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Metal Life Magazine will be covering San Diego Comic Con 2010 bringing you the news and events that will be of interest to fans of heavy metal music. Our focus will be on horror, sci-fi, fantasy, metal related stuff, stage wear, girls and more.
Stay tuned for details, once Comic Con International releases the events guide, etc, we will pick out the "metal" bits.
Booths/Exhibitors | Special Guests |
Programs/Events | Film Festival
Booths To Check Out
- 13 Flames Empire
"Zombie Jesus" and "Champions of hell" comics, "Zombiefeast" DVDs, metal CDs, and more. Stop by and meet the artists and crew.
- Activision / Blizzard
Bringing us some of our favorite games such as Guitar Hero, Diablo, Warcraft and many, many more.
- After Dark Films
Horror production company behind the "After Dark Horrorfest", also known as "8 Films to Die For".
- Angel Phoenix
Develop genre properties for films, TV, animated series and more. They have worked on Samuari Assassins, Angelwitch, The Last Realm and others.
- Arcana Studio Inc
Comics company with numerous titles. Those of particular interest are "Midgard", "Dark Horrors", "Epoch", "Hexen Hammers", "Kade" and "Poe & Phillips".
- Archaia Entertainment, LLC
Comics company with numerous titles. Those of particular interest are "Awakening", "Black Knight", "Days Missing", "God Machine" and "Robotika".
- Arsenic Lullaby Publishing
Dark humor comics poking fun at everything.
- Aspen Comics
Comics company formed by Michael Turner. They create "Dellec" and "Executive Assistant IRIS". They are also responsible of the lovely ladies in "Fathom" and "SoulFire".
- Asylum Press
Comics company "Zombie Terrors", "Fearless Dawn", "Eeek", "Undead Evil", "Warlash" and "Asylum of Horrors".
- Avatar Press
Comics and book publisher featuring the works of Alan Moore among others. Titles such as "Crossed", "Night of the Living Dead", "Neonomicon" and "Wolfskin".
- Tom Baxa
Artist who has contributed to Dungeons & Dragons, World of Warcraft, Shadowrun and more. He also created character designs for "Van Helsing" and his art has graced the cover of Dragon magazine.
- BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation, the people who bring us "Doctor Who", "Ashes to Ashes", "Primeval" and "Torchwood".
- Blood Factory
They create online horror movies, viewable at their website.
- Bloodfire Studios
Comics publisher. Notable titles include "House at the Edge of Nowhere", "DNA Hacker Chronicles" and "Utopiates".
- Boom! Studios
Comics publisher. Notable titles include "Farscape: Scorpius", "28 Days Later", "Armory Wars" , "Hawks of Outremer", "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" and other "Farscape" titles.
- Brian Rood
Illustrator famous for his movie art. He has worked with most of the movie companies and his art has included subjects from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Matrix, Star Trek, Dawn of the Dead and many more.
- Broadsword Comics (Booth: 1715)
Jim Balent, a metal head in his own right, and his team produce
"Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose" each month. The comic features mature art, witchcraft themes and a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor.
- Brute Force Studios
Run by "Fallen Angel Fashions", purveyors of quality corsetry for all occasions. They also provide various other items. Their customer list includes
Patricia Tallman, actress (appeared in Babylon V, Army of Darkness, Night of the Living Dead 'remake' and other films) and former "Bond Girl" Virginia Hey, actress
(appeared in Farscape, Mad Max). Good source of stage wear or street wear. They even have a corset designed for men.
- Capcom Entertainment
Video game company. Games include "Lost Planet 2", "Dark Void", "Resident Evil 5", "Devil May Cry" and "Dead Rising".
- Carnal Comics
XXX rated comics. The booth usually has a porn star to two hanging around. Need we say more.
- Cartoon Network
Cartoons, including "Adult Swim", which airs "Metalocalypse", the cartoon about a metal band and their adventures. They also air
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars".
- Century Media / Nuclear Blast
Pick up CDs, DVDs and hang out with some of the staff.
