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Thursday, March 18, 2010
In Memory of Fess Parker...
Mood:  sad
Topic: Comic Book History

 

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Above: Spending New Year's Eve 2003 at Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn & Spa in Los Olivos, California. 

To The Top Left: The 1955 Walt Disney's Davy Crockett Comic Book Published by Dell Comics.

To The Bottom Left:  The 1963 Comic Book by Gold Key Comics.

 

 

TONIGHT'S 'MAIN FEATURE':


Just a little while ago, Tina and I were having dinner and catching up with the evening news in between our conversation... 

Tina suddenly brought to my attention that the scrolling headline at the bottom of the screen seemed to point out something about Fess Parker.  It was an announcement of his passing, at the age of 85 years old...

Thus I wanted to change what I was going to do tonight by first blogging about Fess Parker.

You see, we had the honor of meeting Fess Parker back in 2003 when we visited his bed and breakfast inn.  (As seen in the above photo.)

I had grown up watching the multiple shows on Walt Disney's programs about Davy Crockett, and yeah, I had a coonskin cap too.

So I was very pleased to meet and talk with him, especially after we had just had a fantastic dinner at his restaurant.

Fess was perfect for the 'hospitality' business in his later life. He took control of the conversation, made sure we were more than happy at his bed and breakfast, and was pleased about our choices of entrees and wine at his restaurant.  Of course I mentioned our visit at his winery earlier that very day.

That meeting with Fess Parker confirmed to me what a gentleman he was, and that my 'hero worship' of him when I was a child was justified.

It was good to see those qualities in this man who had portrayed such a striking hero on TV during my early childhood.

He will be missed...

My condolences to his family, and to his many friends and employees at his different operations. 

My thanks to my wife, Tina, for bringing this to my attention tonight. She's already posted a notice on her Facebook member wall, as she was very impressed with Fess Parker also...


~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

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I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed, which could either be published in the 'Main Feature' or 'Featurette' sections.

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 7:43 PM PDT
Updated: Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:53 PM PDT
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SEEDS - An Anthology Of Comics About Food...?!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

 

A Review On 'SEEDS'

The Anthology

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Above: The Front Cover to SEEDS - the Anthology

Top Left:  The Trees And Hills Comics Distro Flyer

Bottom Left: Writer/Artist Matt Levin!

 

 
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TODAY'S 'MAIN FEATURE':

This is a review on 'SEEDS' - An Anthology Of Comics About Food...

Matt Levin, about whom I blogged about HERE, sent me this publication for possible mention / review in my Blog.   

So, what's this publication about? I grabbed this excerpt from the Trees and Hills Comics Group Web Site:

"Seeds - by Adam Kaiser, Anne Thalheimer, Blake Parker, Colin Tedford, Colleen Frakes, Dan Archer, Daniel Barlow, E.J. Barnes, Jesse DuRona, Keith Moriarty, Marek Bennett, Matt Levin, Matt Sundstrom, Max Lewis, Mike Lynch, Mischa Rich, RF, Sam Leveillee, Star Chickaderis.

The new Trees & Hills anthology contains comics about FOOD with an emphasis on its social aspects. It comes with a booklet of cartoonists’ favorite recipes and a packet of organic lettuce seeds from a Vermont farm, and the whole package is wrapped in an apple-stamped cover (the apples, of course, were organic heirloom varieties from a VT farmer’s market…).

How cool is that? Get it now, nourish your mind, and prepare yourself for the planting season!" 

Okay... that's definitely a different type of publication, but you know what?

It was a FUN READ! Why?

Because it had so many different stories in it, that several were very interesting to me! The others, like all anthologies that are sent to me for possible review, were of varying levels of interest to me personally.

Some of the features that really jumped out at me were:

The Introduction: 'Truth In the Dirt' - a text peice by Daniel Barlow

'The Sugar Tree' by Matthew Sundstrom

'Apple Rant' by Colin Tedford

'Food Chain' by Daniel Barlow, Keith Moriarty and Matthew Reidsma

'Seeds Part 2': Attack' by Marek Bennett

'Food' by Matt Levin

This is definitely a 'message' publication, but whether or not you 'get the message' or even care for the 'message', there is also entertainment value in it.

