Discounted Tickets to Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles

Los Angeles' first large-scale, multimedia pop culture convention invades the Southland, celebrating the best in comic books, anime, gaming, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, tattoos and more, and saluting special guests of honor -- Marvel's legendary comic creator Stan Lee and the iconic Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, who serves as the Comikaze Expo's official "spooksperson." Along with star-studded panels with artists, writers and creators and cast reunions from Nickelodeon's All That and the Police Academy movies, Comikaze also boasts independent film screenings, live shows, celebrity appearances, fan contests, games, portfolio reviews and even a masquerade ball. More than 300 vendors are expected to showcase and sell their collectible wares, so get your costumes on and get ready to let your geek flag fly at the only cross-genre event of its kind in L.A

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Baby Tattooville 5th Anniversary Gathering

After years of hearing how much fun all my friends in the lowbrow art scene have at Baby Tattooville, I finally bit the bullet, plunked down my substantial chunk of change, and signed up. For those of you not already in the know, Baby Tattooville is a (not so) secret society that meets annually to celebrate and support contemporary art. It's always at the Mission Inn in Riverside, and is limited to invited guest artists, 50 numbered attendees, and their companions. The majority of attendees return every year, so even though I registered almost a year ago, I ended up being number 41 out of 50.

Baby Tattooville 5th Anniversary Group

Usually, there are about a dozen or so invited artists, but as this year was the 5th Anniversary, so Bob Self - publisher of Baby Tattoo books and founder of Baby Tatttooville - decided to invite back all of the artists that had ever attended! The resulting all-star lineup included Van Arno, Anthony Ausgang, Ana Bagayan, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Luke Chueh, Coop, Molly Crabapple, Bob Dob, Ron English, Gris Grimly, James Gurney, Michael Hussar, Frank Kozik, Lola, Travis Louie, Elizabeth McGrath, Tara McPherson, Brandi Milne, Miss Mindy, Buff Monster, Ragnar, Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez, Johnny Ryan, KRK Ryden, Shag, Jeff Soto, Amy Sol, William Stout, Philip Warner, and Yoskay Yamamoto. I had worked with some of these artists before - and even gone out to dinner with a few of them - but what a treat to be able to spend an entire weekend together!

Ron English, Eric Segall, Super Cooper Barella Art Collaboration

I brought my 11-year old son, Eric  who was worried that there would be no other kids there. However, as soon as we arrived, he made fast friends with "Super Cooper" Barella, a 12-year old veteran of Baby Tattooville who had just curated a gallery show at Munkey King in Los Angeles and was happy to introduce us around and show us the ropes.

Baby Tattooville 5th Anniversary Art Jam

William Stout Sketch

The guest artists spent most of the weekend working on an "art jam" painting together, designing individual circus punks, chatting, and drawing sketches for the attendees. Eric and I had a blast acting like silly little fanboys gathering sketches from all of the artists in our sketchbooks. By the end, I was just missing a drawing from Amy Sol, who was MIA for a bit - she had her own gallery opening to attend.

Baby Tattooville On Parade Museum Exhibition Book

Gary Baseman, Michelle Valigura, Tara McPherson, Super Cooper, Eric Segall

Tim Biskup, Super Cooper, Eric Segall, Lana Ramirez

Saturday night was the "main event" - opening night at the nearby Riverside Art Museum for Baby Tattooville On Parade. This show collected selections from all of the Baby Tattooville artists (including the ones who couldn't make it this year), and took up two entire rooms at the museum. We then headed back to the hotel en masse to finish up the art jam painting, and to try our hands at a circus punk carnival toss. Each attendee had a chance to knock down a circus punk to keep and take home. Some of the attendees took 5 or 6 tries to knock anything down, but I was extremely proud of myself - I knocked down a "Gris Grimly" on the first throw! I was never particularly good at sports.

Gris Grimly Circus Punk

By brunch on Sunday, Eric and I had gathered all of our books we had signed while we were there, our purchases from the Baby Tattooville Secret Store, and our gift bags stuffed to the brim with goodies donated by the artists. We said our goodbyes to our friends old and new. I can't wait until next year!

Parting Artists - Eric, Jeff Soto, Travis Louie

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Calendar of Celebrity Autograph Signings for October 2011

As a service to our fellow autograph collectors out there, Collector's Shangri-La provides a monthly calendar of selected celebrity autograph signings through our blog at: http://collectorsshangrila.blogspot.com/

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Gilligan's Island LE Print Signed by Dawn Wells, Tina Louise, Bob Denver, Russell Johnson

10/1/2011 - 10/2/2011 Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show at the Hilton Rosemont - Chicago, IL. Scheduled celebrities include: Barry Bostwick, James Darren, Connie Francis, Tracey Gold, Richard Kiel, Penny Marshall, Pat Priest, Dawn Wells, Cindy Williams, Henry Winkler, and many more.

