Back for our 4 th 2012 year! PROGRAM LONG BEACH COMIC & HORROR CON BOOK November 3rd & 4th, 2012 Long Beach Convention Center FEATURING Neal Adams Amanda Conner Lance Henriksen COMICS Steve Niles spen Jimmy Palmiotti Stephen Stanton Bernie Wrightson Len Wein Power Rangers Samurai Scan this code with your phone to get the latest program book. CHARISMAGIC: THE DEATH PRINCESS © 2012 A 2012 © PRINCESS DEATH THE CHARISMAGIC: Offer good November 3 – 4, 2012, 11:59 PM PST REDEMPTION CODE: www.comiXology.com/redeem TM & ©2012 MARVEL & SUBS welcome table of contents FAQ 3 Guests 4 Exhibitor Listings 9 WELCOME … TO THE 4TH ANNUAL LONG BEACH COMIC & HORROR CON! Exhibit Hall Map 10 Meeting Rooms Map 12 s we enter our fourth year, we couldn’t be more excited about how show has grown. Last year we added “Horror” to the show – and it Saturday Programming 12 A really took off! Exclusives 14 This weekend, you’ll find some of most talented creators from the worlds of comics, animation and horror – all under one roof! Add to that a fabulous Sunday Programming 17 blend of exhibitors from the comic and pop culture world, plus an array of entertainment that will keep you hoppin’ all day long. Don’t miss the exhibit Nighttime Activities 20 floor entertainment area, the new Kids Area, the Roller Derby rink (seriously!), the Laser tag course, The Marshall Report live interview area, the 501st Legion’s Charity “Shoot-A-Trooper/Shoot-A-Trekker” charity event, and so Long BEach much more! ComIC & Horror Con STAFF We are so happy to have a great line-up of publishers including Aspen Comics, Asylum Studios, Boom Studios, Continuity Comics, IDW Publishing, Raw CHIP CARTER Entertainment, Top Cow Entertainment, and Valiant Comics. Check out their Programming Manager booths for their Long Beach Comic & Horror Con exclusives! MARTHA DONATO Executive Director Keep in mind, Artist Alley is still the centerpiece of the exhibit floor. Don’t miss JEFF LANE this unique opportunity to meet your favorite artists and writers as well your Programming Manager chance to discover some new talent. We’re always blown away by how diverse and cool this area is. PHIL LAWRENCE Sales Director And Programming? Don’t miss our eight different rooms filled to the brim with ROSS LAWRENCE compelling and entertaining panels, films, music and educational sessions all Registration Manager weekend. We’ve added some special Workshops to the mix this year – check CHRIS JACKSON them out on page 12 & 16. Registration Manager Saturday evening kicks off our second annual Masquerade Ball in the STEVE HOVEKE Promenade Ballroom at 8:00 p.m. It’s free with your LBCHC badge. In costume Security Manager or not, it will be the social event of the season. Well, of the weekend, at least. BOBBY MARMOLEJO Security Manager Watch this year for a Special Screening of “The Red House” with cast and crew. MIKE SCIGLIANO We’ve brought is some great authors as well, such as horror artist Brom, Young Show Manager Adult authors Daniel Marks, Gretchen McNeil, and Jennifer Bosworth. Plus, check out the special Future Authors Panel featuring Dani and Eytan Kollin and CATERINA TOSCANO Gregory Benford and Larry Niven. Meet these authors and more during panels Volunteer Manager and signings at Mysterious Galaxy. Creative: ARLene SO To those of you who are coming back for a return visit, thank you for being a www.arlenesodesigns.com loyal fan. For those of you who are giving this a try for the first time, we hope Photography: Ning Wong you love it as much as we do! LBCHC is your chance to indulge yourself in www.ningwongphotography.com the comic and horror world! Buy some cool merchandise, attend a unique and The Marshall Report: RicK MarshaLL interesting panel, commission an exclusive piece of art, bid on an original piece www.mindpollution.org of art in our Art Auction or just wander around admiring all the cool costumes. The Marshall Report Directors: It’s your show, enjoy it! Scott KLein and LUis MartineZ www. Haywireseries.com Thanks for joining us to experience creativity! We’d like to thank all of our colleagues and friends for their support and help. We Martha Donato & Phil Lawrence couldn’t have done it without them. Please check out more of their work at the above mentioned websites! LONG BEACH COMIC & HORROR CON 2012 | 1 -48- UNIT LOW-RESIDENCY MFA PROGRAM IN COMICSJOIN OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY. MASTER YOUR CRAFT. ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS STARTING NOVEMBER 15, 2012 CLASSES BEGIN SUMMER 2013 cca.edu/mfacomics faqs faqs GENERAL INFO SHOW HOURS Long Beach Comic & Horror Con is an annual Saturday, November 2 convention celebrating comic books, horror and 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. pop culture at the Long Beach Convention Special Early Admission for Advance Ticket Holders at 9:30 a.m. Center. The show was created by some of the industry’s most ardent supporters, who Opening Ceremony & Procession at 9:20 a.m. continue to believe that by creating a show Masquerade Ball we love, others will love it too. At LBCHC, 8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. you’ll find the typical convention fare (panels, autographs, creators, costumes, booths) and a few surprises. Sunday, November 3 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. You MUST wear Sorry, NO PETS, No Smoking. No Weapons Allowed. your badge at all except for registered Haven’t you read If you have a prop that times. What? Aren’t service animals. And the studies? looks like a weapon, you proud of your there are no such you must take it to geekdom? thing as seeing-eye security upon arrival fish. to have it checked and approved. Yes, even that Klingon knife made of cheese. Can I take pictures? browser on your computer and the screen will Generally, you can take photographs at prompt you for your credit card payment. Long Beach Comic & Horror Con of the conventioneers and exhibits. Please respect Are there Disabled Services? the privacy and ask before taking a picture of The Long Beach Convention Center’s Disabled a celebrity, as some of them charge for their Services Desk is located in the main lobby. photo and autograph. Why is the information in your Program Guide Where are the ATM machines? wrong? Cash machines are located in the main lobby. Because it’s the Program Guide from Earth-3. No, we produced this program guide over 3 Do I have to pay extra to get autographs? weeks ago, and lots of things have changed Some guests charge for their autographs, and or were added since then. Don’t kill the some don’t. Please ask first. messenger! We kept working to bring you the best show possible even after the printed I need to blog frequently Will there be wi-fi? materials were long gone. The Long Beach Convention Center does offer wi-fi service in the lobby area for a fee of $4.95 the first hour and $12.95 per day. Just open a Kids 10 & Under are Free! LONG BEACH COMIC & HORROR CON 2012 | 3 guests Scan this code with Check out who’s here! your phone to get the latest guest list! Neal Adams Eric BATT Joe Benitez Jon Tim Artist - Batman, First Basaldua Inker - Superman/ Artist - Lady Bogdanove Bradstreet X-Men, Founder of Artist - Witchblade, Batman, New Mechanika, Soulfire, Artist/Writer - Power Film Production Continuity Comics Darkness, Avengers, Detective Comics, Pack, Superman: Artist/Art Director Magdalena Thor, X-Men Supergirl, JLA, The Man of Steel - Punisher Cover Second Coming, The Darkness, The Artist, Hellblazer, Shadowland, Magdalena Vertigo Batman: The Return Brom Brian Amanda Jim Daly Rodney Jason Faunt Fantasy Illustrator Buccellato Conner Lead Concept Eastman The Red Ranger on - TSR RPG games, Writer - The Flash, Artists - Power Girl, Artist at High Moon Actor - Stand by Power Rangers Time The Plucker, The colorist – Flash, The Pro, Two-Step; Studios; Concept Me, A Nightmare Force Devil’s Rose, The Superman relaunch DC Comics cover artist - Good Green on Elm Street 3: Child Thief artist Earth, DC, Raw Dream Warriors, A Studios, Blizzard, Nightmare on Elm Marvel, DCU Online; Street 4: The Dream Artist – Bad Planet Master Joshua Hale Joel Gomez Bradley Ira Heiden Ray-Anthony Lance Fialkov Artist - Authority, Gregg Actor - A Nightmare Height Henriksen Writer - Echoes, The Lost Boys, Actor - Stand by on Elm Street 3: Artist - Spider-Man: Actor - Aliens, Near Tumor, Elk’s Run, Wetworks Me, A Nightmare on Dream Warriors, Back in Quack, Dark, Pumpkinhead, Punks, I, Vampire Elm Street 3: Dream Elvira, Maristress of R.P.M. - Rapid Millennium, Stone Warriors, Indiana the Dark, Father of Performance Cold, Hard Target, Jones and the Last the Bride, Alias Machines; Hasbro Mass Effect Crusade, Nightwatch Concept Designer Vince Tom Hodges Drew Barbara JT Krul Thomas Jane Hernandez Artist - Star Wars: Johnson Kesel Writer - Soulfire, Writer & creator of Aspen Comics; EiC, The Cone Wars Web Artist - The Comic book writer/ Fathom, Mindfield, Bad Planet for Raw Writer - Fathom: Comic, Creator - Authority, Wonder editor with extensive Green Arrow, Studios. Director - Kiani, Soulfire: Midknight (Red 5 Woman, DC Comics experience in Captain Atom Dark Country; Shadow Magic, Comics), Star Wars cover artist new concept Actor - Dark Country, Aspen Showcase: Galaxy Series 5 & 6 development Give ‘Em Hell Grace & remastered (Topps) Malone, Hung, 61* Fathom: Vol. 1 *Guest list subject to change. 4 | LONG BEACH COMIC & HORROR CON 2012 guests Check out who’s here! Georges Livesay Scott Lobdell Joseph Frank Mike Jeanty Artist -Doom Writer -Teen Titans, Maddrey Mastromauro McKone Artist -The American Patrol, Avengers: Superboy, Red Hood Writer/Producer - Aspen Comics; Artist - X-Men, Way, Buffy the Children’s Crusade, & The Outlaws,