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Program and Other Info Added!
Updated July 10
NEW! - We've poured through our various schedules and listings to pull together
the listed appearances of our guests throughout the convention. This information
now follows the guest's bio. These listings may not reflect all of their potential
appearances. Some guests may also appear at their Sponsor's
booth and other locations as well.
Appearances are subject
to last minute changes!
Forrest J. Ackerman
Known for his love of all things fantastic and HORROR-endous
puns, Forrest J. Ackerman is one of fandom's most beloved figures.
He was an early literary agent for science fiction writers such
as Ray Bradbury, and editor of the fondly- remembered Famous
Monsters of Filmland, which was a source of inspiration
to many filmmakers including Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg and
George Lucas.
THURSDAY
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Tribute to Frank Kelly Freas (Room 9)
FRIDAY
10:30 am - 11:30 am, Spotlight on Forry Ackerman (Room 3)
11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Autographs (AA4)
SATURDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, and Forrest J. Ackerman (Room 20)
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Autographs (AA4)
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Lalo Alcaraz
The son of Mexican immigrant parents, Lalo Alcaraz has been furiously drawing
cartoons since he was a child in San Diego. His ability to mix wit with
“jalapeño-biting” satirical observations continually feeds into his daily comic
strip, La Cucaracha, and has earned him international fame. In 2000
Alcaraz illustrated the book Latino USA: A Cartoon History, and his work
has appeared in LA Weekly, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Los Angeles
Times, The Boston Globe, Variety, Hispanic Magazine, Latina magazine, Mexico
City’s La Jornada, BUNTE (Germany’s People magazine), and numerous
other publications.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-10
FRIDAY
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Spotlight on Lalo Alcaraz (Room 2)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Autographs (AA4)
SATURDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, National Cartoonists Society: "How'd They Draw That?" (Room 3)
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Lee Ames
After working in animation in the 1930s, artist Lee Ames joined
the Eisner-Iger Studio, where he worked alongside Johnny Cassone
(Lightning), Andre LeBlanc (The Phantom), Mort
Leav, and numerous other comic book legends. In the 1940s his
hand could be seen on Firebrand stories in Police Comics,
as well as on Kid Patrol, Stuart Taylor, and Dusty Rhodes for
Fiction House's Flight Comics. He also worked for Stan
Lee at Timely (Marvel) Comics on Homer the Brave, Marvel
Science Fiction, and other titles; on The Chessmen
with Burt Frohman and War Against Crime for EC Comics;
and on The Kewpies comic strip for Will Eisner. He left
comics in the mid-1950s and eventually created the hugely successful
Draw 50 series, beginning with Draw 50 Animals (1974)
for Doubleday. There are now 26 titles in the Draw 50 series
that primarily use visual instructions, rather than text, to
teach.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-07
FRIDAY
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Golden/Silver Age of Comics: Working with Will Eisner (Room 8)
SUNDAY
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Spotlight on Lee Ames and Sy Barry (Room 8)
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Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson's skills as a penciller and inker made
him one of the Silver Age's most recognizable and favorite artists.
He drew the Buck Rogers comic strip for newspapers, penciled
and inked such books as The Spectre and Hawkman
at DC, and his crisp inking added a lush veneer to the pencils
on such series as Adam Strange, Flash, The Atom, Superman, and
many others.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-04
THURSDAY
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Golden and Silver Age of Comics: Working for DC (Room 8)
FRIDAY
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Golden/Silver Age of Comics: Working with Will Eisner (Room 8)
SUNDAY
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Spotlight on Nick Cardy and Murphy Anderson (Room 8)
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Sergio Aragonés
Fan favorite, Sergio Aragonés is an annual CCI guest. He is most famous as the
creator/cartoonist of Groo, and his work on Mad Magazine is
legendary. He’s also known as being the fastest, friendliest and funniest
cartoonist in the world, and we’re lucky to have him around.
