Spokane Comicon 2010 Update #3

Hello fans, it's only been two weeks since our last update and a lot has happened! Our guest list continues to grow.
Here is the current list of scheduled guests:

John Layman *new
Andy Owens *new
Jason Gorder *new
Daniel M Davis *new
Dustin Weaver
Eric Trautmann
Brandon Jerwa
Matthew Southworth
Charlie Schmidt
Mark Rahner
Lars Brown

Here are some more details about our new guests.

Special Guest of Honor John Layman (appearance courtesy of Sasquad Comic Book Club). Once an editor for Wildstorm, a branch of DC Comics, Layman turned to writing comics full-time in 2002 and mainly writes for Marvel Comics. He has also worked on several comic books based on pre-existing licenses such as Xena: Warrior Princess, ThunderCats, as well as crossovers like Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness and Army of Darkness/Xena: Why Not?. Layman has written a number of creator-owned titles at Image Comics, like the graphic novel called Puffed and Chew with artist Rob Guillory.

You can view John's full list of work here comicbookdb.com Still don't know what Chew is about? Then check out the blog and get caught up here

Andy Owens is a professional comic book inker that lives right here in good ol' Spokane, WA. We are happy to have Andy return as a guest for his second time since 2008. Andy is currently the long time inker of Joss Whedon's Buff the Vampire Slayer Season 7 for Dark Horse comics and DC Comics The Great 10.

Check out Andy's full credits here

So, Andy Owens comes to me and says in his best George Clooney in Ocean's 12 voice "You think we need one more?" (long pause by me) "Ok, we'll get one more" .
Jason Gorder is that one more. Jason is another talented Spokane artist in the comic book industry. Jason's work includes a long run with Aspen and Top Cow Comics.
Check out his impressive list of work here

Daniel M Davis of Monster Commute says "Monster abduction is real."

Mr. Davis has been abducted by monsters on 318 occasions throughout his life, beginning in the pine trees of the Spokane's North Side. While he has managed to escape every instance physically unscathed, he has been deeply touched by these encounters with odd creatures "from the other side." Everything that he creates reflects these traumatic experiences; Mr. Davis cannot stop drawing monsters or telling their tales.

An amateur Monsterologist, Mr. Davis is also the proprietor of Steam Crow, a Phoenix, Arizona based organization dedicated to creating stories, artwork and products with a monster imagination. To date, Mr. Davis has illustrated, written and published 4 books about mythical beasties, all crafted in his vintage style. His most recent release, Monster Commute Book 1, is a compilation of comics from his MonsterCommute.com webcomic.

Mr. Davis is also passionate about the possibilities that the internet creates for entrepreneurial artists. He is also the founder of Tiny Army, a Phoenix-based illustration group dedicated to bringing together local illustrators to share strategies for success. It has been said that he is rather fond of armored hats. http://www.steamcrow.com

Dealer/Artist tables:
Emails have been coming in fast and furious about tables. Thank you to those of you that I've spoken to recently since our last update. Let me tell you that we are on pace to sell out of tables again this year and maybe very soon. The first to fill up will be the the artist alley tables. Currently I only have 3 left so don't hesitate if you want to participate. Reminder that the dealer application is currently available to download off of our site. Please contact me if you need support.

Gift Bags
For those of you that don't know, we like to give things away during our show! One thing we give away (which has grown in popularity) is the gift bags. Last year we gave away 100 free gift bags full of goodies to the first 100 paying attendees and we plan on doing so again this year. Plans are underway in making sure that this years gift bags are going to be really full of amazing prizes. In addition to the 100 bags at 10am we plan on giving away an additional 50 bags (maybe more) later in the day at 2pm for those of you that can't make it out at 10am! More details coming soon.

Raffle Prizes

This first $1 raffle prize (from my personal collection) is a Marvel Comics "Civil War" preview card signed by the late great Michael Turner! Michael Turner did the variant covers for the series and this rare prize could be yours for only $1!! There is picture of it up on our site in the new tab for "Raffle Prizes" http://spokanecomicon.com/

Keep checking back for more raffle prize updates.

