T O D A YDaily Newsletter of Comic-Con International

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Featuring:

* Highlights

* Last Minute Updates

* Autograph Info

* Anime and Film Schedule

* Programming Grids

* Photo Gallery

* And More Inside!

For a complete listing of all things Comic-Con, see the Events Guide. ©2012 Viacom, International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Top left: Crowds swarm into the Gaslamp Quarter as the convention winds down for the day.Top right: Cartoon voice actress Debi Derryberry entertains a packed room with her impressions of Snow White.Middle left: Lucky fan Mike Castelo got a personal recognition from Chris Hardwick (The Nerdist) during the Warner Bros. presentation.Middle right: The 501st Legion gathers for their annual Comic-Con picture.Bottom left: Keith Knight participates in his first ever Quick Draw with Scott Shaw!, Sergio Aragonés, and Mark Evanier.Bottom center: Aaron Paul gets in a Fan’s face at the Breaking Bad signing.Bottom right: The Rellama familty stays together by cosplaying together.

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Secret Origin ofGood Readers

Secret Origin ofGood Readers

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Super Secrets:Lifting the Curtain on

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Ball-Jointed DollsCollectors Group

SUNDAY PROGRAMS

COMICS ANIMATION MOVIES TELEVISION GAMES SF/FANTASY/HORROR EVERYTHING ELSEKEY:

FOR COMPLETE PANEL DESCRIPTIONS, SEE THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE ARTICLE BEGINNING ON PAGE 12 OF THE EVENTS GUIDE.

San Diego International Children’s Film Festival

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK THE SIGNS OUTSIDE OF EACH PROGRAM ROOM FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

PANELS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES

Comic-Con Masquerade Playback

Comic-ConTalkback

How to CreateYour Own Novel

501st Costuming101

Business ofCartoon Voices

Emilythe Strange

10:00:Fringe

11:15: Supernatural

12:30: Doctor Who

1:45: The Cleveland Show

2:45: Sons of Anarchy

Kids CanDraw Comics

Spotlight onJason Shiga

Jack Kirby Tribute

Cartoon Network:Level Up

Cartoon Network:Ben 10

Omniverse

DC Comics:Young Justice

LEGO:Ninjago

DC Comics: Meetthe Co-Publishers

Marvel:Amazing Spider-Man

Comic StripLegends

Espenson: AnAnagram forOpenness

Artemis Fowl:8 in 8 withEoin Colfer

Max Brooks:Zombie Survival

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A Cross-Generation Film

CollaborationBehind the Music

Spotlight onThomas Yeates

What’s Cool inGraphic Novels

Darwyn Cooke and the Man Called

Parker

DC NationScreening and Q&AMerlin

Axe Cop

Meet the Companionsof Star Wars: The

Old Republic

Buffy the Musical:“Once More

With Feeling”

Harry Potter:15 Years Since ThePhilosopher’s Stone

Spotlight onAngelo Torres

Marvel:Women of Marvel

The Fine Lineof Inking

CBLDF Rock Art Jam

Cartoon Voices II

Where Do IdeasCome From?

Image Comics’20th Anniversary

Foes Beyond Furand Fangs

Buffy Turns 20

Heroes for theMiddle Grade Reader

(And You Too!)

Drew: The ManBehind the Poster

Starship SmackdownAll-Stars Intergalactic

3D Edition

Digital ComicsPrice Fight

Creating Comicsfor All Ages

Keenspot 2012:Kickstarting Your

Webcomics Career

Nickelodeon:SpongeBobSquarePants

Humor in ScienceFiction and Fantasy

Spotlight onPeter F. Hamilton

What’s Hot inYoung Adult Fiction

Drawing DC:Kids Edition

Spotlight onAlison Bechdel

Manga Drawingfor Kids

Making Comicsfor Kids

SteampunkAttire

Kids Read! Kids Draw!

