Today

Cleveland | Claudio Sanchez of the band Coheed and Cambria and writer of Amory Wars and the upcoming Kill Audio will sign at Carol & John’s Comic Book Shop from 2 to 3 p.m.

Los Angeles | Nick Simmons will sign copies of Incarnate #1 at Golden Apple Comics from 1 to 3 p.m.

Ojai, Calif. | Opening reception for the Sergio Aragones art exhibit at the Ojai Valley Museum. This event is sold out, but the art exhibit runs through Oct. 4.

Orlando | The Mini MegaCon kicks off at 10 .m. and runs through Sunday. Guests include Darwyn Cooke, Jeff Parker, Chuck Dixon, Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Dick Giordano and many more.

Pittsfield, Mass. | The Storefront Artist Project hosts Todd Dezago from noon to 2 p.m. for a class on "Story Structure and the Language of Comics," followed by a signing at 3p.m. by Howard Cruse.

San Francisco | The San Francisco Zine Fest kicks off at 11 a.m. and runs through tomorrow at the County Fair Building.

Sunday

Atlanta | The Atlanta Comic Convention runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marriott Atlanta Century Center. Guests include Heidi Arnhold, Bobby Nash and more.

Wednesday

San Jose, Calif. | A zombie crawl, art show and food drive kicks off at the SLG Art Boutiki at 577 S. Market Street and continues into the streets of San Jose.

More August

Aug. 28 | X-Men Misfits release party in Brooklyn

Aug. 28-30 | Fan Expo Canada in Toronto

September

Sept. 4-7 | AnimeFest in Dallas

Sept. 4-7 | Dragon*Con in Atlanta

Sept. 19 | Week Three Comics Fest in San Jose, Calif.

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Welcome to ComicsLive, a guide to upcoming signings, conventions and other comic-related events. Information on submitting your event can be found at the bottom of this post.

This weekend

Chicago | Mark Millar, Dan Slott, Jason Aaron and more will be at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for Wizard's Chicago Comic-Con.

A couple of events are occurring in conjunction with the show that are worth noting. There's a charity auction to benefit John Ostrander, who recently underwent surgery for glaucoma. Also, the Hero Initiative has teamed up with George Perez and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab to help con attendees find love. Not only can they improve their personal smell with a new fragrance based on Perez and Peter David's Sachs & Violens comic, but they can also bid on the opportunity to attend a speed dating session hosted by Perez. And it all benefits charity. What could be better?

Robot 6's Michael May attended last night's preview night and will have additional reports all weekend.

Las Vegas | 2009 Star Trek Convention, featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Christopher Lloyd, Zachary Quintos and many more.

Aug. 8

Seattle | Opening reception for "Comics Savants: A Survey of Seattle Alternative Cartoonists" at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery.

Toronto | Bone and RASL creator Jeff Smith will sign his books at the Indigo Book Store at 3401 Dufferin Street starting at 2 p.m.

Aug. 12

Brampton, Ohio | Artist Francis Manapul attend an Adventure Comics #1 release party at Stadium Comics, 499 Main Street S. starting at 2 p.m.

Los Angeles | Release party for Zombie Tales 2061, featuring writer Kim Krizan at Meltdown Comics.

All month long

Pittsfield, Mass. | The Storefront Artist Project hosts the month-long The Art of Scott Hanna exhibit, which features all sorts of events in August with Hanna, Joe Staton, Timothy Callahan and more.

Columbus, Ohio | "This is a Comic Book" art exhibit at the Mahan Gallery. The exhibit feature artwork by Anders Nilsen, Closed Caption Comics, Cole Johnson, Dorothy Gambrell, John Porcellino, Lauren Weinstein, Lee Mei Yan, Matt Furie, Mickey Zacchilli, Mike Taylor, Nate Powell, Panayiotis Terzis, Phonzie Davis and Ron Rege Jr., as well as a catalog/zine with essays by Anne Elizabeth Moore, Dave Filipi and J. Caleb Mozzocco.

More in August

Aug. 15 | Charity event featuring Kurt Busiek, Mike Grell and more in Puyallup, Washington

Aug. 15-16 | Dallas Comic Con

Aug. 22-23 | Mini MegaCon in Orlando

Aug. 22 | Opening reception for a Sergio Aragones exhibit at the Ojai Valley Museum

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Tonight

Brooklyn | Mike Dawson, Ryan Dunlavey, Sarah Glidden and CBR's own Brian Cronin will be at Rocketship starting at 8 p.m.

Aug. 1

Pittsfield, Mass. | The Storefront Artist Project kicks off the month-long The Art of Scott Hanna exhibit, which features all sorts of events in August with Hanna, Joe Staton, Timothy Callahan and more.

Columbus, Ohio | Opening reception for the art exhibit "This is a Comic Book" at the Mahan Gallery starts at 6 p.m. The exhibit, which runs all month, will feature artwork by Anders Nilsen, Closed Caption Comics, Cole Johnson, Dorothy Gambrell, John Porcellino, Lauren Weinstein, Lee Mei Yan, Matt Furie, Mickey Zacchilli, Mike Taylor, Nate Powell, Panayiotis Terzis, Phonzie Davis and Ron Rege Jr., as well as a catalog/zine with essays by Anne Elizabeth Moore, Dave Filipi and J. Caleb Mozzocco.

Wausau, Wisconsin | Tim Seeley, John Jackson Miller and more will be at WASFEn Con 3, which runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Aug. 6

Chicago | Mark Millar, George Perez, Dan Slott, Jason Aaron and more will be at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for Wizard's Chicago Comic-Con. Preview night kicks off on Thursday, and the show runs all weekend.

More in August

Aug. 8 | Jeff Smith in Toronto

Aug. 12 | Francis Manapul in Brampton, Ontario

Aug. 22-23 | Mini MegaCon in Orlando

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July 17

Multiple cities | Watchmen returns to theaters with additional footage for a limited run in Los Angeles, New York City, Dallas and Minneapolis. Details can be found here.

July 18

Baltimore | Geppi's Entertainment Museum hosts Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology editor Keith Chow, art director Jerry Ma, artist Alex Tarampi and writer Larry Hama from noon to 4p.m. for a presentation, discussion and signing.

Portland | Cosmic Monkey Comics hosts a 24-hour zine challenge beginning at 10 a.m. and ending, naturally, at 10 a.m. the next day.

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Puyallup, Wash. | Comic Evolution will host a March of Dimes benefit that includes a silent auction and several artists doing sketches for donations, including Paul Gulacy, Clayton Crain and many more.

San Francisco | Isotope Comics hosts a signing and party for Geoff Johns, writer of Blackest Night, Green Lantern and various other titles. They'll have free buttons and a selection of Lantern Corps. cocktails. The signing begins at 4 p.m. and the 21+ party begins at 7 p.m.

July 19

San Francisco | Comix Experience hosts Neil Gaiman for a signing, Q&A and reading. This is a ticketed event.

July 21

New York | The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art hosts a Scarlett Takes Manhattan book release event with Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt, starting at 7 p.m.

July 22

New York | Celebrating the 600th issue of Amazing Spider-Man, Dan Slott signs at Jim Hanley's Universe, 4 West 33rd St. starting at 6 p.m.

San Francisco | The Comic Outpost hosts a Spider-Man #600 exhibit where they will display all 600 issues of the title. They'll also host a raffle that benefits the Hero Initiative.

July 23

Brooklyn, N.Y. | Paul Karasik and Dan Nadel will be at Desert Island from 7 to 9 p.m.for the book launch of You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation!

San Diego | The Chuck Jones Gallery at 232 Fifth Avenue will kick off a Jim Lee art exhibit with a visit from Lee from 7 to 9 p.m. RSVP required.

July 22-26

San Diego | The sold out 2009 Comic-Con International returns to the San Diego Convention Center. Keep an eye out on Robot 6 and CBR for coverage of the con.

More in July

July 28 | Stuart Moore at the Comic Book Club in New York

More in August

Aug. 1 | WASFEn Con 3 in Wausau, Wisconsin

Aug. 8 | Jeff Smith in Toronto

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If you’d like to submit an event for inclusion, please email them directly to JK Parkin. Please include the venue, city and state, start time, event details and any related websites where we can send folks for more information. Virtual events, like online creator chats, are also welcome. The next ComicsLive will likely be delayed a few days due to the San Diego Comic Con, but it will run ... so please send in your submission!

Welcome to ComicsLive, a guide to upcoming signings, conventions and other comic-related events.

If you’d like to submit an event for inclusion, please email them directly to me. Please include the venue, city and state, start time, event details and any related websites where we can send folks for more information. Virtual events, like online creator chats, are also welcome.

July 10

Brooklyn, N.Y. | Michael Kupperman will be signing at Desert Island from 7 to 9 p.m. Details can be found here.

Cleveland | The Screaming TikiCon begins today and runs through July 12. Guests include Todd Dezago, Thom Zahler, Mike Gustovich, Edward James Olmos and more.

North Hollywood | Mastermind, a play written by CBR contributor Michael Patrick Sullivan, kicks off at the Eclectic Company Theatre. More details here.

San Francisco | Electric Works Gallery kicks off a six-weeks display of artwork from several Bay Area cartoonists, including Mark and Vaughn Bode, Robert, Maxon and Ailine Kominsky-Crumb, Dan O'Neill, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez and S. Clay Wilson. Details here.

Seattle | Dark Horse Comics writer and editor Scott Allie will be at DreamStrands Comics, Inc. from 4 to 6 p.m. Details here.

July 11

Brooklyn, N.Y. | The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund continues the Conversational Comics speaker panel with Jessica Abel, Jason Little, Matthew Thurber and Bill Kartalopoulos at Union Pool. The group will talk about the nature of narrative and fiction in comics.

"We’ll consider forms of storytelling that comics can adapt, and others that comics can generate," Kartalopoulos said. "Then stick around to get a book signed, hit the taco truck and sip a summer drink with our featured cartoonists."

$5 suggested donation. More details can be found here.

Las Vegas | Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III will sign at Alternate Reality Comics from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Comic Oasis from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Details here.

Los Angeles | A wake, of sorts, for the Vertigo series 100 Bullets at Meltdown Comics. The event features Brian Azzarello and Dave Johnson, live music, shot glasses, T-shirts, food and more. Tickets are required and benefit the Hero Initiative. More details here.

New York City | The Asian American ComiCon runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Museum of Chinese in America. Guests include Larry Hama, Cliff Chiang, Derek Kirk Kim, Greg Pak, Fred Chao, Sean Chen and many more. Details here.

Seattle | An evening of art, music and social commentary with Peter Bagge at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. Details here.

July 12

Brooklyn, N.Y. | Grab a mimosa and have brunch with Mike Dawson, Alex Robinson and John Kerschbaum at Bergen Street Comics, 470 Bergen Street. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m.

San Francisco | Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff will sign at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. More details here.

July 13

Chicago | Neil Gaiman, Terry Moore and Craig Thompson will appear on a panel about censorship at the American Library Association's annual conference.

July 14

Los Angeles | Midnight release party for Blackest Night at Meltdown Comics, featuring writer Geoff Johns. More details here.

July 15

Anaheim, Calif. | Geoff Johns will sign at Beach Ball Comics from 4 to 7 p.m. More details.

Chicago | Barry "Bazza" Wernick and Anthony Vargas, writer and artist of Bad Kids Go to Hell, will sign at Graham Cracker Comics from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

July 16

Chicago | Artist Dave McKean will sign at Challengers Comics to kick off a weekend full of activities. Details can be found here.

Portland | Arnold Pander will sign his new Image graphic novel Tasty Bullet at Floating World from 4 to 6 p.m. Details here.

July 17

Multiple cities | Watchmen returns to theaters with additional footage for a limited run in Los Angeles, New York City, Dallas and Minneapolis. Details can be found here.

More in July

July 18 | March of Dimes Sketch Benefit in Puyallup, Wash.

July 18 | Keith Chow, Alex Tarampi, Jerry Ma and Larry Hama in Baltimore

July 18 | Geoff Johns in San Francisco

July 18 | 24-hour zine challenge in Portland

July 18-19 | Frank Santoro teaches a class on line drawing and composition in New York

July 19 | Neil Gaiman appearance in San Francisco. This is a ticketed event.

July 22 | Spider-Man #600 exhibit in San Francisco

July 23-26 | Comic-Con International in San Diego

Friday, July 3

Bloomington, Minn | CONvergence -- "a celebration of the funny side of science fiction and fantasy" -- continues through Sunday and will have Dwayne McDuffie and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew as its special guests, among others. More details can be found here.

Brooklyn, NY | The comic shop Rocketship will host a release party for local artist Adam Suerte's latest comic, starting at 8 p.m. Details here.

White River Junction, Vermont | First Friday Book Release party, with four new books debuting by Colleen Frakes, Denis St. John, Morgan Pielli and Jen Vaughn at Revolution. Details here.

Wednesday, July 8

Chicago | Green Lantern inker Christian Alamy will sign at Challengers Comics. Details here.

New York | A "glittery, burlesque-inspired" launch party for Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt's Scarlett Takes Manhattan at the Slipper Room. It's a free event, but an RSVP is mandatory; details here.

More in July

July 10 | Michael Kupperman in Brooklyn

July 10 | Bay Area cartoonists art exhibit kicks off in San Francisco

July 10-12 | Screaming TikiCon in Cleveland

July 11 | The Asian American ComiCon in New York

July 11 | 100 Bullets event benefiting the Hero Initiative in Los Angeles

July 11 | Peter Bagge rocks Seattle

July 15 | Geoff Johns in Anaheim

July 16 | Dave McKean in Chicago

July 17-23 | Watchmen director's cut screenings in L.A., NYC, Dallas and Minneapolis

July 18 | March of Dimes Sketch Benefit in Puyallup, Wash.

July 18 | Keith Chow, Alex Tarampi, Jerry Ma and Larry Hama in Baltimore

July 18-19 | Frank Santoro teaches a class on line drawing and composition in New York

July 22 | Spider-Man #600 exhibit in San Francisco

July 23-26 | Comic-Con International in San Diego

If you'd like to submit an event for inclusion, please email them directly to me. Please include the venue, city and state, start time, event details and any related websites where we can send folks for more information. Virtual events, like online creator chats, are also welcome.

Today, June 26

Toronto | Pulp Fiction, an art exhibit featuring the works of Marc Bell, Amy Lockhart, Peter Thompson, Seth Scriver and many more Canadian cartoonists, opens at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. The exhibit kicks off with an opening party tonight at 7 p.m. and runs through Aug. 23. More details can be found here.

Saturday, June 27

Brooklyn, NY | The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund kicks off their "Conversational Comics" series with David Heatley, Lauren Weinstein and Julia Wertz talking about autobiography in comics. Details here.

Chicago | Challengers Comics will host Kathryn Immonen, writer of Hellcat and Runaways, for a signing, cookout and fund-raiser. All proceeds raised at the cookout will benefit the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago. Details can be found here.

Dallas | Detective Comics writer Greg Rucka will sign at Zeus Comics from from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Details available here.

London | Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Marc Ellerby, Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen and many more will attend LUC@176, which runs from noon to 7 p.m. at Project Space 176. Details here.

Los Angeles | Golden Apple on Melrose hosts the Berserker release party with Heroes actor Milo Ventimiglia, co-producer Russ Cundiff and artist Jeremy Haun. Details here.

Wenham, Mass. | Superhero Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. as part of the Wenham Museum's summer exhibit, "Colorful Characters: Storytelling Through Comics." Details here.

Sunday, June 28

Dundee, Scotland | Warren Ellis, Alan Grant and many more will attend the Literary Dundee, a day of comics programming at the University of Dundee. Details here.

Wednesday, July 1

Bellflower, Calif. | Metropolis Comics hosts Bongo Comics' Bill Morrison, Tone Rodriguez and Batton Lash for Free Donut Day from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Details here.

Los Angeles | Batman & Robin writer Grant Morrison will sign from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Meltdown Comics on Sunset Blvd. Before the signing, horror writer Clive Barker will host a conversation with Morrison. Details here.

Santa Monica, Calif. | Bad Kids Go to Hell writers Matthew Spradlin and Barry "Bazza" Wernick will sign at Hi De Ho Comics from noon to 8 p.m. More details here.

More in July

July 8 | Christian Alamy in Chicago

July 10-12 | Screaming TikiCon in Cleveland

July 11 | The Asian American ComiCon in New York

July 11 | 100 Bullets event benefiting the Hero Initiative in Los Angeles

July 16 | Dave McKean in Chicago

July 17-23 | Watchmen director's cut screenings in L.A., NYC, Dallas and Minneapolis

July 18-19 | Frank Santoro teaches a class on line drawing and composition in New York

July 22 | Spider-Man #600 exhibit in San Francisco

July 23-26 | Comic-Con International in San Diego