DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES NEW YORK COMIC CON 2014 EXCLUSIVES!

New York City's most anticipated event will host more exclusive Dark Horse merchandise than ever before! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR – Dark Horse announces the full line up of 2014 NYCC exclusives, available in the Dark Horse Comics booth #1636! Dark Horse has produced more items than EVER for this year’s show, as well as secured a few other extremely limited edition items from our partners! The list can be found below, available only at the Dark Horse Booth at New York Comic Con 2014!

BOOM! STUDIOS TO PARTICIPATE IN REEDPOP PARTNERSHIP WITH CHEVROLET AND UBER TO GIVE FANS FREE RIDES TO NEW YORK SUPER WEEK AND NEW YORK COMIC CON EVENTS

October 3,  2014 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is thrilled to announce today it is participating in a special promotion during New York Super Week (NYSW), the week leading up to the start of New York Comic Con (NYCC) (Oct. 9-12) at the Javits Center in new York City. ReedPOP, the number one producer of the world’s largest pop culture events and the company behind NYCC and the inaugural NYSW, announced a partnership with Chevrolet and Uber that will put fans in the driver’s seat of convenience at this year’s events. As part of the partnership, Chevrolet will custom wrap nine different car models with some of the most iconic characters from comics, video games, and literature—including several from BOOM! Studios titles—that fans can Uber to events all across the city. The partnership will kick-off on October 3 and run through October 7.

Comic Con fans will also have a chance to win exclusive access to great prizes and collectibles thanks to the Chevrolet and Uber partnership. For instance, fans who ride in the Chevrolet Cruze may win BOOM! Studios exclusive comics and graphic novels. Those who ride in the New York Super Week Chevrolet Tahoe will be eligible to receive New York Comic Con and New York Super Week t-shirts, tickets to New York Super Week events, and much more.

Fans will also be eligible to win a trip to NYCC 2015 with VIP Tickets and a Chevy Car Exclusives Prize Pack through the “Chevrolet Gives You the Keys to NYCC” contest. Starting on October 3, fans are encouraged to tweet creative photos of one of the cars, using the hashtag #ChevyNYCC. Following the completion of New York Comic Con on October 13, NYCC and Chevrolet will pick the 10 best photos as finalists.

“This is the first year that we’re bringing New York Comic Con out of the Javits Center with New York Super Week and this partnership will allows fans to get to where they need to be throughout New York City,” said Larry Settembrini, Director of Strategic Accounts for ReedPOP. “Having some of the biggest brands custom wrap these Chevrolet cars will truly let everyone know that New York Comic Con is here and add another layer of pop culture to the week!”

“Chevrolet is thrilled to take our three year partnership with New York Comic Con to a new level of fan engagement,” said Chevrolet Marketing Manager Todd Reynolds. “These one-of-a-kind Chevy vehicles will provide fans with a unique opportunity to cruise around the city for free in pop culture style.”

“We are honored to be asked once again to participate in this very innovative venture with ReedPop and Chevrolet,” said BOOM! Studios Marketing Manager Mel Caylo. “Involving Uber this year is a great addition to an already exciting promotion that will engage fans and get them looking forward to next week’s New York Comic Con.”

BOOM! Studios joins Dark Horse, Image, Valiant Entertainment, IDW, New York Super Week, Random House, SEGA, and TBS to provide graphics to wrap select Chevrolet vehicles that will be used as part of the promotion. Featured on the BOOM! Car will be the following titles:

• Front Hood (facing the car, left to right)
  • Hacktivist
  • Lumberjanes
  • Hexed
     
• Front bumper
  • Regular Show
     
• Right side (from back to front)
  • The Amazing World of Gumball
  • Teen Dog
  • Adventure Time
  • Mouse Guard
  • Bee and PuppyCat
  • Wild’s End
     
• Left side (from back to front)
  • Dead Letters
  • Black Market
  • Big Trouble in Little China
  • George Pérez’s Sirens
  • The Woods
     
• Back Hood (facing the car, left to right)
  • Thomas Alsop
  • Translucid
  • Jim Henson’s The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow

New York Super Week will take place October 3-12, leading into the East Coast’s biggest and most exciting convention – New York Comic Con. The New York Super Week Card will offer fans access to dozens of special offers including drink specials at venues and bars, discounts to citywide tours and in-store merchandise discounts at retailers including Midtown Comics and Discovery Times Square.

