Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon 2006

[Ares]

Who is the other lady in the picture?

 

Down boy. She's too young for you.

Au contraire she was born on

July 26th 1987 that makes her legal I beleive.

Not gonna touch her but I cant get arrested if I do

[Kevin Boyd]

March 28th Guest Update:

 

Word has come from Eric Powell that a scheduling problem has come up that will prevent him from attending. He sends his regrets and hopes that we can try again for 2007!

 

Wrestling superstar King Kong Bundy will be joining us for the weekend. He'll be talking with fans, signing autographs, taking pictures and selling his own comic book! Also - the King Kong Bundy Collection of comics purchased by the man who still holds the WrestleMania record for fastest pin will be on sale at his booth in the guest area! KKB also appeared on the Fox tv show Married...With Children as Uncle Irwin Bundy.

 

And word has come that writing superstar J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Babylon 5) may be able to make a return appearance to the Paradise TORONTO COMICON. JMS was our mystery guest last year (he wanted to surprise a friend), and he has let us know that, schedule permitting, he should be able to pop up to TO again for the Comicon. His visit last year and his conversation with Dave Sim resulted in the fantastic interview in FOLLOWING CEREBUS #7 - still on sale.

[Jason Truong]

Sucks that Eric Powell can't make it.

 

Great to hear JMS coming back... missed out on his signing at the last Paradise Con, because I was in other lines. Oh well... this year for sure.

 

KING KONG BUNDY!!! (sorry for the caps, just happy)

[Kevin Boyd]

Jennifer Van Meter (Hopeless Savages, Outsiders #32-33, JSA Classified 5-7, The Blair Witch Chronicles) will also be appearing at Comicon!

 

[Jason Truong]

Jennifer Van Meter (Hopeless Savages, The Blair Witch Chronicles) will also be appearing at Comicon!

 

Would it be wrong to assume that she is the same Jennifer Van Meter that guest-wrote Outsiders #32-33, and wrote the "JSA Classified: Honor Among Thieves" arc (issues 5-7)?

[Kevin Boyd]

That's her.

[mitol]

Can Jason Truong be the next generation Kevin Boyd when it comes to comicbook knowledge???

[Tiziano]

Can Jason Truong be the next generation Kevin Boyd when it comes to comicbook knowledge???

 

NEVER, Kev really knows his

[Jason Truong]

Can Jason Truong be the next generation Kevin Boyd when it comes to comicbook knowledge???

 

nah... I'm only familiar with who does what, because I'm in that Metti-Publisher league.

 

http://www.metti-publisher.com/cgi-bin/Welcome.cgi

 

Like the Yahoo hockey pool (which I'm first in both my leagues), just with comic creators (which I'm in first in my league).

[Kevin Boyd]

Okay, so this has been an interesting week of ups and downs.

 

Firstly, I have to announce that yesterday Tony Harris contacted us to say that a personal situation has arisen that requires him to be elsewhere on the weekend of our convention so he has regretfully cancelled. It looks like Tony is now our first announced guest for 2007.

 

So, two guest spots opened up.... two guest spots have been filled:

 

PLEASE WELCOME:

 

ANDY SMITH

Andy Smith has slowly but surely become an artistic force to be reckoned with since his days working for Crossgen, and before that, Valiant Comics. Smith recently worked on "Green Lantern" and "Hawkman", and produced the mini-series "Armor X" for Across the Pond Studios. Smith is now drawing the four issue miniseries "RED SONJA/CLAW: THE DEVIL'S HANDS," a Dynamite/DC Comics crossover. The miniseries is written by John Layman, and Alex Ross and Jim Lee are providing the covers.

