Tag: Events

Paul Gravett has sent out an email with SOME of the amazing events for the month long Comica fest in the UK. The party kicks off tomorrow with an opening night hoedown, and then things unspool fats and furious -- among those appearing Hannah Berry, Warren Ellis, Lenny Henry Richard McGuire and more to come!

Chris Duffy Sam Henderson Tao Nyeu Colleen AF Venable and more!

Two comics icons together -- this is a real don't miss event.

A Halloween costume contest at a comics shop -- isn't this the most natural promo ever? Be there and take pictures!

Jennifer Hayden is at Bergen Street Comics, and you will be there in your Ben Cooper costume!

Jack Davis, legendary EC artist and caricaturist, doesn't do many public appearances, but he will be part of a panel spotlighting MAD Magazine at the Savannah College of Art and Design that sounds worth buying an airline ticket for. Davis will join Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragones, Paul Coker Jr, Nick Meglin, Duck Edwing, Sam Viviano and Tom Richmond for IT’S A SCAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WEEKEND on November 12th as part of a weekend celebrating the usual gang of idiots November 11-13th. This illustrious group will also be participating in workshops and portfolio reviews with the sequential art students at SCAD.

More comics readings tonight with Cynthia von Buhler and Kat Roberts.

If you can't make it out for these seminal events, you can still listen to these modern masters talk with WYNC's Leonard Lopate right here.

Tonight at at the Union Square Barnes & Noble: Alison Bechdel, Jessica Abel, Gabrielle Bell, and Kevin Mutch on the Best American Comics 2011 7pm  And at at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Soho: Dan Clowes and Seth in conversation 7pm Elite Beat Operatives -- please get going!

THE INFINITE KUNG-FU LAUNCH PARTY: FEATURING HOP-FU! A Spectacular Graphic Novel Launch and Live Music/Film Event

If you couldn't stay up late enough for midnight madness last night, Jim Lee and Geoff Johns will be at Manhattan Comics on 10 E. 23rd St., between Broadway and Madison sometime between 11 and 1 pm today to sign. They will only be there for about 30 minutes. Everything in the store, except new books is 52 percent off today only, so it's also a good chance to grab some other loot. No pizza will be served, unfortunately.

We might be stuck at the Portland Airport and unable to partake in the festivities, but Midtown Comics is ground zero for New 52 hoopla as Jim Lee and Geoff Johns promote the hell out of FLASHPOINT #5 and JLA #1 with the Midnight Madness event. Jim Lee's busy day began with a redeye flight (he slept the whole way) and included 10 hours if interviews followed by .... a media event. The schedule has been matched by Johns, minus the redeye. Here's the dynamic DC duo on ABC News, talking relaunchboot.