HEROES 2012!

[TupennyConan]

It's okay. You were coherent. That's a step up from the competition. Who are are basically all acquaintances anyway.

 

Many of us are acquainted with your sparkling clarity.

[Hey Kids, Comics!]

Schedule is up!

[Straight Edge]

Schedule is up!

Can you link to it for me? I saw they said in Facebook that it was up a few hours ago, but when I go to the website under the Schedule, I can't see it. I don't know why this keeps happening to me...

[dover]

Count down:

 

Camp out tonight in the backyard as part of Father's Day! Grill, fire, water fights, ghost stories, etc....

 

Sunday, fly to Belgium...

 

Wednesday fly home...

 

Thursday make an appearance at work...

 

Friday, sit in cell phone lot waiting for the call...

 

Drive to Heroes with a car full-a-geek...

 

 

Buy every raw Neil book pressable to a 9.8!!!

 

Go home and sleep....

 

 

 

 

[dover]

 

 

 

 

 

[TupennyConan]

Soon!

[PsylockeSmythe]

Schedule is up!

Can you link to it for me? I saw they said in Facebook that it was up a few hours ago, but when I go to the website under the Schedule, I can't see it. I don't know why this keeps happening to me...

 

http://www.heroesonline.com/heroescon/schedule/

 

And if that doesnt work:

COMPLETE EVENT SCHEDULE || Updated June 15, 2011

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 21 [setup & registration only]

FRIDAY, JUNE 22 | 11.00am - 7.00pm

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 | 10.00am - 6.00pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 | 11.00am - 6.00pm

 

FRIDAY

 

 

12:00 pm

 

Room 208

The Titans Tower

It’s Marv Wolfman! It’s George Pérez! It’s Romeo Tanghal Sr. and it’s everything you want to know about the Creation and History of the New Teen Titans. Moderator Michael Eury (editor of Back Issue) will be there with technical specs on Cyborg. Sorry Starfire, I’m married.

 

Room 201

SCAD- Perspective Tips and Tricks

Just the word "Perspective" can be intimidating, and the temptation to leave out backgrounds altogether great. A well-rendered background can give context to a scene and force your reader's eye to where you want them to look. Professor Dan Glasl will cover the basic ideas of one, two, and three point perspective as well as how it can be used in story telling along with some very simple short cuts that can make those cityscapes much easier to manage.

 

 

Room 209

ITEM--Creating Your Comic/Manga from Concept to Publication

Two time Harvey Award nominated husband and wife creators Comfort Love and Adam Withers teach you how to create your own comic. The entire process - conception, scripting, thumbnails, pencils, color, PDF’s and CBZ’s, printing, distribution, the web, and even maximizing your convention experience will be covered in this seminar. You will walk away with an understanding of the tools you will need to create and sell your own book.

 

Room 203A

The Strange Talent of Luther Strode #1

Who’s responsible for Luther Strode and his strange talent? It’s Tradd Moore and Justin Jordan and they sit down with Chad Bowers to discuss proper training regiments. We recommend you stretch properly before this one.

 

 

1:00pm

 

Room 206

ITEM: Come meet Out Of Step Arts

Out Of Step Arts was founded by Neil Bramlette as a means of helping out emerging and established artists with distinct styles who are interested in a variety of art cultures, such as comics, gallery shows, gig posters, custom vinyl, graffiti, etc. The OOSA collective features Alexis Ziritt, Andrew MacLean, Logan Faerber, Ming Doyle, Toby Cypress and the artwork of Greg Ruth and Paul Maybury.

 

Room 207ABCD

First X-Men #1

The Beatles never got back together. Harlan Ellison never released Final Dangerous Visions, Harry Houdini never really came back from the dead, but sometimes seemingly impossible dreams do come true—Neal Adams is returning to the X-Men!! Join Mr. Adams and scribe Christos Gage for an exciting preview of First X-Men. And just wait ‘til you meet our Sentinel Jason Wheatley

 

 

1:30pm

 

Room 208AB

Fables #1

It’s Bill Willingham alone against the evil Moderator Cap Blackard and his hoards of Fablesfans; be there or Mr. Dark will have your teeth

 

 

Room 203A

HENSON PROPERTIES

Roger Langridge, Amy Mebberson, James Silvani and Ramon Perez sit down with Heather Peagler to discuss the challenges of working with the Henson characters. There will be Q and A, but Mrs. Peagler will not accept any questions from the balcony. In your face Statler and Waldorf!