How to download:
1. Open up your Uber app
2. Enter promo code:
3. Request ‘COMIC CAR’
 

BOOM! Studios can be found at booth #1344 at New York Comic Con. For more information on BOOM! Studios, please visit www.boom-studios.com and their social media pages (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr.) 

For more information about New York Super Week and to purchase tickets, please visit www.NewYorkSuperWeek.com and New York Super Week’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram).

For more information about New York Comic Con please visit www.NewYorkComicCon.com or and New York Comic Con's social media pages (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
 

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ABOUT BOOM! STUDIOS
Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, Diamond Gem Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning original and licensed comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent. BOOM! Studios is comprised of four distinct imprints. The original Studios imprint is home to Mike Carey's Suicide Risk; James Tynion IV's The Woods; Mark Waid's Irredeemable; Sons of Anarchy; and Big Trouble in Little China. Steven Grant’s graphic novel 2 Guns was released as a feature film from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. BOOM!’s all-ages imprint KaBOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ Peanuts; Jim Davis’ Garfield; Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, and Steven Universe; Mike Kunkel’s Herobear and the Kid; and Natasha Allegri's Bee and PuppyCat. BOOM!'s experimental imprint BOOM! Box publishes The Midas Flesh and Lumberjanes. In June 2013, BOOM! acquired Archaia Entertainment (archaia.com). Archaia is the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning graphic novel publisher of Mouse Guard, Cow Boy, Gunnerkrigg Court, Rust, and Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand. In October 2013, BOOM! Studios entered into a unique first-look relationship with 20th Century Fox, giving the studio access to its library of titles and giving the publisher access to Fox's vast catalog of films. In August 2014, BOOM! Studios began a similar first-look relationship with 20th Century Fox TV to develop properties for the small screen.

ABOUT REEDPOP
ReedPOP is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions, which is exclusively devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium brands in the pop culture arena. ReedPOP is dedicated to producing celebrations of popular culture throughout the world that transcend ordinary events by providing unique access and dynamic personal experiences for consumers and fans. The ReedPOP portfolio includes: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime, East, South and Australia, Star Wars Celebration, New York Super Week, Special Edition: NYC,  Oz Comic-Con, BookCon, Comic Con India and the UFC Fan Expo. In 2013 ReedPOP added Star Wars Celebration Europe and PAX Australia to its rapidly expanding portfolio of international events. The staff at ReedPOP is a fan based group of professionals producing shows for other fans, thus making them uniquely qualified to service those with whom they share a common passion. ReedPOP is focused on bringing its expertise and knowledge to world communities in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific including Australia and India. (www.reedpop.com)

