2014-03-25

MILKFED CRIMINAL MASTERMINDS IN THE EMERALD CITY
PART ONE

Thursday, March 27
Carol Corps Celebration

Seattle Musem of Flight
9404 East Marginal Way S
Seattle, WA 98108

Emerald City Comicon is proud to present an official Carol Corps Celebration event with Kelly Sue DeConnick, G. Willow Wilson, and Christopher Sebela at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Thursday, March 27th from 7pm to 10pm.

Ticket holders will have the opportunity to meet awesome featured guests, mingle with them and each other, socialize, and enjoy the main exhibits in the Museum of Flight. Light hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and beverages will be provided. Tickets also guarantee all-day access to the Museum of Flight (during regular business hours of 10am to 5pm).

Special guests also include Captain Marvel cover artist Dexter Vines, and Captain Marvel co-writer Jen Van Meter! Ms. Marvel guests include colorist Ian Herring and legendary comic artist Arthur Adams!

ECCC has partnered with We Love Fine to produce an exclusive “Captain Marvel at the Museum of Flight” t-shirt, available for purchase at the event or during ticket purchase. ECCC has also partnered with TopatoCo to provide an exclusive Carol Corps patch with art by Kate Leth (Kate or Die!, Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake) only available to the Carol Corps Celebration event attendees.

We are proud to partner with Optimystical Studios on an exclusive Captain Marvel pendant, available only at this event. We will also have Espionage Cosmetics and their ECCC Exclusive make up pack, with a table set up to provide manicures for those who buy nail wraps!

We have also invited local charity Comic Book Characters for Causes to attend, and they will be accepting donations. They will be bringing Captain Marvel, Spider-Woman, Black Widow, and Captain America. You’re welcome to get photos taken with them, or just talk cosplay and comics!

All proceeds for this event will be donated to the Girls Leadership Institute.

This event is open to people aged 16 and over. Tickets to Emerald City Comicon are NOT REQUIRED in order to attend this event. Tickets to the Carol Corps Celebration do not allow access in to Emerald City Comicon. This is separately ticketed event from the convention itself. Alcoholic beverages will be available at a cash bar for attendees 21+.

Purchase tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/575473

…Fraction will be at the Carol Corps celebration as well.  

There will be giveaways at both the CC Celebration and the CC Panel on Sunday. 

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MILKFED CRIMINAL MASTERMINDS IN THE EMERALD CITY
PART TWO

MARCH 28-30
Washington State Convention Center

Emerald City Comicon 2014 is completely sold out. There will be no tickets or badges for sale on-site at the convention.

Come find us: 
Fraction’s at C-11;
Kelly Sue’s at C-12;
Chip’s at C-10;
Quinones y Wicks are at C-13. 
I don’t know anything else but you’re smart, you can read, so here.

2014 Show Hours
March 28 - 10:00AM to 7:00PM
March 29 - 10:00AM to 7:00PM
March 30 - 10:00AM to 5:00PM

STUFF WE’LL HAVE: 

Fraction’s list is here.  

There was a Diamond snafu and our trade stock is going to be *extremely limited* (like… we’re only going to have 5 copies of some, if that, plus whatever’s in our storeroom), so if you have something in particular in mind you’re sure you want to pick up, COME BY EARLY.  

In addition to whatever trades we’re able to get, I’ll have:

Individual issues of PRETTY DEADLY (including all variant covers of Issue #1)

Grey PRETTY DEADLY t-shirts: Hanes (S-3XL), American Apparel (S-2XL) and Bella (S-2XL)

…and one or two other things you’ll only know to ask for if you’re on our mailing list. 

KELLY SUE’S SCHEDULE

I’ll be at C-12 unless I’m in a meeting, in the bathroom, or here: 

Friday, March 28

Broadening Comics Readership
Room: HALL D (602-603)
Time: 2:40PM - 3:30PM

Comics editor, journalist, and scholar Janelle Asselin leads a panel of special guests to talk about how the comics industry (publishers, retailers, etc) can be more inclusive for readers of all races, creeds and color. (I will be leaving this panel a little early to get to the next one. — Kelly Sue.)

The Nerdist Writers Panel
Room: HALL A (611-614)
Time: 3:30PM - 4:20PM

Join host Ben Blacker (co-creator, The Thrilling Adventure Hour) as he talks about the process & business of writing comics. Joining Ben will be Greg Rucka, Cullen Bunn, Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick.

Saturday, March 29

Marvel: Pint O’ CB
Room: TCC 301
Time: 12:00PM - 12:50PM

This is it, Mighty Marvel fans: the no-holds-barred, anything goes, full-of-surprises panel you waited all year for, and it’s here!  Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and Marvel’s Talent Scout C.B. Cebulski take on all questions about upcoming Marvel events with guests Jason Aaron, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Charles Soule and G. Willow Wilson!  Plus: find out more about thrilling new series Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel from the women who write them!  This is the panel everyone will be talking about… so head on over and have a pint with C.B.!

Image Comics Presents Crime, Adventure, & Fantasy!
Room: TCC 301
Time: 5:00PM - 5:50PM

Gunfights, heists, cowboys, hoodlums, magicians, adventurers, aliens, and more: are you not entertained? Image Comics’ varied publishing line has something for everybody. Settle in and listen to Kelly Sue DeConnick, Jason Latour, Jason Aaron, Joe Keatinge, Leila Del Duca, Frank Barbiere, Joshua Williamson discuss creating entertaining stories.

Sunday, March 30th

Join The Corps!
Room: HALL B (608-609)
Time: 11:10AM - 12:00PM

The Carol Corps. Find out what the fiercest & friendliest fandom is all about! It’s a powerful movement happening in comics right now and you can be a part of it! Join Prof. Ben Saunders as he speaks with Captain Marvel scribe Kelly Sue DeConnick and Ms. Marvel author G. Willow Wilson. They’ll talk about the origins of “The Carol Corps”, it’s Ms. Marvel-inspired offshoot “The Kamala Korps” and what’s in store for the future.

Image Comics Signing w/Jordie Bellaire
Image Booth #212
1:00PM - 2:00PM

This is a “ticketed signing” — Image says, “Convention attendees interested in the indicated ticketed signings can come to the Image booth, #212, to collect their ticket, but arrive early as tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis!”  

…I’m sure I’ll update this with whatever I’ve forgotten really soon. 

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