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Aspen Comics Heads to Phoenix Comic Con 2013

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Brett

Aspen Comics has revealed their much-anticipated Phoenix Comic Con 2013 exclusives as well as their list of creators that will be available at the Aspen Comics Booth #’s 873 and 972 all weekend long.

Aspen creators Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Vince Hernandez, Mike DeBalfo, J.T. Krul, Brett Smith, Nei Ruffino and Alex Konat will be appearing at the Aspen Booth throughout the weekend for signings, sketches and more.

The popular Aspen Splash swimsuit pinup book by Aspen returns this year with an oversized special edition featuring both new and classic pieces by Aspen’s top talents and more. The Aspen Booth #873 and 972 will be offering an exclusive Aspen Splash 2013 Phoenix Comics Con edition with a cover by Aspen founder Michael Turner along with superstar colorist Peter Steigerwald, limited to 250 copies.

The best-selling “10 for 10” initiative celebrating ten years of Aspen Comics continues with two all new “10 for 10” exclusives for the convention. Aspen’s critically-acclaimed series Charismagic returned in May and will feature a special Charismagic #2 Phoenix Comic Con 2013 cover by artist Paolo Pantalena and Steigerwald limited to 200 copies, two weeks prior to its release exclusive only for PCC attendees. Aspen will also be offering an exclusive for their new top-selling fantasy series with a Jirni #2 Phoenix Comic Con cover by series artist Pantalena and Steigerwald, limited to 200 copies.

In addition to exclusive comics, Aspen will be releasing an all-new series of their industry-leading art prints including the Aspen Tour Print 2013 Phoenix Comic Con Edition by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald limited to 100 editions. Also, Aspen will be offering new Aspen Splash, Charismagic, Jirni and Shrugged prints by Michael Turner, Eric “Ebas” Basaldua and Paolo Pantalena.

Aspen Comics Heads to Long Beach Comic Expo

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Brett

Aspen Comics will be appearing at this weekend’s Long Beach Comic Expo on Saturday, May 11^th, and will be offering exclusive Aspen convention items and more for the one-day event. Aspen creators Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Vince Hernandez, Mark Roslan, Beth Sotelo, David Wohl and Jonathan Marks will be appearing all day long at the Aspen Comics Booth and will be available for signatures and free sketches.

Aspen and the Long Beach Comic Expo have also teamed up to offer special Aspen Combo Ticket packages with a large assortment of Aspen collectibles. The combo packs are as follows:

Aspen Comics Charismagic Package:

$25 pack – limited to 50 total (over $30 product value). Includes: Charismagic #1 Mini-print, limited edition of 50; Charismagic #1 Reserved Edition Cover; Charismagic: The Death Princess #1 Retailer Incentive Edition Cover; and a Long Beach Comic Expo ticket (one adult).

Aspen Comics Combo Package:

$50 pack – limited to 25 total (over $125 product value) Includes: Michael Turner Anniversary Edition Swimsuit Full Size print, limited edition of 25; Shrugged #2 J. Scott Campbell Retailer Incentive Cover; The Lost Spark Novel; and a Long Beach Comic Expo ticket (one adult).

Aspen Comics on Free Comic Book Day

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Brett

Aspen Comics has released their full schedule of nation-wide events for this weekend’s Free Comic Book Day 2013. The publisher will have a comic release as well as numerous creators all across the country participating at shops. Check out where they’ll be below!

4-Color Fantasies
7172 Archibald Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
(909)-563-8751

Appearing: Frank Mastromauro, Beth Sotelo, Peter Steigerwald, Lori Hanson, David Wohl, Vince Hernandez

The Comic Bug
1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 372-6704

Appearing: Vince Hernandez

Heroes and Fantasies
4923 Northwest Loop #410
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-340-0074

Appearing: JT Krul, Jonathan Marks, Cory Smith

Jesse James Comics
10620 N 43rd Ave #7
Glendale, AZ 85304
(602) 993-0392

Appearing (Sunday) Mike DeBalfo, Nei Ruffino

Wade’s Comic Madness
8750 New Falls Rd Levittown, PA 19054
(215) 946-9381

Appearing: Alex Konat

Westfield Comics (West)
7475 Mineral Point Rd #22
Madison, WI 53717
(608) 833-4444

Appearing: Jordan Gunderson

Aspen Heads to Fan Expo Vancouver

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Brett

Aspen Comics is pleased to head north of the border and back to Canada for the first of two back-to-back weekends. Beginning on April 20th– 21st, Aspen will be attending the Fan Expo Vancouver 2013 convention and will be bringing some of their finest creators along with exclusive comics and prints.

