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Have Geek, Will Travel!

Lin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:00:06 +0000

A new geek blog travel site is up and running- Have Geek Will Travel…

…and the first geek destination is…Metropolis, IL!

MSCA member Lin Workman blogs about how he first found out about Metropolis, and what has happened there since that first super-trip to the home of Superman.

Each week on Tuesday Lin Workman will be posting a new geek travel blog and a web cartoon to go along with it. Future features will include Geek Survival Guides, Geek of the Week, and more Geek Links. Lin, webmaster Nicki Howe, and their mascot “Geeker” will be taking you along for a guided tour of the geek universe.

Coming up will be trips to the Popeye Picnic, Jim Henson Museum, and Nashville Horror Fest in October.

Comic News Quickies

Lin — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:14:14 +0000

Liberty Meadows is coming back!

Frank “Monkey-Boy” Cho has regained the rights to Liberty Meadows and is working on new issues of the comic series.

According to Cho, “Issue 38 will hopefully come out end of this year.” Fingers crossed!

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“It’s Alive!”

BleedingCool.com announced the upcoming Frankenstein Alive, Alive! for IDW Publishing, from Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson.

Also from IDW…

Rocketeer Adventures Launches!

Dave Steven’s Rocketeer flies back into comic stores again today- May, 18th with Rocekteer Adventures #1.

http://www.idwpublishing.com/

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TR!CKSTER..?

So what is TR!CKSTER? A new indy comic event in San Diego near Comicon!

TR!CKSTER is a retail space: specializing in CREATOR-OWNED wares including small run and limited edition books, fine art prints, toys, clothing, and more.

TR!CKSTER is a fine art gallery space: featuring the CREATOR-OWNED work of some of today’s most influential artists and designers.

TR!CKSTER is a series of Symposia: focused, CREATOR-DRIVEN demonstrations and discussions of method, process, and theory concerning the act of creating new, uniquely-voiced works of art.

Follow TR!CKSTER on twitter- @TRICKSTER_2011 or check out their website at http://trickstertrickster.com/

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Zombies invade Memphis…Again!

This is the Memphis Zombie Massacre’s fifth year, so to celebrate they’ve decided give something back to the community with Cans-4-Brainz to help benefit the Memphis Food Bank and flood relief efforts.

Keep and eye out for some familiar MSCA and Haunted Web of Horror faces in the crowd.

More info on their site at – http://www.memphiszombies.com/

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It’s a bird…it’s a plane, it’s a Superman Celebration!

Almost time to head back to Metropolis, IL for the 33rd Annual Superman Celebration June 9-12, 2011!

Several members of the MSCA will be back again along with Super Writer Josh Elder and Super Artists Jamal Igle and Freddie Williams II and many others in Artists Alley/Writers Way.

Special guests this year include Superman Returns stars Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington, SMALLVILLE‘s Black CanaryAlaina Huffman, Superman IV‘s Mark Pillow, and Tracey Roberts Lewis from Superboy!

It’s a small town festival meets comic convention for some big time Superman fun- and it’s FREE!

More info at- http://www.supermancelebration.net/

Stay “tooned” for more upcoming events!

Lin

Superman fan needs help!‏

Lin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:44:31 +0000

Hey gang-

Got this email from our super-friend Jaime Reigle about a Super-fan in need of some help-

Hello friends, family, actors, artists, authors and anyone else I have missed.

I am emailing you in a call for help for a 22 year old Superman fan who was in a terrible accident.

Travis Bigham is in a rehab center in TX costing thousands of dollars a day learning to walk, talk, eat, etc. all over again.

There is a benefit auction that will take place April 16, 2011 where we are collecting items to be raffled off and all proceeds will go to Travis’s medical bills.

Not all of you are tied to Superman, but that is ok as not everyone in attendance will be into Superman either. No pressure but I am asking you all if there is anything at all you can donate to send on to the auction? I have a big box I am sending down to his aunt and anything I can get in the next week will help out. We are hoping for 1000 people to attend the auction and benefit!!

I have received autographs, signed books, artwork, baseball cards, comics, books, etc…and am trying to get as many items as possible to help raise money for him.

You can read the whole story and find out how you can also donate or buy a t-shirt as well at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/travisbigham

I have been working with his family the last few weeks to get items together, so you can either get them to me and I will make sure they all ship together to the right people, or send them directly.

If you have any other questions, please email or call. We are pressed for time to make this auction a success and hopefully raise enough to cover his bills!

I am also attaching an Official Benefit Flyer for the event as well. Feel free to post it and pass it around to anyone you feel may be interested in helping the cause!

Thanks ,

Jamie Reigle
CMOS Collectibles
www.SuperCollectibles.com
440-263-7290
sales@supercollectibles.com

Some of you who know Jamie may or may not know that he went through this back in 1998 when was run over by a truck and spent 2+ years in therapy relearning basic things.

I’m sending down some art for the event. If you’d like to send something bring it to the next dinner meeting and I’ll send it with my donations to Travis’ aunt Mindy- or if you would like you can send donations to:

Travis Bigham Benefit
C/O Mindy Pierce
1301 Wentwood Circle
Hewitt, TX 76643

The super benefit event is Saturday, April 16 at the Hog Creek Icehouse (170 Branson Trail in Waco, TX) from noon until midnight. A “Benefit Fund for Travis Bigham” is set up at Extraco Banks (200 Hewitt Dr.Waco, TX 76712). T-shirts are also for sale (contact mindypierce@hot.rr.com).

I’ll also have a get well card for him at the Superman Celebration this June I’d like to get our other Super-Friends to sign and send well wishes to Travis.

Hope you can help!

Thanks,

Lin- Superkid

Save the dates- con season is here!

Lin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:34:55 +0000

Time to dust off your costumes, break out those sketchbooks, and bag up your comics- it’s con season again!

There’s lots to see and do this year, and lots of it is local- or just a tank of gas away.

First up is the Metropolis Super Con in Metropolis, IL March 5&6, 2011.

Metropolis Community Center

900 W. 10th Street

http://www.comiccitytn.com/Metropolis_Super_Con.html

Comics, wrestlers, horror guests, writers, artists, trivia, toys, and more in the official home town of Superman.

Next up is MidSouthCon here in Memphis- March 25-27, 2011.

Hilton Hotel

939 Ridge Lake Boulevard
Memphis, Tennessee 38120

http://www.midsouthcon.org/

MSC is a sci-fi literature con, with a mix of gaming, costuming, science, fantasy art, comics, anime, guests, and more.

Comics Guest of Honor- Kurt Busiek

MTAC April 22-24, 2011 in Nashville, TN

The Sheraton Music City Hotel

3 days of anime! MTAC (Middle Tennessee Anime Convention) features content to suit EVERY fan out there. They offer a variety of programming tracks to appeal to the wide spectrum of Anime fandom and host a variety of guests so attendees can rock out with the bands and meet their favorite voice actors.

http://www.mtac.net/

CGS Super Show April 30th & May 1st in Reading, PA.

Greater Reading Expo Center

Put on by geeks for geeks. It’s more than a tank of gas to get to, but a heck of a fun party! I’ve been a couple times.

http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/supershow/

Tiger Con May 13-15, 2001 in Memphis, TN

U of M campus

Tiger Con is a three-day Japanese Animation, manga/comics, and culture convention held at the University of Memphis’ University Center.

http://tiger-con.mfbiz.com/#

The Phoenix Comic Con- Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-29, 2011 in downtown Phoenix, AZ.

Phoenix Convention Center

Not a local con, but Nicki and I’ll be there along with MSCA alum/DC artist Dave Deaty, and Stan “The Man” Lee!

Great mix of comics, anime, cosplay, celebs, and more. Not too big, not too small, just right!

’nuff said.

http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/

Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL- June 9-12, 2011.

More of a town festival than a comic convention, but lots of comics, costume contests, media guests, Super-museum, and corndogs! Think Smallville with a giant 18′ Superman statue in town square and that’s Metropolis. Many of the MSCA will be at the Artists Alley/Writers Way building on Market Street just up from the Superman statue, next door to Thor’s Gym, and across the street from the new Noel Neill statue. Most events during the celebration are free, but some may require advance tickets which can be picked up at the local Chamber of Commerce on Market Street. Lots of family fun to be had all over town, and a casino for the big kids down by the river.

http://www.SupermanCelebration.net

Anime Blues Con (ABC) July 8-10, 2011 in Memphis, TN.

Hilton Hotel

939 Ridge Lake Boulevard
Memphis, Tennessee 38120

First year con put on by Animax. Guests include MSCA member Martheus Antone Wade and MSCA friend Josh Elder.

http://www.animeblues.com/

DragonCon September 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, GA.

The grand-daddy of all Sci-Fi cons- costuming galore!

http://www.dragoncon.org/

Nashville Comic and Horror Fest October 1 & 2, 2011

TN State Fairgrounds- Nashville, TN

30,000 sq feet – FREE PARKING, film festival, trivia contest, costume contest, comics and media guests, and more!

http://www.comiccitytn.com

I don’t have all the info for the upcoming Cape Con in Cape Girardeau, MO this summer (June 24-26), but it’s a fun con and only about 2-3 hours away and near Lambert’s Cafe- home of the throwed rolls!

Also, ConNooga was this past weekend in Chattanooga, TN- but you can find out more about next year’s con on their site- http://www.connooga.com/

If you know of any local cons or ones worth the drive please post any info you have on our forums in the Con Season 2011 thread of the Toon Rendezvous section.