10/1/2011 7:00 PM at Warwick's Bookstore - Girard Avenue. La Jolla, CA.
10/8/2011 2:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Old Orchard Center. Skokie, IL.
10/9/2011 1:00 PM at Women & Children First - North Clark Street. Andersonville, IN.
10/16/2011 4:00 PM at Vroman's Bookstore - East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA.
10/29/2011 6:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - West Northwest Highway. Dallas, TX.
Jane Lynch, star of "Glee", signing her book Happy Accidents

Paper Moon Photo Signed by Tatum O'Neal

10/2/2011 West Hollywood Book Fair at West Hollywood Park - West Hollywood, CA.
Celebrities scheduled include: Meredith Baxter, Florence Henderson, Hal Needham, Julie Newmar, Steve-O, Tatum O'Neal, Kevin Sorbo, Dee Wallace, and many more.

Brady Bunch Limited Edition Lithograph - Autographed by 6

10/3/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
Florence Henderson, star of the TV show "The Brady Bunch", signing her book Life Is Not a Stage

10/4/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
Ellen DeGeneres, stand-up comedienne and host of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", signing her book Seriously... I'm Kidding

10/4/2011 8:15 PM at the 92nd Street Y - Lexington Avenue. New York, NY.
10/12/2011 4:00 PM at BookEnds - East Ridgewood Avenue. Ridgewood, NJ.
10/13/2011 10:30 AM at Barnes & Noble - Old Country Road. Carle Place, NY.
Julianne Moore, star "Boogie Nights" and "The Big Liebowski", signing her book Freckleface Strawberry: Best Friends Forever


10/5/2011 7:00 PM at Book Soup - Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA.
Julie Newmar, Catwoman on the 1960s TV series "Batman", signing her book The Conscious Catwoman Explains Life on Earth


Up Till Now: The Autobiography Signed by William Shatner

10/6/2011 12:30 PM at Barnes & Noble- Fifth Avenue. New York, NY.
William Shatner, Captain Kirk from "Star Trek", signing his book Shatner Rules


I Dream of Jeannie Photo Signed by Barbara Eden

10/8/2011 to 10/9/2011 Garden State Comic Con at the Crowne Plaza - Cherry Hill, NJ. Celebrities scheduled include: Bruce Boxleitner, Barbara Eden, Jonathan Frakes, Cindy Morgan, Hayden Panettiere, and many more.

Batman Photo Signed by Adam West and Burt Ward

10/7/2011 to 10/9/2011 Hollywood Show at the Burbank Marriott - Burbank, CA.
Celebrities scheduled include: Frankie Avalon, Carol Channing, Sid and Marty Krofft, Burt Ward, Adam West, and many more.


10/10/2011 6:30 PM at Barnes & Noble - Warren Street. New York, NY.
10/11/2011 6:00 PM at Books & Greetings - Livingston Street. Northvale, NJ.
10/14/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
Hilary Duff, singer and star of the Disney TV show "Lizzie Maguire", signing her book Devoted


I Am Ozzy Autographed by Ozzy Osbourne

10/11/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Edinger Avenue. Huntington Beach, CA. 10/13/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Westview Parkway. San Diego, CA.
10/14/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Tyler Street. Riverside, CA.
10/15/2011 3:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
10/19/2011 6:30 PM at Barnes & Noble - East Broadway. Tucson, AZ.
10/20/2011 6:30 PM at Barnes & Noble - North Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV.
10/21/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Arden Way. Sacramento, CA.
Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath and star of the reality TV show "The Osbournes", signing his book Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy

Drama: An Actor's Education Signed by John Lithgow

10/12/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - US Route 1. Princeton, NJ.
John Lithgow, star of "The World According to Garp" and "Terms of Endearment", signing his book Drama

My Song: A Memoir Signed by Harry Belafonte

10/13/2011 12:30 PM at Barnes & Noble - Fifth Avenue. New York, NY.
Harry Belafonte, popular Calypso singer and social activist, signing his book My Song


10/13/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - 86th Street New York, NY.
10/15/2011 1:00 PM at BookEnds - East Ridgewood Avenue. Ridgewood, NJ.
10/20/2011 2:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Grove Drive. Los Angeles, CA.
Linda Evans, star of the prime time soap opera "Dynasty", signing her book Recipes For Life


10/19/2011 6:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Stonebriar Mall. Frisco, TX.
Lisa Loeb, singer-songwriter and fellow Brown University alumn, signing her book Lisa Loeb's Silly Sing-Along


10/19/2011 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Union Sqaure. New York, NY.
10/25/2011 7:00 PM at Book Revue - New York Avenue. Huntington, NY.
10/27/2011 7:00 PM at Books & Greetings - Livingston Street. Northvale, NJ.
Judy Collins, pop and folk singer/songwriter, signing her book Sweet Judy Blue Eyes

On History: Tariq Ali and Oliver Stone in Conversation Signed by Oliver Stone

10/22/2011 5:00 PM at Book Soup - Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA.
Oliver Stone, director "Natural Born Killers" and "JFK", signing his book On History

Family Ties Cast Photo Signed by Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross

10/28/2011 7:30 PM at Outwrite Books - Piedmont Avenue NE. Atlanta, GA.

