Mood: caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons
TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3097: Batman AND The Batmobile will be at Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim...And being a child of the 1960's, when I say "Batman"... I mean 'Adam West', period! So if you plan to be in Southern California less than two weeks from now, be sure to check out this 3-Day Comic Con in Anaheim, California! If nothing else, if YOU are a Batman Fan, be there to see Adam West! BIG NOTE: Adam West will be there only Friday and Saturday!!
The Batmobile is scheduled to be there all three days. I'm talking about the original 1960's TV Show Batmobile...The one to the left is one that I saw at a different comic con, that I'm posting here for comparison purposes to the one pictured at the top right of this blog post! Below is just a brief bio on Adam West, who BTW now has a Facebook Fan Page. You too can become a fan by clicking here: Adam West Fan Page. The excerpt of the bio is as follows: "Adam West is a true American icon. From his humble beginning on a wheat ranch in Walla Walla, Washington, Adam skyrocketed to fame in Hollywood, pursuing an extraordinary career in entertainment that has spanned half a century. His role as Batman in the classic television series and feature of the same name continues to be seen throughout the world more than 40 years after its debut. While Batman, and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, remains his signature role, Adam has a multitude of motion picture, theater, and TV credits to his name. He has made nearly 50 movies, including starring or co-starring roles in Drop Dead Gorgeous, The New Age, The Young Philadelphians, An American Vampire Story, Soldier in the Rain, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, and Nevada Smith. He has had starring roles in several TV series other than Batman, including The Detectives, The Last Precinct, and The Clinic. His theater credits include Volpone at the Mark Taper Forum at the Los Angeles Music Center. Adam West has also lent his voice to animated characters in such well-known series as Family Guy, The Simpson, Rugrats, Batman, Animaniacs, Jonny Bravo, Spydogs, The Super Adventure Team, and many others. His voice-over work in animated film includes the roles of “Ace, Hollywood Chicken Little” in Disney’s Chicken Little, and “Uncle Art” in Disney’s Meet the Robinsons. In 2000, he also contributed the voice of “Leonard Fox” to the animated short, Redux Riding Hood, which went on to win an Academy Award nomination. Adam West is the author of two books, (continued here at the web site that this excerpt is from..." So when is this Wizard World Anaheim Comic Convention that YOU can drop in and see Adam West and the Batmobile happening? Well, here is the prelim info that you would need: When: APRIL 16-17-18, 2010 Where: Anaheim Convention Center Hours of the Con: Fri: So how do YOU get tickets, ask information and be interactive with this Wizard World Comic Con Anaheim? Well... You can do so by joinng their Facebook Fan Page right here for one, AND / OR You can go direct to their web site here to see who else is appearing and buy tickets online: Wizard World Anaheim. BTW, I've already blogged about this upcoming comic con before, but my main reason on choosing Adam West / Batman / the Batmobile to feature here today is because.... Of the upcoming Batman Book that is being published this Fall of 2010 with a chapter that I have written in it. The title of the book is: 'Gotham City 14 Miles'! The publication is a book of essays on the Batman TV Show from the 1960's by multiple authors, and it will be published by 'Sequart'! That would be the Sequart Research & Literacy Organization! Click here to view Sequart's Facebook Fan Page and become a fan, so you can get updates as the year progresses on this upcoming title! Okay... enough about me, LOL! I just wanted to let you know about the 'connection' as I have been dropping 'hints' in this blog for a while. My thanks to Jim Beard, Editor of the book for the original invite to participate in the project! AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now almost at the 3,100 total posts in number! We'll be at that number this upcoming week! ~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com Note: Batman Comic books that the Batman TV Show were based on can be found at our own web site for sale at: http://www.comicbookscircus.com/
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