Stargate Atlantis, The Pink Panther, The Three Stooges, The Land That Time Forgot, Equilibrium, Werewolves vs. Dinosaurs, and Zombie-Proof are headed to Richmond as upstart publisher American Mythology Productions lands at the Virginia Comicon’s annual two-day show over Halloween weekend, October 29-30, 2016.
The show will be held from 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 5 PM on Sunday at the Richmond Raceway Complex in the Old Dominion Building at 600 East Laburnum Avenue, in Richmond, VA. Admission for Saturday is $19.95, Sunday is $14.95, and both days are $29.95 for the standard two-day pass and $59.95 for the VIP package.
As part of the American Mythology line-up, superstar artist Greg LaRocque (Flash: The Return of Barry Allen, Stargate Atlantis), local favorite artist Matt Slay (Equilibrium), acclaimed painter Chris Scalf (Star Wars, Werewolves vs. Dinosaurs), Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash writer James Kuhoric (The Three Stooges), artist-colorist Adrian Ropp (Pink Panther), storyboard artist Vincent Spencer (Zombie-Proof), and writer J.C. Vaughn (Stargate Atlantis, Zombie-Proof). Scalf will appear Saturday only at the show.
“We’re really excited to welcome American Mythology to the VA Comicon. Since their debut earlier this year, they’ve had a compelling mix of creator-owned comics and licensed titles, and we’re very happy to have some of their top creators at the show,” said Brett Carreras, the convention’s promoter. “We’ll be offering very limited Virginia Comicon exclusive editions of two American Mythology comics, Stargate Atlantis #1 and Pink Panther #1. Each of them are limited to just 50 copies.”
“As one of the longest running comic book conventions in all of comics, the VA Comicon has some of the best fans on the circuit. This is particularly true of its two-day shows. The audience comes hungry for comics, and we’re looking forward to serving up a great selection of our new material, including convention exclusive editions,” said Barlow Jones, Marketing Manager for American Mythology. “Following our great creator line-up in Baltimore earlier this year, Richmond is our next major stop.”
This year’s installment of the two-day VA Comicon is already shaping up to be its most comic-centric event in years. Headline guests including writer-artist Howard Chaykin (American Flagg), legendary Batman editor Denny O’Neil, Harley’s Little Black Book artist Billy Tucci, Batman and Grayson writer Tom King, Champions writer Mark Waid, and Dick Tracy artist Joe Staton.
Also in the spotlight Kevin Keller artist Dan Parent, Alien Legion artist Larry Stroman, Blue Beetle veteran Paris Cullins, and Blue Devil scribe Gary Cohn, along with Ken Marcus (Super Human Resources), Fernando Ruiz (Die, Kitty, Die!), Kevin Sharp (G.I. Joe), Brian Shearer (G.I. Joe), Ron Wilson (Superboxers), and John “Waki” Wycough (Transformers), among others.
Dan Fogel, writer and publisher of Fogel’s Underground Price & Grading Guide (and a VA Comicon regular), will be on hand to talk comics history, The Hero Initiative will be accepting donations, and CBCS will witness signatures and accept submission.
To purchase tickets, see the full guest list, find out about the $1,000 prize costume contest, see an interactive show schedule, or get other information about the show, visit their site.
