This weekend Tezuka fans on both sides of the country can join Vertical staff as they celebrate the upcoming release of Imagi Studios’ Astro Boy.
Saturday and Sunday, Vertical staff will be at the San Francisco Concourse to close their 2009 convention season at the Alternative Press Expo, the West Coast’s premier small-press and independent comic convention. Tezuka titles will take center stage at their booth (#106), with new releases of Black Jack and hard-to-find Buddha hardcovers available for purchase.
On the East Coast, Vertical’s VP and Editorial Director Ioannis Mentzas will host a Tezuka lecture at Books Kinokuniya NYC. While the Tezuka Day in New York celebration will primarily focus on Tezuka’s animated works as fans count down to the Astro Boy launch, Mr. Mentzas will use his time to discuss the many manga created by the man known universally as the Godfather of Japanese comics.
Alternative Press Expo (A.P.E.)
October 17 & 18, 2009 (Saturday and Sunday), 11:00am-6:00pm
Location: The Concourse, 620 7th Street, San Francisco, California
Tezuka Day in New York
October 18, 2009 (Sunday), 1:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Books Kinokuniya New York, 1073 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan, NY
Tags: convention, osamu tezuka, vertical event
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