Dark Horse Comics announces San Diego Comic-Con events

By M&C News Jul 23, 2007, 15:53 GMT

Dark Horse Comics has announced its signing schedule, panels and events for the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con.

2007 Signing Schedule:
Wednesday, July 25, (Preview Night):
6:00 - 7:00 Sergio Aragones: Celebrating 25 years of Groo!
7:00 – 8:30 The Artist Within: Greg Preston (Special Book Release Reception – Expect Special Guests!)
 
Thursday, July 26:
12:00 - 1:00 Joshua Dysart: Conan and the Midnight God
1:00 - 2:00 Tara McPherson: Lonely Heart
2:00 – 3:00 Will Vinton & Andrew Wiese: Jack Hightower
2:00 - 3:00 Chris Grine: Chickenhare
3:00 – 4:00 Matt Wagner: Celebrating 25 years of Grendel
4:00 - 5:00 Jeff Smith: The Art of Bone
4:00 – 5:00 Eric Powell: The Goon, Chinatown
5:00 - 6:00 Rick Remender: Fear Agent
 
Friday, July 27:
11:00 - 12:00 Eric Powell: The Goon, Chinatown
12:00 - 1:00 Bryan Talbot: Alice in Sunderland
1:00 – 2:00 Rick Remender: Fear Agent
1:30 - 2:30 Stan Sakai: Usagi Yojimbo
2:00 – 3:00 Adam Hughes: Star Wars Legacy
2:00 - 3:00 Matt & Shawn Fillbach: Star Wars – Clone Wars Adventures, Maxwell Strangewell
3:00 - 4:00 Yasuhiro Nightow: Trigun (ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee for details)
4:00 – 5:00 Ron Marz & Clement Sauve: Pantheon City
4:00 - 5:00 Travis Charest: Star Wars Legacy
5:00 – 6:00 Dustin Weaver & Michael Atiyeh: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
5:00 - 6:00 Steve Niles & Bernie Wrightson: City of Others
5:00 – 6:00 David Lloyd: Kickback
6:00 – 7:00 Tony Millionaire: Sock Monkey
6:00 – 7:00 Arvid Nelson: Rex Mundi, Zerokiller, Kull
 
Saturday, July 28:
12:00 - 1:00 “Who Wants to be a Superhero?” – Meet the contestants from Stan Lee’s reality show on the Sci-Fi Channel: Iron Enforcer, Monkey Woman, Nitro G, Feedback, Lemuria, Creature
12:30 - 2:00 Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba, James Jean: Umbrella Academy (ticketed event, see Dark Horse employee for details)
1:00 - 2:00 Georges Jeanty & Andy Owens: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2:00 - 3:30 Joss Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (ticketed event, see Dark Horse employee for details)
5:00 – 6:00 Mike Mignola: Hellboy (ticketed event, see Dark Horse employee for details)
6:00 - 7:00 Yoshitaka Amano: Vampire Hunter D; Fairies (ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee  for details)

Sunday, July 29:
11:00 – 12:00 Bryan Talbot: Alice in Sunderland
12:00 - 1:00 De: Tales: Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba
1:00 – 2:00 Emily The Strange: Creator Rob Reger; Artist Buzz Parker
2:00 - 3:00 Yoshitaka Amano: Vampire Hunter D; Fairies (ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee for details)
3:00 – 4:00 Susan Bernard: President of Bernard of Hollywood, Author of 7 books, star of the classic cult film “Faster Pussy Cat, Kill! Kill!”
 
Dark Horse Related Panels and Events:

Spotlight on Matt Wagner, Thursday, July 26, 1:30-2:30pm, Room 1AB,

Action Figure Times Toymaker Q & A Panel (featuring Dark Horse Vice President of Product Development, David Scroggy), Thursday, July 26, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, Room 4

Dark Horse Comics (Don’t miss the biggest announcement of this year’s Con), Friday, July 27, 2:30-3:30pm, Room 1AB,

Joss Whedon, Saturday, July 28, 4:45-5:45pm, Room 20
 
The Good Panel, Saturday, July 28, 6:00-7:00pm, Room 8
 
Emily The Strange, Sunday, July 29, 11:30am-12:30pm, Room 2
 
Tickets available here for Friday night screening of “300” at Petco Park! (while supplies last)
 
The Too Much Coffee Man Opera!, Horton Grand Theater, 444 4th Avenue, 3 free performances with Comic-Con Badge, Friday at 3:00pm, Saturday at 1:30pm, Saturday at 11:00pm, More details available at Shannon Wheeler’s Booth (#2200)