Let’s all thank Image Comics for saving the Bay Area from being conventionless next year, with Wondercon making a temporary move to Anaheim for the year; the publisher has announced that it will be holding its own comic-con, Image Expo, at the Oakland Convention Center – the original home of Wondercon, before it moved to San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center – between February 24-26 next year.
Announced guests will include Image partners Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino, as well as Rob Liefeld and Whilce Portacio, with other creators present including: Joe Casey, Jonathan Hickman and Brian K. Vaughan. Despite the name and the Image-creator-heavy guestlist, the publisher calls the event “a celebration of independent creativity in comics” and has opened the floor to “anyone who makes creator-owned comics.” More details as they become available, but I have to admit, I kind of want to go already.
(As an aside, when was the last time a publisher held their own convention, WizardWorld aside?)
November 22nd, 2011 at 8:58 am
So will that include Vertigo talents? Which, if you let i Snyder and Lemire, means big DC writers?
And more importantly, will Nick Spencer be there? I am a big fan of Morning Glories. (OK, I won’t be at this con, but when you say Image to me, I think of Morning Glories.)
November 22nd, 2011 at 10:13 am
Excellent! Glad the WonderCon hole was filled for us non-SoCal residing fans.
–J.
November 22nd, 2011 at 11:33 am
Wasn’t SLG involved with APE at the beginning? And Digital Manga just announced they would be managing YaoiCon starting next year.
November 22nd, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Followed by an Art Jam inspiring a 2012 event announcement and more delayed issues. yawn