About Chevrolet:
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is one of the world's largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.9 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design, and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES NEW YORK COMIC CON 2014 SCHEDULE!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR— It's here! New York Comic Con 2014 is upon us, and Dark Horse Comics is delivering a full slate of signings from your favorite creators!   DARK HORSE COMICS | NEW YORK COMIC CON 2014 | BOOTH #1636   SIGNING SCHEDULE All creators signing in our booth offer their autographs for FREE. FREE prints, comics, or posters are provided for most of our signings (while supplies last). You may purchase or bring items to be signed; however, we may restrict the type or number of items to be signed as necessary. Lines may also be closed for other signings due to crowding or time restrictions. We have two signing stages, denoted by the art on each stage. The location of each signing is indicated by the following abbreviations: HB = Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. Signing Stage FS = Fire and Stone (Prometheus, Predator, Aliens, Alien vs. Predator comic crossover series) Signing Stage All events are subject to change. Some restrictions apply. Please see Dark Horse Comics staff if you have questions. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. HB HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: Alex Maleev 2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. FS ROBOCOP VS. TERMINATOR: Walter Simonson 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. HB ELFQUEST: Richard Pini, Wendy Pini 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. FS THE WHITE SUITS: Frank Barbiere 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. HB GRINDHOUSE: Alex de Campi, Chris Peterson 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. FS FURIOUS: Bryan J. L. Glass 5:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. HB THE BLACK BEETLE:  Francesco Francavilla 5:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. FS BAD BLOOD: Jonathan Maberry 6:00 p.m.–6:50 p.m. HB MIND MGMT: Matt Kindt 6:00 p.m.–6:50 p.m. FS GHOST FLEET, BUZZKILL: Donny Cates   FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 11:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. HB AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, THE LEGEND OF KORRA: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (WRISTBAND REQUIRED. Wristbands will be distributed by drawing in the Dark Horse booth on Thursday and Friday at show opening. 12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. FS CONCRETE PARK: Tony Puryear, Erika Alexander 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. HB LEAVING MEGALOPOLIS: Jim Calafiore, Gail Simone                                        CONAN RED SONJA: Jim Zub, Gail Simone 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. FS ACTION PHILOSOPHERS: Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey 2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. HB THE STRAIN: Mike Huddleston 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. HB THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS: Shaun Simon, Becky   Cloonan                                         NEVERBOY: Shaun Simon, Tyler Jenkins 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. FS GRINDHOUSE: Alex de Campi, Chris Peterson 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. HB REBELS: Brian Wood, Andrea Mutti                                        THE MASSIVE: Brian Wood, Garry Brown 5:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. HB THE ART OF HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, SUNDOWNERS:   Tim Seeley 5:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. FS THE BEST OF COMIX BOOK: WHEN MARVEL WENT UNDERGROUND: Denis Kitchen,   John Lind 6:00 p.m.–6:50 p.m. HB HALO: Frank O’Connor 6:00 p.m.–6:50 p.m. FS NIGHTMARE CARNIVAL: Ellen Datlow, Laird Barron SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. HB CREEPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY: Dustin Nguyen, Dan Braun 10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. FS POP: Curt Pires 11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. HB THE SHAOLIN COWBOY: Geof Darrow 11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. FS ELFQUEST: Richard Pini, Wendy Pini 12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. HB REALMS: THE ROLE-PLAYING GAME ART OF TONY DiTERLIZZI: Tony DiTerlizzi 12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. FS GHOST FLEET, BUZZKILL: Donny Cates 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. HB RESURRECTIONISTS: Fred Van Lente, Maurizio Rosenzweig, Moreno Dinisio,   Juan Doe 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. FS SABERTOOTH SWORDSMAN: Aaron Conley                                        AMALA’S BLADE: Michael Dialynas 2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. HB AW YEAH COMICS!™, ITTY BITTY MASK, ITTY BITTY HELLBOY: Art Baltazar, Franco 2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. FS BANDETTE: Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover                                       COLDER: Paul Tobin 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. HB PASTAWAYS: Matt Kindt, Scott Kolins   EI8HT: Mike Johnson, Rafael Albuquerque 3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. FS CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT: Joshua Williamson 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. HB ALABASTER: Caitlín R. Kiernan 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. FS THE ELTINGVILLE CLUB, BEASTS OF BURDEN, MILK AND CHEESE: Evan Dorkin 5:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. HB STAR WARS READS DAY! Mike Richardson (Star Wars: Crimson Empire, 47 Ronin,    The Atomic Legion, Deep Gravity), Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman (Star Wars:   Legacy, Deep Gravity), Randy Stradley (Star Wars: Dark Times) 5:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m. FS PROMETHEUS: FIRE & STONE: Paul Tobin                                        PREDATOR: FIRE & STONE: Josh Williamson, Chris Mooneyham 6:00 p.m.–6:50 p.m. HB EVE ONLINE: Börkur Eiríksson, Torfi Frans Olafsson 6:00 p.m.–6:50 p.m. FS THE STRAIN: Mike Huddleston SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. HB BLACKSAD: Juanjo Guarnido, Tom Orzechowski 11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. FS MONSTERS! & OTHER STORIES: Gustavo Duarte 12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. HB PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES: Paul Tobin 12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. FS WITCHFINDER: Maura McHugh 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. HB FIGHT CLUB 2: David Mack, Cameron Stewart, Nate Piekos 1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. FS CONCRETE PARK: Tony Puryear, Erika Alexander 2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. HB BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL & FAITH: Christos Gage, Will Conrad,   Scott Fischer 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. HB AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER: Jessie Flower (voice actor for Toph Beifong)

