Broken Frontier

MIKE CARBONARO’S BIG APPLE COMIC BOOK, ART, SCI-FI & TOY EXPO will kick off with the SUMMER SIZZLER at the PENN PLAZA PAVILION, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 7th & 8th IN NEW YORK CITY. There will be more than 300 dealers & exhibitors, showcasing comics, toys, action figures, original art, videos, autographs, trading cards, TV & movie memorabilia & more. It’s the place to buy, sell or trade your collectibles!

The Big Apple Con is the place to meet comic book legends and hot new artists! Special guests appearing include BERNIE WRIGHTSON (Swamp Thing, Captain Sternn from Heavy Metal), GENE HA (Top Ten, Batman: Fortunate Son, The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix), ARTHUR SUYDAM (Marvel Zombies, Moon Knight), MARK TEXEIRA (Wolverine, Moon Knight, Ghost Rider), RICH BUCKLER (Fantastic Four, Deathlok), IRWIN HASEN (Wildcat, Dondi), JOE GIELLA (Silver Age DC and Marvel Inker), ALEX MALEEV (Daredevil, New Avengers: The Illuminati), BILLY TUCCI (Shi, Heroes for Hire), TOMMY CASTILLO (Detective Comics, George A. Romero's Toe Tags), RICHARD HOWELL (Hawkman, Vision and the Scarlet Witch) , DANNY FINGEROTH (Amazing Spider-Man), and many more!

The Big Apple Convention is proud to be bringing Oscar winner RICHARD DREYFUSS (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Sunday only) to New York, as well as MALCOLM McDOWELL (“Heroes,” A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek Generations), ICE-T (Rap Star, “Law & Order: SVU”) & his wife, model COCO, DOUG JONES (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy), JASON MEWES (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), JOHNNY BRENNAN (Jerky Boys, “Family Guy”), CHASE MASTERSON (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), YANCY BUTLER (“Witchblade”), BUTCH PATRICK (“The Munsters,” Saturday only), SOUPY SALES (Sunday only), KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (“Dark Shadows”), RANDY JONES (Original cowboy of the Village People), JASMIN St. CLAIRE (“Metal's Darkside”), MONIQUE DUPREE (American Gangster, Bachelor Party), Pro wrestling legends CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO, SANDMAN, & JOHNNY DIAMOND, three voice actors from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “YuGiOh!” “Speed Racer,” and other favorite shows and anime: WAYNE GRAYSON (Michaelangelo), PETE ZARUSTICA (Fugitoid), & DAVID ZEN MANSLEY (Bishop), and radio’s “BIG KEV.” There will also be a Friday the 13th, Part 2 reunion with WARRINGTON GILLETTE, JACK HARRIS, and LAUREN MARIE TAYLOR, and from Part 3, ANNIE GAYBIS.

There will also be panel discussions, role-playing and board games hosted by Neutral Ground and NerdNYC.com, the NY Jedi, fantasy and historical swordfighting groups Dagorhir and the Society for Creative Anachronism, Captain Zorikh's costume contest, and a film festival each day!

Mayor Bloomberg himself knows how cool this show's going to be!:

THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
NEW YORK , NY 10007
June 6, 2008

Dear Friends:

It is a pleasure to welcome everyone attending the Big Apple Comic Convention Summer Sizzler and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Arts Festival.

We’re a metropolis. People often call us Gotham. Spider-Man himself even makes his home in Queens. Not only do many comic books take place in our City or fictionalized versions thereof, but this burgeoning industry also originated here in the 1930s, and some of the world’s best comic book artists and writers have called our City home. Indeed, nobody can deny that New York is the world’s preeminent comic book municipality, so we are the ideal host for these action-packed events. Comic books have made immense contributions to our economy and culture while promoting a positive image of the five boroughs, and this weekend’s festivities will do so much to maintain and enhance that proud tradition.

The next few days will give our comic book aficionados the opportunity to enjoy appearances by artists, writers, and dealers from across the country, along with informative panels on the art, business, and history of comics. Most of all, it’s going to be a lot of fun! On behalf of the City of New York, please accept my best wishes for a fantastic weekend and continued success.

Sincerely,
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor

DATES: Saturday & Sunday, June 7th & 8th
TIMES: 10am - 7pm
PLACE: Penn Plaza Pavilion, 401 Seventh Ave. @ 33rd Street, NYC
TICKETS: $15 per day, $25 two-day pass
INFORMATION: (201) 861-1414, bigapplecon@yahoo.com, or www.bigapplecon.com