WONDERCON Comic Book Convention February 22 - 24th, 2008

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I just thought I would give a shout out to all my readers who live in or near San Francisco, California that on February 22nd to the 24th ( Friday thru Sunday ) will be this year's WONDERCON 2008!! This year the comic book convention is located at Moscone Center South & it will be a comicon show all Bat-Fans will NOT want to miss! First, they will have Darwyn Cooke & Bruce Timm introducing the new Exclusive World Premier Movie Trailer for the JUSTICE LEAGUE: NEW FRONTIER Animated Film Cartoon! As we all know Bruce Timm worked on Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. Then, he's worked on many other projects including Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. In 2007, he produced, co-wrote and co-directed Warner Bros. Animation DVD , Superman Doomsday. Other "Batman Stars" include Jim Lee & Tim Sale. Jim Lee is a comics legend & is currently working on the DC comic book "All-Star Batman and Robin The Boy Wonder". He also did the HUSH Batman Series. Tim Sale, of course, was the artist on the now-famous Batman graphic novel "The Long Halloween". Other comic book artists attending will be Sergio Aragones, Herb Trimpe, Kurt Busiek, Mike Choi, Becky Cloonan, Terry Dodson, Mark Evanier, David Mack, Terry Moore, & many others. Also, available for autographs will be Noel Neill ( 1950's Superman TV's Lois Lane ), Herbert Jefferson Jr. ( "Boomer" of the 70's Battlestar Galactica ), Peter Mayhew ( Chewbacca from Star Wars ), & way too many others to mention! This show outta be very cool & if anyone goes please send us some pictures!!

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DUBLIN CITY Comic Con 2007, November 17th & 18th, Special Guest JIM LEE

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This is a post for our Bat-Blog friends who live in Europe, or US readers who are rich & can afford to fly to Europe, ha ha. DUBLIN CITY COMIC CON 2007 will be on November 17th & 18th & held at the Tara Towers Hotel in Ireland. The Guest of Honor is the great JIM LEE, Super Batman Artist! Other special guests will be Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, Mike Avon Oeming, Adi Granov, Carlos Pacheco, Andy Diggle, Jock, Ben Oliver, Liam Sharp, Paul Cornell, C.B. Cebulski, Nick Roche, Steve Mooney, & others. This is a really great comic book convention that you will NOT want to miss! Here's a link for more information. If ANYONE wants to send me a free airline ticket please feel free to do so, ha ha! http://www.myspace.com/dublincitycomiccon

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WHILCE PORTACIO - Batman Comic Book Convention Sketch!

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Just a quick post. Here's a very cool convention sketch done recently by WHILCE PORTACIO in 2007. I really like this guy's style, the angular lines...nice! Comicons are a great source for original comic art! You can see a lot more details if you click on the picture above. Also, be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more posts about original Batman Comic Book Art & Convention Sketches...enjoy!

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PLANET COMICON : KANSAS CITY, KS May 5th & 6th, Special Comic Book Convention Guest JIM LEE!

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OK, a new function of the BAT-BLOG is to list upcoming comic book conventions so BAT-BLOG readers can stay current & check out shows in their area. This listing is for PLANET COMICON that will open Saturday, May 5th, 2007 in Kansas City, KS! The special guest will be none other the THE Batman Artist JIM LEE! Other Batman artists/writers appearing will be Jason Aaron, Rick Burchett ( Batman Adventures, Batman & Robin Adventures, Batman: Gotham Adventures and Batman: Beyond ), Jai Nitz ( Batman Strikes ), & Rich Buckler. More info can be found at their website: http://www.planetcomicon.com/

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CAPE 3, COMIC and POP CULTURE EXPO: May 5th, Saturday - Dallas, Texas BRIDE OF CAPE Comic Book Convention

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The WORLD’S BIGGEST Free Comic Book Day / Comic Book Convention Event just got bigger. CAPE 3, Comic and Pop-Culture Expo, is back. Coming to you on Saturday May 5th, it’s the biggest Free Comic Book Day event of the year & a great comicon to visit!

The all day, indoor/outdoor, event promises to be unlike anything the Dallas area has seen before. “We’ll have plenty of free comics, movie posters, t-shirts, and prizes and folks will have the opportunity to hang with some of the finest people in the comic book industry,” Says Richard Neal, Zeus Comics and Toys owner. “Free comics and fun. I can’t think of a better way to spend the day.”

For more information on CAPE Comic Book Conventions or if you are a comic professional who wants to attend please visit http://www.capeday.com.

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BATMAN ORIGINAL ART Comic Book Convention Sketches

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A great way to add original comic book art to your Batman Collection is to go to Comicons or conventions & meet the artists in real life to get a sketch done by them. Up above are 2 examples by famous Batman artists, Mike Grell & Dick Giordano. You can always get these matted & framed later to add beauty to your home and they make solid investments too. Be sure to check the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES for many more examples of original comic book art!

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NEW YORK COMIC-CON February 23-24, 2007 NYC

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The date for the next NEW YORK COMIC-CON will be on Feb 23rd & 24th, 2007 in New York City. There will be some BATMAN Artists & Writers there:

1. PAUL DINI was the Emmy Award-winning writer and co-producer of Batman Adventures, and the producer/writer of the Batman and Superman animated television series. Dini has won five Emmys for his television work and seven Eisners for his comic book work. He is currently writing the comic book adventures of the Batman in a critically acclaimed story arc in Detective Comics.

2. NEAL ADAMS is a towering figure in the world of comic book creation and art. Neal has had legendary ‘runs’ on Batman, X-Men, Green Lantern-Green Arrow and Deadman. Adams rescued Batman from the campy nostalgia of the television show, and re-fitted him in his present incarnation as an “Avenger of the Night.” When people say ‘modern Batman,’ they mean Neal Adams’ Batman. His run on Batman led directly to the new, more realistic incarnation in “Batman Returns” movie, which featured the character he created, Ras Al Ghul.

3. MICHAEL BAIR , Aztec Ace, the Huntress were early strips he 1st gained attention on. Young All-Stars,Secret Origins, Infinity Inc.,were some of the books pencilled, before switching primarily to inking with the Catwoman/mini-series.

4. SIMONE BIANCHI was born and lives in Lucca, Italy. After publishing 3 Artbooks and a sciencefiction trilogy (Ego Sum) in Europe, drawn and written by himself , in 2005 he painted and drew the DC miniseries of 4 issues SHINING KNIGHT, written by Grant Morrison. He did different covers for DC characters such as Green Lantern, Batman and Detective Comics and the interior pages of Green Lantern #6, script by Geoff Johns; after doing some X-Men unlimited covers for MARVEL, in February 2006 he signed an Exclusive Contract with MARVEL, for which he is drawing WOLVERINE issue #50 and the following 5, while still doing one Detective Comics cover a month.

And many many more! For more information check out their website.

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Giant-Size BATMAN LEGO STATUE 2006 NY Comicon

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Here are 2 extremely cool photos mailed in by a loyal Bat-Blog Reader who was lucky enough to get to go to the 2006 New York Comicon this year, last November. This is a super-giant-sized statue of THE DARK KNIGHT made entirely out of LEGOS LEGO PIECES!! OMG, look how BIG that thing is! It must have weighted 5 tons! This is one major comic book convention I would really love to go to. I've been hearing some great stories about it for years. Thanks Thomas for the great pics! We have more Batman Lego-Related photos in the BAT-BLOG ARCHIVES so be sure to check those out too.

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