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GS Comic Fest

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  1. GSCF is proud to announce Metropolis Comics & Collectibles returns to GSCF: Summer Edition June 4,5,6th!Metropolis collectibles is the worlds largest dealership of vintage comic books with over 150,000 vintage comic books for sale. Metropolis also owns Comicconnect the premier online auctioneer site that covers everything from discount books to original art.Let us not forget they also run Metropolis Gallery in New York, New York that exclusively sells original comic and fantasy art. Metropolis holds five Guinness World Records in comics including the most expensive purchased comic ever, Action Comics Number 1.So whether you are looking for that crown jewel for your collection or just taking a trip through comic history their booth is a must see for any fan.
  2. West Village Comics is coming to GSCF: Summer Edition June 4,5, and 6th!!! Dont miss out on the amazing lineup of comic vendors coming to the Mills at Jersey Gardens Mall! Get your tickets at GSComicFest.com
  3. Join us June 4,5,6, at the Mills at Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth NJ to celebrate the comic heroes and villains we all love. Batman, Spider-Man, The X-Men, will all be there. Comic Books, Toys, Collectibles, Art, Video Games, Grading services, and everything else Pop Culture in 1 place. Bring the family and enjoy a day out after being inside for so long.
  4. Hey Comic Fans! With GSCF: Winter Edition coming to town remember be Covid Rule Compliant. Watch your surroundings, be polite and wait for others to leave an area before jumping into that long box you cannot wait to back into. Where your mask and or face shield this includes cover your nose (we breathe out of it still) Wash your hands and use hand sanitizer. (Germs Suck) Shower (not so much for Covid just a nice thing for others around you 🙂 ) No eating or drinking on the show floor. (There is a food court across the hall) Be patient if we have a socially distanced line. We want everyone to have a good time but we are doing this for your safety and ours and want to keep holding these events. Most of all if you feel sick STAY HOME!! We are sorry you feel ill but there will be more shows. So get better and come out in the spring. GSCF is also partnering with Aerus Denville to bring you the most up to date air and surface cleaning technology for Winter Edition. Aerus will be on hand at GSCF Winter Edition with a number of their Hydroxyl blasters making sure all surfaces and air is and stays clean. This technology is used in many hospitals, doctors offices, dentists, clean rooms, schools, and even the International Space Station. This is just one more layer of protection GSCF would like to offer to everyone to help all stay safe. https://aerusofdenville.com/covid-19-press-release/
  5. GSCF: Winter Edition is back and is being held at the Rockaway Townsquare Mall in Rockaway NJ. It will be held January 29,30,31st in the old Modell's Winter Edition will have a little something for everyone including comics (golden to modern), toys, artists and art, as well as other pop culture collectibles. 80 spaces sold all covid spaced in this 18,000sft 2 floor space. Admission is $10 for Friday 11-7pm $15 for Saturday 11-7pm $10 for Sunday 12-6pm We ask all to wear a mask, stay socially distant, keep your hands clean, and STAY HOME if you feel ill. We can do this with your help and have a great safe show! For more info go to GSComicFest.com
  6. Steve Lavigne, Greg Hildebrandt, Joe Staton, and Tom Mandrake are heading to GSCF June 27-28th Tickets on sale now at gscomicfest.com
  7. Garden State Comic Fest is back with you favorite dealers, artists, guests, and graders. Join us June 27-28th with special guest Kevin Eastman! Tickets on sale now at www.GSComicFest.com
  8. Greg Hildebrandt will be appearing at the Garden State Comic Fest: Winter Edition on January 25th 2020. Greg will be bringing the original preliminary sketches from the 1996 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire trading card set. These sketches were recently found by Greg and will be available to the public for the first time.The GSCF is being held at the Fairbridge Inn Hotel & Conference Center located at 130 Route 10 West, East Hanover NJ
  9. Keith Giffen, Creator of Lobo, Rocket Raccoon, and Ambush Bug to name a few is coming to GSCF Winter Edtition!
  10. Garden State Comic Fest is planning a winter edition this January 25th at the Fairbridge Inn in East Hanover NJ. Located on Rt. 10 West Will have many comic book vendors from golden age through modern, toys, artists, and other collectibles. Guests will include Bob Camp, Bob Sharen, Bill McKay, Tom Mandrake, Jan Duursema, Fernando Ruiz, Chris Ivy, and Charles Paul Wilson III to name a few. Special guest Greg Hildebrandt will also be there signing autographs. There will also be CGC Facilitator and Witness Zach Nation on site to handle all your CGC needs.
  11. This just in!Another great piece being donated into the Garden State Comic Fest charity art auction.A beautiful Batman and Robin by legendary artistJoe Staton!You are not going to want to miss this auction on Saturday at the Lake Placid room from 3:45 to 4:45pm.
  12. My Interview about the upcoming Garden State Comic Fest with the MARVELISTS starts at the 1:03 mark. I needed more time to mention everybody, but I got a lot of people in there.
