Category: artists

Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo: Neal Adams, Dita Von Teese, and Kel Mitchell!

THE ART OF THE NEAL
Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo boasts the best of the best in Comics – and we are proud to continue the tradition by welcoming legendary comic book creator-artist Neal Adams! Neal is renowned for having created some of the most definitive modern imagery in comic book art. Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and X-Men have all been graced by his mighty brush. Come meet the man who famously drew Muhammad Ali fighting Superman – Neal Adams will be with us all weekend long!!
Orange Soda With Your Good Burger?

Comikaze is All That with the return of Nickelodeon superstar Kel Mitchell – and we’re waaayyyyyy excited to have him back with us! Come meet the guy we all grew up with, and the host of Nickelodeon’s hit new show Game Shakers. Join Kel as he meets with fans for signings and photos Saturday and Sunday!

HOT DAME!!!

The one and only Dita Von Teese – Comikaze’s favorite femme fatal and glittery advocate for all-things glamour – will be teasing us both Saturday and Sunday! Get an eyeful of the legendary lady who has taken burlesque to a whole new level of fun and outrageousness…only at Comikaze!
Get Ready For SWIPE!

What happens when one of the most legendary artists in comic books joins one of the most towering figures in software engineering?  For the first time ever, Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo proudly presents a session you’ll never forget as renowned comic book creator-artist NEAL ADAMS and the software genius responsible for Windows 95 and Windows 98 and Internet Explorer SATOSHI NAKAJIMA join forces to introduce SWIPE, the eagerly-anticipated fully-integrated and easy-to-use design platform set to revolutionize everything from emails to digital graphic novels! You’ll be telling your grandchildren how you were there when digital design history was made!

And JUST FOR YOU – an opportunity to be one of the FIRST to try the SWIPE app! Just send an email to info@swipe.net with subject “ comikaze beta program” to receive an EXCLUSIVE promotional code to download Swipe Studio and check it out for yourself!

Comic Con Palm Spring 2016 Report: Photo Parade #1

The inaugural Comic Con Palm Springs just wrapped up at the Palm Springs Convention Center that ran from August 25th-27th was a sure fire hit with locals and out of towners and provided a much needed comic-focused event in Riverside Country.



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The convention was very focused on the comic community and brought in big name creators along with the media celebrities. Comic-focused creators included Stan, Lee, Jason Alexander, Carlo Barbieri, Katie Cook, Sterling Gates, Mihcael Golden, James O’Barr, Phil Jimenez, Dave Johnson, Scott Lobdell, Jim Mahfood, Todd McFarlane, Mike McKone, Marat Mychaels, Dan Panosian, Yanick Paquette, Livio Ramiodelli, Andrew Robinson, Craig Rousseau, Stephen B. Scott, Stephane Roux, Cat Staggs, Arthur Suydam, Chrissie Zullo, Chri Uminga, JK Woodward, Mark Texeira.



 



San Diego Comic Con 2016 Report: Photo Parade #2

 Trying to get around the convention hall is a terror


Suicide Squad costumes on display at DC’s booth

Crowds rolling into the Gaslamp district

Batman & Robin display at Kotobukiya

The Batmobile at night

Superman statue from Batman v Superman

The MTV party at Petco Park

The Hasbro set-up

Lines to get exclusives

San Diego Comic Con 2016 Report: Photo Parade #1

The annual craziness that is San Diego Comic Con 2016 has begun. No other comic book related event in North America is like it!

 Outside the San Diego Convention before the ruckus begins!


 Comic artist Bill Sienkiewicz’s remarked sketch books on display

The Sideshow booth display

Fans gearing up near the DC Comics area

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund section

Rows and rows of stuff and things to buy

SDCC 2016 News – Alex Ross New Two Story Booth and More

Alex Ross Fine Art is proud to announce that for the first time, his booth at the San Diego Comic Con will allow all fans to walk through, view and purchase art. The two story booth will also be bigger than ever before, doubling in size from the previous years.
The booth (#2415) was designed by Plus+Studios. It is set to feature some of Alex’s classic work and will offer some fantastic exclusives for the convention, including:
  • DC Comics Batman Scars Lithograph (limited to 200 numbered additions with COA)
  • DC Comics Absolute Justice Mini-Canvas (limited to 100 numbered additions with COA)
  • Captain America Joins Mini Canvas (limited to 100 numbered additions with COA)
  • Trouble in San Francisco, (limited to 100 numbered editions with COA)
  • SDCC Sketchbook 2016
  • Alex Ross Art Premiere Event at Chuck Jones Gallery.      
Fans of the “Fab Four,” will be pleased to know that making its SDCC premiere are the highly anticipated Beatles Yellow Submarine portraits. The portraits made their public debut last spring at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.
For you Flash Gordon fans, Sam Jones, star of the 80’s cult classic film will be signing at our booth on Thursday, July 21st from 12pm to 2pm. Sam will sign Alex’s Flash Gordon Anniversary Giclee on Canvas Print and a SDCC Exclusive Flash Gordon Lithograph.

Interview opportunities are available upon request. Jpegs of the new booth are included in the press release. 

Secondly, The Hollywood Science Fiction Museum is back once again. Every year Huston Huddleston and his team have brought some amazing props to Comic Con, from Tardis to legendary Star Trek Captain’s Chair. This year, along with the Captain’s Chair and smaller props, the museum is proud to bring The Borg Alcove, made famous by Patrick Stewart and Jeri Ryan in both Contact and Voyager. 

Fans are always welcome to take pictures and interact with props. The museum will be at booth 4036. Interviews are also available with Huston upon request.