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New York Comic Con 2013

New York Comic Con is just days away, October 10 – 13 at the Jacob Javits Center, NYC. You know the drill — anything and everything even remotely related to comics assembled with all the subtlety of a crowded Atlantic City casino floor.

I’ll be there wandering around for the most part, but also on hand for the following:

THURSDAY:
– Archie Action Hour: Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man and Red Circle Comics
Thursday, October 10, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Room 1A01

Speakers: Jamal Peppers, Jon Gray, Mike Pellerito, Paul Kaminski, Ryan Jampole, Dean Haspiel, Ian Flynn, Mike Cavallaro

Description:
Get ready for action in New York! This year saw the two most popular video game characters Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man join forces for the first time ever in this year’s biggest comic book crossover event: “Worlds Collide”—now the dust has settled and it’s time for the iconic blue heroes to get back to battling for their respective home worlds post-crossover! In addition learn more about the future of the critically hailed Red Circle superhero comics New Crusaders and The Fox!

FRIDAY:
I’ll be signing the 16-page free flip book preview of THE FOX miniseries, featuring THE SHIELD backup feature I’m working on with J.M. DeMatteis and Terry Austin.

Where: The Archie Comics Booth #1936
When: 5pm-6pm with Dean Haspiel

This Week — Megaman #29

MEGAMAN #29, the first of four issues penciled by me, written by Ian Flynn, with inks by Gary Martin, colors by Matt Herms, lettering by John Workman, and covers by Patrick Spaziante and Dean Haspiel, will hit the racks this week, Wednesday, September 18th:

“The biggest storyline in Mega Man comic history starts here! “BLACKOUT: Curse of Ra Moon” Part One: The world has shut down! When the power of Ra Moon robs the Earth of all its technology, it’s up to Mega Man and a handful of Robot Masters to set things right. But just how can robots handle the force of a technological meltdown if they’re cut off from the ability to re-charge? Has Mega Man fallen right into Dr. Wily’s trap? Or has Wily underestimated his mysterious new ally?”

I wasn’t a MEGAMAN reader either, but I backed-up to the first issue and started doing my research, and was surprised to find this is a really well-done comic that reminds me of the classic superhero fare that got me into comics to begin with. It’s also a pleasure to work with such a pro team. Gary and Matt took my pencils and … I dunno … worked some kind of magic on them. As this first issue comes out, I’m working on my third, and it’s been a cool and interesting challenge. Very happy to be a part of the whole thing.

The Shield!

I’ve been working this up with writer J.M. DeMatteis, inker Terry Austin, and colorist Steven Downer for Archie Comics’ Red Circle imprint: The Shield [created way back in 1940 by Irv Novick] will debut as a back-up feature in The Fox #2 by Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid.

Comic Book Resources has the scoop: LINK