- Christian Alzmann Studios
Awesome artist who has worked on "Star Wars: Episode 2", "Men in Black II", "Van Helsing" and "War of the Worlds". We would not be surprised if
your metal band wanted him to do a CD cover or two.
- Chimera Publishing
Book publisher specializing in fantasy and science fiction art.
- Chronicle Books
Book publisher. Some notable titles include "Mötley Crüe: A Visual History: 1983-2005", "Six-String Heroes: Photographs of Great Guitarists", "Fück Yöu: Rock and Roll Portraits", "Van Halen: A Visual History: 1978-1984" and "The Ultimate Metallica".
- Ciruelo
World famous fantasy artist known especially for his dragons. He also did the art for the covers of "The 7th Song" and "The Elusive Light and Sound" by Steve Vai.
- Joe Corroney
Artist. His work includes Fallen Angel, Star Wars, Farscape, Dr Who and other comics.
- CS Moore Studio
Sculptures and figurines by Clayburn Moore. Items include "Walkinmg Dead", "Lady Death", "Dawn", "Witchblade" and more.
- Dark Horse Comics
Comic giant which publishes "Star Wars", "Creepy", "Criminal Macabre", "Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels", "The Cleaners", "Conan", "Kull" and many more. The booth always has artists, staff and other guests throughout the con.
- DC Comics
Comic giant which publishes "Hellblazer", "Azrael", "Zatanna", "Jonah Hex", "Greek Street" and many more.
- Del Rey
Book publisher responsible for the Star Wars series, as well as tons of the books.
- Devil's Due Publishing
Publisher that brings us numerous titles including "Hack/Slash", "Jericho", "R A Salvatore's Demon Wars".
- Diablo Productions
Independent publisher. Graphic novels include "The Unwanted", (a horror story set in a juvenile detention center) and "Hum", (a sci fi horror on deep space colony).
- Donato Arts
Artist specializing in fantasy/sci fi with a realism approach. Well worth visiting the booth and checking out the art.
- E1 Entertainment
Distributor of movies, music and more. E1 Metal is one of their business operations handling distribution for Kittie, Hatebreed, In Flames, Satyricon, Judas Priest and more.
- Electronic Arts
Video game giant that brings us "Brutal Legend", "Left 4 Dead 2", "Crysis 2", "Bulletstorm", "Dantes Inferno" and basically every good sports themed game made.
- Gabriel Eltaeb
Comic penciller and colorist. Works include Gene Simmons House Of Horrors, Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors, Resident Evil and more.
- Jason Engle
Sci Fi / Fantasy artist whose art has been used by (or in) Sony, World of Warcraft, Everquest, Games Workshop, Fleer, Warhammer and more.
- Fangoria
Horror themed entertainment magazine. This mag keeps us up to date on the world of horror movies and horror related news.
- Jason Felix
Artist and illustrator. Worked on "Hellgate:London", "Starcraft: Ghost", "Prince of Persia 3D (2001)", numerous Star Wars novel covers and artwork for many RPG books, etc.
- Fetish Falls
Alternative clothing specializing in Gothic, Lolita, Punk, Rave, Anime, Cosplay, and Sexy.
- Fewdio
They create horror shorts, available on "Nightmare House Vol 1", a DVD of 13 of their favorites.
- Flesk Publications
Publisher specializing in art collections of various genres. Artists of interest include William Stout and Gary Gianni.
- Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox, Fox Channel, etc. They give us "Simpsons", "Family Guy", "This is Spinal Tap" and a million other movies, TV shows, etc.
- Full Moon Features
Film production company run by B-movie veteran Charles Band. They have produced such classics as "Killjoy", "Puppet Master: Axis of Evil",
"Killer Dolls", "King Bong" and many more titles.
- Funimation Entertainment
Anime distributor giant. Titles such as "Gungrave", "Speed Grapher", "Claymore" and many more.
- G4 Television
TV channel dedicated to video games and things related.
- Ale Garza
Artist and illustrator. Work includes covers for "Grimm Fairy Tales", "Beyond Wonderland", "Fathom", "Escape From Wonderland" and many more.
- Gentle Giant Studios
Special effects company that creates props and scenery for movies and video games. Their booth is always full of cool looking stuff.
- Halo-8
Independent film studio specializing in iconoclastic and music-driven cult movies and their related soundtracks.
- Heavy Metal
Long running, world famous adult, fantasy themed magazine. Many a famous artist grace its covers and the content is second to none.
- Here There Be Monsters Press
Small graphic novel press dedicated to publishing quality supernatural and fantasy series. Awesome art, well worth checking out. Jaime Carrillo (the artist) did the artwork for Lamb of God's "Skulls" T-shirt and art for Avenged Svenfold, HIM.
- Hermes Press
Publisher specializing in reprints of comics, art books covering science fiction, pop culture and art.
- Highlander Films
Independent Film company specializing in High Definition Features and Classic Remakes. Titles include "Acts of Death", "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)".
- Hilary's Vanity LLC
Goth and alternative clothing.
- Honeck Sculpture
Sculptures, dragons, wizards, etc.
- Hudson Entertainment
Video game company. Makers of "Calling" and other games.
- IDW Publishing
Publishers of comics including "Eternal Descent", "30 Days of Night", "Dr Who" and many, many more.
- Image Comics
Comic publisher bringing us titles like "The Walking Dead", "The Light", "Strange Adventures of Lovecraft" and more.
- Imperium Comics
Comic publisher bringing us "Tralier Park of Terror", a campy comic version of a slasher flick. A DVD of the storyline was released in 2008.
- Ink Pen Mutations Press
Publisher. Titles of interest are "Zombie Cadence", "Zombie, Rock Hard" and "Van Wyck".
- Jason Palmer Studios Inc.
Artist who specializes in TV/movie art such as "Serenity", "Firefly", "Lord of the Rings", "Battlestar Galactica" and more.
- Jun Planning USA Inc
Doll maker that makes some pretty cool looking goth / steampunk dolls. Check out B-311 Lilith, T-207 Gyroa and P-014 Eos among others.
- KC Art
Artist specializing in pinup girls and the female form. Need we say more.
- Komikwerks LLC
Comic publisher and online comic creator. Titles of interest include "Black Mist", "Creeps", "Raven Chronicles" and "Zone Continuum".
- Konami Digital Entertainment
Makers of video games like "Silent Hill", "Castlevania", "Metal Gear Solid" and many more.
- Lawdog Comics
Independent comic/graphic novel pubisher. Titles include "It Tolls For Thee" (a stort set during the Plague, but with zombies) and "Terriroty 51" (an alien/western sci0fi comic).
- Legendary Pictures
Movie production company. Movies of note include "Jonah Hex", "Clash of the Titans" and many more.
- Lightspeed Fine Art, Inc
Offers original art featuring the stars and scenes from your favorite science fiction movies and television series.
- Linsner.com
Art from Joseph Linser. Comics include "Cry For Dawn", "Dark Ivory" and "Dawn". Sexy art well worth viewing.
- Lionsgate
Independent film company that brings us movies like "Saw VII", "Last Exorcism" and "Midnight Meat Train", "Daybreakers" and many more.
- Todd Lockwood
Fantasy artist most famous for his work with TSR on Dungeons & Dragons art.
- Lucas Films
Movie company responsible for "Star Wars" , "Indiana Jones", "Willow" and others.
- Randy Martinez
Artist and illustrator. Works include extensive Star Wars art, movie posters and more.
- Marvel Entertainment
Major comic publisher bringing us "Annihilation: Conquest", "Haunt of Horror", "Immortal Weapons", "The Stand: American Nightmares" and many more.
- MGM / Fox Home Entertainment
Movie distribution company that brought us "Valkyrie", "Stargate: The Ark of Truth ", "Return of the Living Dead: The Dead Have Risen",
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and many, many more.
- Monte Moore
Incredible fantasy artist whose clients include "Wizards of the Coast", "Chainmail Bikini", "Pulsar Games" and many more. He also sculpts dragons
and other figures such as Loki. Additionally, Monte designs artwork for motorcycles and guitars.
