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 San Diego Comic-Con International 2006 By StacMaster-S Published: July 20, 2006  Print  Email The 2006 Comic-Con International started today in San Diego, California, and will be taking place all weekend (Thursday, July 20th to Sunday, July 23rd) at the San Diego Convention Center.Comic-Con is the largest comic book and pop culture event in North America, with over 104,000 people in attendance last year. This year's convention features over 600 hours of programming on all aspects of comic books and pop culture, including breaking into the comic book business, filmmaking seminars, movies, interactive multimedia and Japanese Animation. It seems webcomics have an extremely strong showing this year... the following is just some of the comics/comic groups that will be showcasing their work in the exhibition hall:
Interested in a live look at the convention? Check out the webcam at Dumbrella's booth. Pretty cool! There are also going to be quite a few webcomic specific panel, including the following: THURSDAY, JULY 20 6:00-7:00pm Webcomics 101: Getting Started - It’s easy to make a webcomic, but hard to do it well. Bill Barnes (Unshelved) asks fellow web cartoonists Dave Kellett (Sheldon), Jon Rosenberg (Goats), Brian Fies (Mom’s Cancer), Phil Foglio (Girl Genius) why they went online, and what artistic, business, and technological choices they made. Room 3. FRIDAY, JULY 21 10:30-11:30am Blank Label Comics: The groundbreaking independent comics co-op offers a look at its unique recipe for success and explains why "webcomics" are dead. Moderated by the hosts of the popular Blank Label Comics Podcast, Dave Kellett (Sheldon) and Kristofer Straub (Starslip Crisis), the panel will include David Willis (Shortpacked!), Paul Taylor (Wapsi Square), Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary), Steve Troop (Melonpool), and Brad Guigar (Evil Inc). 12:00-1:00 PM Scott McCloud: Creator/Author talks about comics and his new book Making Comics. 1:15 to 2:30pm Neil Cohn: The Visual Language panel of the Comic Arts Conference. 2:00pm Clickwheel: iPod comics and comics on handheld media in room 1A. The panel features Chad Diez (Today:The Comic), Joe Alterio (365)and Tim Demeter (Reckless Life). 4:30-5:30pm Webcomics 102: Finding Your Audience - When will your genius get the adulation it deserves? Bill Barnes (Unshelved) asks fellow web cartoonists Jerry “Tycho” Holkins & Mike “Gabe” Krahulik (Penny Arcade), Scott Kurtz (PVP), R. Stevens (Diesel Sweeties), and Kristofer Straub (Starslip Crisis) how they attract crowds online. Room 1B. 6:00-7:00pm Keenspot: Keenspot creators who may appear include Dan Shive (El Goonish Shive), Jennie Breeden (The Devil’s Panties), Aeire (Queen of Wands), R. Smith (Funny Farm), and Darren Bleuel (Nukees). The panei will be moderated by Keencast hosts Chris Daily (Striptease) and John Troutman (Flint Again), who will be podcasting this panel. Room 9. 8:30pm 18th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: The big event on Friday night of Comic-Con will be the 18th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, held in Ballroom 20 on the top level of the newer part of the San Diego Convention Center. SATURDAY, JULY 22 12:30-1:30pm Flight - A New Kind of Comics Anthology: The critically acclaimed Flight anthology has begun paving the way for a new vision in comics. Flight artists Kazu Kibuishi (Daisy Kutter), Phil Craven, Kean Soo (Jellaby), Jeff Smith (Bone), Steve Hamaker, and special guest Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics, Making Comics) talk about creating comics for a new generation of readers and artists. Room 9 6:00-7:00pm Webcomics 103: Making Money - Can you really make a living posting comics to the web? Bill Barnes (Unshelved) leads fellow webcomic businessfolk Robert Khoo (Penny Arcade), Howard Tayler (Schlock Mercenary), Phillip Karlsson (Dumbrella Hosting), Jennie Breeden (The Devil’s Panties) in a discussion on how they turn bits into bucks. Room 3 SUNDAY JULY 23 11:30 AM T Campbell: Discussion of the book A History of Webcomics. Discuss this article here! |
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