Attending the event courtesy of Avatar Press will be Jacen Burrows, artist from Garth Ennis’ hard-hitting miniseries 303 and Chronicles of Wormwood. Burrows has also worked with Warren Ellis on such series as Dark Blue and Scars, as well as The Courtyard and Yuggoth Cultures by Alan Moore. Fans of the demented fright franchise 2001 Maniacs, which features horror icon Robert Englund, can also meet Tim Sullivan at the Avatar Press booth, the director of the film and writer of the 2001 Maniacs Special comicbook. (more…)

Guests courtesy of Avatar Press.

• Featured Guest JOHN RUSSO. Writer, Escape of the Living Dead. Co-Writer, Night Of The Living Dead film.<
• JACEN BURROWS. Artist, Chronicles of Wormwood.
• BRIAN PULIDO. Creator/Writer, Lady Death.

Exclusives

• Warren Ellis DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #1 Wizard World Chicago CRV
• Warren Ellis BLACK SUMMER #1 Wizard World Chicago CRV

Panels

The Marshall Rogers Room (Sunday, 11am-12pm.)

Avatar EIC and legendary horror master John Russo is here to talk about upcoming Avatar releases and Russo’s comic and film work. Here is your chance to ask about new Avatar releases as well as pick the brain of the co-inventor of the modern zombie!

For more information go to Wizard World Chicago.

Avatar’s lineup of guests at booth #2800 features stars from the worlds of comics, television, and film, including Warren Ellis, George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead), horror icon Robert Englund, Brian Pulido (Lady Death), Mike Wolfer (Streets of Glory), Jacen Burrows (Chronicles of Wormwood), Tim Sullivan (2001 Maniacs), Dheeraj Verma (Plague of the Living Dead), Mark Sweeney (Black Summer colorist), and Stargate SG-1 television stars Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, and Gary Jones.

PANELS

Thurs
4:45 - 5:45 Spotlight on George A. Romero with special guest host Max Brooks (Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z) . Room 6CDEF.

Friday
12:30 - 1:30 Avatar Press presents Robert Englund. Room 2.

Saturday
9 - 11 PM Spotlight on Warren Ellis. Room 6CDEF.

SIGNINGS

Stop by all convention long to meet Mike Wolfer, Brian Pulido, Jacen Burrows, Tim Sullivan, Dheeraj Verma, Mark Sweeney, and EIC William Christensen.

Special signing times — Please stop by the booth (#2800) to see what tickets are available.

WEDNESDAY
6 to 8:30 - Warren Ellis

THURSDAY
11 to 1:30 - Warren Ellis
4 to 6:30 - Warren Ellis

FRIDAY
10 to 12:30 - Warren Ellis
10:30 to 6 - George A Romero
2 to 6 - Robert Englund
6 to 7 - William Christensen accepts submissions

SATURDAY
10:30 to 1:30 - Warren Ellis
10:30 to 6 - George A Romero
2 to 5 - Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Gary Jones
5:30 to 7 - Warren Ellis

SUNDAY
10:00 to 12:30 - Warren Ellis
11:00 to 4 - George A Romero
2 to 4 - Warren Ellis

SAN DIEGO EXCLUSIVE COMICS

Crecy GN San Diego - lmt to 1000 - $7
Black Summer #1 San Diego - lmt to 1000 - $5
Doktor Sleepless #1 San Diego - lmt to 1000 - $5
2001 Maniacs Hornboook Regular - lmt to 2000 - $5
2001 Maniacs Hornboook Gore - lmt to 1250 - $5
Night of the Living Dead: Hunger San Diego - lmt to 750 - $5
Stargate SG-1 2007 Special San Diego - lmt to 500 - $10

SAN DIEGO EXCLUSIVE MERCHANDISE
Black Summer Horus T-Shirt - $10
Doktor Sleepless Grinder Logo T-Shirt - $10
Chronicles of Wormwood Jimmy T-Shirt - $10
Lady Death Bust Ruby Edition - lmt to 100- $85
Black Summer: Horus 8″ Figure - lmt to 750 - $25

Less than a month away, the San Diego Comic Convention will open its doors to the 2007 masses, and Avatar Press will be there with its A game. By far the biggest convention of its kind in the world, Comic Con will feature many of the most popular and respected talent in comics and film. Avatar Press has arranged to bring a number of Comic Con’s most talked about guests, including: Warren Ellis, Robert Englund, George A. Romero, Tim Sullivan, Mike Wolfer, Jacen Burrows, and Brian Pulido. We will also be posting the schedule of events Avatar is hosting, which will feature other special guests and huge announcements. More information on Comic Con and Wizard World Chicago coming soon.

Last but not least, we will be posting information on exclusive store signings with the industry’s biggest names courtesy of Avatar Press. Those in the southwest that are unable to see Ellis at Comic Con will get one more chance to meet the creator of Black Summer and Doktor Sleepless, as he does his only store signing of 2007 at Atomic Comics in Arizona. More on this and others soon.