Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show

One week to go to the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show!

Are you excited yet? Because we sure are!

In addition to western Canada's largest dealer area and our special guests Amy Allen and Bob McLeod, we have some other great stuff lined up that you won't want to miss!

Exhibits!

With the popularily of last year's ehxibits where we featured some incredible GI Joe and Transformers toys and original art, My Little Ponies, a great Barbie display as well as original comic and animation art, we plan to have an even bigger and better exhibit area this year! We'll be celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with a great display or theatrical posters and rare vintage toys from Kenner Canada. We'll also have displays of Star Wars Kubricks, Gremlins and more original comic and toy art!

Collector Panels!

11am: Independent comic creators Daniel Schneider, Jeff Martin, Bob Prodor and James Davidge will be discussing the do's and don'ts of independent comic publishing as well as discussing their current, must-read projects: Merc, Hell Inc and HEAT: The Space Age of Pro Wrestling, and The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware, respectively.

Noon: A History of Kenner Toys with David Gaule. Illinois native David Gaule is a well-known vintage Star Wars collector and Kenner historian and we're pleased to have David at this year's event where he'll be discussing the history of Kenner toys; from well-known lines like Star Wars to obscure classics such as Milky the Cow!

1pm: G1 Transformers. Vance McLennan, who's incredible Transformers exhibit last year attracted a lot of attention, will be giving a discussion on the history of Transformers, from their start as a Takara toy line in Japan, to their Hasbro years and back to how the line finished off in Japan. He'll also be showcasing some very cool items from his collection!

The 501st Stormtrooper Legion, Badlands Division will be in attendance once again and will have some great displays planned for the kids and young-at-heart alike!

With so much going on at this year's show, you don't dare miss it!

When: Sunday, March 28th, 2010 - 10am-5pm

Admission:

$10 General Admission

FREE for Kids Under 12!

Where: The Shaw Conference Centre (Hall A)

9797 Jasper Avenue.

(See www.edtoyshow.com for more details.)

Looking to sell your collection or thin out some of thse extras you've accumulated all these years? There's no better place to sell your stuff! No eBay fees, no shipping hassles. Drop us a line at contact@edtoyshow.com if you're interested.

Edmonton Collectible Toy & Comic Show Panels

The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show is proud to announce the inclusion of four exciting Collecting Panels to the day's programming! We're proud that our show attracts expert collectors from across North America and to be able to offer specialized panels that are normally reserved for larger conventions in the US.

The panels will take place in Salon 3, which is located just one floor down from Hall A and will begin at noon. Seating will be limited so we encourage people to arrive early for the panels they wish to see. The panel schedule is as follows:

Noon - 12:45pm: GI Joe!
With Mark Bellomo
Mark Bellomo, author of The Ultimate Guide to 3 3/4" GI Joe will discuss the 3 3/4" GI Joe toyline, it's remarkable history and design. Be sure to catch this panel as the material shown here has not been seen before and will only be shown at two other conventions in North America this year!

1pm - 1:45pm: Girls Love Toys Too!
With Alyssa Loney, Karlee Wilson and Jennifer Crebas
Alyssa Loney, Karlee Wilson, and Jennifer Crebas have assembled some of the finest "girl toy" collections around. Join the girls as they take you through tours of their See Wees, My Little Pony, Pete's Dragon, Pullip and Dal doll collections and discuss a wide variety of toy lines that might appeal to collectors of the fairer sex.

3pm - 3:45pm: Collecting Comics 101
With Jay Bardyla
Jay Bardyla is the owner of Happy Harbor Comics; Canada's Best Comic Store and throughout his years of experience as both a comic collector and shop owner he's gained some keen insight on buying, collecting, and investing in comics and is here to give the skinny on the do's and don'ts of all three.

4pm - 5:30pm: Star Wars Collecting: The Best of Celebration
With Gus Lopez, Chris Georgoulias, Ron Salvatore
Three of the founding members of The Star Wars Collectors Archive will be on hand to give a presentation covering the best of their talks at Lucasfilm's past Celebration conventions. Topics include Star Wars Collecting 101, Collecting in the Large, Recycled and Hilarious Star Wars Collectibles and Star Wars Props!

