The Silver Sprocket Gang will be in the exhibit hall at McCormick Place, all weekend, to celebrate the American Library Association’s 150th anniversary! Come out and talk rad books with us and our authors at booth3229F, or check out any of the panels they’re participating in, or just pop by to grab free stuff, like this sick-ass sticker by Alex Krokus!
Meet Your Favourite Artists!
Saturday, June 27, 2026
10:00 - 11:00 am
Signing – Marnie Galloway and Sage Coffey will be signing and giving away Sage Coffey, co-creator of the multi-award winning zine, Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone will be signing and giving away books at the Silver Sprocket booth! Come on out and chat about graphic medicine, civil rights, and community knowledge sharing!
Sunday, June 28, 2026
11:00 – 12:00 pm
Signing – Keezy Young, author and artist behind Sunflowers, will be signing and giving away books at the Silver Sprocket booth! Come on out and chat about mental illness, mysteries, and queer stuff! Location: Booth 3229F
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Panel – Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
As patron demographics change, so do the illustrations that reflect them. Join this group of picture book authors, artists, and publishers to hear about the most beautifully illustrated children and adult titles. Location: The Look of Books Stage (Booth #1342)
Monday, June 29th, 2026
11:30 – 12:20 pm
Panel – LGBTQ+ and Us: Queer Titles from Independent Publishers Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
Join us again for this celebration of the queer authors and publishers responsible for some of the most exciting books of the year. This roundtable conversation will look at the backlash to queer writing and how librarians have supported queer writers in the ongoing fight against censorship. Location:Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth #5242)
Mad Cave Studios is heading to the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago (June 25-29), bringing an exciting lineup of creators, exclusive giveaways, upcoming graphic novels, and programming for librarians, educators, and readers alike!
Attendees can visit Mad Cave Studios at Booth #1437 throughout the show to pick up exclusive ashcans for Ruth Roche by Joe Corallo and Meghan Hetrick, and Momo by John Cusack and Ignacio Noé, discover upcoming releases across Mad Cave and its imprints Maverick, Papercutz, and Nakama Press, participate in book giveaways, and meet the creators behind some of the industry’s most anticipated graphic novels.
From middle-grade adventures and young adult stories to original graphic novels and fan-favorite series, Mad Cave’s presence at ALA highlights the publisher’s growing library catalog and commitment to delivering stories for readers of every age!
Signing Schedule
Saturday, June 27
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM: Paula Sevenbergen (Flow), Autographing Station 2 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM: Joe Corallo (Ruth Roche), Autographing Station 4 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM: Sue Ruffle & Stefano Spaziani (The Stone of Shiro), Autographing Station 4 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM: Art Baltazar (Aw Yeah! ), Autographing Station 3 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM: Christopher Greenslate (Queen Kodiak), Autographing Station 1 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM: Paula Sevenbergen (Flow), Mad Cave Booth #1437 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM: Joe Corallo (Ruth Roche), Mad Cave Booth #1437 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM: David Perry (Aw, Nuts!), Autographing Station 3 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM: Jason Platt (Paw & Order), Autographing Station 1 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM: Mark Russell (Dog Tag, Racer X, TerrorBytes, Vanishing Point), Mad Cave Booth #1437 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM: Lan Pitts (Beat Every 1-Up), Autographing Station 4 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM: Jennie Wood (I Didn’t Ask For This), Mad Cave Booth #1437 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM: Jim Benton (Clyde), Autographing Station 3 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM: A.C. Medina & Max Bare (Ever Trip, Undercover Monster), Autographing Station 1
Sunday, June 28
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM: Chas! Pangburn (Double Booking), Autographing Station 210:30 AM – 11:20 AM: Jason Douglas (Jane American), Autographing Station 4 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Amit Tishler (Solar Sisters), Mad Cave Booth #1437 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: Sean Ryan (Xanar & Mr. Tuxedo), Autographing Station 3 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM: Jeremy Whitley (School for Extraterrestrial Girls, Navigating With You), Autographing Station 4 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM: Trevor Mueller (Secret S.T.E.A.M. Society, Bat Pat) at Author Area Station 1 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Jason Douglas (Jane American), Mad Cave Booth #1437