EXHIBIT HALL I7
THURSDAY
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Golden and Silver Age of Comics: Working for DC (Room 8)
SUNDAY
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Spotlight on Lee Ames and Sy Barry (Room 8)
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David B.
French cartoonist David B. has been hailed by The Comics
Journal as one of Europe's most important and innovative
comics artists. His internationally acclaimed graphic novel
Epileptic is a stunning and emotionally resonant autobiography
about growing up with an epileptic brother; with its recent
U.S. release from Pantheon (a division of Random House), David
B.'s following in the States is skyrocketing.
THURSDAY
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Spotlight on David B. (Room 3)
SATURDAY
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, The Graphic Novel (Room 4)
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Sy Barry
Golden age cartoonist, Sy Barry, is best known for illustrating the syndicated
strip The Phantom for 33 years. His artistry was also seen in the
Flash Gordon strip and on such comic books as Gangbusters, Daredevil,
Air Boy, Johnny Thunder, Pow Wow Smith, Johnny Peril, Superman, Batman, and
Romance Comics. He is an active member of the “Berndt Toast Gang” (the
Long Island Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society) and has recently seen
some of his oil paintings published as comic covers and internationally
distributed prints.
THURSDAY
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Golden and Silver Age of Comics: Working for DC (Room 8)
SUNDAY
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Spotlight on Lee Ames and Sy Barry (Room 8)
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Bob Bolling
Making his first appearance at Comic-Con, Bob Bolling is
one of two writer/artists behind the classic Little Archie
series, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2005.
Little Archie, which focuses on the highly imaginative
childhood adventures of everyone's favorite teens, has built
a huge cult following that continues thriving to this day.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-02
SATURDAY
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Little Archie’s 50th Anniversary: Spotlight on Bob Bolling and Dexter Taylor (Room 7B)
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Ray Bradbury
The dean of American science fiction writers returns to Comic-Con
as one of the show's most beloved guests. Bradbury is the author
of such classics as The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated
Man, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Fahrenheit
451 (currently in its 50th anniversary year), many of which
are continually adapted into comic book and cinematic form.
In 2004, Avon Books published a collection of his short stories
titled The Cat's Pajamas, as well as an immense volume
of his best-remembered stories. He was given The National Book
Award in 2001 for his contribution to American Literature, and
President Bush awarded him The National Medal of Arts in 2004.
SATURDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, and Forrest J. Ackerman (Room 20)
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Autographs (AA4)
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Tim Bruckner
One of DC Direct’s most acclaimed talents, Tim Bruckner has sculpted numerous
statues, snowglobes, action figures, and other items. Bruckner has also created
action figures for ToyBiz and has worked as an illustrator and sculptor for a
number of other companies. He has sculpted over 100 action figures for DC
Direct, bringing to life the creative visions of such artists as Alex Ross, Jim
Lee, Adam Hughes, Brian Bolland, Michael Turner, and many others. (Courtesy
DC Direct)
THURSDAY
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, DC Direct: A Cut Above—Sculptor Search (Room 5AB)
FRIDAY
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Action Figure Insider: Under the Knife (Room 9)
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Bruce Campbell
One of the most popular genre—and non-genre—actors working today, Bruce Campbell
is one busy guy. In addition to his new book, Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way,
the sequel to his first book, If Chins Could Kill: Confession of a B Movie
Actor, Bruce comes to Comic-Con with multiple new projects. There’s Man With the
Screaming Brain, which is both a new film AND a comic book from Dark Horse, and
there’s the new Disney movie, Sky High. Best known for his wonderful work with
Sam Raimi in the Evil Dead series of films, Bruce’s resume also includes fan
favorite Bubba Ho-Tep, the TV series The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr. and
much more. (Courtesy Dark Horse Comics)
THURSDAY
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Spotlight on Bruce Campbell: What’s New With Bruce? (Room 6CDEF)
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Special Film Screening: The Perfect Crime (El Crimen Perfecto), with a special introduction by Comic-Con Special Guest Bruce Campbell (Room 6B)
FRIDAY
10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Anchor Bay Presents (Room 20)
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Autographs (AA2)
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Disney Coming Attractions: Chicken Little, Sky High, and Pixar’s Toy Story 10th Anniversary , Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean 2 (Hall H)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Autographs (AA2)
SATURDAY
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Autographs (AA2)
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J. Scott Campbell
Initially discovered in the first Homage Studios talent search, J. Scott
Campbell co-created the top-selling Gen13. His dynamic
storytelling and animated style lent themselves perfectly to his follow-up
project, Danger Girl. Campbell returns to comics this summer with the
all-new miniseries Wildsiderz. He currently resides in Colorado with his
wife, Keyke. (Courtesy WildStorm)
FRIDAY
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Spotlight on J. Scott Campbell (Room 5AB)
SATURDAY
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, WildStorm: Comics Unleashed (Room 9)
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Nick Cardy
One of the Silver Age’s most popular artists, Nick Cardy is best known for a
memorable run on Teen Titans and DC covers in the 60s and 70s, plus art on the
ground-breaking western series Bat Lash. Nick’s career stretches back into the
40s, when he worked at Quality Comics and with Will Eisner.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-06
THURSDAY
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Golden and Silver Age of Comics: Working for DC (Room 8)
FRIDAY
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, 25th Anniversary of Teen Titans (Room 5AB)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Golden/Silver Age of Comics: Working with Will Eisner (Room 8)
SUNDAY
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Spotlight on Nick Cardy and Murphy Anderson (Room 8)
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Gene Colan
Artist Gene Colan began his comics career in 1944 drawing Wings
Comics at Fiction House. He was soon hired by Stan Lee to
illustrate for Timely (Marvel) Comics and has worked in the
industry ever since. His art has graced the pages of such classic
titles as Journey into Mystery at Marvel, Sea Devils
and Hopalong Cassidy at DC, as well as on such popular
characters as Batman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Howard
the Duck, Wonder Woman, and Sub-Mariner to name just a few.
He is perhaps best known for his runs on Daredevil, Iron
Man, and Tomb of Dracula.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-09
THURSDAY
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Golden and Silver Age of Comics: Working for DC (Room 8)
FRIDAY
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Bongo Comics Sneak Peek (Room 8)
SATURDAY
10:30 am - 11:30 am, Spotlight on Gene Colan (Room 8)
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Greg Evans
Winner of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) Ruben Award
for Cartoonist of the Year in 2003, local San Diego cartoonist
Greg Evans created the Luann syndicated comic strip,
which has run in newspapers since 1987. Evans has also been
instrumental in bringing NCS to Comic-Con International.
FRIDAY
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Spotlight on Greg Evans (Room 4)
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Bob Fujitani
Artist Bob Fujitani got his start in comics when his friend and former American
School of Design classmate “Tex” Blaisdel hired him to work in the Eisner-Iger
studio. There he worked on many of “Busy” Arnold’s Quality Comics characters,
including Black Condor, Dollman, The Ray, and Uncle Sam. He worked for many
Golden Age publishers, including Ace, Avon, Harvey, and Lev Gleason to name a
few, and he’s often remembered as the definitive illustrator of MLJ’s
Hangman. He co-created Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom at Gold Key,
and he worked on the Flash Gordon and Rip Kirby daily strips
before retiring in the early 1990s.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-08
FRIDAY
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Golden/Silver Age of Comics: Working with Will Eisner (Room 8)
SUNDAY
10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Spotlight on Bob Fujitani (Room 8)
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Pia Guerra
After 10 years of struggling to break into the comics industry,
penciller Pia Guerra became an "overnight" success with the
critically acclaimed VERTIGO series, Y The Last Man.
She's appearing at the 2005 show with Y co-creator and
fellow Comic-Con special guest, Brian K.
Vaughan.
