Welcome to Monday’s mirthful, madcap, mania, which is the Daily Mega Comics Group Updates!

And welcome back to us!  🙂 Back from our sabbatical but running a little late this Monday morning. We have a lot to fill you in on but we’ll be brief this morning  since time is short and save the main “catch up” for tomorrow!

As we reported a few weeks ago, Facebook Comic Convention is an unofficial virtual comics, animation and media convention bringing together the robust community of industry professionals and fans registered on Facebook. The Facebook Comic Con is a project now under construction, preparing for a grand gala premiere celebration on the weekend of March 12-15, 2009.

To sign up and get more info: Facebook Comic Con.

That’s the old news! The NEW News is Mega Comics Group will be participating in the convention and is now signed up and has a table set up. Lot’s of stuff is going on even now before the official kick off dates listed above. So head on over and browse the guest tables and exhibits. Online, virtual, conventions have been tried in the past but this one on Facebook promises to be different. It’s the first, to our knowledge, to be hosted on a Social Networking site. Or has someone tried this on MySpace? If you know drop us a comment, we’d love to know! Regardless, this one promises to make history and is already causing quite a stir all over the comics industry! Events in planning include:

• An Opening Party
• Keynote Addresses
• Guest Panels and Interviews
• Script & Art Reviews
• Costume Contest

And more! The Special Guests list include:

• Stan Lee
  Honored Patriarch of the Comics
• Adrienne Colan
  Honored Guest
• Len Wein
  Honored Guest Writer
• Gail Simone
  Honored Guest Writer
• Elliot S. Maggin
  Honored Guest Writer
• Tony DeZuniga
  Honored Guest Artist
• James Hundall
  Honored Guest Writer
• Janet L. Hetherington
  Honored Guest Writer
• Ashraf Ghori
  Honored Guest Artist/Animator/Film Maker
• Jon F. Merz
  Honored Guest Author/Film & TV Producer
• Don McGregor
  Honored Guest Writer
• Dave Simons
  Honored Guest Artist
• Josef Rubinstein
  Honored Guest Artist/Inker
• Gerry Alanguilan
  Honored Guest Writer/Artist/Publisher/Curator

Michael Netzer, formerly known as Mike Nasser, is your host and the founder of the event. Mike produced some awesome work back in the 70’s and 90’s for Marvel and DC and is no slouch when it comes to quality artwork either! He did the art for the Facebook Comics Con Poster/Header seen above. Folks, do you  really want to miss this? No, we didn’t think so. CU there!

Mega Tales will be debuting the last week of this month. We decided to push it back just a bit so we could have a little more time to remaster this 1987 tale with full color and as it turns out all new lettering.

Any questions or comments? All are welcome.

CU2morrow!

Welcome to Tuesday’s tuned in, turned on, tech savvy, Daily Mega Comics Group Updates!

More on the Facebook Comic Con!  🙂 Yesterday we told you about our newly set up table at the virtual comics convention on Facebook which of course can only be attended by going to Facebook.com. If you are not a member yet it’s high time you got in the game! You don’t have to be a member to see our group page or some of the FB Comic Con pages but if you want to get the most our of the experience it’s a good idea to join up. It’s free and you’ll thank us later. 😉 Seriously, our fearless publisher, Mark Poe, was one of the last people who would have been interested in a Social Network but at the prompting of a fellow cartoonist he joined up. Much to his surprise he found a lot of his old school mates and even family members on FB. Some of these folks he had not seen in years! So in addition to a lot of fun features, like the online comics convention, Facebook helps you keep up with friends and family. But take warning! It can be addictive! 😉

We also told you about the star studded guest list for the FB Comic Con featuring the likes of Stan Lee, Michael Netzer a.k.a. Mike Nasser, Ashraf Ghori, Dave Simons, Don McGregor, Elliot S. Maggin, Gail Simone, Gerry Alanguilan, James Hundall, Janet L. Hetherington, Jon F. Merz, Josef Rubinstein, Len Wein,  & Tony DeZuniga! But that’s just the start! Our own Mega Bullpen has it’s stars there as well! Not only will Mark Poe be on hand but you will find Nathan Massengill, who contributed mightily to the very first issue of Project: New Man #1 as well.  We hope we can talk shy, Freazie White, Jr., creator, writer, artist and editor of Humants, as if we needed to remind you, and Thomas O’Connor, another Project: New Man # 1 seasoned veteran, to making appearances as well! Billy Leavell, ace Legacy Comics letterer extraordinaire, is also a Facebook member so we may be able to lure him in as well. Keep your fingers crossed!

