Media Release -- Things are really heating up here at Long Beach Comic & Horror Con HQ! Tickets are on sale now at many southern California comic book shops, or use the "BUY TICKETS" link on our website. We have an exciting Marvel Hulk comic with an exclusive Whilce Portacio cover FREE to the first 500 people who purchase their weekend pass, so don't wait! We've got a special $5 off coupon when you buy your ticket in our online store (see below for coupon code)!
Our friends from the area will be exhibiting again this year, including Aspen Comics, BOOM! Studios, CGC, IDW, PSA/DNA, Raw Studios, Top Cow, Warp Graphics, Richard Starking's ComicCraft, Wacom and a great new addition, American Horrors! Our Guest List is an embarrassment of riches again this year, filled with the likes of Tim Bradstreet, Brian Buccellato, Amanda Conner, Darwyn Cooke, Kevin Eastman, David Finch, Thomas Jane, Mike McKone, Todd Nauck, Dustin Nguyen, Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Wendy Pini, Whilce Portacio, Stan Sakai, Philip Tan, Mark Waid, Tommy Yune, Bernie Wrightson and so many more!
Be prepared for tons of entertainment this year - play laser tag versus your favorite Star Wars character! Listen to live entertainment on the exhibit floor that will run all day long, and did we mention The Guild stars Felicia Day and Sean Becker will be hosting a panel on Saturday afternoon? And our good friends at Robot Chicken will be entertaining us with a panel on Saturday afternoon as well.
Have you signed up yet for our Masquerade Ball? Please remember, you'll need to register your costume by sending all the details to masquerade@longbeachcomiccon.com. It's going to be a blast! We've got a $100 prize from Heroic Publishing for anyone who dresses up as one of their character for starters!
We are also really excited about our Gaming Tournaments, which are being run by Cascade Games. We'll have Magic: The Gathering and World of Warcraft tournaments happening all weekend, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast and Cryptozoic.
With our friends at Long Beach Cinematheque, we are hoping to break the record for the largest Zombie Walk EVER! You can get more information on this terrifying event at www.lbcinema.org.
There's lots to do and see, and remember kids under ten are FREE! Bring the kids in their Halloween costumes on Sunday for some trick or treating on the exhibit floor!
We hope to see you all in Long Beach!
Sincerely,
Martha & Phil
P.S. Get more details at www.longbeachcomiccon.com
Save $5.00* off your admission to Long Beach Comic & Horror Con when you use coupon code Diamond11 and purchase your tickets at the Long Beach Comic Con store: shop.longbeachcomiccon.com!
*This coupon can only be applied to new purchases and cannot be used on any previous purchases or combined with any other offers.
Offer Expires: October 28, 2011
