Toronto ComiCON Annual Fan Appreciation Event returns April 18-19 at the MTCC

[Kevin Boyd]

Toronto ComiCON Annual Fan Appreciation Event returns April 18-19 at the MTCC

 

Toronto's largest mainstream comic book & graphic novel focused event returns this spring at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

 

Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event

April 18-19, 2009Metro Toronto Convention Centre SOUTH BUILDING

255 Front Street West

 

www.hobbystar.com/

 

Hours

Saturday: 11:00am - 6:00pm

Sunday: 11:00am - 5:00pm

 

Features

 

Professional Guests and Speakers

The Toronto ComiCon features many fantastic comic book professional guests.

 

BIG Exhibitor Room - OVER 25,000 SQUARE FEET!

Over 100 comic book retailers, all in one place at one time! Here you will find everything you are looking for from the hottest comics, graphic novels, toys, games, videos, DVD's, memorabilia, artwork, posters, trading cards, costumes, t-shirts and much more.

 

Free Autograph Sessions

Always one of the most popular aspects of HSM events. All of our special guests will be on hand to sign autographs during the operating hours of the ComiCon.

 

Q & A

In addition to gaining knowledge through seminars and workshops, you may have some questions you want to ask the guests yourself. Here is your chance to pose questions directly to your favourite industry personalities and get the answer right from the "horse’s mouth".

 

Admission only available at the door during show hours of Comicon.

(No advance ticket sales)

 

Saturday April 18

 

$10

 

Children age 10 and under admitted FREE with adult ticket purchase! (proof of age required)

 

Sunday April 19 – Fan Appreciation Day

 

$10 - You will receive a $10.00 voucher that can be used with any retailer at the 2009 TORONTO COMICON

(Sunday Only)

 

Children age 10 and under admitted FREE with adult ticket purchase! (proof of age required)

 

OR

 

Spend $10.00 at any Comic Book store and receive 1 FREE pass to the 2009 TORONTO COMICON (Good for Sunday Admission Only). Coupons will be in stores in the Greater Toronto area in March 2009 (official date TBA).

 

OR

 

Fan Expo Canada VIP Ticket holders admitted FREE!

 

Hotel

Call 1-800-363-1990 to reserve your own hotel through the Toronto Tourism board.

 

GUESTS

 

TO BE ANNOUNCED

 

 

[Raphael]

:popcorn:

[Jason Truong]

:popcorn:

 

(joining Raph) :popcorn:

[Jason Truong]

Two months away.

[Kevin Boyd]

We will be making some guest announcements next week.

[Kevin Boyd]

Site page is live with details (location, hours, directions) and a link to a downloadable version of the exhibitor kit.

 

http://hobbystar.com/upcomingevents/torontocomicon2009fae.html

[ignimbrite]

I really liked the last show and I will attend this one as well! One quick question though, will it be in a bigger room?

[Tiziano]

Yes much BIGGER

[Kevin Boyd]

(thumbs u

 

About 5 times bigger than the one we were in for the Feb. show ---- as per the initial release:

 

BIG Exhibitor Room - OVER 25,000 SQUARE FEET!

Over 100 comic book retailers, all in one place at one time! Here you will find everything you are looking for from the hottest comics, graphic novels, toys, games, videos, DVD's, memorabilia, artwork, posters, trading cards, costumes, t-shirts and much more.

 

 

[ignimbrite]

That's great. I did see the original release but I had no idea how big the original room was in square feet to compare.

[Kevin Boyd]

The February show space was somewhere around 5,000 square feet.

 

We'll have some BIG guests to match.

[Jason Truong]

Well have some BIG guests to match.

 

Literally or figuratively speaking?

[Kevin Boyd]

Figuratively. They are all relatively normal-sized human beings. (thumbs u

[Kevin Boyd]

Some guests will be announced on Monday.

[disneynorth]

Some guests will be announced on Monday.

 

It's Monday...... And? !

[Tiziano]

Bio's are being typed up as we speak.

And I'm still working on a surprise or two.

[Kevin Boyd]

 

The Toronto ComiCON 5th Annual Fan Appreciation Event

 

April 18-19, 2009 .

 

Special Guests Include:

 

Bill Sienkiewicz

(Guest of Honour)

 

Steve Epting

(Captain America artist)

 

Doug Mahnke

(Final Crisis and Superman Beyond 3-D artist)

 

Alex Maleev

(Spider-Woman artist)

 

Todd Nauck

(Amazing Spider-Man 583 Obama story artist)

 

Joe Benitez

(Titans, Soulfire artist)

 

Chris Sprouse

(Tom Strong artist)

 

Sal Abbinanti

(Atomika artist)

 

Francis Manapul

(Superman/Batman artist)

 

Kalman Andrasofszky

(NYX: No Way Home artist)

 

Ty Templeton

(Star Trek: Mission’s End writer)

 

Valentine De Landro

(X-Factor artist)

 

Paul Rivoche

(The Spirit artist)

 

Jeff Lemire

(Essex County Trilogy writer/artist)

 

Marcio Takara

(The Incredibles artist)

 

Dave Ross

(Angel: After the Fall artist)

 

Ramon Perez

(The Resistance artist)

 

Michael Cho

(Age of the Sentry artist)

 

Jason Armstrong

(Lobster Johnson artist)

 

Sam Agro

(Looney Tunes writer)

 

Willow Dawson

(No Girls Allowed artist)

 

Ray Fawkes

(Apocalipstix writer)

 

Andy B.

 

Agnes Garbowska

 

Kent Burles

 

Kurt Lehner

 

Shane Kirshenblatt

 

More to be announced.

 

Website will be updated this week: http://hobbystar.com/upcomingevents/torontocomicon2009fae_guests.html

 

[Raphael]

:acclaim:

[disneynorth]

Already pulling my books for signing....

[Ares]

Nice