Tuesday, March 04, 2008

To the Jack Jalopy, Super Simple!


The Justice Legion of Mega Geeks (Super Simple and Fat Jack) has been summoned to the land of Joplin for large amounts of comic book geekness this Sunday. The Twit Signal is lighting the sky for HURLEYCON, otherwise known as the Joplin comic book convention.

The super sidekicks (wives and/or daughters) may go as well. They haven’t decided. Admission is free, which is very rare in the convention world. So far these are the guests that are confirmed:

  • Jason Aaron - Writer - Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Scalped, The Other Side
  • Cullen Bunn - Writer - The Damned
  • Kelly Sue DeConnick - Writer - 30 Days of Night: Eben and Stella, 24/7. Translator - Girl Got Game, Doubt!, Fruits Basket
  • Matt Fraction - Writer - Punisher War Journal, The Order, Casanova, The Immortal Iron Fist, Sensational Spider-Man Annual, an more
  • Jeremy Haun - Artist - Civil War: Iron Man/Captain America, New Excalibur, Leading Man, Battle Hymn, and more
  • Dennis Hopeless - Writer - GearHead, Cupid (upcoming)
  • Brian Hurtt - Artist - Damned, Jumper: Jump Scars, Queen and Country
  • Kevin Mellon - Artist - GearHead, 13 Steps, Cupid (upcoming)
  • Clay Moore - Writer - Hawaiian Dick, Superman Confidential
  • Tony Moore - Artist - Walking Dead, Fear Agent, Exterminators, XXXombies, Battle Pope, and more
  • Seth Peck - Writer - Sorrow, '76
  • Chris Samnee - Artist - Capote in Kansas, Queen and Country, Checkmate
  • Steven Sanders - Artist - Five Fists of Science, Thunder Road

HURLEYCON
This Sunday
10 am – 4 pm
Jack Lawton Webb Convention Center
417-781-4000
5309 S Range Line Rd
Joplin, MO 64804
Just South of I-44 on Range Line Rd. (Exit 8)

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