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Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon 2006

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Paradise Comics, DEPEMA Promotions and Toronto Comicon Announce the Friday April 28, 2006 Toronto Texas Hold’Em Industry and Fan Tournament!

 

April 2006, Toronto, - What is a Comicon without a Poker Tournament? Whatever that is, we don’t want to know!

 

For Poker Fans everywhere, this Freeze-Out Texas Hold’Em Tournament has it all!

 

* $25 from each player will be going to the charity ACTOR (A Commitment to Our Roots)

* Prizes are for the top 10% of players! Maximum 100 people so sign up quickly! (Good prizes. You’ll like them.)

* The Game is at the Cambridge Suites (15 Richmond Street East at Yonge St.) starts at 9pm sharp and is designed to end by midnight

* Professional Dealers – not just self-dealing

* Several hostesses will be there to make sure that you do not have to get out of your seat and interrupt the flow of the game

* Also – and here’s where it get better – all paid-up participants will receive US$50 FREE GIFT with one of our sponsors (please ask for details about this if you have any questions)!

 

 

* This is a not-for-profit event

 

Put your “$125 CDN deposit” down to hold your spot via PAYPAL (info@torontocomicon.com) or at Paradise Comics between now and the convention! If there are any places left you can hold your spot at the DEPEMA Poker Tour Booth (poker2comics) at the Convention on Friday (before 7:00pm).

 

Spots are limited so let us know as soon as you can!

 

Feel free to email us with any questions at pd24601@hotmail.com or pokeractor@dslcs.com.

 

See you there!

D.,P. and M!

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Some people had some questions about accessibility of transit and parking: first, here's a map of the NTC and related roads.

 

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The Canadian National Exhibition is located near the heart of downtown Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario. Take the Toronto bound Queen Elizabeth Way or Lakeshore Boulevard and follow the signs to the CNE/Exhibition Place.

 

PARKING:

Regular daily parking rates* are:

Surface $10.00 ($7.00 after 6:00pm)

Underground: $10.00 ($9.00 after 6:00pm)

Attendees are recommended to use the surface parking lot directly across Princes Blvd. from the main National Trade Centre building (see map above).

Underground parking will be available on Friday only.

 

TTC (recommended access by streetcar):

 

From Union Subway Station: take the 509 Harbourfront Streetcar West

From Bathurst Subway Station: take the 511 Bathurst Streetcar South

From Dufferin Subway Station: take the 29 Dufferin Bus South

From Dundas West Subway Station: take the 193 Exhibition Rocket

For more TTC information call (416) 393-INFO or visit www.toronto.ca/ttc/index.htm

 

GO Transit:

 

Take the Lakeshore GO Train to the Exhibition station. GO Trains on the Lakeshore line take you right to the CNE gates.

 

For more information please visit: www.gotransit.com/publicroot/home.asp

 

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Paradise Comics, DEPEMA Promotions and Toronto Comicon Announce the Friday April 28, 2006 Toronto Texas Hold’Em Industry and Fan Tournament!

 

April 2006, Toronto, - What is a Comicon without a Poker Tournament? Whatever that is, we don’t want to know!

 

For Poker Fans everywhere, this Freeze-Out Texas Hold’Em Tournament has it all!

 

* $25 from each player will be going to the charity ACTOR (A Commitment to Our Roots)

* Prizes are for the top 10% of players! Maximum 100 people so sign up quickly! (Good prizes. You’ll like them.)

* The Game is at the Cambridge Suites (15 Richmond Street East at Yonge St.) starts at 9pm sharp and is designed to end by midnight

* Professional Dealers – not just self-dealing

* Several hostesses will be there to make sure that you do not have to get out of your seat and interrupt the flow of the game

* Also – and here’s where it get better – all paid-up participants will receive US$50 FREE GIFT with one of our sponsors (please ask for details about this if you have any questions)!

 

 

* This is a not-for-profit event

 

Put your “$125 CDN deposit” down to hold your spot via PAYPAL (info@torontocomicon.com) or at Paradise Comics between now and the convention! If there are any places left you can hold your spot at the DEPEMA Poker Tour Booth (poker2comics) at the Convention on Friday (before 7:00pm).