DARK HORSE PANEL SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 9 Title: Dark Horse Builds Characters Date: Thursday, October 9 Time: 4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Location: 1A14 Original creator-owned work has been a cornerstone of Dark Horse’s success since its earliest days. Join publicist Aub Driver—along with Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore (Leaving Megalopolis), Brian Wood (Rebels), Rafael Albuquerque (Ei8ht), Fred Van Lente and the team behind his new ongoing series Resurrectionists, Donny Cates (The Ghost Fleet), Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT), David Mack (Fight Club 2), and more—to discuss some of the most exciting comics of 2014 and beyond! Title: Banned Horror Comics Walking Back from the Dead! Date: Thursday, October 9 Time: 4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Location: 1A05 A fearful look at the 1950s horror comics criticized by Dr. Fredric Wertham, reviled in Senate investigations, and destroyed in public book burnings! These pre-Code comics, like zombies, are again walking to get you! Craig “Haunted Horror/IDW/Yoe Books” Yoe, Mike “Dark Horse” Richardson, Mike “The ‘Worst’ of Eerie Publications” Howlett, and Carol “Wertham Debunker” Tilley explore EC and other publishers, the censoring Comics Code, the Golden Age of horror reprints, and the TV shows and movies inspired by these scary comics! Friday, October 10 Title: Editors on Editing Date: Friday, October 10 Time: 12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. Location: 1B03 Talk to actual working editors from Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and more as they discuss the comics business. Learn about submissions, professionalism, and what it takes to make it as an editor. Support by Nicole Scalera. Hosted by Buddy Scalera of Comic Book School. Title: Dark Horse and Sega Present: 35 Years of Alien Date: Friday, October 10 Time: 6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Location: 1A24 Dark Horse achieved one of its earliest successes with the 1987 publication of Aliens. Now, following the release of the highly anticipated Fire and Stone and Sega’s Alien: Isolation, we take a look back at a wild publishing history based on the frightening thirty-five-year-old franchise! Join Dark Horse publicist Aub Driver, along with Mike Richardson (president and publisher, Dark Horse Comics), Randy Stradley (vice president of publishing, Dark Horse Comics), Paul Tobin (Prometheus), Joshua Williamson and Chris Mooneyham (Predator), and a few surprise guests! Saturday, October 11 Title: Celebrating 15 Years of The Goon: Modern Horror, Humor, and More! Date: Saturday, October 11 Time: 12:15 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Location: 1A05 What started as a self-published sensation quickly grew into one of the most exciting books in the marketplace, with multiple Eisner wins, critical accolades, and a movie in development! Now, we get together some of the top writers working in horror comics to pay tribute to the one and only Eric Powell! Join Dark Horse publicist Aub Driver, along with Tim Seeley (Sundowners), Paul Tobin (Colder), Evan Dorkin (The Eltingville Club, Milk and Cheese), and Alex de Campi (Smoke/Ashes, Grindhouse) for a look at the past, present, and future of comics’ most lovable brute and more! Title: Powered by Creators: Dark Horse Video Game Comics Level Up! Date: Saturday, October 11 Time: 4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Location: 1A10 Dark Horse established itself in its early years as the premier publisher of licensed comics by continuing story lines from the big screen to the page. Now, this tradition is carried on through the most exciting video game tie-ins in the comics medium! Join Dark Horse publicist Aub Driver, along with the cast of top writers working on these titles, including Gail Simone (Tomb Raider), Paul Tobin (The Witcher), and former Star Wars writer Brian Wood, for an exciting announcement! Title: Discussing The Essential Kurtzman: Harvey Kurtzman’s Jungle Book Date: Saturday, October 11 Time: 5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Location: 1A01 One of the most influential graphic novels of all time (no. 26 on The Comics Journal’s Top 100 of the 20th Century) returns! Harvey Kurtzman’s Jungle Book inspired cartoonists such as R. Crumb, Jay Lynch, Art Spiegelman, and Denis Kitchen. Discussing the upcoming Kitchen Sink Books edition and Kurtzman’s life will be: Denis Kitchen (Kitchen Sink Books), David Hajdu (The Ten-Cent Plague), Jay Lynch (Bijou Funnies), John Holmstrom (Punk Magazine), and Harvey’s daughter Nellie Kurtzman. Moderator: Bill Kartalopoulos. Sunday, October 12 Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender—Legend and Legacy Date: Sunday, October 12 Time: 2:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Location: 1A06 Join Avatar Mom (moderator), Monica McClain (illustrator/art instructor), Alison Wilgus (artist/writer), Kevin Coppa (Puppetbenders creator), Sifu Manuel Rodriguez (martial arts choreographer for Toph Beifong), and Jessie Flower (voice of Toph Beifong) for Avatar: The Last Airbender art, history, demonstrations, and stories—plus a live comic reading from Dark Horse Comics’ The Rift. Attending cosplayers may win books and signed original Legend of Korra animation drawings donated by Studio Mir!

