Top Cow Creators Make Public Appearances

[ENGLISH] Top Cow Productions Inc. is proud to announce that many of its creators will be participating in Free Comic Book Day (May 3, 2008) by making public appearances at select comic book stores across the country. Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. This is the seventh year the event is being held.
“Free Comic Book Day is one of the few days you can count on seeing a lot of families out to the comic book store together,” observed Phil Hester, who writes The Darkness. “Kids mean new readers, if not for a darker book like The Darkness, but at least for comics in general!”
Hester is just one of the many Top Cow creators who will go out on Free Comic Book Day to meet fans. “I’m so proud that many of our writers and artists are helping to create buzz for Free Comic Book Day at their local shops,” said VP of Sales and Marketing Mel Caylo. “We love our fans as much as they love us, plus, this is a great way to earn ourselves some new readers!”
As part of Free Comic Book Day, Top Cow is releasing an eight-page prelude to its big summer event, Broken Trinity, written by Ron Marz (Witchblade, Samurai: Heaven and Earth) and drawn by Stjepan Sejic (Witchblade, First Born). The issue also contains four-page introductions to each of its flagship titles, Witchblade and The Darkness.
Here is a list of Top Cow creators who are scheduled to appear this Saturday, Free Comic Book Day:

BRAVE NEW WORLD COMICS
22722 Lyons Avenue #6
Newhall, CA 91321
(661) 259- 4745
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST
Michael Broussard (artist, The Darkness)
Sheldon Mitchell (artist, Freshmen: Summer Vacation Special, X-Men: Messiah CompleX )
Blond (colorist, Freshmen, Witchblade Takeru Manga)
Nei Ruffino (colorist, Witchblade/Devi, Grimm Fairy Tales, Return to Wonderland)

GOLDEN APPLE COMICS (VALLEY)
8967 Reseda Blvd. (S. of Nordhoff near CSUN)
Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 993-7804
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. PST
Michael Broussard (artist, The Darkness)
Sheldon Mitchell (artist, Freshmen: Summer Vacation Special, X-Men: Messiah CompleX )
Blond (colorist, Freshmen, Witchblade Takeru Manga)
Nei Ruffino (colorist, Witchblade/Devi, Grimm Fairy Tales, Return to Wonderland)

END ZONE HOBBY SHOP
133 S. State Street
Clearfield, Utah 84015
(801) 774-5050
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. MST
Tyler Kirkham (artist, Strykeforce, Ultimate Fantastic Four)

AMAZING COMICS & CARDS
5555 Stearns Street, Suite 103
Long Beach, CA 90815
(562) 493-4427
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST
Eric Basaldua (artist, Witchblade/Devi, Hunter-Killer)
Rick Basaldua (inker, Witchblade/Devi, Hunter-Killer)
Joshua Hale Fialkov (writer, Pilot Season: Cyblade, Elk’s Run)

GOLDEN APPLE COMICS (HOLLYWOOD)
7018 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 658-6047
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. PST
Eric Basaldua (artist, Witchblade/Devi, Hunter-Killer)
Rick Basaldua (inker, Witchblade/Devi, Hunter-Killer)
Joshua Hale Fialkov (writer, Pilot Season: Cyblade, Elk’s Run)

EARTHWORLD COMICS
537 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 459-2400
12 – 4 p.m. EST
Ron Marz (writer, Witchblade, First Born, Broken Trinity)

YANCY STREET COMICS
3615 Universal Plaza
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727) 817-0888
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. EST
Phil Hester (writer, The Darkness, Firebreather)

ATOMIC COMICS (MESA SUPERSTORE)
1120 South Country Club #105
Mesa, AZ 85210
(480) 649-0807
12 – 5 p.m. MT
Marc Silvestri (artist, Hunter-Killer, Cyberforce, The Darkness, Witchblade)

THE COMIC BUG
1807 ½ Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 372-6704
12 – 3 p.m. PST
Ryan Winn (inker, The Darkness)

GEOFFREY’S COMICS
15900 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite B
Gardena, CA 90250
(310) 538-3198
12 – 2 p.m. PST
David Wohl (writer, Witchblade, Aphrodite IX, The Darkness)

METRO COMICS INC.
San Patricio Plaza
Corner of Roosevelt and San Patricio
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
(787) 781-4110
9 – 11 a.m. AST
Kenneth Rocafort (artist, Madame Mirage, Hunter-Killer)

For more information on Free Comic Book Day and to find out which shop near you is participating, visit www.freecomicbookday.com.