Coming to Long Beach This Upcoming Halloween Weekend!   It's the 2010 LBCC! Friday October 29th through Sunday Octer 31st - In Long Beach, California     - Above Photo:  I was there at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the 1st Long Beach Comic Con in October of 2009, when Stan Lee did the Honors of doing so! - At the Left: The Poster for THIS Year's LBCC - Make Plans Now!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3238:

Tina and I are getting ready to attend a different comic con this upcoming weekend in Metro Los Angeles...which reminded me that I haven't yet mentioned THIS Long Beach Comic Con's 2nd Annual Event in this Blog!

Before time slips away, I want YOU to make sure to mark YOUR calendars for this Great event.

I say Great, because I was there for the 1st Annual LBCC last year at this time.  It's always hard to publicize a brand new comic con, because not having been to it before, you don't know what to expect, or how much you should promote it...

However, Tina and I have been both to the 1st LBCC in 2009 that covered three days, and the LBCC Expo in early 2010, which was a one day affair.  Both were Great, although on different scales.

That's because the three day con was like the old SDCC that I first selling at back in the early 1970's, with dealers and comics creators that you could talk to on a one-to-one basis, without being trampled on during an over-sized and over croweded comic con!

The one day Expo was perfect sized for an in-between show, and reminded me of the old San Diego Quarterly Cons in the 1990's. I found myself talking to creators that I couldn't even get close to at larger shows without standing in long lines to do so!

So Tina and I have definitely booked the last weekend in October to attend this 2nd LBCC.  We suggest YOU check out the links below, both to their Facebook Fan Page, and to their own web site.  I'll be blogging more about this upcoming con in the weeks to come.  This is just first notice for you to check it out for the 2010 event and buy your membership online!

Here's just a few of the Guests that are scheduled to be there:

Jeff Balke
Comics creator & creator of the  'Sketch Colorings' concept 

Bruce Boxleitner 
Legendary actor Bruce Boxleitner, Star of the NEW Tron: Legacy at year's end. Also starred in Babylon 5    

Tim Bradstreet 
Punisher Cover Artist, Hellblazer Cover Artist, Vertigo Cover Artist, Film Production Artist, Film Art Direction    

Eric Canete 
Cybernary 2.0, Iron Man: Enter The Mandarin, Comic Book Tattoo, The End League and Animation Artist   

Howard Chaykin 
Die Hard, Punisher, Iron Fist, American Century, Mighty Love, Black Kiss, Black Hawk, American Flagg!   

Amanda Conner 
Power Girl, The Pro, Two-Step, DC Comics Cover Artist   

Carlos D'Anda 
Batman: Arkham Asylum, Deathblow, Outsiders    

Alé Garza 
Marvel, DC, Aspen artist     

Trevor Goring 
2000 AD: Road Trooper, Star Trek DS9, Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000, Pantera, Ring of Roses, Waterloo Sunset, What If? Fallen Son, Iron Siege, TheBlvd. I-IV    

Thomas Jane 
Writer & creator of Bad Planet for Raw Studios. Director: Dark Country Actor: Dark Country, Give 'Em Hell Malone, Hung, 61*   

Herb Jefferson Jr. 
The original Lieutenant Boomer in the classic Battlestar Galactica. Many TV & Film credits include Apollo 13, Outbreak, T.J. Hooker, Mission Impossible   

Drew Johnson 
The Authority, Wonder Woman, DC Comics Cover Artist    

JJ Kirby 
Backlash, The New Dynamix, X-Babies   

501st Legion: Vader's Fist 
Southern California Garrison of the 501st Legion   

Scott Lobdell 
The Scourge, Galaxy Quest, Uncanny X-Men, Generation X, Age of Apocalypse, Alpha Flight, Hardy Boys. Screenwriter.   

Gary Lockwood 
2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek    
     
Mike Mayhew 
Mike Mayhew is a world-renowned illustrator who creates some of the most exciting images in comics today.   

Mark McHaley 
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman Archives, Women Of Marvel    

Mike Mignola 
Legendary comic creator. Creator of Hellboy.   

Danny Miki 
Exclusive inker for EIC of Marvel Comics Joe Quesada: Incredible Hulk, Amazing Spiderman,Thor, Moonknight,New Avengers, Ultimate Avengers, Xmen   

Todd Nauck 
WildGuard, Amazing Spider-Man, Teen   

Corin Nemec 
Actor, played Jonas Quinn in Stargate SG-1. Also appeared in Parker Lewis, Beverly Hills 90210, The Stand & more    

Steve Niles 
Mystery Society, 30 Days of Night and Criminal Macabre   

Oliver Nome 
DC Universe Online MMORPG, Deathblow and The New Dynamix    

Jimmy Palmiotti 
Jonah Hex, Power Girl, Film & Video Game Writer   

Dan Panosian 
Red Sonja, Uncanny X-Men, Prophet, Storm Watch, Irredeemable X-Factor   

Whilce Portacio 
Comic book artist for over 20 years. Uncanny X-Men, Heroic Age, Spawn, Batman Confidential, Wetworks, The Punisher & many more.    
    
Nei Ruffino 
Colorist on Birds of Prey, First Wave, Green Lantern Corps, Blackest Night Wonder Woman, Blackest Night Batman, Zenescope's Wonderland Series, Supergirl   

Tim Sale 
Captain America White, Batman The Long Halloween, Hulk Grey, HEROES for NBC    
     
Richard Starkings 
Elephantmen, Hip Flask, Legendary Digital Comic Book Letterer & Owner of ComicCraft   

Johanna Stokes 
Boom! Studios; Mr. Stuffins, Death Valley, Galveston, Station. Screenwriter, Eureka    
  
Gus Vazquez 
Forty-Five, Big Hero Six, Animation Artist   

Mark Waid 
Boom! Studios CCO, Incorruptible, Irredeemable, Kingdom Come, The Flash, Captain America, Fantastic Four   

Jeff Wamester 
The Darkness, Frenemy, Marvel Sketchcards   

Joshua Williamson 
Superman/Batman, Incredible Hulks, Necessary Evil, Dear Dracula, Mirror Mirro   

Bernie Wrightson 
Legendary Horror Artist, Swamp Thing, The Shadow, Heavy Metal, Frankenstein, Designed the Reavers from Joss Whedon's 'Serenity'   

R.C. Young 
Writer/illustrator of "Witchman" the comic book series 

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Again, this is just the 1st Notice about this upcoming event.  I'll be sure to post more notices here in this blog and also at my own Facebook Group Page as the weekend nears. And at least one follow up blog afterwards on the event.  Plus any comic books / promos that we pick up at the LBCC from the creators for possible review blogs!

If YOU are exhibiting at this LBCC, feel free to message me on Facebook or send me an email so I can add you in future posts!

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,235 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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