 

BART SEARS

Bart Sears, acclaimed artist, has worked on such diverse titles as Captain America and the Falcon, Sabretooth: Open Season (written by Daniel Way), Justice League Europe, X-O Manowar, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, The First, and The Path. He is also the former Art Director for Crossgen. Sears recently signed a two-year exclusive with DC Comics, as both an artist and a designer on projects including BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #200 and the new WARLORD series, written by Bruce Jones.

www.bartsears.com

[Kevin Boyd]

At the Paradise Comicon we sell space. A 10 foot by 10 foot booth comes with one 8 foot table, but many vendors will bring additional tables and racking systems to effectively utilize their space. An endcap is a corner booth. Corner booths come with an additional 8 foot table.

 

So for example, a vendor with 4 booths, two of which are endcaps will receive 6 tables.

 

VENDOR NAME: NUMBER OF 10 x 10 BOOTHS / NUMBER OF ENDCAPS (SPACE OCCUPIED in square feet)

 

3rd Quadrant Comics__________________ 2 / 2 (10 x 20)

4EverComix_________________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Academy Comics_____________________ 3 / 0 (10 x 30)

All New Comics ______________________ 6 / 2 (20 x 30)

Amazing Georges_____________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Another Dream ______________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Atomic Age Books____________________ 1 / 0 (10 x 10)

Beguiling, The_______________________ 2 / 2 (10 x 20)

Big B Comics________________________ 4 / 2 (20 x 20)

Blue Beetle Comics___________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Brian McSweeney____________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Comic Book Addiction_________________ 10 / 4 (20 x 50)

Comic Book Movie Store, The___________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Comic & Card Trader__________________ 2 / 2 (10 x 20)

Comics & More_______________________ 4 / 2 (20 x 20)

Comics Guaranty, LLC (CGC)____________ 2 / 2 (10 x 20)

Cyclone Comic Books__________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Danny Wong________________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Dons of Comics, The__________________ 3 / 1 (10 x 30)

Doug Mummenhoff___________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Dragon, The________________________ 1 / 0 (10 x 10)

Dragon Lady Comics & Paper Nostalgia____ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Dragonstar_________________________ 2 / 1 (10 x 20)

Hairy Tarantula______________________ 6 / 2 (20 x 30)

Harley Yee Rare Comics_______________ 2 / 2 (10 x 20)

High Grade Comics___________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Kevthemev Comics___________________ 3 / 1 (10 x 30)

Kewl Collectibles_____________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Kool Collectibles______________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Koop's Comics_______________________ 3 / 1 (10 x 30)

Labyrinth, The_______________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Major Comics________________________ 3 / 1 (10 x 30)

Mannish Mistry Comics_________________ 3 / 1 (10 x 30)

Moe Storizinsky (formerly of Big B Comics)__ 3 / 1 (10 x 30)

Neat Stuff Collectibles_________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Paradise Comics______________________ 8 / 4 (20 x 40)

Scaredy Cats Costumes ________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Scott Wylie _________________________ 2 / 2 (10 x 20)

Shockwave Comics____________________ 2 / 1 (10 x 20)

Silver Snail__________________________ 5 / 2 (10 x 50)

Stan Tam___________________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Steven Ritter________________________ 2 / 1 (10 x 20)

Superworld Comics____________________ 2 / 1 (10 x 20)

Tomorrow's Treasures_________________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

Watcher, The_______________________ 1 / 0 (10 x 10)

Yoram Matzkin Original Art______________ 1 / 1 (10 x 10)

 

Yes, we do have some space availabe in the vending area:

 

AVAILABLE____________________________ 7 / 0

 

Vending area takes up approximately 50% of the floor space (hall = 58,000 square feet). Additional 50% is occupied by the Corporate section, the Children's Area, the Artists Alley and Guest areas.

 

12/118 Artist Alley Spaces are available as of today

0/38 Guest spaces are available

0/20 Corporate Booths are available

[Kevin Boyd]

Just added!

