Comic-Con 2010 Beanworld/Larry Marder things to not forget:

Larry Marder is in Artist's Alley: DD-17

Larry Marder's schedule.

Crazy Trade Ins!

I might be CRAZY but sketches
like this and this and this
will get YOU one one of these!

Here is the deal!
Come by my table in Artist's Alley (DD17) and trade-in one of your homemade Beanworld drawings for a genuine Marder-drawn, signed original sketch of the same character!

Offer open to kids of all ages!

THE DETAILS: Only one trade-in per person allowed.
If your drawing contains more than one character,
you must decide which single character you'd like as your trade-in sketch.
After the drawing exchange you agree
that I can post your sketch in theLeguminous Fan Art Gallery.
And it would be nice if I could get a snapshot of you and your art

More Larry Marder stuff!

Ooops!
When I posted my Comic-con schedule I forgot to say where I'll be for most of the run of the show. I fixed it on the schedule but here it anyway

LARRY MARDER in ARTIST'S ALLEY: DD-17

Also in Beanworld News is this:The above T-Shirt will be on sale at Comic-Con both at Graphitti Designs big booth #2315 and at my little slice of a table in Artist's Alley. (Hey, have I mentitoned that's DD-17?)

It's also going to be solicited and sold through all the Graphitti Designs distribution channels for the month of October.

It's a no-brainer that if this shirt goes well, the follow up has to be one that says "HOO-HOO-HA!" right?

Larry Marder ~ Comic-Con Schedule ~ 2010

LARRY MARDER in ARTIST'S ALLEY: DD-17

Thursday, July 22

Beanworld and the Leguminous Life of Larry Marder
1:30-2:30
Room 4
Panel

What is Beanworld?
Where does it come from?
How did it all begin?

Comic-Con special guest Larry Marder and moderator Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics) celebrate the 25th anniversary of Marder's most peculiar comic book experience with a visual presentation and a lively dialogue about his many influences. This is your opportunity to discover why Beanworld has captivated readers from grade school to grad school over several generations. Be the first to get a glimpse into Marder's next Dark Horse Books original Beanworld graphic novel, Something More!


CARTOON ART MUSEUM Sketch-A-Thon
5:00-6:00
Booth #1930
Larry Marder and Scott Shaw!


CBLDF Comic-Con Welcome Party!
8:00pm - 11:30pm
Westgate Hotel
1055 2nd Avenue
San Diego, CA
Party

CBLDF Comic-Con Welcome Party, sponsored by Image Comics, in association with SeenAllOver.com, Soulcraft Comics and IHEARTCOMIX! Festivities include a WALKING DEAD Live Art Stage, featuring the book's co-creator Charlie Adlard and presented by Dr. Sketchy's!

PSYCHENAUT, multimedia sound and vision by Paul Pope!
DJ set by Franki Chan of IHEARTCOMIX!
Plus, a photo booth provided by seenallover.com!
All this, and an auction preview gallery, featuring ETNIES/SEEN custom designed sneakers, the TFAW.com art auction, and a gift bag for the first 300 contributors!

Come dressed in your zombie finest and party down!
Free for CBLDF Members
$10 to $20 suggested donation for non-members!


FRIDAY, JULY 23

Graphic Novels: The Personal Touch
2:00-3:00
Room 4
Panel

You know when you read it: that certain something that sticks out in a graphic novel. It's the personal touch, a work that draws on the life of the creator or the people around him or her. Call the work autobiographical, call it reality -- many times it results in truly personal and inspiring comics. Comics creator and journalist Shaenon Garrity (Narbonic, Skin Horse) talks to Comic-Con special guests Gabrielle Bell (Cecil & Jordan in New York), Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby), Vanessa Davis (Make Me a Woman), Larry Marder (Beanworld), Jillian Tamaki (Skim), and C. Tyler (You'll Never Know Book 1: A Good and Decent Man) about their very personal work.


Indy Comics Writers Unite!
4:30-5:30
Room 3
Panel

Another in our series of "Year of the Writer" events, this panel focuses on independent comics writers (and some writer/artists!). Moderator Mark Waid (Amazing Spider-Man, Irredeemable) talks to Van Jensen (Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer), Larry Marder (Beanworld), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), and Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise, Echo) about the fine art of writing comics without capes (on the protagonists, not the writers themselves).


Saturday, July 24

Fractured Fables
12:30-1:30
Image Comics Booth #2729
Signing

FRACTURED FABLES, a star-studded all-ages anthology from Shadowline and Image Comics, will have its coming out party at Comic-Con and creators are lining up for exclusive signings at the Image Comics booth to celebrate! Phil Hester, Larry Marder, Nick Spencer, Shannon Wheeler, Bill Morrison, Jill Thompson, Josh Williamson, and Royden Lepp

CARTOON ART MUSEUM Sketch-A-Thon
5:00-6:00 pm
Booth 1930
Larry Marder and Andrew Farago



Sunday, July 25

The Funny Stuff: Humor in Comics and Graphic Novels
12:30-1:30
Room 8
Panel

The world of comics isn't just about dark and mysterious superheroes. There are a lot of great funny books out there. The Cartoon Art Museum's Andrew Farago talks to Comic-Con special guests Peter Bagge (Hate), Howard Cruse (Wendel), Nicholas Gurewitch (The Perry Bible Fellowship), Keith Knight (The K Chronicles), Larry Marder (Beanworld), and Doug TenNapel (Monster Zoo) about the humorous side of comics.


