Michael D Hamersky On Comics Is Sad To Mention The Passing Of...    Annette Funicello   October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3828 -    This afternoon I was running errands when I was 'tagged' on Facebook by my wife, Tina LoSasso.

Her tag was about the fact that Annette Funicello had passed away earlier this morning.   Tina was mentioning Annette just recently, as I had sold a lot of my Annette Funicello collection before we got married.   I had to downsize my collections as we moved into her smaller condo when we first got married almost twelve years ago.

Anyways... Tina had always wondered why I had an Annette Funicello collection...

Well, it had to do with the fact that Annette was on the original 'Mickey Mouse Club' when she was only twelve.   Then she went on to do Disney serials, and on to do the Beach Party musicals with Frankie Avalon.   Of course she was on the front cover of comics also!  As seen at the top right of this blog post, she was in Zorro, the TV Show and the comic book. 

I also enjoyed listening to her 45s and LPs.   I had almost a complete collection of her recordings at one time...

Also her books, photos, etc. 

She was one of a few females whose stuff I collected... But hers was the biggest collection I had of female stars.

I wish I could post a link to the comic books that she was in, but there doesn't seem to be one.  Here's a Google link for 'Annette Funicello' +'Comic Books'.

Here is her Discography, for those of you wondering how much she recorded:

Albums
Mono albums

    Annette – Vista BV-3301 (1959)
    Annette Sings Anka (#21) – Vista BV-3302 (1960)
    Hawaiiannette (#38) – Vista BV-3303 (1960)
    Italiannette – Vista BV-3304 (1960)
    Dance Annette – Vista BV-3305 (1961)
    The Story of My Teens – Vista BV-3312 (1962)

Stereo albums

    Annette's Beach Party (#39) – Vista BV-3316 (Mono)/STER-3316 (Stereo) (July 1963)
    Muscle Beach Party – Vista BV-3314/STER-3314 (April 1964)
    Annette On Campus – Vista BV-3320/STER-3320 (1964)
    Annette At Bikini Beach – Vista BV-3324/STER-3324 – (September 1964)
    Pajama Party – Vista BV-3325/STER-3325 (November 1964)
    Something Borrowed Something Blue – Vista BV-3328/STER-3328 (1964)
    Annette Sings Golden Surfin' Hits – Vista BV-3327/STER-3327 (July 1965)
    Annette Funicello – Vista BV-4037 (1972)
    Annette Funicello Country Album – Starview 4001 (1984)
    Best of Annette – Rhino RNDF-206 (1984) (also released as a picture disk on Rhino RNLP-702)
    Annette: A Musical Reunion with America's Girl-Next-Door – Vista 60010 (1993)
    A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes – Time/Warner 520564 (April 16, 1995)
    The Best of Annette – Vista (August 14, 1991)

Singles

    "How Will I Know My Love"/"Don't Jump To Conclusions" – Disneyland 102 (1958)
    "That Crazy Place In Outer Space"/"Gold Doubloons and Pieces of Eight" – Disneyland 114 (1958)
    "Tall Paul" (#7)/"Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me" – Disneyland 118 (1959)
    "Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy" (#73)/"Lonely Guitar" – Vista 336 (1959) (later pressings feature "Love Me Forever" as the B-side)
    "Lonely Guitar" (#50)/"Wild Willie" – Vista 339 (1959)
    "Especially For You"/"My Heart Became Of Age" – Vista 344 (1959)
    "First Name Initial" (#20)/"My Heart Became of Age" (#74) – Vista 349 (1959)
    "O Dio Mio" (#10)/"It Took Dreams" – Vista 354 (1960)
    "Train of Love" (#36)/"Tell Me Who's The Girl" – Vista 359 (1960)
    "Pineapple Princess" (#11)/"Luau Cha Cha Cha" – Vista 362 (1960)
    "Talk to Me Baby" (#92)/"I Love You Baby" – Vista 369 (1960)
    "Dream Boy" (#87)/"Please, Please Signore" – Vista 374 (1961)
    "Indian Giver"/"Mama, Mama Rosa (Where's The Spumoni)" – Vista 375 (1961)
    "Hawaiian Love Talk"/"Blue Muu Muu" (#107) – Vista 384 (1961)
    "Dreamin' About You" (#106)/"Strummin' Song" – Vista 388 (1961)
    "That Crazy Place From Outer Space"/"Seven Moons (Of Batalyre) (By Danny Saval & Tom Tyron) – Vista 392 (1962)
    "The Truth About Youth"/"I Can't Do The Sum" – Vista 394 (1962)
    "My Little Grass Shack"/"Hukilau" – Vista 400 (1962)
    "He's My Ideal"/"Mr. Piano Man" – Vista 405 (1962)
    "Bella Bella Florence"/"Canzone d'Amoure" – Vista 407 (1962)
    "Teenage Wedding"/"Walkin' and Talkin'" – Vista 414 (1962)
    "Treat Him Nicely"/"Promise Me Anything" (#123) – Vista 427 (1963)
    "Merlin Jones"/"The Scrambled Egghead" – Vista 431 (1964)

Duets with Tommy Kirk

    "Custom City"/"Rebel Rider" – Vista 432 (1964)
    "Muscle Beach Party"/"I Dream About Frankie" – Vista 433 (1964)
    "Bikini Beach Party"/"The Clyde" – Vista 436 (1964)
    "The Wah-Watusi"/"The Clyde" – Vista 437 (1964)
    "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"/"How Will I Know My Love" – Vista 438 (1965) (B-side is  a new version of Annette's first recording)
    "The Monkey's Uncle"/"How Will I Know My Love" – Vista 440 (1965) (A-side features Annette with The Beach Boys)
    "Boy To Love"/"No One Else Could Be Prouder" – Vista 442 (1965)
    "No Way To Go But Up"/"Crystal Ball" – Vista 450 (1966)
    "What's A Girl To Do"/"When You Get What You Want" – Tower 326 (1967) (Annette's name is misspelled on both sides as "Annettte")
    "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes"/"Merlin Jones" – Vista 475 (1970)
    "(Together We Can Make A) Merry Christmas"/"The Night Before Christmas" – Pacific Star 569 (1981)

Duets with Frankie Avalon

    "The Promised Land"/"In Between and Out Of Love" – Starview 3001 (1983)

Here is her Filmography:

    The Shaggy Dog (1959)
    Babes in Toyland (1961)
    Elfego Baca: Six Gun Law (1962) (compilation of episodes from Wonderful World of Color serial)
    The Horsemasters (1962) (compilation of episodes from Wonderful World of Color serial)
    Beach Party (1963)
    The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
    Muscle Beach Party (1964)
    Bikini Beach (1964)
    Pajama Party (1964)
    Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
    The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
    Ski Party (1965) (Cameo)
    How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
    Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) (Cameo)
    Fireball 500 (1966)
    Thunder Alley (1967)
    Head (1968)
    Back to the Beach (1987)
    Troop Beverly Hills (1989) (Cameo)

Since I can't find a listing of the comic books she was in... I'll post the ones I can find and upload to a special photo album at my Facebook Fan Page, titled 'Annette Funicello In Comic Books'..

I for one am a little shocked at her passing... I just blogged the passing of two others last week here in this blog, and mentioned a third person on my Facebook Fan Page.

My condolences to her family and friends.

Thank you, Annette, for what you did during your lifetime...  You were a good person to idolize and emulate.  BTW, It was due to your Skippy commercials in the 1980s that I changed peanut butter brands! 

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,828 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

---------------            

      

In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

---

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents...    Our Take On: The Complete Steve Canyon On TV Volume 1 DVD!   From The Milton Caniff Estate

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3827 -    At the recent WonderCon 2013, held in Anaheim, California... There was a panel titled 'The Business and Hobby of Collecting Comics', which I already blogged about, #3822.  

At that panel, one of the panelists, John Ellis, waited for someone to mention the secret phrase.   When he spoke up about it, my wife, Tina LoSasso, said 'Steve Canyon'!   Then repeated it with vigor, 'Steve Canyon'!

John gave her the copy of the DVD shown at the top right of this blog, 'The Complete Steve Canyon On TV Volume 1'.  

Afterwards, John, myself, Greg Koudoulian, another, and Tina went out to a quick bite of dinner at the Marriott bar.   There I found that John was working on Volume 3 of the DVD set, which would be the last of the 34 episodes of the 1958-59 TV Series, which ran for one season only!

This is a labor of love for John, which you can read about at his blog, SteveCanyonOnDVD at Blogspot.

The character, Steve Canyon, has its own Wikipedia entry at this link, with a section on the TV Show.

I'm going to post a couple of mini-reviews from our watching the 1st DVD this weekend. (Well, actually disc 1 of the 2 disc set in Volume 1.

First, Tina, who won the DVD, had this to say about watching the DVD: "I thought that this show was written very well for a 1950s genre TV show.  The male characters were well written, while the female characters were very stereotypical for the late 1950s.  I would give this a 7.5 (Very Fine Minus) for the episodes that we watched.

As for myself, (Michael) , I wanted to say this:   I've read Steve Canyon in the newspapers while it ran.  Up until the 1970s.  Of course I knew who Milt Caniff was.  However I had not even seen this TV show mentioned, let alone watch an episode before viewing this DVD!  I took a look at the 1958-59 TV Season schedule and saw that it was up against The Lawrence Welk Show and the Gale Storm show.  Well, we watched the Lawrence Welk show for sure, as we only had one TV set in the family, LOL!

