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John Cassaday, Sedat Oezgen, Liam Sharp, and Charles P. Wilson III head to Baltimore Comic Con

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Baltimore Comic-Con is October 28-30, 2022 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. The Baltimore Comic-Con has announced that artists John Cassaday, Sedat Oezgen, Liam Sharp, Charles P. Wilson III are coming to the 2022 event. Tickets are available online now.

John Cassaday is the Eisner Award-winning artist best known for co-creating the acclaimed DC/Wildstorm series Planetary, Marvel’s best-selling Astonishing X-Men, and the launch of the Star Wars on-going series from Marvel. Cassaday’s work has been exhibited in Hong Kong, Paris, New York City, and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.

Sedat Oezgen is a German comic book artist who was born in Batman, Turkey. In 1985, Sedat migrated to Germany where he discovered his love for comic books and art. He graduated from the University of Applied Science in Munster, Germany in 2008. Sedat’s first professional work was published in 2009 for Moonstone Books USA. Sedat’s work has been published by IDW, Valiant, Image, Zenescope Entertainment, Moonstone Boos, PKMM Entertainment, Planet Me Productions, Devil’s Due Publishing, and others. His portfolio of work includes covers, sequential, and pin-up art. Currently, he is working on the 2nd arc of Quandary for American indy publisher PKMM Entertainment. Sedat works as an illustrator and commercial artist in the medical field, where he creates medical illustrations, illustrated presentation, and helps to visualize solutions for new ideas in the medical field.

Liam Sharp is an award-winning British writer and artist living in California with his family and the cat that adopted them. Liam has worked for all the major comic companies, but is primarily known for his work at DC, where he drew the best-selling Wonder Woman: Rebirth series arcs, “The Lies” and “The Truth” written by Greg Rucka, an issue of Justice League – a Dark Knights Metal tie-in written by Rob Venditti, and the acclaimed Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman series, which he also wrote. He recently finished an epic 24-issue run drawing Green Lantern, scripted by the legendary Grant Morrison, and Batman: Reptilian for DC’s Black Label imprint, scripted by the great Garth “The Boys” Ennis. He is currently working on his own creator-owned series for Image Comics, Starhenge, an epic sci-fantasy saga based on the legend of Merlin.

Charles P. Wilson III is the illustrator and co-creator of the New York Times Best-Selling Graphic Novel The Stuff of Legend (published by Th3rd World Studios), and illustrator for Wraith (with Joe Hill, IDW Publishing). His drawings can also be found in the pages and on the covers for X-Files, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tales from the Darkside, Goosebumps, Superman, Captain America, The Shadow, and others.

2022 GUESTS

Confirmed guests for this year’s show include: Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl), Marty Baumann (Pixar artist), John Beatty (Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars), Brian Michael Bendis (Action Comics), Brett Breeding (Superman), Dan Brereton (Nocturnals), Mark Buckingham (Fables), Jeffrey Burandt (Killer Bad), Jim Calafiore (NED, Lord of the Pit), Richard Case (Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Terror), John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men), Howard Chaykin (Time Squared), Steve Conley (The Middle Age), Katie Cook (Nothing Special), Kevin Cuffe (Metalshark Bro), Kristina Deak-Linsner (Roses for the Dead), Todd Dezago (The Perhapanauts), Garth Ennis (The Boys, Friday and Saturday only), Bob Frantz (Metalshark Bro), Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation), Steven Grant (X), Gene Ha (Mae, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Bob Hall (West Coast Avengers), Dean Haspiel (The Fox), Mike Hawthorne (Happiness Will Follow), Greg Hildebrandt (Star Wars), Jamal Igle (Molly Danger), Klaus Janson (Daredevil, Friday and Saturday only), Chris Kemple (Artist Alley Comics), Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Alien), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Joseph Michael Linsner (Red Sonja), Howard Mackie (Ghost Rider), Whitney Matheson (Pandemix: Quarantine Comics in the Age of ‘Rona), Bob McLeod (New Mutants), Mike McKone (Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Adriana Melo (Action Comics), Pop Mhan (Gears of War 3), Frank Miller (Sin City, Saturday only), Mark Morales (Thor), Bill Morrison (The Simpsons), Trevor Mueller (Albert the Alien), Sedat Oezgen (Judge Dredd), Jerry Ordway (Superman), Rachel Ordway (Chainmail Bikini), Richard Pace (Second Coming, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Andrew Pepoy (Simone & Ajax), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), Khoi Pham (Teen Titans), Ed Piskor (Red Room: Trigger Warnings), Afua Richardson (Omni), John Romita, Jr. (Amazing Spider-Man), Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge), Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts), Jim Rugg (Hulk Grand Design), Stuart Sayger (The Joker), Pat Shand (Destiny, NY), Liam Sharp (Green Lantern), Louise Simonson (X-Men Legends), Walter Simonson (Ragnarok), Don Simpson (Megaton Man), Matt Slay (Equilibrium), John K. Snyder III (Suicide Squad), Jim Starlin (Infinity Gauntlet), Joe Staton (Dick Tracy), Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother), Billy Tucci (Shi), Dexter Vines (Civil War, courtesy of Hero Initiative), Sean Von Gorman (Return of Toe Tag Riot), Mark Waid (Superman: Red and Blue), Emily S. Whitten (The Underfoot), Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis: Gateways), Keith Williams (Thor the Worthy), Charles P. Wilson III (Wraith), Rich Woodall (Electric Black), Gene Luen Yang (Superman Smashes the Klan), and Thom Zahler (Love and Capes).