 

Room 209

THE NEW CRUSADERS #1

Sorry folks, but JAGUAR, The Web, Fly-Girl, The Comet, the Shield and the others couldn't make it this year, but we do have their creative team—Ian Flynn, Aleah Baker, John Grey, along with moderator Paul Kaminski to talk about Archie Comics’ revival of the great Red Circle Heroes. Even with the Shield in person, we feel safer already!

 

 

2:30pm

 

Room 207ABCD

BPRD Roundtable

Because Peagler Really Digs (deep), we are having Heroes’ own Seth Peagler moderate this incredible panel featuring Mike Mignola, Jason Latour, Paul Azaceta and James Harren. Only a Frog or a member of The Black Flame would stay away from this one!

 

 

Room 201

SCAD- Inking Tools and Techniques

Many aspiring cartoonists work exclusively with mechanical inking pens, because they are easy to use, familiar, and they haven’t been trained to use other inking tools. However, most working professionals use a crow quill nib and/or a sable-hair brush. In this workshop Prof. John Lowe will demonstrate how to use both quill and brush, and a few others inking aides, and provide you with some introductory exercises. We will provide all participants with nibs, brushes, and Bristol board to use during the workshop, but feel free to bring in supplies if you have them.

 

 

3:00pm

 

Room 203B

QuickDraw King Size Annual #30!!

We give you #2 pencils and Bristol board; you give us 20 minutes and your feverish inspiration. Then we have an Art Instructor judge the results and we, in turn, give the winner some fabulous prizes. It’s a win-win. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the following age categories 0-10, 11-15 and 16 to 99. Any participant over the age of 100 is an automatic winner! The Quickdraw is held on all three days, so we need those pencils back!! Be there!

 

 

Room 209

COLORING PRESENTATION

How do they do it-- what decisions do they make to enhance characterization and storytelling? Find out today--with a LIVE demonstration of the art of comic coloring with award winning master Laura Martin (Astonishing X-Men, Planetary) moderated by colorist extraordinaire, Val Staples!

 

 

3:30pm

 

Room 203A

CREATOR OWNED COMICS

They own ‘em, but fortunately for us, they lease them out to us every fourth Wednesday. Join Steve Niles, Phil Noto and Kevin Mellon as they discuss their new Anthology from Image Comics!

 

 

4:00pm

 

Room 206

ITEM--TEAM CUL DE SAC

Chris (Electrical) Sparks sits down to discuss the amazing charitable efforts of Team Cul de Sac, an effort to raise money and increase awareness for the fight against Parkinson’s. Join Chris (and moderator Craig Fischer, and Team members Danielle Corsetto, Shannon Gallant, Nick Galifianakis, and Roger Langridge) to talk about the origins of Team Cul de Sac, and how an incredible group of artists have come together to celebrate the work of cartoonist Richard Thompson.

 

 

Room 207ABCD

Secret and The Manhattan Projects

These are two incredible series from Image comics written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Nick Pitarra (Manhattan Projects) and Ryan Bodenheim (Secret) . Come meet all three; this is the panel you will be talking about all summer.

 

 

Room 208AB

Vertigo Visions

Only one thing can stop Skinner Sweet and Pearl Jones and that is a stake made from wood from Geppetto’s Mystic Grove [TM]. Join Bill Willingham and Scott Snyder as they discuss writing great horror/fantasy for us meat puppets/future meals.

 

 

4:30pm

 

Room 203A

WRITING FORUM

The Leap from Indie to Mainstream-- They can do it all--find out how! Join Matt Kindt (Superspy) and Jeff Lemire (Animal Man) as they discuss the craft of writing and juggling multiple ideas!

 

 

5:00pm

 

Room 201

SCAD- Cartooning Crash Course

Brian Ralph will go through a fast paced and lively demonstration of how a single panel humorous gag cartoon comes together from sketch to final. He will cover everything from developing a character design, pantomime acting, arranging a composition, telling a joke and finishing the image (with the end result hopefully getting a laugh!) The audience will also get a chance to do some quick thinking and practice their skills with a quick drawing challenge.

