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ShiftyLook Announces Cast, Music and More for Upcoming Bravoman Cartoon

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Namco Bandai Games Inc. announced the voice cast, musical lineup and more for its upcoming cartoon Bravoman: Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence. Emmy Award winner Rob Paulsen as Bravoman, Alpha Man, additional voices, Annie Award nominee Dee Bradley Baker as Doctor Bomb, Anti-Bravo, additional voices and Romi Dames as Waya Hime, additional voices will bring the world of Bravoman to life when the cartoon releases Spring 2013.

In addition to its A-list cast, Bravoman also features an amazing lineup of musical talent, including the cartoon reunion of Rob Paulsen with Emmy Award-winning composer Randy Rogel for the Bravoman theme song. The duo has worked together on a number of songs, one of the most famous being Animaniacs fan-favorite Yakko’s World.

For the ending song, Go!! Fighting Action Power! (Theme from Bravoman), British gaijin rock band Area 11 performs the anime-inspired song composed by Area 11 leader Sparkles. Bravoman also features an original score by Tommy Pedrini, a musician who recently contributed vocals, beatboxing and additional composition to D3Publisher and WayForward’s Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!! game.

Bravoman was produced by Rob Pereyda and Jim Zub, directed by Jim Zub and Rob Pereyda and written by Matt Moylan and Jim Zub. Bravoman comic artist Dax Gordine also contributed as character designer for the cartoon. Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Copernicus Studios provided animation services and its creative director, Murray Bain, performed animation direction. Bravoman: Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence! releases on ShiftyLook.com and other sites Spring 2013 and additional platforms thereafter.

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Dynamite Heads to Emerald City Comiccon

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Dynamite has announced their creative guest line-up for this weekend’s Emerald City Comicon, along with their talent-packed signing schedule, three panels spotlighting some of the industry’s most beloved creators, a full selection of ECCC convention exclusives, and the foreshadowing of a surprise guest superstar who will reveal groundbreaking news!

Located at Booth #1802, Dynamite will be a flurry of activity with sixteen established industry veterans and up-and-coming talent greeting fans nearly every hour of the convention.

Garth Ennis will be on-hand to celebrate Red Team, his Dynamite follow-up after the thrilling conclusion to The Boys. Mark Waid makes his Dynamite convention debut as the brainchild of the all-new, all-explosive Green Hornet, while Matt Wagner celebrates the launch of the revealing Shadow: Year One series. Superstar artist Jae Lee will be happily signing his ECCC convention exclusive of Masks #1, featuring pulp hero, The Spider.

Dynamite also happily welcomes Francesco Francavilla, Joe Harris, Ron Marz, Brandon Jerwa, Robert Napton, Chris Roberson, Mark Rahner, Brennan Wagner, Eric Trautmann, and Jim Zub to the booth. The signing times for all guests can be found below.

Dynamite Entertainment will also welcome a Mystery Superstar Creator to their booth to make a huge announcement, as they triumphantly unveil a bold new comic series revitalizing a classic comic character! Keep your ear to the ground on Friday, as the announcement goes live.

Three panels will be held on-site to celebrate Dynamite Entertainment and its superb creators. Two Spotlight events will be hosted by television sensation Blair Butler, providing revealing glimpses into the creative process of Garth Ennis and Jae Lee.

  • “ECCC Spotlight Lounge Presents: Secret Origins with Garth Ennis” takes place on Saturday, 3/2, from 2:40pm – 3:35pm, in the Emerald City Spotlight Lounge, Room 604.
  • “ECCC Spotlight Lounge Presents: Secret Origins with Jae Lee” takes place on Saturday, 3/2, from 3:40pm – 4:35pm, in the Emerald City Spotlight Lounge, Room 604.
  • “Dynamite is Ready to Explode” takes place on Saturday, 3/2. It runs from 6:10pm – 7:05pm and will be held in Hall B, Room 608-610, and includes a whopping dozen creators, including Mark Waid, Ron Marz, Francesco Francavilla, our Surprise Mystery Guest, and more!

The Emerald City Comicon will feature fans’ first opportunity to pick up six spectacular exclusive variant comics, including the following:

The Shadow: Year One #1 Eccc “Emerald Green” Exclusive by Matt Wagner

  • Limited to 500 copies

Garth Ennis’ Red Team #1 Eccc “Emerald Green” Exclusive by Ryan Sook

  • Limited to 1000 copies

Garth Ennis’ Red Team #1 Eccc “Black & White” Exclusive by Howard Chaykin

  • Limited to 200 copies

Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars #1 “Emerald Green Risque” Exclusive by Mel Rubi

  • Limited to 500 copies

Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars #1 “Emerald Green Risque” Exclusive by Ale Garza

  • Limited to 100 copies

Masks #1 Emerald City Comicon “Spider” Exclusive by Jae Lee

  • Limited to 5000 copies

Dynamite has also produced four Limited Prints, available for free at Booth #1802. Two prints are designed to promote MARK WAID’S GREEN HORNET, so be sure to visit the booth during Waid’s scheduled signing time on Saturday between 2:00pm and 3:00pm, and get your prints signed! Dynamite’s other two prints are top secret, but can be signed throughout the weekend by the company’s Surprise Guest.

The complete signing schedule for all of Dynamite’s guests is:

Dynamite’s MYSTERY SUPERSTAR CREATOR, working on an Awesome, Top Secret Project!

  • Friday, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • Friday, 5:00pm – 6:00pm
  • Saturday, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

GARTH ENNIS, writer of The Boys, Red Team, Battlefields, and The Shadow

  • Saturday, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
  • Saturday, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Sunday, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
  • Sunday, 4:00pm – 5:00pm

FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, cover artist of The Shadow, The Spider, Dark Shadows, and Masks

  • Saturday, 4:30pm – 5:30pm

JOE HARRIS, writer of Vampirella vs. Dracula

  • Saturday, 5:00pm – 6:00pm

BRANDON JERWA, writer of Vampirella and Red Sonja

  • Friday, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
  • Saturday, 3:00pm – 4:30pm
  • Sunday, 10:00am – 11:00am
  • Sunday, 3:30pm – 5:00pm

JAE LEE, cover artist of Masks and Thun’da

  • Friday, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
  • Friday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
  • Saturday, 4:00pm – 7:00pm
  • Sunday, 10:00am – 1:00pm

RON MARZ, writer of Prophecy

  • Friday, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Saturday, 11:00am – 12:00pm

ROBERT NAPTON, writer of Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris

  • Friday, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
  • Saturday, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

MARK RAHNER, writer of Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars

  • Saturday, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
  • Sunday, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

CHRIS ROBERSON, writer of Masks

  • Friday, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  • Saturday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm

ERIC TRAUTMANN, writer of Flash Gordon and Red Sonja

  • Friday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
  • Saturday, 10:00am – 12:00pm
  • Sunday, 11:00am – 1:00pm

BRENNAN WAGNER, colorist of The Shadow: Year One

  • Friday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
  • Saturday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

MATT WAGNER, writer of The Shadow: Year One, Zorro, and Green Hornet: Year One

  • Friday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
  • Saturday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

MARK WAID, writer of Green Hornet

  • Saturday, 2:00pm – 3:00pm

JIM ZUB, writer of Pathfinder

  • Saturday, 11:00am – 12:00pm
  • Sunday, 11:00am – 12:00pm

If you’re attending Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this coming weekend, make sure to visit Booth #1802 and join in on the festivities!

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Image Comics’ Signing Schedule for Emerald City Comicon

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Emerald City Comicon this week in Seattle is set to be eventful for fans of Image Comics, as the company is rolling out not just three great panels and five exclusive covers for the convention, but also a signing schedule packed with some of the comic industry’s best and brightest.

The full schedule of signings taking place at Image’s booth (#1100) is as follows:

FRIDAY

2:00 – 2:45 Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS)
Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS)
3:00 – 3:45 Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing
Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC)
3:30 – 4:30 Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth
4:00 – 4:45 Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS  MAKER, SEX)
Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh (COMEBACK)
5:00 – 5:45 Joe Eisma (MORNING GLORIES)
Duffy Boudreau (BLACKACRE)
6:00 – 6:45 Darick Robertson (HAPPY!)
Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH)
7:00 – 7:45 Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY)
Jean-Paul Bonjour (ALPHA GIRL)

SATURDAY

10:00 – 10:45 Nate Bellegarde (NOWHERE MEN)
Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh (COMEBACK)
11:00 – 11:45 Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS)
Michel Gagné (THE SAGA OF REX, ZED: A COSMIC TALE)
12:00 – 12:45 Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS  MAKER, SEX)
Jay Faerber (NEAR DEATH, POINT OF IMPACT)
1:00 – 1:45 Blair Butler (HEART)
Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY)
Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH)
1:00 – 2:00 Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth
2:00 – 2:45 Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing
Nathan Edmondson (THE ACTIVITY, DANCER, WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS?) and Mitch Gerads (THE ACTIVITY)
2:30 – 3:30 Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth
3:00 – 3:45 Darick Robertson — ticketed signing
Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC)
4:00 – 4:45 Brian Wood (MARA) — ticketed signing
Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS)
5:00 – 5:45 Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (SEVERED) — ticketed signing
Howard Chaykin (BLACK KISS II)
6:00 – 6:45 Brandon Graham (MULTIPLE WARHEADS, PROPHET) and Simon Roy (PROPHET)
Joe Keatinge (GLORY, HELL YEAH)

SUNDAY

10:00 – 10:45 Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY)
Jeremy Haun (THE DARKNESS)
11:00 – 11:45 Darick Robertson — ticketed signing
Nathan Edmondson (THE ACTIVITY, DANCER, WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS?) and Mitch Gerads (THE ACTIVITY)
12:00 – 12:45 Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS)
Sina Grace (NOT MY BAG)
1:00 – 1:45 Gerry Duggan (THE INFINITE HORIZON)
Jim Zub (SKULLKICKERS)
2:00 – 2:45 Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (SEVERED) — ticketed signing
Duffy Boudreau (BLACKACRE)
3:00 – 3:45 Fiona Staples (SAGA)  — ticketed signing
Jamie S. Rich (IT GIRL AND THE ATOMICS)
4:00 – 4:45 Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH)
Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS)

Tickets for each day’s ticketed signings will be available at the Image Comics booth, beginning at the start of the convention day. Tickets are limited and are given out on a first-come-first-served basis. The signing schedule is subject to change. Ryan Ottley will be signing at the Skybound booth, just opposite of the Image booth.

Emerald City Comicon takes place on March 1-3 in the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.

Skullkickers is All-New, Secret in May

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This May, Image Comics forces you to wonder why we keep pushing this silly comic book over and over again in a new adjective-laden comic called– The All-New Secret Skullkickers!

“We can’t stop now. It… it has a life of its own. This reboot-itis has permeated our souls,” said Image PR and Marketing Director Jennifer de Guzman. “I hated it at first but now it feels kind of good. Warm… safe… In a darkened world full of uncertainty it’s all we have left.”

The All-New Secret Skullkickers #1, written by promotional broken record Jim Zub and drawn by innocent mp3 Edwin Huang, continues the epic six-arc Skullkickers storyline on a haunted island of mystery, apes and rampant violence. It’s good.

“At this rate I figure we’re still a couple months away from using up any goodwill I might have built up in this industry,” said series creator Jim Zub. “This is the kind of thing that can happen when you let creators write their own press releases.”

If you’re a diehard collector of Skullkickers who’s sad that you won’t have a Skullkickers #22 to add to your collection, fret no longer. In addition to the regular “All-New Secret” cover we’re offering a special “issue #22 variant” B cover to make sure your numbers stay in order. You can tell everyone you started reading “before they became horrible sell-outs.”

“We’re sick. We can’t help it. Comic price guide makers will curse this stupid string of title changes for the rest of their natural lives.” The All-New Secret Skullkickers #1 will be available in May wherever fine comics are sold. Pre-order it now from the March issue of Previews and stop the hurting.

 

Skullkickers gets “Mighty”

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BEST PRESS RELEASE THIS WEEK! – Brett

This April, Image Comics invites readers to keep jumping on board action and adventure with a big ol’ adjective shuffle in – The Mighty Skullkickers! Continuing their needling of a certain publisher.

“After twenty issues of critically-acclaimed bone-busting adventure, we felt it was important to re-remind retailers and readers that Skullkickers is the most enjoyable adventure series in the whole crazy comic industry,” said Image PR and Marketing Director Jennifer de Guzman. “And when you need people to take notice, you reboot that $#%@ just like the big boys do.”

Mighty Skullkickers #1, written by commercial sell-out Jim Zub and drawn by the young and impressionable Edwin Huang, continues the epic six-arc Skullkickers storyline. It’s good stuff. Really good. Tell your friends.

“Some jokes get funnier with time. Some adjectives describe a concept perfectly. When we sat down and discussed the ideas at the heart of Skullkickers, we realized all along it should have been called ‘Mighty’” says series creator Jim Zub. “Also, sales. Dirty, dirty sales.”

If you’re a diehard collector of Skullkickers who’s sad that you won’t have a Skullkickers #21 to add to your collection? Don’t worry, we’ve thought of everything. In addition to the regular “Mighty” cover we’re offering a special “issue #21 variant” B cover to make sure your collector streak is unbroken.

It’s back. It never left. It’s a restart that continues right where it left off. Mighty Skullkickers #1 will be available wherever kick-ass comics are sold on April 24! Pre-order it now from the February issue of Previews.

The Launch of Something “Savage”

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This March, Image Comics invites readers to jump on board action and adventure, newly reinvigorated with another very special adjective—The Savage Skullkickers!

“The response to Uncanny Skullkickers was so tremendous that we knew we couldn’t just let something that was working remain unchanged,” said Image PR and Marketing Director Jennifer de Guzman. “Relaunching Skullkickers was a total game-changer! For a whole month, it wasn’t just plain Skullkickers. It was Uncanny! And now it’s going to be Savage! Game. Changer.”

Savage Skullkickers continues the epic Skullkickers storyline and is a perfect jumping-on point for new readers. Even more perfect than last month.

“With over 180 issues released over the past 20 years, Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon is one of the most compelling and consistent creator-owned comics ever made,” said creator Jim Zub. “In order to commemorate Erik’s hard work and strident ‘no relaunching, no renumbering’ approach to his series, we thought we’d relaunch and renumber Skullkickers, stealing his precious ‘Savage’ adjective while we’re at it. Thanks, Erik!”

And if you’re a diehard collector of Skullkickers sad that you won’t have a Skullkickers #20 to add to your collection? Don’t worry, we’ve thought of everything. In addition to the regular “Savage” cover by series artist (and, remember, adorable elf-man) Edwin Huang and Zub himself, we’re offering a special “issue #20 variant” B cover by Chris Stevens to make sure your collector streak is unbroken.

It’s new. It’s classic. It’s a modern reinterpretation that gets back to the roots of these timeless characters. Savage Skullkickers #1 is available wherever kick ass comics are sold starting this March.

 

SAVAGE SKULLKICKERS #1
story: JIM ZUB
art: EDWIN HUANG
cover A:  EDWIN HUANG & JIM ZUB
cover B:  CHRIS STEVENS

MARCH 27
32 PAGES / FC / T
$3.50

SAVAGE SKULLKICKERS: a modern reinterpretation that gets back to the roots of these timeless characters. It’s a bold new direction, a continuing story and a newly added adjective! Our twentieth issue is brand a new #1! Welcome to comic math.

