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If you’re going to be at New York Comic Con this weekend, October 8^th – 10^th, you’re in for a real treat. Swing by the Abrams ComicArts booth (#2327) and you’ll be able to meet a bunch of creators, including Jerry Robinson, creator of the Joker. That’s right, the man who gave us the clown prince of crime will be there for a panel, and to sign autographs. A golden opportunity indeed, and one you don’t want to miss. Abrams ComicArts will also have other signed books available, as well as several giveaways. Here are the details.

You’ll have the chance to meet…

• Jerry Robinson, creator of the Joker, signing copies of Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics at the Abrams ComicArts booth.
• Michael Uslan, Stan Goldberg, and the rest of the Archie creators celebrating the publication of Archie Marries. . . .
• Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear signing advance copies of
  Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal.
• Rick Meyerowitz, one of the original members of the National Lampoon staff, signing
  copies of the new Abrams book Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great.
• Young adult author Laura Lee Gulledge signing copies of Page by Paige

Friday, October 8

3:00 – 4:00    Signing – Jerry Robinson signing Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics at Abrams ComicArts booth #2327

3:15 – 4:15    Panel – Archie Means Business (room 1A14) Michael Uslan, Stan Goldberg, Jack Morelli, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Victor Gorelick, and John Goldwater

4:30 – 5:30    Signing – Archie Group signing Archie Marries. . . at Autograph Alley Michael Uslan, Stan Goldberg, Jack Morelli, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Victor Gorelick, and John Goldwater

8:15 – 9:15    Panel – A Conversation with Chip Kidd and Dash Shaw (room 1A14)

Saturday, October 9

11:00 – 12:00    Signing – Rick Meyerowitz – signing Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great at Abrams ComicArts booth #2327

1:00 – 2:00    Signing – Chip Kidd w/Geoff Spear signing Shazam! at Abrams ComicArts booth #2327

1:15 – 2:15    Panel – Jerry Robinson and Al Jaffee Gold & Silver Age of Comics Living Legends (room 1A14)

2:30 – 3:30    Signing – Jerry Robinson signing Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics at Abrams ComicArts booth #2327

Sunday, October 10

10:30 – 11:30    Signing – Michael Uslan & Stan Goldberg signing Archie Marries. . . at Abrams ComicArts booth #2327

12:00 – 1:00    Panel – Archie Creators Tell All (room 1A14) Stan Goldberg and others

1:00 – 2:00    Signing – Laura Lee Gulledge signing galleys of her upcoming young-adult book Page by Paige at Abrams ComicArts booth #2327

Giveaways

• Galleys of Jason Shiga’s upcoming 2011 book Empire State
• The Night Bookmobile posters
• The Art of Jaime Hernandez posters
• Jerry Robinson Joker playing cards
• Page by Paige galleys (on Sunday)
• Sign up for Abrams ComicArts newsletter and get a chance to win an Abrams ComicArts library!

Signed Books

Signed copies of the following authors’ books will be available for sale at the Abrams ComicArts booth:

• Jay Lynch’s Wacky Packages New New New
• Al Jaffee’s Tall Tales
• Tim Pilcher’s Erotic Comics
• Audrey Niffenegger’s The Night Bookmobile
• Todd Hignite’s The Art of Jaime Hernandez
• Jim Trometta’s The Horror! The Horror!
• Jack Morelli and Mark Chiarello’s Heroes of the Negro Leagues
• Jason Shiga’s Meanwhile

As if you didn’t already have enough great reasons to go to the New York Comic Con.

Eli Anthony
eli@comicattack.net