THURSDAY
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Spotlight on Pia Guerra (Room 4)
FRIDAY
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, VERTIGO: Looking Over the Edge (Room 5AB)
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Ray Harryhausen
The primary influence for a whole generation of filmmakers,
Ray Harryhausen is the undisputed king of stop-motion animation.
His memorable film works include Jason and the Argonauts,
Clash of the Titans, 20,000,000 Miles to Earth, Sinbad's Golden
Voyage, and many more.
FRIDAY
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Spotlight on Ray Harryhausen (and all things King Kong) (Room 6CDEF)
SATURDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, and Forrest J. Ackerman (Room 20)
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Autographs (AA4)
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Phil Jimenez
Born and raised in Southern Californaia and trained at NYC’s School of Visual
Arts, Phil Jimenez has worked in comics since 1991. His work includes Tempest,
The Invisibles, JLA/Titans and Planetary/Authority. In addition, Jimenez wrote
and drew a memorable 2-year run on Wonder Woman. After contributing pencil art
to the recent blockbuster Countdown to Infinite Crisis, Jimenez is working on 2
current projects for DC: Otherworld, which he writes and pencils for VERTIGO,
and DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy, a 4-issue miniseries written by Phil.
(Courtesy DC Comics)
SATURDAY
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, DC Comics: A Whole New World (Room 6A)
SUNDAY
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Spotlight on Phil Jimenez (Room 9)
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Robert Jordan
New York Times best-selling author Robert Jordan’s mega-popular "Wheel of Time"
series has thrilled readers all over the world. With over 11 million copies in
print in North America alone, Jordan’s series has also been optioned for
graphic novels (produced by the Dabel Brothers and DB Pro) and film:
The Eye of the World, the first novel in the "Wheel of Time"
series is in the works! With 10 books in the series, plus a prequel,
New Spring: The Novel, this "Wheel" keeps turning!
THURSDAY
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Is That Your Sword or Are You Just Unhappy to See Me? Writing Fight Scenes for Science Fiction and Fantasy (Room 3)
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, Autographs (AA3)
FRIDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Spotlight on Robert Jordan (Room 6A)
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Autographs (AA4)
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David Lapham
David Lapham began working in the comics industry at Valiant
Comics, where he helped illustrate and create titles such as
Shadowman and Harbinger. After Valiant he launched
his award-winning self-published crime series Stray Bullets,
which is celebrating its 10th year in 2005. While continuing
to write and draw Stray Bullets, he is also writing a
12-issue Batman story arc for Detective Comics.
THURSDAY
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Comic-Con Self-Publishing School 101: Getting Started (Room 2)
FRIDAY
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Spotlight on David Lapham (Room 3)
SATURDAY
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, The Graphic Novel (Room 4)
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Jim Lee
Jim Lee exploded onto the comics scene in the mid 1980s with
his eye-catching, innovative artwork in X-Men and Uncanny
X-Men at Marvel. He was considered one of the industry's
Young Turks when he helped form Image Comics in 1992, and his
Wildstorm Productions Image imprint launched numerous successful
titles, including Wild C.A.T.S., Stormwatch, and GEN13,
among others. He later worked with Marvel during the revamp
of Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Avengers and Captain
America, and then moved Wildstorm to DC Comics. He is currently
completing a run on Superman, and this summer he's illustrating
a new Batman and Robin series, written by none other
than Frank Miller, for the DC All-Stars line.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-12
THURSDAY
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Batman: Year of the Bat (Room 5AB)
SATURDAY
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, WildStorm: Comics Unleashed (Room 9)
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, DC Comics: A Whole New World (Room 6A)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, DC All Stars with Jim Lee (Room 6CDEF)
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Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud first came onto the comics' scene as the
writer/artist of the 1980s series ZOT! for Eclipse Comics.
He went on to gain attention both within and outside the comics
field with his groundbreaking Understanding Comics, a
book in comics format in which he explored and explained comics
as a valid art form. McCloud followed this book with Reinventing
Comics, and his new book, Making Comics, is being
published in 2006. For the last several years he has been a
leading proponent of web-based comics.