 

 

Room 203B

COSPLAY

Every year, we get tons of folk who come to HeroesCon dressed as their favorite character (this year I am coming as Katniss!) Stop by and meet Riki LeCotey and Chris Donio, local masterminds behind Cosplay— “costume play” is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. But this is only part 1! Join us tomorrow at 5:00pm for COSPLAY II From Concept to Creation And bring your camera or in this day and age—bring your phone.

 

 

5:30pm

 

Room 207ABCD

IRON MAN

Tony Stark must face his past, his present and his future with Bob Layton and Matt Fraction. Moderator Doug Merkle will provide the rust-proofing and under-coating. Looks like ol’ Shell-head is in for it this time!

 

 

Room 209

ITEM--The COMICS CANON

So now they are teaching Comics in High Schools and Colleges throughout the country. But what should be taught? Is a CANON needed? Join Professors Craig Fisher, Mike Kobre, Chris Schweizer and perpetual student moderator Andy Mansell for a fun-filled discussion of what belongs on the list of the best of the best of comic art. Make sure you ask questions and make suggestions! Kirby sez: Don’t ask—just COME!!

 

 

6:00pm

 

Room 208AB

COVERS--The First Impression (Covers Mini-Series #1)

Ever since the publication of the first issue of Action Comics (Clark Kent getting fired from his job at the Valet Car Park) it has been evident that a great cover makes the comic book. Join Johanna Draper Carlson (Comics Worth Reading) as she discusses cover art with Adam Hughes (Cover Run), Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assassin) Stuart Immonen (Avengers) and Lee Weeks (Daredevil)

 

 

7:00

 

Go home—you will need to save your strength for tomorrow

 

 

SATURDAY

 

 

11:00am

 

Room 201

SCAD- Comic Book Storytelling - a CRASH COURSE!

Tom Lyle, former Marvel and DC artist on such titles as SPIDER-MAN and BATMAN, has been sharing his insight and knowledge as a Professor of Sequential Art at the Savannah College of Art and Design for the last seven years. He co-created the SPOILER for DC and designed the costume for the SCARLET SPIDER for the Clone Saga. In late 2011, Tom finished a graphic novel for a French publisher (BLACK BOX) and he is currently working on a graphic novel of his own. Tom is going to give you a rousing workshop that highlights the basics of comic book storytelling. He’ll help you find your own voice through pictures. Just like the big guys. Come and have a great time.

 

 

Room 203A

HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP #47

OZ with Skottie Young. Come and meet the new Wizard of OZ-- incredibly talented artist and storyteller Skottie Young. There are dozens of topics to discuss, like influences and the challenges of adapting a well-known work. And remember to pay attention to that person in front of the curtain--our Discussion moderator Heather Peagler!

 

 

Room 203B

PREPARE TO DIE!!

No, not you—relax; you already paid to get in!!!

Prepare To Die! A novel of Superheroes, Sex and Secret Origins--book reading by Paul Tobin, introduced by Colleen Coover.

Paul Tobin (Marvel Adventures, Gingerbread Girl) reads from his new debut prose novel Prepare To Die! From Night Shade Books followed by Q&A and a chance to win a signed hardcover!

 

 

11:00am

 

Room 206

ITEM--The third annual ComicsAlliance Live panel comes to HeroesCon! This year, Chris Sims and Matt Wilson, hosts of CA’s War Rocket Ajax podcast, take the stage for a no-holds-barred Q&A about their work in comics -- and maybe a Special Guest or two! Don’t miss out on being a part of the conversation!

 

 

Room 207ABCD

COVER me HELLBOY (Covers Mini-series #2)

How do you scare someone or repulse someone and at the same time entice them enough to buy your comic book? That is the challenge that Hellboy and BPRD face every time they release a book. Join Cap Blackard as he examines Hellboy Cover art with Mike Mignola, Becky Cloonan, Francesco Francavilla and Dave Johnson. Stop reading this program and get your-bad-self up here NOW!!!!

 

 

Room 208AB

DC 52

Our own Doug Merkle has been a life-long Marvel reader who tried all of the new DC 52 and liked what he read. So join him as he sits down with Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle), Ivan Reis (Aquaman), Scott Snyder (Swamp Thing), Jeff Lemire (Animal Man) and Joe Prado (Green Lantern). Hey Shelton-- hold my calls for an hour--I ain’t missing this one--And neither should you!

