GARDEN STATE COMIC FEST JULY 9-10TH WITH SPECIAL GUEST KEVIN EASTMAN

[ZmanDman007]

Garden State Comic Fest is going to be setting up at Big Apple Convention this Saturday!

 

Yes we are crossing the river again!

 

If you are going make sure to stop by our table and say hi! As always we will have cool giveaways and of course a little inside information available about GSCF!

 

We look forward to seeing so many friends and fans after the winter!

https://www.facebook.com/bigappleconvention/

[ZmanDman007]

TOMORROW! Garden State Comic Fest is going to be setting up at Big Apple Convention this Saturday!

 

Yes we are crossing the river again!

 

If you are going make sure to stop by our table and say hi! As always we will have cool giveaways and of course a little inside information available about GSCF!

 

We look forward to seeing so many friends and fans after the winter!

https://www.facebook.com/bigappleconvention/

[ZmanDman007]

TOMORROW! Garden State Comic Fest is going to be setting up at Big Apple Convention (www.NYCBM.com) this Saturday!

 

Yes we are crossing the river again!

 

If you are going make sure to stop by our table and say hi! As always we will have cool giveaways and of course a little inside information available about GSCF!

 

We look forward to seeing so many friends and fans after the winter!

www.GardenStateComicFest.com

 

[ZmanDman007]

TESTIMONIAL FROM THE LEGEND GREG HILDEBRANDT:

 

Last year I greatly enjoyed working with Garden State Comic Fest for the first time. This con is the best in New Jersey! Great people, fantastic layout, wonderful space for artists. Last year was a blast and each year it keeps getting better!

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GSCF is proud to announce Joe Staton to Garden State Comic Fest

Staton, a legend in the comic world and co-creator of such notable characters as Earth 2’s Huntress and the Green Lanterns Salaak, Arisia, and the toughest GL of all Kilowog to name only a few.

Hired initially by to work for Marvel, Staton was recruited by DC to work on the revival of the Justice Society of America in All Star Comics and later Adventure Comics. In these titles he illustrated stories including the origin of the JSA in DC Special #29. and the death of the Earth-Two Batman. Staton also illustrated the solo adventures of two female JSA members created during the JSA revival – drawing Power Girl in Showcase and The Huntress. During that time, Staton additionally drew Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Doom Patrol, and the Metal Men. In 1979, Staton began a two-and-a-half-year run on Green Lantern, during which he co-created the Omega Men with writer Marv Wolfman.

He returned to DC Comics afterwards for a second run on Green Lantern and with writer Steve Englehart, oversaw the title's name change to Green Lantern Corps. In addition, Staton illustrated Guy Gardner, The Huntress, The New Guardians and Superman & Bugs Bunny.

On January 19, 2011, Tribune Media Services announced that Staton and writer Mike Curtis would replace Locher as the creative team of the Tracy comic strip in which he still works on today.

In 1998 Staton received the Eisner Award for World’s Finest: The Superman-Batman Adventure and in 2013, Staton and Curtis were awarded the Harvey Award for Tracy.

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GSCF is proud to announce NJ Native and Lady Death creator Brian Pulido is coming to Garden State Comic Fest this July 9-10th at the Mennen Arena in Morristown, New Jersey!

In 2015, Pulido, who grew up in Long Branch, New Jersey, launched Coffin Comics and has written / published: Lady Death: Chaos Rules #1, Lady Death: Damnation Game #1, Zack, The Zombie Exterminator and La Muerta #1: Descent.

Pulido created the Chaos! Comics universe including Lady Death, Evil Ernie, Purgatori, Chastity & dozens of other characters. He has published / written Lady Death, Evil Ernie, A Nightmare on Elm St., Chucky, Friday The 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Megadeth, ICP and many more.

He is on The Hero Initiative’s fundraising board and has received the CBLDF Defender of Liberty Award. He wrote / directed The Graves starring Tony Todd.

Lady Death #1 celebrates its 22 anniversary in 2016!

This is Pulido’s 1st New Jersey Convention appearance in two decades!

For more info, visit:

www.LadyDeathUniverse.com

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GSCF is proud to welcome Mark McKenna to Garden State Comic Fest Fest July 9-10th at the Mennen Arena in Morristown NJ.

Mark McKenna is a 30 year veteran of the comic book industry. In that time he has worked on Batman, Wolverine, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and more recently on Star Wars, counting over 500 comics in all.

A graduate of The School of Visual Arts in 1982, his first credited published works was in a a toy tie-in comic called Sectaurs(#4) in the same year with spot credits here and there. It wasn’t until he brought his Marvel samples to DC in late 1986 and serendipitously met DC group editor Karen Berger that his life took a major change. A day after Mrs. Berger had seen his samples, she called Mark and offered him a new ongoing title, Dr. Fate.