How Are Retailers Driving Comics Market Growth?

Digital, Online, Brick and Mortar All Contributing

(October 3, 2014 - Madison, WI)  Retailers, whether digital, online, or brick and mortar, are the critical link to the new comics customers that are coming into the market.  They're the ones that are connecting these new customers with comics and graphic novels they'll enjoy reading, and then nurturing that interest.  How are they attracting these customers, who are they, and what are they buying?

Digital has been one source of new comics customers over the past few years, as the convenient availability and readability on a mobile device customers that were new to the market, based on sales patterns for print comics.

Like digital, online retail makes it easy for consumers anywhere to find comics about subjects that interest them, especially those that connect to other media.

And brick and mortar stores, whether focusing on manga, graphic novels, or a traditional comics and graphic novel mix, are also reaching out to new customers, and using face-to-face interaction to curate the right content for new market segments.

What can we learn from the ways these different types of retailers are finding new customers, what they're selling to them, and who they are?  We'll ask our panel of top retailers at the ICv2 Conference:

• Jim Crocker, General Manager, Modern Myths
• Terence Irvins, Comics and Graphic Novel Buyer, Kinokuniya Bookstore NY
• Andrew McIntire, Vice President, Things from Another World
• David Steinberger, CEO, comiXology
• Tucker Stone, Director, U.S. Sales and Marketing, Nobrow and Flying Eye Books; Managing Partner, Bergen St. Books
• Moderated by Milton Griepp, CEO, ICv2

The ICv2 Conference:  The New Comics Customer will take place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, October 8th.

For more information, including recently added speakers, click here.

