Conventions

You would think that writing the script to BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA would be enough to get a person banned for life, but no. Jeff Bushell will be at the Viper Comics booth, roaming fee and unharmed, with his new book, STU BEAR IN THE 25th CENTURY. It turns out he's an okay guy with lots of other writing credits. Let's bury the hatchet and try to live in peace, okay?

You can see all that Boom!, has planned in this link , with exclusives and all, but guests include Mark Waid & Peter Krause, Michael Alan Nelson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Claudio Sanchez, Peter David, Chris Burnham, Chondra Echert, Mr. Sheldon, Eisner Award-nominated Roger Langridge & Amy Mebberson, Travis Hill, Allen Gladfelter, Tad Stones, Ian Brill, James Silvani.

The artist collective known as theBLVD is back with a new sketchbook and special guests, including emerging comics writer JONATHAN ROSS. The Beat endorses theBLVD.

Arcana is one of the 700 companies featuring Stan Lee at their booth. Clockwork Girl creator Sean O'Reilly will also be around along with Chris Claremont, assorted WWE divas and movie stars and so on. They also have a tote bag!

NBM has announced their signing schedule -- including Ted Rall, Gerard Jones, Richard Moore, Sean Michael Wilson, Mark Badger and Rick Geary. You can follow NBM on Twitter, we hear!

If we read this PR correctly, the CBG/Impact Books booth will be the center of all things "Ozzy" at the con -- with promotional Ozzy Osbourne fans. At least it wasn't a tote bag! They'll also have a display of how-to books, a new price guide, trivia and portfolio review.

SLG has posted their con schedule at their blog, which includes an epic signing list of Jhonen Vasquez, Drew Rausch, Van Jensen, Dusty Higgins, Gene Luen Yang, Greg Wiesman, Aaron Alexovitch AND MANY MORE. Full details here.

Cartoonists, movie folks and wrestlers mingle at the 12 Gauge booth -- an example of the motley crew of entertainers you will find on the floor of Comic-Con. Troy Duffy (BOONDOCK SAINTS), Mick Foley (NY Times best selling author, Mankind), David Tischman (Luke McBain) and actor Sean Patrick Flannery all sign. Complete schedule below:

As always, CCI:SD promotes diversity with programming and events covering the LGBT side of comics. This year there will be special guests, parties, panels, and more. Highlights include appearances by Howard Cruse and the sixth annual "Heroes vs Villains" party. Stop by the PRISM Comics booth for more information.

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund comes to the con with parties, perfume, live art jams , master sessions and MORE. A very busy time. Check it out and support your right to free speech.

Breaking news! THERE WILL BE COMICS AT COMIC-CON! Sparkplug Books, publisher of some of the best comics of Comic-Con -- hopefully their booth will be MOBBED as they supply hundreds of quality comics by people like Benjamin Marra, Katie Skelly, Matthew Thurber and Noah Van Sciver to a comics-starved audience. Sparkplug's entire summer schedule is in the jump.

From Kirby to Colletta to Legos, you will learn a lot at the TwoMorrows booth. The big debut is the book on Vinnie Colletta -- who says there are no comics in Comic-Con?