Dark Horse Emerald City Comic Con Schedule
Additional panels featuring Dark Horse creators, projects
and products noted in black.
Friday • March 30th
ECCC
Spotlight Series: Brian Wood
Room: 211
Time: 3:00 - 4:00
The Emerald City Comicon Spotlight
Series is designed to give you an intimate look into the minds of some of
comics greatest creators. This hour, join creator Brian Wood as he talks about his work on Conan, DMZ, Northlanders
and many others.
Falling Skies Screening and Q&A
Room: 4C1-2
Time: 3:00 - 4:00
TNT's epic drama Falling
Skies makes its debut appearance at Emerald City Comicon this year. Watch a
never-before-seen clip from the season 2 premiere episode and hear from the
show's actors and producers about the new season. Falling Skies, basic cable's
#1 new series of 2011, is set to return this June to continue its extraordinary
story about life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion.
Noah Wyle (ER) stars as Tom Mason, a former college professor and father of
three, who has become an unlikely leader for the 2nd Massachusetts civilian
resistance group. The series chronicles the chaotic aftermath of an alien
attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. Falling Skies
comes to TNT from DreamWorks Television and is executive-produced by Steven
Spielberg, DreamWorks Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank. Remi
Aubuchon and Greg Beeman also serve as executive producers.
Drawing Inspiration: The Art of the Whedonverse
Room: 4C1-2
Time:
5:00 - 6:00
Join us for an exclusive
behind-the-panels look at the dynamic artwork of Dark Horses Joss Whedon
titles, from pencils to inks to colors to print. Dark Horses public relations
director, Jeremy Atkins, will lead a
discussion with artists Georges Jeanty (Buffy
the Vampire Slayer), Phil Noto
(Angel & Faith, Dollhouse), Chris
Samnee (Serenity), and inker Andy
Owens (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) for an inside look at the artists
processes. We'll be showcasing a variety of art from past and future issues of
these best-loved titles, including exclusive reveals and first looks!
ECCC Spotlight
Series: Camilla d'Errico
Room: 211
Time: 6:00 - 7:00
The Emerald City Comicon Spotlight Series is designed to
give you an intimate look into the minds of some of comics greatest creators.
This hour, Camilla d'Errico talks
about how she made her dreams reality by giving up on the 9 to 5 grind and
becoming a full time artist.
EXPANDING THE EXPERIENCE: VIDEO GAMES TO COMICS AND BACK AGAIN Room: TCC
102 Time: 6:00 - 7:00
When
Dark Horse partnered with BioWare to expand the Mass Effect story line into
comics, video-game tie-in comics were finally legitimized. Now, Dark Horse is
widely recognized as the leading publisher of video-game comics, with launches
throughout 2012 digitally and in print. Join us for an hour long preview of
what’s to come this year, with exclusive news and announcements on current and
upcoming projects with BioWare, Valve, and Activision!
Saturday • March 31st
ECCC Spotlight
Series: Rick Remender
Room: 211
Time: 11:00
- 12:00
The Emerald City Comicon Spotlight Series is designed to
give you an intimate look into the minds of some of comics greatest creators.
This hour Uncanny X-Force writer Rick
Remender joins us. Rick is also the writer/creator of comics such as Fear
Agent, The End League, Strange Girl, Black Heart Billy, Last Days of American
Crime, Sea of Red, Sorrow, Night Mary, XXXombies and Doll and Creature.
Dark Horse Comics: Powered By Creators
Room:
4C1-2
Time: 4:00 - 5:00
Just over twenty-five years ago,
Dark Horse stepped into the comics-publishing arena with a different agenda.
While the publisher has gained much notoriety for its popular licensed titles,
like Buffy and Star Wars, one mission remains the same: to give comics top
creators a venue for showcasing their work and retaining their ownership of it.
Join Dark Horse's public relations director, Jeremy Atkins, along with a cast
of premier talent, for news on all of Dark Horse's 2012 publishing launches and
new Dark Horse Presents stories. Guests include Steve Niles (Criminal Macabre), Steve Lieber (Alabaster), Francesco
Francavilla (Black Beetle), Sanford
Greene (Rotten Apple), Ethan Nicolle
(Axe Cop), Adam Warren (Empowered), Paul Tobin (Falling Skies), and Brian Wood (The Massive), and a few
surprise drop-ins!
Sunday • April 1st
ECCC Spotlight
Series: Steve Niles
Room: 211
Time: 12:00
- 1:00
The Emerald City Comicon Spotlight Series is designed to
give you an intimate look into the minds of some of comics greatest creators.
This hour, modern master of horror, Steve
Niles, talks about what it takes to craft a good horror story, working with
artists like Sam Kieth and Ben Templesmith and how his creation of 30 Days of
Night changed the face of horror comics.
Axe Cop
Room: 3AB
Time: 1:00
- 2:00
Ethan and Malachai Nicolle, creators of Axe Cop,
will do a live Q&A, show images and videos of new Axe Cop material, etc.
Always a fun and highly interactive panel.
Mythic Fiction
Comics: The Next Mega-Genre?
Room: 3AB
Time: 12:00 - 1:00
From Mage, Sandman and Bone to Fables, Castle Waiting,
Hellboy and more, mythic fiction has been a fascinating -- and growing --
presence in comics. What is mythic fiction? Why is it so popular? And could it
really become the next big thing in the comics field? Join moderator Kurt Busiek (Arrowsmith), Matt Wagner (Mage), Rachel Edidin (Dark Horse Comics), Bill Willingham (Fables) and Chris Roberson (Memorial) for a lively
discussion about mythic fiction in comics, from its roots to it future.
ECCC Spotlight
Series: Brandon Graham and Adam Warren in Conversation
Room: 211
Time: 1:00 - 2:00
The Emerald City Comicon Spotlight Series is designed to
give you an intimate look into the minds of some of comics greatest creators. Brandon Graham and Adam Warren join you this hour for a conversation talking about
finer points of their work. Their western takes on manga have delighted readers
locally and abroad. Expect a vivid and lively discussion.
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