One more quick reminder before Saturday — the fifth annual Lubbock Comic Book Expo is happening this weekend, starting tomorrow, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. It’s part of the 34th annual Lubbock Arts Festival, and it’ll be in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane in Lubbock.

You’ve already heard there are tons of special guests. I won’t go over all of them again, but you can browse around the Lubbock Comics website for plenty of info about all of them.

And for goodness sake, we don’t want to forget about all the panel discussions and events going on. Here’s a quick schedule of what’s going on:

Saturday April 14th

10:00 am – 10:50 am: Write Right: Life, the Universe, and Everything by Mary Andrews
11:00 am – 11:50 am:  Why Read Comics? by Rob Weiner
12:00 pm – 12:50 pm:  Special FX and Make-up Panel by Renee Benton
1:00 pm – 2:20 pm:  Costume Contest!
2:30 pm – 3:20 pm:  In the Verse Unplugged
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm:  Writer/Artist Panel Moderated by Will Terrell
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm:  Iron Artist competition Watch ‘em Draw!
5:30 pm – 6:50 pm:  Filming a Superhero Web Series by Daniel Ballard and Kabletowava Films

Sunday April 15th

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm: Web Comics Creators’ panel moderated by Will Terrell
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: the First Ever NERD Crown Competition by Jason Rhode & JP Acreman (Potential contestants for the NERD Crown will be chosen by written exam prior to the event)

Don’t miss out on this, guys, it’s gonna be a lot of fun.

Hey, you got your dayplanner set for this weekend, right? The fifth annual Lubbock Comic Book Expo is happening this weekend, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. It’s going to be part of the 34th annual Lubbock Arts Festival, and it’ll be in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane in Lubbock. There’s a small charge to enter the Arts Festival proper, but if all you wanna do is go to the Expo, it’s dead solid free.

Of course, you want to be there for the costume contest at 1 p.m. on Saturday, as well as all the other panels and activities, but there are also going to be a lot more special guests. We talked a bit about the guests a while back, but even more have been announced, including Koi Turnbull, Rita Moore, Sarah Arnold, George Zepeda, Rob Weiner, Mary Andrews and Joe Douglas Trent, an indie rock band called In the ‘Verse, Josh Lees, Jose Esquivel, Zip Alegria, Bryan Burk, Chas Foreman, and Jason Shasteen.

And that doesn’t even include all the friendly artists and vendors — and the fans — who’ll be hanging out upstairs in the Civic Center to chat, make some art, and sell some great stuff.

Remember, it’s this weekend! Saturday and Sunday! Don’t miss out, durngum it.

I expect you’ve heard by now that the fifth annual Lubbock Comic Book Expo, Saturday, April 14th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 15th from noon to 5 p.m. It’s going to be part of the 34th annual Lubbock Arts Festival, and it’ll be in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane in Lubbock.

So what can you expect to see there? How ’bout lots of special guests, including S. Steven Struble, Josh Howard, Matt Sturges, Will Terrell, Greg Harms, Chris Summers, McLain McGuire, Rob Bass, Chris Beaver, Scott Zirkel, J.P. Targete, the Cat, Bolt Designs, and the 501st Legion. And probably quite a few more. Including you, I hope!

There will also be quite a few panel discussions, including the ever-popular costume contest.

Keep an eye on the Lubbock Comics website — they’ll have news all the time about new guests and new events.

Hey, Lubbockites! Remember how much you love the Lubbock Comic Book Expo every year? Well, guess what’s happening again this April?

You can find all the details here, but let’s hit the high points: The fifth annual Lubbock Comic Book Expo is scheduled for Saturday, April 14th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 15th from noon to 5 p.m. It is again going to be part of the 34th annual Lubbock Arts Festival, and it’ll be in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane in Lubbock.

Admission to the Arts Festival is just $3, or just a dollar for kids under 12. That’s cheaper’n spit, and you’d be pleased to pay that, mister! And admission to the Expo itself is again completely free!

Events? That’s mostly up in the air right now. But we do know that the annual and much celebrated Costume Contest will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. So everyone get out your best Squirrel Girl costumes and come on out!

Again, that’s the Lubbock Comic Book Expo, April 14-15, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Put it on your calendar right now!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, today is the big day. The fourth-annual Lubbock Comic Book Expo begins today!

When? Today, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m.

Where? Up in the mezzanine at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane, during the annual Lubbock Arts Festival.

Why? Because it’ll be awesome.

