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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Overheard & Famous in San Diego: Comic Strip Art Show
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Topic: Other Cons

Overheard & Famous in San Diego: Comic Strip Art Show!

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Above: The Poster for the Event. To The Top Left: Illustration of Jay Allen Sanford.
To The Bottom Left: The Rock 'N Roll Comics Logo!

TODAY'S FEATURE:

This upcoming event kind of snuck up on me...
Basically because at first I didn't see who was behind the event invite. That would be Jay Allen Sanford, whose name you could or should be familar with.
I have already blogged about him, and his upcoming series being published by Bluewater Comics here:
Upcoming Elvis Presley Experience Graphic Novel!
What You may NOT have known about him is that he has been involved with a comic strip for many years that is published here in San Diego...
So it is a pleasure to once more blog about Jay here and his upcoming event NEXT MONDAY / TUESDAY!
"Start Overheard & Famous in San Diego: Comic Strip Art Show
Celebrating 15 years of Reader comics
Start Time: Monday, March 29, 2010 at 6:45pm
End Time: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 1:45pm
Location: Ruby Room 1721 University Ave. San Diego CA
Rock 'N' Roll Comics cartoonist Jay Allen Sanford presents a selection of original artwork featuring his comic strips from the San Diego Reader - Overheard in San Diego and Famous Former Neighbors.
Covering 15 years of weekly comics, the Art Gallery Opening on March 29th will include live artist demonstrations, as well as musical performances from Bart Mendoza, Wendy Bailey and True Stories, Collage Menage, and the Cathryn Beeks Ordeal performing their song "Overheard in San Diego."
In addition, the winner will be announced for the Reader's Famous Former Neighbors Song Contest.
March 29th, Ruby Room San Diego, 1721 University Avenue"
And so that YOU can be interactive with Jay and others that are commenting on his event page, here is the link to that page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=335274830948
My thanks to Jay Allen Sanford for sending me an 'invite' to attend this event via Facebook.

At this point I don't know if we or even I are going... as next Tuesday is Tina's latest book launch event on Amazon, and she'll be burning the midnight oil on Monday night... more than likely.
However, I wanted YOU to know as soon as possible, so I am informing YOU about it here in my blog today!
AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now almost 3,100 total posts in number!!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
Note: Comic books that are rock n' roll comics like the ones that Jay was involved in, can be found at our own web site for sale at:
   http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

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

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:

Make It So Marketing Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013



Check Out More Of Our Own Endeavors:
We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con (FBCC)! You can view the table and interact there 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, 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

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT

Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:40 AM PDT

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Can Facebook Be A 'Friend' To YOU - The Independent Comics Creator?
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Topic: Comic Book History

Can Facebook Be A 'Friend' To You...

The Independent Comics Creator / Publisher?!

Above: The Latest 'All About ROI' Magazine. To The Top Left: Thumbnail of the March 2010 Issue.
To The Middle Left: Facebook Signage.
To The Bottom Left: Photo of the Editor-In-Chief, Melissa Campanelli.

TODAY'S FEATURE:

I just read our subscription copy to the "All About ROI" Magazine, the March 2010 issue...
The acronym 'ROI' in this case stands for "Retail Online Integration'.
The Editor's Note on page 7 of this issue grabbed my attention right away, as both Tina and I use Facebook for Networking and we have a Fan Page, a branded (Facebook Comic Con) Group Page, a brand new invitation only Facebook Group Page, and a Facebook Blogging App (Networked Blogs) on our social networking.
I'm going to post the Editor's Note that Editor-In-Chief Melissa Campanelli wrote, and then take those to show how You as an independent comics creator / publisher can utilize this info to your benefit.
First, here's the excerpts, (and the text hi-lited in RED is my doing so for emphasis):
Editor's Note : Is Facebook a Friend to Retailers?
Yes, at least according to a report that arrived in my email inbox  last month.
The report, ForeSee Results 2010 Social Media Report, found that retailers that focus their energies and resources on Facebook — as opposed to the myriad of other social media sites — are making the best choice.
Why is Facebook the best place to focus your social media initiatives? It's where shoppers are when they're online, and where shoppers want to hear from you. In fact, more than half of everyone who shops online uses Facebook, according to the report. What's more, of those online shoppers who engage in social media, more than 80 percent use Facebook. (YouTube comes in second at 31 percent, followed by MySpace with 22 percent, Twitter with 16 percent and LinkedIn at 12 percent.)
An unofficial look at the Facebook pages of the Top 100 online retailers, however, shows a different side of the story. Only one quarter of these leading brands actually have Facebook pages, according to the report. And another 25 percent have fewer than 10,000 fans.
"Facebook and other social media [sites] are still unknown territories for a lot of retailers," says Kevin Ertell , vice president of retail strategy for ForeSee Results and author of the report. "Retailers are often given conflicting advice about what to do with it, and [therefore tend to] wait until they're exactly sure what their goals are before taking the plunge."
One piece of conflicting advice retailers hear, Ertell says, is that Facebook pages and other social media campaigns shouldn't be used for promotional purposes. But, according to this report, that's exactly want consumers want: 49 percent of people who follow companies through social media do so to learn about deals and promotions, and 45 percent want to view products. A mere 5 percent use social media primarily for customer service.
Retailers also have to start treating their best "fans" as they would treat their best customers, Ertell advises.
"People who become fans of retailers are usually their best and most engaged customers," he says. "Retailers should think about segmenting those customers and treating them as they would their traditional best customers."
Now that's a lot of info to digest! I am highly suggesting those comic book creators / independent publishers to look very closely at the above Editor's Note and look to where they should be centering their marketing efforts!
Ewwww... "marketing efforts"? Yes, I know, you want to just either write / illustrate / publish your comic book or graphic novel. But folks... it's the marketing where I see so many indy publishers fall down at.
I can name on my one hand indie publishers that I personally have met who have the social media marketing markets, (Facebook / MySpace / Twitter / YouTube) down to a science AND appear to be successfully inter-mingling them for a really good marketing effort.
Yes, it does take time, but aren't You setting up yourself as a publisher as well as a creator? Then it's about time you used the non-distributor channels to market your product.
And I don't mean following the 'herd mentality'. I get dozens of 'invites' each week to to be a 'Fan' of this or that Facebook Fan Page. Quite a few of those invites lead to half started, incomplete and possibly just a 'vanity' page for the creator to say they have a 'Facebook Fan Page' and / or get their friends off their back by saying they "have" a Facebook Fan Page.
Please re-read the above Editor's Note. There's Gold in them thar Facebook Fan Pages! You just gotta know how to pan for it.
And talking about 'panning'... don't forget to tie Your Twitter account to Your Facebook Fan Page! (Unless you use your Twitter account to tweet a lot of personal stuff!)
This is another of my blogs that really isn't strictly comic book / graphic novel oriented, but with so many persons out there striking out on their own with mini-comics / comic books / graphic novels, etc., I felt that this Editor's Note was too important and meaningful to NOT blog about it here.....
My thanks to Melissa Campanelli for writing such a great Editor's Note! You too can check out more of this great magazine online at:
http://www.AllAboutROIMag.com !

AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now numbering almost 3,100 posts in total!
~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
Note: Yes, we do use our Facebook accounts to market our comic books, graphic novels and magazines at our own web site at:
http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

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

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:

Make It So Marketing Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Check Out More Of Our Own Endeavors:
We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con (FBCC)! You can view the table and interact there 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, 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

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT

Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:22 AM PDT

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Comics For Cures Sketch Cards By Bobby Nash!
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caffeinated
Topic: Other Cons

'Comics For Cures'

Sketch Cards By...

Bobby Nash!

Above: The FINISHED Sketch Cards, Penciled, Inked AND Colored by Bobby Nash for 'Comics For Cures'. To The Top Left: The 4 Sketch Cards Penciled!
To The Bottom Left: The 4 Sketch Cards Penciled AND Inked! Featuring: G-Man, The Thing, Thor, and the Green Hornet!

TODAY'S FEATURE:

Last year I posted a few blogs about sketch cards that were being illustrated by several artists for the 'Comics For Cures' Auction...
I haven't posted any blogs about this upcoming event so far, and was reminded about the upcoming event after seeing the above photos of the sketch cards illustrated by Bobby Nash.
Of course seeing my favorite comic book character of all time, THE THING from the Fantastic Four, grabbed my attention, and then there was THE GREEN HORNET in addition!
Well... I immediately clicked the 'Like' icon on Bobby Nash's Facebook Wall Posting and then proceeded to ask him if I could use the photos above for my own blog publicizing the upcoming event and his sketch cards!
He said yes, and added a little more:
"I am participating in the 3rd annual Comics For A Cure sketch card charity auction on April 3rd.
Posted on my Facebook Comicon/Bobby Nash page are the cards I drew in the pencil, ink, and color stages.
My cards feature G-Man, The Thing, Thor, and The Green Hornet. I hope I did them all justice. You can find more information at http://www.comicsforcures.com/."
Well Bobby... I for one thought you did a great job! And for such a worthy cause too!
I invite all of you reading this blog post to check out both Bobby's own Facebook Group Page | Bobby Nash, and of course the 'Comic For Cures' page.
For more info on the 3rd Annual SKETCH CARD BENEFIT AUCTION AND GALLERY SHOW FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - April 3rd, 2010, please see their web site:
http://www.comicsforcures.com/
My thanks to Bobby Nash for allowing me to post the sketch cards in the varying stages as he penciled, inked and colored them!

AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now numbering almost 3,100 of them!
~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
Note: Comic books based on the characters shown in the sketch cards mentioned above, can be found at our own web site for sale at: http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

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

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:

Make It So Marketing Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Check Out More Of Our Own Works:
We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con (FBCC)! You can view the table and interact there 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, 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

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT

Updated: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:01 AM PDT

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Monday, March 22, 2010

Is It Time For A... "Supa Pirate Booty Hunt"?!
Mood:

caffeinated
Topic: Other Movie Genres

Is It Time For A...

"Supa Pirate Booty Hunt"?!

Above: Dahveed Kolodny-Nagy (The Pirate), Daniel the Turtle (Steven Sievers), and Michael D Hamersky at the 2010 Long Beach Comic Con Expo, California. To The Top Left: Daniel The Turtle Welcoming Attendees to the Long Beach Comic Con Expo!
To The Bottom Left: Just One of the Many Posters for Supa Pirate Booty Hunt!

TODAY'S FEATURE:

Allright... I've been getting quite a bit of emails and messages about when I'm going to be publishing more of the 'finds' that Tina and I found at the recent Long Beach Comic Con Expo!
Believe it or not, I haven't run out of features to run here about that one day con in my blog!
And this 'find'... Well, You've got to see it to believe it!
It's kind of cute and kind of risque... not over the top like the Feature from this past Saturday's blog, yet in a similar vein, but lighter in tone.
What is it you say? Well, first... Make sure you take a look at the photo of the Pirate, the Turtle, and Me at the top right of this post...Yeah, I said Pirate, Turtle and Me!
That's because the two costumed characters above are from:
http://www.supapiratebootyhunt.com/
Huh? Well... You gotta take a look at the portal page of their web site to figure it out!
Plus there are several of the cartoons already up for your viewing pleasure!
I met Daniel the Turtle, (a.k.a. Steven Sievers) at the LBCC Expo, along with Dahveed. Tina kind of surprised them by thinking and saying out loud that the Pirate's Hat looked like a Survivor TV Show Hidden Immunity Idol!
Hey! She meant it as a compliment, guys! ;)
Here, this is what the cartoon show is all about in their own blurbs:
"Supa Pirate Booty Hunt is a new animated show created by Steve Sievers of Level 27 Clothing & Dahveed of Smorgasbordproductions.com.
It's sex, drugs and rock 'n roll all on the high seas! Supa Pirate Booty Hunt is a cartoon intended for a hip, young adult audience. It has no nudity but adult humor and implied sexual situations. It is a hip late night show with a style similar to Adult Swim shows such as Venture Brothers and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
The show combines classic slapstick squash and stretch Looney Tunes style animation with great action adventure story arches and hilarious comedy. The show spoofs current events, celebrities and the media while being set in a world of ancient magic and futuristic technology."

Steven has placed a few of the cartoon videos on my Facebook Pages since the LBCC as a reminder for me to blog about it...
Okay, Okay, enuff already! Here's the mention! ;)
Anyways, this is a pretty good cartoon show and I think you should give it a look / listen.
They also have a Facebook Fan Page that YOU can be interactive with them at: "Supa Pirate Booty Hunt".
Oh, and for those that of YOU that would like to attend the NEXT Long Beach Comic Con... check out their Facebook Fan Page by clicking here!
My thanks to Steven for reminding me about their works, and to Tina LoSasso who once again took a great photo at the LBCC!
AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now almost 3,100 in number!!