Lin

Gail Simone sings praises of HARPE

Lin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:49:11 +0000

From writer Gail Simone’s Twitter-

One delightful surprise at SDCC was an OGN called HARPE, about America’s first serial killers. EXCELLENT book. http://tinyurl.com/34rwy2l

Published by Cave in Rock, HARPE: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLERS is an original graphic novel written by Chad Kinkle, illustrated in black and white by MSCA member Adam Shaw and is 96 pages in length. HARPE: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLERS is in stores now.

More information can be found at the website : www.harpegraphicnovel.com

Congrats to Chad and Adam!

Lin

Dave Does Comics- Fulltime!

Lin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:27:11 +0000

Heard from my Bushi Tales comics partner Dave Beaty this week. He had some good news- he had just turned in his two weeks notice at his day job so he could draw comics full time! For the past year or so he’s been doing some side work for DC, Marvel, and Aspen, with Scott Clark including last year’s X-Men: Sword of the Braddocks and the DCU Holiday Special.

Here are a couple of his new projects that are coming out soon-

JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE #7 (OF 7)

On Sale FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Written by JAMES ROBINSON; Art by MAURO CASCIOLI with SCOTT CLARK & DAVE BEATY!

This is the big one! After the catastrophes seen in issues #5 and #6, a hero loses control, leading to an unexpected ending that will fundamentally change the lives of the World’s Greatest Heroes forever. This issue launches a major storyline in the DC Universe and is not to be missed.

TITANS #23

On sale MARCH 17

Written by EDDIE BERGANZA

Art by ANGEL UNZUETA with SCOTT CLARK & DAVE BEATY!

Spotlight on Red Arrow! As Roy Harper lies in critical condition after the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE #5, his fever dreams show him the perfect future life he wants for the Titans. Unfortunately for him, it’s a life the Titans will never see.

Be sure to stop by the Bushi Tales table at the Pheonix Cactuscon this May to see what else Dave has been up to.

Hopefully he’ll be able to announce what else he’s got lined up soon.

Congrats, Dave!

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Lex Luthor For Sale

If you’d like one of my paintings now’s your chance!

I originally did this to show at the Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL a couple years ago, and ended up donating it to the HERO Initiative art auction at the Phoenix Cactuscon. Noel Neill (the ORIGINAL Lois Lane) was kind enough to sign it for me before the auction (she starred with Kevin Spacey in Superman Returns).

Well, it’s back up for auction- this time on ebay by Brandon Ladd Burkey, owner of Crossroads Entertainment Co., LLC. and the guy who bought it in Phoenix. Minimum bid is $200 and apparently you get one of my sketchbooks, too.

Best I remember this one is approx. 2′x3′ and it’s airbrush acrylic on canvas.

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PHOENIX OR BUST!

Speaking of PHX, it’s official- Dave and I have been listed as guests for this May’s Phoenix Cactuscon. We’ll be there with Micah and Nicki and are looking forward to checking out the new con digs!

Oh- Noel Neill will be there, too!

Hope to see you there-

Lin

Metropolis Comic Book and Toy Show – March 6-7, 2010

Lin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:26:59 +0000

Hey gang-

Got a press release from Angie with Metropolis Tourism I thought I’d share…

Hello Superman Fans!

Here is the latest news from Metropolis, Illinois:

Comic Book & Toy Show set for March 6-7 in Metropolis, Illinois The city best known for its super hero connection will be the site of a Comic Book and Toy Show on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7. The event will be held at the Riverfront Event Center inside Harrah’s Hotel, 100 Front St. in Metropolis. For the second year in a row, the show is being produced by Marc Ballard, the owner of Comic City in Nashville, Tenn. Ballard says that those who enter the doors of the Riverfront Event Center will see a variety of vendors showcasing comics from the 1940s to present-day, vintage Star Wars toys, autographed celebrity items, games, t-shirts, western items and more.

Admission into the show is $5 each day. All attending will receive a free poster and will be eligible for door prizes. Also, all who attend the Comic Book and Toy Show will receive free admission into the Super Museum and Americana Hollywood in Metropolis that weekend. Hours for the show are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday.

The featured guest for this year’s show is Mark Goddard, who is best known as Major Don West in the cult 1960s television series, Lost in Space. Goddard, now a special education teacher in Middleboro, Mass., attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and received his first acting role as “Cully” on the television series, Johnny Ringo in 1959. He went on to act in The Detectives, Lost In Space, Perry Mason, Adam 12, The Fall Guy, Mod Quad and the movie, Blue Sunshine. He also appeared in One Life to Live, The Doctors and General Hospital as well as on Broadway in The Act with Liza Minnelli. Goddard made a cameo appearance in 1998 in the movie, Lost in Space, as the general in charge of the Jupiter Mission, and superior officer to his former character, Major Don West.