 

 

Room 209

Twomorrows Panel

It’s the Back Issue/Alter Ego/Jack Kirby Collector cross-over you demanded! Michael Eury and Roy Thomas join John Morrow to discuss the three best magazines about Comic History being published. You will be there and you will bring a notebook and pen to take notes!

 

 

12:30pm

 

Room 203A

Approaches to Humor

Sure the Convention is HeroesCon, but let’s never forget the funny side of the comic book world. Join The Beat’s Heidi MacDonald as she sits down with three of the very best cartoonists in the business. They are able to me us smile and even laugh out loud Roger Langridge (The Muppets, Fred the Clown) and Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) and newcomer Tim Rickard (Brewster Rockit: Space Guy)

 

 

Room 206

THE ACTIVITY

Image Comics Hot new Covert Operations series will be featured in this panel hosted by creative team Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads along with two of their “Expert Advisers” on the book Kevin Maurer (embedded reporter/writer with army special operations) and Major Rusty Bradley (fire team commander for 3rd Special Operations group). This panel is as good as it gets!!

 

 

Room 207BCD

Journey into Thor #1

It’s time to put the hammer down as Matt (the Hat) Fraction and Walt (the Vault) Simonson go toe to toe with only the fate of Midgard at stake. With Doug (the Moderator) Merkle as Heimdall—ever watchful and ever grumpy!

 

 

Room 208AB

THE LEGION FLIGHT (Ring) CLUB

The first rule of Flight(Ring)Club is that you always talk about The Legion. And who better than the architect of all things Legion for the past few decades Paul Levitz--and who better to moderate than Back Issue Editor Michael Eury! Paul will also discuss his new tome 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Myth-making. Be careful where you sit --it could Chameleon Boy or Proty II working as security in disguise. Catering will be provided by Bismoll Meals of Wheels.

 

 

Room 209

ITEM! THE INKWELL AWARDS 2ND LIVE CEREMONY- See the results of last month’s votes for the best inkers of 2011 and the recipients of the Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award! Join Host Bob Almond, Keynote Speaker Bob McLeod, Presenter Ethan Van Sciver, Guest Speakers Bob Shaw and Dan Panosian, and our Spokes-model and Hostess Ms. Inkwell!

 

 

1:00pm

 

Room 203B

QuickDraw—King Size Annual #31 We give you #2 pencils and Bristol board; you give us 20 minutes and your feverish inspiration. Then we have an Art Instructor judge the results and we, in turn, give the winner some fabulous prizes. It’s a win-win. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the following age categories 0-10, 11-15 and 16 to 99. Any participant over the age of 100 is an automatic winner! The Quickdraw is held on all three days, so I need those pencils back!! Be there!

 

 

1:30pm

 

Room 201

SCAD- “Creating Maquettes”

Maquettes are a large part of the entertainment industry in film, animation, video games, sequential art, toys, and toy design for all of these markets. Professor John Larison will talk about and show you the different media applicable to sculpting maquettes, and go over the basics of maquette building during his workshop. Sculpting is not easy, but it is definitely fun. John will let those who come to his workshop play with the material and tools and learn about the cost involved for each material.

 

 

2:00pm

 

Room 203A

GEOF DARROW and DON ROSA

Let’s take two of the best cartoonists in of the last quarter of a century GEOF DARROW (The Shaolin Cowboy) and DON ROSA (Uncle Scrooge) and sit them down at the same panel with moderator Tim Callahan and see what happens. We can’t wait!!

 

 

Room 206

Womanthology

Plan to join Rachel Pandich, Janet Lee, Jennifer Mercer, Vanessa Satone, Anya Martin, Brenda Kirk and Rachel Deering for an exciting discussion about Kickstarter phenomenon, Womanthology, a tome sized anthology showcasing the works over 140 women of all artistic experience levels, from young girls to top industry professionals focusing on the theme of Heroism.

 

 

Room 207ABCD

TELL ME SOMETHING I DON’T KNOW JIM RUGG talks with MIKE MIGNOLA

So what if the NPR Car Talk guys are calling it quits??? To fill the void, we have Mike Mignola sitting down to talk with Jim (Afrodisiac) Rugg for a scintillating episode of Rugg’s must-hear podcast Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. Since Hellboy can’t say it, I will-- “!”

