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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Congrats to Galactic Comics - Celebrating 13 Years on Newport Ave in Ocean Beach!
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Comic Book History

 

Congrats to Galactic Comics!

 Celebrating 13 Years on Newport Ave in Ocean Beach!

Stop In And See Ed Fogarty During the OB Street Fair

June 26th of 2010!

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Above Photo: Edward 'Ed' Fogarty at his Galactic Comics shop in Ocean Beach, San Diego Metro Area!

At the Top Left: The Storefront to Galactic Comics!

At the Bottom Left: Galactic Comics celebrated the 2010 Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) by having Craig DeBoard sign / sketch at the Storefront as pictured! 

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3175:

Yesterday I had business in Downtown San Diego. So afterwards I stopped in at a LCBS in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of Metro San Diego.

That LCBS (Local Comic Book Shop), was 'Galactic Comics' owned and managed by Edward 'Ed' Fogarty.

I haven't been there in a long time, because I don't frequent that area of Metro San Diego very often, (beach area).  But a LOT of outlying area residents and visitors to San Diego sure do!

Which is why I am blogging about this today.  The Ocean Beach Street Fair is running between the hours of 10 AM and 8 PM.  It is the 31st Annual Event!

Plus, it is actually the 13th Anniversary of Ed moving Galactic Comics from Voltair to Newport Ave.  He told me how he worked hours on end to be be ready for the 1997 OB Street Fair!

Ed actually started Galactic Comics back in 1994 and it stayed there on Voltaire until 1997.  Congrats to Galactic Comics on staying in business for so long!

I would have to say one of the reasons that Galactic Comics has stayed in business is because of the comics & movies savvy of it's owner, Ed Fogarty!

Truly half of the shop is on comics & TBPs & Graphic Novels, while the other 50% is on DVDs to rent or purchase - action figures - and other pop culture items.  Please Note:  Ed has a fine selection of current titles and possibly a few months of previous issues of those same titles. However, he does NOT carry a backstock of older comic books.

So if you are either visiting San Diego this weekend, or living in the Metro Area, be sure to check out OB's Street Fair and stop in to see Ed's Galactic Comics located at 4981 Newport Ave, San Digo, CA 92107. The phone number is (619) 226-6543!

Of course if you aren't coming to San Diego until later in the Summer, you are welcome to stop in anytime during the LCBS's regular hours of:

Mon - Fri:
    11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sat - Sun:
    11:00 am - 10:00 pm

You can become a Fan of Galactic Comics at it's Facebook Fan Page by clicking here.

For more info on Ocean Beach's 31st Annual Street Fair, just click here!

My thanks to Ed Fogarty, for bringing this Ocean Beach Street Fair event to my attention.  The reason it is of such short notice is because I just saw him at his store yesterday afternoon, and this was the earliest I could blog about it!

However, as mentioned in the above post, if YOU find yourself in the Ocean Beach / Point Loma area of Metro San Diego, stop in and check out his LCBS's selection of comics AND selection of DVDs to rent or purchase! 

AND My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over the 3,170 total posts in number!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Our online comic book store carries many different genres of comics, magazines and graphic novels at:

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 


 

 

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For those of you that didn't know me before today...I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL 

My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!

You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'. 

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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!

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~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Saturday, June 26, 2010 5:41 AM PDT
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Gary Friedrich To Receive The Bill Finger Award at 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Cons

 

Gary Friedrich

To Receive

The Bill Finger Award

 At The 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego!

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Above Photos:

Top Photo:  Gary Friedrich Holding An Original Art Page by Bill Everett at the June 2010 Heroes Con In Charlotte, NC.

Bottom Photo: The Comic Con International: San Diego Logo.

 
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Above Photo: (L-R) Roy Thomas with Gary Friedrich at the June 2010 HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Below Photo: (L-R) Gary Friedrich with Bob Bailey, at the same HeroesCon.
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All 3 Photos from HeroesCon Courtesy of Facebook Friend, Bob Bailey.  FYI: Bob Bailey is a North Carolina collector, former Kubert student & Disney artist and a regular contributor to Alter-Ego. Bob also owns the Everett artwork page shown in photo!
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Black & White Photos:  From the 1967 Fantastic Four Annual:  Photos of the Bullpen!  The Way I 'Remember' Gary Friedrich From the Silver Age of Comics...Along with Bill Everett and Stan G!
 