PLUS: There is a packet of 'Seeds' for YOU to grow!  Now that's different! No 'variant covers' here!  LOL

For more info on this publication and others that Trees and Hills sells, please see their web site at:

http://www.treesandhills.org

My thanks to Matt Levin for bringing this publication to my attention! 

AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts!

Join us again soon, as we publish another 'Main Feature'.  And don't forget to check out the 'Featurette' shown below this 'Main Feature' article at the bottom right!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Comic books / graphic novels like the one(s) mentioned above, can be found at our own web site for sale at:

 http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

    


 

 

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To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

Make It So Marketing
PO Box 130653
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We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con. You can view the table by clicking this link

If you are a Facebook member, please join our Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, and other wall posts!

 

 


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TODAY'S FEATURETTE:

Okay.. it definitely is the con season...AND I don't mean just comic con season!

I was sent an 'invite' to attend this event via the social network I mainly subscribe to, that of Facebook. 

Here are the actual dates, times, and the link to where YOU can 'attend' the event:

Start Time:  Friday, March 26, 2010 at 11:00pm
End Time:    Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 5:00pm
Location: George R. Brown Convention Center 3rd Floor
Street:   1001 Avenida de las Americas
City/Town:   Houston, TX

The following are just a few of those that will be attending this convention AND whom I would want to see for sure:

"From his first film, The Cliffdwellers, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject Film in 1962, to the multi-award winning movie Slingblade, James Hampton’s career as an actor, writer and director spans over 40 years. Along the way, he has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as Caretaker in the original version of The Longest Yard and has starred in such memorable films as Teen Wolf, China Syndrome, Hawmps! and Pump Up the Volume. On television, James was the tone-deaf bugler Hannibal Dobbs on the classic ‘60s sitcom F Troop and appeared in hundreds of TV show favorites like The Bob Newhart Show and Gunsmoke. James also worked as a writer/producer/director on Evening Shade and worked as a director on numerous successful sitcoms such as Grace Under Fire."

"Actress Tracy Scoggins might have gotten her start as a gymnast and a supermodel, but she is best known to sci-fi fans the world over as Captain Elizabeth Lochley on TV’s Babylon 5 and its various spinoffs. But Tracy has also appeared on such cult favorites as Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, The A-Team, Dynasty, Nip/Tuck, Highlander and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She has also employed her athletic abilities to produce and star in motivational workout videos. Whether she’s kicking alien butt in space or kicking your butt through exercise here on Earth, the gorgeous Tracy Scoggins is always a joy to behold."

"Dirk Strangely is an artist in the truest sense. Drawing upon his taste for the bizarre, Dirk creates macabre reveries in many media. Whether painting, writing, creating music or making films, Dirk’s singular vision is indeed disturbingly beautiful. His work has been displayed at conventions, private shows and galleries. He has been published in magazines and newspapers as well."

And yeah, there are others that will be there... but this is the limited amount of space 'Featurette' section, NOT the 'Main Feature' today, LOL!

My thanks to the folks at Angel Comics who sent me the Facebook Event Invite!  I have previously blogged about them at:

https://makeitsomarketing.tripod.com/popularcultureblog/index.blog?entry_id=1997016

If YOU are attending this convention, be sure to stop in and see them at their booth at this convention! 

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Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review!

I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed, which could either be published in the 'Main Feature' or 'Featurette' sections.

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:03 AM PDT
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A Review On... Haven - The Upcoming Graphic Novel
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

 

A Review On...

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Above: The Front Cover to the 'Haven' Graphic Novel - With Story by Leonardo Ramirez and Art by Davy Fisher!

 

 

TODAY'S 'MAIN FEATURE':

This is a review on 'Haven', an upcoming Graphic Novel that is first being presented in a comic book format...

Leonardo 'Lenny' Ramirez sent me several items to help me better understand what he was doing with his 'Haven' project.  Including a timeline, photos of himself, background history of the project, and the .pdfs of the first two issues of the presentation in comic book format. Plus the 107 page storyline! Thus I have basically everything I needed to review this project of his, even though it isn't totally completed at this time. 

So, what's this project about? Here it is in his own words:

The Dante family line has been in the fires of an ancient war between humanity and the nine circles of hell for generations. As a self-proclaimed "Aristocracy" the circles have now set their sights on the one chosen to fight the raging war …Haven Irena Dante.  But soon after the tragic death of her mother, Haven endures the vile theft of her innocence and disappears….