 

Spots are limited so let us know as soon as you can!

 

Feel free to email us with any questions at pd24601@hotmail.com or pokeractor@dslcs.com.

 

See you there!

D.,P. and M!

 

 

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Just added! Joining us for the Degrassi signings and panel on Saturday April 29th:

 

Ryan Cooley (J.T.Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation)

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Miriam McDonald (Emma Nelson on Degrassi: The Next Generation)

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Just added! Joining us for the Degrassi signings and panel on Saturday April 29th:

 

Ryan Cooley (J.T.Yorke on Degrassi: The Next Generation)

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Miriam McDonald (Emma Nelson on Degrassi: The Next Generation)

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Paradise Toronto Comicon Next Weekend

 

Industry News, Scoop, Friday, April 21, 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 29 seeks to provide a spotlight to promote and support the female creators working in comics today. To accomplish this task, a stellar line-up of creators has been assembled - writers, editors, colorists, journalists and cartoonists that represent a wide variety of artistic styles and points of view. For more information, visit 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), Amanda Conner (JSA Classified), Daniel Way (Wolverine: Origins), Talent Caldwell (WildC.A.T.s: Nemesis), Gail Simone (Birds of Prey), Bart Sears (The Warlord), Andy Smith (Red Sonja/Claw), Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother), Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies), Ken Lashley (The Flash), Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), Darwyn Cooke (Batman/The Spirit), Becky Cloonan (American Virgin), 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 UDON Entertainment, 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 #2. Plus the launch of Ed & Red's Comic Strip #1 (by Ed the Sock, Dave Sim & More!)

 

 

 

On Saturday, April 29, visit 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). There will be 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 1. 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 29, the 2nd Annual Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards will be presented. 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, as well as displaying Cyclops' Harley motorcycle from the film. Warner Bros. will be on hand promoting Superman Returns and Poseidon! On Friday night the convention will be running a special film festival of independent films by local filmmakers.

 

 

 

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

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Re: A possible Gardiner Expressway closure on April 28-30 (from the Toronto Star):

 

The city of Toronto announced this morning that it has backtracked on plans to close the expressway starting at 11 p.m. tonight because the weather forecast is calling for rain. Since the city wants to do all the work at once to keep the inconvenience to drivers to a minimum (since it's going to be a pretty crappy weekend to drive around town), it was decided to leave the Gardiner open. It will probably close next weekend instead, but that won’t be determined for sure until next week, reported Works department spokesman Steve Johnston.

 

If the Gardiner Expressway does close it will have minimal impact, as the north and south arteries the Don Valley Parkway and the Queen Elizabeth Way/Highway 427 will both be open, you just need to come in on an alternate route such as Lakeshore Blvd. or King Street to get to Exhibition Place.

 

 

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I have a few CGC books that I'd like to submit, and one which needs to be reholdered. Sorry if this has been discussed already in this thread, but will CGC be at the Toronto Comicon, and if so, what kind of on-site service will they be offering?

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Hey Joe, CGC will be at the show accepting submissions to take back to Sarasota.

 

Anywhere to get form early to fill out for submission and then I can drop them off at cgc booth with payment or do I need to fill out forms at show

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Re: A possible Gardiner Expressway closure on April 28-30 (from the Toronto Star):

 

The city of Toronto announced this morning that it has backtracked on plans to close the expressway starting at 11 p.m. tonight because the weather forecast is calling for rain. Since the city wants to do all the work at once to keep the inconvenience to drivers to a minimum (since it's going to be a pretty crappy weekend to drive around town), it was decided to leave the Gardiner open. It will probably close next weekend instead, but that won’t be determined for sure until next week, reported Works department spokesman Steve Johnston.

 

If the Gardiner Expressway does close it will have minimal impact, as the north and south arteries the Don Valley Parkway and the Queen Elizabeth Way/Highway 427 will both be open, you just need to come in on an alternate route such as Lakeshore Blvd. or King Street to get to Exhibition Place.

 

 

Wonderful!

 

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