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Saturday, October 4, 2008

Toronto ComiCon Fall Convention November 30th, 2008!
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Topic: Comic Cons

Toronto

ComiCon Fall Convention

November 30th, 2008!

More and more of our blog posts are being read by bloggers in Canada.

So I want to mention an upcoming Comic Con located in Toronto for those readers, and any others that can make it to that one day Con!

Please note: This con is featuring 80 dealer tables. I am not for sure of what 'programs' or 'panels' if any are to be presented...

The Toronto ComiCon is pleased to announce their SPECIAL GUEST:

STEPHEN SADOWSKI,
who is the interior Artist of the Marvel Comics Series "AVENGERS/INVADERS".
Stephen's past works include- JSA (and associated JSA titles), STARMAN, WONDER WOMAN, WITCHBLADE, FLAMING CARROT, THE AVENGERS, RED SONJA and PROJECT SUPERPOWERS.

Other Guest Stars also scheduled to appear are:

Alvin Lee
Sam Agro
Andy B.
Kent Burles
Ray Fawkes
Agnes Garbowska
Marvin Law
Benjamin Rivers

When more guests or programs are listed I will attempt to update this blog post and repost....

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we also have an ongoing 'Comics Show and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts and new listings of items for sale in our online store!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!

~ Michael

Note: If you are involved in comics or other pop culture genre, and have an upcoming comic book, graphic novel or other release or are holding an upcoming convention that may be of interest to us and / or our blog readers, feel free to email us!

Click here to see our currently listed Comics, Cartoons, Graphic Novels, Promos, DVDs and Magazines for sale!

The Toronto ComiCon Fall Convention:

When - November 30th, 2008

Where - Metro Toronto Convention Centre at the North Building

Cost - Admission $5 except for Fan Expo V.I.P. Pass Holders

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!

The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 4:29 AM PDT

Updated: Saturday, October 4, 2008 4:47 AM PDT

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Friday, October 3, 2008

Eric Radomski To Be Special Guest Speaker At SCCS Meeting!
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Topic: Comic Cons

Eric Radomski

To Be Special Guest Speaker At SCCS Meeting...

October 15th, 2008 !

Earlier this week I blogged about June Foray attending an upcoming show in Burbank, California.

That reminded me that I had attended a special dinner featuring her at the SCCS (Southern California Cartoonists Society - which is the San Diego Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society).

I hadn't checked the SCCS web site for a while, and when doing so, saw their special guest speaker for their October 2008 meeting is Eric Radomski, (pictured below).

Eric Radomski is a three time Emmy Award Winner. He is known for his work in the early 1990's as a background stylist on Steven Spielberg's Tiny Toon Adventures.

From there he went on and developed and produced Batman: The Animated Series, where he won his first Emmy Award.

Eric went on to direct Spielberg's 'Freakozoid', where he won his second Emmy.

For you comics fans out there... Eric went on to win his third Emmy for his work on Todd McFarlane's 'Spawn' series.

If you are in the SoCal area during this date, you might want to mark your calendar to attend....

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comics Show and Pop Culture Convention' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts and new listings of items for sale in our online store!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again!

~ Michael

The SCCS October 2008 Meeting:

When - October 15th, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Where - San Diego Blood Bank, 440 Upas St, SD

Cost - Members Free, Students Free, Visitors $5

Potluck - See web site for what to bring at

www.sccs-online.org

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!

The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

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For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 6:20 AM PDT

Updated: Friday, October 3, 2008 7:20 AM PDT

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Even Though The New 2008-09 TV Season Has Started...
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Topic: TV Shows

Even Though The New 2008-09 TV Season Has Started...

I Wanted To Share With You

"My New Find"

On TV Shows From The PAST !

I am coming across many more venues for obtaining information on TV Shows & Movies, upcoming comics, and 'in print' or to be published books on pop culture topics that I enjoy since joining Facebook.

The main reason for that is that I read the 'Info' pages of the mny new Facebook Friends to see what they have published or what they are in process of creating!

Billie Rae Bates, (pictured below), is just one of the many new 'Facebook Friends' that I have just become acquainted with.

She has been a professional writer and editor for more than 15 years, including 10 years in the daily newspaper industry.

Here's where it gets really interesting for me and probably several of our blog readers who enjoy TV Shows:

Billie Rae Bates has already published the BRBTV reference books, which cover the primetime soaps "Dynasty" and "Dallas," the action-adventure hit "The Dukes of Hazzard" and the daytime soap "Santa Barbara"!

As for myself, I was a "Dallas" fan for many years, watching it till the very end. BTW, I also enjoyed "Dynasty" when Joan Collins was on that series!

So if you are or were a fan of any of the above mentioned four shows, you might want to check out your normal sources to obtain these books authored by Billie Rae Bates!

If you are unable to locate a copy of these for yourself or would like to try a .pdf format of the books, you could try her web site, www.BillieRae.com, which also has additional links for her other endeavors including her BRBTV and blog!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again!

~ Michael

Ok Dallas Fans! Here's some trivia questions for you!

What are the names of Bobby's sons? How many times did J.R. and Sue Ellen marry? And of course ... Just WHO the heck shot J.R.?

If you are like me, you were one of the enthralled millions of viewers who watched this show over many seasons on CBS! Would you believe it continues to enthrall viewers on cable and DVD decades later?!

I have found Billie Rae Bates' web site that showcases this book of hers. And now You can have all the fun facts of the Ewings and Southfork Ranch at your fingertips with this fun reference guide, DESTINATION: DALLAS.

