Detroit Fanfare Comic Con

Justin Castaneda Will Attend Detroit Fanfare Comic Con!

dffadmin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:41:29 +0000

Justin Castaneda is a writer / illustrator from Chicago. He is the creator of the When I Was Little picture book series. He is also featured in Omega Comics Presents: Bluetick and Redbone and the upcoming Scratch 9: Cat Tails. His new book, Heart, is a children’s story about finding love and acceptance. Detroit Fanfare [...]

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Carl Lundgren Comes Home to Detroit Fanfare Comic Con!

dffadmin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:46 +0000

Carl Lundgren was born in Detroit, Michigan. Although he is primarily known for his 1960’s era rock posters and fantasy art, he had his roots in underground comix and comic fandom at an early age..At age 20, Lundgren discovered Gary Grimshaw who was illustrating posters for a thriving rock venue in Detroit, the now infamous [...]

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Panel: A Halloween Celebration of Ray Bradbury

dffadmin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:06 +0000

Join noted writers, Sam Weller, Jay Bonansinga, and Mort Castle as they show some video, talk about the celebrated Ray Bradbury, and do brief readings from the collection of Shadow Show. They will also be on hand to answer questions. Includes some interviews stuff with Ray, a superb short movie shown only in a [...]

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Event: Detroit Fanfare Dedicates Cosplay Zone

dffadmin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:15:06 +0000

Detroit Fanfare is working with many cosplay groups to coordinate activities centered around the cosplay members. Coorodinator Liz Mills and Blue Jeune Fille will be setting up the dedicated Cosplay Center as well as Cosplay zones around the convention, perfect for group pictures. Of course, with the Convention Costume Contest on Saturday, the “adult” costume [...]

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Event: Deadworld Zombie After Party

dffadmin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:53 +0000

After the Detroit Fanfare Zombie Walk, join us for a special zombie themed party, sponsored by Deadworld! The party will take place after Preview Night closes on Friday at 9:00 at the Pool Terrace of the convention hotel. A Zombie Costume Contest will be part of the dead festivities as well as a group dance [...]

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Panel: What To Read for New Fans

dffadmin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:06:10 +0000

Comfort Love and Adam Withers will be joined by some special guests as they provide a guide of what people who are new to comics should be checking out. Their carefully thought out titles will include four different categories (Superhero, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime/Horror, and All Ages). For each, they will give an idea of what makes [...]

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Image Co-Founder, Whilce Portacio, at Detroit Fanfare Comic Con!

dffadmin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:57:08 +0000

Whilce Portacio started as an inker before launching his career as a penciller over two decades ago. He has been a leading comic book talent ever since his big break through on Marvel titles X-Factor and Uncanny X-Men in the early ’90s. Whilce has worked on titles Iron Man: Heroes Reborn, Punisher, Wetworks, DC’s Stormwatch, [...]

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Detroit Fanfare Comic Con Part of Robotech Tour!

dffadmin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:32:28 +0000

Detroit Fanfare Comic Con is proud to announce that our convention will be part of the Official Robotech Tour. Hosted by an official representative of Harmony Gold, the specific events regarding the Robotech tour will be announced in a few weeks but you can be sure to get all the latest information on the new [...]

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Batman’s Norm Breyfogle at Detroit Fanfare Comic Con!

dffadmin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:28:03 +0000

Norm Breyfogle is probably best known for his art on Batman in the 1980’s and 1990s. Breyfogle has worked on many different characters for most comic book publishers at one time or another. He co-created the character of Prime for Malibu Comics, and created and owns character Metaphysique. In 1984, Breyfogle time penciled a six-page [...]

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Panel: Writing The Walking Dead with Jay Bonansinga

dffadmin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:15:46 +0000

First Panel Announcement! Jay Bonansinga presents a little from the soon to be released (around that time) 3rd novel in THE WALKING DEAD series. He’ll share anecdotes about “the biz,” talk about his establishing himself as the “go to” zombie, thanks to working with George Romero for a year, and answer questions. With Robert Kirkman, Jay [...]

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