 

 

Room 208AB

ITEM--HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCKETEER-- You may be 30 years old but you’re as fresh and exciting a concept as ever. Join moderator Clay Moore as he discusses the ROCKETEER ADVENTURES Anthology with contributors Laura Martin, Tommy Lee Edwards, Eric Canete, Stephanie Buscema, Tony Harris and Jim Silke. In addition to Adventures, they will remember creator Dave Stevens and his magnificent art.

 

Room 209

ITEM--Echoes of ‘82--This year, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Heroes Con, cartoonist Ben Towle and blogger Craig Fischer turn their attention to 1982, and ask: What are the comics, and comics events, from 30 years ago that continue to influence comics culture today? Ben and Craig zero in on three—Destroyer Duck #1, Love and Rockets #1, and the demise of Warren Publications early in 1982—and they’ve asked an all-star roster of creators (Jaime Hernandez, Louise Simonson) and commentators (Stergios Botzakis, Toney Frazier, Heidi MacDonald, Andrew Mansell) to join them in discussing these and other comics. We’ll also beam in some off-site commentary from Kirby experts Steve Bissette, Geoff Grogan, Charles Hatfield, John Morrow and James Sturm. With a lineup like that, how can you resist pulling on your leg warmers and joining us for the fun?

 

 

3:30pm

 

Room 203A

JEFFREY BROWN Darth Vader and Son

One of the best cartoonists around, Jeffrey Brown sits down with Zack Smith to discuss his new and hilarious Star Wars Book-- Darth Vader and Son. Scruffy looking Nerf-Herders are always welcome but remember to feed your Sarlacc before you leave home.

 

 

Room 206

ITEM—Story: Visualized-The Artist as Author--Great visual storytellers challenge our notions of self and truth, engaging an audience to its core. The unique few who function as both author and artist create an experience, a narrative not soon forgotten, a memory forever cherished. These works have withstood the test of time, becoming part of our history, culture and national identities. This panel will be a candid roundtable on the future of storytelling and the evolving role and impact of the artist as author and will be moderated by Nathan Fox, illustrator, comic book artist, and the chair of the new MFA program in Visual Narrative at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Panelists include: Becky Cloonan, cartoonist and illustrator; Benjamin Marra, comic book writer, visual artist and publisher; Chris Pitzer, publisher, AdHouse Books.

 

 

Room 207ABCD

HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP #48

Batman: Black Mirror with Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla--Join our stalwart Discussion leader Jason Wheatley (sorry ladies--he’s single) as he sits down with Snyder and Francavilla, the creative team behind the best-selling Batman: Black Mirror storyline. Bring lots of questions. This is going to be really good!

 

 

Room 208AB

HEROESCON at 30

Sing with me: It was 30 years ago today, Shelton started HeroesCon--hooray!!

And 30 years later, it guarantees to raise a smile. Join Sterling Steve Saffel as he sits down with Shelton Drum to reminisce about this great annual event. Guest stars (check the back cover for clues!) will stop by… and in case we don’t get a chance--Here’s hoping for 30 more--Thank you Shelton!!

 

 

5:00pm

 

Room 201

SCAD-- Digital Coloring and Lettering

How does one bring Gotham Bank exploding to terrifying life, where you can almost feel the heat of the flames? How do you make believable the bright steel and shine to Metropolis, or the dark gloom of the Batcave? Color is the “icing on the cake” when it comes to the experience of reading a visual narrative, and this workshop focuses on using color as a visual storytelling aid, using the latest technology. Professor Julie Collins will guide viewers on cleaning up, setting up, and using the latest methods and techniques in Adobe Photoshop, as well as Adobe Illustrator for creating word balloons with text and sound effects.

 

 

Room 203A

COSPLAY II: Cosplay: From Concept to Creation

Join international cosplayer Riddle & World Cosplay Summit USA Representative Katie George as they talk about how they approach a costume from picking a character to presenting it to the public. Bring your questions about construction, posing, group planning, etc., and they will use their combined 20+ years of Cosplay experience to answer them

 

 

Room 208AB

ITEM!-- Valiant Comics is back with a vengeance! Get the full story behind the most anticipated comics’ return of the decade right here at HeroesCon 2012! Join the Valiant team along with creators Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar), Cary Nord (X-O Manowar) and Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong) for surprise announcements and a behind-the-scenes behind the Summer of Valiant!