THURSDAY
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Spotlight on Scott McCloud (Room 5AB)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Anthologies Take Flight (Room 3)
SATURDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Tribute to Will Eisner (Room 5AB)
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Richard Morgan
Richard Morgan took the science fiction world by storm in 2002 with his first
novel, Altered Carbon. This ultra-hip, ultra-violent look at a
corporate-owned future world introduced readers to Takeshi Kovacs,
the central character in both Altered Carbon and the sequel,
Broken Angels. Altered Carbon was immediately optioned as a
major motion picture. His latest book, Market Forces, was published
in 2003. His new book, Woken Furies, will appear in September and
features the return of Takeshi Kovacs. He has also written Black Widow
for Marvel Comics.
THURSDAY
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Down These Mean Streets: Crime Fiction (Room 9)
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Spotlight on Richard Morgan (Room 5AB)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Autographs (AA4)
SATURDAY
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Science and Storytelling: Empirical Data and Creativity (Room 3)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Autographs (AA6)
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Gary Panter
Illustrator, painter, and designer Gary Panter is probably best
known for his work as head set designer on the Pee Wee's
Playhouse TV series, a job which earned him three Emmy Awards.
His distinct artwork on album covers, most notably for Frank
Zappa, earned him the title "King of Punk Art." He's also a
well-known underground cartoonist, best known for his Jimbo
character, most recently seen in the book Jimbo in Purgatory.
FRIDAY
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Spotlight on Gary Panter (Room 3)
SATURDAY
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, The Graphic Novel (Room 4)
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Eric Powell
Eric Powell has been a writer and illustrator in comics
since 1995, having worked on a number of titles for Dark Horse,
Marvel, and DC. However, his career shot into orbit with his
critically acclaimed humor/horror series The Goon. Originally
self-published, The Goon was subsequently picked up by
Dark Horse Comics. Powell and The Goon were nominated
for four Eisner Awards in 2004; The Goon #1 won the award
for Best Single Issue (in a tie with Conan #0).
EXHIBIT HALL 2208
THURSDAY
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, Spotlight on Eric Powell (Room 5AB)
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Jerry Robinson
At the age of seventeen, Jerry Robinson was hired by Bob Kane
as an art assistant on the newly created "Batman" series for
Detective Comics. In 1941, when Kane moved on to other features,
Robinson became the major artist on the strip. But Robinson
never received bylines. Together with writer Bill Finger, Jerry
Robinson created The Joker and Robin, the Boy Wonder. Robinson
also did considerable work for other strips, including Green
Hornet for Harvey, Atoman for Spark, and Fighting
Yank and Black Terror (together with Mort Meskin)
for Nedor. At DC Robinson worked with Meskin drawing The
Vigilante and Johnny Quick. In the 1950s he worked
for Timely and Western on a variety of titles.
In 1955 Robinson moved into the comic strip and editorial cartooning
field. He was president of the National Cartoonist Society from
1967 to 1969. He created Life with Robinson in the 1970s,
which eventually led him to establish the Cartoonist and Writers
Syndicate. He wrote one of the "bibles" about comic strips,
The Comics, and has traveled around the world promoting
cartooning and cartoonists. Most recently, he curated an art
exhibit on Golden Age creators.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-11
THURSDAY
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Will Eisner Documentary: Master Class (Room 8)
FRIDAY
10:30 am - 11:30 am, The Bill Finger Award (Room 8)
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Golden/Silver Age of Comics: Working with Will Eisner (Room 8)
SATURDAY
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Eisner Documentary: Spirit (Room 5AB)
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Lou Scheimer
Filmation founder Lou Scheimer is responsible for bringing to television screens
a multitude of beloved series based on comic books, toys, and original concepts.
