The British Guys are coming! The British Guys are coming!
Comic Book celebrities Mike McKone and Paul Cornell will be at Phoenix Comicon 2011.

Nov 21st 2010 Phoenix, AZ: British comic book artist Mike Mckone and writer Paul Cornell announced their visit to Phoenix Comicon in 2011. Mike McKone is best known for his work on DC Comics' Justice League of America, and Exiles for Marvel Comics. Paul Cornell is a British writer well known for his work in the television series Doctor Who and for numerous Marvel and DC Comics.

“Mike Mckone’s artwork is fascinating. I keep hearing about how thrilled his fans are to see him at the panels” said Marketing Director Jillian Squires.

Mike McKone has penciled many major titles including Teen Titans, Fantastic Four, Green Lantern, and Punisher War Zone. Mike has recently worked on Amazing Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and New Avengers. He has also contributed covers for Deadpool: Suicide Kings and Punisher. Currently Mike is penciling and inking Marvel's Avengers Acade my and lives in New York City with Lena and Sid.

Besides writing for Doctor Who, British writer Paul Cornell has written other British television series such as Primeval and Robin Hood. Cornell has also written for Wisdom, Captain Britain and MI-13 for Marvel Comics. For DC Comics, his work includes Action Comics and Knight and Squire. Cornell has also written numerous Doctor Who novels, and his own original fiction British Summertime, including short fiction in the recent superhero anthology Masked. He currently lives in Bath.

“Can’t wait to pick at Paul Cornell’s brain, he’s such a brilliant writer!” said Convention Director Matt Solberg.

Phoenix Comicon is the signature pop culture event of the southwest, presenting guests and programming for hobbyists by attracting the top segments of the comics, anime, sci-fi, film, tv, and gaming industries. Entering its tenth year, Phoenix Comicon is expected to draw over 20,000 attendees to its May 26-29, 2011 convention held at the Phoenix Convention Center and Hyatt Regency in Downtown Phoenix.

For more information, please visit www.phoenixcomicon.com