 

Linda Medley

 

Linda Medley is the artist/writer of the illustrated story Castle Waiting, a retelling of classic fairytales that asks the question, "What happens after 'happily ever after'?" Linda has won the prestigious Xeric Foundation grant award, was a finalist in the 1997 Eisner awards, which are voted on by professionals in the comic book industry, and in 1998 won two Eisners for her work! In 1997 and 1998 she visited various cities across the country with the Trilogy Tour, a group of award-winning comic artists. In 1999 she went on hiatus from Castle Waiting to work on the Vertigo title Books of Fairie, but returned and is back in production on Castle Waiting again.

 

Linda will be joining us for the weekend and for the Women of Comics Symposium.

 

http://www.studiolio.com/

 

[1 000 000 COMIX]

Okay, so this has been an interesting week of ups and downs.

 

Firstly, I have to announce that yesterday Tony Harris contacted us to say that a personal situation has arisen that requires him to be elsewhere on the weekend of our convention so he has regretfully cancelled. It looks like Tony is now our first announced guest for 2007.

 

So, two guest spots opened up.... two guest spots have been filled:

 

PLEASE WELCOME:

 

ANDY SMITH

Andy Smith has slowly but surely become an artistic force to be reckoned with since his days working for Crossgen, and before that, Valiant Comics. Smith recently worked on "Green Lantern" and "Hawkman", and produced the mini-series "Armor X" for Across the Pond Studios. Smith is now drawing the four issue miniseries "RED SONJA/CLAW: THE DEVIL'S HANDS," a Dynamite/DC Comics crossover. The miniseries is written by John Layman, and Alex Ross and Jim Lee are providing the covers.

 

BART SEARS

Bart Sears, acclaimed artist, has worked on such diverse titles as Captain America and the Falcon, Sabretooth: Open Season (written by Daniel Way), Justice League Europe, X-O Manowar, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, The First, and The Path. He is also the former Art Director for Crossgen. Sears recently signed a two-year exclusive with DC Comics, as both an artist and a designer on projects including BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #200 and the new WARLORD series, written by Bruce Jones.

www.bartsears.com

 

 

great pick up there kev

[SignatureSelect]

That is a good score on Bart Sears. I am going to be sending a books to paradise for him to sign.

[comic_manager]

Okay, so this has been an interesting week of ups and downs.

 

Firstly, I have to announce that yesterday Tony Harris contacted us to say that a personal situation has arisen that requires him to be elsewhere on the weekend of our convention so he has regretfully cancelled. It looks like Tony is now our first announced guest for 2007.

 

So, two guest spots opened up.... two guest spots have been filled:

 

PLEASE WELCOME:

 

ANDY SMITH

Andy Smith has slowly but surely become an artistic force to be reckoned with since his days working for Crossgen, and before that, Valiant Comics. Smith recently worked on "Green Lantern" and "Hawkman", and produced the mini-series "Armor X" for Across the Pond Studios. Smith is now drawing the four issue miniseries "RED SONJA/CLAW: THE DEVIL'S HANDS," a Dynamite/DC Comics crossover. The miniseries is written by John Layman, and Alex Ross and Jim Lee are providing the covers.

 

BART SEARS

Bart Sears, acclaimed artist, has worked on such diverse titles as Captain America and the Falcon, Sabretooth: Open Season (written by Daniel Way), Justice League Europe, X-O Manowar, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, The First, and The Path. He is also the former Art Director for Crossgen. Sears recently signed a two-year exclusive with DC Comics, as both an artist and a designer on projects including BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #200 and the new WARLORD series, written by Bruce Jones.

www.bartsears.com

 

 

great pick up there kev

 

 

 

I guess it is time to break out those old X-O Manowars

[Kevin Boyd]

Meeting "The Man"

by Kevin A. Boyd

 

On March 20th the Paradise Comics crew, with the help of Jim McLauchlin of ACTOR and Scott Talmadge from CGC went to the POW Entertainment offices in Los Angeles for a signing with Stan "The Man" Lee.