But wait! There’s more! You will also find several of the comics creators we’ve had feature articles on right here on the MCG Daily Comics Blog! If you remember from way back in August we did an article on Jay Piscopo, the creator, writer and artist of the  Capt’n Eli’s Adventures! Jay has a plethora of ideas in addition to his web comics and graphic novels available at captneli.com and a lot of new material yet to be published. A lot this new material he is giving us a sneak peek at the FB Comic Con. Don’t miss out on the mystery of Hiro Loste and The Lost Heroes! Jay clues you in at the special Hiro Loste Appreciation Group.

Any questions or comments? All are welcome.

Click the images to go to the site or for a larger image view.

CU2morrow!

Welcome to Friday’s fabulous, fun filled, festivities which are the Daily Mega Comics Group Updates!

FRIIIIIIDAY!  🙂 The weekend is upon us and in case you didn’t know, it’s virtual party time at the Facebook Comic Con! Yesterday the Gala Grand Opening festivities began in full swing with a Michael Netzer delivering an inspiring and rousing speech outlining what exactly the FB Comic Con is all about, how it came about and how it will continue. This is the kickoff weekend when we celebrate this new phenomena and next evolutionary step in Comic Book Conventions! To paraphrase Michael, this is only the beginning! Whereas with a regular convention we spend a few days together having fun walking the floors, checking out the tables and exhibits and costumes and then pulling up stakes and everyone going home this convention will not end Sunday afternoon. The Kickoff Festivities and main events will, but the Group Pages or “tables” will remain open and the convention will go on throughout the Spring, Summer and the remainder of the year and possibly years into infinity or however long Facebook endures! 😉

It is to be noted that Virtual Comic Conventions have been tried before and not been very successful, but on a Social Network like Facebook the possibilities are literally endless! If you have not signed up yet, and why would you not, it’s all FREE, you are missing the event of the year! If you are one of those shrinking violets who doesn’t like to go out much this is made to order for you! All you need is a computer, internet connection and BAM! You’re there, yet still somewhat anonymously as only the World Wide Web can provide! It’s a win, win!

What convention would be complete without photos? And we have some in our own MCG Photo Viewer! So how do you take photos in a virtual convention? Simple, with screen capture shots. It’s your snapshot camera on your computer. So here’s several Day 1 Convention Pics starting with some from Michael Netzer’s keynote address and ending with him toasting the event. Enjoy!

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The Facebook Comic Convention is an unofficial virtual comics, animation and media convention bringing together the robust community of industry professionals and fans registered on Facebook going on NOW! The Facebook Comic Con’s Grand Gala Premiere Celebration is going on throughout this weekend of March 12-15, 2009.

To sign up and get more info: Facebook Comic Con.

Events include:

• An Opening Party
• Keynote Addresses
• Guest Panels and Interviews
• Script & Art Reviews
• Costume Contest

And more! The Special Guests list include:

• William Katt
  Honored Guest Actor/Director
• Adrienne Colan
  Honored Guest
• Len Wein
  Honored Guest Writer
• Gail Simone
  Honored Guest Writer
• Elliot S. Maggin
  Honored Guest Writer
• Tony DeZuniga
  Honored Guest Artist
• James Hudnall
  Honored Guest Writer
• Janet L. Hetherington
  Honored Guest Writer
• Ashraf Ghori
  Honored Guest Artist/Animator/Film Maker
• Jon F. Merz
  Honored Guest Author/Film & TV Producer
• Don McGregor
  Honored Guest Writer
• Dave Simons
  Honored Guest Artist
• Josef Rubinstein
  Honored Guest Artist/Inker
• Gerry Alanguilan
  Honored Guest Writer/Artist/Publisher/Curator

Michael Netzer, formerly known as Mike Nasser, is your host and the founder of the event. Mike produced some awesome work back in the 70’s and 90’s for Marvel and DC and is no slouch when it comes to quality artwork either! He did the art for the Facebook Comics Con Poster/Header seen above.

MCG would like to take the time to thank Michael Netzer, Jay Piscopo, Stacy Aragon, Ed Reliuga, all the friends who signed up at our table and all you guys who regularly read our posts here on the Daily Blog for Mega Comics for making all this possible. The best is yet to come!

Any questions or comments? All are welcome.

Click the images to go to the site or for a larger image view.

CU2morrow at FB Comics Con then back here Monday! Enjoy the Convention Weekend!