I thought that the half hour episodes we watched were pretty darn good.  I liked the pacing of the episodes, and also seeing TV stars in their early years, including Marion Ross (later of Happy Days!), Larry Pennell (later a lead actor in Ripcord), Russell Johnson (later the Professor in Gilligan's Island), and Philip Abbott (later of the F.B.I. TV show), just to mention a few.

The DVDs covers have a cartoon Steve Canyon shaking hands with Dean Fredericks who played the character role in the TV Show, as seen in the top left photo of this blog.  Dean's Wikipedia entry can be found here.

I found this DVD set to be a fun one to watch, and was amazed at the cigarette commercials that were included, as Chesterfield King sponsored the show!   Also found the ABC lead ins for their other ABC shows to be fun to view.  Please note that the Steve Canyon show aired on NBC, and re-runs were aired on ABC.

The package the DVD set came in was very well thought out.  With liner notes for each episode, and with a note on the added extras inserted in each episode. 

I would give this DVD set a Very Fine / Very Fine Plus (VF/VF+) 8.25 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.

Here is my son Vinnie's review:

This previous Saturday night I watched the first 6 episodes of the one-season Steve Canyon tv show that originally aired back in 1958. It was a show about a man, Steve Canyon, in the United States Air Force, with episodes revolving around Steve flying jets in differing situations and circumstances. Due to the time it aired, all the episodes were filmed in black and white.

As a teenager who hasn't heard of Steve Canyon, I started viewing these episodes uninformed. I have previously heard the name "Milton Caniff" (who is the creator of the Steve Canyon comic strips which this show is based on,) but I never knew who he was or what he did. I had also never heard of the actors and actresses present on the show, however, my father was picking out a few of them and saying what they were otherwise known for or where they've appeared.

The show itself was quite an enjoyable experience. Each episode was 30 minutes of high-flying tales with their original advertisements, just how they aired.

I thought the acting was done quite well and the stories were mighty interesting. The actors portrayed the characters well, and they had developed a strong personality by the end of the episode, clearly displaying how their character acts, and how he or she interacts with each other. The stories were presented with a clear storyline. The topics were intriguing and relative to the characters and the show's intended "character".

All in all, the show was quite enjoyable, even for the difference in time from it's original airing and today. It's a shame the show only lasted for one season, a total of 34 episodes.

I would give the "Steve Canyon" dvd set a comic book grade of Very Fine Plus (VF+), an 8.5 out of 10.0 grade scale.

Thanks, Vinnie, for a comprehensive review!  It is surprising to me that he gave it such a high grade, for someone who had not read the Steve Canyon comic strip before. So it would appear that this show would be okay for all age groups to view today...

Here is the link to where you can purchase the first two DVDs of this three DVDs set.

My thanks to John for providing the DVD as a prize at the panel, and to Tina for winning it! 

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,827 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

---------------            

      

In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

---

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions The Passing Of...     Carmine Infantino April 4th of 2013

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3826 -    Earlier this morning I posted a blog about the passing of George Gladir, (see blog #3825).  

A couple of hours ago I posted a note on my Facebook Fan Page about two more passings... That of Roger Ebert, and then Carmine Infantino.  And then I closed down my laptop and ran a couple of errands.

While I was driving I thought about Carmine, who was 87 years old at his passing. 

I remembered first seeing him back in 2000 at the San Diego Comic-Con International, as shown at the top right, where he autographed a few publications he was involved in.   

Carmine Infantino contributed in many ways during the years he worked in the comic book genre.

Carmine was born in 1925 and was an early freelancer in comics.

He worked for Timely Comics, Prize Comics (Joe Simon & Jack Kirby's publishing biz), drawing Charlie Chan.

He also worked for DC Comics, drawing westerns, mysteries and sci-fic stories.

It was in 1956 that he helped start the Silver Age of Comics. He drew the updated version of the Flash for Showcase #4 for DC Comics.

Later, in 1967 he became the art director for DC Comics.

In 1971 he became the Publisher of DC, and brought Jack Kirby over from Marvel to produce his Fourth World comics line there.

Carmine later stepped down from that position, and became a freelancer again, this time for Warren Publishing and Marvel Comics.

For Marvel he drew the popular Star Wars comics, Spider-Woman and Nova! 

I hadn't seen Carmine at any conventions for a while...

Here is a link to his credits in the comics industry, at the Grand Comics Database.  With almost 4300 listings!

Here is a link to his Wikipedia entry.

My condolences to his family and friends.  Plus my Thanks to Carmine for all the stories he provided during my years of reading comics.

