NOTABLE JULY 18–21 standing Comics) and Jeff Smith (Bone) on the “Will Eisner and the Graphic Novel” panel. GUESTS San Diego RIGHT: X-Men assemble! Hugh Jackman, Convention Patrick Stewart, and Sir Ian McKellen on stage in Hall H. Center BOTTOM: Loki (Tom Hiddleston) held Hall H GERRY CONWAY in his thrall for an hour. Attendance: Comic book writer-editor, 130,000 THIS PAGE TOP AND MIDDLE: Amazing Spider-Man, JLA Dave McKean’s compelling and spooky Sand- man painting was both the Souvenir Book cover and one of the official T-shirts; the other ELLEN FORNEY Comic-Con added the Lyceum The- was for Superman’s 75th, featuring art by Tony atre in Horton Plaza on Friday and Daniel.
Recommended publications
  • Complexity in the Comic and Graphic Novel Medium: Inquiry Through Bestselling Batman Stories
    Complexity in the Comic and Graphic Novel Medium: Inquiry Through Bestselling Batman Stories PAUL A. CRUTCHER DAPTATIONS OF GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMICS FOR MAJOR MOTION pictures, TV programs, and video games in just the last five Ayears are certainly compelling, and include the X-Men, Wol- verine, Hulk, Punisher, Iron Man, Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Watchmen, 300, 30 Days of Night, Wanted, The Surrogates, Kick-Ass, The Losers, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and more. Nevertheless, how many of the people consuming those products would visit a comic book shop, understand comics and graphic novels as sophisticated, see them as valid and significant for serious criticism and scholarship, or prefer or appreciate the medium over these film, TV, and game adaptations? Similarly, in what ways is the medium complex according to its ad- vocates, and in what ways do we see that complexity in Batman graphic novels? Recent and seminal work done to validate the comics and graphic novel medium includes Rocco Versaci’s This Book Contains Graphic Language, Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics, and Douglas Wolk’s Reading Comics. Arguments from these and other scholars and writers suggest that significant graphic novels about the Batman, one of the most popular and iconic characters ever produced—including Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley’s Dark Knight Returns, Grant Morrison and Dave McKean’s Arkham Asylum, and Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s Killing Joke—can provide unique complexity not found in prose-based novels and traditional films. The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2011 r 2011, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • Alan Moore's Miracleman: Harbinger of the Modern Age of Comics
    Alan Moore’s Miracleman: Harbinger of the Modern Age of Comics Jeremy Larance Introduction On May 26, 2014, Marvel Comics ran a full-page advertisement in the New York Times for Alan Moore’s Miracleman, Book One: A Dream of Flying, calling the work “the series that redefined comics… in print for the first time in over 20 years.” Such an ad, particularly one of this size, is a rare move for the comic book industry in general but one especially rare for a graphic novel consisting primarily of just four comic books originally published over thirty years before- hand. Of course, it helps that the series’ author is a profitable lumi- nary such as Moore, but the advertisement inexplicably makes no reference to Moore at all. Instead, Marvel uses a blurb from Time to establish the reputation of its “new” re-release: “A must-read for scholars of the genre, and of the comic book medium as a whole.” That line came from an article written by Graeme McMillan, but it is worth noting that McMillan’s full quote from the original article begins with a specific reference to Moore: “[Miracleman] represents, thanks to an erratic publishing schedule that both predated and fol- lowed Moore’s own Watchmen, Moore’s simultaneous first and last words on ‘realism’ in superhero comics—something that makes it a must-read for scholars of the genre, and of the comic book medium as a whole.” Marvel’s excerpt, in other words, leaves out the very thing that McMillan claims is the most important aspect of Miracle- man’s critical reputation as a “missing link” in the study of Moore’s influence on the superhero genre and on the “medium as a whole.” To be fair to Marvel, for reasons that will be explained below, Moore refused to have his name associated with the Miracleman reprints, so the company was legally obligated to leave his name off of all advertisements.
