July 22, 2011
Captain America: the First Avenger comes out today! So excited! Now that Harry Potter is finished, I need something new to distract me and I’ll definitely be there to watch Steve Rogers transform and kick some butt. Watch the official trailer here then go see it!
Don’t forget Comic-Con specials are still available. Free ebooks and 50% off certain titles in the North Light Shop! Happy Friday!
July 20, 2011
Hey IMPACT fans,
Unfortunately, we’ve learned that some unspeakable glitch means you can only get the free eBook for Comic Books 101 from iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Google and Sony.
Creating Comics From Start to Finish, however, is downloading just fine on all fronts so far. Our apologies for the confusion!
July 18, 2011
In honor of Comic-Con 2011, starting today through Monday (7/18-7/25), IMPACT books is giving away two free ebooks: Creating Comics from Start to Finish and Comic Books 101!
These ebooks are offered through iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Google, Sony, and Amazon. Just click on where you’d like them from and they’re yours FREE!
Creating Comics From Start to Finish
-Sony
Comic Books 101
-Sony
Also in celebration of Comic-Con 2011, these titles are 50% off in the North Light Shop:
Creating Comics from Start to Finish
Shojo Fashion Manga Art School
Bryan Hitch’s Ultimate Comic Studio
Hurry to get yours before Friday!
July 15, 2011
Comic-Con is almost here! All the madness begins Thursday, the 21st, in San Diego and IMPACT will be there. The lucky people who go can attend Preview night on Wednesday to snatch all kinds of exclusive gifts. CNN.com gave us a sneak peak of these perks including never before released Indiana Jones action figures and Mattel’s very first Voltron figure.
But, in the spirit of Comic-Con, IMPACT isn’t making us wait until Wednesday for exclusive deals. Starting this Monday (7/18) through Friday (7/25), Comic Books 101 and Creating Comics from Start to Finish will be FREE ebooks. Also, there will be the some of the best IMPACT titles, including DragonWorld and Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, offered for 50% off in the North Light Shop.
So, remember to go watch Harry Potter this weekend (like anyone really needs reminded) and keep checking in for the links and full list of on-sale titles starting Monday!
March 11, 2011
The folks at deviantART are going to be at the SXSW music and film festival this weekend. They’re setting up a lounge called the deviantART Sandbox to showcase real-world and digital art galleries, a deviantART muro classroom, laptops to browse the site and participate in a community-wide SXSW chat, art tables and a reading corner featuring books from deviantART members. Find out more about the deviantART Sandbox at SXSW here. And if you’re lucky enough to be at SXSW, don’t forget to stop by and say hi!
Have a great weekend!
Mary
February 18, 2011
Nick and Brian Wolfe, authors of Extreme Face Painting, are on the move. Their full schedule of face art gigs, classes and conventions is listed below. If you have a chance to see them in person or take a class, do!
Have a great weekend!
Mary
Feb 27th – Mar 3rd: F.P.B.A.C. Harrah’s Las Vegas, NV. Karen Owens. (636)734-7769.
March 3rd – 6th: North American Body art awards Dallas, Texas Lisa Richarson (214)507-8204
March 10th – 13th: Tranworld’s HCP America’s Center St. Louis, Mo, www.hcpshow.com
March 17th – 18th: Face and body art workshops Ottawa, Ontario; Lynne Ethier
lynneart@yahoo.ca
March 20th – 22nd: Face art workshops Toronto, Canada Shelly Summers
shelley@dotsytheclown.com, +1 519 281 4356
March 25th – 27th: Megacon Orlando, Fl Orange County Convention Center http://www.megaconvention.com/
Netherlands tour Richard Nijboer grimeshop.nl
April 1 – 3: Almere
April 6th Oss
April 7th Zwolle
April 9th Born
April 10th Cadier en Keer
April 12th Delft
April 13th Dongen
April 14th Vlissingen Richard Nijboer Mister Amsterdam grimeshop.nl
April 16th Earthday Birthday Tinker field Orlando Fl; http://earthdaybirthday17.com/main.html;
www.wjrr.com
April 21st – 22nd Face and body art workshops Denver, Colorado; Eydie Cady (303)579-9998
boulderbodyart@gmail.com
April 27th – May 2nd Hauntcon Louisville, KY Crown Plaza; hauntcon.com
May 7th Free comic book day Pop City Comics Winterpark, Fl;
popcitycomics.wordpress.com
May 13th – 15th West Coast Haunt Con Salem Oregon; Ed Roberts (503)884-7925
westcoasthauntersconvention.com
May 25th – 29th F.A.B.A.I.C. 10TH Anniversary! Face and Body Art International Convention
Orlando Fl, (954)473-0603, fabaic.com
June 3rd – 5th Midwest Haunters con Columbus, Ohio barry@midwesthaunters.com; (614)361-
1466
June 9th – 11th Face Art workshops Salt Lake City, Utah; joanward@gmail.com
June 20th – 21st Face Art workshops Chicago,Il; Randi Naccarato 5259 South Major Ave
(312)493-6554
June 27th – July 3rd World Bodypainting Festival Portschach, Austria ;Alex B; bodypaintingfestival.
com
July 22nd – 24th Fright Night Film Festival Louisville, Ky; Dean Martin (502)432-7660;
frightnightfilmfest.com
August 26th – 27th Face and body art workshops Madison, Ct Z 860-964-6969
Sept. 16th – 17th Face and body art workshops Long Island, New York, Michelle W (516)807-
0930 artfullinc@gmail.com
February 7, 2011
The release of GRAFF 2: Next Level Graffiti Techniques is fast approaching. Check out the video below to hear what some people at the Craft & Hobby Association had to say about artist and inspirer extraordinaire, Scape Martinez!
January 24, 2011
You’ve probably heard it fifty times over by now and it’s true. Wizard and ToyFare magazines will stop appearing in print immediately in favor of online only Wizard World.
Our friends over at Comics Buyer’s Guide report President and CEO Gareb Shamus as saying “Wizard World will give consumers the content they want in a magazine format with which they are familiar … It is a natural evolution for us in this market.”
We’ll chalk this up to another page in the history of comics…maybe the Comic Books 101 guys will have to start thinking about another edition soon…hmmm?
Thoughts?
Mona
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November 29, 2010
Thinking there aren’t quite enough comic conventions? We couldn’t agree more!
Award-winning comic author Mark Millar decided that all of our conventions in the US weren’t cutting it. (Perhaps he grew tired of all that flying.) Millar’s goal is to expand the San Diego Comic-Con experience to the streets of London.
Kapow!, the new convention, is hosting the Stan Lee Awards in April 2011.
Check out the Kapow! video at Vimeo.
To follow the convention developments, see the official website.
