Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
The teaser poster for Marvel's Thor: The Dark World has been released!
Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos . . . but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
If you live in the Los Angeles area and LOVE Star Wars, you will not want to miss Coagula Curatorial's MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU celebration on Saturday, May 4th, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. In honor of Star Wars Day, which is celebrated worldwide by fans of the films, Coagula Curatorial will play host to a day of family friendly activities at their Los Angeles art gallery.
April 19, 2013
Today is April 19th, and you know what that means, kiddies. According to the short-lived fan favorite The Sarah Connor Chronicles, today is Skynet Activation Day!
As any well-educated fanboy knows, Skynet is the artificially intelligent computer system that serves as a major villain in the Terminator franchise. According to James Cameron's Terminator lore, Skynet was originally installed into the U.S. military mainframe to control the national arsenal on August 4, 1997. (Despite this fact, The Sarah Connor Chronicles sees this date a little differently.)
You're invited to join the creators of Solestar for a graphic novel signing on Wednesday, April 24th, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, CA!
Golden Apple will continue its monthly wine mixer series by hosting comic book creator Siike Donnelly and a number of the 70+ artists who contributed to the jam-style graphic novel, Solestar. Solestar is an original superhero story whose protagonist has only 24 hours to live. It features artwork donated by over 70 different artists and educational information regarding brain aneurysms, the proceeds of which will go to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation.
As a brain aneurysm survivor, Donnelly was forced to rebuild his speech patterns and relearn how to walk. With his company, The Naïve Project, he led a successful Kickstarter campaign to publish Solestar in early 2013. According to Donnelly, “I wanted to create a superhero that knew loss right from the start. It’s kind of the staple when creating someone with powers. They have to come from tragedy to obtain victory. This is something I now understand on a personal level. Hopefully, victory follows my tragedy with this project.”
You're invited to join Fanboy Comics for a graphic novel signing on Saturday, April 27th, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, CA!
Writer and FBC co-founder Sam Rhodes will be on hand at the LA's premier gallery for Dark Art to sign copies of Fanboy Comics‘ graphic novels, Identity Thief and Something Animal. Fans who stop by the gallery will have a chance to pick up their very own signed copies and to purchase the official Fanboy Comics t-shirt, so that they can show their geek pride in style.
One of the nice things about being a film geek and living in Southern California is all of the great movie events that get staged here. With that in mind, here’s a heads-up for movie fans living in the greater Los Angeles area. On Wednesday, April 24, the American Film Institute will be presenting AFI Night at the Movies. According to a press release, the evening “is an event of extraordinary scale with classic American films spanning five decades screening on a single night - each with an introduction by the film's star or filmmaker. Mystery, drama, romance, horror, science fiction, and animated family entertainment will all be represented.”
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Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
We know that, for many of you, the be-all-and-end-all of sci-fi TV can be defined by two words: Doctor Who. Who fervor is on the rise, given the show’s 50th anniversary this year, so Broadway Paperbacks has fanned the fandom's flame by introducing its paperback original Doctor Who tie-in series. Featuring all-new Eleventh Doctor adventures, Justin Richards’s Doctor Who: Plague of the Cybermen, Nicholas Briggs’s Doctor Who: The Dalek Generation, and Tommy Donbavand’s Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow are penned in collaboration with BBC’s Cardiff-based TV production team. These authors were given advance access to the scripts of forthcoming episodes and made privy to the secrets of the Doctor’s future before even the most fanatical of fans. Approved by the BBC to make sure nothing is overlooked, these books have the intimate and authentic feel of lost episodes.
Our friends at Broadway have generously provided us not only with a copy of each of the paperbacks, but also a Doctor Who Christmas in April Blu-ray Giftpack (featuring “Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol” and “Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe”) to give away to our Dalek-loving readers.
Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
Do you find yourself constantly muttering, "You know nothing, Jon Snow," when a friend says something foolish? Do you refer to your Xbox as "my precious?" If I said, "You remind me of the babe," would you know what to say next? Are you ready for the next Dagorhir event? If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, then you will not want to miss The Quest, an epic TV show that is searching for people just like you!
Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
It's springtime once again, and with it comes the annual, one-day Long Beach Comic Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. Taking place on Saturday, May 11, 2013, this year's convention will bring you the latest in indie and mainstream comic books!
Brought to you by the team behind the Long Beach Comic & Horror Convention (held each November), the LBCE may be small; however, it is packed with lots of comic books, writers, artists, and other creators. Plus, all of your favorite LA-based indie creators will be in attendance, including Fanboy Comics!
Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:
If you are an indie horror film fan, you will not want to miss the upcoming film Slash, which will begin filmining this summer in New Mexico. Slash is a story about young people who see their friends butchered around them. They must deal with each other’s violent fantasies and face their own demons . . . or die trying!
For more information regarding the film, please see the official press release below or visit www.slashflick.com.