There will be lots of activities, lots of creators, lots of comics, lots of awesome artwork. The Expo itself is dead-solid free, and if you want to attend the Arts Festival (which you should, because it’s usually pretty fun, too), it’s just $3 for adults and only a dollar for kids 12 and under.

So get up, get going, go to the Expo!

Alright, friends and neighbors, tomorrow’s the big day.

The Lubbock Comic Book Expo gets started tomorrow, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and continues on Sunday, from noon to 5, up in the mezzanine at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane, during the annual Lubbock Arts Festival. If you live in Lubbock, or within driving distance of Lubbock, you really should plan on being there.

Probably the biggest single event is the costume contest, which will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Iron Artist competition is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m.

There are special guests galore, including:

• Ben Dunn, founder of Antarctic Press and creator of “Ninja High School,” “Warrior Nun Areala,” and plenty of other comics;
• Greg Harms, freelance illustrator who’s worked on Lynch Mob, MidKnights, Modus Operandi, Parley, Control Syndicate, and plenty of other comics;
• Grant Sutherland, creator of the “Greetings from Wonderland” webcomic;
• Nate Bramble, creator of “Bramble Vine Comics” and “The Legend of Hermit Hill“;
• CCP Comics, an Austin-based comics company.

Plus a few guests I didn’t mention previously:

• Chris Summers, artist on GI Joe, Dungeons & Dragons, Superman, Nightwing, The Perhapanauts, and Spartacus: Blood & Sand;
• Will Terrell, writer/artist of Super Zeroes, artist on Gargoyles, Goblin Chronicles, and founder of the Lubbock SketchClub;
• The 501st Legion, an organization that creates and wears detailed costume replicas of the bad guys in “Star Wars,” which means you’ll see quite a few Stormtroopers hunting for pesky droids;
• and Daniel Ballard, a local filmmaker who will host a free screening of his short superhero film “Alike in Dignity” on Saturday at 5:30.

Here’s a complete listing of events for the Expo:

Saturday

• 10:30 a.m.: Rob Weiner: Sequential art, comics and long road to respect.
• 11:30 a.m.: Creator panel, featuring visiting artists, moderated by Will Terrell.
• 1 p.m.: Costume contest.
• 2:30 p.m.: Kevin Jones: Intro to 3-D Animation.
• 4 p.m.: Iron Artist Competition.
• 5:30 p.m.: “Alike in Dignity,” 24-minute short film by Daniel Ballard, followed by discussion and Q&A.

Sunday

• 1 p.m.: Rob Weiner: Superheroes on film and television.
• 2 p.m.: Ben Dunn Q&A.
• 3:30 p.m.: Lubbock Comics Panel: Building the Local Scene.

Do I need to say don’t miss it? Fine, I’ll say it: Don’t miss it. This is gonna be a ton of fun.

Hey, I finally realized there’s a complete list of events ready for the Lubbock Comic Book Expo:

Saturday

• 10:30 a.m. — Rob Weiner: Sequential art, comics and long road to respect.
• 11:30 a.m. — Creator panel, featuring visiting artists, moderated by Will Terrell.
• 1 p.m. — Costume contest.
• 2:30 p.m. — Kevin Jones: Intro to 3-D Animation.
• 4 p.m. — Iron Artist Competition.
• 5:30 p.m. — “Alike in Dignity,” 24-minute short film by Daniel Ballard, followed by discussion and Q&A.

Sunday

• 1 p.m. — Rob Weiner: Superheroes on film and television.
• 2 p.m. — Ben Dunn Q&A.
• 3:30 p.m. — Lubbock Comics Panel: Building the Local Scene.

Remember, that’s all happening this weekend, starting on Saturday, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and continuing on Sunday, from noon to 5, up in the mezzanine at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 1501 Mac Davis Lane, during the annual Lubbock Arts Festival.

It’s time we talked a bit more about the upcoming Lubbock Comic Book Expo. We know the time, date, and place — Saturday, April 9th, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Sunday, April 10th, noon to 5, during the annual Lubbock Arts Festival at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, at 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

But did you know the grand costume contest will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. and the Iron Artist competition will be held on Saturday at 4? It’s true!

And did you know there are going to be lots of special guests this year? You can expect to meet:

• Ben Dunn, founder of Antarctic Press and creator of “Ninja High School,” “Warrior Nun Areala,” and plenty of other comics;
• Greg Harms, freelance illustrator who’s worked on Lynch Mob, MidKnights, Modus Operandi, Parley, Control Syndicate, and plenty of other comics;
• Grant Sutherland, creator of the “Greetings from Wonderland” webcomic;
• Nate Bramble, creator of “Bramble Vine Comics” and “The Legend of Hermit Hill“;
• CCP Comics, an Austin-based company working to get lots of Texas creator working on lots of different comics;
• and lots of other creators, many of them locals, who’ll be on hand to meet folks, sell some comics, sketches, and other projects.

