Dark Horse Announces NYCC 2015 Panels and Signings
Cornelia Tzana ‘17 / Emertainment Monthly Assistant Comic Books Editor
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One of the most eagerly expected events of the year is closing in! The 2015 New York Comic-Con is taking place October 8-11 at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan and comic book publishers are starting to announce exciting panels and signings.
Dark Horse Comics (Booth #1636), one of the leading companies in the comic book publishing world, has released its lineup of events and talent appearances. Find the full schedule below:
PANELS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
Title: Dark Horse Creators: Crafting the Original Story
Date: 10/8/2015
Time: 12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
Location: Room 1A18
Description: Dark Horse’s many creator-driven original series are full steam ahead with the industry’s top talent! Dark Horse Comics publicist Steve Sunu moderates a discussion among Greg Pak (Kingsway West),Donny Cates and Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks), Christopher Golden (Joe Golem), and Ethan Young(Nanjing: The Burning City) about developing their original stories and what’s coming next from Dark Horse’s prolific creators.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Title: Dark Horse: CLASSIFIED!
Date: 10/9/2015
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1A21
Description: The can’t-miss Dark Horse panel of NYCC 2015! Join Dark Horse creators Brian Wood andMatt Kindt, some surprise guests, and Dark Horse Comics publicist Steve Sunu for the first word on new series and announcements, including creator-driven original series and all-new TOP SECRET projects!
Title: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Interview with Larry Hama
Date: 10/9/2015
Time: 1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m.
Location: Booth #656
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Title: Spotlight on Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá: Different Is Cool
Date: 10/10/2015
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1A18
Description: Eisner Award winners and Brazilian Wonder Twins Gabriel Bá (Daytripper, The Umbrella Academy) and Fábio Moon (Daytripper, Casanova) have returned to Dark Horse Comics for a new collaborative original graphic novel: Two Brothers. Join them as they share their experiences both inside and outside the US comics market and invite young creators and readers to a discussion about career choices, foreign languages, exotic places, and how the best way to make it big might not be by doing what everyone wants, but by doing what only you can do.
Title: Dark Horse All-Ages: Comics Are for Everyone!
Date: 10/10/2015
Time: 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: 1C02
Description: Celebrate all-ages comics with Dark Horse creators Art Baltazar and Franco (Itty Bitty Hellboy, Aw Yeah Comics!), Kevin Panetta (Zodiac Starforce), Matt Kindt (Poppy and the Lost Lagoon), and a special surprise guest as they discuss the glory of all-ages comics and what readers of any age will be talking about going into 2016.
SIGNINGS
All creators signing in the Dark Horse booth offer their autographs for FREE. FREE prints, comics, or posters are provided for all 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.
Some signings require a wristband for entry, as noted on the schedule. Drawings for wristbands for these events will begin at show opening the day before and day of each signing. Come to the Dark Horse booth early for your best chance to join these events.
There will be two signing stages, denoted by the art on each stage. The location of each signing is indicated by the following abbreviations:
HB = Hellboy Signing Stage
FC = Fight Club 2 Signing Stage
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. HB EI8HT NYCC 2015 EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER: Mike Johnson, Rafael Albuquerque
FIGHT CLUB 2 #1 NYCC 2015 EXCLUSIVE VARIANT COVER: Rafael Albuquerque
12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. FC THE FIFTH BEATLE: Vivek J. Tiwary
1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. HB REALMS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME ART OF TONY DITERLIZZI: Tony DiTerlizzi
1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m. FC KINGSWAY WEST: Mirko Colak
2:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m. HB JOE GOLEM, BALTIMORE: Christopher Golden
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. FC ARCHIE VS. PREDATOR: Alex de Campi
3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m. HB THE NEW DEAL: Jonathan Case
4:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m. FC NANJING: THE BURNING CITY: Ethan Young
4:30 p.m.–5:15 p.m. HB THE PAYBACKS: Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal
5:30 p.m.–6:15 p.m. FC FIGHT CLUB 2, KABUKI: David Mack
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. HB PROJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED at the “Dark Horse Creators: Crafting the Original Story” Panel
(Thursday, October 8, 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m., Room 1A18)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m. HB BARB WIRE: Adam Hughes
10:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. FC LEAVING MEGALOPOLIS, SURVIVING MEGALOPOLIS: Jim Calafiore
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. HB DRAGON AGE: Greg Rucka
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. FC LARP!: Marlin Shoop
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m. HB HALO: Sparth
12:30 p.m.–1:15 p.m. FC THE MASSIVE, THE MASSIVE: NINTH WAVE: Brian Wood, Garry Brown
1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m. HB CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III: Larry Hama
1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m. FC DEPT. H, PAST AWAYS, NEW MGMT #1 (MIND MGMT #36) #1 EXCLUSIVE NYCC 2015 VARIANT COVER: Matt Kindt
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. HB PROJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED at the “Dark Horse: Classified” Panel
(Friday, October 9, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Room 1A21)
4:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m. HB BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: Scott Fischer
4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m FC POWER CUBED: Aaron Lopresti
5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m. FC NANJING: THE BURNING CITY: Ethan Young
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. HB ABE SAPIEN: Max Fiumara, Sebastián Fiumara
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. FC GRINDHOUSE, CREEPY: Alex de Campi
FINDER, BAD HOUSES: Carla Speed McNeil
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. FC EI8HT NYCC 2015 EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER: Mike Johnson, Rafael Albuquerque
FIGHT CLUB 2 NYCC 2015 EXCLUSIVE VARIANT COVER: Rafael Albuquerque
11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. HB THE BIG GUY AND RUSTY THE BOY ROBOT, THE SHAOLIN COWBOY: Geof Darrow
12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. HB DRAGON AGE: Mike Laidlaw, Daniel Kading, Jacques Lebrun
12:00 p.m.–12:45 p.m. FC THE ELTINGVILLE CLUB: Evan Dorkin
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. HB TWO BROTHERS: Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. FC REBELS: Brian Wood, Andrea Mutti
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. FC BOWERY BOYS: Cory Levine
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m. HB COLDER, THE ORDER OF THE FORGE, PROMETHEUS: FIRE AND STONE
CONVENTION EXCLUSIVE SLIPCASE: Juan Ferreyra
3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. HB MASS EFFECT: Mike Gamble, Chris Wynn
3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m. FC EVE: VALKYRIE: Brian Wood
4:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. HB SIN CITY: Frank Miller *Wristband-only event (Wristbands distributed from the Dark Horse Comics booth by drawing at show opening on Friday and Saturday. Signing limited to a free poster that will be provided and one other comic, book, or piece of memorabilia. Some restrictions may apply.)
5:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m. HB ITTY BITTY HELLBOY, AW YEAH COMICS: Art Baltazar, Franco
THE GOONIES NYCC LIMITED EDITION PRINT: Art Baltazar
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. FC ZODIAC STARFORCE: Kevin Panetta
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. HB BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL & FAITH: Rebekah Isaacs, Will Conrad, Scott Fischer
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. HB THE PAYBACKS: Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. HB PROJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED at the “Dark Horse: Classified” Panel(Friday, October 9, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Room 1A21)
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. FC PROJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED at the “Dark Horse All-Ages: Comics Are for Everyone!” Panel (Saturday, October 10, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Room 1C02)