Monday, June 29
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Mad Cave Group Signing at Mad Cave Booth #1437 with Paula Sevenbergen (Flow) and Mark Russell (Dog Tag, Racer X, TerrorBytes, Vanishing Point) 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Papercutz Group Signing at Mad Cave Booth #1437 with Jason Douglas (Jane American), Amit Tishler (Solar Sisters)
Mad Cave Studios & Papercutz Panels
Saturday, June 27
Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table Magical Tea featuring Jennie Wood (I Didn’t Ask For This) 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Hilton Chicago, Continental A
Sunday, June 28
Old Tales for New Audiences: Graphic Adaptations for Tweens and Teens featuring Senior Marketing Manager: Kids & YA, Spenser Nellis 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | McCormick Place, W475b
Booklist Comics Panel Part 1 featuring Joe Corallo (Ruth Roche) 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM | Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage, Booth #1342
Monday, June 29
Mad Cave Studios Book Buzzfeaturing Paula Sevenbergen (Flow), Mark Russell (Dog Tag, Racer X, TerrorBytes, Vanishing Point), Tentative: Joe Corallo (Ruth Roche) 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM | Book Buzz Stage, Booth #5228
Papercutz Book Buzzfeaturing Sue Ruffle (The Stone of Shiro), Jason Douglas (Jane American), Amit Tishler (Solar Sisters), Sean Ryan (Xanar & Mr.Tuxedo), A.C. Medina (Undercover Monster & Ever Trip) 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Book Buzz Stage, Booth #5228
Renowned producer and editor Sandy King and legendary filmmaker John Carpenter present Storm King Comics at the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition from June 27 to July 2, 2024. Diehard fans of horror, scifi, and genre storytelling can find Storm King Comics at Booth #150 (Graphic Novel/Gaming Alley) in the San Diego Convention Center.
Horror fans can get an exclusive preview of the highly anticipated Summer and Fall 2024 releases from bestselling author Steve Niles and debut graphic novelist, Sian Mandrake.
Storm King Comics, home to the critically acclaimed imprints Dark & Twisted, John Carpenter’s Night Terrors,Tales of Science Fiction, and John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids, as well as the award-winning anthology series John Carpenter’s Tales For A HalloweeNight, will reveal exclusive previews of their upcoming graphic novels from an exciting array of creators.
THE KILLING HOLE by acclaimed horror author Steve Niles and artist Trevor Denham, with colors by Ryan Winn and letters by Janice Chiang.
Stuck in an isolated suburb in ‘70s Virginia, 14-year-old Stewart is a lonely and neglected child of divorce who slips through the cracks until, one day, he notices a new kid at school. Peter has it even worse than he does, and the two begin to form an inseparable bond in their mutual hatred of everyone and everything else. But as their friendship deepens, things take a very dark turn. In bookstores July 23.
THE GOD LIST, co-created by author Steve Niles and artist Scott Hampton, with colors by Jessica Lange and letters by Janice Chiang.
William is a vintage book dealer from Greenwich Village. Lydia is a mysterious agent for an otherworldly organization. Together they must match wits and do battle with sinister forces seeking to destroy… THE GOD LIST. Rumored to be a priceless collection of secret masterpieces commissioned by God herself, the List is so closely guarded that most scholars disagree on its origins, or even if it exists at all. In bookstores July 30.
BLOOD OF THE TAKEN created by debut graphic novelist Sian Mandrake (they/he), with letters by Janice Chiang.
Theo, a 500-year-old vampire, has made a new home in a small town in Western Massachusetts, stalking its residents in search of just the right humans to spirit away to replace her lost brood. Tonight she thinks she’s found the perfect pair with lifelong best friends, Ed and Liam. As the two companions find themselves suddenly plunged into Theo’s rotting nightmare of a world, they quickly come to understand running isn’t an option. After all, when you’ve become one of the undead yourself, where can you call home except with the creature who made you? Ed and Liam must learn to navigate Theo’s world if they want to survive it. In bookstores October 1.
On Friday, June 28, at 5:30 p.m., the publisher will host an Opening Night Wine Mixer at Storm King Comics Booth #233 (Graphic Novel/Gaming Alley), where horror fans can enter a raffle to win a deluxe edition foil embossed box set collecting five bestselling graphic novels from the highly acclaimed imprint John Carpenter’s Night Terrors, including fan-favorite graphic novels 13 Horsemen,Black Sparrow, Graveyard Moon, Second Nature, & Sour Candy.
Visitors to Storm King Comics Booth #233 throughout the weekend can also enter to win a rare deluxe edition box set of John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight, collecting the first five volumes of the fan-favorite series, and signed by legendary filmmakers John Carpenter and Storm King Comics Editor-in-Chief Sandy King. Details at booth.
Storm King Comics will be showcasing an array of new releases and worldwide bestsellers ranging in genre from horror, science-fiction, and dark thrillers to tales for all ages, including, but not limited to:
JOHN CARPENTER’S TALES FOR A HALLOWEENIGHT is the bestselling horror anthology that includes stories by the legendary filmmakers John Carpenter, Sandy King, and a coterie of acclaimed writers and artists who bring fresh new horrors to life each Halloween.
Dark & Twisted presents DEATH MASK by Amanda Deibert and Cat Staggs about a young detective on the trail of a bizarre and gruesome serial killer that leads her to question her own feelings about justice and what it means to be “good” or “evil.”
Night Terrors presents USHER DOWN by Jason Henderson and Greg Scott tells the story of a psychic who joins a government expedition to explore the most legendary haunted house of all time, Edgar Allen Poe’s The House of Usher. The house is real, frozen in time below ground– but what the explorers find there is demonic, alive, and may well have called them for its own dark purposes.
Tales of Science Fiction presents THE ENVOY by David J. Schow and Andres Esparza about two former college best friends who engage in a fierce race to reach intelligent life first but encounter two very different contacts, each sparking distrust and fear of the other. Can the friends turned rivals figure out who to trust before it’s too late for humankind?
Storm Kids Presents FETCHBOOK 1: THE JOURNEY and BOOK 2: THE RESCUE by Mike Sizemore and Dave Kennedy is the highly acclaimed series following the adventures of young Danni as she braves the Underworld to bring back her best friend and beloved pet, Pirate, with the help of the legendary Ulysses and a few other figures from myth.
Skybound has announced its programming slate, product list, and talent participation for the upcoming ALA Annual Conference for 2024, which will take place this year from Friday, June 28th to Monday, July 1st at the San Diego Convention Center. This year marks Skybound’s first standalone appearance at ALA Annual, which will include panels, signings, giveaways, and more.
Skybound will be located at booth #234 on the exhibitor floor, and will have finished copies of bestselling books including Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Feelings by J.L. Westover, Ava’s Demon Book Two: Aftermath by Michelle Fus, Cobra Commander Vol. 1 by Joshua Williamson and Andrea Milana, Duke Vol. 1 by Joshua Williamson and Tom Reilly, TRANSFORMERS Vol. 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Universal Monsters: Dracula by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, and Void Rivals Vol. 1 by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici. Skybound will also have chapbooks available at the booth including LEGO® NINJAGO: Shatterspin #1 by Tri Vuong, Destro #1 by Dan Watters and Andrei Bressan, Scarlett #1 by Kelly Thompson and Marco Ferrari, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! #1 by Dan Watters, Ram V, and Matthew Roberts, Cobra Commander #1, Duke #1, and TRANSFORMERS #1. ALA Annual attendees will also get the chance to go back to the beginning of the hit series with copies of Invincible #1 (Image Firsts) available at the Skybound booth.
Skybound will also bring several giveaways available for convention goers, including the debut of the 2024 ALA-Exclusive tote bag featuring the Universal Monsters, bookmarks featuring Invincible, The Walking Dead, and the Energon Universe, prints featuring Ava’s Demon, pins featuring Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Feelings, and a slew of ribbons featuring Skybound properties.
Acclaimed Skybound talent James Tynion IV (Author, Universal Monsters: Dracula), Joshua Williamson (Author, Duke & Cobra Commander), Michelle Fus (Author/Illustrator, Ava’s Demon), and Tri Vuong (Author/Illustrator, LEGO NINJAGO: Shatterspin) will be attending the conference and will be participating in panels and signings throughout the weekend.
The full slate of Skybound talent appearances is below.
2:30 PM (PT) to 3:20 PM (PT) – Fostering Readership with Familiar Faces in Graphic Novels
Description: Join Skybound, Image, DC, and BOOM! Studios for an exploration of crafting stories of the characters we know and love for a brand-new age of readers. Some of the biggest creators discuss using beloved characters to introduce exciting tales and bring in both new and reluctant readers to graphic novels.
Talent: Tri Vuong (Skybound), Julio Anta (DC), Ethan Sacks (Image), Naomi Sacks (Image), TBD BOOM! Talent Moderator: Moni Barrette (Director, Collection Development-Comics Plus) Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage Hosted By: Skybound Entertainment
Sunday, June 30th:
9:00 AM (PT) to 10:00 AM (PT) – Growing Up with Graphic Novels Panel
Description: We have kids’ graphic novels and YA graphic novels, but what about those readers who are in between? Join us for a lively panel discussion of publishers, creators, and public and school librarians as they share titles perfect for that middle school age range and ideas for finding and promoting them.
Talent: Tri Vuong (Skybound) Moderator: Jack Phoenix (Collection Development Manager, Cuyahoga Falls Library; Graphic Novel Selector, Brodart) l Location: Room 08 – San Diego Convention Center Hosted By: GNCRT
9:30 AM to 10:20 AM (PT) – From Online to On-Shelves: Must Read Webcomics Coming to Print Panel
Description: The fast-growing world of online comics has fans clamoring for print editions — and paving the way for even wider readership. Join Oni Press, Skybound and D.C. for a lively panel featuring Junepurrr, creator of the upcoming hit enemies-to-lovers political romantasy SubZero, Michelle Fus, creator of the high adventure sci-fi fantasy sensation Ava’s Demon, and Ngozi Ukazu, creator of the bestselling hockey romance Check, Please and new reimagining of beloved DC warrior, Barda.
10:30 AM to 11:20 AM (PT) – Becoming Your Best (Or Worst) Self: Growing With Graphic Novels Panel
Description: Discover graphic novels where character’s actions in times of survival can lead to irrevocable outcomes, not only for themselves but others around them. JAMES TYNION IV (Universal Monsters: Dracula), JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Duke, Cobra Commander), MICHELLE FUS (Ava’s Demon) and TRI VUONG (LEGO® NINJAGO®, Everyday Hero Machine Boy) discuss crafting new stories for a wide range of readers, growth in graphic novels, audience Q&A, and more!
Talent: James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Michelle Fus, & Tri Vuong Moderator: TBD Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage Hosted By: Skybound Entertainment
1:30 PM (PT) to 2:20 PM (PT) – Inside the Comic Artists’ Studio with Image Comics (The Look of Books Stage)
Description: Ever wonder how an artist brings their imagination to the page? How authors collaborate to turn words into images? Iconic authors and illustrators take you behind-the-scenes in a visual presentation about the process of turning ideas into award winning comics art, from script, to thumbnail, to the finished product. Love your graphic novel collection and want to know more about how they’re made? Curious about what supplies you should be stocking up on for your comics making programming? This is the program for you!
Talent: Tony Fleecs (Image), Tim Seeley (Image), Geoff Johns (Image), and Michelle Fus (Skybound) Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage Hosted By: Image Comics
1:45 PM (PT) to 2:30 PM(PT) – Skybound’s Graphic Novels: Invincible, The Walking Dead, TRANSFORMERS, LEGO NINJAGO: Shatterspin & More!
Description: Discover the biggest graphic novels of the year that readers of all ages will enjoy using their library card to check out! From Invincible and The Walking Dead to TRANSFORMERS and LEGO NINJAGO and even more from Skybound Entertainment (published by Image Comics). Presented by ALEX HARGETT (Director of Brand, Editorial).
SIGNINGS:
Offsite:
Friday, June 28th
4:00 PM (PT) to 7:00 PM (PT) – Joshua Williamson Signing at Now or Never Comics
Onsite:
Saturday, June 29th
11:00 AM (PT) to 12:00 PM (PT) – Joshua Williamson Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234)
12:30 PM (PT) to 1:30 PM (PT) – Michelle Fus Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234)
3:30 PM (PT) to 4:30 PM (PT) – Tri Vuong Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234)
Sunday, June 30th
11:45 AM (PT) to 12:30 PM (PT) – James Tynion IV Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234)
1:30 PM (PT) to 2:30 PM (PT) – Tri Vuong Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234)
3:00 PM (PT) to 4:00 PM (PT) – Michelle Fus Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234)
BOOM! Studios announced their presence at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition from June 20-25, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, DC. The publisher, home to award-winning imprints BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia, will host panels and signings throughout the weekend.
