Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On...   The 15th Annual Art In The Village   In Downtown Carlsbad, California!   TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3928 -     Yesterday, after church, Tina, Vinnie and I went to the 15th Annual Art In The Village event in Downtown Carlsbad, California.   I didn't think we would be coming across any comic book art at this event, but I wanted to expose my youngest son to other art than just comic books.   We found a parking space, and immediately ran into a booth that had what appeared to be a style of comic book art!  To the top right is a photo of Vinnie with Greg Visintainer, owner of Viz Art Ink Gallery.   The event was laid out in the shape of a cross, and near the middle was a Welsh Baker Cakes booth.  Of course I had to stop for a sample!  Tina and I purchased a cake package for later consumption.   We finished walking the event, had a good time, and then discussed where to eat.  The hostess at The Australian Grill invited us to check out their menu, and Vinnie wanted to try their Kangaroo patty burger.  So we did!  Very good food!   While we were eating there, Tina and I discussed the Organic Art that Larisa Thaney had shown us in her booth.     After eating, Tina and I went back to that booth, and Tina became the proud owner of the piece that captured her when first looking in the booth.  (As shown to the right!)   It was a really nice day & fun at the 15th Annual Art In The Village event for us!  More photos at this special photo album!   ~Michael Vinnie with Greg Visintainer of Viz Art Ink Gallery at the Art in the Village event in Carlsbad, California! Michael & Tina at The Welsh Baker Cakes booth!     Tina & Michael checking out The Australian Grill's Brunch menu!  Tina with Larisa Thaney, creator of Organic Art Wow. Both holding Tina's purchase to take home!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,928 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!     

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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!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions The...   2013 Read Comics In Public Day!   The San Diego Event  Is Running Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:00am until 3:00pm

TODAY'S FEATURE IS (GUEST) BLOG #3927 -     I mentioned this little comic book 'get-together' on my Facebook Fan Page, Michael D Hamersky On Comics, but haven't yet blogged about this upcoming event.  So I'm doing it today!

The reason why, is that the event date in San Diego was changed.  Here, let me re-post what is on the Facebook Event Page for this event:

Yes, sequential art fans, it's time once again for the annual Read Comics in Public Day celebration in San Diego! *Kermit arm wave*

WHEN:
For 2013, our San Diego celebration will be on August 24, a Saturday. (NOTE: date changed to 24, was originally August 31)

Each year RCPD, an international event, is scheduled for Aug 28, which is Jack "The King" Kirby's birthday. But that's a Wednesday this year. So we're going to hold our San Diego RCPD festivities the Saturday before on August 24. After all, it's scheduled for Kirby's b-day and sometimes you've gotta celebrate a friend's natal date the weekend before or after the actual day.

WHERE:
The tables outside the Starbucks at the corner of Genesse and Balboa (4227 Genesee Avenue) in the Clairemont neighborhood on Saturday, August 24, from 10:am to 3:ish.

I'll have a Read Comics in Public Day sign taped up on one of the umbrella poles, and a pile of comics on a table.

WHAT:
A day of reading and talking about comics in public on a sunny summer day.

There are lots of tables and umbrellas at the Starbucks, but you should still wear sunscreen and a hat. SERIOUSLY, WEAR A HAT. And bring water.

Most importantly, bring comics and/or graphic novels to share. A big part of Read Comics in Public Day is sharing and discovering new titles.

This is the fourth year of this international event, originally founded in 2010 as a day to show off your love of comic books by being seen reading them in public.
http://www.facebook.com/readcomicsinpublic

It's a public event, so feel free to invite other people. Children encouraged.

My thanks to Chriss Cornish for hosting this event again this year!

Hope to see some of you in the San Diego Metro Area at this event!

For a pictorial on what this event is about... Here is the link to the special photo album on the 2012 event in San Diego!

~ 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 3,927 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!

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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'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Reminds You Of The...   2013 Latino Comics Expo Los Angeles   Running August 17th & 18th

TODAY'S FEATURE IS (GUEST) BLOG #3926 -     I noticed that I mentioned this comic convention on my Facebook Fan Page, Michael D Hamersky On Comics, but haven't yet blogged about this upcoming event.  So I'm doing it today!

I came across more about this comic con at the recent San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Expo, that I blogged about at this link.

Several of the exhibitors at the SGV Comic Book Expo will be exhibiting at this Latino Comics Expo.

As a matter of fact, here is an incomplete listing of those scheduled to be exhibiting:

Raul Aguirre Jr. MAN vs ART
Lalo Alcaraz La Cucaracha
Frederick Aldama Your Brain on Latino Comics
Erik Arreaga Phour-Nyne-Guy
Art! The Magazine  Alex Trijjo
Michael Aushenker Cartoon Flophouse
Aztec of the City
Jose Cabrera Crying Macho Man
Luis Calderon Space Johny
Jaime Crespo Jaime Crespo.Com
Ricardo Delgado Age of Reptiles
Manny Elias Manny Elias
El Verde Anthony Aguilar, Alejandra Cisneros, Luke Lizalde
Enkyskulls Steve Guerra & Jessica Miranda
Erik M. Esquivel EMEcomics
Forever Freshmen Neil Segura & Ray Medivil
Gabriela Gamboa Miss Lonely Hearts
Crystal Gonzalez In The Dark
Jason Gonzalez La Mano del Destino
Erik Gonzalez & Erich Haeger Rosita y Conchita
Javier Hernandez El Muerto
Mario Hernandez Love & Rockets
Lestat Lestat Wrestling
Donna Letterese Drawdvl.Com
Jim Lujan Jim Lujan Cartoons
LunaSol Mexican Vintage
Ozi Magaña Ozi Magaña
Liz Mayorga Monstrous Love Stories
Anita Mejia Chocolate Derretido
Pepe Melan Pepe Melan Art
Ofloda Monstro OflodaDraw
Roman Montes de Oca USMZ
Chogrin Muñoz CHOGRIN
Ninoska Arte Hannibal Garcia & Jacqueline Ortiz
John Narcomey Draw Hard Studios
Rafael Navarro Sonambulo
German Orozco GermanOrozco.Com
Daniel Parada Zotz
Jose Pulido Mis Nopales
Carlos Rivas Tales of Masked Men
Neil Rivas Illegal Superheroes
Jules Rivera Misfortune High
Grasiela Rodriguez Spadra
Octavio Rodriguez The Cano Spot
Seite Books
Simon Sotelo LA Zinefest
Carlos Saldaña Burrito
Tzolkin Media Alex Olivas, Luis Perlata, Josh Edelmann
Ultimo Dragon.Com Gary Lee Jackson, Dan Madigan
Winestone Entertainment Christian Ramirez