- Mysterious Galaxy Books
Our favorite local book shop, specializing in sci fi, fantasy, suspense and horror books. New and used, they frequenly has in store signings and
they are very supportive of local authors.
- Oni Press
Comic publisher that brings us "Black Metal", a comic about twin brothers empowered by the legendary sword of Atoll. Other titles of note include "Resurrection" and "Wasteland".
- Orbital Harvest
Art by John Giang. Fantastic art worth checking out. We can picture a lot of this art as CD covers, stop by and check out the art and if you like it
and need some art, let him know.
- Palisades Tartan
Film distribution company. Under the brands "Tartan Asian Extreme" and "Tartan Terror", the distribuet a lot of horror movies.
- PCB Productions
Digital content creation company. They have worked on tons of video games (Call of Duty, Darksiders and more), anime (Hack/Sign, Neon Genesis Evangelion and more), and other projects.
- Pendragon Costumes
High quality period reproduction costumes. Primarily focused on Renaissance designs, but they have other styles available.
- Pin-Up World Art
As the name says, Pin Up Girls, need we say more ?
- Portland Studios
Fantasy art and animation studio.
- Radical Publishing
Comics with awesome art and storylines such as "Dellec", "Shrapnel: Hubris" and many more. Check out comics review section for more info on our favorite titles.
- Raw Studios
They create movies and comics that live up to their name, Raw. Current comics include "Dark Country", "Bad Planet" and "Alien Pig Farm 3000". Raw Entertainment was founded by actor Thomas Jane (The Punisher, The Mist, The Mutant Chronicles) and in partnership with Eisner Award nominated illustrator/production designer Tim Bradstreet (The Punisher, Hellblazer, Criminal Macabre).
- Renkewitz Studios
Art House / Animation company creating works for comics, video games, trailers, etc. Projects have included "Stranglehold", "Gun", "Time Shift" and "Rise of the Argonauts".
- Roddenberry Productions
Sci fi merchandiser. Properties include "Days Missing" and of course "Star Trek".
- Nick Runge
Artist and illustrator. Work has included comic covers for Terminator: Salvation Movie Prequel, Ghostbusters: The Other Side, Farscape Scorpius and more.
- Shiflett Brothers (Booth 4621)
Scultures for your macabre decor. Pieces include "Ol' Scratch", "Principia and the Serpent", "Noynub in: Deal with the Devil" and more.
- Sideshow Collectibles
Check out world famous collectibles from horror and sci-fi movies as well as some other very cool stuff.
- Sigh Co. Graphics
Clothing for goths, cybergeeks, steampunks and HP Lovecraft and Poe fans. They also carry some related DVDs and other merchandise.
- SLG Publishing
Comic publisher specializing in the strange, independent artist. Known for the works of Roman Dirge and Jhonen Vasquez among others.
- Sony Computer Entertainment of America
Playstation, nuff said.
- Sony Online Entertainment
Sony video games for consoles, PC, etc. Creators of the Everquest games Star Wars Galaxies, Untold Legends and more.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Movie and home entertainment company. Titles include "Resident Evil: Afterlife", "Salt" and many more.
- SQP, Inc
Fantasy, erotic, and pin-up art books and more.
- Square Enix Inc
Video game publisher. Titles include "Final Fantasy", "Nier", "Front Mission Evolved" and more.
- Studio 407
Independent comic publisher. Titles include "Fictionauts" (a sci fi comic where fantasy stories cross over into reality), "Hybrid" (a creature vs human story), "Demonm Squad" (a horror comic), "Night and Fog" (horror comic) and more.
- Suicide Clothing
Harcore clothing line as seen worn by members of Lacuna Coil and many others.
- Justin Sweet / Carbon Canyon Studios
Fantasy art. A lot of the art would be awesome as album covers, especially his "Caspian" collection.
- Terminal Press
Comics, apparel and more. Titles include "Exodus: Death Begets Death", "I Am Become God", both written by Rob Dukes of Exodus. Other titles of interest include "Silent Assassin", "ZombieBomb", "Dimmu Borgir - Dark Fortress" and many more.