Emerald City Comicon 2010
Huh? What the...?! Isn't this an update for Spokane Comicon? Don't worry we haven't been bought out by the man. Yours truly will be at Emerald City Comicon all weekend along with some of Spokane's finest artists. I will be sitting with the Sketch Crew (artists Levi Skeen, Ben Hansen, Tony Dela Cruz, and Harrison Wood) in the artist alley tables A-18/19/20. http://thesketchcrew.deviantart.com/

We also have the pleasure of sitting along side The Spokane Comicsmiths Guild http://www.comicsmithsguild.com/ A-16/17.
We will be doing sketches, selling prints and helping plug the 4th Annual Spokane Comicon. If you are in Seattle stop by and say hi and I will have some freebies while supplies last.

As we keep getting closer to showtime keep checking our web page and our facebook fan page for direct updates.

Best,
Nathan

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Nathan O'Brien
Spokane Comicon Founder & Coordinator
www.spokanecomicon.com

4th Annual Spokane Comicon
Next show: Saturday May 22, 2010
Location: Spokane Community College Bld 6 Lair
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm

Spokane Comicon 2010 Update #2

Hello fans! I can't believe that we are now less than 4 months until showtime. Where has the time gone? On to the updates...

Special Guests:
In addition to our previously announced guests (Dustin Weaver, Eric Trautmann, Charlie Schmidt, and Lars Brown) here are three more.

Based in Seattle, Brandon Jerwa is the author of several Battlestar Galactica titles, Highlander, Savage Tales and Eva: Daughter of the Dragon. He made his comics debut with the G.I. Joe franchise, including a long run on the main title and the hit mini-series Master & Apprentice and Snake-Eyes Declassified. Brandon also co-writes with Eric Trautmann for a new webcomic called Wide Awake. Finally, Brandon is writing the second feature story of "The Inferno" in the DC Comics title "The Shield" . You can find out more about Brandon's bio here http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=3585

Matthew Southworth is the acclaimed artist from the hot new sold out series "Stumptown" from Greg Rucka and Oni Press. Matthew's other work includes work for DC Comics "Infinity Inc" and Images Comics "Savage Dragon". Comic Book DB link

Matthew is also kind enough to be working on an original print that will be a part of our $1 raffle prizes. More details coming soon.

Mark Rahner (Spokane Native) is a veteran critic, interviewer and pop culture writer at the Seattle Times. He's also a comic book writer whose new series, "ROTTEN," debuted in May 2009.

Rahner's work has appeared in publications around the world including WIRED, FANGORIA, and STARS AND STRIPES. Media appearances include Headline News, MSNBC TV, KIRO talk radio Seattle, KPTK (Air America) radio Seattle, KZOK (Bob Rivers Show) Seattle, and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame ("Rahner's Rotten Rentals"). http://www.markrahner.com/

Dealer/Artist tables:
Here is the latest on tables. We have 38/62 tables filled! I had to do the math a second time making sure I was right. I couldn't believe how fast they are filled up.
The Dealer/Artist application is currently available to download off of our site. Please shoot me an email if you plan on submitting it to me. Just because you print it off doesn't mean your space is gaurenteed until I have communication with you.

Artist Alley:
On our website the Artist Alley tab is now updated with the current list of participants and their links. When you get a chance go check them out. There will be some amazingly talented people in the Artist Alley this year.

Lodging:
Will you be coming from out of town for the con? Looking for a place to stay? For the 3rd straight year we have a great deal at the local Comfort Inn. For details and room rate please email me and I get help get you set up. If you look to book it directly online you won't get the significant room rate unless you go through me first.

Planning is in full swing for the 4th Annual Spokane Comicon. Our committee meetings have resumed with the clubs at Spokane Community College and we are getting some great ideas. As we keep getting closer to showtime keep checking our web page and our facebook fan page for direct updates.

Best,
Nathan
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Nathan O'Brien
Spokane Comicon Founder & Coordinator
http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

4th Annual Spokane Comicon
Next show: Saturday May 22, 2010
Location: Spokane Community College Bld 6 Lair
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm

Spokane Comicon 2010 Update #1

Hello Fans of the Spokane Comicon! The Holidays are upon us as is the New Year. That being said it won't be long until it's Comic con season again. Now I present to you all with a nice big virtual bow our first 2010 update.

First off let's cover the basics for those of you that don't already know.

4th Annual Spokane Comicon
Next show: Saturday May 22, 2010
Location: Spokane Community College Bld 6 Lair
Time: 10:00am-5:00pm

Now let's get into some news for 2010!

