2011 Fan Expo Canada Reveals Powerhouse Lineup of Comic Guests
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Fan Expo Canada™ Canada’s premier and largest gaming, horror, comic, science fiction and anime event, today announced its highly anticipated lineup of celebrity guests in the comic medium including industry leaders Adam, Andy and Joe Kubert and Cartoonist Guest of Honour Jeff Smith! The creative masterminds behind such iconic brands as Batman, Fantastic Four, Captain America, The Flash, Thor and Spider-Man will all be participating in Fan Expo’s ever-popular Comic Book Expo, August 25 – 28 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
For four jam-packed days, Comic Book Expo offers fans autograph sessions with celebrity comic guests and programming highlights that include: hundreds of industry experts on-hand for Q&As, portfolio reviews, advice and live instruction; meet and greet with popular artists, inkers and writers in Artist Alley; industry previews of upcoming comic news and projects; and more than 600 comic retailers offering the country’s largest variety of genres, collectibles, independent publications and Expo exclusive offers all under one roof! Not to mention, Canada’s largest Comic Masquerade Night on Saturday, August 27th – where hundreds of fans dress up as popular comic book characters.
The Comic Book Expo Celebrity Guests include:
· JASON AARON (Writer of ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA, WOLVERINE)
· BRIAN AZZARELLO (Writer of FIRST WAVE & 100 BULLETS)
· MARK BROOKS (Artist of UNCANNY X-FORCE)
· JIMMY CHEUNG (Artist of AVENGERS)
· OLIVIER COIPEL (Artist of THOR)
· SHANE DAVIS (Artist of SUPERMAN EARTH ONE)
· MARKO DJURDJEVIC (Artist of THOR, FANTASTIC FOUR, SPIDER-MAN)
· DALE EAGLESHAM (Artist of ALPHA FLIGHT)
· STEVE EPTING (Artist of FANTASTIC FOUR, CAPTAIN AMERICA)
· MATT FRACTION (Artist of THOR, IRONMAN, UNCANNY X-MEN)
· RON GARNEY (Artist of ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA)
· JONATHAN HICKMAN (Writer of FANTASTIC FOUR)
· KATHRYN IMMONEN (Writer of WOLVERINE & JUBILEE)
· STUART IMMONEN (Artist of FEAR ITSELF)
· DALE KEOWN (Artist of HULK)
· ADAM KUBERT (Artist of ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE)
· ANDY KUBERT (Artist of BATMAN & FLASHPOINT)
· JOE KUBERT (Legendary Comic Book Artist)
· JEFF LEMIRE (Artist of SUPERBOY)
· ALEX MALEEV (Artist of MOON KNIGHT & SCARLET)
· FRANCIS MANAPUL (Artist of THE FLASH)
· STEVE McNIVEN (Artist of CAPTAIN AMERICA)
· TONY MOORE (Artist of THE WALKING DEAD & VENOM)
· JAMES ROBINSON (Writer of SUPERMAN)
· DAN SLOTT (Writer of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)
· DOUG SNEYD (Legendary Playboy cartoonist)
· JEFF SMITH (Cartoonist Guest of Honour - Creator of BONE)
· ETHAN VAN SCIVER (Artist of THE FLASH REBIRTH)
For more information and the complete programming line-up for Comic Book Expo, go to www.fanexpocanada.com.
For the 17th consecutive year, visitors from across Ontario and around the world will have the opportunity to experience the very best in pop culture first-hand at the upcoming 2011 Fan Expo Canada™. In addition to the Comic Book Expo, the country’s largest combined event will include Anime, Science Fiction, Festival of Fear Horror Expo and GX - Gaming Expo. Stay tuned for more announcements in the upcoming weeks.
SHOW DETAILS:
WHEN: AUGUST 25- 28, 2011
Thursday, August 25 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Special Preview)
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday, August 26 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday, August 27 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday, August 28 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
WHERE: Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building
222 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
For more information visit, www.fanexpocanada.com
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