- Things From Another World
Comics, graphic novels, manga, and pop-culture collectibles. Online store featuring items such as "Iron Maiden Live After Death Statue", comics such as "Agon" and "Serenity" and so much more.
- THQ, Inc.
Video game company bringing us "Darksiders", "Warhammer", "Metro 2033", "Red Faction: Armageddon" and many more.
- TokyoPop
Manga book and comic publisher bringing us thousands of titles like "Dark Metro", "Daemonium", "Hack//", "Priest", "Hellgate: London" and many more.
- Top Cow Productions, Inc.
Comic publisher bringing us titles like "The Darkness", "Bezerker", "Artifacts", "Broken Trinity", "Impaler" and many more.
- Tor Books/Seven Seas Entertainment
Book and comic publisher. Titles include "Wicked City", "Lovecraft Unbound", "Twilight of Kerberos", "The Anubis Gates" and many more.
- Troma Entertainment
Movie production company responsible for B-Movie greats such as "Toxic Avenger", "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead", and many more films.
- Twilight Creations
Board game company that makes "Zombies", a card and map based survival game. They also make games called "Humans 2: Seafood", "Zombietown 3" and more on the way.
- Ubisoft
Video game company bringing us "Driver: San Francisco", "Assassin's Creed Brotherhood", "Ghost Recon: Future Soldier", "Avatar", "Splinter Cell" and many more.
- Viz Media
Media production company bringing us the anime and live action movies based on "Deathnote" as well as many more anime and manga titles.
- War Machine Marketing
Marketing company specializing in dark pop culture.
- Warner Bros
Media giant. Movies include "Jonah Hex", "Splice", and more. Video games include "Batman: Arkham Asylum", "F.E.A.R. 3" and more.
- Xbox
Yes, that XBox.
- Zenescope
Comic and graphic novel publisher famous for their incredibly drawn women. Titles include "Grimm Fairy Tales", "The Waking", "Salem's Daughter", "Tales From Wonderland", "Chronicles of Dr. Herbert West" and more.
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Special Guests
- Josh Adams
Worked on "House of Mystery" for DC, did print design for SyFy on Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1, Eureka, and Ghost Hunters.
- Ray Bradbury
Legendary sci fi author famous for The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Fahrenheit 451, among others.
- Felicia Day
First of all, she is hot! She also co-stars in Joss Whedon's Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and she created, writes, and stars in the hit web series The Guild.
- Dave Dorman
Commercial illustrator, having been named "Favorite Star Wars artist of all time" by the readers of Star Wars Galaxy magazine in 1998. He did the art for the graphic novel Aliens: Tribe and he created the steampunk graphic novel, "Rail".
- Tom Palmer
Inker for "Tomb Of Dracula", Star Wars. He also worked on Kick-Ass and his work is used is in the animated sequence in the movie.
- Sean Phillips
Artist who has worked on Marvel Zombies, Hellblazer and he is currently working on Stephen King's The Dark Tower for Marvel.
- J. Michael Straczynski
Creator and writer for the "Babylon 5" series and movies, the spinoff, "Crusade". He also developed the series, "Jeremiah".
- Drew Struzan
Artist/illustrator who did the album cover for Alice Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare" and "Greatest Hits", Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and Iron Butterfly's "Scorching Beauty". He is most famous for his movie posters ranging from Star Wars to Indiana Jones to The Thing.
- Ann VanderMeer
Editor of "Weird Tales" magazine, featuring stories of unearthly dimensions and dark possibilities, gothic seductresses and cosmic monstrosities.
- Jeff VanderMeer
World Fantasy Award winner for "City of Saints". His latest book is the noir fantasy "Finch".
- Gerard Way
Lead singer of My Chemical Romance and writer of the hit comic "Umbrella Academy".
- Michael Zulli
Best known for his work on The Sandman with writer Neil Gaiman. Zulli has also collaborated with Gaiman on an unfinished adaptation of Sweeney Todd, a miniseries starring Alice Cooper entitled "The Last Temptation".
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