Special Guests:
Dustin Weaver (Guest artist) Born in Alaska, Dustin moved to Portland in 2006. He’s worked on a whole bunch of prestigious comics projects including Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, King Kong, Indiana Jones, and Jodi Picoult’s NYT best selling novel The Tenth Circle. Hot off doing the covers for the X-Men mini series Nation X, Dustin is hard at work on the upcoming Marvel series SHIELD due out in April 2010. You can watch an exclusive clip about it from Attack of the Show http://g4tv.com/videos/42954/Exclusive-Peek-at-Jonathan-Hickmans-Shield-Wolfskin--More/

Eric Trautmann (Guest Writer) Eric Trautmann is a comic book writer, editor, and graphic designer. Eric recently completed writing chores on the six-issue DC Comics miniseries, JSA Vs. Kobra: Engines of Faith (illustrated by Don Kramer and Michael Babinski). The series launched on June 10th, 2009. The final issue of the miniseries hits store shelves on November 11th.

Ongoing work for DC Comics includes writing the new adventures of the classic "Red Circle" / MLJ hero, The Shield, and on November 11th, 2009, Eric teams up with long-time collaborator Greg Rucka as co-writer of Action Comics (starting with issue #883).

Matthew Southworth (Guest Artist) is the acclaimed artist from the hot new sold out series "Stumptown" from Oni Press.

http://onipress.com/stumptowninvestigations/

Matthew's other work includes work for DC Comics Infinity Inc and Images Comics Savage Dragon.

Comic Book DB link

Charlie Schmidt is a local graphic artist who's arguably most famous for his "Keyboard Cat" video on Youtube that has turned into an international phenomenon. Charlie and his cat Fatso have been seen everywhere from The Colbert Report, CNN, and Attack of the Show to name a few. You can read Charlie's impressive bio here http://charlieschmidt.com/bio.asp

Spokane's own LARS BROWN is making his amazing fourth appearance at our con is the creator/writer/artist of the Oni Press series North World. He's contributed stories to the anthologies small town/BIG CITY and also PopGun. He also has created the webcomics Diamond of Khandai, Cloud Story and Acorn War. You can check out more of Lars work on his page http://www.north-world.com/

2010 Sponsors:
In addition to the return of DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics I am very excited to announce the addition of ONI PRESS as a new 2010 sponsor.

Another new Sponsor and returning guests will be the 501st Garrison Titan! I am so excited to have them back after a one year absence. The 501st will be on hand to take pictures and force choke any unruly fanboys.

In addition to Craig and the Comic Book shop sponsoring Best Adult and Child Costume Contest categories, the 501st will offer a cool prize pack for a (TBD) 3rd category for the Costume Contest. Because we had so many great costumes last year we will have more categories for people to win in 2010. More details coming soon.

The one issue we had last year which was both good and bad was that it was crazy crowded at SFCC. Thanks to Spokane Community College's ASB President and Mega Comic book fan Mike Watson and his Sasquad Comic Book Club they have helped bring our 2010 show to his much larger house. The goal moving the con to the SCC will help us give all vendors, artists, guests and attendees the room they deserve soak in the con comfortably.

Dealers/Artists:
2010 Dealer/Artist Contracts are now available. I mention this because last year we sold of tables for the first time almost 6 weeks before showtime. As a result a waiting list was created. I've revised the contract and now have it available for download straight off of our website. You can click on either the Dealer tab or Artist Alley tab to view it. I am also encouraged to see that some of you are thinking ahead and I've already filled a dozen tables so don't hesitate.

Finally, take a look at our website, facebook and twitter for further details.
http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Holiday season where ever you call home. I look forward to sending you all our second update come mid to late January with more details about Special Guests, programming, gaming, etc.

Best,
Nathan

What's new?

Wow, it's been a really long time since I've blogged. I'll try to keep it brief and post some of the highlights. For those of you who follow me on facebook this really isn't anything new.

In July my buddy Keating and I went to San Diego Comic con. We had a great time and got a chance to see some familiar faces (Paul Guinan, Andy Owens, Steve Lieber) and meet some new ones too (Francis Manapul and a wolf).