Cover Story

CAC #15: Politics,Economics, and Ideology

CAC #14: CharacterGeneration: Cultural,Economic & Identity

CAC #13: Super-Bodies: OvercomingDisability Through Superheroism

CAC #16: The Cultureof Comic-Con: Field

Studies of Fans

The Nerd inthe Classroom

C O M I C S A R T S C O N F E R E N C E

Sonic and Mega Man:Video Game Comics

Showcase

Playstation:All-Star

Battle Royale

BOOM! Studios:All-Ages Comics:

A New Hope

Reinventing theGraphic Novel for

the iPad

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power

of Two

Full-Time CreativeWork on a Part-Time

Schedule

CCAS SundayDevotional Christian

Comics Panel

Chilling Archives ofHorror Comics:

Zombies

Serious Pictures:Comics & Journalism

in a New Era

CaliforniaBrowncoats

Meet-up

COMIC-CON HOW-TOROOM

From Manuscriptto Industry

From Book in Printto Reader’s Hand

Jim Lee inConversation with

Scott Brick

New Methods inDigital Painting and Coloring

with Brian Haberlin

SUNDAY ANIME • FILM FESTIVAL

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ANIME SCREENINGS • MARRIOTT MARQUIS & MARINA COMIC-CONINTERNATIONALINDEPENDENTFILM FESTIVAL10:00 Someday’s Dreamers

10:25 Gakuen Alice10:50 Kobato11:15 Our Home’s Fox Deity11:40 Super Gals 212:05 Kekkaishi12:30 Rozen Maiden Ouverture12:55 Shrine of the Morning Mist 1:20 Fairy Tail 1:45 Fushigi Yugi 2:10 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 2:35 The Melancholy of Haruhi- Chan Suzumiya 2:40 Rental Magica 3:05 Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3:30 Legend of the Legendary Heroes 3:55 Tales of the Abyss 4:20 Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 4:45 Bleach

10:00 Clamp School Detectives10:25 And Yet the Town Moves10:50 Squid Girl11:15 Pani Poni Dash!11:40 Kimi Ni Todoke—From Me to You12:05 Ramen Fighter Miki12:30 Aria the Origination12:55 A-Channel 1:20 Bakuman 1:45 K-ON!! 2 2:10 Wagnaria!! 2:35 Kanon 3:00 The Melancholy of Haruhi- Chan Suzumiya 3:05 Toradora! 3:30 Hayate the Combat Butler 3:55 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! 4:20 Himawari 4:45 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

10:00 Gad Guard10:25 Gao-Gai-Gar10:50 Mobile Suit Gundam 007911:15 Tytania11:40 Escaflowne12:05 Gasaraki12:30 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam12:55 Gun X Sword 1:20 Psychic Squad 1:45 Dirty Pair 2:10 Towa No Quon 3:00 Sound of the Sky 3:25 Gin Tama 3:50 Arietta 4:20 The Girl Who Leapt Through Space 4:45 Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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ALTERNATIVEPRESS EXPO

10:00 Comic-Con Film School 104

SPECIAL EVENT11:05 CCI-IFF Awards Presentation

AWARD WINNERS SHOWCASE12:00 See all the 2012 CCI-IFF Award Winners!

Watch for info on how to enter your film in the

2013 Comic-ConInternational

Independent Film Festival coming soon to our website

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Due to some mature themes and content, no one under the age of 18 will be allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 PM unless accompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian. This schedule is subject to change. Please check the signs outside of the anime rooms for updated schedule information.

Comic-Con Today, Sunday, July 15, 2012

Staff: Editor, Chris Sturhann; Assistant Editor/Photographer: Barry Brown; Editorial Assistant/Writer: Brian Norquist. Comic-Con and the Comic-Con logo are registered trademarks of San Diego Comic Convention.

© 2012 San Diego Comic Convention

Cover Art: ©2012 Viacom, International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

MISSION STATEMENT: Comic-Con International is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.

Toucan Tip of the day!

Want a nice souvenir of the convention? The Comic-Con Boutique (2515) has t-shirts and the 40th anniversary book.

Important Notice!

The Newsletter bins located thru-out the center are for the distribution of Comic-Con Today only. Any other material left in these bins will be discarded without notice, so if you like paying your hard-earned money to have stuff printed, only to have us recycle it, more power to you.

