Top Cow Stampedes into Wizard World
Publisher Announces Exclusives, Signing Schedule and Debuts!
Wizard World
November 6th, 2007 - Top Cow Productions released their official plans for Wizard World Texas today, which is being held at the Arlington Convention Center from November 16th through November 18th. The publisher promises to close the 2007 convention season like a lion rather than a lamb.
The publisher is pleased to announce that Top Cow founder Marc Silvestri (X-Men: Messiah CompleX) will be a special guest of the show and other Top Cow creators appearing as show guests will include The Darkness creative team of Phil Hester (Green Arrow) and Michael Broussard (Unholy Union), as well as Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage), Mike Choi (X-Men), and Eric Basaldua (The Darkness Levels). The publisher will debut their new ongoing series starring The Darkness at the show and make available three exclusive variant covers including X-Men: Messiah CompleX Top Cow Exclusive Cover by Silvestri, Madame Mirage #3 WWTX Variant Cover by Rocafort, and Witchblade #111 WWTX Variant Cover by Broussard. Additionally, The Darkness First Look WWTX Variant Cover by Silvestri will serve as the show's VIP cover and Top Cow will also make available an exclusive limited edition lithograph by Basaldua. Top Cow will hold a panel highlighting its upcoming events and news on Saturday at 12:30pm and a Marketing Wizard School with Matt Hawkins on Friday at 2:30pm.
An official signing schedule follows below:
Friday, November 16th 2007
12pm-1:30pm - Mike Choi (X-Men)
12pm-2pm - Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage)
12pm-2pm - Blond (Velocity: Pilot Season)
1:30pm-3:30pm - Marc Silvestri (X-Men: Messiah CompleX)
2pm-4pm - Eric Basaldua (The Darkness: Levels)
2:30-3:30pm - Wizard School: Marketing with Top Cow
3:30pm-5:30pm - Phil Hester (The Darkness, Green Arrow)
3:30pm-5:30pm - Michael Broussard (The Darkness)
4pm-5:30pm - Wizard VIP Signing: Marc Silvestri
Saturday, November 17th 2007
10am-12:30pm - Michael Broussard (The Darkness)
10am-12:30pm - Phil Hester (The Darkness, Green Arrow)
12:30pm-1:30pm - Top Cow Panel – Mike Wieringo Room
1:30pm-2:30pm - Michael Broussard (The Darkness)
1:30pm-2:30pm - Phil Hester (The Darkness, Green Arrow)
1:30pm-5:30pm - Marc Silvestri (X-Men: Messiah CompleX)
2:30pm-5:30pm - Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage)
2:30pm-5:30pm - Eric Basaldua (The Darkness: Levels)
Sunday, November 18th 2007
11am-12:30pm - Mike Choi (X-Men)
12pm-2:30pm - Phil Hester (The Darkness, Green Arrow)
12pm-2:30pm - Michael Broussard (The Darkness)
2:30pm-4:30pm - Kenneth Rocafort (Madame Mirage)
2:30pm-4:30pm - Eric Basaldua (The Darkness: Levels)
"We love the Lone Star State!" commented Filip Sablik, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Top Cow, "With the launch of the upcoming The Darkness ongoing series we wanted to give fans a chance to meet the creative team and the original creator of The Darkness, Marc Silvestri. Plus we'll be taking part in the special Heroes4Heroes Live Art charity event Friday night which should make the entire visit really memorable."
Additional information regarding Top Cow can be found at www.topcow.com.