 

 

Room 209

Webcomics #1

Can Dustin (The Wind) Harbin lead his team of Web based cartoonists--Rich Barrett (Nathan Sorry), Tom Scioli (Godland), Danielle Corsetto (Girls with Slingshots), and Rich Tommaso (Satchel Paige) -- toward an exciting future in Comics Publishing? Miss this at your own Risk

 

 

5:00pm

 

 

An Hour with Stan Lee

 

Room 217A

Stan Lee True Believers/Excelsior!

Follow the signs to 217A—Do not forget your Admittance Badge. No one will be allowed to enter without it!

Room 217BCD

Located on the other side of the EAST side of the Building—Follow the signs! Do not forget your wrist band or Admittance Badge. No one will be allowed to enter without it!

An Hour with Stan Lee

The great Stan Lee sits down (or knowing Stan’s energy level—he will probably stand!) and talks about his career and the shaping of the modern comic book and the modern comic book industry. We aren’t sure if there will be time for Q and A, but you will want to have a question or two ready just in case. You don’t want to miss this*!!

*-To insure you don’t miss Stan Lee—Take the escalator from the convention floor up to the 1st floor and follow the signs. Stan Lee will be appearing in an area that is separate from all the other scheduled Program Panels!!

NOTE: By the end STAN LEE presentation, the Convention Floor will be CLOSED. Please make preparations for this in advance. Thank you!

 

 

6:00 pm

 

Closed: See you guys on Sunday at 11am!

 

 

SUNDAY

 

 

11:00am

 

Room 201

SCAD-- Comic Self-Publishing Basics

Wanna publish your comics? Awesome! Self-Publishing has never been easier, and Sarah Dill-Pickles is here to teach a crash course in getting your work out there with your own two hands. This workshop will cover the basics, including copyrighting your work, printing your books, promoting your comics on the web, ISBNs and barcodes, and more tips and tricks.

 

 

Room 203A

ALL AGES PANEL—KING SIZE ANNUAL #30

HeroesCon prides itself on being a family oriented show and nothing drives that point home harder than our annual All Ages Panel—This year’s all-star line-up will prove to be our best one yet! Chris Schweizer (Crogan) hosts as Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) Roger Langridge (Muppets and Snarked!) and Skottie Young (OZ) sit down to talk about the joys and challenges of entertaining the whole family between a single set of covers!

 

 

Room 207ABCD

COVERS PAINTING (Covers Mini-Series #3)

Is there anything better than a painted comic cover? With the exception of a Chocolate Marshmallow Milkshake served in a frosty tin, I suggest, no--no, there is not. But plan to join moderator Heidi MacDonald from The Beat as she talks oil and canvas and brushes with Chrissie Zullo, Earl Norem, Dave Cooper, Phil Noto and Jim Silke. Someone save me a seat (and a straw), please!!

 

Room 208AB

WONDER WOMAN

She’s a legend, she’s an ICON, she’s a survivor, she’s a role-model and above all, she’s the topic of this exciting hour as Jason Wheatley sits down with Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson and Ben Caldwell to discuss the challenges of lassoing everyone’s favorite amazon!

 

 

Room 209

HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP #49-- Love and Rockets: New Stories with Jaime Hernandez

Can even the great Hernandez curtail the relentless onslaught of Motormouth the Moderator?? And even if he triumphs over the Living Insanity--will he have the strength left over to defend against the menace that is Charlotte Fandom United? Not without the combined efforts of the TI-Girls and the Love Bunglers--It’s a spell-binder!!

 

 

12:30pm

 

Room 203A

BEING A CREATOR: How to navigate publishers and what you should know.

Ben Templesmith, Brett Weldele and Ray Fawkes sit down with Jimmy Aquino and discuss the challenges of getting published in the comics business. All you budding cartoonists out there--you don’t want to miss this!

 

Room 206

Comic Twart

Born on Twitter, several comic artists joined forces to draw a new character each week. Comic Twart is one of the longest running collectives of it’s kind! Visit them at www.comictwart.com/. Please join fellow “Twarters”: Francisco Francavilla, Mitch Gerads, Andy Kuhn, Dan Panosian, and Ramón Pérez, Ron Salas and maybe more as they discuss this fabulous site and maybe create art right before your eyes!

