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Chrissie Claus Returns for the Holidays

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SANTA’S LI’L ELFIN GRANDDAUGHTER IS BACK!

CHRISSIE CLAUS returns for her annual Christmas visit in the pages of Adventures of Chrissie Claus #4.

This holiday special from Heroic Publishing features Santa’s li’l elfin granddaughter on a mission to rescue her friend Missy Mistletoe from the clutches of the evil Anti-Claus. It’s the thrilling conclusion to her epic confrontation with her arch-enemy Cernunnos, in a story by Wilson Hill, with artwork by Rob Jones and comic book legend Dick Giordano. This adventure of Chrissie Claus was one of Dick Giordano’s last works before his untimely passing.

This issue of the Adventures of Chrissie Claus also features a cover by Frank Brunner, and a special bonus feature by Dennis Mallonee and Tim Burgard, in which comics’ shining goddess of light, FLARE, tells the story of Christmas.

Adventures of Chrissie Claus #4 is available exclusively by single copy order from Heroic Publishing’s website at www.heroicpub.com, and by bulk order from Heroic Publishing’s Heroic Distribution service at www.heroicpub.com/heroicdist

For more information, please visit the Heroic Publishing website at www.heroicpub.com

Flare Webcomic Now Online

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COMICS’ GODDESS OF LIGHT SHINES IN HER OWN THRICE-WEEKLY WEBCOMIC

Just in case you haven’t yet noticed, FLARE has since mid-September been appearing in her own thrice-weekly online webcomic, updating every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at www.heroicpub.com/flareonline.

The Flare Online webcomic currenly features the full-color Sunday newspaper strips prepared for distribution by Creators Syndicate. All of those strips will be presented, for the most part in sequence, with an exception for the two strips created specifically for Christmas, in which Flare meets Santa’s li’l elfin granddaughter, Chrissie Claus.

Once the existing Creators Syndicate strips run out, new material will begin appearing in the FLARE webcomic.

The Flare webcomic already features the work of such talented artists as Mark Beachum, Tim Burgard, and Gordon Purcell. It’s well worth a visit, three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at www.heroicpub.com/flareonline.

SDCC – Leading Production Designers, Illustrators from Art Directors Guild at Comic-Con

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Comic Con is right around the corner and we are all looking forward to seeing our favorite heroes, super heroes, villains, monsters, aliens, vampires, goblins, witches and all imaginable and unimaginable creatures.

Ever wonder where these characters live and who and how their fantastic environments come to be? Two panels will demonstrate exactly how that happens.

On Friday, July 22 from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, some of the most creative and prolific Illustrators will share secrets of their trades. Saturday morning, July 23 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Production Designers will talk about creating the worlds that capture our imaginations.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Friday, July 22
5:00-6:00pm Motion Picture and Television Illustrators – Nowadays a movie starts with an idea expressed in words or images. The men and women who turn these ideas into worlds of visual reality, be it a distant world of pure imagination or an earthly hovel, are the storyboard artists and illustrators. They will discuss their craft and answer questions. Panelists include moderator Hank Mayo (Ghostbusters 2), Tim Burgard (Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Green Lantern), Ricardo Delgado (John Carter, Battle Los Angeles, Gulliver’s Travel, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Robin Richesson (I Am Number Four, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Ironman) Josh Nizzi (Transformers 3, The Amazing Spiderman, G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra). Room 23 ABC

Saturday, July 23
10:00-11:00am Motion Picture and Television Production Designers:  If Writers write the words, and Cinematographers take the pictures; it’s the Production Designerswho create the cinematic worlds — of here and now, of long ago, of the distant future, and maybe even somewhere in a galaxy far, far, away.  In collaboration with a highly skilled art department, the Production Designer lays out the designs that will guide a small army of decorators, carpenters, sculptors, painters, and artisans of all sorts, to bring into existence those fantastic worlds that will fire all of our imaginations! Panelists include moderator John Muto (Terminator 2:3D), Cece DeStefano (Alias, The Cape, Chuck), Jim Bissell (Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, Leatherheads, Good Night and Good Luck), Edward Thomas (Torchwood, Dr. Who) Greg Melton (The Walking Dead, The Mist, The Majestic) Room 25ABC