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New York Comic Con ’12: Titan Signings, Events, & Exclusives
Titan Books is looking to make a splash at this year New York Comic Con, with several signings, panels, exclusives, and items premiering at the show. Comfortably placed at booth #832 all weekend, Titan is going to have something for Geeks of all kind. Whether you’re a Whovian looking for some awesome new maxi-busts, or a zombie lover that wants to keep up on The Walking Dead, Titan has some awesome products that will be either debuting or exclusive to the big east coast comic convention. Of course, they’ll also have a comic presence with legendary creator Walt Simonson on hand and signing, while they sell some very sought after items signed by the late Joe Simon, the legendary co-creator of Captain America who they’re also hosting a tribute panel for. Check out all the details below:
Signing Schedule:
Friday, October 12, 12:15pm – 1.15pm: Scott Campbell Signing @ Table 4
Friday, October 12 5:15pm – 6:15pm: Joe Simon Tribute Panel @ Room 1A01
Friday, October 12, 7:00pm – 7:45pm: Scott Campbell Panel @ Unbound Stage
Friday, October 12, 7:45pm – 8:45pm: Walt Simonson Panel @ Room 1A08
Sunday, October 5, 11:00am – 12:00pm: Walt Simonson Signing @ Table 5
Panels:
SCOTT C. PANEL
Time: Friday, October 12, 7-7:45pm
Location: Unbound Stage
Description:
Scott Campbell is a New York native whose art is celebrated around the world. He is a maker of paintings, illustrations, comics, kid’s books and video games. Part of the Gallery 1988 phenomenon, people flood galleries to see his work and snap up his wondrous and wondrously fun pieces. Some of his most notable projects include the Great Showdowns series, Igloo Head and Tree Head series, Double Fine Action Comics, Hickee Comics, the children’s books Zombie In Love and East Dragon, West Dragon.
Moderated by Alex Zalben, here Scott C. talks about his work recreating some of the best and most iconic moments of movie and TV culture from his latest project The Great Showdowns with Titan Books. Titan will be offering Scott Campbell’s The Great Showdowns for the first time anywhere at NYCC. With a foreword by Neil Patrick Harris (a fan who owns several originals from the series), The Great Showdowns collects the most memorable moments of melee, interpreted by Scott in his inimitable style, including Chief Brody vs Jaws, Die Hard’s John McClane vs broken glass, Ripley vs the Alien Queen and even Spinal Tap vs an undersized model of Stonehenge.
WALTER SIMONSON PANEL
Time: Friday, October 12, 7:45- 8:45pm
Location: Room 1A08
Description:
Walter Simonson, who lives in New York, is one of the most highly regarded comics creators around, having written, pencilled or inked Batman, The Hulk and Superman, to name but a few! He was awarded the 2010 Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Harvey Awards. Here, in a panel moderated by Andrew Sumner, he discusses his ground-breaking work on the original Alien graphic novel, republished and re-mastered by Titan Books. Walter reveals how, so early in his career, he came to work with Ridley Scott on one of the most famous films of the 20th Century, and what it was like to work with Archie Goodwin, a legend in the comic industry. Fans also will learn how it became possible to reproduce the original artwork for so seminal a project, more than 30 years later!
JOE SIMON TRIBUTE PANEL
Time: Friday, October 12 5:15-6:15pm
Location: Room 1A01
Panelists: Stephen Saffel, Paul Levitz, Jim Simon, and more!
Description:
Celebrating the life of Joe Simon, co-creator of Captain America, creative partner of Jack Kirby, and the man who hired Stan Lee for his first job. It’s the day after what would have been his 99th birthday, and we’ll party the way Joe would have like it! Steve, Paul, and Jim will be joined by a group of surprise guests, and lucky attendees will be eligible to receive exciting birthday presents – including a copy of Joe’s autobiography, signed by Joe!
Other incredible Joe Simon items will also be available at the Titan Booth (Booth #832), such as: Best of Simon & Kirby; Joe Simon: My Life in Comics; Simon & Kirby Superheroes; Simon & Kirby Crime; Fighting American t-shirts. PLUS – original Simon & Kirby lithograph prints, signed by Joe Simon!
The Walking Dead: The Official Magazine Launch
The hotly anticipated first issue of The Walking Dead: The Official Magazine is set to debut at NYCC with an exclusive cover by The Walking Dead comic artist Charlie Adlard! The Walking Dead: The Official Magazine debuts on October 23rd to coincide with the show’s October 14th Season 3 premiere on AMC. The first issue features 100 pages of all the latest news, revelations, and tips for fans of the television show, the comic book series, the prose novels, and the entire The Walking Dead universe. New York Comic Con attendees will be able to purchase a special edition of issue #1 with an exclusive NYCC cover by The Walking Dead comic artist Charlie Adlard, colored by The Walking Dead colorist Cliff Rathburn. Pick up your NYCC special edition of The Walking Dead: The Official Magazine at Titan’s Booth.
Other Titan Exclusives & Debuts
Titan Merchandise is back at NYCC, bigger and bolder than ever after a year of faster-than-a-speeding-bullet growth, widespread fan acclaim and killer product launches for Doctor Who, Star Trek, Kick-Ass, Judge Dredd, Hammer Horror, and many more!
Titan will be selling a wide variety of never-before-seen debut tee shirts at their booth (booth #832) and a handful of super-rare NYCC exclusives. It will be the only place you can buy Titan’s NYCC exclusive DOCTOR WHO MAXI-BUSTS (Eleventh Doctor, Tenth Doctor and Cyberman variants – ALL exclusive to New York City Comicon). And if you want to buy the sweetest CAPTAIN ACTION t-shirt and gifts ever produced, booth #832 is the place to be. The booth will also be offering a limited edition, one-time-only DOCTOR WHO shirt at the con, so make sure you visit before they all sell out!
DOCTOR WHO – NYCC limited edition exclusives!
The Eleventh Doctor Maxi-Bust – “Biscuit Hand” variant!
The Tenth Doctor Maxi-Bust – “Sound of Drums” variant
Cyberman Cyber Leader Maxi-Bust
DOCTOR WHO – NYCC Debuts
The Fourth Doctor Maxi-Bust
The Weeping Angel Maxi-Bust
David Tennant 10th Doctor Costume T-Shirt
CAPTAIN ACTION – NYCC Debuts
Logo Mug
Logo I.D. Holder
Distressed Logo T-Shirts
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