No one has seen or heard from her in two years.

Until now.

Okay... the above set up the background for me.  I read the first issue, and then most of the second, as the copy I received is not the 'final' version with full dialogue that is to be used.  

So what did I think of this?

Well, I appreciated the 'behind the scenes' look at this project, and could see where this story was headed.  Maybe that's 'cheating' a little by having this whole project preview, but since the project is not completed yet, it was good to compare the actual pages ready for print versus the project's 'road map'!

From what I could see via Davy Fisher's art...It is a well laid out story, with art that fits the tone of the project.

I had to read the classic story of Dante's Inferno years ago, so seeing Lenny's thoughts of a 'Dante Family' in a 107 page outline was interesting to me. And seeing those thoughts transformed to pictures was kinda 'cool' to me also, (wink!).

The two issues that I read were not 'over the top', and the dialogue was well written.  Whereas this topic would not be one that I would usually search out for my own reading pleasure at the LCBS, the storyline and storytelling via pictures is presented well.  Thus this should be aimed toward a more 'mainstream' reading graphic novel audience.

Talking about the artwork, Davy's artwork is not understated nor over the top either in presentation.  It had a nice consistency in presentation, considering the subject matter and certain characters that were illustrated in the two issues I read.

I'm going to keep my eyes on this project, so as to bring you more about it in the months to come.  The Graphic Novel, which I understand to be more of a compilation of the issues presented in comic book format, is due out in August 2010!

Leonardo tells me these are the websites that YOU can see more of his project at.  I've already become a 'fan' at the Facebook Fan Page shown below:

WEBSITES:

http://www.facebook.com/armyofhaven

http://www.myspace.com/armyofhaven

http://www.facebook.com/leonardoramirez

Also, Lenny added the following creator bio about himself that I am posting here, so you can see where he is coming from:

CREATOR BIO

Leonardo Ramirez

An American author, Leonardo has been scribbling words and thoughts onto paper for over 20 years in the genres of children's books, fantasy, and alternate reality with his first work being published (Haven)  through Markosia Enterprises and available August 2010. Inspired by the horrendous assault on his wife years ago, Leonardo wrote the graphic novel in a humble effort to encourage others who have shared the inner struggle between love and hate, anger and resentment, and utter loss while drawing on the work of Dante Alighieri's masterpiece of redemption.

His greatest joy is spending time with his wife of 11 years and young daughter. Together, they are committed to the study of the martial arts at the American Karate Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee where Leonardo passes on what he has learned as he continues his training.
 

Okay... that's it for today's first update on this project.  I've reviewed what I've seen transformed to sequential picture format, and given YOU the opportunity to sign up for more updates directly at Lenny's own websites!

My thanks to Lenny for bringing this project of his to my attention, and for sending me everything I needed to review this project on a timely and efficient manner! 

AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts!

Join us again soon, as we publish another 'Main Feature'.  And don't forget to check out the 'Featurette' shown below this 'Main Feature' article at the bottom right!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Comic books / graphic novels like the one(s) mentioned above, can be found at our own web site for sale at:

 http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

    


 

 

Now Celebrating the 11th Year On The Web!

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

 

 

Click Here add This ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com to Your list of NetworkedBlogs! 

Note: If you are breaking into or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

Make It So Marketing
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

 

 

 

We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con. You can view the table by clicking this link

If you are a Facebook member, please join our Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, and other wall posts!

 

 


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TODAY'S FEATURETTE:

Okay.. You've been asking me, and I've been asking the Facebook Comic Con people when the next FBCC Costume Competition is happening.

Well, it kicks off April 1st and runs till May 30th.

Why not until then?  Well, the theme this time is: "Iron Man Costume Competition", because of the Iron Man 2 Film being released soon! 

Here are the actual dates, times, and the link to where YOU can 'attend' the event: 

Start Time:  Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 12:00am
End Time:  Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 11:55pm
Location:  
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=358848994287

I say 'attend' because once again, it is an 'online virtual comic con event', which if you are at the opposite end of the world, or short on funds... YOU can still attend this competition!

And I for one will be doing precisely that, AND then checking out the film at local theater!  Here's an earlier film poster to get YOU excited about all of this happening soon:

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Again please note: Although I've been a judge in the previous two Costume Competitions for the FBCC, I am not formally a member of the inner circle of the Facebook Comic Con staff.

