Last year we wanted to bill Champion City Comic Convention in Springfield Ohio as an event like no other...and we think we lived up to that labeling. But we had less then 90 days to put that show together.

This year Scott and I are working feverishly to BLOW THAT SHOW OUT OF THE WATER!!!!

How? I'm glad you asked. This is what we have planned for 2010...

CHAMPION CITY COMIC CON: 2010 (Rough Draft)

Some information such as available books by each guest, panel schedule and final table location is subject to change.

Hotel accommodations provided by Country Inn by Carlson of Springfield Ohio. Special rates available for those attending the show the dates of September 10th and 11th. Check in time is 3:00 pm.

Friday September 10th. 6:30 pm.
Pre-convention dinner/meet and greet with Ron Fortier, Daniel Leister, and Tim Seeley sponsored by Main Street Comics and Games to be held at Tumbleweed. Vendors, guests, and Main Street Comics and Games customers are welcome.

10:00 pm.
Poker Tournament at Country Inn by Carlson of Springfield Ohio. Selected vendors, guests and customers.

Saturday September 11th. Day of show.
8:30 am: Vendors can arrive to set up for show.
9:00 am: Guests can arrive to set up for show.
Vendor tables are $50.00 each. Artist tables are $15.00 each. To be paid in full no later that July 1st 2010.
9:30 am: Group prayer in observance of 9/11 Patriot’s Day led by Ron Fortier for those wanting to attend.
10:00 am: Doors to the show open. Admission is $4.00 per person. Included with admission is a Champion City Comic Convention 2010 Program Guide. This year’s guide includes a new Tales From The Longbox comic from Bill Gladman and Scott Riley and an exclusive New Comic Day strip by Bill Gladman, Eric Ratcliffe, Chad Strohl and Brant Fowler. Also included in the price of admission a ticket for door prizes given out all day every hour, a Champion City 2010 pin/button by Mutant Cactus, and a collector’s checklist by Ben Lore Publishing.

Checklist and buttons only available for the first 100 people though the door.

Children under 12 years of age are free.

Door Prizes: Sponsored by Main Street Comics and Games and their customers, Necessary Cool, and Fearless Readers.

Champion City Comic Convention 2010 logo designed by Brant Fowler. Champion City promotional characters redesigned by Mike Watson based on concepts by Bill Gladman.



Cover art for the program guide: We are holding a contest for this like we did last year. We need all submissions by July 1st. Cover will be black and white. Please keep in mind that Scott would like to see work that mixes aspects of comics and gaming. First place gets the cover while second and third place will be used on various promotional materials.

Guest and security badges by Scott D.M.Simmons.

There will a collection jar at each entrance for those willing to donate pocket change to this year’s charitable cause. Hospice Care Givers of Springfield.

Door prize announcements:

11:00-Scott Riley
12:00-Bill Gladman
1:00-Bill Gladman
2:00-Scott Riley
3:00-Scott Riley
4:00-Scott Riley
5:00-Jef Price
6:00-Jef Price

First Floor (Hall)

1. Admission table-west end
2. Wittenberg University Admission Information Table
3. Necessary Cool/Jef Price- writer/artist, press coverage, web site promotion, giveaways all day long. Books available at this table-Tales From the ‘Field #1-3, Flatworld #1, Agent Evans #1
4. Mutant Cactus-collectable comic pins. Books available at this table-Blue Collar Invasion, Blue Collar Invasion Collected Edition, Tales of the Awesome#1
5. Andy McGinn-writer. Books available at this table-The Legacy
6. Tim Hagans-writer/artist-promotional art for upcoming books including Cowboy Coon.
7. Tim Seeley-writer/artist. Books available at this table-Hack/slash, Colt Nobel and the Mega-Lords, Loaded Bible and many more.
8. Daniel Leister-artist. Books available at this table-Beyond Wonderland, Escape From Wonderland, Return to Wonderland, and many more.
9. Ron Fortier-writer. Books available at this table-Mr. Jigsaw #1-6, Adventures of Mr. Jigsaw Volume One, Daughter of Dracula, Brother Bones, Visions of the Macabre #3, Wicked Tales Volume One and various Airship 27 pulp novels.
10. Chad Lambert-writer. Books available at this table-Bloodrayne #1-4, Possum at Large #1, Kill the Revisionist, and Return to Point Pleasant.
11. Sean Forney-artist. Books available at this table Scarlet Huntress#1-2, Scarlet Huntress Trade Paperback, G.I. Joe Source Book, Un-Naturals Source Book. Plus pin up art and art commissions.
12. Ringtail Café-featuring writer Darren Mueller and artist Jackie Hernandez. Books available at this table-Ringtail Café #1-4, The Confectionaries #1.
13. Comic Related-press coverage. Featuring Comic Related web site founder and web comic writer Chuck Moore and web site administrator and writer John Wilson. Books available at this table-New Comic Day: Collected Edition #1, Pandemonium Spotlight #1, and Visions of the Macabre #3.
14. Brant Fowler-writer/artist. Books available at this table-Wannabes #0-1, Zombie Cop, and Descendant #1-3
15. Scott D.M.Simmons-writer/artist. Books available at this table-Wannabez #0-1, Angel Wolf #1, plus custom trading cards.
16. Underground Video Network-press coverage and videocasating. Featuring Richard Katterjohn.
17. Admission table-east end

Vendor Room-32 tables available. Prospective vendors for the 2010 show include.

Dark Star Book-Yellow Springs Ohio
Gem City Comics-Vandalia Ohio
Bell Book and Comic-Dayton Ohio
Fearless Readers-Dayton Ohio
Main Street Comics and Games-Springfield Ohio
Famous Funnies-Westerville Ohio
Super Fly Comics and Games-Yellow Springs Ohio
Mavericks-Kettering Ohio
Pack Rat Comics-Hilliard Ohio
Bookery Fantasy-Fairborn Ohio
Heroes For Sale-Vandalia Ohio
Moore’s Comics-Westerville Ohio

Plus a few personal collectors

Second Floor-Hall

1. Twilight Star Studios-featuring writer and artist Gary “Smoothe” Church and writer and artist Derron “Dirt” Church as well as artist Richard Fritz. Books available at this table-Tales From the ‘Field #1-3, Un-Naturals #1, Necrotrancer #1, Jack the Rabbit ashcan, Pandemonium Spotlight #1, Prodigy #1, The Book of Noheim, and the Un-Naturals Source Book as well as art prints and commission work
2. Bryan “Stratos” Borgman-gaming soundtrack engineer and wizard
3. Chad Strohl-writer/artist. Books available at this table-Did Somebody Call For A Hero #1-4, Did Somebody Call For A Hero graphic novel, New Comic Day: Collected Edition #1, Un-Naturals Source Book, and Mouthful of Spiders ashcan
4. Freestyle Komics-featuring artist Mike Watson and writer/artist Victor Dandridge. Books available at this table Hot Shot #0-5, Vigilance #1, Omnibus #1, and the Un-Naturals Source Book as well as prints and art commissions.
5. Studio Akumakaze-featuring writer BJay Johnson, artist Chris Martin, and artist Chris Hoskins. Books available at this table-Scrap #1-3, Visions of the Macabre #1-3, Full Metal Bikini #1, Cliffhangers #1-2 as well as prints and commissions
6. Dave Arhar-writer/artist/publisher. Books available at this table-Gothic Romance #1, Faustians #1, U.S.P.O.L.L. (ashcan), Franklinstein (ashcan), Jor-Elvis (ashcan) as well as prints and commissions.
7. Dustin Carson-writer. Books available at this table-No Gods #1-6, Trailer Park of Terror #2 and #8, Cliffhangers #1-2, Butterfly Girl (ashcan), Half Breed (ashcan), Mouthful of Spiders (ashcan), Visions of the Macabre #2, as well as prints.
8. Tim Lennard-photographer.
9. Ben Lore Publishing-collectable aids.
10. D20 Girls-promotion, models.

Roaming Guests in attendance:
Raichal Gladman-writer
Bill Gladman-writer/artist
Scott Riley-artist/inker
Eric Ratcliffe-writer
Lisa Moore-colorist/letterer
Phil Puckett-artist
Kyle Hilt-artist
Matt Smith-writer
Stacy Gaston-writer/artist
Frank Raynor-writer/pod casting and videocasting.