 

The special signing had been set up by Paradise and A.C.T.O.R. due to Stan being unable to attend the upcoming April 28-30 Paradise Comics TORONTO COMICON in Toronto, Canada. A donation to A.C.T.O.R. - A Commitment to Our Roots was to be made for every item signed, and Paradise collected just under 400 items from fans and collectors for this special event.

 

Being that Stan is the busiest man in comics, he could only spare a half an hour from his hectic schedule for the signing before heading off for a screening. Could it be done in a mere 30 minutes? It seemed an impossible task!

 

While "Amazing", "Incredible" and "Uncanny" are adjectives that can be used to describe his most famous creations, they can also be applied to "The Man" himself - with the help of five able-bodied assistants unbagging and rebagging the comic books and graphic novels Stan transformed from humble comics statesman to the Invincible Signing Machine!

 

Stan was in fantastic humor, chatting away about different comics and covers. Since Stan had directly supervision over all Silver Age Marvel Comics covers he was able to point out many specifics on why he did or didn't do something on specific covers. He touched upon some of his spectacular new projects in the pipeline and what it was like to be the industry's premiere statesman. He would also pause to note the occasional signature already on some of the books - Rascally Roy Thomas, Jumping Jim Lee, Jazzy John Romita... and he was amazed at some of the books that people had submitted from Amazing Fantasy 15, to multiple copies of Fantastic Four #1, Amazing Spider-Man #1 and X-Men #1, just to name a few! Nearly every Silver Age key was present and a stunning array of modern Marvels.

 

"You've got a lot of the good ones here!" he proclaimed.

 

Then came the countdown, 3 minutes... 2 minutes... 1 minute... 30 seconds, it was going to be close... 10 seconds, and right down to the wire we finally got the last book done with no time to spare! No mere mortal could have achieved this sensational signing spotlight!

 

Then it was time for a quick group picture, a handshake or five and Stan was off to stop Galactus from eating a delicatessen on Santa Monica Blvd.!

 

Left to right: Scott Talmadge (CGC), Peter Dixon (Paradise), Stan Lee, Carlos Camara (Shockwave Comics) and some guy they found hanging around in the lobby. Not pictured: Jim McLauchlin (he took the picture!)

[Kevin Boyd]

Press Release

 

The Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon - April 28-30, 2006

 

The award-winning Paradise Comics TORONTO COMICON: A Celebration of Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Manga and Sequential Art returns in 2006 for what promises to be another exceptional year. The three day event will be held in Hall C at Toronto, Canada’s National Trade Centre (www.ntc.on.ca) at Exhibition Place. “We’re moving to the new side of the facility this year” explained Paradise owner Peter Dixon, “and it looks spectacular. People are going to love this new hall.”

 

This year’s theme is “Expanding Comics to New Audiences” and the Paradise team has sought to expand the convention programming around themes such as:

 

- The Women of Comics Symposium on Saturday, April 29th seeks to provide a spotlight to promote and support the female creators working in comics today. To accomplish this task, we’ve brought together a stellar line-up of creators – writers, editors, colorists, journalists and cartoonists that represent a wide variety of artistic styles and points of view. Participants include: Jessica Abel (Artbabe), Sandra Bell-Lundy, Samm Barnes (Doctor Spectrum), Shelley Bond (DC/Vertigo), Svetlana Chmakova (DramaCon), Becky Cloonan (American Virgin), Amanda Connor (JSA Classified), Colleen Doran (Book of Lost Souls), Ramona Fradon, Janet Hetherington (Elvira), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat), Linda Medley (Castle Waiting), Patricia Mulvihill (100 Bullets), Rina Piccolo, Diana Schutz (Dark Horse Comics), Nicola Scott (Season of the Witch), Gail Simone (Birds of Prey), Diana Tamblyn, Raina Telgemeir (Babysitter’s Club), Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother), and Renee Witterstaeter (EvaInk Productions). Note: most of these guests will be appearing all weekend. For more information: www.womenofcomics.com

 

- Literacy Beyond! An initiative to get children interested in reading thru comic books and graphic novels. A special event will take place on Friday, April 28 where 100 students will get a chance to meet and learn from comic book creators. This will carry over all weekend long in the Literacy Beyond! Children’s Activity Area, sponsored by Scholastic. Please note that this year, children 12 years old and younger get in free with an adult.

