FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2017 - THE WRAP UP!

On Saturday, May 6, 2017, I joined an impressive group of comic creators like Francesco Francavilla, Julie Barclay, Shane Berryhill, Drew Geraci, Joe Pruett, Jorge Santiago Jr., and Marcel Vann for Free Comic Book Day at Dr. No's Comics and Games Superstore in Marietta, GA. Creators began signing around noon until 2 p.m., although several stayed much later.

Free Comic Book Day is one of my favorite events of the year. Not only do publishers create special content for the day, but the local comic book stores really go all out to make it a fun-filled event for comic fans. FCBD events have almost becoming mini conventions in their own right.

As usual, I was doing free sketches for the kids and the kids at heart. I love drawing, but it's not something I get to do often. Below are photos and sketches from the event. A big thank you to all who came out to say hello and to Cliff Biggers and the staff at Dr. No's for putting on such an amazing event and taking good care of us. I had hoped to get all of the creators together for a group photo, but we were all so busy there wasn't time.

What is Free Comic Book Day, you ask? Find out here.

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JOIN ME SATURDAY FOR FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

Join me this Saturday, May 6th for Free Comic Book Day at Dr. No's Comics and Games in Marietta, GA. Creators will be signing from noon - 2 p.m. (and maybe a little later - I won't leave if there's someone in line to get a sketch). I will be doing free sketches for the kids and the kids at heart. See you there! 

Award-winning artist Francesco Francavilla will be joining us that day to kick off his celebration of ten years in American comics. Other confirmed guests include Julie Barclay, Shane Berryhill, Drew Geraci, Bobby Nash, Joe Pruett, Jorge Santiago Jr., and Marcel Vann. Guests will be here from noon until 2pm on May 6th, but we'll be giving away free

comics all day long! We will also have hundreds of collected editions on sale at 50% off that day, and thousands of comics for as low as 25¢ each! Hope we see you on that day!

After Dr. No's, I'll be heading over to the WHOlanta convention, where they have FCBD comics as well, including a Doctor Who comic with an exclusive Wholanta cover by convention guest Kelly Yates. You won't want to miss the opportunity to get this collector's item signed.

Bobby

EARTH STATION ONE EPISODE 205 – LGBT COMMUNITY IN GEEK CULTURE

This week, the ESO crew takes a look at geekdom from a different perspective. Mike Faber, Mike Gordon, and the award-winning Bobby Nash are joined by Darren Nowell, Sabrina Pandora, and Philip Bonneau for an overall discussion boldly exploring a community that supposedly encourages diversity and inclusiveness. We also celebrate the newest member of the ESO Network, The Oncoming Storm, by introducing listeners to the cast and making Josh Wilson face the whirlwind that is The Geek Seat. Plus, we talk to writer/editor Joe Pruett

about the upcoming MGA Comic Con and Jason De La Torre shares his excitement about making his comic debut for IDW with Star Mage. It’s a packed episode, but we still find time for the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, and Shout Outs!

Join us for yet another episode of The Earth Station One Podcast we like to call: LGBT Community in Geek Culture at www.esopodcast.com
Direct link: http://esopodcast.com/earth-station-one-episode-205/

Table of Contents
0:00:00 Intro / Welcome

0:07:32 Rants & Raves
0:33:08 Welcome The Oncoming Storm & Geek Seat w/ Josh Wilson
0:54:02 LGBT Community in Geek Culture
1:43:49 Two Minutes w/ Doctor Geek
1:45:33 ESO Khan Report w/ Joe Pruett
2:00:38 ESO Shout Outs & Show Close

Next on Earth Station One...

Next week, The ESO crew is back on the case as they review the new Veronica Mars movie and take a look back at the television series that started it

all. We’ll also have the usual assortment of Rants and Raves, The Khan Report, Shout Outs, two minutes with Dr. Geek, and you won’t want to miss it when we strap The Book Cave’s Ric Croxton and Art Sippo in The Geek Seat. You get all this and more next week on the Earth Station One podcast. You won’t want to miss it!

ESO wants to hear from you. Share your favorite Veronica Mars stories at esopodcast@gmail.com, www.esopodcast.com, Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. Who knows, we might just share yours on the show.

Download ESO Episode 205 mp3 here.

You can also find Earth Station One on iTunes, Stitcher, and YouTube.

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BOBBY NASH ADDED TO MIDDLE GEORGIA COMIC CONVENTION GUEST LINE UP!

Author Guest: Bobby Nash

It was officially announced today that I will be a guest at the Middle Georgia Comic Convention in Macon, GA on March 15th and 16th. The guest line up for this first year con is nothing short of exceptional. You can check out the full list here. This is shaping up to be a fantastic show and I'm looking forward to making my first convention appearance in Macon.

Learn  more about MGA Con here.

I hope to see you there.

Bobby

Official Announcement from MGA Con's Official Facebook Page:

BOBBY NASH will be appearing at MGA Con March 15 - 16!

From his secret lair in the wilds of Bethlehem, Georgia, 2013 Pulp Ark Award Winning Best Author, Bobby Nash writes a little bit of everything including novels, comic books, short prose, graphic novels, screenplays, media tie-ins, and more. Bobby has worked for a variety of publishers including IDW, Dark Horse, Moonstone, Avatar Press, Arcana, Airship 27, Pro Se Press, and more.

Between writing deadlines, Bobby is an actor and extra in movies and television, including appearances in Deviant Pictures’ Fat Chance, FOX’s The Following, USA’s Neil, Inc. and more. He is also the co-host of the Earth Station One podcast (www.esopodcast.com) and a member of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers.

Bobby was named Best Author in the 2013 Pulp Ark Awards, his first professional writing award. Rick Ruby, a character co-created by Bobby and author Sean Taylor also snagged a Pulp Ark Award for Best New Pulp Character of 2013. Bobby has also been nominated for the 2014 New Pulp Awards and Pulp Factory Awards for his work.

For more information on Bobby Nash please visit him at www.bobbynash.com, www.facebook.com/AuthorBobbyNash, and www.twitter.com/bobbynash, among other places across the web.

BOBBY SPOTTED!

I was "spotted" last Sunday at the Warner Robins Comic Con. It was such a fun day. You can see the photos here.

Thanks to all who came out and said hello.

Bobby

WARNER ROBBINS COMIC CON WRAP UP (with photos)

My table at the con.

I attended the Warner Robbins Comic Con on Sunday, September 29th. It was my first time visiting Warner Robbins, but not my first time at one of the Atlanta South Comic Cons run by Mario Russo so I knew it would be a fun event.

I rode down and shared space with my Strong Will co-writer and ESO podcast co-host, Mike Gordon, which made the three hour drive easier. The gorgeous weather was also great for traveling. Once we arrived, set up, then geeked out over the Batmobile, the show opened to a rather large crowd of comic fans. There were two rooms and both were packed all day. There were several great costumes on hand for the costume contest, which was a lot of fun. I was especially happy to see so many kids on hand who love comic book characters. That is wonderful.

Of course, a big part of attending a convention is being able to catch up with talented friends who are also at the con. It is always great chatting with cool people like Michael Gordon, Chris Hamer, Jason Flowers, Joe Pruett, June Brigman, Roy Richardson, Mark Wright, Lisa Wright, J.R. Mounts, Christopher Collins, and more.

I sold a few books and had a nice, fun day in the company of friends, fans, and creative people, which is always a great way to spend a day. It was a long day and I was completely exhausted by the time I got home (left at 6:30 a.m. and home at 9:30 p.m.), but I had a blast. Looking forward to returning to Warner Robbins next year.

You can learn more about the various Atlanta South Comic Conventions here and here.

Here are a few photos from the event.

Bobby

Say Howdy to Mike Gordon

My ride

Scary Tales Noir's Detective Pickle

ATLANTA COMIC CONVENTION WRAP UP

I was a guest at the Atlanta Comic Convention today, July 7th. Always a fun show, ACC happens 4 times a year. Although it is primarily a shopping show  with some great deals on old comics, toys, and other merchandise, the artist/creator alley continues to grow as well. Just a few of the folks in attendance: THE WALKING DEAD'S Daniel Thomas May (Allen) and Madison Lintz (Sophia), Joe Pruett (glad to see you back, sir), Chris Hamer, Mark Wright, Jason Flowers, James Burns, my ESO cohorts Mike Faber and Mike Gordon, J.R. Mounts, Chris Collins, Lysa Shin, Jer alford, Lee Jiles, Eric Dotson, Solomon Mars, Allan Kemp, and more. My apologies to anyone I forgot to mention. Here are a few photos. Please click for a larger view.

I had a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who came to the show, both old friends and new. There's far too many to mention, but I appreciate everyone who came by to say hello. As always, thanks to Wes and Dave for having me and for taking such good care of me at the show.

Hopefully, we'll see you at the next ACC in September.

Bobby

My table.

The Earth Station One banner.

Jason Flowers on my right.

Costumes!

Chris Hamer's to the left of me.

I got to meet Shannon Hall, artist for Lance Star: Sky Ranger vol. 3

Lee and Eric