Category: Fandom

Starbuck in Seattle! Dirk Benedict at Emerald City Comicon

courtesy Emerald City Comicon

  I’m excited to share that Dirk Benedict is coming to Emerald City Comicon next year! The actor played two notorious ladies’ men on two iconic television shows of my youth. On the original Battlestar Galactica Benedict played Lt. Starbuck. The Colonial pilot blasted Cylons, seduced ladies but Apollo and the fleet could always count on him when they needed him. I admit I had the Starbuck action figure along with a Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider.

  Benedict then played Templeton Peck aka Faceman on the classic series The A-Team. This was another great role to showcase Benedict’s charisma, charm and comic timing. The Montana native attended college in Walla Walla, Washington and performed in Seattle theatre productions before becoming a pop culture icon with two classic characters.

  Benedict will be appearing all three days. Emerald City Comicon is March 1-3, 2013 at the Washington State Convention Center. Tickets are on sale online or visit a local comic book shop selling tickets – and pick a book or three while you’re there!

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Costumed Corgis Celebrate HOWL – oween!

photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

  Watch out Krypto! You may be a super dog but Seattle’s cutest Corgis strutted their stuff to celebrate Halloween in Seattle.

photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

  Here’s one of my favorite shots by Josh Lewis of the Corgi Costume Walk around Seattle’s Green Lake! This Corgi is sporting Steampunk style goggles – maybe he’s ready to join Snoopy in the air searching for the Red Baron?

photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

  I’m obsessed with sharks so I really loved this unique look!

 Check out the gallery at KOMONEWS.COM.

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Batman Comes Home! Adam West at Emerald City Comicon 2013

 

Adam West as Batman, courtesy Emerald City Comicon

  Make way for pop royalty! A hometown boy made good is coming home! Adam West will appear at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle March 1-3. 2013. The Seattle native played Batman on the camptastic 1960’s ABC television series and in the first Batman feature film.

  That voice. That delivery. That style. Adam West is an icon. Every weekday I would rush home from school to watch Batman reruns in the afternoon. I watched the first Batman movie over and over.

  In recent years West has become a popular voice actor on Spongebob Squarepants, Johnny Bravo and as “Mayor Adam West” on Family Guy.

  West was born in Seattle and raised in Walla Walla, Washington. The iconic actor will appear at Emerald City Comicon 2013 all three days – his first public appearance in Washington state in nearly 20 years. This will be his first Northwest convention appearance in 3 decades. 

 Adam West will always hold a special place in the hearts and memories of comic book fans. The campy classic series was the gateway to comic books for young geeks like me at the time. No matter how dark the Dark Knight turns there is always a special  for in pop culture for West’s Caped Cruader.  

  Emerald City Comicon will make the Washington State Convention Center a giant Batcave March 1-3, 2013 in Seattle.

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Go Purple For Spirit Day

  Hawkeye. Psylocke. Huntress. The Wonder Twins. Bunker. Heroes from DC and Marvel Universes work the purple!

Fellow comic book fans take inspiration from these stylish heroes to make a statement. Wear purple on October 19, 2012 for GLAAD Spirit Day to help speak out against bullying and show your support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. Follow the stories and support with #SpiritDay with GLAAD on Twitter.

Thanks for sharing this and showing you support on Spirit Day.

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ComicsBlend on Zanadu VideoBlog!

I’m honored to be the special guest on the Zanadu Comics Videoblog this week! I joined Casey and Morgan on the panel with my weekly picks.

Thanks to Perry, Howard, Casey and Morgan for having me! I’m proud to represent Marvel fans, older fans and obviously bigger fans – remember the camera adds 10 pounds! You ask, “how many cams were on ya?”

and “ummmm” I wish I hadn’t said “ummmm” so much.

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New Guests for Emerald City Comicon

Emerald City Comicon announced new guests for next year’s event in Seattle.

Gambit #1 courtesy Marvel

Terry Moore – Huge thanks to my comic book reading club member Susan to turning me on to Moore’s Rachel Rising. The creator/writer/artist is also acclaimed for Echo and Strangers in Paradise.

Clay Mann is coming back next year. The former X-Men: Legacy artist is now drawing the Gambit solo series. I have a spectacular print of Rogue and Gambit embracing – as they should – sorry Magneto.

Aaron Lopresti (Justice League International, Green Arrow) is returning to Seattle.

Bob Layton – LEGEND! The classic Iron Man artist!

Emerald City Comicon is March 1-3, 2013 and this year they’re taking over the entire Washington State Convention Center.

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Marvel Comic Books For The Cure

 

Wolverine #315 courtesy Marvel.com

  Marvel is going pink! Some of the publisher’s most iconic superheroes drawn by an all-star roster of artists are joining the fight for the cure this month. Eight of Marvel’s biggest titles will go pink with variant covers in support of the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Campaign during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These books will be sold exclusively in comic shops and include a one-page advertorial educating readers about breast cancer.

Captain Marvel #5 courtesy Marvel

“Marvel is proud to partner with Susan G. Komen For the Cure to support their unparalleled efforts to raise awareness about the risk of breast cancer to both women and men,” said Dan Buckley, Publisher & President of the Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. “We’re in a unique position to educate all our fans worldwide and increase awareness of the ways to fight—and reduce– this risk of this disease by utilizing our comics and online presence.”

 

Here are the titles to watch for this month:

  • AVENGERS #31 KOMEN VARIANT by Pasqual Ferry & Chris Sotomayor [on sale 10/10]
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #18 KOMEN VARIANT  by Dale Keown & Frank D’Armata [on sale 10/10]
  • CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 KOMEN VARIANT by Joe Quiñones [on sale 10/107]
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #611 KOMEN VARIANT by John Tyler Christopher [on sale 10/10]
  • INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #526 KOMEN VARIANT by Paul Renaud [on sale 10/10]
  • THE MIGHTY THOR #21 KOMEN VARIANT by Mike Perkins & Sonia Oback [on sale 10/17]
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #20 KOMEN VARIANT  by David Marquez & Chris Sotomayor [on sale 10/17]
  • WOLVERINE #315 KOMEN VARIANT by Ben Ang & Edgar Delgado [on sale 10/24]

    Uncanny X-Men #20 courtesy Marvel

  Wolverine’s daughter, X-23, is featured on the Wolverine variant. It’s inspiring to see Carol Danvers helping the cause. The recently promoted Captain Marvel is the only female character headling her own title written by a fan favorite writer Kelly Sue DeConnick.

Marvel is also publishing a special one page advertorial running throughout its comics in October to raise awareness of breast cancer in men. The publisher reveals all the variant covers which you can see here on Marvel.com.

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Avengers for Halloween?

 

Lil Iron Man at Jet City Comic Show, photo by ComicsBlend.com

  I was always a tall kid so I loved my Star Wars Darth Vader costume and wore it over and over as a kid for Halloween. How times have changed? At this weekend’s Jet City Comic Show I saw little Iron Men and Captains America!

  Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are now the inspiration for Halloween’s most heroic costumes. With the blockbuster success of The Avengers – expect a ton of Marvel heroes trick or treating in your neighborhood this season!

 Here are some links to make your little hero stand out this Halloween: Will you choose Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk or Thor? Spidey is an Avenger in the comics at this year’s Amazing Spider-Man reboot proved Spider-Man will always be a favorite!

  Be careful out there! Have a safe and happy Halloween!

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