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FanExpo Canada 2013: Dark Horse Announces Schedule!

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This weekend, Dark Horse Comics is headed to Toronto for the second largest pop culture convention in North America – FanExpo! Stop by Booth #856 to pick up FREE giveaways—lanyards, window clings, buttons, and posters.  You can also buy copies of your favorite comics, books, and products, including an exclusive Fan Expo Canada variant cover of Halo: Initiation (10 per person per day). All giveaways, exclusives, and items for sale are available while supplies last.

Signings at the Dark Horse Booth

Lines may be capped as needed.

Friday, August 23

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY

Vivek J. Tiwary (creator/writer)

*FREE The Fifth Beatle print!

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. ORCHID

Scott Hepburn (artist)

*FREE Orchid comic!

Saturday, August 24

11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. BREATH OF BONES and CRIMINAL MACABRE

Steve Niles (creator/writer) and Justin Erickson (cover artist, Criminal Macabre)

*FREE Breath of Bones poster and Criminal Macabre: The Eyes of Frankenstein print!

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY

Vivek J. Tiwary (creator/writer)

*FREE The Fifth Beatle print!

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. MIGNOLAVERSE (Hellboy, B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Baltimore, Witchfinder, and more!)

Mike Mignola (creator/writer/artist)

*FREE Hellboy poster, Itty Bitty Hellboy window clings, and more!

Special Event

Saturday, August 24

1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m. BLOODY DISGUSTING PRESENTS: MIKE MIGNOLA

Room 716

Since his first introduction in 1994, Mike Mignola’s Hellboy has gone on to achieve a status in comics typically reserved for characters created 40 years before him. Following up on the first arc of Hellboy in Hell (one of his most popular miniseries to date), an all-new Abe Sapien ongoing series, and the continuing adventures of the supporting cast of the B.P.R.D., we offer you a rare opportunity to enter one of the most intriguing minds of the industry today! Join Bloody Disgusting’s James Wright for a live interview with creator Mike Mignola, along with a chance to ask your own questions about your favorite cast of characters.

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Aspen Comics Returns to Canada for Fan Expo 2012

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Aspen Comics will be returning north to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for this year’s Fan Expo 2012 with top creators, limited Fan Expo exclusives, and a special Aspen panel workshop.

Creators Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Joe Benitez, J.T. Krul, Nei Ruffino and Alex Konat will be appearing throughout the weekend at the Aspen Comics Booth #841 to sign autographs, meet with fans and provide complimentary free sketches courtesy of the publisher and its creators.

Aspen will be offering two highly limited exclusive books for Fan Expo 2012. Michael Turner’s flagship title Fathom will have a special Fathom #7 Fan Expo 2012 exclusive cover by Aspen founder Michael Turner and superstar colorist Peter Steigerwald. The publisher will also be offering an Executive Assistant: Assassins #3 Fan Expo 2012 exclusive cover by Canada’s own Marcus To along with Peter Steigerwald, limited to only 300 copies. Aspen encourages fans to arrive early to ensure their copies of these popular exclusives.

The Aspen Comics Booth #841 will also have an all new series of their industry-leading art prints debuting at Fan Expo, including the special Aspen Tour Print Fan Expo 2012 edition by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald, limited to an extremely low 30 editions. Other new art prints available during the weekend include the Fathom #7 Fan Expo 2012 Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald cover, and more. Aspen strongly suggest fans to arrive early to secure the Aspen Tour Print Fan Expo 2012 edition.

On Thursday at 6pm in Theatre 3, Room #716, Aspen will be hosting a “Discussion and Drawing” panel with a first look at what Aspen has planned in 2012 and beyond including their recently-announced “10 for 10” initiative and more.

Renegade To Unveil iPad App Demo At Fan Expo Canada

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For their third appearance at Fan Expo Canada, Renegade Arts Entertainment will be showing their Canadian pride with exclusives and a special, never-before-seen demo for an upcoming iPad app. The publisher will be located in Artist Alley Space: P28, and will be holding signings with writer/artist Lovern Kindzierski for the graphic novels Shame and The Loxleys and the War of 1812, as well as artist Dave Ross for the upcoming series, Necromantic. Renegade will also have exclusive The Loxleys and the War of 1812 playing cards and first copies of the Doug Bradley’s Spinechillers Volume 10 audio book, featuring Doug, Robert Englund and Jeffery Combs.

In addition, Renegade’s editor in chief, Alexander Finbow, will be on hand to provide a demo of the upcoming iPad app for The Loxleys and the War of 1812, from NFB Digital Studio. Based on the graphic novel from writer Alan Grant, artist Claude St. Aubin and colorist Lovern Kindzierski, this interactive version of the book will use the iPad’s features to provide animation, music and sound effects; and will include an interactive map for following the story by location.

Fan Expo Canada is entering its 18th year and showcases five genres (Comic, Anime, Science Fiction, Horror and Gaming), over 700 exhibits and sprawls to over 400,000 square feet and over 75,000 fans. Each year the Expo has a phenomenal celebrity guest list who sign autographs, host presentations and conduct question & answer sessions with their fans. The convention runs from August 23rd to August 26th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in Toronto, Canada.

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A long weekend is here, yay!  How are folks spending the last holiday weekend of the summer?  While you decide on that, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

The Beat – DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: July 2011 – People are really looking forward to August and September…

Mashable – The Rise of Digital Comic Books: DC & Same Day Digital – Mashable looks at digital comics from an outsider’s perspective.

Con Coverage:

CBR – WonderCon & C2E2 Explain The Spring Shift

MTV Geek – Dragon-Con 2011: What We’re Looking Forward To!

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: Taking A Look At Marvel’s Next Big Thing

Midlands Connect – Cola-Con kicks off tonight

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Angel & Faith #1

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Football game + coming home late = late Around the Tubes.  I’m sure your morning wasn’t complete, so here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

CBLDF – Creators Come to the Rescue With New CBLDF Auctions! – Give to a good cause!

The Beat – Sales charts: the shape of the market – Always interesting to see trends over time.

Con Coverage:

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada Interview: Peter Milligan on The All-New ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011 Interview: Andy Kubert on The End of Flashpoint and The New 52

Bleeding Cool – Video: Lining Up With Len Peralta At Dragon*Con

Bleeding Cool – Inside The Exhibitors Room At Dragon*Con

CBR – C2E2 Announces 2012 Dates

Fantagraphics – Things to See: SPX 2011 program cover by Jim Rugg

Bleeding Cool – Wizard World, WonderCon And C2E2 Co-Operate Over Dates

Fantagraphics – Fantagraphics at SPX 2011!

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Incredible Hulks #635

Blogomatic3000! – Modesty Blaise – Million Dollar Game

CBR – Secret Avengers #16

IGN – Comic Book Reviews for 8/31/11

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And with that the new DC universe was born.  Everyone rushed out to get it, right?  Well, while you decided if you wanted to see what all the noise was about, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

The Auburn Plainsman – Graphic novels provide alternative to traditional textbooks – Maybe I would have enjoyed school more if we used these.

Bleeding Cool – Differences In Justice League #1 Between Print And Digital – Pretty interesting stuff.  I wonder if the digital version will get updated.

MTV Geek – DC’s New 52 NYC Launch – With Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, and Pictures! – Sounds like a lot of shops had a great time at their midnight launches.

Kotaku – A Guide to the Likely Hits and Probable Stinkers of DC Comics’ 52 New Super-Hero Comics – Video game website Kotaku attempts to pick what they think will be the hits and misses for the upcoming relaunch.

Con Coverage:

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada Interview: Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak Take Alpha Flight To Ongoing Series Status!

Charleston City Paper – Hip-Hop and comics collide at Cola-Con

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Poisoned Rationality – Cardcaptor Sakura

IGN – Flashpoint #5

The Beat – Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1

IGN – Justice League #1

Bleeding Cool – Justice League #1

CBR – Justice League #1

Bleeding Cool – Secret Avengers #16

CBR – Ultimate Comics Hawkeye #1

MTV Geek – Image Comics Reviews for 8/31: Butcher Baker #6, Invincible #82, and more!

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It’s Wednesday which means new comic book day.  More importantly than means the debuts of Justice League #1 and Flashpoint #5.  How many of you went to midnight release parties and how many are grabbing it today?  While you think about that, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

Korea Herald – Talk lifts lid on North Korean comic books – Not really enough info to justify it’s own blog post, but very interesting stuff.

Con Coverage:

CBLDF – Craig Thompson’s HABIBI Debuts at SPX 2011 to Benefit CBLDF!

CBR – Fan Expo: Marvel’s Next Big Thing

Fantagraphic Books – Exclusive Jim Woodring Tote Bag at SPX

CBR – Fan Expo: The X-Men Regenesis Panel

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Kung Fu Cinema – Infinite Kung Fu

Primary Ignition – Mr. Murder Is Dead

MTV Geek – Ultimate Comics Hawkeye #1

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The DC launch hits Wednesday at midnight at some stores.  How many of you are staying up tonight to be some of the first to read DC’s relaunch?  While you contemplate that, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

ComiChron – Market share and performance graphics up to date – Lots of fantastic data to pour over.

Comics Alliance – Rise of ‘Anonymous’ Fuels Sales Of Time Warner’s ‘V For Vendetta’ Masks – 100,000 masks versus the normal 5,000? I wonder how Anon feels about making this corporation so much money.

Con Coverage:

CBR – Fan Expo: “Flashpoint” Panel Promises More From Major Players

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada Interview: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Goes Back to ‘Route 666’

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011 Interview: Dan DiDio On DC Comics’ Countdown To The New 52

CBR – FANEXPO: “FF” Team Spirit Full Audio

Comics Alliance – Marvel Drops ‘Season One’ Artwork At FanExpo Canada 2011 [Previews]

Bleeding Cool – CrossGen At Fan Expo – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang By Peter Milligan And Ramon Rosanas Announced

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: Marvel’s Pint O’ C.B. Panel Recap

CBR – Fan Expo: Aguirre-Sacasa Gets His Kicks on “Route 666”

MTV Geek – 20 Amazing Cosplay Pics From FanExpo Canada!

Comics Alliance – Marvel Fan Expo Canada Roundup: ‘Alpha Flight’ Ongoing, ‘Destroyers’ And Brian Wood Coming In 2012

Comicvine – FanExpo 2011 Announcements and Photo Superpost!

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Batman: Gates of Gotham #5

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Hopefully post earthquake and hurricane you’re all ok.  It’s a big week, with the launch of the new DC universe, how many are actually excited?  Ken and I did our latest radio show last night.  You can give a listen here.  While you do that, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

Kotaku – Sunday Comics – Each week Kotaku brings some great web comics.

TechCrunch – Disney Inks Deal with Greenbox, Chinese eCommerce Is Taking Off – Could we see Marvel licenses coming soon? I think a billion people getting to know Marvel comics more might help with sales.

Con Coverage:

CBR – Fan Expo: A Pint O’ CB

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada Interview: Fred Van Lente and Kyle Hotz Bring “Destroyers” To Marvel

Newsarama – Fan Expo ’11: MARVEL: NEXT BIG THING Panel (New CrossGen)

CBR – Fan Expo: DC’s Bold New 52

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: James Robinson Spotlight Panel Recap

Digital Journal – Fan Expo 2011 descends on Toronto

VG Chartz – PAX Prime 2011 Hands-On: X-Men: Destiny

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: Marvel’s Fear Itself Panel Recap

CBR – Fan Expo: Pak & Van Lente Upgrade “Alpha Flight” to an Ongoing

CBR – Fan Expo: Van Lente Does the Monster Mash With “Destroyers”

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FanExpo is just one of the conventions this weekend, along with PAX.  And while we weren’t there, below is some of the news from other sites covering the convention.

Around the Blogs:

Bleeding Cool – Comix Kiss Comix Cancelled, Blamed On Piracy – Sad to see this, but I can’t help think there’s more to the story.

Con Coverage:

CBR – FanExpo: Spotlight on James Robinson

National Post – Fan Expo: Sights, sounds & spandex

CBR – FanExpo: The “Fear Itself” Panel

CBR – Brian Wood Returns to Marvel

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: ‘Terra Nova’ – We’ve Seen The First Hour, Here’s The Recap (Spoilers!)

MTV Geek – FanExpo Canada 2011: DC’s LAST Flashpoint Panel Recap (Spoilers!)

Bleeding Cool – Fear Itself – Bullet Points From Fan Expo Canada

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