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Con schedule is here:
http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com/_files ... amming.pdf

Stuff I'm interested in:

Saturday:
11:00 - 11:45 - Rm 104A - The Guild Season 5 Screening
*** Maybe do a lunch around noon or a bit after ***
2:00 - 2:45 - Rm 103A - Darwyn Cooke/IDW
2:00 - 2:45 - Rm 103B - Stan Sakai Making Comics from A to Z
3:00 - 3:45 - Rm 103A - Official Aspen Comics Panel
6:00 - 6:45 - Rm 103B - Thomas Jane : A Career on the Edge (I've been to panels with this guy before, he's crazy. They are a LOT of fun.)

Sunday:
12:00 - 12:45 - Rm 103B - Tim Bradstreet - A Quarter century of iconic illustration
1:00 - 1:45 - Rm 103B - Writers Panel - Steve Niles & Jimmy Palmiotti

I'm thinking about going, just as a nice trip out of Vegas for the weekend.

This is a fun convention that I enjoy every year. It's a LOT smaller than San Diego, which is why I enjoy it as much as I do, since I still get to meet a lot of very nice creators without having to deal with the insane crowds of SDCC.

Looking forward to meeting Stan Sakai this year, as I just discovered Usagi Yojimbo recently.

Also, anyone coming to Long Beach, please swing by the Hero Initiative booth and become a member for next year. We'll probably be giving a few things away if you do

Anyone who wants to do lunch or dinner on Saturday & does not have my phone #, PM me & I'll give you my info so we can sync up.

Andy & Lisa (Mr & Mrs. LARabbit) are in for lunch so far.

Disney, I'll be sure to visit you at the Hero Initiative booth!

There will be LOTS of great creators at LBCC this weekend, here are links to see the full lists:

Guests: http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com/comic-con-guests.php
Artist's Alley: http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com/comic- ... -alley.php
Exhibitors: http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com/comic- ... bitors.php

Here are the creators I'm most excited about visiting this time around:

* Amanda Conner
* Gerry Conway
* Darwyn Cooke
* Josh Fialkov
* Bob Layton
* Scott Lobdell
* Steve Niles
* Jimmy Palmiotti
* Stan Sakai
* Richard Starkings
* Mark Waid
* Marv Wolfman
* Bernie Wrightson
* Tom Zahler

No big publishers, but these SoCal-based folks will be there:
* Aspen
* Boom!
* IDW
* Top Cow

Saturday Run-down

Panels:
* The Guild - Season 5 Highlights
* Stan Sakai - Making Comics A to Z - fascinating panel as Stan sketched thumbnails, told stories, and walked us through the 5 week production process for an issue of Usagi Yojimbo.
* Aspen Comics panel - I'm particularly looking forward to the ongoing Executive Assistants series coming in July, the new series Idolized (you can vote on costume designs for this series here: http://www.facebook.com/IdolizedComic?ref=ts ), and also the return of Shrugged! I also got a couple of limited con cover comics for asking questions at the panel (Exec Assistant Violet #1 &Broken Pieces #1). Another cool thing is they gave everyone at the panel a coupon to redeem for a print at their booth, I got a REALLY nice Executive Assistant Iris print by Billy Tan & Peter Steigerwald, autographed by both & limited to 150.
* Thomas Jane - A Career on the Edge - If you ever get a chance to hear Tom Jane talk at a con, do it! He's full of energy & fascinating. He told us about breaking into acting from running away from home in suburban Maryland @ 15 1/2 (he made it as far as Flagstaff before the cops picked him up) to his co-starring role in a Bollywood movie (he turned 17 in India) and he ended up with his 1st Hollywood speaking part in Joss Whedon's Buffy movie.

Bought Sketches:
* Power Girl by Amanda Conner, full color on canvas paper.
* Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai - I finally got a proper full commission after 15 years of getting free sketches inside TPBs

Other purchases:
* Giant-Size Elephantmen with fold-out Triptych cover by J. Scott Campbell (autographed by Richard Starkings)
* The Monstrous Collection Oversized HC - beautiful B&W Absolute sized HC by Steve Niles & Bernie Wrightson collecting their series Dead, She Said - The Ghoul - Doc Macabre. Autographed by both Steve & Bernie, it's REALLY nice to see Bernie's art reproduced at the large size in B&W not obscured by color.
* Mark Beachum sketchbook "Supergirls" - reproducing sketches he's sold on eBay over the past few years of super female characters.



Autographs:
* Bob Layton on Demon in a Bottle & Doomquest HCs
* Jimmy Palmiotti on All-Star Western #1
* Josh Fialkov on I, Vampire #1 & Last of the Greats #1
* Scott Lobdell on Red Hood #1&2
* Scott Lobdell/Norm Rapmund on Teen Titans #1
* Steve Niles on Wulf #1, 2, 3
* Tom Hutchinson/Nei Ruffino on the Nei variant cover of Critter #1

Good conversations with:
Bernie Wrightson, Chris & Shane Houghton, Jimmy Palmiotti, Josh Fialkov, Mark Beachum, Richard Starkings, Stan Sakai, Steve Niles, Thom Zahler, Vince Hernandez

Wonderful lunch with Mr & Mrs LARabbit (Andy & Lisa), dinner with Andy & Lisa and Joe Davidson (ynesid4disney)

PS: Thanks Andy & Lisa for sending your extra LBCC Hulk #1 exclusive cover my way!!

How did you nab the Amanda conner? Did you set it up at sdcc or was it something she had with her? Cost?

Trev wrote:How did you nab the Amanda conner? Did you set it up at sdcc or was it something she had with her? Cost?

It was a new technique she was experimenting with & had brought with her.

She was doing "while you wait" con sketches for $150, I had resolved to get a couple of really nice things this con instead of 5x cool but less expensive things and Amanda & Stan Sakai were on my list.

I was waiting in line for her & as she was doing the sketch for the guy in front of me, I decided to get that sketch she had brought with for $300 instead of the con sketch for $150.

BTW, what's REALLY nice when you look at it closely is the texture, because it's on a canvased textured surface & looks like a painting.

Wow! The Conner painting is slick!!! There isn't anything like that out there from her, so great pickup/score on your part sir!!

Sunday Run-down

Panels:
* Tim Bradstreet - A Quarter Century of Illustration - From his beginnings doing gaming illustration for White Wolf & FASA, his early breaks with Tim Truman to his iconic Hellblazer & Punisher coverwork, this was a great intimate chat with Tim, moderated by his pal Tom Jane.

Bought Sketches:
* Sherlock Holmes & Moriarty by Anthony Diecidue
* Reed Gunther, Sterling & Starla by Chris Houghton

Other purchases:
* Set of 4 prints from the Hero Initiative
-- Howard the Duck & Bev by Frank Cho (autographed)
-- Immortal Iron Fist by Dan Brereton (autographed)
-- Grendel & Strangers in Paradise by Matt Wagner & Terry Moore (autographed)
-- Batwoman by JH Williams III
* Archetype: The art of Tim Bradstreet - autographed by Tim & Tom Jane
* Jamie Tyndall sketchbook - This guy's art is kind of a cross between J. Scott Campbell & Michael Turner
* I got 3 Parker free mini-prints autographed by Darwyn Cooke at his signing at the IDW booth
* I also picked up some back issue comics today. Some classic Silver Age stuff + some weird indie stuff that one vendor had that is VERY hard to find.





Autographs:
* Darwyn Cooke on The Outfit HC & the Parker RI Sketchbook
* Tom Hutchinson/Todd Nauck on the Nauck covers of Critter #1 & 2
* Vince Hernandez on Charismagic #1

Good conversations with:
Daniel Corey, Darwyn Cooke, Kenny Keil, Scott Dunbier, Tim Bradstreet
(I learned from Scott that there are 10+ more Artists Editions in the works, one of them is Amazing Spider-Man by Gil Kane!)

Good lunch w/LARabbit @ CPK

Here's a pic from the Tom Jane panel on Saturday, Tim Bradstreet on the left, Tom Jane on the right:

BobBretall wrote:Sunday Run-down

Other purchases:
* I also picked up some back issue comics today. Some classic Silver Age stuff

details?

Great stuff Bob!!!

Trev wrote:

BobBretall wrote:Sunday Run-down

Other purchases:
* I also picked up some back issue comics today. Some classic Silver Age stuff

details?

Silver Age stuff was:
Journey Into Mystery #99
Showcase #38 (2nd Metal Men)
Tales of Suspense #43 (still in the gold armor) & #49 (1st X-Men x-over)

Bob, in case you missed it. Pics from Long Beach from CBR.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=35229