So You should ask questions of either:

KEN JOHNSON: Event Coordinator
MICHAEL NETZER: FBCC Director

Who are in charge of this event by doing so at the link shown above!

My thanks to Ken Johnson who has contacted me about this.  More news to come as to what the Prizes are for this competition... I know that we here at Make It So Marketing Inc / ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com are thinking of providing a cash prize this time, as it has been a lot of fun to particpate in the past events!

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Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review!

I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed, which could either be published in the 'Main Feature' or 'Featurette' sections.

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:39 AM PDT
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Comic Con International To Stay In San Diego...?
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: Comic Cons

 

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Comic Con International To Stay In San Diego...?
 
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Above: The Daily Availability Index for Memberships To 2010! 

To The Top Left: The Logo for this event.

To The Bottom Left:  Michael D Hamersky at the 1973 San Diego Comic Con at the Sheraton on Harbor Island, San Diego.

 

 

TODAY'S 'MAIN FEATURE':


Lately it seems I can't pick up a Sunday paper or turn on a local TV news program without hearing about the Comic Con International possibly / probably leaving its' birthplace...San Diego. 

Whereas old timers such as myself still call it the San Diego Comic Con, (SDCC), the name was changed years ago to the Comic Con International: San Diego.

Indeed, when listing items for sale on our online store that come from Comic Con, I use the accronyms: SDCC, SDCCI, CCI and the words Comic Con, because those are the most popular names for the Comic Con International: San Diego.

My history with the San Diego Comic Con as a dealer goes back to 1972 when I bought out a dealer on the next to last day at the El Cortez Hotel and proceeded to sell the remainder of what were his wares, and then set up my own table in 1973 when the SDCC was held at the Sheraton on Harbor Island. (See photo top left of this post for a photo of tht.)

So it kind of hurts to think that I may not be going to what I and many others still call the 'San Diego Comic Con' in 2013, when the contract with the San Diego Convention Center expires after 2012.

Yeah, I realize it's probably all politics and bargaining chips being thrown around in the newspapers, on TV, and on radio interviews, but I for one would definitely miss the Comic Con NOT being in my own "backyard".

Sure, Anaheim isn't that far away from myself in North San Diego County, and for that matter neither is Los Angeles where their other convention center is mentioned in this Sunday's North County Times is located.

I have suggested before that the third suggested location, Las vegas, wouldn't make sense for that city to host it.  That's because the 'comic con crowd' is not the gamblers nor high-end restuarant diners that Las Vegas would prefer to have. Note: I notice that Las Vegas isn't mentioned in this referenced article, althought that location was highly touted to be a major contender for Comic Con International in earlier articles.

The following is an excerpt from the North Cunty Times article on the front page, below the fold, Sunday March 14th for those of you that are not local to San Diego, but are interested in what's happening.  Additionally there is a link to the rest of the story that follows the excerpt.

"Even as two cities try to lure Comic-Con International away from San Diego, the mayor and local business and tourism leaders are pushing hard to keep the popular four-day pop culture convention in town.

Parking problems, a lack of vacant and affordable hotel rooms and a cramped convention center threaten to end San Diego's association with the overcrowded fan gathering that in 40 years has grown into an internationally recognized celebration of pop culture and Hollywood fanfare.

"We just don't have space to accommodate the amount of people who attend the show or want to exhibit at the show," said David Glanzer, director of marketing and public relations for Comic-Con International. "Capped attendance means capped income, but costs continue to rise."

This year's convention is scheduled for July 22-25. And although it's still more than four months away, the four-day passes and single-day passes for Friday and Saturday sold out as long ago as September. The only tickets left ---- single-day passes for Thursday and Sunday ---- are going fast.

Some 126,000 people attended the convention last year". 

Please click the following link to read the rest of the article:

I have been asked my thoughts repeatedly since this news first started appearing. I have preferred not to write anything publicly until now.

The reason why I'm blogging about it this morning is shown at the top right photo of this blog post.

What that photo shows is that of March 12th, 2010, that of the four days scheduled for the 2010 Con, Friday and Saturday memberships are sold out, (and have been before the 2009 Year ended!), and now the Thursday single one day membership is 97% sold out! 

Take a look at Sunday, which is considered the 'slow day' and even that is 77% sold as of the 12th of March!  All this with a little over four (4) months left before Opening Day!