 

- Anime and Manga programming: many teens and young adults are exploring comics for the first time thru the bourgeoning Anime (Japanese animation) and Manga (Japanese comics) markets. Otaku Island Productions, our new promotional partner, will be exploring Anime and Manga programming such as Anime screenings (including some exclusive premieres) and costume contests and raffles that should appeal to Anime, Manga and Cosplay fans! For more information visit: www.otakuisland.ca

 

Of course, Comic Books and Graphic Novels of all kinds are still the main focus of the event and Paradise Conventions has arranged for another stellar line up of professional guests including guests of Honor George Perez (Infinite Crisis) and V for Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd plus Greg Rucka (Checkmate), Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows), J. G. Jones (52), Daniel Way (Wolverine: Origins), Talent Caldwell (WildC.A.T.s: Nemesis), Bart Sears (The Warlord), Andy Smith (Red Sonja/Claw), Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies), Ken Lashley (The Flash), Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Darwyn Cooke (Batman/The Spirit), Dale Eaglesham (Villains United), Tom Grummett (New Thunderbolts), Michael Lark (Daredevil), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim), Mike Mayhew (The Pulse), Francis Manapul (Necromancer), Adrian Alphona (Runaways), Dave Sim (Cerebus), Udon Entertainment (Street Fighter II) and many, many more. Publishers and studios in attendance include TOP COW, UDON, MR. COMICS, DRAXHALL JUMP and more! Watch for the special signing booth to support ACTOR - A Commitment to our Roots.

 

There will be many opportunities for fans to get books signed for CGC’s prestigious Signature Series label! CGC will be present at the Paradise Comicon, and will be accepting submissions for all tiers at this, their only international convention appearance scheduled for 2006!

 

Exclusive Variant Comics: Udon Entertainment will be offering an exclusive Cammy Cover variant of STREET FIGHTER II #3, and Top Cow will producing a special ACTOR Silvestri Variant Cover of CYBERFORCE #1.

 

On Saturday, April 29th join us for the DEGRASSI GRAPHIC NOVELS LAUNCH PANEL as we celebrate an iconic slice of Canadian television! With the recently debuted 100th episode of Degrassi: The New Generation, Degrassi and Madison Press will soon be making their foray into the field of graphic novels with the launch of the first of a proposed series by writer J. Torres and artist Ed Northcott. Panel Participants will be Stephen Stohn (Degrassi's Executive Producer), Stacey Farber (who plays Ellie Nash on DNG), J. Torres, and Moderator Christopher Jackson (Madison Press). We've also arranged for two signing times at the Degrassi booth on that same day, 29 April— 11 AM to Noon, and 3 PM to 4:30. Appearing at the booth will be: Stacey Farber (Ellie from Degrassi the Next Generation), Stefan Brogren (Snake from Degrassi Jr. High and DNG), and writer J. Torres. Finally, there will be 15 Degrassi prize-packs available to be won. (Prize packs will include a Degrassi: Generations book, a t-shirt, as well as some other swag to be determined!). Attendees will have to fill out a ballot at the Degrassi booth.

 

Max the Mutt Animation School will be sponsoring two special workshops on Sunday April 30 by Max the Mutt Sequential Art program instructors Dave Ross (Daredevil, The Inhumans) and Ty Templeton (Simpsons Comics, Revolution on the Planet of The Apes). Max the Mutt will also be holding a special open house event with Darwyn Cooke on Monday, May 1st. For more information on the Sequential Art and other programs please visit www.maxthemutt.ca or visit them at their corporate booth at Comicon!