Mark's more recent work can be seen in Legendary Picture Books PACIFIC RIM movie prequel, Dark Horse Comics Star Wars-The Old Republic: The Lost Suns. In 2012 his work on the online web comic titled “Star Wars: Blood of the Empire“ was collected into an 84 page trade paperback and was the lynchpin for the 2012 released Bio-ware online video game, The Old Republic.

His children’s book series Banana Tail and Friends is a labor of love that he created when his daughter was four and had a newborn son. The BOOnana Tail Halloween Special was released for Halloween of last year and was treated as an “all ages” comic project that continues to grow with children that had the original storybooks read to them as younger children.

Mark has also created, written, inked and published the Sci Fi/Horror COMBAT JACKS comic book with issue #3 coming out this June and will be available at GSCF.

For more Banana Tail info please visit: WWW.Bananatail.com for more comic-related info, please visit: WWW.MarkMcKennaart.com or WWW.Combatjacks.com

[Jking3437]

His was a good show last year, I'll take the trip from philly again this year to attend

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GSCF is proud to welcome Jim Steranko to Garden State Comic Fest this July 9-10th at Mennen Arena in Morristown NJ.

Jim has cut a ferocious path through the entertainment arts, with a dozen successful careers to his credit: author, magician, illustrator, escape artist, historian. He is cited as one of the prime architects of Marvel Comics and the co-creator of NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. He also wrote and drew CAPTAIN AMERICA, THE HULK, SUPERMAN, and THE X-MEN (for which he designed the classic title logo); generated more than 150 original storytelling devices and techniques that changed the direction of the comics medium; and evolved a devoted cult of followers who have nicknamed him The Innovator. WIZARD magazine credits Steranko as the 5th Most Influential Artist in the history of the form.

Over the past several decades, he has amassed more than 100 highly-commercial Intellectual Properties—his Theatre of Concepts—which range from children’s interactive-learning entertainments to high-action adult digital gaming, from science fiction to superheroes. His vision is to shape, structure, and synthesize character-driven projects with state-of-the-art technology for the World of Tomorrow. And he's still the best-dressed man in comics.

Please check out www.GardenStateComicFest.com for Jim's full amazing biography!

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GSCF is proud to announce Rags Morales is coming to Garden State Comic Fest this July 9-10th at Mennen Arena in Morristown NJ.

Ralph “Rags” Morales is an American comic book artist known for his work on various books including Identity Crisis, Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Batman Confidential, and Blackest Night to name a few. As part of the DC Comics massive relaunch of their entire superhero line, Morales was announced as the artist on the new Action Comics #1, teaming with writer Grant Morrison. The New 52 reboot of then Superman-centric Action Comics.

A graduate of The Kubert School, Morales’s first professional work was penciling 19 issues of Forgotten Realms with writer Jeff Grubb as part of the TSR line of books. Following Forgotten Realms, Morales co-created and pencilled Black Condor.

Please check out www.GardenStateComicFest.com for Rag's full amazing biography!

[Bird]

GSCF is proud to announce Rags Morales is coming to Garden State Comic Fest this July 9-10th at Mennen Arena in Morristown NJ.

Ralph “Rags” Morales is an American comic book artist known for his work on various books including Identity Crisis, Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Batman Confidential, and Blackest Night to name a few. As part of the DC Comics massive relaunch of their entire superhero line, Morales was announced as the artist on the new Action Comics #1, teaming with writer Grant Morrison. The New 52 reboot of then Superman-centric Action Comics.

A graduate of The Kubert School, Morales’s first professional work was penciling 19 issues of Forgotten Realms with writer Jeff Grubb as part of the TSR line of books. Following Forgotten Realms, Morales co-created and pencilled Black Condor.

Please check out www.GardenStateComicFest.com for Rag's full amazing biography!

 

Ralph eh?

 

Huh.

 

Rags is a great artist, good guest!

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They're Back!!

GSCF is proud to announce Dewey's Comic City, East Side Mags, Fat Moose Comics and Games , and Zapp Comics will all have limited amounts Garden State Comic Fest tickets in store and for sale starting Wednesday April 20th!!!

 

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GSCF is proud to announce Jan Duursema is coming to Garden State Comic Fest this July!

Jan is most well known for her work on the Star Wars comics franchise and, believe us, that only touches the surface of her extraordinary career to date. She was the creator of the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and her Kiffar Jedi master Quinlan Vos as well as Denin and Vila from Naldar.

Jan’s first published illustration work appeared in Heavy Metal. From there she drew several stories for DC Comics' Sgt. Rock. She co-created Arion Lord of Atlantis with Paul Kupperberg and also drew stories in Warlord and Wonder Woman #300.