Booth Signings!

DC Entertainment (1915)

Rafael Albuquerque, 4-5Brent Anderson, 10-11Franco and Art Baltazar, 11-12Tony Bedard, 1-2Ryan Benjamin, 2-3Mark Buckingham, 1-2Bernard Chang, 10-11Amanda Conner, 3-4Darwyn Cooke, 3-4Paul Cornell, 11-12Shane Davis, 12-1Josh Fialkov, 2-3Kyle Higgins, 2-3Jamal Igle, 2-3J.T. Krul, 10-11Jim Lee, 4-5Steve Leialoha, 1-2Jeff Lemire, 4-5David Lloyd, 3-4Aaron Lopresti, 12-1Trevor McCarthy, 2-3

Moritat, 1-2Jimmy Palmiotti, 1-2Tom Richmond, 12-1Gail Simone, 10-11Alex Sinclair, 4-5Duane Swiercynski, 11-12Len Wein, 3-4Freddie Williams, 10-11Bill Willingham, 1-2

Fantagraphics Books (1718)

11:30-1:30Jaime HernandezGilbert HernandezMario Hernandez10:30-11:30Michel GagneMark Kalesniko

Mysterious Galaxy (1119)

Tickets for all signings are available the day of

the signing from booth staff when Exhibitor Hall opens. Item limits may be subject to change. Unless specified otherwise, all signings limited to 75 tickets. Books are provided for sale. Signer will sign other items – three item limit. No posed photos.

11:00 – 11:50Jeyn Roberts

Surf City Comics (1107)

10:00-1:00Mark Texeira

Vanguard (1709)

10:00-11:00Michael Golden

Autograph Area!

For the complete listing of Autograph Area signings, see the Events Guide, pp. 160–166.

Limited SigningsUnless specified otherwise, drawings for Line Tickets for all limited signings to be held at 9:00 am in the Autograph Area.Kate Beaton, cartoonist (Hark! A Vagrant!)AA20 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmEoin Colfer, Author (Artemis Fowl series)AA1 2:30 am - 3:30 pmCriminal Minds (Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kristen Vangsness, AJ Cook, Matthew Gray Grubler, Shermar Moore, Thomas Gibson, Joe Mantegna) CBS booth signing. Drawing for Line Tickets to be held at 9:00 am in the Autograph Area.Guillermo del Toro, Author/Director (The Strain Trilogy, Hellboy series, Pan’s Labyrinth)AA8 11:30 am - 12:30 pmDoctor Who, Members of the cast and crewAA3 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmMerlin, Colin Morgan, Katie McGrath, Anthony Head, Johnny Capps, Julian MurphyAA3 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

AdditionsHeroes for Middle Grade Readers (And You Too!) Nathan Bransford (Jacob Wonderbar series); E.J. Altbacker (Shark Wars series); Cornelia Funke (Ghost Knight); Lisa Yee (Warp Speed); Brandon Mull (The Beyonders Series); Tony DiTerlizzi (The Search for WondLa)AA09 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmPower Rangers, Jessica Rey, Nakia Burrise, Jason FauntAA19 10:00 am - 1:30 pmLarry Thomas, actor (Seinfeld, Not Another B Movie), Mitzi Donahue, executive producer/director/actor (The Process, Silk Stalkings)AA23 1:30 pm - 5:00 pmRichard Anderson, actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, Dynasty)AA25 1:30 pm - 5:00 pmSid Haig, actor (The Devil’s Reject, The Infliction)AA32 1:30 pm - 05:00 pmJordan Hart, author/illustrator (Steel Rainbow: The Legendary Underground Guide to Becoming an ‘80s Rock Star)AA18 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmAndrew Hussie, Cartoonist (MSPaint Adventures)AA07 11:00 am - 1:00 pmThe Return of Captain UnderpantsAA02 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Announcements!