Steve Blum Heads to Otakon 2022

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Veteran voice actor Steve Blum will be a guest at Otakon 2022.

Blum is best known as the voice of Spike Spiegel from “Cowboy Bebop”; Wolverine from several incarnations of “X-Men” (animated movies, games, the “Wolverine and the X-Men” TV series, “The Super Hero Squad Show”, “X-Men” anime and more); Zeb Orrelios and dozens of other characters from “Star Wars: Rebels”; Orochimaru, Zabuza, and others from “Naruto”; Green Goblin from the “Spectacular Spiderman” series; Heatblast, Vilgax and Ghostfreak from “Ben 10”; Grayson Hunt (“Bulletstorm”), Grunt (“Mass Effect 2 and 3”), Zoltan Kulle from “Diablo 3”; Abathur from “Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm”; Tank Dempsey (“Call of Duty Black Ops”); Killer Croc from “Arkham Asylum”; Oghren (“DragonAge”); Vincent Valentine (“Final Fantasy VII”); Leeron (“Guren Lagann”); Jamie from “Megas XLR”; storm troopers and many others in most of the “Star Wars” games; and the voice of 7-11, dozens of Digimon and a gigantic list of other characters from anime, video games, TV and film. In 2012, he was inducted into the “Guinness Book of World Records” as Most Prolific Voice Actor in Video Games, appearing in almost 300 games (now over 400)! 

Lately, you can catch him as Brimstone in “Valorant”; the Demon Bull King and Huntsman Spider in “Monkie Kid”; Golgan and Tuftan in “Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth”; Zartan on “Robot Chicken”; Yumyan Hammerpaw in “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts”; Jindiao in Dreamworks’ “Kung Fu Panda: Paws of Destiny”; Rytlock Brimstone and many others in “Guild Wars 2”; more “Star Wars” stuff like “The Mandalorian: Star Wars Resistance,” “Jedi: Fallen Order” and as Admiral Karius in “Vader Immortal”; Wheeljack in the “BumbleBee” feature film; Tank Dempsey in “COD Black Ops”; Grimstroke in “Dota 2”; Roy Evans in “Angel of Vine,” the true crime podcast; as Shoe and Sparky in Laika’s “The Boxtrolls”; and as astronaut Quentin Thomas on hip-hop superstar Logic’s albums “The Incredible True Story,” “Everybody,” and “Young Sinatra 4,” as well as on camera in Logic’s music videos for the songs “Everyday,” “Take it Back,” and “Icy.”

Blum has also appeared as Nar Est and Rasper in Amazon’s “Niko and the Sword of Light”; Frank the flying monkey and others in “Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz” on Boomerang; as Makucha the Leopard on Disney’s “The Lion Guard”; and as lovable pub thug Attila Buckethead and more in Disney’s “Tangled” television series. He also voiced characters in “Star Wars: Rogue One,” “Solo,” and “Rise of Skywalker,” and in “Incredibles 2,” “Goosebumps 2,” “Shazam” and “Critters Attack” feature films.

In the Emmy Award-winning “Transformers: Prime,” he played Starscream; Amon in “Avatar: The Legend of Korra”; Green Lantern in “Injustice 2: Sub-Zero”; Reptile and Bo’Rai Cho in “Mortal Combat X”; Baraka and Sub-Zero in “MK 11”; several characters in “DC Super Hero Girls”; “Trese”; “The Rocketeer”; “Baki”; “Wabbit” and Looney Tunes series, “Ultimate Spider-Man”; “Ben 10: Omniverse”; “The Regular Show”; “We Bare Bears”; “The Owl House”; “Doc McStuffins”; “Uncle Grandpa”; “Ridley Jones”; “We Baby Bears”; “Wander over Yonder”; “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”; “Scooby Doo”; “Guild Wars 2”; “Peabody and Sherman”; “Pickle and Peanut”; “Transformers Rescue Bots”; “Young Justice”; and hundreds of others.