    [Show full text]
  • Recommended Teen Reads Black Lives Matter
    Black Lives Matter Recommended Teen Reads Recommended Teen FICTION The Crossover by Kwame Alexander He Said, She Said by Kwame Alexander Rumor Central Series by Reshonda Tate Billingsley Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana Davis Fire From the Rock by Sharon M. Draper Panic by Sharon M. Draper Fake ID by Lamar Giles Overturned by Lamar Giles Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon Ahgottahandleonit by Donovan Mixon Black Lives Matter Recommended Teen Reads Recommended Teen Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myers Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers Monster by Walter Dean Myers Loving Vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by Patricia Hruby Powell Show and Prove by Sofia Quintero All American Boys by Jason Reynolds The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds Ghost by Jason Reynolds Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Miles Morales: A Spider-man Novel by Jason Reynolds X: A Novel by Ilyash Shabazz and Kekla Magoon Down By Law by Ni-Ni Simone Hollywood High Series by Ni-Ni Simone Dear Martin by Nic Stone Calling My Name by Liara Tamani The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Next (D-Bow’s High School
    [Show full text]
  • Crossmedia Adaptation and the Development of Continuity in the Dc Animated Universe
    “INFINITE EARTHS”: CROSSMEDIA ADAPTATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUITY IN THE DC ANIMATED UNIVERSE Alex Nader A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate College of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS May 2015 Committee: Jeff Brown, Advisor Becca Cragin © 2015 Alexander Nader All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT Jeff Brown, Advisor This thesis examines the process of adapting comic book properties into other visual media. I focus on the DC Animated Universe, the popular adaptation of DC Comics characters and concepts into all-ages programming. This adapted universe started with Batman: The Animated Series and comprised several shows on multiple networks, all of which fit into a shared universe based on their comic book counterparts. The adaptation of these properties is heavily reliant to intertextuality across DC Comics media. The shared universe developed within the television medium acted as an early example of comic book media adapting the idea of shared universes, a process that has been replicated with extreme financial success by DC and Marvel (in various stages of fruition). I address the process of adapting DC Comics properties in television, dividing it into “strict” or “loose” adaptations, as well as derivative adaptations that add new material to the comic book canon. This process was initially slow, exploding after the first series (Batman: The Animated Series) changed networks and Saturday morning cartoons flourished, allowing for more opportunities for producers to create content. References, crossover episodes, and the later series Justice League Unlimited allowed producers to utilize this shared universe to develop otherwise impossible adaptations that often became lasting additions to DC Comics publishing.
    [Show full text]
  • Read Books and Watch Movies
    BOOKS FOR ADULTS Black Feminist Thought The Fire Next Time by Patricia Hill Collins by James Baldwin Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration Discovers Her Superpower in the Age of Colorblindness by Dr. Brittney Cooper by Michelle Alexander Heavy: An American Memoir The Next American Revolution: by Kiese Laymon Sustainable Activism for the Twenty- First Century I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Grace Lee Boggs by Maya Angelou The Warmth of Other Suns Just Mercy by Isabel Wilkerson by Bryan Stevenson Their Eyes Were Watching God Redefining Realness by Zora Neale Hurston by Janet Mock This Bridge Called My Back: Writings Sister Outsider by Radical by Audre Lorde Women of Color So You Want to Talk About Race by Cherríe Moraga by Ijeoma Oluo White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for The Bluest Eye White People to Talk About Racism by Toni Morrison by Robin DiAngelo, PhD FILMS AND TV SERIES FOR ADULTS: 13th (Ava DuVernay) Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Netflix — Available to rent American Son (Kenny Leon) I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Netflix — Available to rent or on Kanopy Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Available to rent — Hulu Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent — Available to rent Dear White People (Justin Simien) King In The Wilderness — Netflix — HBO STOMPOUTBULLYING.ORG FILMS AND TV SERIES FOR ADULTS: See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Netflix — Hulu with Cinemax Selma (Ava DuVernay) When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent — Netflix The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the 12 Years The Slave Revolution — Hulu — Available to rent BOOKS FOR KIDS Why?: A Conversation about Race A Picture Book of Sitting Bull Taye Diggs David A.
    [Show full text]
  • How Superman Developed Into a Jesus Figure
    HOW SUPERMAN DEVELOPED INTO A JESUS FIGURE CRISIS ON INFINITE TEXTS: HOW SUPERMAN DEVELOPED INTO A JESUS FIGURE By ROBERT REVINGTON, B.A., M.A. A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts McMaster University © Copyright by Robert Revington, September 2018 MA Thesis—Robert Revington; McMaster University, Religious Studies McMaster University MASTER OF ARTS (2018) Hamilton, Ontario, Religious Studies TITLE: Crisis on Infinite Texts: How Superman Developed into a Jesus Figure AUTHOR: Robert Revington, B.A., M.A (McMaster University) SUPERVISOR: Professor Travis Kroeker NUMBER OF PAGES: vi, 143 ii MA Thesis—Robert Revington; McMaster University, Religious Studies LAY ABSTRACT This thesis examines the historical trajectory of how the comic book character of Superman came to be identified as a Christ figure in popular consciousness. It argues that this connection was not integral to the character as he was originally created, but was imposed by later writers over time and mainly for cinematic adaptations. This thesis also tracks the history of how Christians and churches viewed Superman, as the film studios began to exploit marketing opportunities by comparing Superman and Jesus. This thesis uses the methodological framework of intertextuality to ground its treatment of the sources, but does not follow all of the assumptions of intertextual theorists. iii MA Thesis—Robert Revington; McMaster University, Religious Studies ABSTRACT This thesis examines the historical trajectory of how the comic book character of Superman came to be identified as a Christ figure in popular consciousness. Superman was created in 1938, but the character developed significantly from his earliest incarnations.