Aspen creators Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Siya Oum and J.T. Krul will be at the Aspen Comics Booth all weekend long to meet fans, sign autographs and offer free sketches.

The all-new Aspen series Jirni will celebrate its release with a special Jirni #1 Fan Expo Vancouver 2013 exclusive cover by series artist Paolo Pantalena and Nei Ruffino, limited to 300 copies. Aspen will also be offering an exclusive Shrugged #2 Fan Expo Vancouver cover by Siya Oum, limited to 200 copies. Both exclusive books will only be available at the Aspen Comics Booth.

The celebration of Aspen’s ten years in the industry continues with the all new Aspen Tour Print Anniversary Edition art print by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald, limited to 125 editions. In addition to the Aspen Tour Print, the publisher will also be offering an all new series of their industry leading prints, including the all new series Jirni.

The latter of Aspen’s two stops in Canada will be at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo on April 26^th-28^th. The publisher will reveal more details about this appearance soon.

Aspen Heads to WonderCon!

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Brett

Aspen Comics has released their WonderCon Anaheim 2013 exclusives as well as their list of creators appearing at the Aspen Comics Booth #701 on March 29-31st. Aspen creators Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Vince Hernandez, Mark Roslan, J.T. Krul, Beth Sotelo, Mike DeBalfo, Nei Ruffiino, David Wohl, Lori Hanson, and Jonathan Marks will all be appearing throughout the weekend at the Aspen Comics Booth.

Aspen is offering two highly-limited show exclusives: Legend of the Shadow Clan #3 will be released early at the show with a special Wondercon Anaheim exclusive cover by Mike DeBalfo and colored by Peter Steigerwald and limited to 200 copies. Aspen will also be releasing an Executive Assistant: Assassins #9 WonderCon cover by Giuseppe Cafaro and David Curiel, limited to 200 copies. Both exclusives will only be available at the Aspen Comics Booth #701.

To continue their ten-year anniversary celebration, Aspen is releasing the Aspen Tour Print 2013 WonderCon Anniversary Edition, with art by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald, limited to 125 editions. Aspen will also be releasing all new prints featuring Soulfire, The Legend of the Shadow Clan and Shrugged.

The “Ten Years of Aspen Comics” panel will take place on Saturday, March 30^th in room 208 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm and will feature all of Aspen’s creative talents as they answer fans’ questions and reveal what’s in store for the next ten years of Aspen Comics.

Aspen Editor-in-Chief Vince Hernandez will be offering portfolio reviews all weekend for aspiring artists in room 206b. Here is the dates/times for the reviews:

Friday: 1:30 – 2:30 PM

Saturday: 1:30 – 2:30 PM

Sunday: 12:00 – 1:00 PM

See what Aspen is bringing below!

Aspen Announces Overtaken for 10 for 10

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Brett

Following a month-long online fan voting process to choose Aspen Comics’ next series, the publisher has announced that Overtaken has won the contest and will debut on August 21^st as their “10 for 10” release for that month. Created by Frank Mastromauro, this all new sci-fi, action adventure series is:

Journalist Will Harden is well equipped for most situations, but nothing can prepare him for what’s about to come. Relocating from the big city to a small mountain town with his wife, everything is turned upside-down the moment she goes missing. Are the rumors of alien abductions true or did something far worse happen to his wife? No matter the cause, Harden will not stop until he uncovers the truth, or die trying.

Overtaken will be written by Mastromauro with art by newcomer Marco Lorenzana.

Aspen will be supporting the release of Overtaken #1 will all of their successful “10 for 10” incentives including the Aspen Reserved Edition and Aspen Retailer Exclusive covers, as well as special variant covers by J. Scott Campbell, Eric Basaldua and more to be announced shortly.

Preview – Shrugged #1

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Brett

SHRUGGED #1

Frank Mastromauro – Story / Jonathan Marks / Micah Gunnell – Art / Beth Sotelo – Colors

Aspen’s Ten Year Anniversary celebrates the return of SHRUGGED!

You think you’re prepared, but you’re not. You’ve been decisive in your actions up to this point, but now things have been turned upside down. You feel you’ve conformed your mindset and are ready to accept what you’re about to experience, but you haven’t. That’s because SHRUGGED is back and ready to blow your mind!