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,826 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

---------------            

      

In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

---

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Is Sad To Mention The Passing Of...     George Gladir April 3rd of 2013

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3825 -    I just saw the mention of George Gladir's passing this morning...

I had last seen George at the 2012 San Diego Comic Fest, and stopped to say hi to him at his table, (as pictured above).

Although he started off as a cartoonist... George was primarily known as an Archie Comics scripter, and he co-created Sabrina the Teenage Witch along with artist Dan DeCarlo.

He actually started as a comics writer back in 1959, writing one page stories for Archie Comics.

Sabrina first appeared in  Archie's Mad House #22 (Oct. 1962).

George also wrote for 'Cracked' magazine in the early 1960s, becoming its head writer. 

During the 2007 Comic-Con Interantional in San Diego, George received the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing.

I've seen George at a few conventions over the years.  He was always a quiet guy at his table or on a panel when I saw him.  A really nice guy. 

Here is a link to his comic book credits, (almost 2,300 of them!).  Please note that many of his earliest stories are uncredited in the actual comic books.

George was in his eighties when he passed away. 

My condolences to his family and friends.

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,825 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

---------------            

      

In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

---

Michael D Hamersky On Comics Updates His...     2013 Convention Schedule!   With Comic Cons, Other Cons & Comic Book Film Screenings!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3824 -    I've had a few changes in my projected 2013 Convention Schedule since it was first published.  

So here's my updated tentative convention / films schedule:

March 29 - 30 - 31        WonderCon - Anaheim, California.  I was invited to be on a panel on Sunday. The Facebook Fan Page is at this link.  Here are the links to the review blogs I have posted:  WonderCon 2013 Part 1, WonderCon 2013 Part 2, and A Girl's Eyeview of WonderCon 2013. 

April 13th                            Tierrasanta Library Fantasy Art Show - Hosted by Barbara Marker, Artist. Library located in San Diego, California.

April 15th                                  Wonder Women! Documentary Broadcast on PBS. Check your local PBS station for time it is showing.  

May 3                                   Iron Man 3 Film -  Movie Theater.   Looking forward to this one!

May 4                                Free Comic Book Day - Nationwide - I'm not for sure which LCBS I will be attending this year... More on that in a future blog post! Here's the Facebook link. 

May 11                        Long Beach Comic Con Expo - Long Beach, California.  The one day convention, which is pretty darn good for a one day show!  I haven't missed one of these yet!  Here is the Facebook Fan Page link. 

June 14th                         Man of Steel - DC Comics film (Superman)

June 14 - 15 - 16              Amazing Las Vegas Con - Being held at the South Point Hotel & Casino.  This is just a maybe at this point in time for us.  As I really want to go to the next listed event the following weekend.

June 23rd                         SGV Comic Book Expo - In Baldwin Park, California.  Here's the link to the Facebook event page for this convention. Oh, and it is Free Admission! It runs from 11 AM to 6 PM.   

July 18 - 19 - 20 - 21      San Diego, California - I have't missed one of these since con moved to the the new San Diego Convention Center in 1991!   Plus, I started as a comic book dealer at the 1972 comic con at the El Cortez Hotel.   Here's the Facebook link. 

July 26                            The Wolverine - Marvel Comics film

August 24th                      Read Comics In Public Day - The San Diego date is sometimes different than the National Day of this event.  Waiting for event planner, Chriss Cornish, to publish the date. Currently she has August 24th as the temporary date.

October 4th                      Sin City: A Dame To Kill For film.  This runs up against the San Diego Comic Fest weekend, but it is a 'maybe' for me to view in the theater.

October 4 - 5 -  6              San Diego Comic Fest - San Diego, California - The 2nd Annual convention! I'm one of the organizers, so I won't be missing this one!   More at the Facebook link. 

October 20th                  So Cal Comic Con - to be held in Oceanside, California.  The Con's promoters have set up the date, as of this blog's re-posting on April 15th.  I've attended the first three of these cons.  Even sat up a table at the 2nd one!

November 1 - 2 - 3          ComiKaze Expo in Los Angeles.  This is a possiblity. I've attended the first two cons held at the LA Convention Center.

November 8                    Thor: the Dark World  (aka Thor 2)- film from Marvel Comics. 

November 23 - 24           Long Beach Comic & Horror Con - Long Beach, California.  Haven't missed this con since it started!   Here's the Facebook link.

November 29                  5th Annual Black Friday Online Event - That I have held the past four years online at my Facebook Fan Page... More details on this later, as we get closer to this event date.

Okay, that seems to be it for an updated 2013 schedule...

If you are a convention promoter, please let me know about your convention, and I'll check to see if I can attend!

 ~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,824 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail 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:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

---------------            

      

In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

---