Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day on May 5th...

Two thousand comic book stores will give away 2 MILLION comic books absolutely free! Includes comic books for all ages and tastes.
with up to 44 titles to choose from. Saturday, May 5. Free. To find your local comic book store participating go to http://www.freecomicbookday.com. To add the Free Comic Book Day MySpace page to your MySpace friends list go to http://www.myspace.com/freecomicbookday.

Cartoon Overlord on May 6th...

My company Comic Strip Network is providing artwork and artists for this live stage comedy improv with cartoons. Imagine 'South Park' crossed with 'Mystery Science Theater 3000', and you have a good idea what the Cartoon Overlord show is like. Stellar cast of actor-comedians who've appeared on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno', 'Curb your Enthusiasm', 'That '70s Show' and 'Scrubs'. At the beautiful 99-seat ACME Comedy Theatre in Hollywood. 135 N. La Brea Ave. Sundays, 8pm. Continuing through May 27th. Tickets $12. Or, $10 if you draw your own cartoon character. Info at www.comicstripnetwork.com. Box office 323-525-0202.

VFX Supervisors of the Movie '300' on May 8th...

L.A. SIGGRAPH presents '300' visual effects supervisor Chris Watts and other visual effects supervisors from the hit movie '300'. I've invited my friend Chris Watts and a distinguished panel of visual effects supervisors from many post-production houses that built sequences for '300'. They'll screen clips from the movie and explain how the visual effects and unique look of the film were created. Outdoor reception 6:30-7:30pm, presentation 7:30-9:30. Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Tuesday, May 8th, 2007. $15 at the door (or $35 to join L.A. SIGGRAPH for the year http://la.siggraph.org).