Gaming Room #1-Magic, and Hero Clix tournaments sponsored by Bell Book and Comic
Gaming Room#2-Magic and Hero Clix-free play sponsored by Main Street Comics and Games
Gaming Room #3-Video game tournaments sponsored by Main Street Comics and Games in association with Family Video and Aarons Rent-to-Own.

Panels:

#1-“The Creators of New Comic Day” featuring Bill Gladman, Eric Ratcliffe, Chad Strohl, and Lisa Moore. Hosted by Chuck Moore.
11:00-11:45.

#2-“Understanding Alan Moore” Hosted by Matt Smith.
12:00-12:45

#3-“Tim Seeley and Daniel Leister-Creative Team of Hack/slash” Hosted by Eric Ratcliffe 1:00-1:45

#4-Costume Contest-Judged by Victor Dandridge and Mike Watson of Freestyle Komics 2:00-2:45
#5-Charity Auction for Hospice Care of Springfield. Hosted by Frank Raynor and Bill Gladman. 3:00-3:45

#6-“Meet Ron Fortier” Hosted by Raichal Gladman
4:00-4:45

#7-The First Annual Champion City Awards. Hosted by Frank Raynor
5:00-5:45

Independent Comics Awards (for books, writers, artists, etc. attending this show)
Award Categories (awards for this show will be chosen by committee)

Best On-Going Indie Comic
Best Trade Paperback, Graphic novel or Collected Edition
Best Limited Series or One Shot
Best On-Going Anthology Series
Best Publisher
Best Writer
Best Artist
Best Inker
Best Letterer
Best Character

#8-“Hometown Heroes” featuring Scott Riley, Andy McGinn, Gary Church, Derron Church, and Chris Metzger. Hosted by Brant Fowler.
6:00-6:45

7:00-Convention ends. Doors close.

9:30 pm-Champion City Comic Convention 2010 after party with two live bands. Location to be announced.

10:00-10:45-first band Chad Strohl and Mike Finck
11:00-12:30-Somewhere Between

Sunday September 12th
10:00 am: Champion City 2010 Iron Man Disc Golf Tournament at Wittenberg Disc Golf Course

Four disc golfers sponsored by four different area comic shops compete in one round of “Iron Man” disc golf for the rights to be called a true Champion for one year. Guests from the show and who may have stayed over night are welcome to show up to watch the event. Great exercise. Great entertainment. Support the coolest sport on the planet (to play at least) and take in the beauty of the Wittenberg University campus during fall.

This event is weather permitting.

Bill Gladman will be one of the four participants and will be sponsored by Main Street comics and Games

12:00 pm-Hotel Check out for most guests
1:00 pm-Hotel check out for convention feature guests.

An Event Like No Other...turned up a notch.

Looking good, Bill. Seems like one heck of a blow-out weekend. I'm truly psyched.

Wow, what a packed show! And some really cool stuff going on. I had a blast at Champion City last year and am looking forward to doing it again only bigger! Way to go Bill and Scott!

Bill knows me way too well. I'm really looking forward to this.

You know what...I may be able to attend this show. Are there any tables still available?

Technically we're full....but if you can give me a definite yes I'll be there....I WILL FIND YOU TABLE.

Hmmm. Alright I'm in. I'll find some way to make sure. We'll be there.

You heard it here first, people. Cary Kelley will be attending Champion City 2010!

Awesome! Glad your going to be able to make it Cary. Get to meet you a couple months sooner than I thought I would.

hell yeah! This is gonna be HUGE I think! Sounds like a total blast and will be a great chance for us to all get together and just enjoy it! That's what cons are all about. It'll be great to be surrounded by some many people from CR too! Can't wait! Now I just gotta get my stuff together! lol

It makes me bummed out that I can't attend due to both financial and transportation issues. Anyway, while reading above I did notice a slight discrepancy.



Instead, this should be written as: "The Creators of the award winning comic strip, New Comic Day”

This con is going to be great. I can't wait for this show. The Captain and now, Cary. I just can't wait...

