My son and I are going to this. I’m sure some of you will be interested.

The biggest comic book convention DFW has ever seen is coming up this May 21-22. This just in - Marvel Comics artist extraordinaire John Romita Jr. has been added to the guest list, the co-creator of KICK-***! With the impressive guests list and an exciting new convention center, this is shaping up to be an event you simply can't miss.

Special Comic Book Guests:
Stan Lee - creator of SPIDER-MAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN
John Romita Jr. - legendary Marvel artist IRON MAN, SPIDER-MAN
Amanda Conner - artist POWER GIRL, THE PRO, VAMPIRELLA
Jimmy Palmiotti - writer of JONAH HEX, POWER GIRL, PUNISHER
Ethan Van Sciver - artist of GREEN LANTERN, FLASH, X-MEN
Bernie Wrightson - co-creator of SWAMP THING
Steve Niles - creator of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, CRIMINAL MACABRE
Tim Bradstreet - cover artist PUNISHER, HELLBLAZER, HELLRAISER
Todd Nauck - noted SPIDER-MAN artist of the Barack Obama story
Mitch and Elizabeth Breitweiser - artists of CAPTAIN AMERICA
James O'Barr - creator and artist of THE CROW
Kristian Donaldson - artist of CHUCK, DMZ, 99 DAYS
Kerry Gammill - artist of SUPERMAN, POWER MAN AND IRON FIST

Special Media Guests:
Leonard Nimoy - Spock on original STAR TREK, star of FRINGE
Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia in original STAR WARS trilogy
Laurie Holden - star of THE WALKING DEAD, THE MIST
IronE Singleton - star of THE WALKING DEAD on AMC
John Wesley Shipp - star of THE FLASH, DAWSON'S CREEK
Amanda Pays - star of THE FLASH and MAX HEADROOM

There will be Q&A panels going on all weekend, and you can
shop the collectible-filled dealer room for fantastic bargains. The
show is held at the brand new Irving Convention Center, off of
O'Connor and 114 in Irving, TX. For all the latest info and full
schedule, check out http://dallascomiccon.com

Wow, that is an impressive guest list.

I hope they get LOTS of people in the door because a guest list like that can't be cheap. Now that I see who's running the event, it makes a little more sense. But they'll still need a crowd to make it work.

Too bad it's 1400 miles south of me...

Ed