I for one don't like everything that the old San Diego Comic Con has 'morphed' into, but this is ridiculous!

With a fixed number of memberships set, there is only one way membership costs are going to go and that is UP!

I for one, being basically a comics purist, don't like all of the changes that the CCI has evolved into.

However, people like my wife Tina, who does not have an affinity for comic books, are going because of the Hollywood influence.  And yeah, I do attend several of the Hollywood panels and programs with her!

Something's gotta be done, and I hope that all parties concerned do what they can to keep the Comic Con International in 'my own backyard' of San Diego!  'Nuff Said!  For Now at Least!

My thanks to Gary Warth at the North County Times for writing this article, and to the North County Times itself for placing it online for others to read!

AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts!

Join us again soon, as we publish another 'Main Feature'.  And don't forget to check out the 'Featurette' shown below this 'Main Feature' article at the bottom right!


~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Comic books / fanzines / and graphic novels that are sold at comic cons such as the one mentioned above can also be found at our own web site for sale at:

 http://www.comicbookscircus.com/ 

 

 

Now Celebrating the 11th Year On The Web!

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

 

 

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Note: If you are breaking into or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

 

Click Here to see our Facebook Comic Con Dealer Table!

Make It So Marketing
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

 

 

 

We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con. You can view the table by clicking this link

If you are a Facebook member, please join our Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, and other wall posts!

 

 


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TODAY'S FEATURETTE:

Peter Graves passed away on Sunday, March 14th of a heart attack outside of his home in Pacific Palisades, California.

Peter Graves was 83 years old. I would have blogged about this yesterday, but already had my Monday blog formatted, plus I wanted to think a little more about this.

You see, I first remember Peter Graves as the dad on 'Fury', the TV Show.  Yeah, that was a TV Show that also had comic books printed based on the show! As I had an affinity for TV shows that also had comics, I had those comics also for quite a while in my collection...

However, looking those up, I find that Peter wasn't pictured on the front cover of the few of the comic books that were published.  However, the above photo in this 'Featurette' is Peter Graves as the dad, Jim Newton, on the TV Show.

I actually best remember Peter Graves, whose career spanned about 60 years(!), for his portrayal of  the IMF leader James Phelps on the iconic spy series 'Mission: Impossible'. That ran for seven seasons on CBS.

At one time I had all 5 issues of the Dell Comics comic book series that were published on this TV Series. I had a buddy in high school who was enthralled with the format of spy shows including 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and was introduced to this MI show by him. (Thanks David!).

Below is the one that best featured Peter Graves on the front cover.  It is from the October 1968 issue:

  

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I also have tuned in to several episodes of A&E's 'Biography, of which Peter was the host of. That was in the mid 1990's. Peter was also on the revival TV series of Mission Impossible. 

Of course, when I said that Peter was a star on the small and big screens, he was in several movies.  I don't have any comics to share with you of those films here today...

My condolences to his family on his passing. He has given a lot of us many hours of entertainment throughout the years. He will be missed.

 

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Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review!

I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed, which could either be published in the 'Main Feature' or 'Featurette' sections.

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

 


Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:31 AM PDT
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Upcoming Kids Read Comics Event!
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Comic Cons

 

Upcoming Kids Read Comics Event!

In Dearborn, MI

June 12-13th 2010 

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Above: The Poster for the Kids Read Comics Event! 

To The Top Left: A Banner for the event.

To The Bottom Left:  Front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Michigan where the Event will be held!

 

 

TODAY'S 'MAIN FEATURE':


I receive quite a few 'invites' to attend comic cons, comic shows, and other pop culture conventions...

Although we are based out of SoCal, we try to attend the ones that we can, based on what is happening at the event and costs of attending.  If not, I try to at least 'publicize' those that look interesting to me at my Facebook Group Page at: http://www.Hamersky.com.

Those events and or shows or cons that I believe are unusual and deserving of more publicity, I usually at least mention in the 'Featurette' section of this Blog, (which would be seen at the bottom right of this blog).

This Event 'invite' was sent to me, and seemed timely to post here because of Vinnie's article in the Featurette section of this blog today.

The 'Kids Read Comics' Event in Dearborn, Michigan is one that I would take Vinnie to, IF we lived near that area!  Why? 