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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3174:

This past month I have started to mention the upcoming 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego by posting comments on my Facebook Group Page, (found at Hamersky.com), and brief mentions in this Blog. 

As noted yesterday at my Facebook Group Page, I will be starting to blog more about upcoming events, panels, guests, etc., that are scheduled to be at this Comic-Con.  Forgive me if I refer to it at the SDCC (San Diego Comic Con), as that is what it was basically called since I started attending it as a dealer back in 1972.

Today's blog post is about Gary Friedrich and Otto Binder Who Will Receive the 2010 Bill Finger Award!

I am going to center this blog post just on Gary Friedrich, as he is the person whose works I am more familar with, as I was a 'Marvel Maniac' for about two decades starting in the 1960's:

This is from the Comic-Con International (CCI) web site itself, about the Award & Why it is given each year:

"Comic-Con International is proud to announce that Otto Binder and Gary Friedrich have been selected to receive the 2010 Bill Finger Award for Achievement in Comic Book Writing. The choices made by a blue-ribbon committee chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier were unanimous.

This is an award about excellence and about contributions to the field which have not received the recognition they deserve," Evanier explains. "Bill Finger sure merited more acclaim than he got and in his name, we try to honor others who have been similarly overlooked. Many people know of and love the work of Otto Binder and Gary Friedrich. Not nearly enough know the names of the men who created that work."

I remember reading a LOT of Gary's works during the mid 1960's.  That's because:

"Gary Friedrich was a member of the legendary Marvel Bullpen of the sixties, joining the company in 1967 after a brief stint working for Charlton Comics on strips that included Blue Beetle and The Sentinels. For Marvel, he began with westerns and quickly segued to super-hero features including The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, and Marvel's version of Captain Marvel. He distinguished himself with a long, memorable run writing Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, and in 1972 he introduced a new, memorable character with the name of Ghost Rider, which has had a successful run in publishing and which in 2007 resulted in a major motion picture bringing Friedrich's fiery hero to the screen."

So that's just some of the reasons why Gary Friedrich was selected to be the co-receipient this year!

So you ask, what about Bill Finger, whom the Award is named for?  Especially if YOU aren't a long time comics reader or collector. Well, the CCI states the following:

Bill Finger (1914-1974), the unsung hero and co-creator of Batman, scripted the first and many of the best Batman stories during the Golden Age of comic books. He created many of the series' most notable characters, including the Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, and Two-Face, and he made significant refinements to Batman's concept and persona. Finger wrote the scripts that introduced the Bat Cave, Batmobile, Batplane, and Batsignal. Many terms he created, such as the Dynamic Duo and Gotham City, have become part of our lexicon. Finger was a craftsman, and his Batman's adventures were carefully plotted, as well as being imbued with humor and sprightly repartee. Above all, he was a visual writer-he knew instinctively what the artist could translate into compelling pictures and sequential narrative.

Finger's comics writing credits include many other DC characters, including the Green Lantern and Wildcat, and many titles for Quality Comics, Fawcett Publications, and Timely Comics. His television credits include episodes of 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye, the animated New Adventures of Superman, and the primetime Batman series."

So now you know who Bill Finger was, and why this Award is named after him. Plus this year's receipients. 

You may be thinking...What about any earlier receipients of this Award?  Well those include:


2009:  John Broome & Frank Jacobs
2008:  Archie Goodwin &Larry Lieber
2007:  Gardner Fox & George Gladir
2006:  Alvin Schwartz & Harvey Kurtzman
2005:  Jerry Siegel & Arnold Drake.

Please Note Date & Time of the Presentation:

"The 2010 awards are underwritten by Comic-Con International. DC Comics is the major sponsor; supporting sponsors are Heritage Auctions and Maggie Thompson.

