After a jam-packed Thursday, Image Comics will be continuing the party at Comic-Con International on Friday. Booth #2729 is Image Central during the convention, with a signing schedule featuring some of Image’s top talent, convention variants and exclusives, and Image merchandise (such as the NOWHERE MEN and SAGA Lying Cat T-shirts featured on io9).
Away from the booth is the not-to-be missed Image science fiction panel at noon, with the creators of some of Image’s hottest titles, including EAST OF WEST’s Nick Dragotta. On Friday night is the ceremony for the Eisner Awards, for which Image Comics titles receive 18 nominations.
A full signing schedule, list of variants and exclusives, and panel schedule can be found on the Image Comics website. Members of the media who wish to schedule interviews with Image talent at the show should contact Jennifer de Guzman, jenniferdeguzman@imagecomics.
Panels
Rocket Ships, Laser Guns, and Dystopias, Friday, 7/19/13, 12:00p.m. – 1:00p.m., Room: 23ABC
Science fiction runs the gamut from splashy space opera to dusty dystopias, and Image Comics has been on the forefront of releasing the newest and most exciting visions of the future in the market. Join some of Image’s finest futurists to hear about how they develop worlds and technology in comics like East of West, Great Pacific, Rocket Girl, Think Tank, Change, and Hell Yeah. Moderator: David Brothers Panelists: Nick Dragotta, Joe Harris, Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare, Ales Kot, Matt Hawkins, and Joe Keatinge
Signing Schedule
10:00-12:00 | Erik Larsen (SAVAGE DRAGON) |
10:00-12:00 | John Layman and Rob Guillory (CHEW) |
10:00-12:00 | Kurtis J. Wiebe (PETER PANZERFAUST, GREEN WAKE) |
10:00-12:00 | Ken Kristensen and MK Perker (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH) |
10:00-12:00 | James Asmus (THE END TIMES WITH BRAM AND BEN) |
10:00-12:00 | Landry Walker (DANGER CLUB) |
12:00-1:00 | Todd Nauck and Gabe Eltaeb (INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE) |
12:00-1:00 | Rob Liefeld (BLOODSTRIKE) |
12:00-1:00 | Mark Sable (GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES) |
12:00-2:00 | Ed Brubaker (FATALE) |
12:00-2:00 | Ed Brisson and Johnnie Christmas (SHELTERED) |
1:00-2:00 | Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen (THE RE[A]D DIARY) |
1:00-3:00 | Nick Pitarra (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS) |
1:30-3:00 | Nick Dragotta (EAST OF WEST) |
2:00-3:00 | Joe Casey (SEX, THE BOUNCE) and David Messina (THE BOUNCE) |
2:00-3:00 | Rick Remender and Wesley Craig (DEADLY CLASS) |
2:00-3:00 | Joshua Williamson (GHOSTED, MASKS AND MOBSTERS) |
2:00-3:00 | Lee Zlotoff and Tony Lee (MACGYVER) |
2:00-3:00 | Jim Zub and Edwin Huang (SKULLKICKERS) |
3:00-4:00 | Daniel Corey (MORIARTY) |
3:00-4:00 | Bryan J.L. Glass (MICE TEMPLAR) |
3:00-5:00 | John Layman and Rob Guillory (CHEW) |
3:00-5:00 | Erik Larsen (SAVAGE DRAGON) |
3:00-5:00 | Jimmie Robinson (FIVE WEAPONS, BOMB QUEEN) |
3:00-5:00 | Joshua Luna (WHISPERS) |
4:00-5:00 | David Schulner, Aaron Ginsburg, and Wade McIntyre (THIEF OF THIEVES) |
4:00-5:00 | Abhishek Singh (KRISHNA) |
5:00-6:00 | Ed Brubaker (FATALE, VELVET) |
5:00-6:00 | Joe Keatinge (GLORY, HELL YEAH) |
5:00-6:00 | Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare (HALLOWEEN EVE, ROCKET GIRL) |
5:00-7:00 | Joe Harris and Martin Morazzo (GREAT PACIFIC) |
5:00-7:00 | Ales Kot (CHANGE, ZERO) |
5:30-7:00 | Gerry Duggan (THE INFINITE HORIZON, CREATOR-OWNED HEROES) |
6:00-7:00 | Sina Grace (NOT MY BAG) and S. Steven Struble (THE LI’L DEPRESSED BOY) |
Top Cow
10:00-11:30 | Portfolio Reviews (Matt Hawkins) |
1:00-2:00 | Tim Seeley (WITCHBLADE) |
1:00-5:00 | Marc Silvestri |
2:00-3:00 | Matt Hawkins and Rahsan Ekedal (THINK TANK) |
2:00-3:30 | Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic (RAVINE) |
5:00-7:00 | Rick Basaldua (THE DARKNESS) |
After Hours
Eisner Awards Ceremony
8 pm – 10:30 pm, Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Image Comics titles received 18 Eisner Award nominations in nine categories this year, including six for FATALE by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, three for SAGA by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, and two for THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra.