Eric Powell, Rick Remender, David Lloyd, Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson and many more will highlight this Dark Horse gangs events:

Friday Feb. 6th :

2:00 - 3:00 PIGEONS FROM HELL – Nathan Fox
3:00 - 4:00 FEAR AGENT, END LEAGUE – Rick Remender
4:00 – 5:00 KICKBACK – David Lloyd
4:00 – 5:00 UNBOUND SAGA – Game Demo with Mike Kennedy
5:00 – 6:00 KULL – Arvid Nelson, Will Conrad, Jose Villarrubia
5:00 – 6:00 THE CLEANERS – Mark Wheaton, Rahsan Ekedal
6:00 – 7:00 THE GOON – Eric Powell

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If you have never seen any of Fanfare/Ponent Mon’s books, you are missing out on some of the best comics being published today. Seriously. They publish some of the most intelligent/riveting manga available in English — by Jiro Taniguchi and Hideo Azuma among others — , and at NYCC they’ll debut an award winning European GN which you can preview here.

Fanfare / Ponent Mon debuts their latest release for 2009 at New York Comic-Con! “My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill” by Jean Regnaud and Émile Bravo will be available for sale at Fanfare / Ponent Mon (Booth 2347), as well as previews of the rest of the exciting new titles that are on the schedule for 2009.

Fanfare’s edition of “My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill” is the first English edition of this award-winning French graphic novel. Printed in glorious full-color in a hardcover edition, this story is a touching remembrance of a 5-year old growing up in rural France in the 1970’s. Jean lives with his father, his younger brother and his nanny. As he starts school, he’s troubled by a mystery: Where is his mommy?

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Top Shelf will be right up front in the NYCC exhibit hall this year at booth #1620. And we’ll have:

– Robert Venditti (THE SURROGATES)
– Alex Robinson (TOO COOL TO BE FORGOTTEN, BOX OFFICE POISON)
– Christian Slade (KORGI)
– Rich Koslowski (THE KING)

signing books all weekend.

Come by and meet them, along with Chris Staros & Leigh Walton, who will also be attending the show.

It’s Jersey time at Image Comics:

Throughout the convention the Image Comics booth will be home to signings galore, a convention exclusive cover of the superhero debut JERSEY GODS and an array of creators including Rob Liefeld (YOUNGBLOOD), Whilce Portacio (SPAWN), Frank Cho (LIBERTY MEADOWS), Richard Starkings (ELEPHANTMEN), Glen Brunswick (JERSEY GODS), Josh Williamson (JOHNNY MONSTER) and Vinny Navarette (DEAR DRACULA).

Special events will include Thursday’s Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Welcome Party co-sponsored by Image Comics and Dark Horse, Saturday’s Apes & Babes: The Frank Cho Spotlight & the iFanboy/ROLFThing/1Up/PopGun Meet-Up Party and Friday’s The Image Comics Show: Breaking Into Comics on Friday, February 5th featuring Liefeld, Portacio, Joe Kelly (I KILL GIANTS), Steve Seagle (SOUL KISS) and Joseph Michael Linsner (DAWN, DARK IVORY) discussing the road they’ve taken to get to where they are now and where they’re going from here! The Image Comics Show will also be the epicenter of announcements from Image Comics, including the big secret behind Robert Kirkman and Todd McFarlane’s HAUNT!

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As you may have heard, all that Mark Waid is evil business is beginning to make sense and you’ll learn more at New York.

YOU FIRST SAW THAT MARK WAID IS EVIL

YOU THEN DISCOVERED THAT MARK WAID IS IRREDEEMABLE

NOW AT THE BOOM! STUDIOS PANEL YOU WILL LEARN WHAT IS NEXT FROM MARK WAID AND BOOM!

WITH A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COMIC BOOK RESOURCES

(MARK WAID IS EVIL T-shirts available in limited quantities!)

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Via PR:

Writers Greg Farshtey (creator of the LEGO® BIONICLE® toy universe) and Neil Kleid (Brownsville) will join NBM and Papercutz publisher Terry Nantier and Papercutz and Marvel Comics editor Jim Salicrup to talk with fans and show off new work.

NBM will have copies of its newest graphic novels and comics collections:

• Nocturnal Conspiracies: Nineteen Dreams by David B. (Epileptic)
• Little Nothings, Volume 2: The Prisoner Syndrome by Lewis Trondheim (Dungeon)
• Miss Don’t Touch Me by Hubert & Kerascoet
• Happy Hooligan by Frederick Burr Opper (part of the deluxe series of classic comic-strip reprints, Forever Nuts)

Papercutz will present the latest volumes in its comic-book and graphic-novel series Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Tales from the Crypt and Classics Illustrated.

We’re told special announcements that will stun attendees will be made at the Radical panel on Saturday. They also get gifts! Steve Niles, Steve Pugh, Jim Steranko and more will be appearing at the booth.

Radical Publishing will give away a special limited and numbered 3-D edition of its New York Comic-Con ashcan to convention-goers who attend its all-star preview panel at the show. Featuring a special 3-D cover and glasses, this rare edition, limited to 300 copies, is only available as a FREE gift to attendees of the panel, hosted by Rick Marshall of MTV Splash Page, on Saturday, February 7th at 5:15 p.m. in room 1A07.

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As the official retail sponsor of New York Comic-Con, Midtown Comics booth will be a hub of exlcusives and signings by Eduardo Risso, JG Jones, Simone Biachi and many more:
* Dark Avengers #1 Exclusive Midtown Comics NYCC 2009 Adi Granov Variant Cover from Marvel Comics.
* Witchblade #124 Exclusive Midtown Comics NYCC 2009 Tyler Kirkham & Stjepen Sejic Variant Cover from Top Cow.
* 25% Off All Graphic Novels at booth, with many NYCC guests work available.

Top comic book creators will be on hand for round-the-clock signings at Midtown’s booth, including:

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As usual, the CBLDF booth will present all kinds of merchandise and signings, and they’re kicking off the show on Thursday with the traditional welcome party. IN addition they are sponsoring a number of workshops which you can read about in the jump:

Join the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund in kicking off the 2009 convention season at our New York Comic-Con Welcome Party on Thursday, February 5! Enjoy drinks, free sliders for early arrivals, and door prizes! This party is sponsored by Image Comics and Dark Horse Comics. Admission will be $5 and up for CBLDF members, $10 and up for non-members.

Attending artists will include: Colleen Doran, David Mack, Rantz Hoseley, Dean Haspiel, Mike Cavallero, Nikki Cook, Mahmud Asrar, Brahm Revel and many more!

What: The CBLDF’s NYCC Welcome Party
Date: Thursday February 5, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Side Bar
Street: 120 E. 15th Street (Near Union Square)
City: New York, NY
Donation : $5 & up for current CBLDF Members; $10 & up for non-members

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Tor.com just announced a pretty impressive line-up of SF-themed webcomics, and they’ll be showing it all off at a panel on Saturday:Tor.com will be holding a panel, moderated by Pablo Defendini, and attended by Irene Gallo, Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Dan Goldman.

Jumping in Headfirst: Tor.com and the role of traditional publishers in today’s new media economy
Saturday, Feb 7
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Room 1A18

Decription: As the future rapidly becomes the present, traditional dead-tree publishers have two choices: either get with the program or get out of the way. But the digital space rewrites the rules of the game for any industry based on IP (intellectual property).

Speculative Fiction publishers, already having an eye on the future by default, are in a unique position to lead the charge away from traditional publishing models and into uncharted territory. Come listen to staff and friends of Tor.com as they explain the method to their madness in putting together the science-fiction and fantasy site that gives away free (as in beer) stories, comics, and novels; followed by a Q&A session divided into two parts: first part with questions culled from Tor.com members in advance, second part with questions from the audience.

Topics to Discuss: Free content online, eBooks, digital delivery of comics, digital rights management. Building an online community as a platform on which to promote authors’ work.

Indie Spinner Rack is back in the Podcast Arena with the official ISR t-shirt and the Awesome anthology available!
We will be recording interviews throughout the weekend, with games, giveways, and other fun mayhem going on!
Creators signing and sketching at the ISR booth. They have also threatened Karaoke! Signings in the jump:

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Down at Podcast Allley, you’ll find the CNI crew and friends and lots of benefit raffles, with proceeds going to the CBLDF. Here’s the official signing schedule:

Friday, 2/6

2:30: Raffle
3-4pm: Carrie Tucker
4-6pm: Molly Crabapple
5-6pm: Tony Lee
6pm: Raffle

Saturday, 2/7

12-1pm: Tony Lee
1-3pm: Molly Crabapple
2:30pm: Raffle
3-4pm: Jonathan Hickman
4:30-5:30: Carrie Tucker
6pm: Raffle

Sunday, 2/8

11-12pm: Monica Gallagher
12:30-1:30pm: Greg Pak
1:45pm: Raffle
2-4pm: Molly Crabapple
4pm: Raffle

A party, an auction and signings by George Perez and many others highlight the activities at The Hero Initiative:

The night before the show begins, the organizers of New York Comic Con are throwing a Pre-Con party at Dave & Buster’s Times Square (234 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036), from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., on February 5, 2009. Admission is free and open to attendees, creators, exhibitors and staff, but for a donation of $10, guests will receive five raffle tickets for a chance to win some amazing prizes. All proceeds collected from the raffle will benefit The Hero Initiative. Winning numbers will be announced at the end of the party and winners must be present to win.

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Here’s a summary of links and newsy bits from various folks on what they’re doing and where to find them:

¶ Colleen Doran has posted her schedule and deeds at her blog.

¶ Stuart Moore

I’ll be signing at the Penny-Farthing Press booth, #1513, at the following times:

2:00 - 3:00, Friday
2:00 - 3:00 PM, Saturday

Best of all: We’ll be debuting a ten-page ashcan edition of SHADRACH STONE, my new Penny-Farthing project. For much more on SHADRACH, visit our new production blog: http://shadrachstone.blogspot.com/ .

When you see me, ask me about WOLVERINE NOIR and my STAR TREK TRIBBLES special, coming in April and March from Marvel and IDW respectively; and CREATURE FEATURE #2, out this week from Th3rd World Studios!

¶ Dan Goldman will me moderating the second annual “GOING PAPERLESS: USING COMPUTERS TO DRAW COMICS” digital comic art panel. “Last year’s was packed to capacity and a serious tech-computer-art workshop/geekout. I was floored by the response we got; our audience was the next generation of comic artists. ”

¶ Adam Koford will be signing his new book (the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out) at the Abrams table (#1825) on Friday from 3 to 4 and Saturday from 11 to noon.

¶ Scott Bieser writes:

Big Head Press will have a booth number 2453 in the Small Press section, where we will be showcasing our LA MUSE and ROSWELL, TEXAS trade paperbacks. Adi Tantimedh will be on hand at various times throughout the show to sign copies of the Alan Moore-endorsed LA MUSE which will be for sale, and talk to fans.

I’ll also be there to sign copies of ROSWELL and talk to fans about my current works-in-progress, ODYSSEUS THE REBEL and ESCAPE FROM TERRA, which are being serialized on our website.

¶ Andy Diggle ’s schedule:

Friday
Signing @ Marvel Booth (Booth #1141) - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Marvel DARK REIGN Panel (Panel Room 7 - 1A24) - 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm

¶ Tony Lee will be signing daily at the Doctor Who Store booth, that’s #2067 - Friday will be 1.30pm - 2.30pm, and Saturday and Sunday will be 1pm - 2pm he’ll also be at the IDW panel on the Friday afternoon (3.15pm).

¶ Eric Wight writes:

I wanted to let you know that I will be promoting my new children’s book FRANKIE PICKLE AND THE CLOSET OF DOOM at NYCC. The actual book doesn’t come out until May 5th, but we will be giving out galleys at the Simon & Schuster booth (#1402). I’ll also be doing a signing there Sunday at 2:30 for kid’s day. I’ve attached the cover and teaser poster. It’s a hybrid chapter book/graphic novel targeted at elementary school aged kids. The hope is to not only to get more kids excited about comics, but also excited about reading in general.

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Rich Faber writes that he’ll be at the show and selling many items (like the print above) to raise money to pay continued expenses for his wife’s cancer treatment:

Now, as for the title of the post, the NYCC is this coming weekend, from February 6-8th, and I will be there. Thanks to the generosity of my colleagues at Kids Love Comics, I will have a table with them at booth #1930, and will be selling all of my various wares, to help raise money for my wife’s medical bills, as well as a lot of other related expenses we’ve been incurring. My hope is to come up with enough to keep things stable for another month or two, and I’m hoping you guys that will be there can help. Below are pics of most of the things I’ll have for sale. I hope you’ll drop by to see me, and maybe pick up a little something. In addition to what I’m showing here, I’ll have 15 years of original comics art for sale, including Green Lantern, Steel, Titans, and many others. I will also probably be doing some character head shot sketches, for those interested. The main goal is to raise money, so I’ll be there for the entire weekend, and try to stay at the table as much as possible, so I am able meet as many of you as I can. Please stop by to say hi. Thanks!

There is a lot of pulpish activity going on surrounding Captain Action and Ed Catto.. We posted all relevant PR here, but the short version is there’s a pulp panel and a Captain Action panel. Plus Lady Action, as you can clearly see. More info here.

Sabrina Jones’ graphic biography of dancer Isadora Duncan will have several events in New York over the next month, including some activities at NYCC:

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Via PR:

Penny-Farthing Press (PFP) returns for their third visit to New York Comic Con (Booth #1513) with the debut of their new graphic novel, Anne Steelyard and the Garden of Emptiness: An Honorary Man. This exciting new graphic novel chronicles the life of Anne Steelyard, a young British woman who is searching for her independence in the mysterious deserts of Mesopotamia while the world is on the brink of World War I. Anne Steelyard is written by bestselling author Barbara Hambly (Patriot Hearts, the Benjamin January mysteries, The Emancipator’s Wife) and the exquisite cover art is by legendary artist Glen Orbik. More information about Anne Steelyard can be found at www.annesteelyard.com.

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Making official two rumors that had been floating freely for a while now, Reed Exhibitions announced that the NYCC will be moving to a permanent early October date starting in 2010, and will begin a new Chicago show, called the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, starting in April 2010.

The new New York dates conflict most closely with indie themes shows SPX, held in October in Bethesda, MD, and APE, held in SF in November, as well as the Baltimore Comic-Con and Reed’s own New York Anime Fest, which was held in September of last year.

The Chicago show is planned as a “downtown” show which will take advantage of Chicago’s many amenities and large pop culture audience.

Full PR below:

Reed Exhibitions has today announced the launch of Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) which will take place April 16 – 18, 2010 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. The new show will be structured in the spirit of New York Comic Con (NYCC) which was launched by Reed Exhibitions in 2006 and saw attendance grow from 33,000 in its first year to 67,000 in 2008, making it the fastest growing comic and pop culture event in the U.S. Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo comes in response to significant customer demand. Reed officials note that customers of New York Comic Con have frequently and repeatedly asked Reed Exhibitions to bring a major pop culture event to downtown Chicago.

“We are delivering this event for the industry and for the fans,” notes Lance Fensterman, who is Vice President and Show Manager for NYCC and who will also be overseeing C2E2. “We have heard their wishes and we are thrilled to bring what we hope will be another massive comic and pop culture event, in the spirit of New York Comic Con, to an eager audience in Chicago and the entire Midwest. With April dates in place for Chicago, this has also provided us with a perfect opportunity to balance the sequence of our events by moving New York Comic to permanent dates in the fall.”

This year’s New York Comic Con is scheduled to take place February 6 – 8 at the Jacob K. Javits Center. The next New York Comic Con will take place October 8 – 10, 2010. Officials confirm that the October time for New York Comic Con is sustainable and will be permanent to avoid shifting dates from year to year. Most importantly, the new dates will afford substantial growth opportunity within the Javits facility itself.

As for C2E2, show organizers are planning a major launch. “We are aiming big,” continues Fensterman. “We plan to apply everything we have learned in launching and building New York Comic Con to our Chicago event and we intend for it to be a major attraction right out the gate. Of course, this not only means providing a customer friendly atmosphere but also providing dynamic programming that boasts top talent from across the pop culture spectrum, including artists, creators and celebrities from Hollywood, TV, comics, books, video games, toys, Anime, Manga and all other applicable aspects of the popular arts. But, most importantly, we will also seek to make adjustments so that our show reflects the essence of Chicago. This will be critically important. The city itself will form an important part of our identity.”

Convention officials note that in addition to industry support for a C2E2, there has also been widespread agreement that a balanced con calendar is essential. This was an important consideration as Reed Exhibitions looked to implement its plan. “The major players in the various pop culture industries are behind us,” states Fensterman. “We are pleased with the new timeline and see Chicago as anchoring the spring con calendar and New York Comic Con as ending the con calendar with a major exclamation point.”

“The expansion of Reed’s Comic Convention schedule to include a Chicago show is very exciting news,” says Marvel’s Vice President of Merchandising & Communications Michael Pasciullo. “They have proven in just four short years through the success of the New York Comic Convention that Reed can bring together comics, TV, and film in new and exciting ways for both the industry and fans alike. Marvel is looking forward to being part of their new Midwest experience.”

“We’re pleased to be building on the success Reed has had with the New York Comic Con and looking forward to their adding a Chicago show to their schedule,” notes DC Comics President Paul Levitz. “Our Midwest fans have a great history of celebrating comics at conventions, and we hope this will be the beginning of a memorable run of events for them.”

Reed officials note that their ability to confidently launch C2E2 is an indication of how deeply embedded all aspects of pop culture have become in our society. In addition to New York Comic Con, Reed Exhibitions launched the New York Anime Festival in 2007 and it entered a strategic partnership with Penny Arcade (PAX) in 2008. Reed Exhibitions will be working closely with PAX on the launch of PAX East in Boston in 2010. “The emergence and growth of the pop culture segment of our business has been huge,” Fensterman concludes. “We are absolutely dedicated to this community and are thrilled to be delivering our customers what they have told us they need.’ The show will have a web site that can be found at www.chicagocomicandentertainmentexpo.com

Publishers, artists, party planners — send us your info!

We’ll be covering New York Comic-Con (Feb 6-8 at the Javits in NYC) all next week, but in the run-up to war, we’ll be previewing booth plans, guests, and surprises. And parties…don’t forget the parties.

Email us at the usual place…and if you put NYCC somewhere in the email, Gmail will magically sort it into a place where we can FIND it.

Nice, right?

This is gonna be fun.

BTW: The forecast for next week calls for temps in the 30s. Not too bad, considering it IS the winter. But still, bundle up!

If you’re like The Beat and everyone else in the comics industry, the haze from the food and/or other substances induced hangover of the holidays has lifted just in time to see New York Comic-Con hurtling at you like a runaway freight train, resulting in a Wile E. Coyote-like eyeball explosion, complete with bloodshot irises. Perhaps this widget will help. It’s a planner for the show — you can log in and make a list of all the booths you wish to go to and even print it out. HOT DOG, we used to have to use a pencil and paper for that kind of thing.

NB: There’s an exhibitor map that shows many booths as being available. We quizzed show runner Lance Fensterman about this and he says it is due to an administrative procedure. For instance, Marvel isn’t listed as an exhibitor but will be at the show.

New York Comic-Con has announced its programming for the Feb 6-8 show. There’s lots to like, with a lot of diversity and variety among the topics. The major film and TV programming will be unveiled closer to the show date. We’re scheduled for two panels:

The Beat Presents The Art of Storytelling
Sunday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1A06
As comics have become a more influential part of pop culture, their stories and characters are known more widely than ever. Step inside the minds of some of the comic biz’s best storytellers to find out how they approach their craft and shape their visions to create their best known works. Moderated by Heidi MacDonald, with Jim Lee, Marv Wolfman, and more.

Lilly Renee Phillips Spotlight
Sunday 1:45 PM-2:45 PM
Lily Renee Phillips was one of the pioneer women cartoonists in the Golden Age of Comics, working primarily for Fiction House publishers. Fleeing Nazi Germany to America as a child, she went on to draw covers and such features as The Lost World, Senorita Rio, and Werewolf Hunters for Planet Comics, Rangers Comics, and Fight Comics. With her then-husband Eric Peters, she also drew covers and interior stories for a number of Abbott & Costello Comics. Phillips talks about her amazing life and career with Heidi MacDonald (The Beat).

Both of which we’re very, very excited about! In fact we’re super-excited about New York Comic-Con, since it will be here in about five minutes and so will just about everyone we know.

Good news for slackers!

Officials at New York Comic Con note that complimentary registration for professional creators has been extended. The new deadline will be December 1st. As previously announced, professional creators are currently welcome to apply for complimentary registration through the New York Comic Con website. These applications will be reviewed and passes issued by January 1. However, those professional creators who do NOT meet the December 1st deadline will be asked to either obtain a badge through the publisher they are working with or purchase one.

Show organizers note that all general ticket sales for New York Comic Con are now open online and that major area comic retailers will stock tickets in the near future. Fan prices are: Weekend, $50; Friday, $30; Saturday, $40; Sunday, $30; Kids Day (Sunday), free for children 12 and under. Show hours for the general public are Friday, February 6, 1:00pm – 7:00pm; Saturday, February 7, 10:00am – 7:00pm; and Sunday, February 8, 10:00am – 5:00pm.

Don’t forget, now…we’re not going to get you in this time.

Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, the creators of THE VENTURE BROS., will be Special Guests once again at the 2009 New York Comic-Con, and while we won’t reproduce the entire PR, we will include the bios:

About Jackson Publick:

Jackson Publick III was born in 1971. The only son of Jackson Publick, Jr., author of the popular Rusty Venture series of boys’ adventure novels, he forsake his literary birthright to pursue comic books and a degree in the liberal arts. He was successful at neither, and after a period of sky country hoboing and soul-searching, he decided to put his limited skill-set to use in the Creative Warfare department of the Marine Corps; Psi-Ops division. His most notable achievements during his short tenure were designs for something called “The Mindcopter,” and a squadron of giant, flying metal lions which, when reconfigured and joined together via electrical current, formed a giant, flying metal man. Neither project was ever put into production and, upon learning that he had plagiarized the latter, the Marine Corps discharged Publick summarily, but honorably. It was to be the most important day ever. Drawing on the powers and influence of his amazing Bilderberg Group superpals, he then made up The Venture Bros.

ABOUT DOC HAMMER:

Doc Hammer was born in 1626 in Hamar, Norway under the name Erik VonHamer. Being the son of a humble cobbler, not much was expected of the young man other than to cobble, and to not complain about all the cobbling. But Doc was destined for greater things. “Greater things” being not cobbling. At seventeen, with nothing more than really well made shoes and a dream, he made his way to Antwerp to study oil painting under the great Rubens. Within a year the two were at odds. Rubens spoke (infrequently) of Doc as “that creepy skinny kid,” and Doc spoke of Rubens’s work as “kinda unattractive if you really look at it.” By 1648, Doc had relocated to Leiden, where he found his master in Rembrandt. It was there, in his 23rd year, that Doc met “She Who Was To Deliver The Kiss Of Eternal Youth.” After a spicy courtship, “She Who Was To Deliver The Kiss Of Eternal Youth” and Doc were married. By 1650, Doc had grown weary of immortality and committed an unsuccessful suicide by burying his never-corpse in the basement of a Dutch cottage. In 1870, Doc again resurfaced. Using the name Vilhelm Hammershoi, Doc resumed his painting career with mild success. After thanking his bride for “the immortality thing” and nicely reminding her that he had “heard every one of her stories like a billion times,” “She Who Was To Deliver The Kiss Of Eternal Youth” and Doc split up in 1916. Again, Doc literally went underground ’til the 1920’s, when Doc (now using the name Armond Hammer) resurfaced and made a whole mess of money selling overpriced meds to the Russians. Sick of all the baking soda jokes, Doc faked his death yet again. Biding his time ’til the MC Hammer thing had blown over, Doc again resurfaced as “Doc Hammer.” Today, Doc still paints in oils and writes, voices, and does other menial tasks for The Venture Bros. (A show you can watch on cable TV, were you to have cable TV.)

Via PR, new Featured Guests include Colleen Doran, Bob Layton, David Petersen, Ivan Reis, Joe Sinnott, Herb Trimpe, and Leinil Yu. They join Eddy Barrows, Mark Brooks, Bob Budiansky, Cliff Chiang, Abby Denson, Tom DeFalco, Tommy Lee Edwards, Michael Golden, Sanford Greene, Larry Hama, JayJay Jackson, Kris Justice, Jay Leisten, John Paul Leon, David Mack, Frank McLaughlin, Ariel Olivetti, Joe Prado, Eduardo Risso, Alex Robinson, Dave Roman, Christian Slade, Jeo Staton, Christina Strain, Mark Texeira, Ron Wilson, and Renee Witterstaetter.

If you want to apply for complimentary professional registration, it closes THIS SATURDAY.

As previously announced, professional creators are currently welcome to apply for complimentary registration through the New York Comic Con website. These applications will be reviewed and passes issued by January 1. However, those professional creators who do NOT meet the November 15 deadline will be asked to either obtain a badge through the publisher they are working with or purchase one.

Show organizers note that all general ticket sales for New York Comic Con are now open online and that major area comic retailers will stock tickets in the near future. Fan prices are: Weekend, $50; Friday, $30; Saturday, $40; Sunday, $30; Kids Day (Sunday), free for children 12 and under. Show hours for the general public are Friday, February 6, 1:00pm – 7:00pm; Saturday, February 7, 10:00am – 7:00pm; and Sunday, February 8, 10:00am – 5:00pm.

More info about the show is available at the official site and Show Manager Lance Fensterman’s blog.