The Albuquerque Comic Expo is a comic book, pop culture, and entertainment convention. ACE 2012 will take place June 8th-10th, 2012 at the Albuquerque Convention Center!
The show floor will be open 2 pm-8 pm on Friday, 10 am-7 pm on Saturday, and 10 am-6 pm on Sunday! Guests include Kevin Smith and Stan Lee.
Why Let San Diego Have All The Fun – Albuquerque Comic Con 2011
I’m very excited about the Albuquerque Comic Con coming to Albuquerque, NM in January 2011! With a great line-up of celebrity guests and comic book creators. It’s going to be a whole weekend of comic book fun! The con has 4 rooms dedicated to it at the Hilton of Albuquerque! I think I might be most excited to meet Lou Ferrigno (The HULK) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), but there will be a lot of other great comic/sci-fi celebrities there.
There will also be a great representation of comic book creators. From local to national comic artists, writers, and publishers. Like 7000bc, Andy Kuhn, Gene Ha and Brian Pulido.
Where: Hilton Hotel 1901 University Bl. NE Albuquerque, NM
When: Saturday, January 15, 11 am-6 pm Sunday, January 16, 12 pm-5 pm
Prices range from $5 to 50 to enter the con.You can reserve your spot here. $50.00: Full Conference – VIP (All-access, Door Prizes, First in line for autographs) $25.00: Full Event Passes $15.00: Daily Pass Saturday $15.00: Daily Pass Sunday $10.00: Childs All Event Pass $5.00: Childs Daily Pass Saturday $5.00: Childs Daily Pass Sunday Kids under 6 are free with a paying adult *Police, Fire, and Military all get free admission
Here’s a list of some of the artists appearing:
Gene Ha
Andy Kuhn
David “Brohawk” Williams
Grant Gould
Peter Palmiotti
David “Artassassin” Harrigan
7000 BC
Dwight Sanchez and Quentin Bedwell
Eric Swanson
Jeff Benham
Daniel Campos
Here’s a list of the Celebrity Guests:
Lou Ferrigno – The HULK!
Peter Mayhew – Chewbacca!
Alaina Huffman – Stargate: Universe, Smallville, Painkiller Jane
Daniel Logan – Star Wars (Episode II: Boba Fett)
Gil Gerard – Buck Rogers
Dickey Beer – Star Wars (Return of the Jedi: Boba Fett)
Mike Quinn – Star Wars
Erin Gray – Buck Rogers
Herbert Jefferson Jr. – Battlestar Galactica (original tv series)
Anne Lockhart – Battlestar Galactica (original tv series)
Bokeem Woodbine
VADER’S FIST the 501st Legion will be there too! I’m a huge fan of this group. Last year I drew my own pin-up of Vader’s Fist: The 501 Legion for May the 4th (National Star Wars Day). This was before I knew of this Cosplay group. I got to meet them at the EPCON 2010. You really get the feel of the Imperial presence when they come into the showroom.
The Albuquerque Comic Con will also be holding its First Annual Comics in Film Festival! A place for independent filmmakers to showcase their films. Each movie will be 45 minutes or less. The films will be judged by a panel of critics. One film will be Awarded as the “Best New Original Comic Book Genre Film”.
Schedule of Events
Where: Hilton Hotel, 1901 University Bl. NE, Albuquerque, NM When: Saturday January 15 11am-6pm, Sunday January 16 12pm-5pm
FRIDAY Pre-registration Party at Borders: 12pm-6pm Launch Party at Imbibe: 10pm-2am
SATURDAY Gaming Saturday 10am: Tournament Registration 11am: Open Gaming (RoomA) Warhammer 40k registration (RoomB) 12pm-5pm: L5R CCG Sealed Deck Tournament, Hero Clix Tournament (RoomA) 40K Tournament (roomB) 5pm: Warhammer Fantasy (roomB) 6pm-12am: Magic The Gathering Tournament Legacy Format (roomA)
Panel Room 10am: Breaking into Comics 11am: Self Publishing 7000 BC 12am: Battlestar Galactica/Buck Rogers 1pm: Star Wars Actors Q&A 2pm: Armor Building with 501st Dewback Brigade 3pm: Boondock Saints 4pm: Taking comics to Film Brian Pulido- Andy Kuhn 5pm: Breaking into Film- Casting Director Darlene Hansen
Film Screening Room Comics In Film Festival 11am: David Dirks and Chris Harrington Panel Discussion 12am: Film Festival begins 12:30-2:00: Films 2:00-2:30: lunch 2:30-5:30: Films
Saturday late-night event Uptown Bar and Grill 9pm-2am: Official After Party
SUNDAY Gaming 10am: Open Gaming (RoomA+B) 11am: Tournament Registration/ Scheduling (roomA+B) 12pm: Magic the Gathering Type 2 (room A) L5R tournament Current Block (roomb)
Panel Room 11am: Walking Dead 12pm: Lou Ferrigno 1pm: Mixed Martial Arts with Herb Dean and Michael Westbrook 2pm: Comic Art by the experts 3pm: 12 Gauge Comics Boondock Saints Cover Contest judging 4pm: Comics in Film Festival Award Ceremony
6pm: Convention hall closes
Official Wrap Party at Exhale Albuquerque 8pm-12am: Karaoke
This is the first time that this con is being held. From the looks of the guest and panels, it’s going to be a big and fun event! I’m ready to meet some talented comic book creators. Get some signatures from stars of some of my favorite movies. And just have fun geeking out with my fellow comic book nerds. If you see me there make sure to say hi. That’s if you can recognize me, I might be dressed up in some comic of sci-fi cosplay……..maybe I’ll be Captain Marvel. -SHAZAM!