Zenescope Announce FCBD 2011 Signings

Free Comic Book Day is all about free comics. Store shenanigans. And signings. LOTS of signings. Zenescope will be in full effect with the signings at stores all over the country. The signings will be in conjunction with the release of a special free edition of a Silver Dragon Books property. The properties are Discovery Channel's Top 10 Deadliest Sharks, Animal Planet's Most Dangerous Animals and Pre-Historic Predators.

“This is our biggest Free Comic Book Day to date and we are really excited to be chosen as a Silver Sponsor for our Discovery Channel titles,” said Jennifer Bermel, Zenescope’s Director of Licensing & Specialty Sales. “Free Comic Book Day is such a great and important event for the comic community and we hope everyone can come out and support it.”

At Beachead Comics in Allentown, PA, Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco will be on hand from 10 AM to 11:45 AM. They'll then move to Comics and More in King of Prussia from 1:30 PM to 3 PM, where they'll be joined by Anthony Spay and David Seidman. That little tour continues from 4 PM to 6 PM at Wade's Comic Madness in Levittown, PA. Meanwhile, Raven Gregory will be at Comic Oasis in Las Vegas, NV, at an undisclosed time. Ebas will be at Comics Factory in Pasadena, CA while Brian McCarthy and Michael Lent will be at GOlden Apple Comics. Corey Knabel will be at Comic Quest in Evansville, IN and Shawn McCauley will be at Titan Games & Comics in Woodstock, GA. The signings in CA, NV IN and GA ask that you contact the store for signing hours. Finally, Brent Peeples will be at Zeus Comics and Collectibles in Dallas, TX, from 12 PM to 6 PM.

Full press release after the jump.

ZENECOPE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SIGNINGS

Zenescope Entertainment has announced its signing schedule for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday May 7th. Zenescope and their all ages imprint, Silver Dragon Books are Silver Sponsors of this year’s event. Many of the company’s top artists and writers will be appearing at various locations, covering 9 different cities. The creators will be signing as well as giving away some free books during their appearances.

Zenescope’s Joe Brusha (Grimm Fairy Tales, Neverland), Ralph Tedesco (Salem’s Daughter, Grimm Fairy Tales), Anthony Spay (Top 10 Deadliest Sharks, Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide), David Seidman (Charmed, Se7en), J.P. Russ (Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide) and special guest Bigfoot will be appearing at various locations in the Philadelphia area. Raven Gregory (The Waking, FLY) will be appearing at Comic Oasis in Las Vegas, NV along with Zenescope cover artist Mike DeBalfo (Grimm Fairy Tales, Wonderland). EBAS (Grimm Fairy Tales, The Waking) will be at signing at Comics Factory in Pasadena, CA. And Brian McCarthy and Michael Lent, writers of Zenescope’s upcoming Brimstone series, will be signing and giving away free advance copies of issue #1 at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, CA. For a full listing and schedule of creators who will be signing on Free Comic Book Day, visit Zenescope’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Zenescope.

Silver Dragon Books, an all-ages imprint of Zenescope Entertainment, will be also be releasing a special Free Comic Book Day edition featuring three stories from its upcoming graphic novel series: Discovery Channel’s Top 10 Deadliest Sharks, Animal Planet’s Most Dangerous Animals and Discovery’s Dinosaurs and Pre-Historic Predators. “This is our biggest Free Comic Book Day to date and we are really excited to be chosen as a Silver Sponsor for our Discovery Channel titles,” said Jennifer Bermel, Zenescope’s Director of Licensing & Specialty Sales. “Free Comic Book Day is such a great and important event for the comic community and we hope everyone can come out and support it.”

For more info on how to order Silver Dragon’s Free Comic Book Day edition, contact Dave by e-mailing him at davef@zenescope.com. Check out www.zenescope.com or www.facebook.com/Zenescope and www.facebook.com/SilverDragonBooks for more updates and news.

Beachead Comics
1601 Chew St.
Allentown, PA 18102
http://www.beacheadcomics.com/
10a-11:45a
Joe Brusha, writer, Grimm Fairy Tales, Neverland
Ralph Tedesco, writer, Salem's Daughter, Return to Wonderland


Comics and More
690 West DeKalb Pike, Suite 2063
King of Prussia, PA 19406
http://www.kingofprussia.com/comicsandmore/
1:30p-3p
Joe Brusha, writer, Grimm Fairy Tales, Neverland
Ralph Tedesco, writer, Salem's Daughter, Return to Wonderland
Anthony Spay, pencils & illustrations, Top 10 Deadliest Sharks, Monster Hunters Survival Guide, Grimm Fairy Tales
David Seidman, Cover artist and illustrator, Charmed, Se7en
Bigfoot, special guest, Monster Hunters' Survival Guide


Wade’s Comic Madness
8750 New Falls Road
Levittown, PA 19054
http://www.comicmadness.com/
4p-6p
Joe Brusha, writer, Grimm Fairy Tales, Neverland
Ralph Tedesco, writer, Salem's Daughter, Return to Wonderland
Anthony Spay, pencils & illustrations, Top 10 Deadliest Sharks, Monster Hunters Survival Guide, Grimm Fairy Tales
David Seidman, illustrations, Charmed, Se7en
Bigfoot, special guest, Monster Hunters' Survival Guide


Comic Oasis
3121 North Rainbow Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89108
http://www.comicoasis.com/
Contact store for signing times
Raven Gregory, writer, The Waking, Return to Wonderland, Grimm Fairy Tales Dream Eater Saga


Comics Factory
1298 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91106
Contact store for signing times
Ebas, pencils, Grimm Fairy Tales, Return to Wonderland, The Waking


Golden Apple Comics
7018 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
http://www.goldenapplecomics.com/
Contact store for signing times
Brian McCarthy, writer, Brimstone
Michael Lent, writer, Brimstone


Comic Quest
2260 East Morgan Ave
Evansville, IN 47711
http://www.comicquest.com
Contact store for signing times
Corey Knabel, pencils and colors, Grimm Fairy Tales, Escape From Wonderland


Titan Games & Comics
1105 Parkside Lane, Suite 1212
Woodstock, GA 30189
http://www.titangamesandcomics.com/
Contact store for signing times
Shawn McCauley, pencils, Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide, Grimm Fairy Tales


Zeus Comics and Collectibles
4411 Lemmon Ave
Dallas, TX 75219
http://www.zeuscomics.com/
12p-6p
Brent Peeples, pencils, Grimm Fairy Tales, Arabian Nights/ Adventures of Sinbad


All signings are subject to change. Pls contact your local store for signing times and updates.

Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005 and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world. Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Escape From Wonderland, Neverland and The Piper, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest running original independent comic books on shelves today. Zenescope's licensed titles include the on-going, critically acclaimed Charmed series, based off of the long-running popular television series, as well as Se7en and Final Destination, based off of New Line Cinema's successful film franchises.