    [Show full text]
  • Alter Ego #78 Trial Cover
    TwoMorrows Publishing. Celebrating The Art & History Of Comics. SAVE 1 NOW ALL WHE5% O N YO BOOKS, MAGS RDE U & DVD s ARE ONL R 15% OFF INE! COVER PRICE EVERY DAY AT www.twomorrows.com! PLUS: New Lower Shipping Rates . s r Online! e n w o e Two Ways To Order: v i t c e • Save us processing costs by ordering ONLINE p s e r at www.twomorrows.com and you get r i e 15% OFF* the cover prices listed here, plus h t 1 exact weight-based postage (the more you 1 0 2 order, the more you save on shipping— © especially overseas customers)! & M T OR: s r e t • Order by MAIL, PHONE, FAX, or E-MAIL c a r at the full prices listed here, and add $1 per a h c l magazine or DVD and $2 per book in the US l A for Media Mail shipping. OUTSIDE THE US , PLEASE CALL, E-MAIL, OR ORDER ONLINE TO CALCULATE YOUR EXACT POSTAGE! *15% Discount does not apply to Mail Orders, Subscriptions, Bundles, Limited Editions, Digital Editions, or items purchased at conventions. We reserve the right to cancel this offer at any time—but we haven’t yet, and it’s been offered, like, forever... AL SEE PAGE 2 DIGITIITONS ED E FOR DETAILS AVAILABL 2011-2012 Catalog To get periodic e-mail updates of what’s new from TwoMorrows Publishing, sign up for our mailing list! ORDER AT: www.twomorrows.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/twomorrows TwoMorrows Publishing • 10407 Bedfordtown Drive • Raleigh, NC 27614 • 919-449-0344 • FAX: 919-449-0327 • e-mail: [email protected] TwoMorrows Publishing is a division of TwoMorrows, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • Hail to the Caldecott!
    Children the journal of the Association for Library Service to Children Libraries & Volume 11 Number 1 Spring 2013 ISSN 1542-9806 Hail to the Caldecott! Interviews with Winners Selznick and Wiesner • Rare Historic Banquet Photos • Getting ‘The Call’ PERMIT NO. 4 NO. PERMIT Change Service Requested Service Change HANOVER, PA HANOVER, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Illinois Chicago, PAID 50 East Huron Street Huron East 50 U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. Association for Library Service to Children to Service Library for Association NONPROFIT ORG. NONPROFIT PENGUIN celebrates 75 YEARS of the CALDECOTT MEDAL! PENGUIN YOUNG READERS GROUP PenguinClassroom.com PenguinClassroom PenguinClass Table Contents● ofVolume 11, Number 1 Spring 2013 Notes 50 Caldecott 2.0? Caldecott Titles in the Digital Age 3 Guest Editor’s Note Cen Campbell Julie Cummins 52 Beneath the Gold Foil Seal 6 President’s Message Meet the Caldecott-Winning Artists Online Carolyn S. Brodie Danika Brubaker Features Departments 9 The “Caldecott Effect” 41 Call for Referees The Powerful Impact of Those “Shiny Stickers” Vicky Smith 53 Author Guidelines 14 Who Was Randolph Caldecott? 54 ALSC News The Man Behind the Award 63 Index to Advertisers Leonard S. Marcus 64 The Last Word 18 Small Details, Huge Impact Bee Thorpe A Chat with Three-Time Caldecott Winner David Wiesner Sharon Verbeten 21 A “Felt” Thing An Editor’s-Eye View of the Caldecott Patricia Lee Gauch 29 Getting “The Call” Caldecott Winners Remember That Moment Nick Glass 35 Hugo Cabret, From Page to Screen An Interview with Brian Selznick Jennifer M. Brown 39 Caldecott Honored at Eric Carle Museum 40 Caldecott’s Lost Gravesite .
