Justice Society of America Celebrates 50th Issue

At C2E2 this past weekend, DC shared a lot of exciting news, including the announcement of JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA’s landmark fiftieth issue! JSA #50 will be extra-sized with a roster full of mega-talent contributors such as George Perez, Freddie Williams, Howard Chaykin, and Tom Derenick. Written by Marc Guggenheim and with a cover by Felipe Massafera and a variant cover by Darwyn Cooke, don’t miss this historic event when the issue hits stores this April. [gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="2"]

DC Nation heads to Chicago for C2E2 this weekend!

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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

LIMITED BRIGHTEST DAY ACTION FIGURES SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT C2E2 AND WONDERCON

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Hey, BRIGHTEST DAY fans! Looking to complete your collection of DC Direct’s awesome 3-part action figure omnibus based on the bestselling series? Well, look no further than this year’s C2E2 and WonderCon. These conventions will serve as the only places where you can purchase two exclusive figures that not only coincide with the rest of the BRIGHTEST DAY action figure set, but stand alone as incredible collector’s items.

At each of these conventions, 1000 action figures of White Lantern: The Flash and White Lantern: Batman will be made available. These gorgeous action figures are so limited in quantity that each guest will be restricted to only buying one of each (while supplies last).

Sold exclusively through Graphitti Designs (Booth 717 at C2E2 and Booth 201 at WonderCon), White Lantern: The Flash and White Lantern: Batman are must-have collectibles for anyone who is a fan of Batman, The Flash and/or the DC Universe. Don’t miss these rare opportunities to celebrate the upcoming epic conclusion to BRIGHTEST DAY and own two of the most distinctive action figures of 2011.

C2E2 unveils their official poster, from guest of honor Ivan Reis

And it’s a beauty. Next year’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo — C2E2 for short — just got a bit greener. GREEN LANTERN, specifically.

Superstar artist Ivan Reis, who’s no stranger to the adventures of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, has put together a lovely piece of artwork to promote the event, with inks by Joe Prado and colors by Rod Reis. The poster, which will be on display soon at comic shops, libraries and other locales around Chicago is as eye-catching and powerful as you can imagine. Check out the poster below, and swing by the C2E2 official site for more details about the show and the poster.

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Get ready for C2E2 in Chicago this weekend, DC NATION

What's up DC Nation? This week we're on our way to the first ever C2E2 show in Chicago and our levels of anticipation are running very high. Not only is this a new show but we have a certifiably awesome list of talent making an appearance as well. Take a look:

Franco Aureliani, Mark Bagley, Art Baltazar, Ivan Brandon, Cliff Chiang, Amanda Conner, Tony Daniel, David Finch, Patrick Gleason, Geoff Johns, Andy Kubert, Paul Levitz, Doug Mahnke, Mike Norton, Jimmy Palmiotti, James Robinson, Stephane Roux, Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, Peter Tomasi, Bill Willingham and many more!

You'll also notice that we're introducing some new panels at this show. There's a new "Drawing Batman" presentation with real live drawing, DC Nation will be a little different and this show will feature the first ever DC Nation Town Hall meeting with Dan Didio and Jim Lee. And because you demanded it C2E2 will be host to a DC talent search (information can be found at the DC booth).

Did I mention that we'll be giving away tons of great stuff at the panels and at the booth? Well we will be so make sure to come and see us as soon as you get to the show. And just so you know I am very, very excited to be just hours away from eating Chicago-style deep dish pizza. I will also totally not be bummed by whatever you guys decide to bring to the panels.

Our friends with the doughnuts in Seattle are still in the lead for this year's convention season but I'm thinking Chicago might have something up their sleeves...

So use this handy panel guide to start planning your C2E2 experience and we can't wait to see you there!

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FRIDAY

DC NATION!

4:45-5:45 (Room E451)

SATURDAY

BRIGHTEST DAY

1:45-2:45 (Room E451)

DC UNIVERSE EDITORIAL PRESENTATION

3:15-4:15 (Room E451)

BATMAN: THE RETURN

4:45-5:45 (Room E451)

SUNDAY

DC NATION TOWN HALL MEETING

11:15-12:15 (Room E351)

FLASH / GREEN LANTERN: REVELATIONS

1:45-2:45 (Room E451)

DC KIDS: AWW YEAH!

3:00-4:00 (Room E351)

DRAWING BATMAN

3:15-4:15 (Room E451)

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