November 4th Montclair, NJ 10am-4pm Comic Museum Show

[Foolkiller]

I won't be able to go, but if others are, they should definitely try! Convention is free, but the admission to museum is $8.

 

 

Come to our greatest show ever:

Montclair Art Museum Comicon - November 4, 2007!

Nov. 4, Montclair Art Museum Comic Book Convention. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042 (corne of Bloomfield Ave). Museum admission is $8 ($6 for seniors or students with ID, free to children under 12). There is no additional charge to attend the convention. Hours are 10-4. Workshops included with admission.

 

This show is being held in conjunction with four major exhibitions at the museum:

 

"Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Heroes." Come feast your eyes on an amazing display of comics from the Golden Age to present, including Action #1, Detective #27 and Captain America #1, along with incredible original art!

"Comic Book Legends: Joe, Andy and Adam Kubert" -- featuring a stunning array of art from the family's private collection.

"Greg Hildebrandt: Golden and Silver Age of Superheroes" -- amazing murals featuring iconic DC and Marvel heroes.

"Dulce Pinzon: The Real Story of Superheroes" -- Photo display

(The exhibits run through January-the con is one day only)

There will be hundreds of thousands of comic books for sale, from bargain "readers" to investment grade CGC's. A "No Minimum Bid" auction will held at 1:00. Among the items up for auction are an original Magneto sketch by Silver Age legend John Romita Sr, the original art to a 1940 Blondie comic strip, a letter signed by Steve Ditko (Ditko's signature is extraordinarily scarce), a CGC 9.8 NYCC Sensational Spider-Man #35 and much, much more. A trivia contest will be held at 1:30 for hundreds of dollars worth of comics! There will also be tons of goodies and some items that will be EXCLUSIVE to this show!

 

Confirmed guest artists and writers so far...

 

Adam Kubert - X-Men, Kubert School, and MORE! - Signing noon to 1:00 (1 item per person)

Michael Uslan - Producer of the first Batman film, Batman Begins, and the upcoming Spirit movie

Greg Hildebrandt - World reknowned painter

Fernando Ruiz - Archie Comics, Kubert School teacher

Doug Baron - Jump Back Productions, Kubert School teacher

Adam McGovern - Dr Id, Psychologist Of The Supernatural (Now in development as a TV show!)

Wilson Ramos Jr. - Section 8 Comics, colorist for Marvel Comics

C J Henderson - Writer, Kolchak The Night Stalker Graphic Novel (plus tons of mystery, sci-fi, horror and fantasy novels!)

Michael Leib - Writer, BOOM! Comics, former online editor for DC Comics

Andre Szymanowicz - Publisher of Groove Junction

Rashida Lewis - Artist, Sandstorm

After Hours Press - NJ Based Publisher - After Hours is looking to expand their line and is seeking new talent-so bring your portfolios for review!)

Buddy Scalera - Writer, Deadpool, Weapon X, 7 Days to Fame, Necrotic, Comic Artist's Photo Reference, former Wizard Online Editor

Joe Caramagna- Writer, Model Operandi, Inker, 7 Days to Fame, Marvel Comics Letterer

Dennis Budd - Artist, Model Operandi, artist Lord of the Rings trading cards, artist Star Wars trading cards

Jason Baroody - Artist - Marvel, Image, & more

W. Reilly Brown - Artist - Cable Deadpool (Marvel)

Gary Fields - Artist - Cracked magazine, Nickelodean Magazine, DC Comics Cartoon Network Comics

Steve Conte - Creator - "Action Figure Kingdom" & Proprietor of Funnybooks Comics Shop in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Ziggy Blumenthal - Artist - Pajama Pants & Side-Kicked

Will Torres - Artist

Spookyman Comics

Glenn Whitmore-Artist

 

At 6:00 pm, legendary cartoonist Jerry Robinson (Yes, the man responsible for creating a tremendous amount of the BATMAN mythos, and so much more) will be giving a lecture AFTER the dealers room closes. Seating is VERY limited. There is a fee of $15 to attend the lecture (all proceeds go to the museum), but that also gives you admission to the museum exhibits throughout the day and the Comic Convention as well - what a bargain! Lecture tickets MUST be purchased IN ADVANCE from the Montclair Art Museum.

 

Jerry Robinson tickets on sale now. Limited seating. Call the museum at 973-746-5555 to reserve yours today!

 

Workshops

Workshops are FREE (with paid admission to the museum), but seating is limited. To reserve a seat at any workshop, email: pugprdctns@aol.com

 

11:00-12:00 Writing Comics (kids version-under age 12) Taught by Buddy Scalera (credits-writer: Deadpool, Weapon X, 7 Days To Fame, Necrotic, Comic Artist's Photo Reference, former Wizard Online Editor)

 

11:00-12:00 Dynamic Figure Drawing (recommended for ages 12-adult) Taught by Fernando Ruiz (credits-Senior Artist/Writer for Archie Comics, Kubert School Instuctor)

 

12:00-1:00 Drawing Comics in Japanese Manga/Anime Style (kids version-under age 12) Taught by Doug Baron (credits-Artist/Writer/Publisher of Jump Back Productions, Kubert School Instuctor)

 

12:00-1:00 Basics of Computer Coloring for Comics (recommended for ages 12-adult) Taught by Wilson Ramos Jr (credits-Section 8 Comics, Marvel Comics Color Artist)

 

1:00-2:00 Writing Comics (Adult Version-ages 12 and up) Taught by Buddy Scalera

 

1:00-2:00 Drawing faces and Features (Recommended for ages 12-adult) Taught by Fernando Ruiz

 

2:00-3:00 Drawing Comics in Japanese Manga/Anime Style (adult version-ages 12 and up) Taught by Doug Baron

 

This is the largest Comicon ever held in Northern NJ!

 

See you all there,

JP

www.njcomicbookshows.com

 

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[HOTFLIPS]

Im going to try to go. They are closing the Verrazzanno Bridge for the Marathon. Might be tough.

[HOTFLIPS]

Made to the show. 15 dealers, tightly packed, lots of back issues and other stuff. Cool stuff up for auction. The museum was awesome!! Im so glad i was able to run faster than the marathon runners and make it to the show. Saw some books in that museum that were really cool but more importantly gave a history of every comic on display. The original art from the 40's was really cool too. Great show, I hope they do it again.

 

Jeff

[comic_lot]

Jeff -

 

Did you (or anyone else) go to the Jerry Robinson lecture? I'm curious what he had to say.

[HOTFLIPS]

No i did not. I was talking to a lot of dealers and left by 3:30. Tried to beat the traffic back to brooklyn. Didnt work anyways. Sorry,

 

Jeff