 

Room 207ABCD

MARVEL PANEL

This is the big one! Matt Fraction!! Jonathan Hickman!! Ron Garney!! Ed McGuinness!! and our moderator Doug Merkle who doesn’t warrant one exclamation point--let alone two-- even though he does a great job on these BIG panels.

 

Room 208AB

FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE, ALIVE!!

Recipe for a great panel: Take one part Bernie Wrightson; add equal parts Steve Niles and an abnormal brain and what do you get? The great new horror comic Frankenstein Alive! Garnish with moderator Jimmy Aquino and Chill to the Bone. Serves a couple of hundred easy.

 

 

1:00pm

 

Room 209

Inking Panel Giant-Size Annual #2

The inker is the true MVP of any comic book creative team. They make the finished product look finished and professional. They need to add their own individual touch to the art but still maintain the flavor of the original pencil work. How do they accomplish this? Join Big Dog Studio’s Brandon Padgett along with Karl Story (Ocean), Tim Townsend (Wolverine and the X-Men), Jose Marzan Jr. (Y: the Last Man) and Dexter Vines (Avengers) as they discuss the fine art of the fine line; the tools they use, the challenges they encounter; the variety of penciling styles they need to negotiate. This panel was a must-see last year and this year is even looking better!

 

 

2:00pm

 

Room 203A

GI JOE: A Great American Comic Book

Chad Bowers assembles a crack force of SL Gallant, Jeremy Dale, Michael Golden and General Herb Trimpe in order to battle the hoards of Cobra. A must see fight to the finish! Anyone trying to get in late will get a free demonstration of the patented Kung Fu Grip--ouch. So, don’t be late.

 

 

Room 203B

QuickDraw—King SIZE ANNUAL #32 We give you # pencils and Bristol board; you give us 20 minutes and your feverish inspiration. Then we have an Art Instructor judge the results and we, in turn, give the winner some fabulous prizes. It’s a win-win. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the following age categories 0-10, 11-15 and 16 to 99. Any participant over the age of 100 is an automatic winner! Last day—but I still need those pencils back.

 

 

Room 206

BLACKSPLOITATION Comics

Jim Rugg (Afrodisiac), Jay Potts (World of Hurt) and Benjamin Marra (Gangsta Rap Posse) sit down with Comic critic, editor and author Carlton Hargro to talk about comic book parody and the challenges of maintaining good taste and decorum while still maintaining an edge.

 

 

Room 207BCD

PAUL LEVITZ and MARV WOLFMAN

See Marvelous Marvin Wolfman take on Paul the Hitman Levitz for the middle...wait a minute. Wooooops... wrong card...

How about an hour of conversation with two of the best comic writers (MARV WOLFMAN and PAUL LEVITZ)of all time? Now that is an event that will live up to the hype!!

 

 

2:00pm

 

Room 208

The IMMONENS

Talk about a House of Ideas!! Sit yourself down and listen to two of the most talented folks in comics Stuart and Kathryn Immonen discuss their art and the creative process!

 

 

2:30pm

 

Room 201

SCAD--”Pitching a Graphic Novel”

Getting a publisher interested in your graphic novel is no easy task, but with the right information you’ll be in a better position to do so. Chris Schweizer (The Crogan Adventures) will go over the principles of finding the right publisher, preparing a submissions packet, and avoiding the problems that cause promising books to be overlooked.

 

 

Room 209

ITEM--DUSTIN HARBIN and SCOTT C. in CONVERSATION-- Come and meet Scott C. the mind behind the super popular game Psychonauts and the insanely popular Great Showdowns Tumblr. Hosted by Charlotte’s own Dustin Harbin whose Diary Comics is making quite a name itself.

 

 

3:30pm

 

Room 203A

MANGA INSPIRED CARTOONISTS

Its EAST vs. WEST but this time it’s personal. Meet the Manga influenced artists Ben Caldwell (Wonder Woman), Becky Cloonan (Wolves), Sanford Greene (Deadpool), Jerry Gaylord (Zombies vs. Fanboys) and Jarrett Williams (Super Pro KO) with Johanna Draper Carlson stuck in the middle. EPIC!

Room 207ABCD

BILL WILLINGHAM and ADAM HUGHES in Conversation

It’s Willingham and Hughes in the same room--in the same conversation. What more do need??? Okay--chairs-- we’ll provide some chairs too. You just bring --you know-- to put in those chairs--and maybe bring along some questions too. What a way to end a great weekend!

