Dark Horse Panel & Signing Schedule for NYCC 2012

Press Release:

New York Comic-Con is upon us, and Dark Horse Comics is telling you all the goods ahead of time! Plan accordingly!

NYCC 2012 Dark Horse Comics Signing Schedule

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11

3:00 p.m.            THE ART OF CAMILLA D’ERRICO: Camilla D’Errico

4:00 p.m.            THE MIGHTY SKULLBOY ARMY: Jacob Chabot

5:00 p.m.            ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES: Joshua Williamson

6:00 p.m.            THE VICTORIES: Michael Avon Oeming

7:00 p.m.            DR. MCNINJA: Christopher Hastings

8:00 p.m.            STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC & LOST TRIBE OF THE SITH: Andrea Mutti

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

10:00 a.m.            DYNAMICS PRESENTS DARK HORSE SUPERHEROES: Phil Noto (Ghost), Joshua Williamson (Captain Midnight), Mike Richardson (Publisher)

11:00 a.m.            HELLBOY IN HELL: Mike Mignola

12:00 p.m.            TO HELL YOU RIDE: Lance Henriksen, Tom Mandrake*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

1:00 p.m.            NAUGHTY DOG STUDIOS: Neil Druckmann, Faith Erin Hicks

2:00 p.m.            BUFFYVERSE COMICS: Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Rebekah Isaacs (Angel & Faith)

3:00 p.m.            THE MASSIVE, STAR WARS, CONAN: Brian Wood

4:00 p.m.            THE SKY, DEVA ZAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER D: Yoshitaka Amano**

**Ticketed by New York Comic-Con. Please see details below.

5:00 p.m.            EMILY THE STRANGE: Rob Reger

6:00 p.m.            ONCE UPON A TIME MACHINE: James Comey, Charles Fetherolf, Jim Giar, Marcus Muller, Rob Woods, Chris Stevens, Andrew Carl, Tara Alexander

7:00 p.m.            THE FIFTH BEATLE: Vivek J.Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson

Enter to win an exclusive The Fifth Beatle print or The Beatles Stereo CD Box Set.

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

10:00 a.m.            POWERED BY CREATORS: Matt Kindt (Mind Mgmt), Michael Avon Oeming (The Victories)

11:00 a.m.            DARK HORSE HORROR SIGNING: Tom Mandrake (To Hell You Ride), Tim Seeley (Ex Sanguine), Christopher Golden (Baltimore), Eric Powell (The Goon), Evan Dorkin (Beasts of Burden)

12:00 p.m.            MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters, Kimberly Brooks (voice actress for Ashley Williams)

1:00 p.m.              THE SKY, DEVA ZAN, VAMPIRE HUNTER D: Yoshitaka Amano*

**Ticketed by New York Comic-Con. Please see details below.

2:00 p.m.              THE STRAIN: Guillermo del Toro*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

3:00 p.m.              COREY TAYLOR: To be announced*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

5:00 p.m.              THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS: Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Shaun Simon*

•Ticketed event. Please see details below.

6:00 p.m.              CREEPY & EERIE: Dan Braun

7:00 p.m.              B.P.R.D.: Tyler Crook, James Harren

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

10:00 a.m.            GREEN RIVER KILLER & THE CREEP: Jonathan Case

11:00 a.m.            MASS EFFECT: Mac Walters, Omar Francia

12:00 p.m.            BIOSHOCK: Ken Levine

1:00 p.m.              THE MASSIVE, STAR WARS, CONAN: Brian Wood

2:00 p.m.              THE IMMORTAL: Ian Edginton

3:00 p.m.              HUSBANDS: Jane Espenson, Brad Bell, Sean Hemeon

4:00 p.m.              BATTLEPUG: Mike Norton

 

 

NYCC 2012 Dark Horse & Dark Horse–related panels

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

11:00–12:00          Expanding the Experience: Video Games & Comics—1A14

12:15–1:15            Brian Wood & Dark Horse: From World’s End to the Galaxy’s Beginnings—1A06

12:45–2:00            Editors on Editing—1A07

1:45–2:45             Dark Horse Presents: Yoshitaka Amano—1A21

6:30–7:30             Drawing on our Nightmares: Dark Horse Horror in Comics—1A14

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13

11:00–12:00           Creepy and Eerie REBORN and UNDEAD—1A14

11:15–12:15           Once More with Feeling: 15 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer—1A21

5:15–6:15              Hellboy in Hell: The Official Panel!—1A23

 

*Tickets are available for free and on a first come first serve basis in the Dark Horse Booth on the day of the signing as soon as the convention hall opens.  Note that fans line up very early in the Javits Center (The Javits Center opens at 7:00 a.m., so fans can line up inside as early as that time each day.)

**Tickets for signings with Yoshitaka Amano in the Dark Horse booth will be distributed by New York Comic-Con beginning at 7:00 am on Friday and Saturday. Please see newyorkcomiccon.com for details.

Boston Comic Con 2012 Panel Schedule

Press Release:

The Boston Comic Con announces its panel schedule for the 2012 convention! Fans will have the opportunity to see some of the brightest stars in comic book history between the rare reunion of MAD artists to the youngest new talents from the pages of Womanthology. This year’s line up of talent is certainly one that is not to be missed! In addition Boston Comic Con hosts several Geek Week Events including stand up comedians, a film festival, a costume contest, and much, much more! See below for the schedule and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates!

Tickets are currently available online through the convention website. Prices are $20 for a single day pass and $35 for a weekend pass. Kids get in free with paid adult admission!

Saturday April 21, 2012
Panel Room 102

Drawing for Kids: 11am-12pm
Katie Cook (Gronk) leads a “Drawing For Kids” workshop. Kids and their parents are invited to learn to fine art of cartooning!

All Ages Comics Panel: 12pm-1pm
Skottie Young (Marvel’s Oz books), David Petersen (Mouse Guard), and Craig Rousseau (The Perhapanauts) talk about how to appeal to both the incoming crowd of young readers and longtime, stalwart fans of comic books.

Womanthology: 1pm-2pm
Founder Renae de Liz and contributors Cat Staggs, Ming Doyle, Ellen Crenshaw, Stacie Ponder, Megan Brennan, and Ceili Conway discuss their work on one of Kickstarter’s most successful projects and the state of female creators in the industry.

Spotlight on Jill Thompson: 2pm-3pm
The creator of Scary Godmother and Beasts of Burden speaks about her art and career. Don’t miss this opportunity to speak with one of the best in the biz!

Legends: 3pm-4pm
Legendary talents Joe Sinnott (inker Fantastic Four), Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein), Herb Trimpe (co-creator of Wolverine), Bob Layton (Iron Man), and Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assassin) talk about their long careers and how they’ve changed the industry.

Michael Golden, Storytelling: 4pm-5pm
Artist Michael Golden discusses his method of telling a story visually as one of the most influential artists in the business with credits on titles like Dr. Strange, Star Wars, X-Men and more.

Creator Owned Comics: 5pm-6pm
Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika), Becky Cloonan (Wolves), Ben Templesmith (Wormwood: Gentlemen Corpse), and Geof Darrow (Shaolin Cowboy) speak about indie comics and their growing influence in the comic market.

Geek Week Events
Panel Room 108
11am-12pm: Convention Survival
12pm-1:30pm: Nerds of Prey
1:30pm-2:00pm: P. Sawyer & Hurley’s “The Complete Works of Batman Abridged”
2pm-2:30pm: Magic the Gathering: The Show
2:30pm-3pm: Quest
3pm-4pm: Star Wars “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”
4pm-5pm: Comics on Comics
5pm-6pm: Superhero Wedding
6pm-6:30pm: Anime Trivia

Sunday April 22, 2012
Panel Room 102

Legends of Mad Magazine: 11am-12pm
The “Usual Gang of Idiots” reunite to reminisce about the creation of MAD, the most influential humor magazine of the 20th century. Join Al Feldstein, Paul Coker Jr, and Al Jaffee for a rare event with the artists of Mad Magazine.

Eastman & Bisley: 12pm-1pm
Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Simon Bisley (Hellblazer) speak about their comic projects both independently and collaboratively in the pages of Heavy Metal.

DC Comics Panel: 1pm-2pm
The New 52 revitalized the DC Universe for a new generation of readers. Meet the creators who have revolutionized the comic industry includng Francis Manapul (The Flash), Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman), Jamal Igle (The Ray), Ivan Reis & Joe Prado (Aquaman).

Marvel Comics Panel: 2pm-3pm
Face front, True Believers! Artists Tim Sale (Captain America: White), Steve Epting (Captain America), Alex Maleev (Daredevil), and Mark Brooks (X-Men) speak about their projects at the House of Ideas. Make Mine, Marvel!

