CAPE! returns to Dallas on FCBD 2006

Zeus Comics in Dallas is teaming again this year with Fanboy Radio, HeroRealm.com and Scott Kurtz's PVPOnline.com for CAPE!- Comic and Pop Culture Expo--on Free Comic Book Day.

I attended last year's event, which was a "mini convention" of sorts in the Zeus Comics parking lot. Last year's event featured Robert Kirkman, Scott Kurtz, Lea Hernandez and many others. This year, it looks like the guest list is even larger:

• Bryan Hitch – The Ultimates, The Authority, JLA, Stormwatch
• Gail Simone – Birds of Prey, Superman, Deadpool, Rose and Thorn, Killer Princesses
• Tony Bedard – Red Rocket, Exiles, Negation, Spider-Man: Breakout
• Scott Kurtz – PvP, Truth, Justin and the American Way
• Josh Howard – Dead@17, Dark Harvest
• Roberto Aquire-Sacasa – Marvel Knights 4, Nightcrawler, Sensational Spider-Man
• Lea Hernandez – Rumble Girls, Cathedral Child, Clockwork Angels, Ironclad Petal
• Marc Andreyko – Manhunter, Torso, Marvel – Shadow & Light
• James Kochalka – American Elf, Monkey vs. Robot, Super F*ckers
• Ben & Marlena Hall – Dead@17: Protectorate
• Tiki Coladas - webcomic by Jonathan Caustrita
• James O’Barr – The Crow
• Silent Devil Press - Christian Beranek (co-writer of Dracula vs. King Arthur)
• Ben Dunn – Ninja High School
• Ian Shaughnessy – Strangetownv Viper Comics – The Middleman, Villains, Oddly Normal, Dead@17
• The Pet Professional - web comic written by Jason Salsbury
• Ghostwerks
• Some Big Lumberjack
• Brock Rizy – Emily Edison
• David Hopkins – Karma Incorporated, Emily Eidson
• Kit Lively – National Lampoon, Cracked, Troma, Rubber Chicken
• Steve Galgas – The Fantastic Mr. Grant
• Two Lumps - web comic by J. Grant and Mel Hynes
• Cason Pilliod
• Richard Dominguez – El Gato Negro
• William Rodriguez – The Mighty Mangler

CAPE! 2: Son of CAPE! will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at Zeus Toys and Comics, Turtle Creek Village, 3878 Oaklawn Ave, Suite 100E, Dallas, TX 75219. For more information on CAPE or if you are a comic professional who wants to attend, visit www.herorealm.com/cape or call Zeus comics at 214-219-TOYS. If you're in the Dallas area on Free Comic Book Day, it is definitely worth a visit.