 

 

Room 208AB

DAVE COOPER and DAVE JOHNSON-- a conversation

Two great artists sit down to talk technique, inspiration and influences. And what is better than a Dave? Two Daves!!! That’s what. This is going to be a great hour. Join us.

 

 

4:00pm

 

Room 209

Joe Simon Remembered

Come spend an hour reminiscing as Joe Simon’s Biographer Steve Saffel regales us with terrific anecdotes about this greatest of comic book makers!

 

Psy

 

 

[Straight Edge]

Thank you so much, Psy. It still won't let me load it in my regular browser (Firefox). It's the same thing it was doing the other day when the Exhibitor list was updated. I don't know if it's a problem with the cache or with the cookies or what. I can see the pages, but they look the same as they have for the last several months. I finally got it to work by opening up Internet Explorer (which I never use) and pulling it up there. Like I said, this is the same thing that happened with the Exhibitor list for me the other day. When I was having trouble with that, I was actually at work and using Google Chrome and it was doing the same thing. A fan on the Facebook page said the same thing too. Weird...

 

Anyways...Snyder & Francavilla will be having a panel on Saturday afternoon to talk about The Black Mirror storyline. That sounds absolutely incredible! I wish they could've gotten Capullo to come too so we could have an Court of Owls discussion too...

[G.A.tor]

I can't decide if to wait until about 4pm to set up, or get in line at 10am and wait

 

Come on Rick!! 10 A.M. man. Its tradition!! Just kidding, was thinking the same thing.

 

I'll be in my normal booth 137 AND 139 right next to the women's bathroom

 

We got an extra booth this year.

normally we dont check into the westin till thursday and drive in thursday morn early, so getting there at 10 works...this year, we are checking into the westin wed, so I'll already be there, so no real "hurry"...

 

Ahhhhhh gotcha.

Make Steve help Bob.

 

Steve no longer works here.

bob won't be with us this con either

[comix4fun]

Count down:

 

 

 

Buy every raw Neil book pressable to a 9.8.

 

 

 

He related to Neal ??

[DrWatson]

I can't decide if to wait until about 4pm to set up, or get in line at 10am and wait

 

Come on Rick!! 10 A.M. man. Its tradition!! Just kidding, was thinking the same thing.

 

I'll be in my normal booth 137 AND 139 right next to the women's bathroom

 

We got an extra booth this year.

normally we dont check into the westin till thursday and drive in thursday morn early, so getting there at 10 works...this year, we are checking into the westin wed, so I'll already be there, so no real "hurry"...

 

Ahhhhhh gotcha.

Make Steve help Bob.

 

Steve no longer works here.

bob won't be with us this con either

Well, what's the point of even going?

[Wally's Comics]

man, my brain is jello...

 

I had to work a 70 hour week just so I can take off a few days to make this show...

 

I am now getting a beer and veg'ing until I can think what I want to pack.

 

 

 

 

[Straight Edge]

man, my brain is jello...

 

I had to work a 70 hour week just so I can take off a few days to make this show...

 

I am now getting a beer and veg'ing until I can think what I want to pack.

 

 

 

I'm in the same boat as you. I ended up working sixty before I called it quits this time. Granted I was slacking off for a few of those hours because all I could think about was the con, !!

 

ONLY FIVE FULL DAYS TO GO!!

[dover]

Count down:

 

 

 

Buy every raw Neil book pressable to a 9.8.

 

 

 

He related to Neal ??

 

He is the expanding Neil.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

In three days, I'll be in sunny, scorching Carolina.

[A-DONIS]

nice!

 

Just think, by this time next week the show will be almost over

[Straight Edge]

nice!

 

Just think, by this time next week the show will be almost over

I don't want to think like that!!

[aggr1103]

Shelton tweeted a couple hours ago that he just got off the phone with Stan and that he had some SUPER good news. Dunno what that means, but it must be. SUPER!

[Straight Edge]

Shelton tweeted a couple hours ago that he just got off the phone with Stan and that he had some SUPER good news. Dunno what that means, but it must be. SUPER!

I'd be willing to bet it's that Stan is going to stay for Sunday as well. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just don't see what else would constitute good news over and above the fact that he's coming in the first place.

[A-DONIS]

Wow that is SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!