Seattle, WA - December 20, 2010 – Debuting again at the upcoming Emerald
City Comicon (ECCC) will be the 2011 edition of the shows popular MONSTERS
& DAMES art book. The 2011 book not only features an amazing cover by
acclaimed illustrator Adam Hughes, but has expanded to a whopping SIXTY
(60) pages of brand new illustrations by some of the top illustrators in
comics and animation!

Since its inception in 2009, the MONSTERS & DAMES art books and auctions
have raised over $10,000.00 for Seattle Children's Hospital, a premier
child health care & pediatric center, recognized as one of the leading
hospitals for children. The art book has sold out each year at the
convention.

"Helping bring this book to life each year is an incredible experience,"
says ECCC Convention Director Jim Demonakos. "Being able to not only
create a fun, collectible art book that fans love and at the same time
raise a huge amount of money to benefit local children is very rewarding."

The full-color, 9"x12", 60-page MONSTERS & DAMES hardcover is limited to
1000 individually numbered copies. The 2011 book features contributions
from some of the top creators in the industry, including JG Jones, Geof
Darrow, Cully Hamner, Bruce Timm, Humberto Ramos, Guy Davis, Todd Nauck,
Frank Cho, Yanick Paquette, Skottie Young, Aaron Lopresti, Cliff Chiang,
Mike McKone, Cameron Stewart, Erik Larsen, Chris Giarrusso, Pete Woods,
Jonathan Hickman, Sean "Cheeks" Galloway and dozens more! For the complete
list of creators involved in this amazing art book, visit
http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/monstersndames.php

The Ninth Annual EMERALD CITY COMICON, newly expanded to three days, will
be taking place March 4th-6th, 2011 at the Washington State Convention &
Trade Center in beautiful downtown Seattle, WA.