IDW has fans clamoring for their highly anticipated
exclusives at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and now it’s time to crank the
excitement up even higher (you didn’t think that was possible, did you?) and
reveal IDW’s panel and signing schedules for the convention! Clear your own
schedule, because you won’t want to miss any of this!
BOOTH #2643
Wednesday July 17th Preview Night
6:00 – 7:30
Berkeleyworks: From Bloom County and Beyond – Berkeley Breathed
(*Check out the
debut of the Berkeley’s new art book!)
6:00 – 7:30 Worlds
of Sam Kieth – Sam Kieth
(*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!)
6:00 – 7:00
Celebrating The Best of EC: Artist’s Edition – Cathy Gaines-Misfud
(*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!)
Thursday July 18th
11:00 – 12:00 ThreeA
Presents – Ashley Wood, Kent Williams
(*Check out the show exclusives!)
11:00 – 12:00 Kiss
– Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz, Jamal Igle
12:00 – 1:00
Eternal Descent – Llexi Leon, Misha Mansoor
12:00 – 1:00
Jinnrise – Sohaib Awan
1:00 – 2:00 Worlds
of Sam Kieth – Sam Kieth
(*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!)
1:00 – 2:00
America’s Army – M. Zachary Sherman, Scott R. Brooks
2:00 – 3:00 The
Crow – James O’Barr, Director Javier Gutierrez
3:00 – 4:00 My
Little Pony – Amy Mebberson, Tony Fleecs, Katie Cook, Heather
Nuhfer (*Check out the show exclusives!)
4:00 – 5:00 True
Blood – Michael McMillian
5:00 – 6:00 Visual
Funk: The Art of Jim Mahfood – Jim Mahfood
5:00 – 6:00
Celebrating Gil Kane’s Spider-Man: Artist’s Edition – Roy Thomas,
Gerry Conway
5:00 – 6:00
Celebrating Al Feldstein: Mad Life & Fantastic Art – Grant Geissman
(*Check out the show exclusives, and Al Feldstein pre-signed sheets!)
6:00 – 7:00
Transformers – Chris Metzen, Livio Ramondelli, John Barber, Flint
Dille, Joana LaFuente, Mike Johnson, Brendan Cahill
Friday July 19th
10:00 – 11:00 Jericho – Dan Shotz, Kalinda Vasquez, Jon
Steinberg, Robert
Levine
11:00 – 12:00 The Rocketeer – Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
11:00 – 12:00 The Hollows – Chris Ryall, Sam Kieth
12:00 – 1:00 My
Little Pony – Amy Mebberson, Sara Richard, Brenda Hickey,
Heather Nuhfer (*Check out the show exclusives!)
1:00 – 2:00
Cartoon Network Power Hour! Powerpuff Girls – Troy Little
Samurai Jack – Jim Zub, Andy Suriano
1:00 – 2:00
Ghostbusters – Erik Burnham, Luis Antonio Delgado
2:00 – 3:00
Xenozoic Tales: Artist’s Edition – Mark Schultz (*Check out the SDCC-
exclusive hardcover!)
2:00 – 3:00 ThreeA
Presents – Kent Williams, Phil Hale, William Wray
(*Check out the show exclusives!)
2:00 – 3:00
Zombies vs Robots Prose – Jeff Conner, Mike Dubisch
3:30 – 4:30 X-Files
20th Anniversary! – Chris Carter, Gillian Anderson, Dean
Haglund, Joe Harris, Joe Corroney (*ticketed signing – See employee for
details; also, check out the Chris Carter exclusive cover!)
5:00 – 6:00 Top
Secret Project Reveal! – Taran Killam
(Saturday Night Live), Marc
Andreyko (*Check out the exclusive ashcan!)
5:00 – 6:00
Berkeleyworks: From Bloom County and Beyond – Berkeley Breathed
(*Check out the
debut of the Berkeley’s new art book!)