~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
Note: Comic books based on cartoons like the one mentioned above, can be found at our own web site for sale at: http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

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

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:

Make It So Marketing Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Check Out More Of Our Own Endeavors:
We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con (FBCC)! You can view the table and interact there 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, 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

Posted by makeitsomarketing at 12:01 AM PDT

Updated: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:14 AM PDT

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

MoCCA ADULT EDUCATION - MASTER CLASS SERIES IN COMICS WRITING - Session 2 - TOM DeFALCO
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Topic: Other Cons

MoCCA ADULT EDUCATION
MASTER CLASS SERIES IN: COMICS WRITING
- Session 2 on March 23rd of 2010
- TOM DeFALCO

Above: A Recent Event At MoCCA - An Interior Shot. To The Top Left: The MoCCA Logo!
To The Bottom Left: Featured Instructor - Tom DeFalco!

TODAY'S FEATURE:

This is the SECOND in a series of THREE Clases on this subject:
MASTER CLASS SERIES IN COMICS WRITING - You know... I am really impressed with what MoCCA offers to their members at a discounted rate, and even to non-members for just a little more!
Makes me wish we lived or could commute easily to NYC just to attend the programs and workshops that are sponsored by this organization!
Anyways here's the scoop on what this Master Class Series in Comics Writing per the invite I received:
Type: Education - Workshop
Start Time: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:30pm
End Time: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 8:30pm
Location: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art – MoCCA is proud to announce the spring offerings from its Education Department. Organized and headed by Senior Vice-President of Education, DANNY FINGEROTH, the season’s initial offering will be:
MASTER CLASS SERIES IN COMICS WRITING
3 sessions, TUESDAYS, March 16 & 23; April 13, 6:30-8:30 pm
March 16: CHRIS CLAREMONT
March 23: TOM DeFALCO
April 13: DENNIS O’NEIL
Series Cost: $100 | $90 for MoCCA members
Individual sessions: $40 | $35 for MoCCA members

CHRIS CLAREMONT, TOM DeFALCO, AND DENNIS O’NEIL will each hold a master class session in comics writing. These three extraordinarily accomplished writers have written some of the highest profile and most acclaimed comics of all time, with bodies of work that have played significant parts in defining the modern versions of The X-Men (Claremont), Spider-Man (DeFalco), and Batman (O’Neil). Each of them will condense the most important things they know about writing into highly-concentrated (and entertaining!) lecture form. This is a rare opportunity to hear these top names in the field speak about what makes for great comics writing.
Here is a bit more on Tom DeFalco who is hosting the 2nd class on March 23rd:
TOM DeFALCO, a former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics with over thirty books currently in print, has written comic books, graphic novels, short stories, prose novels and books like Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide and Comic Creators on Fantastic Four. He was also a major contributor to The Marvel Encyclopedia and The Marvel Chronology. DeFalco has recently worked on Star Wars: The Clone Wars for Titan Comics, The Man From RIVERDALE for Archie Comics, Flash Gordon for Ardden Entertainment, The Flying Fool for Moonstone Books, The Super Seven for Stan Lee Comics and, of course, The Spectacular Spider-Girl for Marvel Comics.
MoCCA Education Programs: All classes are held at MoCCA, except where otherwise noted.
To register for a class, please call 212-254-3511, Tuesday through Fridays, 1AM to 5 PM.
However you can see what else this event is about by checking out further the link shown below:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=314109408542
My thanks to Ellen Abramowitz for sending me the Facebook Event Invite!
AND...My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,000 in number!
~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
Note: Comic books based on the characters talked about in the workshop mentioned above, can be found at our own web site for sale at: http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

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

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:

Make It So Marketing Inc.
PO Box 130653
Carlsbad, CA 92013

Check Out More Of Our Own Endeavors:
We also have an on-line exhibitor table at the virtual Facebook Comic Con (FBCC)! You can view the table and interact there 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, 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

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Updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010 6:54 AM PDT

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