This book is the second of the four BRBTV reference books on classic 1980s TV shows, and it includes an exhaustive cast list, character guide, episode guide, fun and useless information, birthdays of the stars, celeb interviews, a guide to the merchandise of the show, and much much more! Check it out!

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!

The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

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For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 8:15 AM PDT

Updated: Thursday, October 2, 2008 8:58 AM PDT

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

June Foray Will Be At Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show!
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caffeinated
Topic: TV Shows

June Foray

Will Be At The Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show!

The Show Is Being Held October 4th & 5th, 2008

At The Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
2500 North Hollywood Way
Burbank, California 91505!

Sorry for the late blog post on this, but I just received an 'invite' to attend this Show via my Facebook account.

The reason I am blogging this is that I was fortunate to meet June Foray a few years back when she was the guest of honor at the San Diego Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society's monthly dinner.

Virgina Herman, widow of Vic Herman, (Creator of Winnie the WAC, Elsie the Cow, and many more.), had invited me to attend the dinner with her.

June was delightful to meet in person in this small setting, and hearing her talk about the shows she had been on was very insightful.

So if you have the opportunity to go to this show, if only to meet June Foray, it would be a great opportunity to do so!

Other scheduled guest attending are: Roger Corman, April Winchell, Tony Dow, Linda Evans, Tom 'Billy Jack' Laughlin, Donna Mills, Leslie Nielsen, Jane Russell, Bob Bergen, Barry Bostwick, Angela Cartwright, Micky Dolenz, Ron Harper, Tommy Kirk, Richard Kiel, and many more!!

For more show info please see the web site: http://www.hollywoodcollectorshow.com/Burbank.htm

The cost for attending each day is $20.00, or $30.00 for both days. Please see the web site to see what charges there are for autographs, if any, for the guests you would be interested in obtaining signatures from!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again!

~ Michael

Note: If you are involved in comics, and have an upcoming comic book, graphic novel or other release or are holding an upcoming convention that may be of interest to us and / or our blog readers, feel free to email us!

Click here to see our currently listed Comics, Cartoons, Graphic Novels, Promos and Magazines for sale!

Voice Actor June Foray is scheduled to be at the Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Show.

Ms. Foray was the voice of 'Rocky' in "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show", the voice of 'Granny' in "The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries" and the voice of 'Mermaid' / 'Squaw' in Walt Disney's Peter Pan". Also she was the voice of 'Jokey Smurf' and 'Mother Nature' of "The Smurfs" plus almost 50 other various voices in animated features and television shows during the years of her career!

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!

The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at. Click that cover to see Michael's story!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you to purchase!

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

"Hammering Out the Web
For You Since May 12th, 1998!"

Thank You For Being One Of This Blog's

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 5:02 AM PDT

Updated: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 5:34 AM PDT

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

The Harvey Award Winners For 2008...
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Topic: Comic Cons

The Harvey Awards Winners For 2008

Presented At The 2008 Baltimore Comic Con On September 27th!

Last week I received notification in my Facebook account from Charles Edward Sellner, that Visionary Studios would be attending the Baltimore Comic Con. That reminded me that I had not blogged about the Harvey Awards that would be presented at that Con....

The Harvey Awards were named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman. He was one of the industry's most innovative talents, of whom I have blogged about before.

The Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories in comics and sequential art, ranging from Best Artist to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.

They are the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals.

The following were the receipients of the 2008 Harvey Awards:

Best Letterer – Chris Eliopoulos, Daredevil

Best Colorist – Laura Martin, Thor

Best Syndicated Strip or Panel – Doonsbury, by Garry Trudeau

Best Online Comics Work – Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

Best Inker – Kevin Nowlan - Witchblade

Best American Edition of Foreign Material - Eduardo Risso’s Tales of Terror by Dynamite Entertainment

Best New Series - The umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics

Best Graphic Album, Previously Published - Captain America Omnibus, Marvel Comics

Special Award for Humor in Comics - Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch

Best New Talent – Vasilis Lolos, Last Call, Oni Press

Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation - Reading Comics: How Graphic Albums Work and What They Mean by Douglas Wolk

Best Anthology - Popgun Volume 1, Edited by Joe Keatinge, Image Comics

Best Domestic Reprint Project - The Complete Peanuts, Fantagraphics Books

Best Cover Artist – Mike Mignola, Hellboy

Special Award for Excellence in Presentation - EC Archives, edited by Russ Cochran, Gemstone

Best Graphic Album, Original - Scott Pilgrim Gets it Together, Oni Press

The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award – Nick Cardy, presented by Todd Dezago

Best Continuing or Limited Series - All Star Superman, DC Comics

Best Writer – Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man, DC Comics

Best Artist – Frank Quitely, All Star Superman, DC Comics

Best Cartoonist – Darwyn Cooke, The Spirit, DC Comics

Best Single Issue or Story - All Star Superman #8, DC Comics

The above are mentioned here so you can check out their works if you already haven't!

~ Michael

We weren't able to attend this Comic Con to buy more inventory, but we do have our own listings in our online store for sale by clicking here!

Above is one of the prized Harvey Awards Statues that is representative of the ones that were distributed at the Harvey Awards Banquet on September 27th 2008.

Note From Make It So Marketing:

Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!

The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at. Click that cover to see Michael's story of selling at the early Cons!

Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!

We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!

If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store just for you to purchase!

All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.