SPX 2009 is this weekend!

SPX 2009!!!

When & Where & Cost:

The show will run Saturday from 11am till 7pm and Sunday from noon until 6pm and takes place at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in lovely Bethesda, Maryland! One day passes are just $10 and a 2 day pass is only $15! Both can be bought at the door on the day of the show so no pre-purchase is needed.

About the Show:

 SPX 2009 will be held the weekend of September 26 and 27, 2009 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD, just one mile outside the nation’s capital, Washington DC. In its fourteenth year SPX now serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent.

SPX will bring together over 400 artists and publishers to meet their readers, booksellers, distributors, and each other. SPX will be open to the public September 26th from 11am Saturday, and run through 7pm that evening. The celebration continues Sunday from noon to 6pm. In addition, expect great programming all weekend long for you to enjoy!

SPX 2009 marks the thirteenth annual presentation of The Ignatz Awards for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz, named after George Herriman’s brick-wielding mouse, recognizes outstanding work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an artform and as a means of personal expression. The Ignatz is a festival prize, the first such of the United States comic book industry. Winners will be determined by ballot during SPX and presented at the gala Ignatz Awards ceremony.

As with every year profits from SPX will go to support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, protecting the First Amendment rights of comic book readers and professionals.

Who to Look for:

The easy answer is to take your time and make sure you check out all of the awesome talent on display. But there will be numerous “friends of the Dollar Bin” on hand so we especially recommend you seek out these fine folks: Dustin Harbin (creative director of Heroes Con and a fine cartoonist), Andy Runton (creator of Owly and the nicest man in comics), Rob Ullman (awesome artist and awesome guy), Ben Towle (a cartoonist, an educator and a hobo), Chris Schweizer (creator of Crogan’s Vengeance and the 2^nd nicest guy in comics), Falynn Koch (adorable art and adorable girl), Carolyn & Joe from Curls Studio (awesomely multi-talented dynamic duo of fun), Pat Lewis (a super talented super guy), Adam Casey (the man, the beard, the legend) the DB’s very own Adam Daughhetee (hater of meat but lover of hugs) and many other talented folks we might not know yet.

Sneak Peek: NOLA from Boom Studios

Debuting this November Boom! Studios takes you on a savage trip down south with an epic journey of blood-thirsty revenge in a decimated land in NOLA.

Post-Katrina New Orleans comes alive this December when BOOM! Studios premieres NOLA. Writer/director Chris Gorak of the critically acclaimed Right At Your Door brings you NOLA, a relentless story about dead-cold vengeance in the face of losing everything.

After cheating death, Nola Thomas wakes up alone in a deserted New Orleans hospital. Bruised, broken, and badly burned, she emerges from the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina with one thing on her mind…revenge.

“NOLA takes the revenge/crime story to a complex setting, amongst a national disaster, where crime, and poverty reached a fever pitch,” says Managing Editor Matt Gagnon.  “Combine one of the most culturally rich environments on the planet with a tragedy of biblical proportions, and a passionate anti-hero with a righteous mission and you get NOLA.”

NOLA is a four issue miniseries published by BOOM! Studios, written by Chris Gorak, scripted by Pierluigi Cothran with sensational interior art by red hot newcomer Damian Couceiro. Issue one ships with two covers in a 50/50 split, featuring art by Erik Jones (The Unknown) and Chris Brunner (Hellblazer).

IDW releases for September 23, 2009

AMERICAN MCGEES GRIMM #5

Dwight MacPherson (w) Grant Bond (a) Ben Templesmith (c)

Episode 5: It’s the shocking conclusion of American McGee’s Grimm, and Grimm’s going out in a blaze of glory! Join everyone’s favorite sardonic dwarf as he travels to the anthropomorphic land of Generica to reunite the Twig Brothers. Together with the Cricket King and a leprous dragon, Grimm will risk everything to bring this story to a close!

DOCTOR WHO BLACK DEATH WHITE LIFE

Charlie Kirchoff (w) Tom Mandrake (a) Guy Davis(c)

After the Doctor and his companion Martha mistakenly land the TARDIS during the Great Plague of London, the discovery of a healer draws them into a mystery that could mean the end of Martha!

