DC removing comics at some Walmart already?From Vu
Is DC removing their comics at some Walmart location already? It could be that some people are buying up all copies of #2 or stealing the display boxes.
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Xeno @lambrose_xeno writes:
I had that one of my local Walmarts had taken down the display for the DC comic & asked when there might be more & was told they hadn't seen the rep in some time. I went to another Walmart & they had the older (# 1s) as well as the #2; they also had two covers of Showcase.
Posted by Vu Nguyen
My family spent the week before
Pittsburgh Comicon 2007 in the New Jersey/Philadelphia area. Besides
seeing sites from the Rocky movies and eating cheese steaks, my sister
Peri Toth and I began learning wet on wet oil painting techniques from
Bill Alexander certified instructor Jack Kolber and his wife Fran
Kolber. It was a blast! I already knew some of the brush strokes but
Mr. Kolber helped me learn a bunch more. I clicked with him real well.
Sometimes, I would even finish his sentences. I have watched all of his
Magic Brush Art with Jack Kolber TV shows on DVD and I can't wait for
them to be on PBS! You can see more of this adventure including
pictures on his website at: www.magicbrushart.com
Also, this con was the last appearance
of my adopted Uncle George Perez until 2009! As usual, he again helped
raise thousands of dollars for Make-A-Wish. His artwork for this year's
T-Shirt brought in the most money at the charity art auction.
He and his wife Carol Flynn celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in 2006 and I drew them a New Teen Titans #8 cover tribute the issue he was working on when he had his first date with her. They
own the original pencil and ink artwork, original color artwork, and 23
of the 25 signed and numbered prints that I also made for them. I own
print #14, which is personalized to me, and I will not part with it!
Print #13 sold for $210.00 at the auction and was also signed by my
Uncle George. And I brought new drawings of Starfire, Raven and Wonder
Girl [Donna Troy] for him as well.
(excerpt)
After that, our family brought some
pizzas up to Uncle George's penthouse suite and we talked about how he
and I are going to make comic books together someday for real! He
said that if he'd ink my artwork, he would draw a thinner line than I
draw right now. I told him that I would like to draw Amethyst, Princess
of Gemworld with creator/writer Dan Mishkin, along with The New Teen
Titans. And I also asked him 100 fun, non-comic book questions for everyone to enjoy until he returns to conventions in 2009. Check out my Uncle George Perez on the net at: www.george-perez.com
Since my adopted Uncle George Perez
won't be at any other conventions until 2009, I asked him the following
100 fun, non-comic book questions at Pittsburgh Comicon for everyone to
enjoy. Find out what his favorite television show, pizza topping and
other things are, plus learn what song he'd sing on the Karaoke
machine, if he were able.
(excerpt)
1. LAYNE TOTH: What did you have for breakfast?
GEORGE PEREZ: Just a banana.
2. TOTH: Favorite color?
PEREZ: Something like an icy blue.
3. TOTH: What kind of shampoo do you use?
PEREZ: I can't use any shampoo at all.
You might have heard the rumors and
they are true - George Perez, the living legend, the man behind the
definitive versions of Wonder Woman and the Teen Titans, has hung up
his convention-going hat until 2009.
Mostly.
At this past weekend's
Pittsburgh Comicon, the convention promoters set aside some time, as
they do every year, for George Perez to talk with fans and get some
questions answered. This year was special, though, as Pittsburgh marked
George's last official convention appearance in the United States, and
one of the last two total, until 2009. Perez explained this at the
beginning of his panel, noting that he's got one more commitment abroad
before unpacking his convention bags for a while.
The reason for his
departure from the convention scene is twofold. While he loves meeting
fans and getting feedback during his show visits, he's taking the time
off to focus not only on his work, but his wife. Perez explained that
for a number of years, his wife has been patient and put up with his
focus on touring to show after show. Now she, with a new position in a
touring dance troupe, will be the focus of his life, and he said he
just wants to devote his time to her now, following her around the
country and watching her perform while he continues his work for DC
Comics.
From the hit NBC series "Heroes" to the
much-anticipated debut of "Spider-Man 3" in theaters next week, comic
book icons have a seat at the table of both popular culture and big
business. Only a philistine would doubt that the once-maligned comic
book subculture has made the transition from the anonymity of mom's
basement to the corporate boardroom. Comic books are hip and
profitable.
(excerpt)
Artist George Perez,
arguably one of the top five fan favorites of all time, is making the
Pittsburgh Comicon his last convention appearance for a few years.
Known for his linear style and intricate rendering of superhero
battles, Perez made his biggest mark on DC Comics' "Crisis on Infinite
Earth," the Marvel/DC crossover between the Avengers and the Justice
League of America and a superb run on "The New Teen Titans" in the
1980s.
PITTSBURGH COMICON 2007 (27-29 Apr 2007) Pittsburgh, PA
This year's Pittsburgh Comicon, April 27 - 29, 2007 at the ExpoMart in
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is the twelfth installment of the annual show, a fan
and creator favorite since its inception.