The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show
http://www.edtoyshow.com
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
10am - 6pm
Shaw Conference Centre
9797 Jasper Ave.
Admission $8
Kids Under 12 Free!

The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show would not be possible without the support of the following:
-Global Edmonton - our exclusive television sponsor! Watch Heroes Mondays at 8pm!
-Happy Harbor Comics - visit their 3 locations or online at http://www.happyharborcomics.com
-Quikcard - providers of innovative heath care solutions!
http://www.quikcard.com
-Lucky Strike Custom Tattoo - hands down one of the best tattoo shops in Alberta!
http://www.luckystriketattoo.ca/
-Coney Island Candy - coming soon to a Whyte Ave near you!
-The Bear 100.3 FM - Edmonton's best rock!
http://www.thebearrocks.com/
-Zot Media - The free postcard network!
http://www.zotmedia.com/

New Guests At The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show!

Legendary comic artist Joe Rubinstein will be at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show to meet fans, sign comics, sketch your favourite characters and take commission orders. Joe has been working in the comic industry since 1975 and has inked every major artist, character and book for every major company throughout his near 35 years in the business! We're proud to have such a legend in the industry at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show!

We're also pleased to annouce that in conjunction with the Edmonton Collectible Toy & Comic Show, the home-grown documentary on geek culture 'Pegwarmers' will make it's Edmonton premiere on Saturday, March 28th, 3:00 PM at the Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre in Downtown Edmonton.

This will be an all-ages, free screening for everyone involved in the documentary, including members (as well as friends and family) of the '501st', 'The Knights of the Northern Realm', 'EGOR', 'KAG Kanada', 'Edmontoooine' and pretty much everyone else involved in the documentary. Plus there will be a few door prizes, as well as a Q&A segment with director Jason Hoehn after the screening and after hours entertainment provided by Brock Skywalker!

For more information, be sure to check out the official Pegwarmers Facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2378774010

The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show
www.edtoyshow.com
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
10am - 6pm
Shaw Conference Centre
9797 Jasper Ave.
Admission $8
Kids Under 12 Free!

Brought to you in part by:
-Global Edmonton - our exclusive television sponsor! Watch Heroes Mondays at 8pm!
-Happy Harbor Comics - visit their 3 locations or online at http://www.happyharborcomics.com
-Quikcard - providers of innovative heath care solutions!
http://www.quikcard.com
-Lucky Strike Custom Tattoo - hands down one of the best tattoo shops in Alberta!
http://www.luckystriketattoo.ca/
-Coney Island Candy - coming soon to a Whyte Ave near you!
-The Bear 100.3 FM - Edmonton's best rock!
http://www.thebearrocks.com/
-Zot Media - The free postcard network!
http://www.zotmedia.com/

The Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe is the official host hotel of the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show!

Calgary Expo 2009

Hey Expo fans!

With the big event only 10 weeks away, the Calgary Expo is in full swing! If you haven't gone to the website in a while, there's been a bunch of updates!

Tickets are now available online, or a select comic retailers. Pick up your advance tickets today and save! Purchase a 2-day pass and you could win 1 of 3 VIP packages! Photo ops & artbooks are also available for pre-purchase.

We've signed special guest Tahmoh Penikett to appear. Tahmoh plays Captain Karl 'Helo' Agathon from the Battlestar Galactica series, and he also has a starring role in Joss Whedon's new series, Dollhouse!

We've also added our anime lineup, with Yuri Lowenthal, Aaron Dismuke, Tara Platt, and special performances from the 404s and musical group Thwomp!

We've also got a special appearance from Harry Potter's Matthew Lewis, aka Neville Longbottom.

For you comic fans, we've added Bruce Timm, Michael Golden, Joe Jusko, Herb Trimpe, Carla Speed McNeil, Renee Witterstaetter and Ray Fawkes.

We've still got a few more guests to add to our list, so stay tuned!

...and if you'd like to show up in costume, why not enter our costume contest?

That's it for now! We hope to see you at the show!