Truly going to be a CR Family Affair. Make sure to bring lots of cameras!!! We will need to record this one for history.

Nice catch Tim. Hey Bill! Hit the "edit" button and correct that

I hope someone records both panels i'm a part of.

Being that I will not be able to attend, I sure hope someone records the panels in their entirety.

Last year Comic Related recorded all the panels in their entirety,I'm sure they will do the same this year. U.V.N. may even do the panels as video casts

I am SO stoked about this show! Gonna be fun!

Thanks for the mention, Bill! Angelwolf Comics is the name of my own universe of stories, but not a particular title (as least not yet). The Angelwolf Comics book that I will surely have done by then is Knights of P.O.W.E.R. (at least one of its issues). Like you mentioned, I'll be doing custom sketch cards, and I should also have copies of Wannabez #0 and #1, and Brant and I have decided Wannabez #2 will also be done by then. The Dead Cell graphic novel (Arcana) should also be out by that time. That's pretty much what I am certain of at this time, but a few other things may happen before September, and I'll likely have an assortment of prints and sketchbooks too. Maybe even some official return/artist proof sketch cards.

Hey Scott if you want to do a Dynagirl/Meow or some such I'll have it colored and we can cross promote it! Kinda like a convention special print or the like? I'll handle the printing and we can go splitzies!

Cary,

The poster we were talking about via e-mail is going to be so much fun!

Scott

Yes it is sir! I've already got Harold started on it! I'll send it over as soon as he gets it here! woo hoo!

I don't t want to get too excited, or to get anyone's hopes up, but rumor has it I will be attending this show. Just thought I'd let that info out there for everyone.

Awesome! Live Zone 4?

Anythings possible, that's for sure. It would be a blast to do and get some photo's for the website of those giant nipples!

AAARRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!

I second that!

But a live Zone 4 would be a blast!!!

Darn it, I am going to see what I can do to try an attend this.. maybe by then I'll have my life back together. Who knows at this point.

Good to know things are going so well, the first Champion City was great! I'll most likely be sitting at the PDP table with my dad again makin' doodles

Sent a message to ya Bill, but not sure it was working. Let me know if you have any tables left! Look forward to seeing everyone again!

Got it!

As I was explaining to Matt my role at the Champion City show has changed slightly this year with the new job taking up more of my time.

Scott Riley, co-organizer of the show and owner of Main Street Comics and Games, will be handling all the table arrangements for the creative guests and vendors so if you have questions about that aspect of the show, he's the guy to get in contact with.

Frank Raynor has taken a step forward and become much more involved in the charity auction aspect of the show.

I will be overseeing the schedule for the panels going on all through out the day and the details about the Champion City Awards.

Scott of course will be handling other aspects of the show, as will I (including hotel stay for guests, the before con dinner the night before and the after con party the day of the show).

All other aspects about the show not mentioned here, Scott is also the go to guy.

Bill, do you have a contact address for Scott by chance?

Yes of course, for you or anybody else needing to contact Scott about anything concerning Champion City 2010.

Scott Riley c/o Main Street Comics and Games
2031 E. Main Street
Springfield Ohio
45505

937-324-2400

Scott Riley <riles@mainstcomicsandgames.com>;

Scott has been updating the Champion City web site ....check it out!

http://www.championcitycon.com/

So I whipped this up for Champion City Con, this will be a poster at the con Hope you all likey.

I love this!

Who wants to name these characters?

Hmm, okay, so he's got a tuning fork on his head and the letter C on his chest. And the young dude is into improv....but of course, it's
C-NOTE & RIFF.

I like

Yeah, I love those names!

C-Note and Riff! My God I should have come up with that! That's awesome.....I'm sorry people I think the contest is over. The Captain wins!!!

Thanks. When do I get my No-Prize?

Second Tuesday of next week.

Looks like I'll be there with the usual collections of Oh,Comics! and Bunny Blues plus the recently released linoleum cut book "Obstacle". I'll probably be putting the finshing touches on this years edition of Oh,Comics! "Fire". So drop by. I'll be on the first floor with the vendors.

Awesome!!!