Am I allowed to get all over-the-top and say this is the biggest Comic Book Expo ever? I think I will, ’cause I think it probably will be. Make sure you show up and enjoy yourself. You’ll kick yourself if you miss out.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, fanboys and fangirls of all ages, the Lubbock Comic Book Expo is all set to go for another year.

When’s it happening? April 9-10, during the annual Lubbock Arts Festival. Where? That’d be at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, at 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

Who’s going to be there? Well, probably lots and lots of people, but I don’t know who yet. Hopefully, you’ll be there, ’cause you’d like it, I promise.

As in previous years, the emphasis for the Comic Expo is on the artists who make up the Lubbock comic art community, including the Lubbock Sketch Club. Sure, there’ll be a lot of stuff there for comics fans, but there’s going to be a lot to throw the focus on the people who are working on their comics art skills.

Kenny Ketner is in charge of everything this year, and it’s still pretty early, but he tells me he’s working on a lot of stuff to make sure the convention goes off well.

Events? Probably quite a few. Expect a variety of speakers, the sketch area for the kids (and for parents willing to draw fun stuff), the Iron Artist event, the always-popular costume contest, and a lot more. The theme for this year’s Arts Festival is “Colorful Crayola Art,” so I’d bet on some events having to do with Crayolas and crayons.

Admission fees? Don’t hold me to this, ’cause it’s the only thing I forgot to ask Kenny about — but if it’s like previous Expos, you’ll have to pay to get into the Arts Festival (This year, it’s just three dollars, and that’s cheap, baby), but if the only thing you’re attending is the Expo, it’ll be completely free. And yes, that’s completely within your budget, so don’t try to waffle out of it.

Some of y’all out there may want to get yourself a table at the Expo, either as a vendor or an exhibitor. I can actually help you with that! You just need to fill out these PDF forms for vendor applications and exhibitor applications, and send Kenny your fees. Mmm, sweet, sweet moneys. Hopefully, Kenny’s gonna buy us all shiny new ridin’ goats.

What else to tell? The folks at the Hub City’s Robot Cowboy Studios are working on a new logo. I reckon it won’t be too long before you’ll be seeing it on posters around the city. But it ain’t ready yet, so keep yer pants on, pilgrim. The PDF forms for vendors and exhibitors are mostly almost nearly ready — the current versions are a little too large for me to upload to the site here, but I’m hoping for some more manageable versions soon.

Have you got that penciled on your calendar yet? It’s the Lubbock Comic Book Expo — April 9-10 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane, during the Lubbock Arts Festival.

There has never been a Comic Book Expo that hasn’t been pure 1000% ham-stuffed awesomesauce. Don’t miss it, or you’re a sucka.

So the Lubbock Comic Book Expo — possibly the last Lubbock Comic Book Expo for a while — happened Saturday and Sunday. I brought a camera so I could take a ton of pictures… but it turned out it was an old camera that was out of batteries, didn’t have a good memory card, and wasn’t really working very well anyway. So I didn’t get any pictures. The one above came from the A-J’s “Spotted” gallery for the Lubbock Arts Festival.

And I missed a lot of the folks I wanted to see. I went early in the day on Saturday, ’cause that would give me the most time to visit family for the rest of the afternoon, but I suspect a lot of the folks I was looking forward to seeing probably showed up later in the afternoon or evening.

Still, I had a great time, got to visit a lot of folks, meet a few more folks, got to buy quite a few sample booklets, watched a bunch of kids and parents drawing at the sketch tables, snagged an utterly mad ’60s-era issue of “Action Comics” that I may need to scan for giggles later, and had a plenty good time. I missed seeing anyone dressed up in costume, other than the nice-but-Karo-blood-drenched folks running the “Nightmare on 19th Street” booth.

Not sure how many attendees there were, but as of early afternoon on Saturday, it looked like there were quite a few, and the numbers were increasing pretty steadily.

Will there be more Expos or Comic Cons in Lubbock? It’s hard to say — it’s usually just Will Terrell and Robert Mora doing most of the organizing and planning, and they’re probably not keen to continue taking a couple months out of their busy schedules to do 90-95% of the work for the conventions. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll see more conventions — and more people taking on some of the work of organizing them — because it’s clear that there’s a lot of public interest in comic conventions and comic artwork.