CCEE Staff
Calgary Expo

Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show

We're pleased to announce that Matthew Wood will be joining us at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show!

Perhaps best known for his voice portrayal of the menacing General Grievous in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and the animated Clone Wars series', Matthew Wood also played Bib Fortuna in Episode I and has voiced many more characters in the Star Wars Saga, including those of Ody Mandrell, Magaloof, Seboca, Wat Tambor, Poggle the Lessor and the Battle Droids! When Matthew isn't providing the voices for some of the most memorable characters in the Star Wars Universe, he's hard at work as the Supervising Sound Editor at Skywalker Sound where he's recently received two Academy Award nominations for There Will Be Blood and Disney/Pixar's Wall*E!

Matthew joins James Kyson Lee who stars as Ando in the hit TV series Heroes and collecting book authors Mark Bellomo and Gus Lopez as the latest special guest in attendance at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show.

In other news...

We have an exciting advertising opportunity available for businesses who wish to advertise in our show booklet which will be seen not only by event attendees but by everyone who receives the Edmonton Examiner (which has a greater circulation than the Sun and Journal combined)! If you're interested in being part of this opportunity, please contact Shane at shane@shaneturgeon.com for more details.

Vendor tables are going VERY fast so if you're interested in attending the show as a vendor, don't wait much longer as we WILL sell out the vendor spaces very soon. Interested parties should contact Brandon at contact@edtoyshow.com

Be sure to check out our website for more news and info as it happens and feel free to send this email on to your friends!

The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show is proud to collect food for the Edmonton Food Bank. Please make sure you bring a donation!

The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show couldn't happen without the generous support of our sponsor, Happy Harbor Comics. Visit one of their 4 locations around Edmonton or online at www.happyharborcomics.com

Edmonton Toy & Comic Show

The Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show!
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
10am - 6pm
Shaw Conference Centre
9797 Jasper Ave.
Admission $8
Kids Under 12 Free!
Please bring a donation to the Edmonton Food Bank and enter to win great door prizes from our great sponsors and partners!
http://www.edtoyshow.com

James Kyson Lee who stars as Ando in the hit television series "Heroes" will be at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show signing autographs and meeting fans!

Other guest announcements include:

Mark Bellomo, author of some of the best toy collecting reference books around (including Warman's Action Figure Field Guide, Transformers: Identification & Price Guide, Warman's Field Guide to Transformers, and Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe: 1982-1998) will be joining us at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show to sign copies of his books and discuss everyone's favourite 3 3/4" toy soldier!

Gus Lopez, creator of the renowned Star Wars Collectors Archive and co-author of the epic and recently released Star Wars collecting tome "Gus and Duncan's Comprehensive Guide to Star Wars Collectibles" will be at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show with copies of his new book!

More guest announcements coming soon!

Interested in becoming a vendor at the Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show? Contact Brandon at contact@edtoyshow.com but hurry as vendor spaces are close to selling out!

CybCon: Transformers Convention

CybCon
http://www.ggaub.com/tf/cybcon2k8.html

The Unofficial Pacific Northwest Transformers Fan and Collectors Convention, aka The Cybertronian Conference, better known as CybCon, is today. On Saturday, August 23rd, from 10am to 5pm at the King Oscar Motel and Convention Center in Tacoma at 8820 and 8726 South Hosmer, there will be a large hall full of dealers and tons of Transfan fun.

Please note that registration IS required, even if you intend to pay your entry fee at the door. If you are not registered, you will not be allowed into the event. If you plan to come, it's best to pay in advance to save $5 per person off the door charge. Pre-payments are due by August 16th and are $10/attendee or $30/dealer. At the door, prices are $15/attendee or $35/dealer. Remember, this includes entry to the event as well as lunch of pizza or sandwiches and pops. You even get a couple tickets for raffle/door prizes.

If you haven't been to CybCon in the past, then you owe it to yourself to come. If you've been to past event, then you'll be happy to know that our formula has not changed. It's the same show you know and love to come to every year.

For more information, please see: http://www.ggaub.com/tf/cybcon2k8.html