Chicago! The home of deep dish pizza and deceptively good burgers will play host to the second annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, better known as C2E2. Last year's inaugural show was a blast, and this year's should be even bigger and better.

If you're coming to the show this weekend, please swing by, say hello and check out the giveaways and creator signings we'll be holding in our booth throughout the weekend! DC will be in booth #811, where you'll get the chance to make small talk with such DC creators as Scott Snyder, Paul Cornell, Tony Daniel, Gail Simone, Bill Willingham, Jill Thompson, Art Baltazar, Franco, Cliff Chiang, Phil Hester, Tyler Kirkham, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Doug Mahnke, Yildiray Cinar, Ryan Benjamin, Gene Ha, Don Kramer, Mike Norton and more!

And be sure to check out some of the DC panels we'll be holding - a full schedule of these is below.

See you at the show!

Austin

FRIDAY

GREEN LANTERN

4:30-5:30pm, Room 474

What's in store for Green Lantern's comics adventures in 2011? War! Join DC Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, Doug Mahnke, Tyler Kirkham, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and others to get a sneak peak into the future of GL in the DCU!

DC NATION

6:30-7:30pm, Room 470b

The DC NATION returns to Chicago! Co-Publisher Dan DiDio and some of comics' top talents give you the inside scoop on what's new from DC Entertainment. DCU, VERTIGO and MAD will all be discussed, so come on by and join the nation!

Creator Signings  for Friday, 3/18:

2:30-3:30 PM

Christian Alamy, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis, Tyler Kirkham, Joe Prado, Rod Reis

3:30-4:30 PM

Tony Daniel, Scott Snyder, Ryan Benjamin, Gail Simone

3:30-4:30 PM

Yildiray Cinar, Kevin Maguire

4:30-5:30 PM

Paul Cornell, Don Kramer, Phil Hester

4:30-5:30 PM

Art Baltazar, Mike Norton, Franco

4:30-5:30 PM

Brian Azzarello, Bill Willingham

SATURDAY

DC UNIVERSE

11:30-12:30pm, Room 474

What will happen to your favorite DCU characters during this year's major events? Join DC Executive Editor Eddie Berganza and SVP - Sales Bob Wayne, along with Yildiray Cinar, Art Baltazar, Franco, Mike Norton, Kevin Maguire and others to hear about upcoming highlights from the DCU.

VERTIGO

1:30-2:30pm, Room 470b

Find out what compelling tales comics' edgiest imprint has in store for you in the months to come! Join Senior Group Editor Shelly Bond, Scott Snyder, Bill Willingham, and others for a discussion of your favorite VERTIGO titles.

DC ICONS

2:30-3:30pm, Room 474

DC's top heroes are the topic of this panel spotlight. Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, Tony Daniel, Paul Cornell, Scott Snyder, and Phil Hester lead the discussion on the latest Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman news.

DRAWING DC

5:30-6:30pm, Room 474

Superstar artists Ivan Reis, Doug Mahnke and Tyler Kirkham show off their distinctive styles while drawing on a machine that projects their work on a giant screen. Check out this unique presentation that will give you an inside glimpse into the artistic process!

Creator Signing  for Saturday, 3/19:

12-1 PM

Bill Willingham

1-2 PM

Joe Prado, Ivan Reis, Rod Reis, Christian Alamy, Tyler Kirkham, Doug Mahnke

2-3PM

Brian Azzarello, Gene Ha

2-3 PM

Franco, Mike Norton

3-4 PM

Yildray Cinar, Kevin Maguire

4-5 PM

Tony Daniel, Scott Snyder, Ryan Benjamin, Gail Simone

4-5 PM

Paul Cornell, Don Kramer

SUNDAY

BRIGHTEST DAY

1:00-2:00pm, Room 474

Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and others will reveal insights and hints about the epic Brightest Day story - and where the event will lead next!

FABLES: THE FIRST 100 - ONE-ON-ONE WITH BILL WILLINGHAM

4:00-5:00pm, Room 470a

The mind behind Vertigo's mega-popular series comes to Chicago! Bill Willingham is joined by VP - Marketing, John Cunningham, for an in-depth look back at the first 100 issues of Fables - as well as a glimpse at what's to come!

Creator Signings for Sunday, 3/20:

12-1 PM

Jill Thompson, Bill Wilingham

12-1

Brian Azzarello, Gene Ha

1-2 PM

Ryan Benjamin, Tony Daniel, Gail Simone

1-2 PM

Paul Cornell, Don Kramer, Jamal Igle

2-3 PM

Joe Prado, Rod Reis, Christian Alamy, Tyler Kirkham, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis

2-3 PM

Franco, Mike Norton

There are only three issues left of the bestselling BRIGHTEST DAY series. Issue 22 is cryptically titled “The End and The Beginning” and it’s all about Firestorm’s struggle to be the best hero that he can be.

I don’t want to give anything away or spoil the story, so I’ll just say that the issue has been aptly titled and leave it at that.

Written by Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi and with art by Scott Clark, Ivan Reis, and Joe Prado, BRIGHTEST DAY #22, is on sale in stores today.

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It's been a long journey for the Martian Manhunter since his revival, including an entire lifetime of false happiness on a rejuvenated Mars. But now the veil is lifted from J'onn's eyes, and they're filled with tears of rage.

It's time to settle things with D'kay, but when given the choice between a new Mars and Earth, J'onn has to ask himself...

Where is my real home?

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BRIGHTEST DAY #21 hits stores March 2nd.

Someone once said "Valentine's Day is just a made-up day. But so is Wednesday. Also, I think gravity is made up."

That someone? Gail Simone.

Hmmm, that doesn't exactly bode well for Huntress and Catman's upcoming first date, does it? We asked Gail, is this going to be a disastrous first date?

Here's what she had to say about BIRDS OF PREY issue 11:

"The most requested date in BIRDS OF PREY history happens in this issue. It's mostly about shy glances over a shared milkshake, and holding hands chastely in a lovely dewy meadow while parasols twirl slowly in the gentle breeze of Autumnal air.

"Well, no, not REALLY, these are the two lustiest, toughest members of the Birds and the Secret Six, so it's really more about sharp pointy things and bad behavior!"

Bad behavior? From Catman and Huntress?

Come to think of it, most of the time, these relationships seem destined to end in tragedy.

Superheroes rarely have much luck with romance, but it can happen...