The Finger Award is presented under the auspices of Comic-Con International: San Diego and is administered by Jackie Estrada. The awards will be presented during the Eisner Awards ceremony at this summer's Comic-Con on the evening of July 23 at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront."

My personal favorite stories written by Gary Friedrich would include several that he wrote at Marvel, including Kid Colt Outlaw, Black Widow stories in Amazing Adventures, The Gunhawks stories in the series of the same name, several Rawhide Kid stories, and of course several Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos! Plus Butch Cassidy stories over at Skywald Comis! The GCD has his credits listed here.

My thanks to the folks at Comic Con International: San Diego for posting this special event early!

And of course, My Thanks to Gary Friedrich for providing me with hours and hours of fun reading during the years! 

Plus My Thanks to Bob Bailey who gave me permission to publish the above three photos of Gary Friedrich from the June 2010 HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.  You can find out more about Bob Bailey from his Facebook Member Page, and if you have the same interests, send him a Facebook Friends Request! Bob is a "North Carolina collector, former Kubert student & Disney artist and regular contributor to Alter-Ego"! 

AND My Thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now totalling over 3,170 posts in number! 

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Comic books like the ones discussed at the group meeting can be found for sale at our own online comic book store 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 Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

 

 

   

 

Check Out More Of Our Own Endeavors:  

Yeah, that's me in the photo shown to the left, taken at the 1973 San Diego Comic Con at the Sheraton Hotel at Harbor Island in San Diego!

I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 SDCC at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL! Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!

You can view our table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link.

So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!


 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.
       
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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. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph!

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Saturday, June 26, 2010 7:43 AM PDT
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Mile Marker #10 Is Now Up At...Gotham City 14 Miles - Upcoming Book!
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: TV Shows

 

Mile Marker

#10

Is Now Up At:

Gotham City 14 Miles!

The Upcoming Book On the Batman 1960's TV Series From Sequart Research & Literacy Organization

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Above Photos:

Top Photo:  The Proposed Front Cover to the upcoming book!

Bottom Photo: (L-R) Michael D Hamersky with Yvonne (Batgirl) Craig at Wizard World Anaheim 2010.

 
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Above Photo: At the 1996 Comic Con International: San Diego, a.k.a. San Diego Comic Con.  Yvonne (Batgirl) Craig and Julie (Catwoman) Newmar Arriving at the Panel.
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Below Photos: (L-R) Yvonne Craig making a point during the panel's hour. Julie Newmar.
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Second Lower Photo - (L-R) Yvonne replying to another question during the panel.  Julie Newmar also adding her thoughts on the discussion. All 3 photos taken by Michael D Hamersky in the front rows at this 1996 Con.
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Very Bottom Photo:  The proposed Front & Back Covers to the Upcoming Book, So You can see the coverage that this book will be publishing.

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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3173:

The past couple of months I have mentioning an upcoming book that I have written a chapter (essay) for.

That book is pictured above with a provisional cover, to show you what the book is all about.

The book is titled 'Gotham City 14 Miles'.

This blog post is titled 'Mile Marker #10...'. That is a neat way of saying that Chapter (Essay) #10 has been hi-lited at the Facebook Fan Page for this book, as seen here: 'Gotham City 14 Miles'. And yeah...Mile Marker #10 is 'marking' my essay / chapter I submitted to this book!

The really cool thing is that even after my chapter is hi-lited...we've got 4 more Mile Markers to go to list all the chapters!  Great promotional idea, Jim Beard!  Jim is the Editor of this project, and asked me if I would like to get involved in submitting an essay.

Well...Do the photos that I've published above from the 1996 San Diego Comic Con and the 2010 Wizard World Anaheim give you the idea that the Batman TV Series from the mid 1960's holds some interest for me???  LOL!

The series does hold interest for me, and I've been embarking on covering more pop culture type of comic cons since last year.  Mainly to see the stars of that TV Series to blog about here in my blog. I've already posted a few, and this is just one more in a series of those to be published before the 'Gotham City 14 Miles' is finally released at the end of 2010!

