Denver Comic Con - June 15-17 2012

I'll be discussing all of your guest requests with the rest of the Steering Comittee.

Any of the celebrity guests are of course subject to availability and booking fees.

I've gotten Burton's email address and will definitely ask about inviting her.

In the meantime, I just sent letters of interest to Jan Duursema and Dave Dorman, feel free to flood them with requests on facebook and twitter to say yes

 

BTW someone else on the Steering Comittee has already had a meeting with Wattographs specifically about bringing out Star Wars media guests.

 

How about my second fav comic, Tarot: Witch of the black rose, Jim Balent?

Pretty please w/ a cherry on top?

 

I'll bring him up, he might be someone we can only offer a table to if he comes out at his own expense.

 

I've been promoting this over at the SCF. If we have any superhero costumers, please feel free to stop by there, too!

 

A lot of stuff went on sale today:

Artist Alley tables, Exhibitor Booths, Tickets, Fan Tables, and Hotel Reservations

https://denvercomiccon.webconnex.com/2012artistalley
https://denvercomiccon.webconnex.com/2012exhibitbooths
https://denvercomiccon.webconnex.com/2012tickets
https://denvercomiccon.webconnex.com/2012fantables

Hotel Reservations - $99 at the new gorgeous Hyatt across the street from the Convention Center!!!!

http://bit.ly/denvercomiccon

Use coupon code RMFF2011 for 20% off on tickets.

 

It doesn't look like there is a way to buy single day tickets on the web site.

 

That is correct, only weekend passes are available right now.

We may sell single day passes online closer to the event, or possibly only at the door, it's not 100% decided.

 

Sweet, we have our own hotel code! I think it would be huge if you guys had single day passes. Sometimes that all the difference to people to show up. Also think of the profit from someone going for one day and wanting to go the next and bring friends.

 

I'm not planning on buying a weekend pass, but just a single day, is why I ask.

 

Sorry, I see where I was confusing, we will definitely have single day passes, we just aren't selling them online at this time.

Did I mention $99 a night hotel rooms downtown across from the Convention Center!

 

This is correct!

We have a big client list, so we're looking to see where the interest in various SW guests is at. More to come!

 

Comic Book Classroom is a pretty awesome charity. I took a couple classes with Chris a while back when she was just starting CBC up. She's definitely a smart woman, with some really interesting ideas regarding the graphic novel. If any of you are big fans of comics, CBC might be a cool nonprofit to check out.

 

Sorry for not updating this for a while, here's a Mega Guest Update!

Movies/TV Guests
Kristin Bauer (True Blood)
Jasika Nicole (Fringe)
Michael Uslan (Batman Movies)
Mark Ryan (Transformers Movies)

Animation Guests
Billy West (Futurama)
Tom Kane (Clone Wars)
Steven Seagle (Ben 10, Ultimate Spider-Man)
Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, Young Justice)

Comic Book Guests
Barry Kitson
Jason Aaron
James O'Barr
Gail Simone
Bob Layton
Georges Jeanty
Amy Reeder
Rebekah Isaacs
Mike Grell
Mike Allred
Peter Gross
Michael Zulli
Ed Stein
Mike Keefe
Sean Gordon Murphy
Allen Bellman
Mike Baron
Katie Cook
Ethan Nicolle
Noah Van Sciver
Zach Howard
David Uslan
Ron Fortier

Literary Guests
Scott McCloud
James Bucky Carter
Robert Weiner
Charles Hatfield

 

Michael Zulli?! Peter Gross! Gail Simone! Amy Reeder! Mike Grell! James O'Barr! Scott McCloud!



'Scuse me -- I have to go have a geekgasm.

 

That reaction makes me very very happy.

I also have on my desk right now the contract for a Star Wars guest, it still needs signing, but the deal is done.

Don't think A list actor or anything. But someone that I think you will be very excited about, it's a very special Star Wars guest that you normally wouldn't get to see outside of a Celebration.

Here's a hint, he would have come in very handy at that party about 9 years ago at Jeff and Kim's where Tim beat up everyone in the backyard.

No speculation, the board gets indexed by Google very well, and I don't want it on the Net until we can announce publicly.

But I can probably tell people tomorrow night.

 

Is it a certain stunt coordinator? That would be awesome! I hear he put on a special training class at a recent con he went to.

 

Very sad. As it looks more and more likely that I won't be able to come out for starfest, I started wondering what other events I could come out for this summer. I miss you guys! And for a few seconds, I thought, "Ah, Denver Comic Con! That would be a good time to go to Denver and see everyone!". And then I was reminded that it's Father's Day weekend, and that I should be here at home. Bah. Sad.

 

Is the CBLDF having a presence?

 

Not at this time, but we have been talking to them.

 

I'll cross my fingers that they come. I'm getting old enough that I wonder if the younger generations of fans understand the history of comics and what can still happen. (Censorship = big button of mine. I did my senior thesis in college on the censorship of comics.)

 

"I'm pleased to inform you that your proposal has been accepted for inclusion in the Rocky Mountain Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels at The Hyatt Regency Denver."

Got this yesterday. Sweet! Now I just have to find out exactly what that means.

Anybody want to attend a 15-20 minute presentation and discussion on The Walking Dead?

 

I would! Is it going to be more focused on the comic or the TV show?

 

I'm a big fan of both, but I think it will be more like 65% comic, but you gotta give love to the show since it's a whole different ballgame with the same characters. Working title: "What is community in the Walking Dead?"