The award-winning publisher will return with a curated booth (#1616) environment with special advance readers copies of hotly anticipated graphic novels including Just Beyond: The Scare School by R.L. Stine and Nicole and Kelly Matthews, The Magicians: Alice’s Story by Lev Grossman, Lilah Sturges and Pius Bak, and Bury the Lede by Gaby Dunn and Claire Roe, as well as advance looks at key 2019 graphic novel titles including The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes, Sparrowhawk by Delilah S. Dawson and Matias Basla, and Ronin Island by Greg Pak and Giannis Milonogiannis.
Throughout the weekend, attendees will also have an opportunity to speak one-on-one with the writers behind some of the most anticipated graphic fiction of 2019 during signing events including:
R.L. Stine, the acclaimed bestselling horror author, creator of Goosebumps, Fear Street, and brand new middle grade horror graphic novel series, Just Beyond.
Carly Usdin, the award-winning filmmaker and author of Prism Award-nominated series Heavy Vinyl and new series, The Avant-Guards.
Delilah S. Dawson, the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars; Phasma, who recently penned the comic book series Sparrowhawk and the upcoming Joss Whedon’s Firefly: The Sting.
Gaby Dunn, the New York Times bestselling author of Bad with Money, journalist, and actress is the author of the upcoming original graphic novel Bury The Lede
Greg Pak, the award-winning comic book writer of the hit reimagining of Joss Whedon’s Firefly, as well as acclaimed original comic book series Ronin Islandand Mech Cadet Yu.
Visit the award-winning publisher’s booth for the exclusive chance to meet your favorite creators. Fans will have the opportunity to get exclusive merchandise signed by these special guests at the BOOM! Studios booth. In addition to visiting the booth for signings and giveaways, attendees are invited to stop by the BOOM! Studios booth for a Happy Hour on Friday evening for a fun social with BOOM! Studios staff and creators, where wine and snacks will be served. BOOM! Studios will also host a booth-exclusive Tea Time between 4-5pm on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23rd where visitors can indulge in some tea, cookies and comics discussion with BOOM! Studios staff and creators. Schedule below:
Friday, June 21 6:00PM-7:00PM Happy Hour at BOOM! Studios
Saturday, June 22 10:00AM-10:45AM Meet The Author: Greg Pak 12:15PM-1:00PM Meet The Author: Gaby Dunn 2:00PM-3:00PM Meet The Author: Carly Usdin 3:30PM-4:30PM Meet The Author: Delilah S. Dawson 4:00PM-5:00PM BOOM! Studios Tea Time
Sunday, June 23 10:00AM-11:00AM Meet The Author: Gaby Dunn 11:00AM-12:00PM Meet The Author: Delilah S. Dawson 12:00PM-1:00PM Meet The Author: Greg Pak 1:00PM-2:00PM Meet The Author: Carly Usdin 3:30PM-4:30PM Meet The Author: R.L. Stine 4:00PM-5:00PM BOOM! Studios Tea Time
Monday, June 24 11:45am-12:45pm Meet The Author: R.L. Stine
BOOM! Studios will host a star-studded roundtable panel discussion on graphic fiction as well as a spotlight panel with acclaimed creator R.L. Stine in discussion with the President-Elect of the GNCRT, Alea Perez, with full details below:
Saturday, June 22 BOOM! STUDIOS: DISCOVERING YOURSELF IN GRAPHIC NOVELS (11:00am-12:00pm, Room 146B)
The world of graphic novels is bigger and better than ever before – but how do you find a story that really connects with YOU on the deepest levels? Join some of the most acclaimed voices in graphic fiction today including Greg Pak (Joss Whedon’sFirefly), Delilah S. Dawson (Sparrowhawk), Gaby Dunn (Bury The Lede) andCarly Usdin (The Avant-Guards) for a no-holds barred roundtable discussion exploring how graphic novels can help readers better understand the world around them – and the wonders inside of themselves too. Moderated by Arune Singh (VP Marketing, BOOM! Studios).
Monday, June 24 GOING JUST BEYOND WITH R.L. STINE (10:30-11:30am, Room 154AB) Join R.L. Stine, the award-winning, bestselling author and creator of Goosebumps and Fear Street, for a discussion about bringing horror to a new generation in Just Beyond, his first-ever original graphic novel series and what it means to create exciting middle grade fiction for modern audiences. Moderated by Alea Perez(President-Elect of the GNCRT).
