Author: K.C. Comics

Rock And Comic-Con show merges music and comics

Rock and Comic-Con May 2011
Rock and Comic-Con

Ready for some six-string superheroics? Promoter Jim Kilroy has announced a new Rock And Comic-Con show will be held Saturday, May 21 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City. The event will feature live bands, comics creators, and vendor tables selling music and pop culture collectibles. More details, including scheduled creators and bands, are to be announced.

The poster for the event features an illustration by local comic book artist Kevin Mellon. The image spoofs the iconic cover of the Kiss album, Destroyer, with Captain America, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Wolverine replacing Gene Simmons and the rest of the band.

Gail Simone added to Planet Comicon guest list

Gail Simone
Gail Simone

Comics writer Gail Simone is scheduled to appear at Planet Comicon later this month.  She is best known for her work on DC Comics’ Birds of Prey, Secret Six, and Wonder Woman and Marvel Comics’ Deadpool. She has also written for the Justice League United animated series.

In addition to her comics work, Simone is known for her often outrageous Twitter feed.

“Everyone talks about how cliche it is to add jackets to superhero outfits. But be grateful, it COULD have been legwarmers or socks with toes.”

Planet Comicon is scheduled for March 26 – 27. The event will be held at the Overland Park International Trade Center. Adult weekend passes are available in advance for $15 or at the event for $20.

Grant Bond scheduled for May’s KC Fancon

Joker by Grant Bond
The Joker by Grant Bond

Artist Grant Bond will be the featured guest at the next KC Fancon in May. The precise date of the event has not been announced.

Bond was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. He has been painting and drawing since childhood. Bond’s work includes The Reign of Megamind (Wildstorm/Dreamworks), Tales from the Fringe (Wildstorm/DC), Igor (IDW), Legendary Tailspinners (Dynamite), and Archibald Saves Christmas (Shadowline/Image).

As always, the KC Fancon will feature free admission. While the specific day has not been announced, the convention will run from 10:00 AM through 4:00 PM at the Plaza Hotel at I-435 and Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas.