We are pleased to be able to announce the return of some guests who were popular favourites at the Paradise Comicon:
NICOLA SCOTT
Australian Nicola Scott was a big hit at last spring's Paradise Comicon, and she will be returning in 2007 to take part in the second Women of Comics symposium. This winter, Nicola will be taking over the art duties on Birds of Prey for issues #100 - 102, with writer Gail Simone. Nicola's appearance is sponsored by www.allnewcomics.com
ADORJANY, Attila
BELANGER, Andy
BLACK TOWER STUDIOS
BONE, J.
BURLES, Kent
CHANTLER, Scott
COLT, Saul (SSS Comics)
COOKE, Darwyn
CORSETTO, Danielle
COUGHLER, Rob
CRAIG, Jim
CRAINE, Nick
DANNYS, Rich
DEL RIO, Tania
FATTAH, Suley
FAWKES, Ray
FOWLER, Tom
GARBOWSKA, Agnes
GOLDEN, Michael
INJEJIKIAN, Azad
KASMAN, Ron
KIM, Eric
LOO, Jason
MACDONALD, Heidi
MACHNICKI, Alana
MANAPUL, Francis
MARINKOVICH, Nick
McCARTHY, Tyrone & KILRUSH
McCUSKER, Paul
MILLER & MULLET
MOHAMMED, Matthew
MOORE, Robyn
MOORE, Terry
MULVIHILL, Patricia
NORRIE, Christine
ODJICK, Jay (Darkwing Productions)
OEMING, Michael Avon
ORDOLIS, Jim
PEREZ, Ramon K.
PERKINS, Alexander
POSTIC, Nick
RICHTER, Shawn
ROBERTSON, Darrick
ROSS, Dave
SAYGER, Stuart
SCOTT, Nicola
SIM, Dave (friday and saturday)
SIMONE, Gail
TAMBLYN, Diana
TUAZON, Noel
WARD, Sean
WITTERSTAETTER, Renee
ZAJAC, Richard
ZDARSKY, Chip
2006 Joe Shuster Award Winning Writer J. TORRES will be returning to the Paradise Comicon in 2007.
A popular guest at previous Paradise shows, J. is currently writing the following titles:
- TEEN TITANS GO! (DC/Johnny DC)
- LOVE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (Oni Press)
- NINJA SCROLL (DC/Wildstorm) (#1 pictured above)
and the soon to be released (Volume 1: Turning Japanese is due out on October 24th):
- DEGRASSI: EXTRA CREDIT graphic novel series (Madison Press Books/Fenn Publishing).
J. joined cast members from Degrassi at the 2006 Paradise Toronto Comicon on Saturday April 29 2006 to publicize the new line of graphic novels. (L to R: Stacey Farber, J. TORRES, Miriam McDonald, Ryan Cooley, Stefan Brogren)
www.allnewcomics.com and the Paradise Comicon are proud to announce the latest addition to the Women of Comics II event at the 2007 Paradise Comicon:
Tara McPherson is a painter, poster artist and freelance illustrator based out of New York City. Creating art about people and their odd ways, her characters seem to exude an idealized innocence with a glimpse of hard earned wisdom in their eyes. Recalling many issues from childhood and good old life experience, she creates images that are thought provoking and seductive. People and their relationships are a central theme throughout her work.
Tara's array of art includes painted comics and covers for Vertigo DC, advertising and editorial illustrations for companies such as Fanta and Spin Magazine, and numerous gig posters for rock bands such as Green Day, Modest Mouse and Death Cab For Cutie. She also has exhibited her paintings and prints in fine art galleries all over the world.
Currently she is working on a painted graphic novel for DC Vertigo Comics (scheduled for a 2007 release), painting for private commissions and gallery exhibitions, designing a new line of toys for Kid Robot based on her characters, and teaches a Concept Illustration class at Parsons in NYC.
McPherson's art has been included in books such as The Art of Modern Rock (Chronicle), SWAG (Abrams), SWAG 2 (Abrams), Project Superior (Adhouse), The Art of Electric Frankenstein (Dark Horse), Sci Fi Western (Last Gasp), Panda Meat (Last Gasp) and Illustration Now! (Taschen). Upcoming books include "Lonely Heart: The Art of Tara McPherson" (Dark Horse Press).
Her recent merchandising projects have been a Lonely Heart Stationery Set (Dark Horse Comics), a Dunny (Kid Robot), a Qee (OX-OP/Toy2R), a Squert (Jamungo), two Circus Punks, a sticker line (Poster Pop) and her own line of self published merchandise.
Tara was born in San Francisco in 1976 and raised in Los Angeles. She received her BFA from Art Center in Pasadena, CA in August 2001 with honors in Illustration and a minor in Fine Art. She interned at Rough Draft Studios, working on Matt Groening's "Futurama" during college.
She has been featured and/or interviewed by Juxtapoz, Magnet, Spin, Current TV, CBC Radio, Super7, Paste, Communication Arts, International Tattoo Art, AIGA, Atomica, LA Weekly, DC Comics, Punk Planet, Savage Tattoo and many more. Her posters have been featured in set designs on various films and television shows such as MGM's Sleepover, UPN's Veronica Mars and Fox's Point Pleasant. She also won the Communication Arts 2005 Award of Excellence for her painted covers for Vertigo Comics.
Some of her clients include DC Comics, Warner Brothers, Dark Horse Comics, Spin, Fanta, Goldenvoice, Knitting Factory, Playstation 2/Harmonix, House of Blues, Atomica Magazine, Punk Planet, Dogfish Head Brewery, Nike/Wyden & Kennedy, and Nederlander Concerts.
The compelling paintings and posters of Tara McPherson are a tour-de-force of creative tension, at once heartfelt and heartbreaking. Creating art about people and their odd ways, recalling many issues from childhood and adult life experience, McPherson creates images that are thought-provoking and seductive. Tara's array of work includes numerous gig posters for rock bands, including Green Day, Modest Mouse, and Death Cab for Cutie, and advertising and editorial illustrations for a diverse group of clients. Her prints and paintings have been exhibited in galleries all over the world. Lonely Heart is the first printed collection of McPherson's work.
• Foreword by Frank Kozik!
• This collection features full color illustrations throughout.
Publisher: DH Press
Publication Date: Sep 06, 2006
Format: Hard cover, 112 pages, Full color w/illustrations throughout, 8 1/2" x 11"
Price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1-59582-102-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-102-7
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