    [Show full text]
  • Free Catalog
    Featured New Items DC COLLECTING THE MULTIVERSE On our Cover The Art of Sideshow By Andrew Farago. Recommended. MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY ART Delve into DC Comics figures and Our Highest Recom- sculptures with this deluxe book, mendation. By Dian which features insights from legendary Hanson. Art by Frazetta, artists and eye-popping photography. Boris, Whelan, Jones, Sideshow is world famous for bringing Hildebrandt, Giger, DC Comics characters to life through Whelan, Matthews et remarkably realistic figures and highly al. This monster-sized expressive sculptures. From Batman and Wonder Woman to The tome features original Joker and Harley Quinn...key artists tell the story behind each paintings, contextualized extraordinary piece, revealing the design decisions and expert by preparatory sketches, sculpting required to make the DC multiverse--from comics, film, sculptures, calen- television, video games, and beyond--into a reality. dars, magazines, and Insight Editions, 2020. paperback books for an DCCOLMSH. HC, 10x12, 296pg, FC $75.00 $65.00 immersive dive into this SIDESHOW FINE ART PRINTS Vol 1 dynamic, fanciful genre. Highly Recommened. By Matthew K. Insightful bios go beyond Manning. Afterword by Tom Gilliland. Wikipedia to give a more Working with top artists such as Alex Ross, accurate and eye-opening Olivia, Paolo Rivera, Adi Granov, Stanley look into the life of each “Artgerm” Lau, and four others, Sideshow artist. Complete with fold- has developed a series of beautifully crafted outs and tipped-in chapter prints based on films, comics, TV, and ani- openers, this collection will mation. These officially licensed illustrations reign as the most exquisite are inspired by countless fan-favorite prop- and informative guide to erties, including everything from Marvel and this popular subject for DC heroes and heroines and Star Wars, to iconic classics like years to come.
    [Show full text]
  • GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
    UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2020 GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 001-37950 20-4118216 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 190 N. Canon Drive, 4th Fl. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 273-4222 ________________________________________________________ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below): o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share GNUS The Nasdaq Capital Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    [Show full text]
  • Voice Actor) Next Month Some Reviews, Pictures from ICFA and Wendee Lee (Faye, Cowboy Bebop) Maybe from Some Other Events
    Volume 24 Number 10 Issue 292 March 2012 Events A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Megacon was fun but tiring. I got see some people I Knighttrokon really respect and admire. It felt bigger than last year. I heard March 3 from the Slacker and the Man podcast that the long lines from University of Central Florida Student Union previous Megacons were not there this year. Checkout the report $5 per person in this issue. Guests: Kyle Hebert (voice actor) Next month some reviews, pictures from ICFA and Wendee Lee (Faye, Cowboy Bebop) maybe from some other events. knightrokon.com Sun Coast: CGA show (gaming and comics) March 31 Tampa Bay Comic Con Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center March 3-4 75 Taylor Street Double Tree Hotel Punta Gorda, Florida 33950 4500 West Cypress Street $8 or $6 with a can of food per person Tampa, FL 33607 $15 per day ICFA 33 (professional conference) Guests: Jim Steranko (comic writer and artist) March 21-25 Mike Grell(comic writer and artist) Orlando Airport Marriott, Orlando, Florida and many more Guest of Honor: China Miéville www.tampabaycomiccon.com/ Guest of Honor: Kelly Link Guest Scholar: Jeffrey Cohen Anime Planet Special Guest Emeritus : Brain Aldiss March 16 www.iafa.org Seminole State College Heathrow Campus Heathrow, Florida 32746 The 2011Nebula Awards nominees $10 entry badge, $15 event pass (source Locus & SFWA website) Edwin Antionio Figueroa III (voice actor) The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced theanimeplanet.com the nominees for the 2011 Nebula Awards (presented 2012), the nominees for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Hatsumi Fair (anime) Presentation, and the nominees for the Andre Norton Award for March 17-18 Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Book.
    [Show full text]
  • LFS Summer Reading 2021.Docx
    The following is a list of recommended and required summer reading books for students in each class. Reading levels and genres vary within the class list. Books in a series as well as other books by an author are often suggested. Winners of the Newbery/Caldecott medals and graphic novels are noted. All books are available in the public library. E-books and audiobooks are often available if preferred. Please record your books on the reading log available on our school website. Happy reading! PreK-K-Grade 1 Recommended Reading Picture Books Sam and Dave Dig a Hole (other titles) – Mac Barnett Just Because - Mac Barnett Madeline’s Rescue (Caldecott) (series) – Ludwig Bemelmans Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott) – Sophie Blackall If You Come to Earth - Sophie Blackall The Airport Book – Lisa Brown Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (other titles) – Virginia Lee Burton Maybe Something Beautiful – Isabel Campoy Jubari Jumps (sequel) - Gaia Cornwall Diary of a Worm (other titles) – Doreen Cronin The Day the Crayons Quit (sequel) – Drew Daywalt Last Stop on Market Street (Caldecott) (Newbery) – Matt de la Pena Strega Nona (series)(other titles) – Tomie dePaola Gaston (sequel) – Kelly DiPucchio Du Iz Tak? (Caldecott) – Carson Ellis Mother Bruce (series) - Ryan Higgins We Don't Eat Our Classmates (sequel) – Ryan Higgins A Big Mooncake for Little Star (Caldecott)(sequel) – Grace Lin Waiting (Caldecott) (other titles) – Kevin Henkes Goodnight, Already! (other titles) – Jory John This Is Not My Hat (Caldecott)(other titles) - Jon Klassen The Story of Ferdinand
    [Show full text]