Superman Statue

Artists Alley

The 2012 Artists Alley will be held at the Metropolis Elks Lodge this year and with A/C!

This year's featured Artist Alley guest will be comic writer/illustrator, George Perez!

Panels will last approximately 45min each. All the programming and events in Artists Alley are free and open to all visitors and do not require tickets.

Comic writers and artists are always a popular attraction at the Superman Celebration, and this year’s soon to be announced featured artist(s) is sure to be big hit with fans. They will appear at the Artist Alley located at The Four Rivers Church building.

Members of the Mid-South Cartoonist Association will run the programming at the Artist Alley. Hands-on workshops, discussion panels, mini-seminars, and question and answer sessions will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Members of the Mid-South Cartoonist Association include: Lin Workman - Bushi Tales; Andrew Chandler - Moth & Ethan and Horatio the Half-Hoofed Horse; Adam Shaw – Bloodstream and Dead in Memphis; Jay Chuppe - The Red Mullet; Trevor Hawkins and Jeffrey Breslauer. The annual Artist Alley Fanfilm Competition will be run by Tim Brown of Inked Monkey Productions.

5th Annual Fan Film Competition

The competition has been intense over the past four years, and we're certain this year will be no different! Filmmakers from around the country- and the world- have sent us their fan-made superhero features to the delight of standing-room-only audiences at Superman Celebration over the past three years, and we're certain that this year will prove to be even bigger.

Three talented filmmakers will walk away with trophies and a cash prize:

1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $150
3rd Place: $75

The entry deadline has been set for May 25th, 2011, and the Awards Presentation will be on Saturday night, June 11th, 2011 at Superman Celebration. So get those productions up and running, because we're eager to see what you have in store for us!

You may download a PDF copy of the official Entry Form here and a PDF copy of the official rules here.

Please read the rules carefully, there have been some changes since last year's competition.