It’s the oddest thing. I was just thinking of Image Expo this morning, and then when I got into work, I had an email from Image waiting for me announcing that the next Image Expo is set to arrive January 8, 2015 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. This will be the third Expo in one calendar year, and Image as a publisher’s cup is running over with more titles than they’ve ever produced, almost all of a high quality. This type of thing? Well, it’s likely to be more of the same, especially after the last one announced books from luminaries like Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey, Jeff Lemire, Sean Murphy and more.
This event features a phenomenal guest list, as per usual, with industry faves like Brian K. Vaughan (we now know what he was teasing in the back of “Saga” #24 it seems), Todd McFarlane and Scott Snyder taking the stage and Expo first timers (at least in this form) Marjorie Liu and Emi Lenox joining as well. Oh, and special guests, which based off the history of mind blowing announcements the event has had, I can only assume they’ll be:
– Neil Gaiman
– John Lasseter
– Michaelangelo
– Shakespeare
Creator-owned is very hot right now.
We’ll have all of your Image Expo coverage this January. Get excited, folks.
Image Press Release
IMAGE EXPO RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 2015
Image Comics will kick off the new year
with a slew of exciting creator-owned announcements
Image Comics is pleased to announce the return of IMAGE EXPO to the San Francisco Bay Area! After the success of this year’s IMAGE EXPO at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the popular media event will return on January 8, 2015 and begin the new year with a line-up of exciting creator-owned news. The event is open to all fans, comics retailers, and members of the media.
This will be an all-day event featuring such guests as Brian K. Vaughan (SAGA, Y: The Last Man), Todd McFarlane (SPAWN), Scott Snyder (WYTCHES, Batman), Emi Lenox (EMITOWN), Jeff Lemire (Green Arrow, Trillium), and Marjorie Liu (Astonishing X-Men). In addition, there will be special surprise guests in attendance.
Tickets to the event are now available for sale. General admission tickets are $20, Premium tickets are $50 and include preferred seating and exclusive Image Comics releases. Seating is limited. Admission for retailers and members of the media is complimentary. Members of the media should contact Kat Salazar, Director of PR & Marketing at katsalazar@imagecomics.com to inquire about press passes. Comic Retailers should visit http://imagecomics.com/expo/retail-summit/ for information about retailer-specific programming and registration information.
Don’t miss your chance to meet creators, attend panels and signings, receive exclusive swag, and get the scoop on all that Image Comics has in store for 2015.
Image Comics fans can follow the latest Image Expo updates at imagecomics.com/expo. We hope to see you there!
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
