CONVENTION NEWS: IN THE WINDY CITY WITH IMAGE COMICS

Image Comics announces its C2E2 2010 lineup


It's hot in the Windy City of Chicago as Image Comics gets ready for the inaugural edition of C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo). It'll only get hotter at the Image Comics booth, #651, when the show gets started Friday, April 16th!

Don't miss RYAN OTTLEY (INVINCIBLE) and JASON HOWARD (THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN), who will be with us at the Image Comics booth, #651. You’ll also be able to find RICHARD STARKINGS (ELEPHANTMEN), and a slew of other Image creators will be stopping by for signings!

PANELS

SATURDAY, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., E353 - The Image Comics Show The world's greatest creator-owned comics publisher makes their C2E2 debut with a flurry of announcements and guest stars galore! Be there to find out the next word on what Image has in store for 2010 including never-before-revealed news and art! Panelists include JIM VALENTINO (SHADOWHAWK), NICK SPENCER (EXISTENCE, SHUDDERTOWN), TIM SEELEY (HACK/SLASH), RICHARD STARKINGS (ELEPHANTMEN), and BEN McCOOL (CHOKER).

SUNDAY, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., E353 - Creating Creator Owned Comics the Image Comics Way Want to bring your own vision to comics? Learn how from the people who do it best! Join a selection of some of Image's finest for a roundtable discussion on the creative process and tips on perfecting your pitch. This will also include a question and answer session, giving you the chance to talk to the pros who have made their dreams their reality! Panelists include FRANK CHO (LIBERTY MEADOWS), BEN TEMPLESMITH (CHOKER), TIM SEELEY (HACK/SLASH), and JIMMY PALMIOTTI (BACK TO BROOKLYN).

AUTOGRAPHS

FRIDAY
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. BEN TEMPLESMITH and BEN McCOOL

SATURDAY
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. JIMMY PALMIOTTI

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. TIM SEELEY

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. NICK SPENCER and JIM VALENTINO

Come by the Image Comics booth for the best in creator owned comics, updates on signing schedules, and a chance to meet some of your favorite creators! Don't miss Image Comics at C2E2 2010, booth #651!

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today.