P.S. Retailers: Rack this comic beside other new “Savage” comics you may have hanging around the shop. We won’t mind.

Uncanny Skullkickers Gives a (Re)Boot to the Head

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“Uncanny Skullkickers is everything for everyone,” so claimed the headline for the press release I received today. This February, Image Comics is inviting readers to jump on board action and adventure, newly reinvigorated with a very special adjective – The Uncanny Skullkickers!

Mocking a certain company’s habit of dropping adjectives into their titles and claiming something is new and exciting, Image felt their adding an adjective was a perfect way to remind readers how much fun Skullkickers is to read. And it is. After almost twenty issues, I’m still entertained by the series, it’s action and humor is up their with the best.

Uncanny Skullkickers, written by Jim Zub and drawn by Edwin Huang, begins the second half of the epic six-arc Skullkickers storyline and is a perfect jumping-on point for new readers of the action-comedy fantasy series. And who doesn’t want to be known as a reader of a comic about hard-headed mercenaries knocking heads for fun and profit? I mean, really.

And if you’re a diehard collector of Skullkickers who’s sad that you won’t have a Skullkickers #19 to add to your collection? Don’t worry, Image has thought of everything. In addition to the regular “Uncanny” cover they’re offering a special “issue #19 variant” B cover to make sure your collector streak is unbroken.

Uncanny Skullkickers #1 will available wherever kick-ass comics are sold on February 27! Pre-order it now from the December issue of Previews.

Preview – Pathfinder #3

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PATHFINDER #3

40 pages FC
• $3.99 • Teen +
Written by JIM ZUB
Art by ANDREW HUERTA
Covers by MATTEO SCALERA (25%), LUCIO PARRILLO (25%), ERIK JONES (25%), TYLER WALPOLE (25%)
Fans, ask your retailer for these variant incentive covers!
• SCALERA black & white art cover retailer incentive
• SCALERA “virgin art” cover retailer incentive

Valeros and his companions have captured one of the cultists behind the strange magic that grips the goblin tribes of Varisia, but their prisoner may not be as helpless as they seem. Making matters worse, the group must cross through the haunted cemetery known as Pauper’s Grave, luring them into the paralyzing touch of flesh-eating ghouls. Paizo’s incredible award-winning fantasy world, fiction line and tabletop RPG is now the ultimate fantasy comic from Dynamite Entertainment. Includes over 5 pages of character profiles and Pathfinder RPG game statistics, plus an EXCLUSIVE removable, playable tactical map and poster.

Image Comics New York Comic Con Exclusives and Programming

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Image Comics will be at New York Comic Con in full force, with top creators signing and must-have exclusives at their booth in the Javits Center during the October 11-13 convention. In addition, the New York Comic Con programming schedule features ten Image Comics-related panels with discussions both wide-ranging and craft-focused.

The Image creators who will be signing exclusives at the Image Comics booth (#1229):

  • Robert Kirkman (NYCC Spotlight Guest) — NYCC Exclusive red foil-stamped THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOLUME ONE hardcover (limited to 1500) and THIEF OF THIEVES VOLUME ONE: “I QUIT!” hardcover (limited to 1000)
  • Brian K. Vaughan (NYCC Spotlight Guest) and Fiona Staples (NYCC Featured Guest) — NYCC Exclusive SAGA bookplate (limited to 200, included with purchase of SAGA VOLUME ONE)
  • Jonathan Hickman (NYCC Spotlight Guest) — NYCC Exclusive THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS VOLUME ONE: SCIENCE, BAD hardcover (limited to 500)
  • Tim Seeley  — NYCC Exclusive Stjepan Sejic WITCHBLADE #160 variant (limited to 1000)
  • Ron Marz (NYCC Special Guest)— NYCC Exclusive Stjepan Sejic ARTIFACTS #21 variant (limited to 1000)
  • Joe Harris (NYCC Special Guest) — NYCC Exclusive GREAT PACIFIC #1 variant (limited to 500)
  • Jim Zub (NYCC Special Guest) — NYCC Exclusive SKULLKICKERS #18 sketch cover variant, available at Artist Alley table #W11 (limited to 100)
  • Ed Brisson — NYCC Exclusive COMEBACK #1 ashcan
  • Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore — NYCC Exclusive THE LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE ashcan