Fast forward to October 3rd and i participated in the 24 hour comic challenge. The challenge was creating an original page of comic book art for one hour in a twenty four hour period. I had a great time getting to hang with the Comic Smiths' Guild. There I dusted off an old character of mine called "Weaselman". I only ended up staying for 10 hours but I did have 13 pages done, so I was ahead of the pace. You can view my 24 hour comic challenge pages here. http://nathanakanph.deviantart.com/gallery/#Weaselman-24-hour-comic-challenge

Speaking of drawing, I have rediscovered my roots and for the last 4-5 months I have been drawing non stop. I am having lots of fun creating work that I am proud of, putting it in a portfolio, scanning it and putting it up on my deviant art page. Take a look at my gallery when you get a chance. I post new stuff all the time. http://nathanakanph.deviantart.com/gallery/

Spokane Comicon 2009 recap

Wow, I am still on cloud 9 after an amazing 3rd show. Each year the Spokane Comicon continues to grow in all areas such as attendance, tables, costume contest, new things to do and flat out hype! There was an electricity in the air early on. Maybe it was the line that started forming at 8am and grew and grew and grew. It was so cool seeing all the people lined up around the corner and coming back down the hall. We had 200 people through the doors in just the first hour we opened and the main show floor was absolutely packed.

Special guest artist Art Thibert is a true professional and a gentleman. He was so nice to fly in from California and do anything we wanted really. My personal favorite part of the day was when Mike Watson, Art Thibert and I conducted a Superman Panel. We discussed many things related to Superman including past and present comics, Smallville tv series, what direction should a new Superman movie go towards and what's next for Art Thibert to name a few things. The crowd erupted in applause when Art announced he would be working with writer Kevin Smith on a new Batman title.

The day was full of things to do. New this year were three exclusive prints created just for the show from local artists Daniel M. Davis, Levi Skeen and Bellingham artist, Ben Hansen. Also new this year was a full day of programming such as free hourly raffle prizes, hourly panels were held in the Senate Chambers (Battlestar Galatica, Superman, "Shadows in the Garden" short film screening, Web Comics Panel and Ghost Hunting How and Why), Gaming tournaments were held in the cafe dining area and of course our second go around for our costume contest. We had way more participants this year and it made it much harder to decide. Ultimately it came down to two: Rorschach and Captain America. Captain America won best adult costume based on audience applause and a gift certificate to the Comic Book shop on Division for $50!

Everything ran smoothly and the reason why is because I had the best group of student volunteers from both SFCC and SCC. Their willingness to do "whatever it takes" to make the con the absolute best made all the difference. They were on hand all day attending to the special guests needs, dealers, attendees questions and setting up and taking down of the rooms. Every single one of them showed maturity beyond their years. Special thanks to Oscar, Sheena, Mike Watson for their leadership and dedication from the start.
Nearly 600 fans came out for the 3rd annual Spokane Comicon. No matter their reason for attending, gift bags, special guests, costume contest everyone left having fun. With over 50 tables, and 5 special guests this was our biggest show yet. I can't wait for next year!

All photo's copyright Rachel O'Brien 2009

Countdown to Spokane Comicon

It's time for fans of comics and pop culture to unite this Saturday May 30th, 2009 at Spokane Falls Community College. We are in the home stretch of the 3rd annual Spokane Comicon and I can't wait. After many months of planning and preparation I am really excited to unveil to you all our best show yet! There is so much more to see and do this year it's scary. In this final email update I wanted to cover some basics along with a few more announcments.

When: Saturday May 30th, 2009 from 10am-5pm

Where: Spokane Falls Community College in Student Union Building 17 (SUB)
3410 W Fort George Wright Dr. Spokane, WA 99224

Parking: Parking is free for the event! Parking lot P9 (First parking lot turn on the right after the digital reader board) is the closest to Bld 17. If you miss it you can turn into the second turn on the right too. Please see link for map http://www.spokanefalls.edu/College/_images/SFCCmap.gif

Set up/Take down: All dealers, artists and guests can set up starting at 7:00am until showtime at 10:00am. Please plan accordingly. All dealers, artists and guests are required to remain set up until the end of the show at 5:00pm unless first discussed with event coordinator.

Admission and gift bags: General Admission is only $5 which gives you access to the main show floor, all panels and free gaming. Children 10 and under are free with paying adult. Gift bags are free for the first 100 paid attendees. Attendees must pay full price per one gift bag. Children 10 and under will not receive a gift bag without purchase.

Gaming update: This year Spokane Comicon will feature both tournament gaming and free gaming across the hall in the cafe dining area.

The first will be a Magic card Type 2 Constructed tournament. Registration is will be happening from 10am-11am and costs $5 to enter. Tournament will begin at 11am.

The second type of gaming will be a Super Smash Bros tournament which begins play at 11am. $5 tournament fee.