Here's the promo that Jim posted on yesterday's wall post at 'Gotham City 14 Miles' Facebook Fan Page:

"Mile Marker #10 - “Holy Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor!” - by Michael D Hamersky. Veteran blogger and comic book showman Hamersky address the topic of youthculture as presented in BATMAN '66, zeroing in on Robin's presence and education as well as other examples of youth in the show and adult perception of them. Hamersky uses personal anecdotes to skewer a few teen-age 1960s tropes".

Thanks Jim for the great write up! I do appreciate that, and I also look forward to reading the other 13 essays / chapters that are being shown as 'Mile Markers' at the Fan Page!

So, I'm going to wrap this up for now, by displaying a few links related to the Batman TV Show and / or TV Stars that had a role in the series:

'Gotham City 14 Miles' Facebook Fan Page

'Gotham City Mile Marker #10' at the Facebook Fan Page

My own Blog's recent blog post on Yvonne (Batgirl) Craig

My own Blog's recent post on Malachi (False Face) Throne

Friday Night's BRAVE AND THE BOLD TV Episode Features...

My thanks again to Jim Beard for extending the invitation to me back in 2009 about writing an essay for his book. I invite all of YOU to become Fans of the Facebook Fan Page as shown in the above link! 

AND My Thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now totalling over 3,170 posts in number! 

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

Note: Batman Comic books that the TV Series was based on can be found for sale at our own online comic book store 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 Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

 

 

   

 

Check Out More Of Our Own Endeavors:  

Yeah, that's me in the photo shown to the left, taken at the 1973 San Diego Comic Con at the Sheraton Hotel at Harbor Island in San Diego!

I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 SDCC at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL! Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!

You can view our table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link.

So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!


 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'.
       
-------------------

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. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph!

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently.
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Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT
Updated: Thursday, June 24, 2010 6:29 AM PDT
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Adrienne Colan Passes...June 2010
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Book History

 

Adrienne Colan

Passes This Last Weekend

June of 2010

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Above Photo: Gene Colan thumbing through my Not Brand Echh Issue that contained his artwork that I was requesting him to sign.  This was back in 1996 at the Comic Con International: San Diego (SDCC).

 

 

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3172:

Today I came back to my home office after being out all day to find an email from one of my Facebook Friends informing me of the passing of Adrienne Colan.

I had not been aware of that this morning before leaving, and had blogged about a different topic.  So I am going to post a rememberance blog about Adrienne Colan, who I met several times at the Comic Con International: San Diego, along with her husband Gene Colan.

Adrienne and her husband Gene Colan were at a few of the Comic-Cons in San Diego during the mid 1990's and were set up at their own table in the Artist Alley area.

The above photo to the right is the one that I took and basically remember Adrienne by.  That's because Gene hadn't seen that issue for quite a while, and here I was asking him to sign it.  You see, I was basically looking only to get my complete collection of Fantastic Four comics signed by the artists & writers who worked on the series.  Unfortunately for me, Gene had not illustrated any Fantastic Four issues in Volume 1.  So I had to come up with something that had the Fantastic Four in the comic for Gene to sign for me. This was the issue I came up with.

While Gene thumbed through the issue, Adrienne proceeded to tell me some great stories of the 'Old Days'.  I was a receptive listener, and she sensed that I was interested in what she had to say. 

Quite often 'fanboys' are just interested in the comic book artists, and not the wives of the illustrators.  I've always been a friendly guy to what so many of the older illustrators have as 'team' going on at their table with their spouse. 

I would try to get over to their table the times they were there. Adrienne would tell me and others stories each year that they were set up there at the Comic-Con, but only after checking around to see who was in earshot.  It truly is amazing what went on during the 'Good Old Day's of Comics'.  Most of the time you only hear the stories from the actual comics creators, not their spouses.  But not so Adrienne!

So Adrienne definitely stood out from the crowd!

She would also attend the panels that Gene would be a guest on.  There would be the opportunity for Gene to have his say in front of everyone.  There would always be dozens of appreciative fans of his hanging on his every word. 

