A heads up that Peter David and Chris Claremont will be hosting an event tomorrow (Dec 1) at the 2 Penn Plaza Borders. Starting at 7 PM, they'll be chatting with fans and holding a discussion on graphic novels. If that's not your cup of tea, Anne Rice, Zahi Hawass, Mike Birbiglia, Matthew Walker, and Amita Sehgal are all also in NYC tomorrow night.
Get more on the Peter David and Chris Claremont event at borders.com, and click over to nerdyorkcity.com for details on the other nerdiness on deck.
On November 23, 1963, the BBC broadcast the very first episode of Doctor Who. Come Christmas day, the BBC (and BBC America) will broadcast the 770th episode of the series. Or 770 by my counting. Feel free to amend this with your own count, as I tend to get confused after I use up my fingers and toes.
BBC America recently revealed the first trailer to this year's Christmas Special....
And, today, the BBC revealed some of the very first notes that led to what would become Doctor Who. They're well work a look here.
Hikaru Utada is my favorite Japanese singer. If anyone connected with Utada is reading this, we'd love to chat about bringing her to the New York Anime Festival or New York Comic Con. Utada was born in NYC, so I'm sure she'd love to come back. Until there, here's something I found on her official YouTube channel...
While in Chicago for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment meet up a couple of weeks ago I got the chance to sit down with my pal (and he could be yours too!) Matt Kubinski for his Cinema Jaw podcast. We talked C2E2 a bit and then I failed terribly at a movie quiz. Informational and embarrassing!
Listen to it right here, we start talking C2E2 around the 40 minute mark.....
While in Chicago we spent some time checking out McCormick Place and previewing our new space for 2011. I think we are going to like it a lot. It's the West Hall and you can took a virtual look around by clicking here. In short, the parking is waaaay closer, the panel rooms are nicer and way easier to find, there are food courts right in the exhibit hall and its easier to find from bus, taxi or train. West Hall will be good for the show, the fans and the exhibitors, I'm really confident about that......
Oh, and in about an hour or so I'll have some guests announcements for you too!
-Lance
This is it. The very last day. No more stalling. No more "maybe tomorrow". If you'd like to sign up for a spot in C2E2's 2011 Artist Alley, your application's gotta be on our cold, digital server by the end of today (November 15). Tomorrow, our warm, human hands will be pouring through them. Sign up to be a part of the 2011 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo Artist Alley here...
http://www.c2e2.com/en/Exhibitor-Info/Artist-Alley-Table-Request/!
Typically, we talk a lot about geeky events going on in NYC. It may have something to do with the fact that there's an ocean of fanboys and fangirls in New York City, meaning there's always something going on. Or that NerdYorkCity.com is a side project of ours. Or Space Gandalf. Anyway, today, though, we've got a bit of news about comics happening in Connecticut.
A new gallery space is opening in Bridgeport, CT. At 205 Knowlton St, it will be debuting with a show called "Comix", displaying work from artists influenced by classic and comtemporary comic book art. The announcement...
The influence of comics and cartooning has had a far reaching impact on popular culture. Artists who were raised in the generations of the fifties and sixties were raised ingesting the ubiquitous… images of Warner Brothers, Marvel Comics, and Walt Disney. Younger artists who were raised in the seventies and eighties were often exposed to a steady diet of cartoons and comic images, which could hardly avoid influencing their work and their style as artists. Artists manifest this influence in many ways from the literal, to more subtle choice of color, composition, and even developing characters in their fine artwork. The show comix will seek to explore differing ways in which artists utilize comic imagery and techniques in their art. The shows mediums will range from Drawing to collage and 3-D sculpture. Some artists included in the show are Ronnie Rysz, Diane DiMassa, Mark DeRosa, David Mel, Charlie Walsh, Liz Squillace, Ricky Mestre, KHyal, EFitz, Allen Wittert and Vito Bonnano.
The show's open November 13 and 14, 12 to 5 PM.
Thanks, Jessica, for the tip!
Want to register for C2E2's Artist Alley? Time is running out. You have until the close of November 15 to apply for a table. Stop procrastinating and sign up here...
http://www.c2e2.com/en/Exhibitor-Info/Artist-Alley-Table-Request/
A little video from our friends at New-Gen Comics. Want to learn more? Check out this story on them in the NY Daily News.
Scott Pilgrim filmmaker Edgar Wright's in NYC today and tomorrow to help celebrate the launch of the film on DVD.
Tonight - Edgar Wright, cinematographer Bill Pope, and journalist Elvis Mitchell have a Q&A following a screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World at City Cinemas Village East. Tickets are sold out, but there's a stand-by line. Starts at 8 PM.
Tomorrow - Edgar Wright and actor Kieran Culkin will sign copies of Scott Pilgrim on DVD and Blu-ray at the Union Square Best Buy. Be one of the first 300 fans to purchase the movie to get a wristband or line up very early. Starts at 7 PM.