Dark Horse
2:00 - 3:00
Booth 2615
Signing

Larry Marder. FREE filled-in TFAW cards

Hoka-Hoka-Liberty Comics!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GIVE ME FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Image Comics to release LIBERTY COMICS 2010 in October, benefiting the CBLDF

Berkeley, CA - 15 July 2010

What do Frank Miller, Jeff Smith, Geoff Johns, Jim Lee and Image Comics have in common?

They all support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which protects your right to make, sell and read the comics you love. Image Comics is showing its continued support for the CBLDF with the publication of LIBERTY COMICS 2010 this October.

The CBLDF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians and readers. The CBLDF provides legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance and education in furtherance of these goals.

LIBERTY COMICS is the annual ensemble of comic book greats, all of whom have donated their time and energy to support the CBLDF. With two issues published to date, LIBERTY COMICS has raised over $50,000 for the Fund.

LIBERTY COMICS 2010 will feature some of the best in the industry, including a new The Boys story by GARTH ENNIS & ROB STEEN, the first new Megaton Man adventure by DON SIMPSON in over a decade, an all-new Milk & Cheese story by EVAN DORKIN, a preview of The Contrarian by SCOTT MORSE, a new Conan tale by DARICK ROBERTSON, Boilerplate by ANINA BENNETT & PAUL GUINAN and "Why We Fight!" by LIBERTY COMICS editor LARRY MARDER.

LIBERTY COMICS will also feature all-new short stories and illustrations by GEOFF JOHNS & SCOTT KOLINS, FRANK MILLER, GABRIEL BÁ & FÁBIO MOON, PAUL POPE, JEFF SMITH, TERRY MOORE, DAVE GIBBONS, BRIAN AZZARELLO & JILL THOMPSON, ROB LIEFELD, COLLEEN DORAN and SKOTTIE YOUNG as well as all new covers by JIM LEE and DARICK ROBERTSON. Design for the entire package is contributed, as always, by Richard Starkings and John Roshell from Comicraft.

"The comics community would be at a great loss without the CBLDF around to protect our First Amendment rights," says Marder. "LIBERTY COMICS is such a great way both creators and comics fans can show their support. Creators break into their busy schedules, donating their time and creativity. Fans can express their appreciation by purchasing LIBERTY COMICS from the CBLDF or from their favorite comics shop. I think this year's LIBERTY COMICS will be the most diverse and cool issue yet!"

Adds Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson, "We've always been enthusiastic in our support for the CBLDF, but it's both an honor and a pleasure to be involved with the many fine creators donating their talents to LIBERTY COMICS. Larry's put together an outstanding book this year!"

LIBERTY COMICS 2010, a 48-page full-color comic book from Image Comics, will be available October 6, 2010. All proceeds from LIBERTY COMICS will benefit the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit http://www.imagecomics.com/.

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So, yep, I'm the Editor this year.

CBR has a story from an interview with me and the exclusive look-see at the Darick Robertson's awesome Conan cover.

Sharp-eyed Beanworld fans will find a bit of information that just might pique their interest vis a vis the next graphic novel.

Anyway...between this project and Storytime! I've been a mighty busy bean the last couple of months. But it's so much fun to work with all my fellow creators in such positive endeavors.

And now , after popping my head up to give you this news...it's back to Something More for me.

CBLDF/TFAW Auction!

BIG BEANWORLD ORPHAN!
8" x 10" drawing in an 11" x 14" hand decorated mat.

CBLDF Benefit Auction
Saturday, July 24
7:30-9:30
Room 3

This is it, the CBLDF's biggest auction of the year! Support free speech and walk away with incredible original art! Highlights include original art by Arthur Adams, Paul Pope, Tara McPherson, Ben Templesmith, Jim Rugg, David Hine, Shaky Kane, and many more. This auction includes highlights from auction initiatives by TFAW.com, Image Comics, and SeenAllOver.com, as well as original art created at the CBLDF Master Sessions. Stop by CBLDF booth (#1920) for a complete auction list. All proceeds from this auction will benefit the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Olive the cat investigating!

The reason why this original over-sized drawing was created can be found here. I don't generally work anywhere near this big--in fact the last drawing I made this size was for Scott McCloud's 50th birthday. It's a rare opportunity for Beanworld Fans to adopt a BIG Beanworld Orphan and help a good cause in its fight to protect the First Amendment rights of the entire comic book community.

If you click through to the sketches you'll see that Beanish has no eyes. That's because I'll be drawing in the expression of your choice when I'm signing the cards in exchange for a "let-your-conscience-be-your-guide donation" into a handy-dandy CBLDF Contribution Can.

On Sunday from 2:00 - 3:00, I'll be enhancing and signing TFAW cards for FREE at the Dark Horse booth.

I'll have my entire Comic-Con schedule up in a day or two.