NYC - Hellboy Director Signing
May 11, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Horror, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles


Name: Guillermo del Toro

Date(s): June 04, 2009 7:00pm

Description: The visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning Pan’s Labyrinth and a Hammett Award-winning author bring their imaginations to this bold, epic novel about a horrifying battle between man and vampire that threatens all humanity. del Toro made his feature directorial debut in 1993 with the film Cronos, and has since gone on to direct Mimic, The Devil’s Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy, Hellboy II, and Pan’s Labyrinth, which garnered enormous critical praise worldwide and won three Academy Awards.

Location: Barnes & Noble, Union Square, New York City, NY

Website: http://www.conventionscene.com/2009/05/11/nyc-hellboy-director-signing/

Guillermo del Toro's Signing Appearances For His Co-Authored Book The Strain

6/1/09 11:59 PM at Meltdown Comics – West Sunset blvd. Los Angeles, CA.
6/2/09 7:00 PM at Borders Books – Westwood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA.
6/4/09 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble – Union Square. New York, NY.
6/4/09 11:59 PM at Barnes & Noble – 7th Avenue. Brooklyn, NY

del Toro gives a brief interview with the LA Times over at Meltdown Comics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a15IwEQH8s

Brief footage of the appearance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klWHc-gBcNE

I posted it in the autograph thread but I figured it could go here too.


My copy of The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan


http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/Autographs-Album/Books/TheStrain.jpg


http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/Autographs-Album/Books/TheStrainII.jpg




Hellboy directed by Guillermo del Toro


http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/Autographs-Album/DVDs/DougJones1.jpg

Cool autograph James. Thanks for posting the pics.

Cool autograph James. Thanks for posting the pics.

No prob.

Del Toro is one of the most fan-friendly people ever. He stayed until after the store was closed making sure everyone with a book got it signed and he showed up exactly when he was scheduled to arrive. They closed the store to outsiders but Del Toro remained until everyone there got it signed.

He was also very generous in allowing two items per person signed. Usually at these things they only will sign the current book but he allowed an extra item.

I remember from Gene Simmons' book event last year that he only signed the current book and didn't show until an hour and a half after he was scheduled to arrive.

I understand certain people are running on schedules but it is super cool when they come exactly when they're supposed to.

That's pretty cool that he got there on time and signed everyone's book.