Gates The Comic by Hal Hefner, Presented by Heavy Metal

Come and meet me,  Hal Hefner, artist and writer of Gates the comic at the Amazing Arizona Comic Con on January 8th and 9th, 2011.

I will be located at booth #123.

I’ll be sharing a booth with DC (Secret Six) cover artist, Dan LuVisi and creator of Heavy Metal’s blockbuster new hit, LMS.

The Amazing Arizona Comic Con is a new convention located in the heart of the desert. It’s the very first convention of the year, spanning the latest and greatest from the world of comic books and entertainment. From a show floor packed with over one hundred exhibitors, to an exciting artist alley, and autograph sessions giving fans a chance to interact with their favorite creators, the Amazing Arizona Comic Con brings the best of popular culture to the American Southwest!

Arizona is a great location and I’m excited to be a part of it. I’ll be located next to Leph Loeb, Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld. It’s an honor to be amongst these comic legends.

So please come by and say hello. I’ll also have some limited edition art prints, posters, exclusive shirts and a few other exciting items for sale, along with some free shwag.

I’m in the process of scheduling some panel appearances as well, and will update everyone accordingly when all of the information is confirmed. It looks like something fun with deviantART is in the works. Stay tuned.

INFO: AMAZING ARIZONA COMIC CON

DATES – January 8-9, 2011
Location – Mesa Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

SPECIAL GUESTS:

Robert Kirkman (Walking Dead creator)

STEVEN YEUN – Glenn From AMC’s WALKING DEAD
JON BERNTHAL – Shane from AMC’s WALKING DEAD

Jeph Loeb (Hulk, Ultimate Comics)
Rob Liefeld (creator & artist Deadpool, Youngblood)
TODD McFARLANE (SPAWN creator, HAUNT, Image Comics Founder)

Victor Gischler (X-Men, Deadpool Corps)
John Layman (Eisner & Harvey Award-Winning, Chew)

JT Krul (Green Arrow, Brightest Day, Blackest Night)
Ryan Ottley (Haunt, Walking Dead)
Cory Walker (Invincible)
Marat Mychaels (Deadpool Corps, Brigade)

with

Aspen MLT: The Creative Studio behind such hits such as Fathom and Soulfire launches the new Steampunk fantasy LADY MECHANIKA. On Twitter @AspenComics
Joe Benitez
Peter Steigerwald
with:
Frank Mastromauro
Vince Hernandez
Mark Roslan

Keu Cha (Witchblade, Rising Stars) On Twitter: @Keu_Cha
JT Krul (Green Arrow, Brightest Day, Blackest Night) On Twitter: @jtkrul
Andy Kuhn (Creator of Cartoon Networks’ Firebreather) On Twitter: @andykuhn
John Layman (Eisner & Harvey Award-Winning, Chew): Bio: A former WildStorm editor turned writer and letterer, John Layman has worked for almost every major comics book company over the last 15 years, including Marvel, Image, WildStorm, IDW, Oni, Dynamite and Avatar. He is currently focused on his 60-issue creator-owned cannibal cop comic CHEW with artist Rob Guillory. Layman resides in Gilbert, AZ, with his wife, child, two cats, and a ton of Legos. On Twitter: @themightyjohnlayman

Marat Mychaels (Deadpool Corps, Brigade) On Twitter: @Marat_Mychaels
Ryan Ottley (Haunt, Walking Dead) On Twitter: @ryanottley
Brian Pulido (Creator of Lady Death)
Richard Starkings (Elephantmen, ComiCraft)
Cory Walker (Invincible) On Twitter: @corentha
Joe Weems (Top Cow, X-Men) On Twitter: @joeweemsv

Also Appearing – Team WildStorm:
Eddy Choi – On Twitter: @gelatometti
Joel Gomez – On Twitter: @JoelG
Livio Ramonelli – On Twitter: @MrLivio
Oliver Nome
JJ Kirby
Gabe Eltaeb
Michael Lopez
Eddie Nunez

And ZENESCOPE creators: On Twitter – @zenescope
Eric Basaldua AKA EBas
Mike DeBalfo
Raven Gregory
Nei Ruffino

Artist Alley:

Karl Altstaetter (MTV Geek ME2, Samurai) On Twitter: KomicKarl
Austin Bermhall
Sherry Bissette
Gerimi Burleigh – On Twitter: @Gerimi
Andy Carreon
John Chihak
Ryan Cody w/Scott Godlewski – On Twitter:@ryancody
Allison DeLarosiere
Marc De Los Santos
Evil Robo Productions: Henry Bartajas, Matt Howard, Eric Schock, Arnie Brermudez
Denae Frazier
Jamie Gambell (Samurai) On Twitter: @jamiegambell
Benjamin Glendenning (Zombies V Cheerleaders, HackSlash) – On Twitter: @Skulljammer
April Grady-Reyna
Jim Hanna – On Twitter: @jimhanna

Hal Hefner (Heavy Metal Online, Gates) On Twitter: @halhefner

William HighTower/IDK Comics
John C Hughes
Tom Hutchinson/Penny for Your Soul
Brandon James
Russ Kareoke Fanboy
Michael Macropoulos
Larry Marder (BeanWorld Creator) On Twitter: @larrymarder
JP Marizan & Tosh Delaney
Alan Martinez w/Victor Olazaba & A. Cruz
Eric Mengel
Mat Nastos (Disney’s Phineas & Ferb, ElfSong) On Twitter: @niftymat
Milen Parvanov (Zenescope Colorist)
Shelby Robertson
Jerry Roscoe
Tim Vigil

And Indy Art Team:
THIRD EMPIRE STUDIOS
Greg Harms
Roman Morales
Luke Donkersloo