  13. For the 1st time Jeff Kline (Transformers and many movies) AND legendary colorist Bob Sharen (Spider-man and Captain America) are coming to @GS_Comic_Fest 6/29-30, Mennen Arena, Morristown NJ! Get Tix: https://www.gardenstatecomicfest.com/morristown-tickets …
  14. Chrissie Zullo is coming to Garden State Comic FestJune 29-30th!! Chrissie has designed statues for DC Collectibles and merchandise for Lucasfilm. She created comic book covers for “Star Wars: Forces of Destiny”, “Hack/Slash vs. Vampirella”, “Josie and the Pussycats”, “Vampirella”, “Life With Archie”, and Vertigo’s “Fables: The Wolf Among Us” series, as well as “Fables”, “Fairest”, “Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love”, and “Womanthology”. She has worked for DC Comics, Fandango, Mattel, Dark Horse, Devil’s Due, IDW, Topps, and Harper Collins. She also has a strange obsession for all things yeti.
  15. Greg Hildebrandt is coming to Garden State Comic Fest June 29-30th at the Mennen Arena in Morristown, New Jersey!!!Greg and his twin brother, Tim, were born in Detroit, Michigan in 1939, Both boys were avid artists and creative thinkers from a young age, and carried their artistic passion with them throughout their childhoods. For years Greg and Tim worked together and apart, receiving international recognition and numerous awards and honors. In 1975, Greg and Tim illustrated the first of a series of The Lord of the Rings calendars for Ballantine Books. In 1977, Lucasfilm hired the Brothers Hildebrandt to create the movie poster for the first Star Wars film, Star Wars: A New Hope. In 1981, they pursued separate careers. During the ’80s Greg’s art appeared on covers for Omni and Heavy Metal. The Franklin Mint and Lenox issued his work on collector’s plates, figurines, dolls and swords. In l984, Greg illustrated Mary Stewart’s Merlin trilogy, and he has illustrated 15 classics, including: The Wizard of Oz, Aladdin, Robin Hood, Dracula and Phantom of the Opera. When commenting on Greg's work the New York Times said, “Fortunate the child or adult who receives a gift of the classics richly illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt.” After 12 years apart, the Brothers reunited in 1993. They worked on Marvel posters, pre-production art for Stan Lee and Michael Uslan, producer of the Batman films, a King Tut book, the 1994 Marvel Masterpieces card set, X-Men and Spider-Man card sets, Terry & the Pirates (comic strip) and an X-Men 2099 painted bookshelf edition. In 1999, Greg began to paint a life-long dream. He created his 'American Beauties' series of retro pinup art. There are presently 100 amazing paintings in this series. In recent times Greg has done a number of covers for Marvel including Deadpool Vs. Thanos, Secret Wars, Old Man Logan, and Guardians Of The Galaxy, Star Wars, Thor, Daredevil, X-Men, to name just a few!
  16. This just in!Another great piece being donated into the Garden State Comic Fest charity art auction.A beautiful Batman and Robin by legendary artist Joe Staton!You are not going to want to miss this auction on Saturday at the Lake Placid room from 3:45pm to 4:45pm. Get Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=52223636302
  17. Budd is an American cartoonist, and creator of the independent comic book Cavewoman, published by Root's company Basement Comics/Amryl Entertainment. Root's one-shot Cavewoman: Jungle Tales, was nominated for a 1999 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story Root is one of the premiere contemporary "good girl" artists, with an art style similar to Art Adams.This will be a rare appearance by Budd so don’t miss out on meeting him in person at this years GSCF!
  18. Zenescope Entertainment is coming to Garden State Comic Fest!!Check them out at booth 325 in the Villains rink as they are bringing single issues, trades, and rare exclusives that fans can purchase & get signed at the show.
  19. Roy Thomas is coming to Garden State Comic Fest! SATURDAY ONLY JUNE 29TH!! Roy Thomas is a legendary comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is known for co-creating some of comics' greatest characters such as Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Morbius, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Ultron. He also introduced the pulp magazine heroes Conan and Red Sonja along with the sci-fi fantasy Star Wars to Marvel Comics. Roy has had lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron and Infinity, Inc., among many other titles, books, and a couple of movies. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2011 and currently edits the comics-history magazine Alter Ego. Roy will be taking donations for the Hero Initiative Charity for each comic he autographs, with a maximum of ten per person (although there will be a $25 fee for each witness-graded comic or piece of original comic art signed). If you have more than ten, you can go through the line again with ten at a time but please donate again. Roy will also have his exclusive “official” Marvel Comics “Roy Thomas Marvel characters print” for sale at $20 each. He will personally sign each print for you, with some of the proceeds going to the Heroes Initiative Charity. — with John Cimino
  20. Attention GSCF FANS:Morristown Pba and the Morristown Bureau of Police will be participating in the Garden State Comic Fest on June 29th and 30th at Mennen Arena. They will be helping us with our bag and cosplay checks. As an added bonus they will be auctioning off the original art piece shown below featuring Captain America created by extremely talented artist Billy Tucci. Additionally 300 prints colored by Wes Hartman will be available for free during the Fest. (150 per day) Lets get a big thank you to our friends in blue. Always there watching out for us just like real life superheroes!!
  21. Attention VIP Ticket Holders:Here is a look at your 2019 completed VIP Buzz Exclusive Skeletor Print!It is Awesome!!Pencils and inks by Aldrin Aw (Buzz)Colors by Dash Martin
  22. GSCF welcomes the National Cartoonist Society. The NCS promotes and fosters a social, cultural and intellectual interchange among professional cartoonists and to stimulate and encourage interest in and acceptance of the art of cartooning by aspiring cartoonists, students and the general public. Representing the NCS are artists, Rick Stromoski, of Soup to Nutz, Ray Alma, of MAD Magazine and Dog Bratton of Pop Culture Shock Therapy.