Other guests scheduled to appear at the Metropolis Comic Book and Toy Show include: Jacob Rougmont, a writer of Marvel Comics Handbook and Index; Jason Craig, artist of Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash and Grim Fairy Tales; Gary Freidrick, creator of Ghost Rider; John Dugan, Grandpa from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie; Mike Nicolosi , actor from The Untouchables; and Tojo Yamamoto Jr., wrestler and owner of Renegade Pro Wrestling in Metropolis, and the son of the world famous wrestler Tojo Yamamoto. Regional artists, Will Woods, Jay Chuppe and Sean Dulany will be a part of the show as well as the Paducah Imperials Star Wars Fan Club. Celebrity guests and artists will be featured both days.

A popular part of the show is sure to be the costume contest. Anyone wishing to enter should attend the show in costume on Saturday and must be present at 4 p.m. in order to be eligible to win. The person chosen with the best all-around costume will be awarded a convention prize package consisting of passes to Nashville Comic Con, Fright Night Film Festival, Cincinnati Comic Con, next year’s Metropolis Con and a San Diego exclusive certified graded comic (only 10 made, valued at $200.)

A Saturday evening event is being planned, but details are not yet available.

For information about the Metropolis Comic Book and Toy Show , visit www.comiccitytn.com or call Ballard at 615-573-4537. For information about attractions and other happenings in the Metropolis area, visit www.metropolistourism.com, call 877-424-5025 or visit Metropolis Tourism on facebook.

Industry News About Some Of Our Super Friends

Lin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:40:07 +0000

HUMAN TARGET #1

Written by Len Wein and Peter Johnson
Art by Bruno Redondo & Sergio Sandoval and Chris Sprouse & Karl Story
Cover by Lee Bermejo
Photo variant cover

Hitting stores in February.

From CBR News-

On the heels of the highly anticipated Human Target FOX series comes a brand-new adventure pitting Christopher Chance against the organized crime…of the world! When he’s tasked with protecting a highly placed informant and collecting damaging evidence throughout Europe, every assassin and goon from Paris to Prague will be gunning for the Human Target!

From series creator Len Wein comes an all-new, all action-packed adventure featuring the art of Bruno Redondo (PUSH) and covers by some of the industry’s most popular creators!

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Noel Neill Statue Funding A Go!

This just in from Metropolis-

The Metropolis Chamber of Commerce has been eagerly awaiting a decision concerning its application for state tourism funds for the Noel Neil Statue, and the good news has finally arrived.

An Illinois Tourist Attraction Grant in the amount of $29,550 has been awarded to the Metro Chamber for the project that will give visitors yet another attraction to see while visiting Metropolis. The six foot bronze statue will depict Noel Neil as Lois Lane and will feature a pedestal that will be constructed of engraved bricks, similar to the Superman Statue. The statue will grace the northeast corner of Eighth and Market streets.

For more info check out our forums.

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John Ostrander and Mary Mitchell Engaged!

Today on Facebook John Ostrander changes his relationship status with this post- “John is now engaged.”

He also commented, “Mary and I have been engaged for awhile. No date set until some financial stuff (my end) gets sorted out.”

John recently had to have eye surgery on both eyes, but is recovering nicely, and writing up a storm. He’s currently working on STAR WARS LEGACY, recently did SECRET SIX 15, and also working on the GRIMJACK: THE MANX CAT series from IDW.

John and writer Gail Simone are both working on part of “Blackest Night” with Suicide Squad #67 which will kick off a story that runs a total of three issues, all co-written by Ostrander and Simone. You can check out a Newsarama interview with John and Gail here.

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Girls Read Comics..?!!

Yes, Virginia…there are fan-girls.

In the lastest ComicWhore.com update MSCA webmaster and official Fan-Girl Nicki Howe discusses women in comics, how she got interested in comics, and what can be done about getting more female readers for the comics industry.

More Super-news

Lin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:03:16 +0000

This just in…
The Metropolis Superman Celebration Comics Guests of Honor will be DC Comics’ own Gail Simone and Mike Norton- with more to be announced soon!

And members of the MSCA will be attending as well- Kevin Williams, Muley The Mule, Adam Shaw, Penny Register-Shaw, Antone Wade, Janet Wade, Anakin Wade (first appearance!), Andrew Chandler, Lin Workman- along with Jay Chuppe will be back in artists alley again this year.

Tim Brown/Inked Monkey will be hosting the annual Metropolis Fan Film Festival again after hours in artists alley.

There will be comic panels, celeb Q&A, costume contests, a special screening of Superman and the Mole Men, Noel Neill’s favorite Adventures of Superman TV episodes, a George Reeves tribute film, fan film awards, the Metropolis premier of The Red Mullet movie, dance party, and much, much, more.

Hope to see you there!

http://www.SupermanCelebration.net