Other Image creators signing at the booth include:

Grant Morrison (NYCC Spotlight Guest) (HAPPY!)
Howard Chaykin (BLACK KISS II)
Glen Brunswick and Whilce Portacio (NYCC Featured Guest) (NON-HUMANS)
Alex de Campi (NYCC Special Guest) and Christine Larsen (VALENTINE)
Jay Faerber (POINT OF IMPACT, NEAR DEATH)
Sina Grace (NOT MY BAG)
Jeremy Haun (THE DARKNESS)
David Hine (NYCC Featured Guest) (THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN, THE DARKNESS)
Jason Howard (NYCC Featured Guest) (SUPER DINOSAUR)
Ales Kot (WILD CHILDREN)
Jim McCann and Rodin Esquejo (MIND THE GAP)
Ben McCool and Ben Templesmith (PIGS, CHOKER)
Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder (NYCC Featured Guest) (HALLOWEEN EVE)
Scott Snyder (NYCC Spotlight Guest), Scott Tuft, and Attilla Futaki (SEVERED)
Christian Weiser, Tony Trov, and Johnny Zito (D.O.G.S. OF MARS)
Lee David Zlotoff and Will Sliney (MacGYVER)

A full, updated Image Comics signing schedule will be released before the convention. Please note that signings and exclusives are subject to change.

The Image Comics programming at NYCC will feature a one-on-one conversations with THE WALKING DEAD creator and Image partner Robert Kirkman, a SAGA panel with creative team Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, panels on craft with writers and artists, discussions of science fiction and gender issues, as well as the highly anticipated “The Image Comics Experience” panel, where attendees will be the first to hear new Image Comics announcements.

The full listing of Image Comics NYCC programming follows.

THURSDAY

The Image Revolution Documentary
Twenty years ago, the seven biggest superstars in comics created a company that changed the industry and started a creator rights revolution. From Spawn to The Walking Dead, discover the highs, lows, secrets and controversies of Image Comics in an exclusive sneak preview of The Image Revolution, a new documentary from the creators of Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods and Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts. Speaking on the panel will be director Patrick Meaney, producer Jordan Rennert and Sequart’s Mike Phillips, along with moderator F.J. De Santo, and a special guest! At San Diego Comic Con, Marc Silvestri appeared on the panel, who will be on this one? Date: 10/11/12 Thursday, Time: 6:30 PM, Location: 1A04

FRIDAY

Wondrous Worlds, Fractured Futures: Speculative Fiction and Image Comics
With the unlimited potential of comics, there is perhaps no better medium for speculative fiction than comics. Limited only by their imaginations, Image Comics creators have been creating far-flung universes where science, fantasy, and technology explode in rich possibilities. Find out why they choose science fiction, how they build worlds, and what inspires them in a conversation moderated by Elephantmen creator Richard Starkings. Panelists: Brian K. Vaughan, Brian Wood, Joe Harris, Glen Brunswick, Ming Doyle, David Hine, Fiona Staples; Moderator: Eric Stephenson, Date: 10/12/2012 Friday, Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Location: 1A06

Skybound: On the Rise
There’s no limit on what to expect from SKYBOUND, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics. THIEF OF THIEVES is a breakout hit and already been optioned by AMC, GUARDING THE GLOBE supplies another monthly fix for the Invincible universe, the all-ages smash SUPER DINOSAUR is about to blow up in a big way… so what’s next? Join Robert Kirkman as he discusses the imprint’s future with his stable of creators! Panelists: Robert Kirkman, Shawn Martinbrough, Jason Howard, and special guests; Moderator: Sean Mackiewicz, Date: 10/12/2012 Friday, Time: 2:45PM – 3:45PM, Location: 1A14