 

On Saturday evening, April 29th, the 2nd Annual Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards will be presented. Voting is still open for the 2005 creative awards. Canadian fans can vote online until April 7th at www.shusterawards.com

 

20th Century Fox will be promoting the upcoming X-Men 3: The Last Stand at the event with posters and prize passes to see an exclusive premier screening of the upcoming film later in May. On Friday night the convention will be running a special film festival of independent films by local filmmakers.

 

Dealers will be present in spades, as dozens of local and international dealers make their way in for the fourth annual convention! Fans and collectors should be able to find any comic from the Golden, Silver, Bronze, Copper and Modern eras! Plus, there will be some original art and other collectible dealers present.

 

Admission cost is $18 day, $34 for the weekend (cheaper if you buy online in advance at www.ticketbreak.com). Prices are in Canadian dollars.

 

For more information contact Peter Dixon or Kevin Boyd at info@torontocomicon.com or 416-487-9807. www.torontocomicon.com

[Kevin Boyd]

Just added!

 

BOB LAYTON!

www.boblayton.com

 

The Paradise Comics TORONTO COMICON 2006 is proud to welcome BOB LAYTON as a guest at this year's Comicon. From the classic Invincible Iron Man, Hercules, X-Factor, co-creating the Huntress for DC, designing the Secret Wars line of toys for Mattel, to his incredible tenure at Valiant Comics - first as co-architect of the Valiant Universe, and then as Editor-in-Chief and Senior Vice President, Bob Layton has done it all. After Valiant, he returned to DC and then Marvel for comics projects such as Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table, Batman: Hollywood Knight, The L.A.W., Iron Man: Bad Blood, Captain America and the Avengers. Giordano, David Michelinie and Bob Layton then formed FUTURE COMICS and it's cast of distinct and unusual properties including Freemind, Deathmask, Metallix and Peacekeeper. One of Future's stated goals was to revolutionize the distribution side of the comics business with the industry's first, totally-autonomous Internet comics company, selling to readers and booksellers alike directly through the world-wide web. Although Layton was eventually forced to close that chapter of his career after only two and a half years in business, the Future intellectual properties are still alive and several are currently under development in Hollywood. Bob Layton has also been involved in many creative aspects of film and television throughout his career, working with such Hollywood luminaries as Howard Stern, Tracy Torme (Star Trek, Sliders, Odyssey 5), Scott Winant (Huff, My So-Called Life, Thirtysomething) and George Romero (Night of the Living Dead). Currently Mr. Layton is working with co-creator David Michelinie and Executive Producer Robert Keyghobad (Carnivale, Cupid) on the development of new properties for major motion pictures and television.

 

 

AND

 

BRIGHT ANVIL STUDIOS!

www.brightanvil.com

 

Bright Anvil Studios opened its doors in 1998 with the vision of a studio where a group of creative individuals could learn, support, and work with each other under one one roof. As whispers of this new vision began to spread, those who shared the similar ideals started to join the fold. Over the years, many individuals have passed through their doors and have gone on to enjoy success in the comic book and other visual industries. The studio has evolved, expanded and contracted, gaining knowledge and invaluable experience along the way. With each passing year, the successes of Bright Anvil studios continue to mount, whether it be in comic books, television shows, films, toys, and other visual mediums. Through it all, the vision of Bright Anvil studios has remained the same: to create and produce the best work we possibly can, to help our fellow studio members and be happy doing what they love!

 

Come and Visit BAS at the PCTC as they hand out some freebies and swag from Hasbro's toy lines, talk about the Studio's first film project and show off some art from their upcoming projects!