George Pérez (The
Brave and the Bold), Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise),Gail Simone
(Welcome to Tranquility), Adam Hughes (All-Star Wonder Woman),
Michael Turner (Ultimate Wolverine), Ethan Van Sciver (Green
Lantern), Michael Avon Oeming (Omega Flight), Scott McDaniel
(Green Arrow) and Billy Tucci (Heroes for Hire) headline the wide
array of comics guests which stretches from the Silver Age to the most recent
cutting edge indy press comics.
Additional media guests include Deep
Space 9's Chase Masterson, Farscape's Wayne Pygram and Gigi Edgley,
and others.
Every year the Pittsburgh Comicon helps
to raise thousands of dollars for charity. All of the items in the
charity auction are donated by the talented professionals that come to
the show each year. Take a look at some of the awesome artwork all
ready donated this year!
(excerpt)
JLA Art for the 2007 Convention T-shirt By George Perez
Name: Jim Powell
Comments: Hello Mr. Perez, just wanted to say i'm huge fan and look forward to you
new project. Very said to see Pittsburgh comicon your last north american stop
for the next few years. On the bright side, i've had the chance to meet you a
few times there. I've been lucky enough to get a number of head sketches from
you at the Pittsburgh comicon and was wondering if it is okay I put a request in
for a full body. I know you don't do many of those but figured try and request
it early. Not very picky at all...either batman or go old-school w/ a 70s
character (i.e, Man-wolf) or some one like that. thanks!
PITTSBURGH COMICON 2007 (27-29 Apr 2007) Pittsburgh, PA
JORNADAS DE C�MIC DE AVIL�S 2007 - Aviles, Spain (Sep 2007)
The Pittsburgh Comic-Con will be the last
national convention and public appearance that I plan to be doing until
2009. (I say "national" because I will be attending a comics festival
in Aviles, Spain in September, making up for a cancellation by me in 2004
due to my psoriasis.) I've had several requests for guest appearances
in the last few days and will likely receive more so I figure I should
give this official notice which should, hopefully, save some organizers
some money on phone calls.
Of course, I should now explain why I've made this somewhat unusual decision.
A huge part of it is my commitment to drawing a monthly title again.
I've just started the third issue of THE BRAVE & THE BOLD
and want to continue keeping the book on time. As everyone knows, I put
a lot of work into a page and I don't want to compromise the quality of
the work by breaking my momentum too often. And, let's face it, I'm
just not as fast as I was in my youth.
I also want to devout the
bulk of my free time to my wife, Carol, and her personal and
professional pursuits, which sometimes require a bit of traveling. I
don't want Carol to feel that she always has to be squeezed into a
crowded schedule of convention appearances. After so many years working
her life around my sometime crazy schedule and having to endure many
weekends apart she's pretty much due some time wherein I happily play
her groupie and camp follower. Hey, we've been married over a quarter
of a century and it still aches when we're apart.
Anyway, I hope everyone
understands my decision and I just want to add that I'm so incredibly
flattered by the attention so many convention organizers and comic shop
managers have given me throughout my career. It's just for a short
while and I will miss seeing the fans during that time, but I hope to
make up for that when
2009 comes along.
I should also mention
that this decision isn't absolute. If I'm offered an opportunity to
attend a show in an area that my wife would like to visit, then
negotiations are possible. But, unless my Carol is traveling beside me,
I will be pretty much hunched over my drawing board doing what I love
to do and have been allowed to do for over three decades-- create
comics.
Every year the Pittsburgh Comicon helps
to raise thousands of dollars for charity. All of the items in the
charity auction are donated by the talented professionals that come to
the show each year. Take a look at some of the awesome artwork all
ready donated this year!
(excerpt)
Print of Cover Recreation of New Teen Titans #8. Signed by Artist Layne Toth & George Perez
PITTSBURGH COMICON 2007 (27-29 Apr 2007) Pittsburgh, PA
A host of great comic creators are making their way to the Pittsburgh
Comicon in 2007. Each year the Pittsburgh Comicon pulls in some of the
biggest, best, fan favorite celebrities from the worlds of Comics, TV
and Film! From the Small Press exhibitors, and our infamous Artist
Alley artists, to the big time Hollywood Stars. It&rsquos a FanBoy
(or Girl) Heaven! Here is a look at who is coming to our next big show.
This page is a complete list of all of our guests.
(excerpt)
GEORGE PEREZ
George entered the comic industry in the 1970's. He created a
splash with his early work on Marvel's Man-Wolf and Deathlok the
Demolisher He showed a flair for handling team books with his
outstanding pencils on Fantastic Four, The Inhumans and The Avengers.
George crossed over to DC in the early eighties where he took on the
penciling chores on the Justice League of America. Soon after he and
Mary Wolfman collaborated on what has become George�'s signature series,
The New Teen Titans...
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