For those of you who live in the Dallas area and haven’t had the opportunity to meet Steve in person yet, January 12 and 13 will be your chance as Steve travels to the Dallas Comic Con to promote his various projects. Even better, the first 100 attendees to sign up for the con’s SpeedPass (good for priority seating at certain panels, line-skipping for autographs, etc.) will automatically receive a “30 Days” movie poster!

Steve will be co-hosting a panel on 12th at 3:00 PM with Tim Bradstreet where they’ll discuss darkness in comics. Click here for more convention information.

Fangoria recently interviewed Screamfest director Rachel Belofsy about the upcoming event which will feature “30 Days of Night” as the show’s Special Screening. You can read the entire piece here, which has some more information about the show, including the fact that Steve, Ben Templesmith and a good portion of the movie team will be at the show.

Fans in Los Angeles looking to meet Steve for the first time (or the eleventh time) have an opportunity to do so this weekend at Wizard World LA, March 16th – 18th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Downtown LA. Here’s Steve’s schedule for the show:

FRIDAY 3/16

2:00 - 3:00 Signing at the IDW
3:00 - 4:00 Signing at the Golden Apple booth (#707)

SATURDAY 3/17

11:00 - 12:00 – Signing at the Fox Atomic booth
12:00- 1:00 – “The Tripper” panel with David Arquette and Paul Rubens
1:00 - 2:00 – Signing at the Golden Apple booth with Bernie Wrightson 2:00 - 3:00 – Signing at the IDW booth
3:30 - 4:30 - Fox Atomic Panel

SUNDAY 3/18

11-5: Wandering around looking for robot suit.

Steve Niles will be at the FX Show in Orlando, Florida this weekend, January 26th - 28th. If you’re in the area, you should stop by, say hi and check out this show. Here’s the latest press release about the show with all the information you need to attend (including who else will be appearing there).

The Florida Extravaganza proudly announces their Comic Guest of Honor, the incomparable Matt Wagner! The creator of Grendel and Mage joins FX to kick off Grendel’s amazing 25th Anniversary. Wagner will be joining what has become a spectacular line-up of comic artists at the 2007 Florida Extravaganza. In its 18th year, the FX Show is an Orlando staple. FX opens its doors on January 26-28th at its new location, the Orange County Convention Center.

Meet today’s most talented comic creators at FX. This year, the incredible line up include such talents as; Dan Brereton, Sergio Cariello, Chuck Dixon, Michael Golden, Gene Ha, Dave Johnson, Steve Niles, Phil Noto, Whilce Portacio, Mark Sparacio, Billy Tan, Mark Texeira, Tim Townsend, Billy Tucci, Ethan Van Sciver, Daniel Way, and many more!

Desperado Publishing is joining this amazing group of artists with Chris Moreno, Stephan Nilson, Mike Perkins, Joe Pruett, Andrew Robinson, Steve Scott, and Bart Sears. A complete list of artists is available at http://www.fxshow.com/artist.htm.

The Florida Extravaganza (FX) is a multi-genre pop-culture convention, and the largest event of its kind in the world. Not only does it bring you an amazing comic convention, FX also hosts the largest indoor toy show in the south-east, sci-fi and horror memorabilia, doll and bear collectibles, anime, gaming and the best celebrity guest list Orlando has ever seen! The entire family will be entertained for a weekend and it costs less than one ticket to Disney.

Spectacular celebrity guest line-up at FX: Meet stars from hit TV shows including Heroes, Veronica Mars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eureka, and Firefly. Shake hands with actors from movies including Superman Returns, Star Wars, Aliens, Sin City, and the cast from the upcoming summer blockbuster Fanboys. A full list of the dozens of celebrity guests is available at http://www.fxshow.com/guests.htm. To request an interview with a guest or an image of a celebrity please contact us by phone or email.

Admission is $20.00 per person and includes one child’s ticket free per paying adult. Additional child tickets are available for $6.00. Please see http://www.fxshow.com/index.htm for ticket sales, directions and all other general information.

In addition to the panels we listed in our last post, Steve is also doing a couple of signings during Comic-Con this week. You should stop by, shake his hand and say hello.

Friday July 21st

2:15-3:15 - Image booth (Booth #2729) “Cryptics” signing with Ben Roman.

Saturday, July 22nd

11:00-12:00 – Pocket Books (Booth #932) “Rumors of the Undead, 30 Days of Night” novel signing with Jeff Mariotte.

5:00 – 6:00 – “City of Others” signing with Bernie Wrightson at the Dark Horse booth.

Sunday, July 23rd

1:00 – CBLDF signing. Booth 1930

Steve’s going to be at Comic-Con International in San Diego later this week and invites you to drop by one, if not all, of the panels he’ll be participating in. Here are the details. For more information on the show, visit www.comic-con.org

Thursday, July 20

5:00-6:00 The Tripper Movie Preview/Q&A— Get an exclusive look at the upcoming horror film The Tripper with writer and director star David Arquette (Scream, Eight Legged Freaks), along with executive producer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Joe Harris (co-screenwriter), and others. Starring Thomas Jane (The Punisher), Jason Mewes (Clerks 2), Paul Reubens (Pee Wee’s Playhouse), and others, The Tripper follows a group of hippies as they head to a weekend-long concert for some fun, only to be stalked by a deranged killer with an unnatural obsession with Ronald Reagan. An exclusive trailer will be shown along with clips and stills from the movie, followed by a Q&A. Room 6CDEF

Saturday, July 22

3:00-4:00 Dark Horse Horror— Dark Horse is the only major comics publisher with a strong focus on the genre of horror, and we’ve got the panel to prove it! A handful of comics’ top horror creators, including Steve Niles (Criminal Macabre), Jason Alexander (Damn Nation), and Eric Powell (The Goon), plus editors Scott Allie and Shawna Gore, and Bernie Wrightson (the upcoming City of Others) will be on hand to discuss the ins and oozings of the horror genre with you, and they’ll be making two exclusive announcements about upcoming Dark Horse horror projects. Not for the squeamish! Room 4

3:30-4:30 Image Comics— This is your chance to get a first look at what red hot books Image Comics has in store for the rest of the year and into 2007! Join publisher Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon) along with creators Robert Kirkman (Walking Dead, Invincible), Joe Casey (Gødland), Rick Remender (Fear Agent, Sea of Red), Steve Niles (The Cryptics), C. B. Cebulski (Drain), and more as they discuss both current and upcoming projects from Image Comics! Room 2

If you’re a Niles fan from the Pacific Northwest, you’ve got a great opportunity to rub elbows with the man at the Emerald City Comic-Con!

Steve’s one of the special guests at the show this year and joins an impressive list of talent that you won’t want to miss. The Emerald City Comic-Con is being held April 1st and 2nd in Seattle, Washington (naturally), at the Qwest Field Event Center. This two-day show runs from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday and from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Sunday.

If you’re in the area, stop on by! And if you need more information, drop by the show’s Web site at http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com.

Fans in the Southern California area shouldn’t miss this chance to see Steve live tomorrow! Steve will be signing copies of the new paperback book “30 Days of Night: Rumors of the Undead” at Dark Delicacies in Burbank beginning at 2:00 PM. For those interested in coming out, here are the all important location details:

Dark Delicacies
4213 W. Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
818-556-6660 / 888-darkdel
www.darkdel.com

Most of you know by now that Steve made an appearance recently on G4 TV’s “The Screen Savers.” Well, finally, we’ve got some screen grabs from his appearance on the show! Click on over to the image gallery to see Steve in action, on the set, and being interviewed by Kevin Rose.

Tune in this Wednesday, March 2 at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT to The Screen Savers on cable channel G4 where Steve will be appearing as a live guest to discuss, well, his comics! G4 can be found on channel 354 on DirecTV. Cable customers should check their local listings to see if they carry G4.