Free gaming is included in the price of general admission. Make sure to get your hand stamped to you can freely go between the main show floor, panels and gaming area. Either type of gaming tournament will cost and additional $5 to enter.

Costume Contest: Craig from the Comic Book Shop is the man. Craig donated a $50 gift certificate and a $35 gift certificate for the costume contest. The $50 will go towards the best adult costume and the $35 will go for the best child costume!

Finally, a few other updates to report. Be on the lookout for our ad in the Spokesman Review in this Sunday's paper in the "Today Section" by the movie theater show times and in the Spokane "7" section this Friday 29th. There will also be a write up about the con in this Thursdays Spokesman Review too. I will post it on the web page once it is published.

The Hero Initiative will be raffling an exclusive print by local artist Levi Skeen which is really sweet. http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/81/l_b203051714704d219f87e083ea635c63.jpg

Also newly added to the con is WACOM Technology. WACOM is the world's leading manufacturer of pen tablets, interactive pen displays and digital interface solutions. They will be doing live deomo's at their table and offering up a great raffle prize of their own. Please take a look at our "What's New" section of our webpage for more details and watch a cool video of their product. http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

Last thing fans. DC Comics sent me their care package this past week. I was blown away how much they stepped up from last year. I won't ruin the surprise but I hope you all like buttons. There will be plenty of goodies in the gift bags and on the freebie table for everyone!

I can't wait to see you all there! Got con?

Nathan
____________________________
Nathan O'Brien
Spokane Comicon Founder & Coordinator
http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

Spokane Comicon Update

Hello fans, we are only 17 days away until show time. With a few days left everything is coming along smoothly. Special thanks to all of the students from both SFCC and SCC who have been a part of our comic con committee meetings from the start. Their enthusiasm and ideas have been refreshing. Here are some updates from the front line.

First off we are sold out of tables! This is a first for our show in only our third year.There are both new and returning artists and dealers to our show. Make sure you plan on spending some time here as we have over 50 tables to check out!!

This year we doubled our free gift bags for the first 100 paid attendees. These gift bags will come loaded with lots of goodies from DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics to name a few. This year's exclusive item is an unmounted 35mm film cells from the Warner Bros movie Watchmen. Each film cell strip is from a key scene in the movie. You can view some scene examples on our web page by clicking on our Gift Bag tab.

I am really excited to announce some additions to our program of events. First off our Special Guest of Honor: Art Thibert will be joining Neal Bailey at noon for the Superman Panel. Art is the current inker/finisher on DC comics weekly title "Trinity" featuring Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Neal is a writer from Supermanhomepage.com and Smallville the magazine. Come for some answers, stay for the stories.

Another addition to the program of events are the Barony of Wealdsmere. They will be outside of the Student Union Building 17 (SUB) all day. At 12pm they will be holding a full combat tournament for your viewing pleasure. Then at 3pm they will be going at it 3 on 3 style.

Finally, all three exclusive prints are now posted on our site to be viewed. These prints where created just for this years show. The three prints are done by artists Daniel M. Davis, Ben Hansen and Levi Skeen. These prints won't last long so plan on getting there early and picking one up. All three artists will be there selling the prints and signing them at their respected tables. Please visit our website and click on the Con Exclusive tab for futher details.

Keep checking our site for updates as we still have more announcments planned including details about our gaming tournament.

Best,
Nathan
____________________________
Nathan O'Brien
Spokane Comicon Founder & Coordinator
http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

HUGE Spokane Comicon update!

Wow, where do I begin. I have so much to report to you all, it's scary. Let's get it on.

First off, I jumped the gun today. I had stated on the website that I would make the program of events public on May 1st. With the drive in movie that I am sponsoring on Thursday 30th, midnight screening of Wolverine and work on the 1st and Free comic book day on Saturday I knew I might have the time to get the website update, so I did it today!
The program of events is up and about 99.9% complete. There are some really cool panels planned from Battlestar G, Web comics, Short Indie film screening and much more! Go to our site to read it all. http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

The guest list got a couple new additons today too. First off I am really excited to announce that writer Eric Trautmann will be coming over the mountains to join us. Eric is really hot right now and I am glad he can make the time. You can read Eric's full bio here.
http://www.eric-trautmann.com/bio
In addition we are happy to have John Aegard from The Comfort Guide. The Comfort Guide adapts Airline safety techniques to relevant subject areas. The Comfort Guide and artist Steve Lieber did a very funny guide in the back of this years Emerald City Comic con program. Check out more of these cool guides on thier site. http://www.comfort-guide.com/

