February 14, 2010
Some upcoming convention and signing appearances by Flash-related people:
Emerald City Con (March 13-14 in Seattle, Washington) has added long-time Flash writer Mark Waid. Geoff Johns and Impulse artist Humberto Ramos are already on the guest list. — @emeraldcitycon
MegaCon (March 12-14, Orlando Florida) has Ethan Van Sciver — @MegaConvention
WonderCon (April 2-4, San Francisco, California) has the Flash: Rebirth team of Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver.
C2E2 (April 16-18, Chicago, Illinois) has the Flash: Rebirth team of Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver. (Note: This means they will not appear at Anaheim Comic Con the same weekend.) — @c2e2
Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con (June 11-13, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) has Ethan Van Sciver. — @WizardWorld
Florida Supercon (June 18-20 in Miami, Florida) recently confirmed John Wesley Shipp, the lead in the 1990 Flash TV series, for the convention. — @FLSupercon
November 20, 2009
Just a quick note before the weekend: artist Ethan Van Sciver is among the guests at Comicpalooza, held in Houston, Texas on March 26-28, 2010.
Other speed-related guests listed on the site include artist Humberto Ramos, the original artist on Impulse, and actress Brea Grant, who played speedster Daphne Millbrook on Heroes during the “Villains” and “Fugitives” arcs.
(Tip of the hat to Papa Zero for spotting this.)
April 30, 2009
Saturday, May 2 is Free Comic Book Day, and comic stores around the world (okay, mostly in the US) are holding events with guests from the comics industry. I’ve put together a list of all the Flash and Impulse-related appearances I could find:
United States
Arizona
California
- Mark Waid and Marc Guggenheim sign at Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka from noon-3pm
- Mark Guggenheim will also appear at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles from 4-7pm.
- Todd Nauck (Young Justice) signs at 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga
Florida
- Paul Pelletier signs at Heroes Haven in Tampa
Maryland
- Greg LaRocque signs at Super Villains Comic Shop in Baltimore
New York
Canada
- Ken Lashley (Flash: The Fastest Man Alive) signs at Comic Connection in Hamilton, Ontario
Notes
The FCBD website has a list of more creator signings on Saturday. I may have missed some Flash-related names.
August 25, 2008
CBR talks with Dan Didio about Flash:Rebirth and why Geoff Johns & Ethan Van Sciver are right for the job — namely, their work relaunching Green Lantern. “They are going to embrace everything there is about The Flash, not ignore it, and I think the story lends itself to the whole Flash legacy and how important Barry is to it.”
Meanwhile, Valerie D’Orazio of Occasional Superheroine comments on Didio’s “rebooting was a mistake” remarks from Fan Expo.
Newsarama’s Vaneta Rogers has a trio of interviews. First she talks with Humberto Ramos, original artist on Impulse, about the upcoming relaunch of Runaways. Next, Geoff Johns discusses Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. Finally, Marc Guggenheim is writing another Flash: a Spider-Man spotlight on Flash Thompson, drawn by Flash/Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold artist Barry Kitson.
Girl-Wonder.org has launched the Con Anti-Harassment Project.
Brian Cronin of Comics Should Be Good presents the Cronin Theory of Comics – Comics Tend to Eventually Regress to the Mean. For the most part, characters will reset over time to the “standard” interpretation. Rarely, that standard will change, such as Dick Grayson as Nightwing, rather than Robin. It will be interesting to see how this applies to Wally West, now that DC is pushing Barry Allen as, in EVS’ words, “The King of Flashes.”