Her first work for the Star Wars franchise appeared in Star Wars #92, published by Marvel Comics. Other work there includes art for X-Factor, Hulk, Spider Man and X-Men.

At DC, Jan drew the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons series, then worked with John Ostrander on Hawkworld and the series relaunch of that title, Hawkman.

Jan's association with the Star Wars franchise at Dark Horse began with Star Wars: Chewbacca #2. That was followed by several Star Wars series for Dark Horse: Star Wars Republic and Star Wars Republic: Clone Wars with John Ostrander, the Star Wars: Darth Maul mini in 2000 with Ron Marz and the comic adaptation of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Jumping ahead into Star War's future, Duursema and Ostrander collaborated on the Star Wars Legacy series. After that, the team of Ostrander and Duursema launched the Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi series at Dark Horse which delved into the beginnings of the Jedi.

Other works include DC's Convergence: Nightwing and Oracle with Gail Simone, Ghost for Dark Horse, as well as work for Valiant Comics and Elric:The Vanishing Tower by Michael Moorcock, adapted by Roy Thomas for First Comics.

Jan is currently working on some great new indy projects with John Ostrander and Louise Simonson that will be announced soon!

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GSCF is proud to announce Budd Root is coming to Garden State Comic Fest!

 

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!

 

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Our name means a lot to us. So one of the best things about Garden State Comic Fest is we have COMICS!! You name it we will have it. Golden, Silver, Bronze age, Modern, Indy, Graphic Novels. We have it all! From quarter books to key issues to ACTION COMICS #1 WE HAVE IT!!

So get your lists ready and have a ball!

Get your tickets now at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/garden-state-comic-fest-july-9-10-2016-tickets-21135175880

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GSCF Is proud to announce CGC will be on hand all weekend accepting commissions.

[thecopperagekids]

GSCF Is proud to announce CGC will be on hand all weekend accepting commissions.

 

Awesome!!!!

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GSCF is proud to announce Louise Simonson is coming to Garden State Comic Fest!!

Louise is a writer and editor best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, World of Warcraft, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Steel.

In recognition of her contributions to comics, Comics Alliance listed Simonson as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.

As an Editor Louise worked on such titles as (Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella) for Warren publishing and Uncanny X-Men, The New Mutants, Star Wars and Indiana Jones comics for Marvel.

As a writer She created the Eagle Award-winning Power Pack. The title, which debuted in August 1984, featured the adventures of four pre-teen superheroes. Simonson would write the majority of the title's first forty issues, even coloring one issue (#18). Her other Marvel writing work included Starriors, Marvel Team-Up, Web of Spider-Man, and Red Sonja. Louise helped her husband Walt Simonson color his "Star Slammers" story in Marvel Graphic Novel #6.

In 1986 Louise started on the X-Men spin-off X-Factor, In #6, her first issue, she and artist Jackson Guice introduced Apocalypse, a character who would go on to make repeated appearances in the X-Men franchise. From #10 of the title, she was joined by her husband, Walt Simonson, on pencils. In #25, the creators gave the character, Angel, blue skin and metal wings in a process which would lead to his being renamed as "Archangel". It was at Simonson's suggestion that X-Men writer Chris Claremont's "Mutant Massacre" story idea was turned into a crossover through all the "X-books", the first of its kind.Her run on X-Factor included the relevant installments of "Mutant Massacre", and the subsequent crossovers "Fall of the Mutants," "Inferno", and "X-Tinction Agenda".

In 1987, beginning with issue #55, she became the New Mutants scripter where she ended up writing the series for three and a half years. It was during this run that she and artist Rob Liefeld introduced Cable, another important character in the X-Men franchise.

In 1991, Simonson began writing for DC Comics. She, artist Jon Bogdanove, and editor Mike Carlin launched a new Superman title, Superman: The Man of Steel , a title she would write for eight years. Simonson (along with Carlin, Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern and others) was one of the chief architects of "The Death of Superman" storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. It was during that storyline, in The Adventures of Superman #500 that Simonson and Bogdanove introduced their character Steel. Simonson was one of the many creators who worked on the Superman: The Wedding Album one-shot in 1996 where Clark Kent married Lois Lane.

Louise also co-wrote the comic World of Warcraft, based on the multi-million player internet game, for Wildstorm, and a manga story, based in the Warcraft universe, for Tokyopop.

She is also the author of the non-fiction DC Comics Covergirls.

She is currently working on a project with fellow GSCF guest Jan Duursema, More info on this coming soon!

 

[Bird]

Excellent. I enjoy talking to Louise Simonson. I may even have a few books for her to sign for SS submission at the show!

[comicjack]

Shaping up to be an awesome event