Filmation's earliest series, The New Adventures of Superman, appeared in
1965 and was followed by the animated adventures of Batman, Aquaman, and
other DC heroes. These were followed by the Star Trek animated series,
the Archie shows (which netted Filmation several gold records), the Emmy-
nominated Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, and the live-action Shazam!,
Isis, and Space Academy shows. In 1983 he revolutionized the
syndicated television market with the toy-based He-Man and the Masters of the
Universe, which will be rereleased on DVD by BCI Eclipse at Comic-Con
International. (Courtesy BCI Eclipse and Tower Records)
THURSDAY
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Spotlight on Lou Scheimer (Room 6B)
FRIDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe DVD Spotlight (Room 6B)
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J. J. Sedelmaier
The head of the cutting-edge animation studio that brought us
the pilot for Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law on Cartoon
Network, and, along with CO-creator Robert Smigel, has produced
many cartoons for Saturday Night Live. J. J. Sedelmaier's work
has entered the realm of pop culture on SNL with "Fun With
Real Audio," "The X-Presidents," and "The Ambiguously
Gay Duo." This is his first appearance at a comics convention.
FRIDAY
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Spotlight on J. J. Sedelmaier (Room 2)
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Autographs (AA3)
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm, An Evening with J. J. Sedelmaier (Room 6A)
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Kevin Smith
Filmmaker, author, and comic book retailer Kevin Smith is no
stranger to comics fans all over the world. From his success
with such films as Clerks, Chasing Amy, and Dogma
to his award-winning work on Daredevil and Spider-Man
at Marvel and Green Arrow: Quiver at DC, Smith has shown
a keen ability to meld current fan sensibilities with solid
storytelling techniques.
SATURDAY
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Kevin Smith (Hall H)
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Dave Stevens
Fan-favorite artist and creator of The Rocketeer, Dave
Stevens is known for his incredible attention to detail and
design, as well as his wonderful renderings of women (particularly
Bettie Page). His work, including portfolios and limited- edition
prints, is highly sought after by collectors around the world.
EXHIBIT HALL 4805
SUNDAY
10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Co-host of Spotlight on Bob Fujitani (Room 8)
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J. Michael Straczynski
Best known as the creator/writer/executive producer for Babylon
5, J. Michael Straczynski currently writes The Amazing
Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Supreme Power, and The
Book of Lost Souls for Marvel Comics, as well as the maxiseries
Silver Surfer: Requiem and Dream Police. His new
radio drama series, The Adventures of Apocalypse Al,
debuts on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation this summer.
FRIDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe DVD Spotlight (Room 6B)
SATURDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Spotlight on J. Michael Straczynski (Room 6A)
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Autographs (AA5)
SUNDAY
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Marvel Comics: Spider-Man: The Other (Room 5AB)
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Dexter Taylor
Besides Bob Bolling, Dexter Taylor
is the other artist to be associated most with the Little
Archie series. This year marks both Little Archie's
50th anniversary and Taylor's first appearance at Comic-Con.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-01
SATURDAY
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Little Archie’s 50th Anniversary: Spotlight on Bob Bolling and Dexter Taylor (Room 7B)
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Michael Turner
One of the most popular writer/artists working in comics
today, Michael Turner helped create and launch the Witchblade
series for Top Cow in 1995. In 2002 he started his own publishing
company, Aspen, which featured his hit creations Fathom
and Soulfire. He most recently completed his critically
and commercially acclaimed run on DC's Superman/Batman
series, which featured the return of the one true Supergirl.
FRIDAY
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Spotlight on Michael Turner and Aspen Comics (Room 6A)
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Jhonen Vasquez
Jhonen Vasquez created the popular Invader Zim cartoon for Nickelodeon,
but he is best known in the comic book industry for creating Johnny the
Homicidal Maniac. Originally a comic strip for his school newspaper and
later appearing as a single-page strip in Carpe Noctem magazine,
Johnny evolved into a longer form comic book through Slave Labor
Graphics. With the series now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the graphic
novel collection Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: The Directors Cut is
consistently in the top 100 graphic novels in sales year after year. Other
titles by Vasquez include Squee, I Feel Sick, and Filler Bunny,
and he is currently directing a music video for Mindless Self Indulgence and
working on several other projects both in and out of the comic book industry.