6:00 – 7:00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles –
Tom Waltz, Erik Burnham,
Andy Kuhn
Saturday July 20th
10:00 – 11:00 Worlds of Sam Kieth – Sam
Kieth
(*Check out the show-exclusive hardcover!)
10:00 – 11:00 Judge Dredd
– Duane Swierczynski
11:00 – 12:00 ThreeA Presents – Ashley Wood, Kent
Williams
(*Check out the show exclusives!)
11:00 – 12:00
Superman:The Silver Age Newspaper Dailies – Dean Mullaney, Sid
Friedfertig (*Check out the debut
of the book!)
12:00 – 1:00
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -
Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Erik
Burnham, Andy Kuhn
1:00 – 2:00 My
Little Pony –Tony Fleecs, Brenda Hickey, Heather Nuhfer, Andy
Price (*Check out the show exclusives!)
2:00 – 3:00 The
Crow – James O’Barr
2:00 – 3:00
Berkeleyworks: From Bloom County and Beyond – Berkeley Breathed
(*Check out the
debut of the Berkeley’s new art book!)
3:00 – 4:00 Doctor
Who – Tony Lee, Andy Kuhn, Josh Fialkov, Kelly Yates, Scott
Tipton, David Tipton
4:00 – 5:00 G.I.
JOE: Cobra Files – Mike Costa
4:00 – 5:00 Top Secret Project Reveal! – Walter Simonson
(*And check out his exclusive Rocketeer hardcover!)
5:00 – 6:00 Xenozoic Tales: Artist’s Edition – Mark
Schultz (*Check out the show-
exclusive hardcover!)
5:00 – 6:00 Edison
Rex – Chris Roberson, Dennis Culver
5:00 – 6:00
Vitriol The Hunter – Billy Martin (Good Charlotte)
6:00 – 7:00 Star
Trek – Mike Johnson, David Messina, Scott Tipton, David Tipton,
Joe Corroney, J.K. Woodward
Sunday July 21st
10:00 – 11:00
Celebrating Al Feldstein: Mad Life & Fantastic Art – Grant Geissman
(*Check out the show exclusives, and Al Feldstein pre-signed sheets!)
11:00 – 12:00
Godzilla – Chris Mowry
11:00 – 12:00 Worlds of Sam Kieth – Sam
Kieth
(*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!)
12:00 – 2:00
INDEPENDENTS DAY!! IDW Creator-Owned Projects! A murderer’s
Row of talent in one place, all signing together!
Killogy – Alan Robert
Fever Ridge – Michael Heimos
The Other Dead – Joshua Ortega, Digger Mesch
Angora Napkin – Troy Little
Kill Shakespeare – Andy Belanger
Independent Artist – Sam Shearon
Jinnrise – Andrew Huerta
2:00 – 3:00 YOE!
Books: Haunted Horror and More – Craig Yoe, Steve Banes
2:00 – 3:00 Top
Secret Project Reveal! – Taran Killam
(Saturday Night Live), Marc
Andreyko (*Check out the exclusive
ashcan!)
3:00 – 4:00
Transformers –Livio Ramondelli, John Barber, Joana LaFuente,
Mike Johnson, Mairghread Scott
4:00 – 5:00
America’s Army – M. Zachary Sherman, Scott R. Brooks
And check out all of IDW’s amazing panels this year!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Featuring Kevin Eastman,
Thursday, 7/18/13, 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m., Room: 9
<<10:00–11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Featuring Kevin Eastman—A special discussion about all things TMNT featuring
TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman! Join
Eastman and other members of the IDW Publishing TMNT creative brain-trust,
including editor Bobby Curnow and writer Tom Waltz, for what promises to be one
shell of a fun and informative time! First 100 guests get a free TMNT comic
signed by Tom Waltz! Room 9>>
Spotlight on Dean Mullaney, Thursday, 7/18/13, 1:30p.m. -
2:30p.m., Room: 4
<<1:30–2:30 Spotlight on Dean Mullaney—Join
Comic-Con special guest, Eisner and Harvey Award-winner and Overstreet Hall of
Famer Dean Mullaney (Creative Director, Library of American Comics and founder
of Eclipse Comics) for this Q&A session moderated by Ted Adams
(CEO/Publisher IDW Publishing). The subjects range from publishing the first
graphic novel for the comics shop market in 1978 to preserving the great legacy
of America's greatest newspaper cartoonists. Room 4>>
IDW: Focus on Artist's Editions, Thursday, 7/18/13,
3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m., Room: 4
<<3:30–4:30 IDW: Focus on Artist's Editions—Join
Artist's Edition editor Scott Dunbier with Moderator Greg Goldstein, IDW
President (with a surprise guest or two) as they give attendees a guided tour
of what will be happening in the coming year—including some really incredible
announcements, and at least one that will have people saying, "didn't see
that one coming!" Plus special giveaways, trivia contests, and more!
Original art fans, this is the one panel you MUST attend! Room 4>>
Hasbro & IDW: Transformers, My Little Pony, G.I. JOE
& More, Friday, 7/19/13, 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m., Room: 8
<<1:30–2:30 Hasbro & IDW: Transformers, My
Little Pony, G.I. JOE & More—Secrets will be revealed and hints will be
dropped, courtesy the IDW editorial team of John Barber, Bobby Curnow, and
Carlos Guzman, plus Hasbro’s Director, Global Publishing Michael Kelly! They’ll
be joined by a powerhouse lineup of fan-favorite creators, ready to answer your
questions! Room 8>>
The X-Files with Creator Chris Carter, Friday, 7/19/13,
1:45p.m. - 2:45p.m., Room: 5AB
<<1:45–2:45 The X-Files with Creator Chris
Carter—Trust No One… but IDW to bring back The X-Files in a big way. This
special panel will feature series creator Chris Carter and “Scully” herself,
actress Gillian Anderson, discussing 20 years of the X-Files, the new Season 10
comic, and more! Along for the ride will be moderator and Lone Gunman Dean
Haglund, IDW’s Chris Ryall and Denton Tipton, and X-Files: Season 10 writer Joe
Harris! Room 5AB>>
IDW: The Panel to End All Panels, Friday, 7/19/13,
4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m., Room: 4
<<4:00–5:00 IDW: The Panel to End All Panels— IDW’s
annual panel extravaganza is back! Come hear what Marketing guy Dirk Wood, CCO
Chris Ryall, editors Scott Dunbier and Sarah Gaydos, along
writer/comedian/actor Taran Killam (SNL), writer Marc Andreyko, comic legends
Sam Kieth, Eric Shanower and Walter Simonson, and writer/editor David Wohl have
coming your way next year! Room 4>>
Global Comics – Jinnrise and Beyond, Friday, 7/19/13,
10:30 – 11:30a.m., Room 8
<<10:30-11:30 Global Comics - Jinnrise and Beyond
Moderator Sohaib Awan lead a discussion centered on the challenges and
potential stories global myths offer comic fans here and overseas. Joining Sohaib will be Andrew Huerta (Artist
on IDW Publishing's Jinnrise), Tom Taylor (Creator of Gestalt Comics' The Deep
and lead writer on DC Comics' Injustice), Alexis Kirsch (Editor of VIZ Media's
Weekly Shonen Jump), Wolfgang Bylsma (Editor-in-Chief of Gestalt Comics) and
Greg Broadmore (WETA Workshop Lead Concept Designer). Each attendee with receive a signed copy of
IDW Publishing's Jinnrise and other items from our panelists' publishers. Room
8>>
Breaking in to Comics with IDW’s Editorial Team,
Saturday, 7/20/13, 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m., Room: 28DE
<<11:00–12:00 Breaking in to Comics with IDW’s
Editorial Team— Aspiring creators, this is for you! Come listen to a team of
IDW editors, including Chris Ryall, John Barber, Tom Waltz and Jeff Webber, as
well as some current IDW creators like Heather Nuhfer and Livio Ramondelli, on
what they did, what to do and what not to do, and other arcane bits of
information and tips on carving out some creative space in the comic industry!
