Con Runs February 6th Thru 8th, 2009!

  Congrats to Mark! And that is great news for Texeira fans that are able to make it to this Con!  

It was only yesterday that I blogged that William Katt, (of The Greatest American Hero TV Show fame), was attending this same upcoming NYCC, and NOW here is ANOTHER good reason for this Con to be added on YOUR schedule!

Many of our blog readers already know Mark Texeira as a fine art painter and "sequential storyteller supreme".  But did you know that Mark is also a local New Yorker?  So Mark must be happy to be taking part in the Big Apple's supreme celebration of comics and being honored this way!

For those that don't know of Mark's many comics works... he is known for his artwork on the "Ghost Rider," "Moon Knight," "Black Panther," and many more!  Mark, who also is known as 'Tex', has a "knack of bringing the reality, mood and feel to any story he tackles".

Besides his comic book works, his fine art style has also graced numerous album covers, magazine covers, paperback books, movie tie-ins, and on gaming merchandise.

Those clients that published those works include companies such as Def Jam Records, Marvel Entertainment, Dynamite, Harris, DC... and others.   Besides Mark's brush bringing life to others' owned characters such as Vampirella, Conan, and Batman, he also has his creator-owned character Pscythe that has been published.

While you are at the Con, perhaps you can ask him or Renee Witterstaetter at their booth, about upcoming projects in the works. Those projects on Texeira include "Creator Chronicles: Mark Texeira" from Eva Ink and Woodcrest Productions, which is a comprehensive interview with Tex as well as a painting tutorial; AND "Tex: The Art of Mark Texeira--The Artist's Great Escape," a retrospective art book from Vanguard Production.  In addition, Eva Ink plans to publish a sketchbook of Texeira material later this year.

For those able to make this Con, Mark Texeira will be available in the Artist's Alley all days of the NYCC. There is also a signing at Manhattan's Illustration House also planned.  Additionally there is a  Vanguard Productions panel at the convention spotlighting Mark Texeira and also Michael Golden. Check your con program schedule for time and place!

For those that may be able to make this con, here are the details for the New York Comic Con: