Mairghread Scott Signing at Blastoff Comics Fest for Free Comic Book Day (May 2nd)

Posted by Va'al Apr 30, 2015 at 7:32pm CDT 26,160 views

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Mairghread Scott, Transformers writer for IDW Publishing and the Robots in Disguise animated series, will be making an appearance this Saturday 2nd May at the Blastoff comics fest in Hollywood, California to celebrate this year's Free Comic Book Day! Find out more from her blog here, and below!

So this Saturday, I’ll be signing at Blastoff Comics Fest at the Federal Bar & Grill in North Hollywood, California from 10am to 4pm. This is going to be a great event with tons of comics creators signing, food, music, a beer garden, and of course free comics!

Free Comic Book Day is my second favorite day of the year, which means it didn’t beat out Yule, but it’s still super awesome! And Blastoff Comics is making it even more awesome with this blowout event.

Even if you aren’t in the North Hollywood area, you should definitely look for a Free Comic Book Day event in your area.

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Comment by crazysteve Apr 30, 2015

José Delbo will be appearing at Past Present Future Comics in West Palm Beach, Florida this Saturday for Free Comic Book Day:

https://www.facebook.com/comicsandgames/posts/10152695656612391

Then the following weekend Mr. Delbo will be at the ComicsFest comic convention at the Coral Springs Museum of Art in Coral Springs, Florida, which currently features a gallery of his work:

http://coralspringsmuseum.org/comics-fest-coral-springs/

You can get him to sign your old Marvel comics, your Regeneration One #0, or even the filecards for Botcon Octopunch and Spinister.

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Comment by crazysteve Apr 30, 2015

Tom Scioli will be doing a Free Comic Book Day appearance at Challengers Comics in Chicago this weekend:

http://challengerscomics.com/index.php/info/upcoming-events/item/1028-05-02-15-free-comic-book-day-with-tom-scioli-and-gene-ha

He was also recently announced as a guest at HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina this June:

http://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/guests/

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Comment by Va'al May 1, 2015

Thanks to fellow Seibertron.com user crazysteve, we have a couple more updates for Free Comic Book Day and Transformers related creators in the US!

José Delbo, artist on the original Marvel comics Transformers series, will be appearing at Past Present Future Comics in West Palm Beach, Florida. He will also be making an appearance the following weekend at ComicsFest, the convention at the Museum of Art in Coral Springs, FL - who also have a gallery of Delbo's work on show.

In more recent creators, Transformers vs G.I. Joe writer and artist Tom Scioli will be at Challengers Comics in Chicago for FCBD, and has also been announced as a guest at HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC. More information on the event can be found here.

So if you're in the area this Saturday 2nd May, drop by a comic shop, grab some free comics and bring along your own to get signed!

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Comment by Rated X May 1, 2015

If I had an connection to comics, I would go check him out since its only like an hour away. But honestly, Im not a comic guy. Im actually suprised to know theres still a comic book shop in south florida. Dont know of any in Miami.

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Comment by Burn May 1, 2015

Rated X wrote:If I had an connection to comics, I would go check him out since its only like an hour away. But honestly, Im not a comic guy. Im actually suprised to know theres still a comic book shop in south florida. Dont know of any in Miami.

Have you heard about this website called Google?
:roll:

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Comment by Rated X May 1, 2015

Burn wrote:
Rated X wrote:If I had an connection to comics, I would go check him out since its only like an hour away. But honestly, Im not a comic guy. Im actually suprised to know theres still a comic book shop in south florida. Dont know of any in Miami.

Have you heard about this website called Google?

Obviously there is an extreme cultural difference that is fueling your sarcasm. South Florida has a heavy Latino population among other minorites that shun most collectiing hobbies. Most of the comic book shops, baseball card shops, vintage vinyl shops, and hobby shops closed years ago because they werent making enough money to cover the rent let alone make a profit. There are a few but not many. You have to go up further north where there is a larger population of white Americans who still embrace collecting. Its a cultural thing. If I asked you to go outside to your backyard and catch a dingo or koala, you would tell me I dont know a thing about your part of Australia. Same thing here about Miami.

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Comment by Va'al May 1, 2015

Rated X wrote:
Burn wrote:
Rated X wrote:If I had an connection to comics, I would go check him out since its only like an hour away. But honestly, Im not a comic guy. Im actually suprised to know theres still a comic book shop in south florida. Dont know of any in Miami.

Have you heard about this website called Google?

Most of the comic book shops, baseball card shops, vintage vinyl shops, and hobby shops closed years ago because they werent making enough money to cover the rent let alone make a profit. There are a few but not many.

The link provided above shows a minimum of ten shops. I count 5 in the Miami area, 14 between Fort Lauderdale and Leisure City (96 km, more or less). An extra two are listed as permanently closed in the Miami area.

By comparison, central London, UK, has four shops, one fewer than Miami.

Stores in Miami participating in the Free Comic Book Day initiative are the following (found via this):
Games of Gauntlet
Mac's Comics and Collectables
Korka Comics
Movie Stop Store
Superheroes Unlimited

No special Transformers events, but there is the issue #0 of the Robots in Disguise series as part of the free books on offer.

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Comment by Rated X May 1, 2015

Va'al wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Burn wrote:
Rated X wrote:If I had an connection to comics, I would go check him out since its only like an hour away. But honestly, Im not a comic guy. Im actually suprised to know theres still a comic book shop in south florida. Dont know of any in Miami.

Have you heard about this website called Google?

Most of the comic book shops, baseball card shops, vintage vinyl shops, and hobby shops closed years ago because they werent making enough money to cover the rent let alone make a profit. There are a few but not many.

The link provided above shows a minimum of ten shops. I count 5 in the Miami area, 14 between Fort Lauderdale and Leisure City (96 km, more or less). An extra two are listed as permanently closed in the Miami area.

By comparison, central London, UK, has four shops, one fewer than Miami.

Stores in Miami participating in the Free Comic Book Day initiative are the following (found via this):
Games of Gauntlet
Mac's Comics and Collectables
Korka Comics
Movie Stop Store
Superheroes Unlimited

No special Transformers events, but there is the issue #0 of the Robots in Disguise series as part of the free books on offer.

Cool thanks. Ill have to check them out. None of them are super close, but alot closer than west palm beach county. Im not really a comic guy, but hobby shops sell a lot of cool stuff.

On a separate note, what did you tech guys do before the internet? Theres a large number of social people like myself who still live by word of mouth. Dont get me wrong, if I hear about something locally and want to know more Ill "google it". But if the word on the street is that it doesnt exist locally, I generally go off that.

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Comment by Va'al May 1, 2015

The internet came into my house when I was a teenager. I usually take recommendations by friends and acquaintances, and double check location/accessibility with a quick search.

Word of mouth is just a starting point. And we're already on the internet.

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Comment by crazysteve May 2, 2015

I did a little gallery of Mr. Delbo's appearance at Free Comic Book Day.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.907036316001686.1073741918.166738590031466&type=1

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Comment by Va'al May 6, 2015

Courtesy of the Puerto Rico Comic Con Facebook page, we can now report that IDW Publishing's Transformers regular artist Andrew Griffith will be attending the event! Find out more below, and head here for the official event website.

May 22-24, 2015. Puerto Rico Convention Center. The Biggest Entertainment event in the Caribbean... Comics, Toys, and more. Local and international exhibitors and artists. Video games, Tournaments, Cosplay, Conferences, Movie previews, special guests and more surprises.

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Comment by Va'al May 9, 2015

Directly from the man himself, we report that Peter Spellos, voice of Sky-Byte in the 2001 animated show Transformers: Robots in Disguise, will be attending Indy PopCon in Indianapolis! The event runs on 26th-28th June, and you can find out more information, pricing and location here.

Hey Transformers fans near and far! Come see me June 26-28 at @IndyPopCon! #transformers #robotsindisguise

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Comment by RiddlerJ May 9, 2015

Peter Spellos, star of one of my favorite movies:

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Peter_Spellos.jpg
:lol:

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Comment by Shuttershock May 9, 2015

Huh, didn't know he was Gilliam.

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Comment by Skyfire77 May 9, 2015

Shuttershock wrote:Huh, didn't know he was Gilliam.

And Dr. Bacchus from Cowboy Bebop, Londs from El Hazard, and Hiroshi Rara from Dual!.

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Comment by crazysteve May 13, 2015

I went to the Coral Springs ComicFest in Coral Springs, Florida last weekend to get José Delbo to sign some Botcon filecards he penciled. But there was an unannounced guest there who also had a hand in the Marvel G1 comic-Dan Reed! Since he was mostly a Marvel UK guy I was surprised to see him. But it turns out he lives in southern Florida and is returning to the convention circuit. This was his first show in forever.

Since I remembered him best as the guy who penciled and inked 'Kup's Story' I had him draw me a Kup. I also did a little gallery of pictures I took at the show with him and Delbo here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.911527858885865.1073741920.166738590031466&type=1

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Comment by Va'al May 17, 2015

The lovely folk over at Anime Blues Con (July 10-12) in Downtown Memphis have dropped us a line about not one but three Transformers voice actors in their guest line-up: Garry Chalk, Scott McNeil and Trevor Devall! You'll remember the former two as major parts in the Transformers: Beast Wars animated series, and Devall as a recurring role in both Energon and Cybertron. Head here to check out more detail about the event, and more about the guests below!

In addition to his rich film and television resume, Garry Chalk’s animation career spans 30 years and over a thousand episodes of cartoons. Among them Optimus Prime and Primal in The Transformers, Energon, Beastwars, Gi Joe, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Watchmen, Reboot, and many, many more. Recently, he starred as Sky Marshall Wade in the new hit series, Voltron Force as well as in Cedar Cove. Further, Chalk will be seen in the new Godzilla film in 2014!

Scott McNeil - After appearing in a few films and two episodes of Highlander: The Series, he provided voices for Beast Wars, as Waspinator, Dinobot, Rattrap, and Silverbolt. He has described this as the work he is most proud of. On another fan favorite show, Dragon Ball Z, he was cast as the original voice of Piccolo and various other characters. He then provided the voice of Duo Maxwell on Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and Principal Kuno on Ranma 1/2.

Trevor Devall is a prolific voice artist, having performed in hundreds of animated productions including television movies, series, feature films and video games. Some highlights: Rocket Raccoon of Guardians of the Galaxy in Marvel’s Ultimate Spiderman, Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious, Admiral Ackbar and Jar Jar Binks in Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles, Iron Will, Hoity Toity and Fancy Pants (for which he was nominated for a UBCP Award for Best Voice) on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dukey on Cartoon Network’s Johnny Test, Captain America and others in Marvels’ Wolverine vs Sabretooth, Jayce on the globally popular League of Legends video game, Colossus on Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men, Dad on Disney’s Kid vs Kat, Mu Laflaga in Gundam Seed, Togusa in Ghost in the Shell-SAC, Mr. Palmer, Ike and many others onZeke’s Pad, Moordryd Payne on Dragon Booster, Aizawa on Death Note, Chang and the maniacal Irishman Leigarch on Black Lagoon, Alpha Q in Transformers: Energon,Pyro in X-Men: Evolution, Wild Weasel in G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, Scourge in Transformers: Cybertron, and the voice of the alien helmsman Hermiod on Stargate: Atlantis.

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Comment by KirbyForce1 May 17, 2015

No doubt TJOmega will probably be going there just to talk with Scott for the billionth time.

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Comment by Puhonix May 29, 2015

Anybody know if there's going to be a big Transformers presence at Florida Supercon in Miami Beach on June 25-28? I'm thinking about taking a drive down, but only if there's some cool bot stuff to check out.

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Comment by crazysteve May 30, 2015

Puhonix wrote:Anybody know if there's going to be a big Transformers presence at Florida Supercon in Miami Beach on June 25-28?

If you go for the G1 Marvel comics artists it can be a cool show. Just off the top of my head I know Jim Shooter will be there and he wrote the Transformers comics bible. He created Cybertron and the Witwickys and a lot of the mythos. He's pretty much Transformers ground zero. He alone would be a great signature on TF #1. Jose Delbo will be there and he's done everything from old Marvel pencils to a guest stint on Regeneration One to the file card art for Botcon exclusives. Michael Golden did the cover to Marvel TF #2. Mike Zeck did a cover to Wizard with Megatron and Snake-Eyes on it. I guess it depends on what kind of fan you are and what you consider a big presence.

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