CONvergence is IMMINENT!

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On Wednesday I will head to the Double Tree hotel in Bloomington, MN for CONvergence 2013! It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since I helped start this convention back in 1999, and since then attendance has grown from 1,500 to more than 6,000. I’ll have a busy weekend there and I’m hoping to see many friends and fans.

Here’s my schedule of panels and events:

Thursday, July 4
3:30pm The Audio Adventures of Dr Who (Atriuim 3)
7:00pm Opening Ceremony (MainStage)
9:00pm S.U.P.E.R.S.P.Y. Smackdown (MainStage)

Friday, July 5
9:30am Doctor Who Primer (Bloomington Room)
12:30pm Marvel Universe Phase 2 (Edina Room)
3:30pm Social Media Marketing for Creatives (Bloomington Room)
5:00pm John Steed and Emma Peel Assemble: The Avengers (Atrium 4)
8:30pm Misfits TV Show Fan Panel (Dijon Room – Hotel Sofitel)

Saturday, July 6
11:00am One on One with John Picacio (Bordeaux Room – Hotel Sofitel) (I’ll be moderating!)
2:00pm Signing – Travis Richey and Christopher Jones (Autograph Table)
Bring your Young Justice comics to get them signed!
3:30pm Skyfall and Bond at 50 (Bloomington Room)
7:00pm Mega Panel (Bloomington Room)

Sunday, July 7
2:00pm Art: Impossible (Atrium 6)

You can find more information on those panels and on all the programming the convention has to offer here.
I’ll also be around the hotel all weekend, so if you see me please feel free to say hello!

VOLUME 1 Collecting #0-06!

VOL. 2 – Training Day Collecting #07-13!

VOL. 3 – Creature Features Collecting #14-19!

I have a signing on Saturday from 2:00pm–3:00pm, along with Inspector Spacetime’s Travis Richey.

I’ll have copies of the Young Justice Trade Paperbacks for sale there, but if you’ve got Young Justice comics or anything else I’ve worked on you’d like me to sign (including your CONvergence Souvenir Program Guide!), please stop by and I’ll be happy to sign them. And if you stop by the signing, show me that you follow my Christopher Jones Comic Art page on Facebook or @ChrisJonesArt on Twitter and get one of two FREE convention exclusive items:

I’ll also have prints in the CONvergence Art Show print shop, so be sure to look for those. They’ll be priced at $20 each, which is a $10 savings over my Etsy Store, plus no shipping fees!

I hope to see you there!

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Denver Comic Con THIS WEEKEND – Schedule Update

I’ll be joining my Young Justice partner-in-crime Greg Weisman at the Denver Comic Con this weekend, so it’ll be a great opportunity to get us BOTH to sign all those Young Justice comic books and prints! And Young Justice fans also won’t want to miss Khary Payton (the voice of Aqualad) and Kelly Hu (the voice of Cheshire) who will also be there!

I’ll be kicking off my time in Denver with the Denver Comic Con Pre-Party on Thursday night starting at 6:00pm at Mile High Comics. So if you’re in the area, come and say hi! (I’ve never been to Denver before and could definitely use suggestions for where to spend my time outside of the convention.)

Once the convention gets underway, you’ll be able to find me at CC9 in the “Comic Book Classroom Corral” area all three days. Here’s a handy map to help you find my table:

Additionally you will be able to find me at the following panels and events:

Young Justice (panel)

Saturday 6/1     3:00pm–3:50pm     Room 108-110
This panel will feature Young Justice writer/producer Greg Weisman, Khary Payton (the voice of Aqualad) and myself!

Young Justice Meet-up

Saturday 6/1     7:30pm–8:20pm     Room 104
We’ll be convening in Room 104 at the conclusion of the “Nuts and Bolts of Writing Comics” panel (which features Greg Weisman and a host of other powerhouse comics writers.) Greg will join us for photos and an informal chat about Young Justice and its fandom. This will be your best opportunity at the con if you want photos with both Greg and me. Come hang out with us!

Signing at the Aurora Rise Booth

Sunday 6/2      12:00pm-1:00pm      Booth 528
Aurora Rise is a Section 501(c)(3) non profit charitable organization founded in the wake of the Century 16 Aurora theater shooting on July 20, 2012. It has been created by victims to help other victims with small acts of assistance and kindness.

I will be spending some time at their booth, signing these black and white 4×5″ Young Justice mini-print cards for FREE. I encourage you while you’re there to check out the cool merchandise, limited edition prints and First EVER Limited Edition Aurora Rise Sketchbook Vol 1 that they’ll have available at the convention! More information on their website.

Comics for *Everyone* in the Family (Panel)

Sunday 6/2      4:00pm–4:50pm      Room 103
A discussion of *all-ages* comics – comic books aimed at older and younger readers alike!
With Jeffrey Brown, Dan Parent, Jamal Igle, James Taylor, Mario Gonzales, Greg Weisman and myself.

At my table, I am happy to sign anything you bring me! I will be doing commission sketches ($60 full characters; $30 headshots) and I will have Young Justice trade paperbacks for sale, as well as a few Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes trades and a couple copies of the new Day of Judgement trade paperback. (There’s a story about that last one… ask at your own risk!!) Oh, and let’s not forget…

I’ll have TWO Young Justice prints available at the show, one featuring the Season 1 and Season 2 versions of the core Team, and a new one making it’s debut at this convention featuring the Family Crock: Artemis  Crock (aka Artemis), Jade Nguyen (aka Cheshire), Paula Crock (aka Huntress), Lawrence “Crusher” Crock (aka Sportsmaster) and the very young Lian Nguyen-Harper. Like all my 11″×17″ color prints they’ll be available at the convention for $20 each, which is a savings of $10 (plus shipping) over buying them from my Etsy Store. (Yes, the new print will eventually be on Etsy  too… after I get back from the convention.) This is your chance to get one of these signed by both me and Greg Weisman, and maybe even some voice actors all in the same weekend!