Here is a little history of the Latino Comics Expo:

The Latino Comics Expo is the country's premiere convention dedicated to showcasing the Latino experience in comic books and related arts by gathering a wide spectrum of Latino creators, as well as works featuring Latino themes and culture.

Founded in 2011 by Ricardo Padilla and Javier Hernandez, the LCX began as an annual event at the world famous Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, CA.

There will be panels with the creators, animation screenings featuring independent filmmakers and workshops for children on cartooning and comic book creation. The MOLAA's spacious Balboa Studio will host a marketplace featuring over 3 dozen artists and creators selling their comics, graphic novels, artwork and other merchandise.

The Expo is open from 11am-5pm on Saturday, August 17 & Sunday, August 18. Admission to the Latino Comics Expo is included with paid admission to the MOLAA. 

Saturday pricing as follows:

General Admisson  $9.00
Seniors  $6.00
Students  $6.00
MOLAA Members  FREE
Children under 12  FREE

Sunday admission if FREE to all attendees

So after checking out all of the above... It should be a fun weekend at this Latino Comics Expo!

BTW, here are a couple of links for you to further check out the Expo:

Facebook Event Page for Latino Comics Expo

Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)

MOLAA is the location of the Expo...

I'll be attending on Saturday (at least).  See you there?!!

~ 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 3,926 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!

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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'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Update On...   The 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival   To be Held at the Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad, California!   TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3925 -     Back In blog #3885, I posted about the upcoming 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival.   At that time, the films for this Season had not been finalized.   Plus the info for the Movie & A Dinner had not been published.  I had suggested that you follow the web page from the City of Carlsbad for that info.   I traveled to the Leo Carrillo Ranch this past Saturday for an update, and to reserve several nights for Tina and myself to attend.   Here's the news:  The Movie & A Dinner Night has been SOLD OUT!   There is still time for you to call in and reserve the five (5) different Friday Nights that the 2013 Season will be playing.  The info on the call number and the films being presented are shown to the right. You must make a reservation to attend!   Hope to see you there!    ~Michael The Front Page of the 2013 Season Flyer! The Back Page of the 2013 Season Flyer!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,925 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!

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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'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Notes From...   The August 4th Planning Meeting of the San Diego Comic Fest!     TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3924 -     I'm off my personal schedule right now, due to the power outage this past Saturday / Sunday in the La Costa area of Carlsbad.    So I'm just blogging today about the Planning Meeting that was held on Sunday, August 4th at the 'Ontell Clubhouse' in San Diego.  There were 23 persons in attendance.   The photos to the right are from that meetup, and there are more in the Special Album at my Facebook Fan Page.   The following is what I can share from the planning meeting at this time:   The San Diego Comic Fest Committee needs the following positions filled:  Secretary, Technical Coordinator, Program Book Editor, Person in Charge of Autograph Section & Fan Tables.   Artist Alley has several signed up artists, per Beata Csanadi.  There currently is room for a few more.  Note: The artists will be set in rotating shifts at the Comic Fest.   Per Duane, who is in charge of the Dealers Room... There are a few tables left for purchase.   Pamela Jackson says there is still room for more volunteers to help out at the Comic Fest!   Mike Towry mentioned that the fan table for the SD Comic Fest at the Comic-Con International was very sucessful.  With more memberships sold there than at last year's Comic-Con!   Michael D Hamersky (me) updated on the ongoing Facebook Fan Page for the Comic Fest. Plus that a new event page for the 2013 SDCF was started.   Wendy Sachs mentioned that she was now in charge of the SDCF Twitter account.   The San Diego Bloodmobile will be there either October 5th or 6th.  More to follow on that...   Will Lund mentioned that he and several actresses will be reading excerpts from the Draco Tavern book by Larry Niven.   Wendy All showed the Committee some of the new ideas for the Draco Tavern.  (That will be held where the Cafe Frankenstein was at last year.) Plus she mentioned a take off on the old 'Burma Shave' idea...   Beata Csanadi also reported on the Masked Ball.  Which is a New idea for this year's Comic Fest...   More tentative guests were named, but I can't reveal them yet.  However Russ Heath has been confirmed!   Less than 2 Months to go till the 2013 San Diego Comic Fest!   Have you bought your membership yet?!   ~Michael         Mark Stadler (middle) Ran the First Part of the Meeting on Sunday!   Will Lund (at right) Explaining What He Will Be Performing at the Upcoming Comic Fest!       Wendy All Showing Some of What Will Be Presented at the Draco Tavern at the Comic Fest!    Beata Csanadi Going Over the Update on the Artist Alley & the Masked Ball (New this year)!  Wendy Sachs (at left in sofa) Tweeting What Was Happening at the Meetup.  Wendy is Now in Charge of the Twitter Account!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,924 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!

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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'!

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