NYCC 2022: ABRAMS’ panels, signings, exclusives, and more!

New York Comic Con 2022

ABRAMS is thrilled to return in 2022 to New York Comic Con, its home comic convention, with incredible exclusives, author signings, panels, and first looks at its fall 2022 and spring 2023 lists. Visit booth #3129 for giveaways and to purchase exclusive new books from across ABRAMS imprints, including Abrams ComicArtsMegascopeSurely Books, and Amulet Books. Don’t miss ABRAMS’ return to New York Comic Con with its biggest fall ever, featuring the talents of Alex RossBrian Michael Bendis and André Lima Araújo, and Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.

New York Comic Con Exclusives:

Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Dawn of Yangchen (Chronicles of the Avatar #3)
By F. C. Yee

EXCLUSIVE COLLECTOR’S EDITION!

This exclusive Collector’s Edition features a limited-edition wrap-around poster jacket with stunnin gartwork showcasing Avatar Yangchen in the newest chapter of this New York Times bestselling series.

My Mighty Marvel First Book Boxed Set

LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET!

This limited edition boxed set of The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America, the first two books in the MY MIGHTY MARVEL FIRST BOOK series, features artwork by Jack Kirby and John Romita Sr. and includes a collector’s poster—a must for the youngest superfans and longtime collectors!

Marvel Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book
By Matthew Reinhart

FIRST LOOK AND EXCLUSIVE POSTER GIVEAWAY!

Be the first to witness this unforgettable, oversized interactive 3D journey through the Marvel universe, featuring 6 spectacular spreads, 25 amazing pop-ups, 20 interactive elements, and 75+ iconic Marvel super heroes and villains—by renowned paper engineer Matthew Reinhart! Available for pre-order now and on sale November 15, 2022.

FREE TOTE BAG INCLUDED WITH PURCHASE

Featuring art from the vibrant and diverse ABRAMS Megascope and Surely Books imprints, and exclusive art from The Night Eaters (She Eats the Night Book #1)

Available for Early On-Sale

ABRAMS Amulet

Find a Missing Star

(SpongeBob SquarePants Mysteries #1)
By Nickelodeon and David Lewman
Illustrated by Francesco Francavilla

EARLY ON-SALE! 

HE-MAN and the Masters of the Universe: I, Skeletor (Tales of Eternia Book #2)
By Gregory Mone

EARLY ON-SALE! 

Let’s Make History! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales Create Your Own Comics)
By Nathan Hale

EARLY ON-SALE! 

ABRAMS Calendars

Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays 2023 Day-to-Day Calendar
By The TOPPS Company

EARLY ON-SALE!

Alex Ross Marvel Mural 2023 Oversized Wall Calendar
By Marvel Entertainment
Illustrated by Alex Ross

EARLY ON-SALE!

Abrams ComicArts

The Night Eaters Book 1: She Eats the Night
By Marjorie Liu and Sana Tanaka

EARLY ON-SALE!

The Last Mechanical Monster
By Brian Fries

EARLY ON-SALE

Queenie: Godmother of Harlem
By Aurélie Lévy and Elizabeth Colomba

EARLY ON-SALE!

SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE!

Dune: The Graphic Novel (Book #1 Dune)|
Adapted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Illustrated by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martin, with cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE!

Dune: The Graphic Novel (Book #2 Muad’Dib)
By Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson; Illustrated by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martin, with cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE!

FREE Giveaways at Abrams Booth #3129

Available Thursday at 10:00 A.M. while supplies last:

That Self-Same Metal
By Brittany N. Williams

Adventuregame Comics Book 1: Leviathan
By Jason Shiga

Available Friday at 10:00 A.M. while supplies last:
Mythical Creatures, Magical Worlds

The Search for Sasquatch (A Wild Thing Book)
By Laura Krantz

JoJo Sweet Adventure: Terrific Time Twist
By JoJo Siwa

The Powers: Haven’s Secret
By Melissa Benoist and Jessica Benoist-Young

Adventuregame Comics Book #1: Leviathan
By Jason Shiga

Available Saturday at 10:00 A.M. while supplies last:
Series Starter Giveaway

The Extincts: Quest for the Unicorn Horn

By Scott Magoon

Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines
By Brandon T. Snider and Ed Steckley

Suee and the Shadow
By Ginger Ly and Molly Park

Adventuregame Comics Book 1: Leviathan
By Jason Shiga

Available Sunday at 10:00 A.M. while supplies last:

Spellbinding Fantasy Reads Giveaway

Raybearer
By Jordan Ifueko

Wildseed Witch
By Marti Dumas

Adventuregame Comics Book #1: Leviathan
By Jason Shiga


ABRAMS Authors & Panels

Below are the times, locations, titles, and Abrams authors and staff featured on panels. For full panel details, please visit the New York Comic Con official site.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

Improbable Imaginings: AKA Flights of Fantasy Fiction
3:45 P.M. Room: 1B-03

Let your imagination soar through the fantastic tales of deadly games, royal intrigues, wuxia, espionage, and ancestral hauntings. Phoebe Cramer (Publishers Weekly) chats craft and creativity with Brandon Sanderson (Lost Metal: The Mistborn Saga #7), Alex Aster (Lightlark), Alina Boyden (Gifting Fire), Wesley Chu (The Art of Prophecy), and GennaRose Nethercott (Thistlefoot).

Garbage Pail Kids: A Gross Out Update
5:15 P.M. Room: 1B-03

Gross has never been so tasty! Join the team behind The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook and the Garbage Pail Kids books, Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine, chef Elisabeth Weinberg, author and producer Matt Stine, and celebrated illustrated Joe Simko as they reveal the gory details and behind-the-scenes stories of creating these repulsive projects, sure to appeal to every generation of Garbage Pail Kids fans. Moderated by Abrams ComicArts’s Editorial Director Charles Kochman.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

Water, Earth, Fire, Air: Continuing the Avatar Legacy
10:30 A.M. Room: 406.2

ABRAMS Books, Dark Horse Comics, and Magpie Games are thrilled to treat fans to a panel worthy of the Avatar! Join publishing’s creators and writers of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra to explore the past, present, and future of the beloved world, including ABRAMS Editorial Director Anne Heltzel.

Spotlight on Marjorie Liu
4:30 P.M. Room 408

Join New York Times bestselling novelist and comic book writer Marjorie Liu, author of the Monstress series and the first-ever woman—and woman of color—to win an Eisner in the Best Writer category, as she discusses her new series The Night Eaters, an all-new graphic novel horror trilogy published by Abrams ComicArts. Once again collaborating with her Monstress illustrator and co-creator, Sana Takeda, this is the team’s first standalone adult graphic novel. Liu will give a sneak peek of the first book in the series, She Eats the Night, and share stories of her groundbreaking career.

Moderated by Abrams ComicArts’s Senior Editor Charlotte Greenbaum

Leaning in to the Witchy
5:15 P.M. Room: 1B-03

Enjoy a tasty brew of witchcraft, magic, and practitioners conjured up by Celestine Martin (Witchful Thinking), Andy Mientus (Fraternity), Susan Dennard (The Luminaries), Scarlett St. Clair (When Stars Come Out), and Jenna Evans Welch (Spells for Lost Things), with Liberty Hardy(Book Riot Senior Contributing Editor) stirring the conversational pot.

MARVEL: Books of Future Past
6:00 P.M. Room: 408

From original graphic novels to museum quality archival editions, some of Marvel’s most exciting books are produced with best-in-class publishing partners! How are these unique collections made? Join host Ryan Penagos (aka Agent M, VP & Creative Executive at Marvel), Marvel’s VP of Licensed Publishing, Sven Larsen, Abrams ComicArts’s Editorial Director Charles Kochman (Fantastic Four: Full Circle), IDW Editor Scott Dunbier (Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man Artist’s Edition), Folio Society Editor James Rose (Thor, Black Panther Deluxe Editions), and Penguin Classics Publisher Elda Rotor (Marvel Penguin Classics) as they reveal how these books are created and share a sneak peek at what’s coming next!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

Rube Goldberg: Launch into Middle Grade
11:00 A.M. Family HQ Interactive

Grab a wrench, flip a switch, and join bestselling author Brandon T. Snider and award-winning illustrator Ed Steckley for a celebration of hijinks and hilarity in their new illustrated book series Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines starring Rube Goldberg, a young inventor and master of machines loosely based on Goldberg’s classic cartoons.

Spotlight on Abrams ComicArts
1:30 P.M. Room: 408

Join ABRAMS ComicArts’s Editorial Director Charles Kochman, Senior Editor Charlotte Greenbaum, and SVP & Publisher Andrew Smith for exclusive content from the fall list—the imprint’s biggest season yet—and a sneak preview of the spring 2023 list. Special guests include Mariko Tamaki, who will preview upcoming Surely Books (Archie Bongiovanni’s Mimosa and Oliva Hicks and Emma Oosterhous’s Grand Slam Romance), John Jennings, who will preview upcoming Megascope books (Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, and Marco Finnegan’s The Keeper and Ayize Jama-Everett and Tristan Roach’s The Last Count of Monte Cristo), Marjorie Liu, who will preview She Eats the Night, her new book (with illustrations by Sana Takada), and Stephan Franck, who will preview his new edition of Silver. The panel will also showcase an exclusive video from Alex Ross on his new book Fantastic Four: Full CircleBrian Michael Bendis, and André Lima Araújo’s PhenomenaNoah van Sciver’s Joseph Smith and the Mormons; and Brian Fies’s The Last Mechanical Monster; and advance looks at Chip Kidd’s Spider-Man: Panel by Panel and Rick Parker’s graphic novel Drafted.


ABRAMS Authors & Signings

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

4:00 P.M.

R.L. Stine, Elisabeth Weinberg, Matt Stine, and Joe Simkowill sign Garbage Pail Kids: The Cookbook
Autographing Area Tables 1–3

5:15 P.M.

Alex Aster will sign Lightlark
Autographing Area Tables 1 & 2

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7th

4:45 P.M.

Matthew Reinhart will sign Marvel Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book poster
Abrams Booth #3129

5:45 P.M.

Marjorie Liu will sign The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (The Night Eaters Book #1)
Autographing Area Table 1

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8th

12:45 P.M.

Brandon T. Snider and Ed Steckley will sign Rube Goldberg and His Amazing Machines and The New Switcheroo
Autographing Area Table 2

2:45 P.M.

Marjorie Liu will sign The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (The Night Eaters Book #1)
Autographing Area Table 4

3:45 P.M.

John Jennings will sign After the Rain, Stephan Franck will sign Silver: Of Treasures and Thieves (Silver Book #1), and Arielle Jovellanos will sign Black Star
Autographing Area Table 2

4:30 P.M.

Vincent D’Onofrio will sign Mutha
Autographing Area Table 4