GI JOE #9

Chuck Dixon (w) SL Gallant (a) Howard Chaykin & Robert Atkins (c)

The Joes invade Castle Destro only to find no one home but the biggest, baddest killer robot ever and the encounter turns deadly for the team. We also pay a visit to the ultra secret Section Zero-COBRA’s arctic lair where Destro must make the M.A.S.S. Device perform or die. And Mainframe and Snake Eyes on a road trip to… Springfield?

STAR TREK SPOCK REFELECTIONS #3

Scott & David Tipton (w) David Messina & Federica Manfredi (a & c)

Ambassador Spock’s mysterious journey continues! As Spock makes his way toward Earth, he thinks back on another previously untold tale from his past, this time featuring James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy and the crew of the original U.S.S. Enterprise! From the team that brought you STAR TREK: MIRROR IMAGES, and the artist of STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN!

BOOM Studios releases for September 23, 2009

FARSCAPE: GONE & BACK #3

Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Drawn by Tommy Patterson
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Joe Corroney
COVER B: Dennis Calero

What does John Crichton do when he faces a new Scorpius, one who has always considered John an ally? He uses his new “friend” to find Aeryn Sun, a faceless Peacekeeper among millions, but one who can be so much more than that.

MONSTERS INC. #2

Written by Paul Benjamin
Drawn by Amy Mebberson
24pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Cover A & B by Amy Mebberson

When Monsters, Inc. starts losing productivity, a new energy crisis could be in the offing for Monsteropolis! Mike and Sully soon discover that someone is scaring kids targeted for laugh energy…and frightened kids don’t have much to laugh about! If Mike and Sully can’t stop this menace, Monsters, Inc will be out of business!

MUPPET PETER PAN #1

Written by Grace Randolph
Drawn by Amy Mebberson
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $2.99

The timid Kermie Pan resides in the magical realm of Neverswamp, where the pushy fairy Piggytink tries to toughen him up! One night, while searching for his shadow, Kermie Pan and Piggytink encounter the Darling children, who run away to Neverswamp and encourage Kermie Pan to battle Captain Gonzo! Features A covers by Eisner-award winning Mouse Guard artist David Petersen and B covers by series artist Amy Mebberson.

THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK: THE TREASURE OF PEG-LEG WILSON #3

Written & drawn by Roger Langridge
Covers A, B by Roger Langridge
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $2.99

Roger Langridge’s celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW comic continues! Scooter learns that a cache of treasure is hidden somewhere within the theater…and when Rizzo the Rat overhears this, the news spreads like wildfire! Meanwhile, Animal’s acting very strangely—he’s now refined and well-mannered! And why is Kermit acting like he’s too cool for school?

EUREKA VOL. 2: DORMANT GENE

Written by Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia, Jonathan L. Davis
Drawn by Mark Dos Santos
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $16.99

Sci-Fi Channel’s smash hit show returns in this new trade compiling all the issues of the critically acclaimed, fan-favorite series masterminded by the creators of the show and told completely in continuity! EUREKA creators Andrew Cosby and Jaime Paglia are joined by writer Jonathan L. Davis (THE DUKES OF HAZZARD) with a story centering on the kids of Eureka High. Can Zoe find out why all her classmates are going goth? Read this volume and find out.

Sneak Peek: HARPE: America's First Serial Killers

HARPE: America’s First Serial Killers to shoot up stores shelves this November.

A gutted corpse! That was the calling card of Wiley and Micajah Harpe, America’s First Serial Killers! Shipping this November to a local comic shop near you, HARPE: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLERS reveals the little known true story as seen through the eyes of Wiley himself and will leave you scarred for life!

At the true beginning of the Old West, the brothers Harpe began a murderous spree that could only end badly. A blood-curdling true-crime tale for fans of Dead Irons and Jonah Hex!

This original graphic novel written by award-winning writer Chad Kinkle and illustrated by Adam Shaw (Image’s Blood Stream), HARPE is sure to grab readers by the throat and not let go!

HARPE: AMERICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLERS is an original graphic novel written by Chad Kinkle, illustrated by Adam Shaw and published by Cave in Rock it ships this November. More information can be found at www.harpegraphicnovel.com