Costume Contest: 3pm-4pm

Geek Week Events
Panel Room 108
11am-12pm: The Pop Culture Professor: Dr. Rebecca Housel
12pm-12:30pm: Run Button Podcast
12:30pm-1:00pm: The Arsenal
1pm-1:30pm: Magic the Gathering: The Show
1:30pm-2pm: Achievement Unlocked
2pm-3pm: Bump
3pm-4pm: Geek Week Comedy Collider
4pm-4:30pm: Quest

About Boston Comic Con:
The Boston Comic Con is a 100% independently run comic book show committed to bringing the biggest and best comic creators to New England. Run by fans for fans, Boston Comic Con is not affiliated with any other convention tour or corporate interests. Hosting over 40,000 square feet of vendors selling comic books, toys, posters, trading cards, and other pop culture memorabilia, this is a destination event for geeks of any stripe. This year’s convention will be held Saturday April 21st and Sunday April 22nd opening at 10:00 am each day at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. For more information please go to our website atwww.bostoncomiccon.com and follow us on Twitter (@BostonComicCon) and Facebook!

NYC – Beasts of Burden Book Club

Evan Dorkin appears at Midtown Comics on Friday, August 26 from 6:30pm – 7:30pm!

Press Release:

It’s the Midtown Comics Book Club! Join Zoë and Thor, of Midtown TV fame, for our monthly Graphic Novel book club at our Downtown store.

This month’s book will be BEASTS OF BURDEN from Dark Horse Comics, and writer Evan Dorkin will be there to discuss the book with the club! If that’s not enough to entice, free coffee and donuts will be served.

Don’t have the book yet? Save 25% off cover price at any of our three stores (in-store only). Just mention the Midtown Comics Book Club at the cash register!

The Book Club will meet on Friday August 26th at 6:30PM at Midtown Comics Downtown.

SEATS ARE VERY LIMITED!

RSVP on Facebook!

Midtown Comics Downtown
64 Fulton Street, New York, NY

PA – Scary Godmother Signing

Jill Thompson signs on Saturday October 23rd from 2-5pm.

Pittsburgh Comics
113 East McMurray Rd, McMurray, PA 15317

IL – Beasts of Burden Signing

Jill Thompson signs at Challengers Comics on July 10th from 1-4pm.

Challengers Comics + Conversation, 1845 N. Western Ave. 2R, Chicago, IL 60647

IL – Beasts of Burden Release Party

Jill Thompson signs at Challengers Comics on June 19th from 1-4pm.

Challengers Comics + Conversation, 1845 N. Western Ave. 2R, Chicago, IL 60647

IL – Beasts of Burden Signing

Jill Thompson signs and sketches for you on Saturday May 15th from 1:00pm – 4:00pm.

Jill has done such works as: Sandman by Neil Gaiman (Fables and Reflections and Brief Lives), Beasts of Burden with Evan Dorkin, The Invisibles by Grant Morrison nnd lots of other books. She’s the writer and illustrator of the Scary Godmother and Magic Trixie series. She’s also the illustrator of Mick Foley’s Halloween Hijinx.

Chicago has an immense amount of homegrown talent and Jill Thompson is one of the best. Come by and say hello! 

Third Coast Comics, 6234 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660

MA/NY – Beasts of Burden Tour

From the Beat:

Crumb’s Genesis. Asterios Polyp. Joe Sacco’s Notes from Gaza. The ALEC collection. 2009 has seen more than its share of graphic novels that change how we look at the medium. But none of those books are a beautiful painted mini series about a kitty and some puppies that fight supernatural menaces. No, that book is BEASTS OF BURDEN by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. , and WE NEED THIS BOOK. These two fine creators will be making various appearances to promote this book over the next few days, starting TONIGHT! Here’s the schedule:

Friday Sept 11th
Evan Dorkin
Modern Myths 7th Anniversay Party
Northampton, MA
6-9

http://www.modern-myths.com/ 

Saturday Sept 12th
Evan Dorkin
Modern Myths
Northampton, MA
1-3

http://www.modern-myths.com/

Wednesday Sept 16th
Jill Thompson and Evan Dorkin/Beasts of Burden #1 release party
Comic Book Jones
Staten Island, NY
6-9 pm

http://www.comicbookjones.net/events.htm

Saturday Sept 19th
Jill Thompson and Evan Dorkin/Beasts of Burden #1 release party
Bergen Street Comics
Brooklyn, NY
6-closing

http://bergenstreetcomics.com/dev/?page_id=12