(Courtesy SLG)
FRIDAY
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Spotlight on Jhonen Vasquez (Room 6CDEF)
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Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughn has become one of the top writers in comics
through his work on such successful comics as Runaways,
Swamp Thing, and Spider-Man/Dr. Octopus. The CO-creator/writer
of the Eisner Award-nominated VERTIGO series Y, The Last
Man, Vaughan currently writes Ultimate X-Men and
the new Wildstorm hit Ex Machina, as well as Y.
THURSDAY
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, Marvel Comics’s Ultimate U: The Write Stuff (Room 5AB)
FRIDAY
10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Art of Adapting Comics to the Screen (Room 6CDEF)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, VERTIGO: Looking Over the Edge (Room 5AB)
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Spotlight on Brian K. Vaughan (Room 3)
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Jim Warren
Starting off as the publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland
in the late 1950s, Jim Warren jumped headfirst into the comics
world in 1964 with the publication of Creepy. He began
utilizing a stable of outstanding artists, essentially resurrecting
the horror comics genre, and eventually went on to add Eerie
and Vampirella to his line, as well as bringing Will
Eisner's The Spirit back into active publication.
FRIDAY
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Spotlight on Jim Warren (Room 4)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Autographs (AA3)
SATURDAY
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Tribute to Will Eisner (Room 5AB)
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Bill Willingham
Bill Willingham has been writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than
twenty years. During that time he’s had work published by nearly every comics
publisher in the business and he’s created many critically acclaimed series,
including Elementals, Coventry, Proposition Player, and
Fables. Along with Fables, Willingham currently writes
Robin and the miniseries Day of Vengeance. His work has been
nominated for many awards, including the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz comic
industry awards and the International Horror Guild award. Willingham lives
somewhere near a good poker room. (Courtesy VERTIGO)
THURSDAY
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Batman: Year of the Bat (Room 5AB)
SUNDAY
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Spotlight on Bill Willingham (Room 5AB)
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Marv Wolfman
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the beloved New Teen
Titans comics series and the 20th anniversary of Crisis
on Infinite Earths, the groundbreaking maxiseries that revamped
the entire DC Universe. What do they have in common? Both were
written by fan-turned-pro Marv Wolfman. Marv has had a long
and glorious career writing for both Marvel and DC and his credits
include having CO-created the character of Blade for
Marvel while writing/editing the Tomb of Dracula series.
ARTISTS' ALLEY AA-03
THURSDAY
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Spotlight on Marv Wolfman (Room 2)
FRIDAY
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, 25th Anniversary of Teen Titans (Room 5AB)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Bongo Comics Sneak Peek (Room 8)
SATURDAY
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Write Now! Magazine Presents: Comic Book Writers Talk About Writing (Room 4)
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Science and Storytelling: Empirical Data and Creativity (Room 3)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Autographs (AA6)
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Thomas Yeates
Thomas Yeates’ meticulous art style is reminiscent of some of the great
illustrators of the magazine era. Yeates work in comics includes Swamp
Thing for DC Comics, Universe X for Marvel Comics, Tarzan and
more recently, Conan, (both for Dark Horse) and the Zorro comic strip.
He’s also self-published 2 sketch collections, titled Twixt Two Worlds. (Co-
sponsored by Big-5 War Collectors)
FRIDAY
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Big-5 War Comics: War in the Funny Books (Room 8)
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This represents the Comic-Con International 2005 Programming Schedule as of this moment.
Please note that this schedule is subject to change.
Panelists scheduled to appear at each event are also subject to change.
Please check the schedule signs outside each door for updated information.
Seating in all event rooms at Comic-Con is on a first-come,
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simply having a badge does not guarantee a seat in
programs and events, nor an autograph from a specific celebrity.
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