Drawing the Line: Artists on Creator-Owned Comics
Art is as integral to comics as story, and what readers see before they read a word. Independent comics give artists the freedom to create their own worlds and characters. How do some of independent comics’ top artists bring to paper what they and the writers they work with imagine? Delve into the ink-stained world of character design, sequential storytelling, and writer-wrangling with the artists on Nowhere Men, Revival, Luther Strode, Non-Humans, Perhapanauts, and Saga. Panelists: Nate Bellegarde, Mike Norton, Tradd Moore, Whilce Portacio, Craig Rousseau, and Fiona Staples; Moderator: Eric Stephenson, Date: 10/12/2012 Friday, Time: 6:30:00 PM – 7:30:00 PM, Location: 1A23

SATURDAY

The Image Comics Experience
Image Comics brings together some of the most exciting rising stars in comics today and established creators alike to talk about the past, present, and future of Image Comics. Join Publisher Eric Stephenson to experience a lively conversation with surprise guests, and be among the first to hear some big announcements! Moderator: Eric Stephenson, Date: 10/13/2012 Saturday, Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM, Location: 1A23

The Top Cow Universe’s New Era
Are you interested in writing or drawing comic books? Then YOU need to come to the Top Cow panel where the Image imprint’s top talent will tell you about what it’s like to create comics like Cyber Force, The Darkness, Witchblade, Think Tank and more! Get a first look at new art! Find out what’s going on with The Darkness movie in development! And get the latest on the Top Cow Talent Hunt, in which TWO lucky writers and TWO lucky artists will get jobs. All attendees will also get an awesome exclusive! Panelists: Jeremy Haun, Matt Hawkins, David Hine, and Tim Seeley; Moderator: Matt Hawkins, Date: 10/13/2012 Saturday, Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Location: 1A14

The Writers Room
Some of comics’ best writers will talk about the challenges, triumphs, and idiosyncrasies of the comics creative process. Find out how comics like Happy!, Saga, and The Manhattan Projects are conceived, written, and brought to the printed page from the writers who knew them from “PAGE ONE, PANEL ONE.”
Panelists: Grant Morrison, Brian K. Vaughan, and Jonathan Hickman, Moderator: Jonathan Ross, Date: 10/13/2012 Saturday, Time: 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM, Location: 1A21

Saga: Sex, Drugs & Rocketships
Saga launched in March 2012 amid great anticipation, excitement, high hopes, and a little controversy and quickly became one of the top-selling independent comics of the year, second only to The Walking Dead. Creators Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples will talk about how they made an epic mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, and romance into the comic industry’s biggest sensation—and hint at what’s in store for Alana, Marko, and baby Hazel! Panelists: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Moderator: Eric Stephenson, Date: 10/13/2012 Saturday, Time: 6:15 PM – 7:15PM, Location: 1A10

SUNDAY

Creating Comics with Two X-Chromosomes: Real Talk with Image’s Female Creators
The subject of women in comics is often dominated by controversy, but what about conversation? Join some of comics’ top female writers and artists for some candid talk about working the comics industry. Does being a woman make a difference? What perspectives do female creators bring to a male-dominated industry? All that and more—with women who use their talent to get ahead! Panelists: Jordie Bellaire, Alex de Campi, Christine Larsen, Ming Doyle, Amy Reeder, and Fiona Staples; Moderator: Jennifer de Guzman, Date: 10/14/2012 Sunday, Time: 10:45AM – 11:45AM. Location: 1A14

Kirkmania!
Robert Kirkman, creator of the global sensations THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE and THIEF OF THIEVES, opens the floor to all his fans in this lively and engaging Q&A session., Panelist: Robert Kirkman
Date: 10/14/2012 Sunday, Time: 1:30PM – 2:30PM, Location: 1E13

 

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