Otakon 2022 will be held from July 29-31 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Clementine, Wrestlequest, Escape Academy and Before Your Eyes Headline New Skybound XPO: Games on May 20

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Skybound Xpo: Games

Skybound has revealed its lineup for Skybound Xpo: Games, the upcoming virtual convention highlighting both the fan-favorite and brand-new video games that Skybound is home to. Hosted by Andrew Ghai and Janet Garcia, the digital pop culture experience will feature all-new programming, limited-edition merch drops and exciting announcements, streaming on Skybound’s YouTube channel on Friday, May 20, 2022.

The Games Xpo will celebrate 10 years of beloved character Clementine, star of the hit The Walking Dead video games, from start to finish. Tillie Walden, acclaimed author and artist of the upcoming Clementine Book One will sit down with comics superstar Ryan North to discuss her hugely anticipated graphic novel and reveal the very first details of Clementine Book Two.

David Finch and Dave McCaig’s variant cover of Clementine #1 will headline Shawn “Big Clutch” Kirkham’s biggest Comics Vault Live of 2022, and Xpo will also kick off the release of exclusive new Clementine merch that fans will not want to miss.

 Alongside the iconic Clementine, the Xpo will debut programming that features the stars of new and upcoming video games from Skybound. Wrestling megastar Jeff Jarrett will be on hand to discuss Wrestlequest, Sarah Burns and Eric Edelstein will join for the online debut of Before Your Eyes Actors React, and Elyse and James Willems of Funhaus will do their best to best one of the toughest rooms in Escape Academy.

Skybound’s Xpo will also grant fans can’t-miss panels across Skybound’s vast network—from the world of comics, a discussion of all things paranormal with Kyle Starks for his upcoming series I Hate This Place; a new episode of ATTACK! With Attack Peter that promises a special announcement of Peter’s biggest project to date; and of course, a video games adaptation-themed new Movie Trivia Schmoedown match! 

The full programming line-up, beginning at 10 a.m. PT, includes:  

  • WRESTLEQUEST Presents: A History of Wrestling in Games – MegaCat Studios, developers of the upcoming game WRESTLEQUEST, are joined by Jeff Jarrett and a very special guest to discuss the raucous, awesome, storied history of video game wrestling.  
  • Breaking into ESCAPE ACADEMY – Can Elyse and James Willems from Funhaus big brain their way out of one of the most ingenious rooms in ESCAPE ACADEMY? Check out the latest simulated escape room from developers Coin Crew Games and iam8bit.  
  • Skybound Games Showcase – Join host Woody Tondorf (Did we learn nothing from the Skybound Games Game Awards?!) as we give you a look at the amazing slate of upcoming Skybound Games releases, culminating in the online debut of Before Your Eyes Actors React, featuring Sarah Burns (Barry, Werewolves Within) and Eric Edelstein (We Bare Bears, Jurassic World)!  
  • Chatting CLEMENTINE with Tillie Walden and Ryan North – Award-winning author Tillie Walden (Spinning, On a Sunbeam) returns to Skybound Xpo with superstar special guest Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Slaugherhouse-Five) to discuss her hotly anticipated Clementine Book One, reveal the very first details of the sequel, what it’s like to work on the biggest properties in pop culture, and more in this can’t-miss panel for any The Walking Dead fan! 
  • Get Paranormal with I HATE THIS PLACE – A discussion of all things paranormal with Kyle Starks (writer, Assassin Nation) and Jon Moisan (Editor, Skybound) in celebration of the how new Skybound series I HATE HIS PLACE with moderator Rachel Evans. 
  • COMICS VAULT LIVE 305 – Shawn Kirkham AKA Big Clutch is back with another episode of Comics Vault Live with can’t-miss exclusive drops including CLEMENTINE, TWIG, I HATE THIS PLACE, THE WALKING DEAD, SKYBOUND X and more.  Discover the full lineup. 
  • ATTACK! with Attack Peter – Everyone’s favorite artist & printmaker Attack Peter (Peter Santa-Maria) hosts a segment where he’ll make a surprise announcement about his biggest project to date and release an exclusive print to go with it. 
  • Video Game Movie Trivia Schmoedown – Another classic Xpo Schmoedown exhibition match as our ace competitors tackle one of the most challenging movie genres yet: the Video Game adaptation! Who will have the cinematic knowledge needed to come out on top? 

COMICS VAULT LIVE 305 Covers

This FCBD Nottingham’s Andrea Mutti Signing at Yancy’s Comics!

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Mad Cave Studios has announced, this Free Comic Book Day, artist Andrea Mutti will be signing the Nottingham FCBD 2022 Special issue from 10am – 4pm EST at Yancy Street Comics (13944 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL)!  Fans won’t want to miss what takes place during Christmas 1192, between Nottingham Volumes 1 and 2.

A very Merry Christmas—All eyes are on Everard Blackthorne, the Sheriff of Nottingham, when his predecessor is murdered in cold blood. It’s business as usual for Ev, with Hood and the Merry Men pulling the strings and a terrible choice to make as the lives of Alan Dale’s wife and son hang in the balance.

Nottingham FCBD

Oni Press Celebrates Free Comic Book Day with Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters

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This Saturday, Oni Press is celebrating Free Comic Book Day 2022 with a special edition reprint of the first issue of Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, the all-ages hit co-written and drawn by Eisner Award-winner Chris Samnee and co-written by Laura Samnee, with colors by Matthew Wilson, and letters by crank!

Rainbow has been searching for her sister, Jonna, for a year. The last time she saw Jonna was also the first time she saw one of the monsters that now roam the planet. They’re big, ugly, and dangerous creatures driving humanity to the brink of extinction. Though there isn’t much hope for survival out in the wild, Rainbow knows that her sister is out there somewhere-and she’ll do anything to find her.

Readers who enjoy this FCBD intro to the action-packed series can also check out the newly released Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol. 2, which collects issues #5–8 of Rainbow and Jonna’s journey, and Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters #9, which begins the third and final arc of the kaiju-filled adventure.

Support your local comic book store and pick up a copy of FCBD 2022 Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters using the Free Comic Book Day Store Locator.

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters

Free Comic Book Day 2022 Reviews!

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Free Comic Book Day is May 7th and we’ve got some quick reviews of over 20 of the releases!

Check out what we think of this FCBD release and then find a shop to go celebrate the day with this Saturday!

Reviewed in order are:

  • 10 Ton Press Presents: 10 Ton Tales
  • Three Stooges Celebration
  • 25 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Special
  • Hollow
  • Trese
  • The Rema Chronicles: Realm of the Blue Mist
  • Dav Pilkey Sampler Featuring Dog Man
  • The Incal Universe
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles FCBD Special 2022
  • Bone Orchard Mythos Preview
  • Clementine #1
  • Nottingham FCBD Special
  • The Year of Valiant FCBD Special
  • Guardian of Fukushima
  • The Winchester Mystery House
  • Best of 2000AD
  • Neverlanders
  • Fuzzy Baseball
  • Wandance and Blackguard Sampler
  • Sonic the Hedgehog FCBD 2022 Special
  • Archie Free Comic Book Day 2022 Special

Original articles:
Part 1
Part 2

Diamond Comic Distributors provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review

Archie Comics celebrates Free Comic Book Day 2022 with The Best Archie Comic Ever and Creator Signings

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This Saturday is Free Comic Book Day, a global event where participating comic shops give away special issues of comic books for free and celebrate all the fun, magic, mystery, and heart that has made comics such an enduring art form all around the world for over 100 years.

Archie Comics will be offering Free Comic Book Day 2022: The Best Archie Comic Ever #0. The issue features a tour, guided by Archie Andrews himself, of the wild life he’s currently living across a new line of one-shot comic books with interpretive art styles and imaginative stories by some of the comics industry’s top talents. All of these are currently available at comic shops everywhere for new readers who would like to dive into the fun.

The FCBD issue boasts a first look at art from next month’s all-new one-shot THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER #1, with selections from that comic’s lead story, “Once We Were Heroes,” by Fred Van Lente and Tim Seeley. In this sequence, Archie makes an appearance as his fan-favorite superpowered alter ego Pureheart the Powerful, who first appeared in Life With Archie #42 in 1965.

In addition to the free comic available at participating comic book stores, Archie Comics fans can meet their favorite comic book creators at in-store signings across the country.

Check out the list below and see if there’s a signing event near you!
** All signings/times subject to change **

  • J. Torres (Fun With Little Archie & Friends) – Comic Book Addiction in Whitby, ON from 12pm-4pm
     
  • Jamal Igle (The Best Archie Comic Ever) – Anyone Comics in Brooklyn, NY from 11am-6pm
     
  • Tim Seeley (The Best Archie Comic Ever) – Darktower Comics in Chicago, IL from 12pm-3pm
     
  • Craig Boldman (Jughead, classic-style Archie digests) – Wonder Comics and More in Trenton, OH from 3pm-5pm
Free Comic Book Day 2022: The Best Archie Comic Ever #0
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