What: 2008 New York Legend Comic Award VIP party
When: Thursday, April 17 at 8:00 pm
Where: Virgin Megastore Times Square, 1540 Broadway
The New York Comic Con and POW! Entertainment, Inc., (POWN) announce legendary
comic book writer and creator Stan Lee will be a Special Guest of New York Comic Con
this year where he will appear on several panels, as well as receive the
first-ever New
York Comics Legend Award
at a special VIP party at the Virgin Megastore in
New York City’s Times Square.
Celebrated by millions of fans worldwide for building Marvel into a comics and motion
picture powerhouse, Stan Lee is revered for co-creating Spider-Man, the X-Men, the
Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer, and the Incredible Hulk, among other original and
wildly popular characters.
The New York Comics Legend Award will be given to one recipient each year. Each
recipient must have made a major contribution to the advancement of comics, either
through achievement in art or business AND they must have contributed to the civic life
in New York either through charity, education, public service or by advancing the image
of New York City through direct involvement with New York City causes, or through
positive depiction of the city and its culture within their body of work!
New York Comic Con, the biggest and most exciting popular culture event on the East
Coast, will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Center, April 18 – 20, 2008. |