A brand new category was added to the web page titled "Con Exclusives" In it we've got a brand new exclusive that was just emailed to me today. Daniel M. Davis of Steam Crow who will be coming all the way from PHX Arizona and he created a limited print titled Monroe Street Trouble - 12x18 print. Limited to 40 prints. Printed on 50 yr archival photo film. Signed and numbered by the artist Daniel M. Davis at the Steam Crow table. $20 each. You can view more of his work at http://www.monstercommute.com/

Finally, I added another great $1 raffle prize. From the insanely popular DC Comics series we have a copy of Green Lantern #25 1st Print signed by artist Ethan Van Sciver. I am jelous of whoever wins this.

We only have 33 days left until show time. For those of you who are thinking about getting a table or not consider this. I only have 4 tables left until we are sold out. The price break for a table expires April 30th. After that price for a table goes up $10 if there are any left.


Believe it or not I still have more news to report, but I will save that for another update.
Keep checking out website for more updates. The countdown is on!

Best,
Nathan
____________________________
Nathan O'Brien
Spokane Comicon Founder & Coordinator
http://www.spokanecomicon.com/

Spokane Comicon Update

Hello and a very happy spring to you all. Now that we are less than 48 days until the third annual Spokane Comicon I thought it was time I sent out another update.

First off planning for the show is coming along very nicely. A huge shout out to everyone on the con committee for their support. As my show has grown it's nice that I have people who are just as excited as I am to bring it to life.

My email has been blowing up all week with many table questions and requests. I sold a personal best 5 tables on Friday alone. As we stand today we have 38/48 tables filled. That being said I have had other inquires about space from dealers and artists but they have not gotten back to me about what they have decided. If all of those people can get back to me (you know who you are) with in the next week there is a strong chance that we could be sold out of tables for the first time in the show's history! Here are some key dates if you are still on the fence.

Prepay prior to April 30th, 2009.
Vendor fee is $60 for one 6' table.
Artist Alley fee is $40 for one 6' table.
Additional table fee is $20.


Payment after April 30th, 2009.
Vendor fee is $70 for one 6' table.
Artist Alley fee is $50 for one 6' table.
Additional table fee is $20.


If you haven't been to our website lately then you've missed some recent updates. One update is our ad in Wizard #211 is out. It can be seen in the "Shows and Cons" section. Another update is we've released a few of the $1 raffle prizes with more to come. Three of the items made public is a rare Watchmen mini poster from Osaka Japan, Batman #442 lithograph signed by George Perez and Marv Wolfman and just announced Infinite Crisis #1 signed by Jim Lee and George Perez! Any of these valuable prizes can be yours for just one dollar!!

Spokane Comicon is proud to have Brain Randolph at our next show representing the Hero Initiative. Please make it a point to check out his table. He'll have some really cool items for sale as well as his own raffle for something I am sure to be awesome. All the proceeds go toward supporting those in the comic industry in need. For information about the Hero Inititive please visit their site. http://www.heroinitiative.org/

A guest note is that local artist Gabe Strine will not be able to join us all day as planned. Instead Gabe is still planning on stopping by to take part in a special Web Comics Panel. More details about that and other programming coming very soon!

Finally, Spokane Comicon will be sponsoring the drive-in movie of Twilight at Spokane Falls Community College on Thursday April 30th at dusk. Come by and check out the movie if you are a fan or want to see if for the first time. It'll be a lot of fun.

Please keep checking back on our site http://www.spokanecomicon.com/ for more updates. As we continue to get closer to show time I have lots more updates to announce, including panels, program of events, con exclusives, gift bags, and more! Until next time fans.

Jackie Bauer?

Kiefer Sutherland and his sister Rachel Maybe it's because we think of him as the ultimate loner on the TV series "24," but we were shocked to find out that Kiefer Sutherland has a twin sister. Rachel is a post-production supervisor working in film and television in Toronto. But when her big brother, Kiefer, (he's seven minutes older) made his feature film directorial debut in 1997, Rachel was there for him. She acted as second assistant property master, grip, and costumer when Kiefer went behind the lens to shoot "Truth or Consequences, N.M."

You can read more about celebrity couples here. http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/getback-celebrity-twins.html