Meredith Baxter, star of the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties", signing her book Untied

10/26/2011 8:00 PM at Barnes & Noble - Union Square. New York, NY.

Guillermo Del Toro, filmmaker, "Hellboy" and "Pan's Labyrinth", signing his book The Night Eternal

Get In The Van Poster Signed by Henry Rollins

10/27/2011 7:00 PM at Book Soup - Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA.
Henry Rollins, hardcore punk star and spoken word artist, signing his book Occupants

The Green Hornet Photo Signed by Van Williams

10/28/2011 to 10/30/2011 Chiller Theatre at the Hilton Parsippany - Parsippany, NY.
Scheduled celebrities include: Barbara Feldon, Joe Frazier, Lou Gossett Jr.,Pam Grier, Richard Kiel, Traci Lords, Lisa Marie, Van Williams, and many more.

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch Book Signed by Alison Arngrim

10/29/2011 Torrance Public Library - Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA.

Alison Arngrim, star of the TV show "Little House on the Prairie", signing her book Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

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Win Autographed Memorabilia from Christian Bale, Alice Cooper, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, My Morning Jacket, Bob Segar, & more!

Here at Collector's Shangri-La, we do our best to hunt out the most interesting celebrity autograph sweepstakes and giveaways, so you don't have to! Here are a few current ones you may want to enter:

Win a My Morning Jacket Autographed Guitar
The second edition of SPIN's Must Hear Music mini-mag hit Target stores last month, and to celebrate, they're giving away a Gibson® Limited Run Flying V Melody Maker electric guitar, autographed by mini-mag cover stars, My Morning Jacket.

Win an Autographed Copy of Alice Cooper's Welcome 2 My Nightmare
Icon Award in the UK and the Revolver Golden God Award in the US To celebrate the epic release, Icon Vs. Icon is giving one lucky fan a chance at taking home an autographed copy of 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare', signed by the man himself!


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Win an Autographed Script from The Dark Knight
That's right, this script for The Dark Knight is purportedly signed by seven members of the cast, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Anthony Michael Hall & Michael Caine.

Win a Pair of Justin Boots Autographed by George Strait
Now, Taste of Country and Justin Boots — as well as Mr. Strait — want to get a pair of signed Justin Boots on one lucky country music fan’s feet!

Win a Fender Stratocaster Autographed by Bob Segar
TouchTunes, the largest interactive out-of-home entertainment network in North America, is giving Bob Seger fans a chance to win a Fender Stratocaster autographed by the legend himself.


Clockwork Orange Statue Autographed by Malcolm McDowell

Win A Clockwork Orange Statue Signed by Malcolm McDowell
Simply sign up for the Collector's Shangri-La Newsletter or "follow" the CollectorsShangri-La Blog before 10/31/2011 for a chance to win! Making its debut as an exclusive at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, this limited edition 12 inch Droog Leader statue was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's classic film A Clockwork Orange.

If you "like us" on Facebook, we'll even give you an EXTRA ENTRY in the drawing so you will DOUBLE your chances!

Frank Frazetta's Tomorrow Midnight Blows Away Estimate at Heritage

Frank Frazetta’s masterpiece of science fiction art, Tomorrow Midnight, 1966 – famously featured on the front of Ballantine’s 1966 book collection of EC’s evocative and important adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s classic short stories – is the centerpiece of The Jerry Weist Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art and Books, presented today at Heritage Auctions Beverly Hills. It was estimated to sell for $40,000 to $60,000, but the hammer didn't fall until $83,650!

Frank Frazetta passed away last year at the age of 82. He was a highly acclaimed fantasy and science fiction artist, best known for his work for comics, book covers, paintings, movie posters, and LP record album covers.




Encounter Limited Edition Lithograph Signed by Frank Frazetta

 

Leaping Lizards Limited Edition Lithograph Signed by Frank Frazetta

  


The Lieutenant Limited Edition Lithograph Signed by Frank Frazetta

  


National Cartoonists Society Complete Portfolio of Comic Art

 

Win Tickets to the Academy Salute to Malcolm McDowell in Los Angeles!

CollectorsShangri-La.com has two extra tickets to the sold-out Academy Salute to Malcolm McDowell with a special screening of A Clockwork Orange and we want to share them with you!

Featuring a 40th anniversary screening of a new digital restoration by Warner Bros.

Onstage discussion with honored guest Malcolm McDowell

Hosted by Los Angeles Times writer Geoff Boucher

When: Friday, September 16, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

For a chance to win, simply send your email address to collectorsshangrila@gmail.com with "A Clockwork Orange" in the subject line. Winner will be chosen at random and notified by email.