Tag: Seattle

Jet City Comic Show Preview

Wolverine cosplay at Jet City Comic Show 2011, photo by ComicsBlend.com

I like to call it the smaller Seattle con with a big heart for comics! The Jet City Comic Show is returning for its third year in on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.

“We’re proud of the fan feedback that we received last year and feel we’ve put together an even better show this year,” says co-founder James Taylor. “Jet City Comics Show is a fan friendly event, a chance for attendees to have fun, be entertained, browse through comics and discover some fantastic artists and writers.”

 

  Secret Avengers artist Gabriel Hardman, Chris Roberson (writer: iZombie and Cinderella) and Dave Roman (creator: Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity) are featured comic book creators.

The Northwest is a hotbed and home of many comic book creators. The show will feature local writers and artists, including:

Brom – World Renowned Fantasy Artist
Amy Brown – Fantasy & Fairy Artist
Matthew Clark – Ghost Rider, Spider-Man
Colleen Coover – Bandette, Gingerbread Girl
Emi Lenox – Emitown
Michel Gagné – Renowned Animator, Creator of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Natalie Nourigat – Between Gears, My Boyfriend is a Monster: Wrapped Up in You
Paul Tobin – Bandette, Marvel Adventures
“Jet City Comic Con….It’s about comics.” says artist Matthew Clark. “The fans are great  I love these types of shows. I want to help this show out and I plan to be here every year if they’ll have me. I have fun here and that’s what makes it awesome”

 

Spidey or Venom cosplay at Jet City Comic Show 2011, photo by ComicsBlend.com

Jet City will feature two costume contests, a Steampunk contest organized by SteamCon. The other will be a traditional superhero / scifi costume contest run by the D20 Girls Project who aim’s to promote women in gaming and comics.

The comic book community always gives back. The show will also be working with local charitable organization Ronald McDonald House.

If you love comics but have never attended a show then this is a perfect one to try out. Jet City Comics Show takes place on September 22, 2012 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 299 Mercer St., Seattle, WA. For more information visit www.jetcitycomicshow.com.

Tickets can be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets  or at any of the following retailers (a great way to support your local comic shop!)

Arcane Comics
5809 15th Ave NW
Seattle, WA  98107

The Comic Stop (Lynnwood)
3333 18th St SW, Suite G
Lynnwood, WA 98037

The Comic Stop (Everett)
1402 SE Everett Mall Way #160
Everett, WA 98208

The Comic Stop (Redmond)
16444 NE 74th, Unit B-135
Redmond, WA 98052

The Comic Stop (U-District)
1307 NE 45th
Seattle, WA 98105

Everett Comics & Cards
2936 Colby Avenue
Everett, WA 98201

Fantasium Comics & Games
1500 South 336th Street
Suite 12A
Federal Way, WA 98003

Tickets cost $8. The first 200 at the doors will receive a free print by special guest Gabriel Hardman.

See you there!

By Editor

PAX Seattle

PAX 2012 photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

  PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) brought tens of thousands to Seattle! The celebration included arcade games, video game tournaments, concerts and incredible cosplay.

PAX 2012 photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

  Here are just some of the amazing photos by my frequent collaborator Josh Lewis of Seattle Pulp and KOMONEWS.COM. You can check out more at KOMONEWS.COM.

By Editor

Attack of the PAX!

 

Pax cospay and pet photo by Josh Lewis, Seattle Pulp

  Pax Prime has come to Seattle! Gaming lovers have united in my home city to celebrate! One of the Emerald City’s best photographers (and ComicsBlend collaborator) Josh Lewis is capturing all the cosplay and craziness! Look for Josh’s pics on Seattle Pulp this weekend! Grrrrr!  

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Star Trek Legend & NASA’s Mohawk Guy: An Out of This World Ballet?

 UPDATE: PNB is offering ComicsBlend fans a 10 percent discount to this event. Here’s the link. See you there?

image courtesy pnb.org

 Original Story: Star Trek, NASA and Ballet? Only in Seattle – I love this geeky cool town I proudly call home! 

  Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) and Curiosity Mars rover flight director Bobak Ferdowski aka “Mohawk Guy” are special guests at a futuristic space extravaganza with dance, music, video and song.

  Celebrate Seattle is September 16th at Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrating PNB’s 40th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair – when the Space Needle and Seattle aimed for the stars and ushered in the Space Age!

  The Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra takes the spotlight with dancers, video flashbacks, and special guest appearances for a double anniversary salute to PNB, the Seattle World’s Fair, and NASA’s race to outer space.

  This one-of-a-kind performance includes:

  • PNB Orchestra performances of Silvestre’s Back to the Future, Holst’s Saturn & Jupiter, Dvorak’s Song to the Moon & selections from Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9 and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
  • Apollo pas de deux  and Circus Polka starring Artistic Director Peter Boal as the Ringmaster
  • Astronaut Cady Coleman
  • NASA’s Mars Curiosity landing film
  • Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols, introduced by June Lockhart of Lost in Space
  • Curiosity Mars rover flight director Bobak Ferdowsi (aka “Mohawk Guy”)
  • Video histories of  Pacific Northwest Ballet and the building of the Seattle World’s Fair
  • Angry Birds at the Seattle Center

  I’ll be there celebrating the past, present and future and cheering for science fiction, fact and this unique culture combination! To learn more and for tickets visit pnb.org.

Some Seattle creative minds created this salute to Bobak and the Mars Curiosity team and here’s the link to see it.

By Editor

Emerald City Comicon Adds New Creator Guests

 

The ECCC Crusaderette and Crusader at ECCC 2012, photo by ComicsBlend.com

Emerald City Comicon added to their growing list of guests for the 2013 event in Seattle:

 Christos Gage (writer of Avengers Academy, X-Men Legacy, Angel and Faith)

  Mark Waid (writer of Indestructible Hulk, Daredevil, Kingdom Come, Captain America)

  Fiona Staples (artist of Saga, Northlanders, Jonah Hex, 30 Day of Night, Deep Sleeper)

  Skottie Young (writer/artist OZ, A-Babies vs. X-Babies)

  Larry Hama (writer G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Wolverine)

  Daniel Way (writer Deadpool, Punisher, Daken: Dark Wolverine, Venom, Hit-Monkey)

Showing my Mutant Pride with Emma Frost at ECCC 2012 photo by ComicsBlend.com

  These creators join previously announced guests including Peter David, Michael Golden, Mike Mignola, Brandon Peterson, James Robinson.

  Sir Patrick Stewart and Billy Dee Williams are the celebrity guests announced so far. 

  Emerald City Comicon is March 1-3 in Seattle. Tickets go on sale September 5th.

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“We’re NASA and We Know It” Seattle Spoof Goes Viral

  “We’re NASA and We Know It” is a video from a Seattle crew that celebrates the men and women behinds of Mars hopes and dreams and parodies LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It.”

  David and Steve Hudson of cinesauraus.com are actors, editors and special effects gurus of this hilarious spoof.

 Great comic book shops, creators and cons plus all the computer and space geeks and these creatives – got to love Seattle!

Thanks to Geekwire for making my day! I needed this! I have a former Boeing buddy whose new employer in Seattle helped make part of the Curiosity.

 By Editor

Billy Dee Williams at Emerald City Comicon

photo courtesy IMDB

  The coolest guy in the galaxy…and he plays the cool, suave Lando Calrissian! The man who ran Cloud City in The Empire Strike Back is coming to our Emerald City – Seattle! Billy Dee Williams is coming to Emerald City Comicon March 1-3, 2013.

 Williams reprised his role and redeemed Calrissian in Return of the Jedi. The Star Wars vet played Harvey Dent in Tim Burton’s Batman. Sir Patrick Stewart is the only other celebrity guest announced so far. Tickets go on sale September 5th.

By Editor

A Geek Guy At GeekGirlCon!

Avengers cosplay fans at GeekGirlCon 2012 photo by ComicsBlend.com

GeekGirlCon honored contributions by women to comics, sci-fi, game play, game design, science and tech in Seattle this weekend. This passion filled event was about female creators and fans. Organizers celebrated female geeks by giving them special guests, inspirational and insightful panels and a way to share and express their passion for comics, games and all things geeky.

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