Of course, stop by my table and show me that you follow my Christopher Jones Comic Art page on Facebook or @ChrisJonesArt on Twitter and get one of two FREE convention exclusive items:

If you’re not able to make it to Denver Comic Con this weekend, you can check out all my planned convention appearances for the coming year on my Appearances Page! Otherwise, I’m looking forward to seeing lots of great cosplay, meeting lots of awesome fans, and just enjoying the convention weekend. I hope I see you there!

Denver Comic Con – May 31-June 2 2013

What a crazy month! It seems like just yesterday I was at the C2E2 convention in Chicago, then it was Free Comic Book Day at The Source Comics and Games, last weekend it was MCBA Springcon, and now I’m getting ready to head off to  Denver Comic Con – and I can’t wait! I’ll be joining my Young Justice partner-in-crime Greg Weisman at the Denver show, so it’ll be a great opportunity to get us BOTH to sign all those Young Justice comic books and prints! I’m really looking forward to this, and it’ll be my first visit to Denver if you don’t count layovers at the airport.

At my table, I am happy to sign anything you bring me! I will be doing commission sketches, and I will have comics and Young Justice trade paperbacks for sale.

In addition to my Young Justice prints, I’ll have plenty of other 11″×17″ prints for $20 each, some of which you can see here.

And for the Doctor Who fans…

Stop by my table and show me that you follow my Christopher Jones Comic Art page on Facebook or @ChrisJonesArt on Twitter and get one of two FREE exclusive items:

And remember, you can check out all my planned convention appearances for the coming year on my Appearances Page!

MCBA Springcon – May 18-19, 2013

If you haven’t had a chance to see me this month, it hasn’t been for a lack of me trying!

I’ll be signing and sketching at Springcon on Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19, helping the Minnesota Comic Book Association (MCBA) celebrate their 25th Anniversary! We’ll be filling the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand with all the comic book geekery you can shake a Pronto-Pup at (Pronto-Pup’s not provided).

I’ll be there selling prints , Young Justice and Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes trade paperbacks, and doing commission sketches from 10am to 5pm both days!

I’ll be selling my 11″×17″ prints (all the same ones I just had at the C2E2 convention) for $20 each , which is $10 less than from my Etsy store! So if you’ve had your eye on anything in particular, this is a great time to purchase it!Stop by my table and show me that you follow my Christopher Jones Comic Art page on Facebook or @ChrisJonesArt on Twitter and get one of two FREE exclusive items:

I hope to see you at Springcon! And remember, you can check out all my planned convention appearances for the coming year on my Appearances Page!

My C2E2 Schedule/C2E2 Uber Post!

I am leaving this afternoon to drive to Chicago for C2E2. Because I will have limited ability to check my messages during the convention, I’m going to leave you with one last C2E2 uber post! What follows is my C2E2 schedule, how to find me at the convention, things I’ll be giving away and selling, and more. Are you ready? Yes? Good! Let’s go!

C2E2 Schedule

Friday 6:00-7:00 PM: Artist Alley Stage

Drop by and watch me draw, live, projected onto a BIG screen! If you’re interested in seeing my art being created, you won’t want to miss this!

Saturday 7:15PM: Young Justice Fans & Cosplayers Meet-Up

Saturday 7:30-9:30 pm: Charity Art Auction

I probably won’t actually be present for this, but I am donating artwork to it. This is a group portrait of The Micronauts (re-named the “Microns” for legal reasons) as they appeared in Marvel Universe – Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes #7. This art was used as part of a special-effects panel where the Microns were shrinking from action figure size down into their sub-atomic universe.

  

All other times, I will most likely be found at table B7 in Artists Alley. Here’s a handy map:

At my table, I am happy to sign anything you bring me! I will be doing commission sketches, and I will have comics and Young Justice trade paperbacks for sale. I will also have my prints for sale, including this new Young Justice print!

As well as these favorites:

 

I sell 11×17″ prints at conventions for $20 each, which is $10 less than my Etsy store! So if you’ve had your eye on anything in particular, this is a great time to purchase it!

Do you follow my Christopher Jones Comic Art page on facebook, or @ChrisJonesArt on twitter? If so, stop by my table and show me in order to get one of two FREE convention exclusive items:

 

I wanted to do a little something extra special for Young Justice fans at C2E2. So, if you’re hungry during the day at the convention, stop by my table in Artists Alley and give me the password, and I’ll give you a Reach Energy Bar, absolutely free, to keep you fueled for the day.* You won’t know what’s got into you!**

*While supplies last. I’m bringing 300 of them but I don’t know how many of you guys will be there.

**They’re Quaker Granola bars, don’t worry. But be mindful if you have any food allergies.

 

Hal will be running a free to play Young Justice role playing/scavenger hunt from my Artists Alley table as well. If you complete all four missions, you will be rewarded with a special button and a certificate!

 

So, as you can see, there is a lot going on this weekend! I can only imagine how busy I would have been had I also been scheduled for a panel or three!  Anyway, I’m going to go finish packing for my C2E2 road trip! I hope to meet lots of fans there and come back with many stories. Oh, and if you can’t make it to the convention, follow along on my Facebook page, where I will be posting photos of cosplayers all weekend!