Theo and his friends are entering their final year of high school, and even though Ange and Dev are still along for the ride, a host of new characters have joined in on the adventure! But, everything isn’t all fun and games this time around as an evil force has also returned and is preparing to silence those voices inside their heads…permanently. If you thought you knew what fear was, you haven’t seen anything yet!

Created by Michael Turner and Frank Mastromauro, with illustrations by newcomer Jonathan Marks and colorist Beth Sotelo, make sure to listen to the voices inside your head and pick up a copy of SHRUGGED #1 today!

SHRUGGED #1 is in stores March 13^th, 2013!

FC 32 pages $1.00

Aspen’s Shrugged #1 Covers Revealed

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Brett

Aspen has announced that the second release in their ambitious “10 for 10” initiative, Shrugged #1, has ordered in excess of over 32,000 copies and will feature a large array of retailer exclusive covers personalized for each individual store.

Aspen Owner and President Frank Mastromauro was enthusiastic about the response, stating as a writer and co-creator of the series he “couldn’t be happier with the great response.”

The series has been on the company’s schedule for several years, and is back as part of Aspen’s ‘10 for 10’initiative which sees ten new series debut over 10 months. This latest volume was born with an idea Michael Turner had for the sequel to the first volume of the series.

Aspen is pricing each debut #1 “10 for 10” issue for the affordable price of only $1 and is also offering other incentives for each release such as original hand-drawn sketch covers, CGC editions, and special retailer incentive covers by popular artists J. Scott Campbell and Eric “Ebas” Basaldua.

Fans and new Aspen readers who add each of the “10 for 10” titles to their comic shop’s local subscription service will be eligible to receive the special Aspen Reserved Edition variant covers. Those fans who collect all ten Aspen Reserved Edition #1 covers will receive a free full-size Aspen “Perfect 10’s” Jam Poster featuring all ten “10 for 10” covers on one image colored by superstar colorist Peter Steigerwald. The Shrugged #1 Aspen Reserved Edition cover features artwork by series artist Jonathan Marks and Steigerwald.

Aspen (and us) encourages everyone to check out the release of Shrugged #1 for only $1 on March 13th.

Check out all the variants below!

Aspen Comics’ 2013 Convention Schedule

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Brett

Aspen Comics has announced their complete convention schedule for the year, with more details to follow for each respective show. To help celebrate their tenth anniversary, the publisher has planned an extensive schedule of convention appearances to help usher in their new “10 for 10” initiative which began this February and runs through this November.

Aspen’s next stop will be at the Emerald City Comic Con on March 1^st-3^rd with Aspen creators Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Siya Oum and David Wohl appearing all weekend long at the Aspen Comics Booth #2206. Aspen will also be debuting a special Legend of the Shadow Clan #2 Emerald City Comic Con exclusive cover by Oum as well, in addition to an all-new Aspen Tour Print 2013 Anniversary Edition limited to 125 editions, and a new series of Aspen prints for the show.

Aspen’s “10 for 10” Continues at Emerald City Con

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Brett

Aspen Comics heads north to Seattle on March 1^st – 3^rd for the Emerald City Comicon 2013 and will be continuing their huge push for their “10 for 10” anniversary initiative at the show. Creators Frank Mastromauro, Peter Steigerwald, Siya Oum and David Wohl will be appearing all weekend long at the Aspen Comics Booth #2206.

To celebrate the successful launch of the debut “10 for 10” title, Legend of the Shadow Clan, Aspen is making a special Emerald City variant for the second issue. The Legend of the Shadow Clan #2 Emerald City Comicon 2013 exclusive cover is fully illustrated by Seattle native Siya Oum and is limited to only 200 copies. Oum and Legend of the Shadow Clan creator Wohl will be at the Aspen Booth all weekend long to sign copies of this limited exclusive.

In addition to all new editions of their industry-leading art prints for the con, Aspen will also be unveiling their second offering in their Aspen Tour Print 2013 Anniversary Edition series by Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald, which debuted earlier this year in Arizona to sold-out success. The Aspen Tour Print Anniversary Edition is limited to 125 editions. Aspen encourages fans to arrive early to ensure their print edition of this highly limited product. Aspen will also be offering two new Legend of the Shadow Clan prints by J. Scott Campbell and Cory Smith, respectively. The publisher will also feature an all new print featuring popular characters Aspen and Grace by Michael Turner and Peter Seigerwald, limited to 125 editions.

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