And I was pleased to be there the year that Gene received a surpise Birthday Cake at the end of one of Mark Evanier's panels! I've shared a few photos of that before.

I hadn't seen Adrienne or Gene in the last few years of the Comic Con International in San Diego.  Gene was an 'Official Guest of the Comic-Con' last in 2009.  But for whatever reason, I didn't make it over to their table...

Sadly, Adrienne passed away alone at their house in the last few days.  Gene and she were estranged earlier this year.  I'm not going to go into that here.

Suffice to say that my memories of Adrienne and Gene are good ones from earlier Comic-Cons.  Gene sketching away, and Adrienne handling the business side of the transactions, and talking about the comics industry and how it pertained to Gene and she directly.

I went through my photos of the last couple of decades before starting this blog.  Back then I was shooting with a Canon AE-1 Program Camera, and only took one or two photos.  Unfortunately I don't see any of  Adrienne in them to share here. Anymore since I take only digital photos, I usually have multiple pics to choose from. So the photo at the top left of this blog post is obtained elsewhere from 2008.

I'm sure her passing was a surprise / shock to those that knew her closer. My condolences to Gene, their family and friends. 

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.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 Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

 

Site Meter

 

 

 

   

Click here to see the NEWLY LISTED items we have in our online store for sale!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that!

For those of you that didn't know me before today...I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL 

My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!

You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'. 

So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day! 
 

 Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'. I am reaching the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends soon, and I don't want YOU to be left out!
       
-------------------

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. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph!

~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

 

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Tony & Tina DeZuniga On The Red Carpet At The Jonah Hex Film Premiere!
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Topic: Comic Book Movies

 

Tony & Tina DeZuniga

On The Red Carpet At The Jonah Hex Film Premiere!

June 17th, 2010

 

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Above Photo: The Long Walk On The Red Carpet At the 2010 Jonah Hex Film Premiere.
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Below Photo: (L-R) Tony DeZuniga, Christopher Mark Vicente, Tina DeZuniga, Annalisa Enrile.
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Bottom: Video Trailer to Jonah Hex Film
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Photos at the Left Column (click on them to see Full Size!):
Top Photo: Tony DeZuniga on the Red Carpet. (Tina is at his side, but not totally seen.)
Middle Photo: Tina & Tony DeZuniga on the Red Carpet
 Bottom Photo:  Tony DeZuniga and nephew Christopher Mark Vicente in front of one of the Jonah Hex Film Posters.

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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3171:

Whereas many, (most?), of the Press were centering on Megan Fox, as shown to the left, at the Jonah Hex Film Premiere last week...

I'm blogging today about Tony DeZuniga, his wife Tina, and select family members who attended the same premiere.

If you're new to the Jonah Hex mythos, you may not be aware that Tony DeZuniga, pictured above in the photos at the top of this blog, was the artist who co-created and first illustrated Jonah Hex.

Thus it was with great pleasure that I viewed the above photos from the Red Carpet at his and his nephew's Facebook Pages and requested permission to republish them here today!

It makes me feel good to see a long time comic book illustrator be recognized as a co-creator in public. Especially one who labored for so long in the business.  Congrats Tony!

If YOU are able to see Tony & Tina at any upcoming comic book or pop culture conventions, like my own Tina & I have, at the Long Beach Comic Con, Long Beach Comic Expo, and Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con, so far this year, stop by and say hello to them!

(NOTE: My understanding as of this blog post is that they won't be at the 2010 Comic Con International: San Diego  (San Diego Comic Con).)

My thanks to Christopher Mark Vicente, Tony & Tina DeZuniga for the use of the photos!

For earlier blog posts / photos on Tony and / or Tina DeZuniga, please see the following blogs:

Tony & Tina & Michael D Hamersky at 2010 Long Beach Comic Expo.

Blog #3109 - Coming Your Way June 18th - Jonah Hex Film.

That's it for today's blog!  My Thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now totalling over 3,170 posts in number! 

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com

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