IDW Publishing’s 2014 NYCC Schedule Full List of The Shows Best Panels & Signings Unleashed! San Diego, CA (October 3, 2014) – Earlier this week IDW released their highly anticipated convention exclusives for this year's New York Comic Con, and now it's time to reveal IDW's panel and signing schedules! Clear your own schedule, because you won't want to miss any of this! BOOTH #1844 Thursday October 9th   1:00 – 2:00     America’s Army – M. Zachary Sherman (*Check out the exclusive giveaways!) 2:00 – 3:00     Transformers – John Barber, Sarah Stone, Andrew Griffith, Livio                           Ramondelli, Mairghread Scott 3:00 – 4:00     Star Trek – Scott Tipton, David Messina                           (*Check out the free Star Trek/Planet of the Apes Ashcan!) 4:00 – 5:00     Manhunter Artist’s Edition Launch Party! – Walter Simonson                           (*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!) 4:00 – 5:00     Zombies vs Robots, Mars Attacks: First Born  – Chris Ryall 5:00 – 6:00     Cartoon Network Presents: Super Secret Crisis War! & More! – Louise                           Simonson, Derek Charm 6:00 – 7:00     My Little Pony – Tony Fleecs, Agnes Garbowska, Sara Richard, Andy                           Price Friday October 10th 11:00 – 12:00   Dungeons & Dragons – Jim Zub, Max Dunbar                             (*Check out the free D&D Ashcan!) 12:00 – 1:00     V-Wars, Rot & Ruin – Jonathan Maberry                             (*Check out the show exclusive V-Wars TPB!) 1:00 – 2:00       Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry, Jeff Zornow 1:00 – 2:00       Cartoon Network Presents: Super Secret Crisis War! & More! – Derek                             Charm, Derek Fridolfs 2:00 – 3:00       Manhunter Artist’s Edition, Ragnarök – Walter Simonson                             (*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!) 3:30 – 5:00      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated TV Blowout! – Ciro Nieli                            (Director), Brandon Auman (writer), Rob Paulsen (voice of Donatello), Greg Cipes                                     (voice of Michelangelo) (*Check out the free poster from Nickelodeon!) (*ticketed                                           signing – See employee for Details) 5:00 – 6:00      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Paul Allor, Dario Brizuela, Cory Smith,                            Charles P. Wilson III 6:00 – 7:00      Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, Locke & Key – Gabriel Rodriguez                           (*Check out the show exclusives!) 6:00 – 7:00      Kill Shakespeare  – Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, Andy Belanger Saturday October 11th 10:00 – 11:00   Skylanders – David A. Rodriguez                              (*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!) 11:00 – 12:00    My Little Pony – Tony Fleecs, Sara Richard 12:00 – 1:00      X-Files  – Joe Harris, Sam “Mister-Sam” Shearon, Joe Corroney,                             Greg Scott 12:00 – 1:00     Killogy Halloween Special – Alan Robert 1:00 – 2:00       G.I. JOE – Mike Costa, Robert Atkins 1:00 – 2:00       America’s Army – M. Zachary Sherman (*Check out the exclusive giveaways!) 2:00 – 3:00       Star Trek – Scott Tipton, David Messina, Mike Johnson                            (*Check out the free Star Trek/Planet of the Apes Ashcan!) 3:00 – 4:00      Cartoon Network Presents: Super Secret Crisis War! & More! – Louise                            Simonson, Derek Charm 4:00 – 5:00      Manhunter Artist’s Edition, Ragnarök – Walter Simonson                           (*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!) 4:00 – 5:00      Garbage Pail Kids – Dean Haspiel, Vito Delsante                           (*Check out the free Garbage Pail Kids Ashcan!) 5:00 – 6:00      Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, Locke & Key – Gabriel Rodriguez                           (*Check out the show exclusives!) 5:00 – 6:00     Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry 6:00 – 7:00     Transformers – John Barber, Sarah Stone, Andrew Griffith, Livio                           Ramondelli, Mairghread Scott Sunday October 12th 11:00 – 12:00   America’s Army – M. Zachary Sherman (*Check out the exclusive giveaways!) 12:00 – 1:00     Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, Locke & Key – Gabriel Rodriguez                             (*Check out the show exclusives!) 1:00 – 2:00       The Illegitimates  – Taran Killam (Saturday Night Live), Marc                             Andreyko 2:00 – 3:00      Garbage Pail Kids – Dean Haspiel, Vito Delsante                            (*Check out the free Garbage Pail Kids Ashcan!) 3:00 – 4:00      Skylanders – David A. Rodriguez                            (*Check out the show exclusive hardcover!) And check out all of IDW's amazing panels this year! *We have added links that take you directly to these panels on the official New York Comic Con website schedule so you can add them to “My Show Planner” and sync them to your phone or calendar. Banned Horror Comics Walking Back from the Dead! Thursday, October 9th 4:15PM–5:00PM, Room 1A05 A fearful look at 1950s HORROR COMICS criticized by Dr. Fredric Wertham, reviled in Senate investigations, destroyed in public book burnings! These Pre-Code comics like dead zombies are again walking to get U! Craig “Haunted Horror/IDW/Yoe Books” Yoe, Greg “ IDW President” Goldstein, Mike “Dark Horse” Richardson, Mike “The ‘Worst’ of Eerie Publications” Howlett, Carol “Wertham Debunker” Tilley explore EC + other publishers, the censoring Comics Code, the Golden Age of Horror Reprints, the TV + movies inspired by these scary comics! IDW & Hasbro: Transformers, Ponies & More! Thursday, October 9th, 6:15PM-7:00PM, Room 1A14 2014 has been a huge year for IDW and Hasbro! Join Senior Editor & Writer John Barber, with very special guests Amy Mebberson, Katie Cook, Sarah Stone, Mairghread Scott and Jim Zub for inside information on what’s happening with My Little Pony, Transformers, G.I. JOE, Dungeons & Dragons and more! Announcements, excitement, gossip, prizes and Q&A! IDW Publishing: The Big One Friday, October 10th 4:15PM–5:00PM, Room 1A14 Want to find out what IDW’s top-secret announcements are for NYCC? This is the panel to hit! Join Editor-in-Chief and CCO Chris Ryall, President Greg Goldstein, Editor Sarah Gaydos and VP of Marketing Dirk Wood, with very special guests Gabriel Rodriguez, Kate Leth, Jonathan Maberry, Joe Harris, and Scott Tipton for inside information on everything your favorite publisher has in the works! Plus...Prizes! Q&A! IDW Publishing: The Writers Saturday, October 11th 12:15PM–1:00PM, Room 1A14 Meet the writers behind the best scripts in comics! Join IDW’s VP of Marketing Dirk Wood and an all-star cast of writers for a spirited discussion about what it takes to write a great comic! Featuring Louise Simonson, Mairghread Scott, Chris Ryall, John Barber, Scott Tipton, M. Zachary Sherman, Andy Schmidt and Jeff Kline! IDW Publishing: The Artists Saturday, October 11th 2:15PM–3:00PM, Room 1A14 Want to find out just what it takes to be a working artist in the comic industry? Or, want to find out a little more about a few artists that are already there? This is the panel for you! Join Editor Sarah Gaydos, with very special guests Gabriel Rodriguez, Alan Robert, menton3, Sarah Stone, Andy Price and Derek Charm, for an illuminating discussion on sequential art, and upcoming IDW projects! Plus, prizes and Q&A!

