Writers Matthew Rosenberg (4 Kids Walk Into A Bank) and Frank Barbiere (The Revisionist) will take part in a Bay Area mini-tour on July 16. They’ll make at least two stops on the West Bay Comics Trail and two stops on the East Bay Comics Trail.
At each stop, they’ll host 30-minute lighting signings.
Below is the itinerary I’ve been able to piece together by scouring Facebook event listings. I apologize if I missed any shops.
1 p.m.
Escapist Comics
3090 Claremont Avenue
Berkeley, CA
2:30 p.m.
Cape and Cowl Comics
1601 Clay Street
Oakland, CA
4:30 p.m.
Mission: Comics and Art
2250 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
6 p.m.
Comix Experience Outpost
2381 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, CA
Matthew Rosenberg writes the phenomenal Black Mask Studios titles 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank and You Can Never Go Home. I don’t have a top ten current title list but if I did 4 Kids would definitely be on it. Maybe I should start a list. Let’s arbitrarily slot it in at number 3 on my new list. He’s also the writer on Civil War II: Kingpin which I didn’t know until I started writing this post but based on those other two books it’s likely one of the best things being printed by Marvel. I should go buy it.
In 2013, Frank Barbiere was kind enough to give the world the brilliant Image published title Five Ghosts. He’s also written Howling Commandos of SHIELD for Marvel, Solar: Man of the Atom for Dynamite, Lobo for DC, and many other books. Last month Barbiere dropped the first issue of his most recent creator-owned work The Revisionist on AfterShock Comics. The first issue was a thrilling ride and, much like Rosenberg’s 4 Kids, was highly praised by critics. The second issue, which hits shelves this coming Wednesday, will determine if it enters my newly established top 10.