Get info on this week's other geeky events at nerdyorkcity.com.
November 15. Don't forget that date. That's when C2E2's Artist Alley sign ups end. Want a spot at the second annual Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo? Submit your table application before November 15 comes to a close right here...
http://www.c2e2.com/en/Exhibitor-Info/Artist-Alley-Table-Request/
Or, submit your application now and don't worry about the November 15 date at all.
Team C2E2 will be out in Chicago at Mother’s on November 8 from 8 to 10 PM, and we’d love to see you there! We'll be gushing over Walking Dead, discussing what's new for 2011, and want to get your input on the event.
Mother's is at 26 West Division Street in the Rush and Division section of town. We hope to see you there!
You'll only get the title of this post if you caught any of Alec Baldwin's NPR pledge drive radio spots. However, if you want coffee, then pledge to support the arts...THE COMIC ARTS!
Our pals at Challenger Comics in Chicago (the C2E2 team will be in Chicago next Monday night for a fan meet up, details on that soon) are raising funds to build a new art gallery. How can you help? Pledge some money! They will only take the cash if the project goes through. You can see all the details including how to give by clicking here. In the meantime, watch this entertaining video that includes nachos and hostages.
-Lance
Attention artists! Want to register for C2E2's Artist Alley? You've got two more weeks. On Monday, November 15th at 11:59 PM EST, the window of opportunity to be a part of C2E2's 2011 Artist Alley closes. Do your sketches rival the masters? Sign up now...
http://www.c2e2.com/en/Exhibitor-Info/Artist-Alley-Table-Request/!
Earlier this year we announced ReedPOP's first international show, the Singapore Toy Gaming and Comic Convention. While Reed is a big ole international company, there is no one in the world doing what ReedPOP has done - build a portfolio of pop culture events catering to communities of passionate nerds all over the U.S. So just how this concept would work when translating it to another country was a big test for us as a team and ReedPOP as a concept. This past week I spent my second week this year in Singapore with the Reed team there and things are off to a pretty exciting start for STGCC and the ReedPOP concept globally.
First off, Singapore is an awesome city/state. Very Western in that its accessible to all yet extremely international in that it is made up of Singaporeans, Chinese and Indonesians primarily. Geographically it sits in the center of China, SE Asia and even Australia in terms of shipping. Culturally it is leading in pop culture, design and digital production. Plus it has a pretty amazingly strong comics culture. All these factors made us believe that STGCC can be the launch pad for a Pan Asian, broad based pop culture gathering in the spirit of NYCC and featuring the best of pop culture form the East and West.
We've been working on STGCC for the better part of 6 months now, and this past week was a coming out party of sorts as we held a pretty massive press conference to announce some of the biggest developments we have in store for ReedPOP's first STGCC.
A few stats and highlights of what is in store for STGCC in December:
· The show will feature at least 26 guests from 12 countries as compared to 4 guests in Year 2009.
· We'll have more than 100 exhibitors and 50 upcoming artists from 12 countries at the artists’ alley and new exhibitors including a Taiwan Pavilion and Asiasoft.
· A cool wrinkle for the show is a strategic co-location with Asia Television Forum, Asia’s leading television content market where International content owners meet the Asian broadcasting industry. The synergy from both events will build in strong entertainment content component and also merchandising opportunities over the next few years.
· For the first time ever Marvel will be exhibiting at an event in Asia, taking out a booth, creating a variant comic and sending out our pal C.B. Cebulski to scout for talent and speak geek to all things Marvel.
· Our pals at LucasFilm will be bringing some content in the form of 2 panels at the event, also a first for them in SE Asia.
· We've already lined up a ton a guests for the show, here's a sampeling:
o Alex Maleev
o Harvey Tolibao
o Leinil Yu
o Ivan Brandon
o EsadRibic
o Sonny Liew
o Salvador Larroca
o Giuseppe Camuncoli
o Gail Simone
o Matt Fraction
o Tim Tsui
o Alice Chan
· There will also be STGCC exclusives and product launches, gaming tournaments, Hollywood ”live” stunt show by Jennifer Philips, Meet-the-Fans session and concert by AKB48, one of Japan’s most popular girl groups, and sneak peeks and premiere screenings including the highly anticipated anime Nurahiyon no Mago.
· There will also be exciting gaming tournaments, the Online SEA Games 2010 by Asiasoft Online which will see participation from top gamers in the region.
· For cosplay fans, there is also going to be a Cosplay Competition with Solo, Group and Mini-Me (for kids aged five to 12) categories and a first-in-Asia presentation of Japanese anime-inspired costumes by Merveilleux Boutique.
STGCC is shaping up to be a pretty exciting international operation from team ReedPOP and even though you may not find yourself with us in Singapore on December 10-12, you can still follow along at home!
Check out the STGCC web site to see all the details and just what we've got in store as we bring killer content to a community of nerds across SE Asia this December!
-Lance