About IDW Publishing IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE and MY LITTLE PONY; Paramount’s Star Trek; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2000AD’s Judge Dredd; The Rocketeer; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; V-Wars from New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry; Ragnarök from Eisner Award-winner Walter Simonson; Winterworld, created by Chuck Dixon and Jorge Zaffino; and Little Nemo from the award-winning duo of Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio, and the multiple award-winning Artist's Edition imprint. IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Warner Brothers are producing a film based on Ashley Wood's Lore; Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film, Kurtzman/Orci are producing a movie based on Locke & Key at Universal.

Lion Forge Comics Presenting Action-Packed New York Comic Con

 

Comics Publisher with Diverse Portfolio Offers Fans Sneak Peek of Animated Short Deep Sea 7, Chance to Meet the Heroine of Wonderous II – Cosplay Goddess Yaya Han, and Get Up Close and Personal Sessions with Bayside Warriors and Miami Vice Creators

 

NEW YORK – Oct. 2, 2014 – Digital comics publisher Lion Forge Comics is taking a big bite out of the Big Apple at this year’s New York Comic Con. Kicking off NYCC, Lion Forge will host an exclusive premiere screening of its first foray into animation, Deep Sea 7. Back at the Lion Forge booth, fan can meet famous cosplayer Yaya Han as she makes her debut into the pages of a comic book in the upcoming Wonderous II. And the creative minds behind Miami Vice and NYCC-exclusive Bayside Warriors will be on hand to tackle fan questions about two of Lion Forge’s biggest hits.

 

Lion Forge also is making sure fans feel the Lion Forge love with exclusive swag for NYCC attendees. Featuring Rampage Jackson: Street Soldier, Roboy, and Wonderous II, the bundle includes a T-shirt; a comic print or sketch; a Lion Forge convention bag; and a front-of-the-line pass for Lion Forge meet and greets. Fans can get more details and purchase their favorite swag now available for pre-sale here.

 

The Lion Forge NYCC talent schedule includes:

·         Thursday, Oct. 9

o   11:00 a.m.: Meet and greet with Yaya Han at the Lion Forge booth

o   6:00 p.m.: Deep Sea 7 screening hosted by Jonathan London in 1B03

 

·         Friday, Oct. 10

o   11:00 a.m.: Meet and greet with Yaya Han at the Lion Forge booth

o   2:00 p.m.: Signing with the Miami Vice creative team, Jonathan London and Carl Reed, at the Lion Forge booth

 

·         Saturday, Oct. 11

o   1:00 p.m.: Signing with the Bayside Warriors creative team, MK Reed and Joe Flood, at the Lion Forge booth

 

·         Sunday, Oct. 12

o   12:00 p.m.: Signing with the Bayside Warriors creative team, MK Reed and Joe Flood, at the Lion Forge booth

 

About Lion Forge Comics

Lion Forge is a St. Louis-based transmedia studio with a focus on digital publishing. With both original and licensed titles, Lion Forge brings together the brightest talent to acquire and develop content and character franchises within the comic book, television, film and interactive gaming industries. Lion Forge applies cinematic elements to each property to create compelling, story-driven experiences from start to finish, bringing unique entertainment experiences to both traditional and digital marketplaces. For more information, please visit www.lionforge.com or the Lion Forge Facebook and Twitter pages.