First...Here's the dates, time, and location:
Start Time: Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 9:30am
End Time: Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 5:30pm
Location: 16301 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan

Second, here is what the promo blurb sent to me said in the invite:

Our Kids Read Comics Convention is a totally free event that unites kids, teens, parents, teachers and librarians with professional artists and writers from the comics and animation fields. Our goal is to introduce kids to worlds of imagination while unlocking their creative impulses, and to serve that goal, the convention features:

* hands-on workshops
* panels and presentations for kids, families, and educators
* a chance for kids to meet and chat with comics and animation professionals
* the opportunity for kids to have their own art portfolios reviewed

KRC also works throughout the year to promote comics and creativity for kids and teens. We’re building a recommended reading list; gathering resources for parents, teachers and librarians; and organizing artists and writers who can bring presentations and workshops to libraries around the state of Michigan and beyond.

Kids Read Comics was founded by youth and teen librarian Edith Burney of Chelsea, cartoonist and educator Jerzy Drozd of Ann Arbor, comic shop owner Dan Merritt of Dearborn, and comic book writer Dan Mishkin of East Lansing.

Our second annual convention will be held on June 12 & 13, 2010 at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, and we hope to see you there!

So yeah, this is something I would take Vinnie to AND enjoy myself! You see, when I was growing up, (which was after the comic book burnings of the early to mid 1950's), comic books, or what my Great Aunt and Uncle called 'funnybooks', were given to me to read to expand my reading habits.

I've already stated here before that I started with 'Chilly Willy' comics, the usual Disney comics, and other 'funny books'.Of course there were a few DCs and several TV Western comics included in that mix of reading.

It was until the early 1960's that I discovered comic 'collecting' when Stan Lee and the 'Bullpen' published comics that I considered not to trade with my friends. 

Too many comic cons that Tina and I go to, don't have enough kids there for the 'business' or 'pleasure' of reading comics, IMO.  That's because most of the 'comic cons' I've been to in recent years are media cons, where the comics people are relegated to smaller booths out of the main walkways.  Which is why I tend to go to sections like 'Artists Alley' and 'Small Press' sections.

But, those sections are not always conducive to exposing 'kids' to.  So when I see an event like the one posted above, I've got to hi-light it in my Blog. 

Without the younger generation being exposed to comics books, for stories aimed at their level, and not 'R' or 'XXX' rated, this comic industry is going to be an even smaller niche in the future, self-publishing not withstanding.

So here's the link to the Facebook Event Page for this Event. Please look at, become a 'Fan', AND 'invite' your Friends / Facebook Friends to become a 'Fan' also. This is the link: 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=327213884784.

My thanks to the Event people for bringing this event to my attention!  Sorry we can't attend this year, but doing my part in publicizing it to those that could!

AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts!

Join us again soon, as we publish another 'Main Feature'.  And don't forget to check out the 'Featurette' shown below this 'Main Feature' article at the bottom right!


~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

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TODAY'S FEATURETTE by Guest Blogger, Vinnie:

'MONSTERS VS ALIENS' - The DVD version!

"Monsters Vs. Aliens is an animated film that starts the storyline as this: It was Susan's and Derek's wedding day, when she gets hits by a meteorite and turns glowing green, starts growing taller and gets white hair. Then the government captured her and put her in a place for monsters where she was held, because monsters weren't given freedom.

I loved the quality of graphics and animation, including the clarity, coloring, and detail they put in the monsters, characters, and buildings.

I also loved the suspense; the plot being so in-depth, and it being so exciting. I also liked the ending for their were many surprises as well as a happy ending.

All the monsters got accepted because they saved the world, but no one thanked them for saving them on the Golden Gate Bridge. Not only did they get accepted that made it a happy ending, but Derek got what was coming his way because of his selfishness and arrogance when he asked Susan for an interview at his new job as a newsman in Fresno, and she picked him up, flicked him into the air, and Bob a fellow monster, caught him in his gelatin body and went on and on about their relationship was through, though they were never together.

This movie is great for adults and children who want pure fun, entertainment, and delight."

Below is the Film Poster used at theaters:

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Thanks Vinnie for blogging about what you watched this weekend with us! That Was another Fun Movie to catch on DVD, as we missed it at the theater! 

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Talking about comics and cartoons: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review!

I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed, which could either be published in the 'Main Feature' or 'Featurette' sections.

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

 


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