Room 28DE>>
Judge Dredd Comics: IDW & Rebellion, Saturday, 7/20/13,
1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m., Room: 9
20 years in an Iso-Cube if you miss this one! Join
moderator Douglas Wolk, IDW’s Chris Ryall, Judge Dredd writer Duane
Swierczynski, artist Ulises Farinas, and 2000AD’s Ben Smith, Michael Molcher
and Keith Richardson, along with creator Henry Flint, and more for a drokkin’
good time discussing everyone’s favorite Mega-City One judge.
Spotlight on Sam Kieth, Saturday, 7/20/13, 5:00p.m. -
6:00p.m., Room: 9
<<5:00–6:00 Spotlight on Sam Kieth—Sam Kieth is one
of the quirkiest and most eccentric artist's in comics. His unique art style
and incredible drawing ability have won him legions of fans worldwide. Now, in
an extremely rare appearance at Comic-Con, you can join Sam, along with his
long-time friend and editor Scott Dunbier, as they have an informal gabfest
covering the wild spectrum that is Sam's career (Sandman, Wolverine, The Maxx
and much more)—trust us, you will not see another panel like this one all
weekend! Room 9>>
YOE! Books Presents: Dr. Fredric Wertham & The Politics
of Pre-Code Horror! Saturday, 7/20/13, 7:30p.m. - 8:30p.m., Room: 26AB
<<7:30–8:30 YOE! Books Presents: Pre-Code Comics'
Worst Horror: Dr. Fredric Wertham!—Join the award-winning comics historian
Craig Yoe, his pal Steve Banes from "The Horrors of It All" blog, and
special guests, for a lively discussion and Q&A session about the comics
that gave you night terrors, before the U.S. Senate and Dr. Frederic Wertham
shut them down during THEIR OWN reign of terror! Hi-jinx, fun, and thoughtful
discourse will abound! Room 26AB>>
IDW Kids Comics: A Panel for All Ages! Ponies, Turtles
& More!, Sunday, 7/21/13, 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m., Room: 4
<<11:00–12:00 IDW Kids Comics: A Panel for All
Ages! Ponies, Turtles & More!—Editors Chris Ryall, Sarah Gaydos, Bobby
Curnow, and Tom Waltz, and a host of amazing creators like Erik Burnham,
Heather Nuhfer, Amy Mebberson, Brenda Hickey, and Sara Richard, discuss the
growing slate of all-ages titles at IDW -- including My Little Pony, Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures, Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls,
Ben 10, Ghostbusters, Popeye, KISS Kids, and more.
Plus, free comics for attendees! Room 4>>
And! Join the IDW All-Stars at these other panels around
the show:
Digital First Comics: The New Trend, Friday 2:30 – 3:30,
Room 8 – VP Digital Publishing, Jeff Webber
Digital & Print: Friends or Foes? Friday 6:00 – 7:00,
Room 9 - VP Digital Publishing, Jeff Webber
Rise of the Independents, Friday 6:00 – 7:00, Room 32AB –
VP of Marketing Dirk Wood
Comic Book Entrepeneurs, Saturday 12:00 – 1:00, Room 28DE
– CEO/Publisher Ted Adams
The Power of Geek: Brands & Media, Saturday 4:00 –
5:00, Room 28DE - CEO/Publisher Ted Adams
Beautiful Books: Graphic Design Saturday 5:00 – 6:00,
Room 4 - SVP/Graphic Designer Robbie Robbins
Whew! This is shaping up to be one heck of a convention
and one of the busiest for IDW; we can’t wait to see you there!