 

Studio members in attendance will be:

 

Kris Feric - Outlaw 7, Warmachines, Slam, Outlaw 7

Marvin Law - Slam, Warmachines, Hasbro

Lisa Lubera - Grimm Fairy Tales, Marvel Age Spiderman, Warmachines, Mattel, Hasbro

Logan Lubera - Hasbro Product designer Marvel License, Spiderman 3 Movie, Ghost Rider movie, Marvel Age Spiderman, Megamorphs, Warmachines, Outlaw 7, Isis, 10thMuse,

Craig Yeung - Runaways, Isis, Power of Valkryrie, Outlaw 7 , Warmachines

 

[Jason Truong]

Good to see things are resolved between BAS and PCTC. Just a little misunderstanding from last year. The BAS crew are a bunch of really nice people.

[Tiziano]

Just added!

 

BOB LAYTON!

www.boblayton.com

 

The Paradise Comics TORONTO COMICON 2006 is proud to welcome BOB LAYTON as a guest at this year's Comicon. From the classic Invincible Iron Man, Hercules, X-Factor, co-creating the Huntress for DC, designing the Secret Wars line of toys for Mattel, to his incredible tenure at Valiant Comics - first as co-architect of the Valiant Universe, and then as Editor-in-Chief and Senior Vice President, Bob Layton has done it all. After Valiant, he returned to DC and then Marvel for comics projects such as Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table, Batman: Hollywood Knight, The L.A.W., Iron Man: Bad Blood, Captain America and the Avengers. Giordano, David Michelinie and Bob Layton then formed FUTURE COMICS and it's cast of distinct and unusual properties including Freemind, Deathmask, Metallix and Peacekeeper. One of Future's stated goals was to revolutionize the distribution side of the comics business with the industry's first, totally-autonomous Internet comics company, selling to readers and booksellers alike directly through the world-wide web. Although Layton was eventually forced to close that chapter of his career after only two and a half years in business, the Future intellectual properties are still alive and several are currently under development in Hollywood. Bob Layton has also been involved in many creative aspects of film and television throughout his career, working with such Hollywood luminaries as Howard Stern, Tracy Torme (Star Trek, Sliders, Odyssey 5), Scott Winant (Huff, My So-Called Life, Thirtysomething) and George Romero (Night of the Living Dead). Currently Mr. Layton is working with co-creator David Michelinie and Executive Producer Robert Keyghobad (Carnivale, Cupid) on the development of new properties for major motion pictures and television.

 

 

AND

 

BRIGHT ANVIL STUDIOS!

www.brightanvil.com

 

Bright Anvil Studios opened its doors in 1998 with the vision of a studio where a group of creative individuals could learn, support, and work with each other under one one roof. As whispers of this new vision began to spread, those who shared the similar ideals started to join the fold. Over the years, many individuals have passed through their doors and have gone on to enjoy success in the comic book and other visual industries. The studio has evolved, expanded and contracted, gaining knowledge and invaluable experience along the way. With each passing year, the successes of Bright Anvil studios continue to mount, whether it be in comic books, television shows, films, toys, and other visual mediums. Through it all, the vision of Bright Anvil studios has remained the same: to create and produce the best work we possibly can, to help our fellow studio members and be happy doing what they love!

 

Come and Visit BAS at the PCTC as they hand out some freebies and swag from Hasbro's toy lines, talk about the Studio's first film project and show off some art from their upcoming projects!

 

Studio members in attendance will be:

 

Kris Feric - Outlaw 7, Warmachines, Slam, Outlaw 7

Marvin Law - Slam, Warmachines, Hasbro

Lisa Lubera - Grimm Fairy Tales, Marvel Age Spiderman, Warmachines, Mattel, Hasbro

Logan Lubera - Hasbro Product designer Marvel License, Spiderman 3 Movie, Ghost Rider movie, Marvel Age Spiderman, Megamorphs, Warmachines, Outlaw 7, Isis, 10thMuse,

Craig Yeung - Runaways, Isis, Power of Valkryrie, Outlaw 7 , Warmachines

 

 

Nice