Exhibit HallThe listing for Surf City Comics (1107) was inadvertently left out of the Events Guide. It should appear as follows:

Surf City Comics, 1107Meet Mark Texeira, the artist from Marvel Comics Ghost Rider, Hercules, Moon Knight, Wolverine, and the upcoming Space Punisher. He will be signing a limited number of exclusive art prints and Space Punisher #1 from 10:00-1:00. Three item limit.

Programming

Due to a scheduling conflict, The Comic-Con How-To panel, The Art of Writing with Gregg Hurwitz, was held yesterday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Moderator Michael Spradlin (Young Templar series) will join the Heroes for the Middle-Grade Reader (and You, Too!): Middle Grade Books That Will Rock Your Socks Off panel (2:45−3:45, Room 5AB)

Freebie Table!

If you like free stuff, be sure to visit the Freebies Tables near the Registration area in the Sails Pavilion of the Convention Center. You’ll find everything from posters, buttons, and special items to special coupons for booths in the Exhibit Hall. The items on the Freebies Tables are replenished and changed daily, so make sure you check back from time to time. Freebie table hours are from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm today.

Pre-Registration for 2013!

Each year more and more attendees line up for Comic-Con preregistration. Currently no location is available with adequate space to accommodate all those who line up; therefore, Comic-Con 2013 preregistration will be conducted online only.Attendee badges will be available for purchase online through the EPIC registration website in August. There will be no onsite preregistration. Only those who have purchased a 2012 four-day attendee or one-day attendee badge will be eligible to participate in the August preregistration. Professionals, guests of

professionals, exhibitors (and exhibitor-purchased attendee badges), volunteers, staff, and press will not be able to participate in online preregistration in August; open online registration for these categories will occur at a later date.Those eligible for Comic-Con 2013 online preregistration will be able to purchase up to three badges. You will need a unique Member ID for each badge. Eligible 2012 attendees may purchase badges for other eligible 2012 attendees, but they will not be able to purchase badges for those who did not attend Comic-Con 2012 or for any of the ineligible categories listed above.Eligible attendees will be notified via email,

with the date, time, and link for online badge preregistration. The notification will be sent to the email associated with the Member ID account. Please be sure to “opt-in” to email correspondence to receive the preregistration badge sales announcement. To check your Member ID notification “opt-outs,” log in to your account at https://secure2.comic-con.org/memberid/ and select the option “Change my preferences/unsubscribe.”Thank you for your support of Comic-Con, and check the Comic-Con website for additional 2013 preregistration details.

Congrats to Amanda and Wes!

On Friday evening at the Meet the New Geek Roundtable, Wesley Strawther proposed to his girlfriend, Amanda Marquez. Amanda and Wes are both Staff in the Programming Department. Comic-Con wishes the happy couple a long happy life together.

Masqurade Results!

Last night the 38th annual Comic-Con Masquerade, sponsored by HBO, filled Ballroom 20 and most of the overflow rooms and Sails Pavilion, totaling a viewership of 7,000. It featured 35 entries, with a total of over 80 costumes crossing the stage. Our Masters of Ceremonies were artist/writers Phil and Kaja Foglio of Studio Foglio, and our panel of judges included film, TV, and theatrical costume designer Allison Leach, theme-park show designer and former Broadway performer Diane Duncan, costume and effect designer Dragon Dronet of Hollywood’s Renegade Effects, and as workmanship judge the very experienced convention costumer Jeanne Clason. The winners were:

Best in Show: Project Runway All Star Wars – Worn By: Caitlin, Cassidy, Catherine, Chad, Connor, Cordelia, Danica, Daniel, Desiree, Laura, Nicole and Rogue. Designed and Made By: Audrey, Caitlin, Cassidy, Catherine, Chad, Connor, Cordelia, Danica, Daniel, Nicole and RogueJudges’ Choice: Party Rock Halo – Worn By: Jen King, Michael King, Francesca Kraemer, Veronica Golenia, Doug Fourtney, Jenniane Fourtney, Ethan Armenta-Davis. Designed and Made By: Jen King, Francesca Kraemer, Regine Dial, Veronica GoleniaBest Re-Creation: Nightmare – Worn By: Edgar Mayoral and Alejandra Estrella. Designed and Made By: Edgar Mayoral and Alejandra EstrellaBest Original Design: Fallen Angel – Worn By: Rebecca P. Davis. Designed and Made By: Rebecca P. DavisBest Workmanship: Justice League VS. Lex Luthor – Worn By: Allan Lavigne, Grant West, Jenette Gomez, Stephanie Shatz. Designed and Made By: Allan LavigneBest Presentation: Scar – Worn By: Devon Jopling. Designed and Made By: Devon JoplingMost Humorous: Adventure Time: Finn’s World – Worn By: Anything Goes School of Masquerade Arts. Designed and Made By: Anything Goes School of Masquerade ArtsMost Beautiful: Tier 5 Night Elf Rogue – Worn By: Jessica Al-Khalifah. Designed and Made By: Jessica Al-KhalifahBest Young Fan – Battle for Skyrim – Worn By: Wesley Tarr and Lauren Tarr. Designed and Made By: Bryn Tarr and Lauren Tarr

All the winners above also received FREE full memberships to next year’s San Diego Comic-Con (up to 4 memberships per winning group), our extra thank-you for all the hard work and dedication!

In addition, the judges awarded:

Honorable Mention for Re-Creation: Galactus, Devourer of Worlds – Worn By: Kevin Pishion. Designed and Made By: Kevin and Laura PishionHonorable Mention for Original: Lady Verity Daemangiel – Worn By: M Edgecomb. Designed and Made By: M EdgecombHonorable Mention for Presentation: Disney Princess Pirates – Worn By: Snow White, Rachel Grady, Belle, Sarah Saad, Ariel, Della Price. Designed and Made By: Rachel Grady, Sarah Saad, Della Price

Company & Organization sponsored prizes presented:

DC Comics presented a special DC Direct collectible worth over $300 to Lego My Batman – Worn By: Blair Heald. Designed and Made By: Blair Heald

That’s My Entertainment awarded $100 cash plus prizes for best game to Once Upon a Time in Outworld – Worn By: Daniel Proctor, David Proc-tor, Nikki CJ., Rochelle Anne, Reggie Duke, Kasea VP. Designed and Made By: Daniel Proctor, David Proctor, Nikki CJ., Rochelle Anne, Reggie Duke, Kasea VP, awarded $100 for Best Movie Representation to Scar – Worn By: Devon Jopling. Designed and Made By: Devon Jopling, plus, $100 for the People’s Favorite Ad-venture Time: Finn’s World – Worn By: Anything Goes School of Mas-querade Arts. Designed and Made By: Anything Goes School of Masquerade Arts. Courtesy of their parent com-pany, The Testmarket Evolution.

Anime Pavilion – $150 booth credit to their first choice for best young fan, given to Star Wars Republic Commando Scorch – Worn By: Mark Vogt. Designed and Made By: Mark Vogt, $50 booth credit for runner-up, given to Don’t Play Games With Commander Shepard – Worn By: Jenna Lyon, David Lyon, Brad Shelton. Designed and Made By: David and Jenna Lyon, and$40 booth credit for best costume, given to Once Upon a Time in Outworld – Worn By: Daniel Proctor, David Proctor, Nikki CJ., Rochelle Anne, Reggie Duke, Kasea VP. Designed and Made By: Daniel Proctor, David Proctor, Nikki CJ., Rochelle Anne, Reggie Duke, Kasea VP

The Costume Designers Guild Local #892 presented a CDG award statue, subscription to Costume Designer Magazine, plus a gift certificate from International Silks and Linens to their favorite entry Once Upon a Time in Outworld – Worn By: Daniel Proctor, David Proctor, Nikki CJ., Rochelle Anne, Reggie Duke, Kasea VP. Designed and Made By: Daniel Proctor, David Proctor, Nikki CJ., Rochelle Anne, Reggie Duke, Kasea VP

The David C. Copley Prize For The Most Innovative Costume, courtesy of the UCLA David Copley Center For The Study of Costume Design, $250 cash plus a copy of costume designer Deborah Landis’ beautiful $75 book Dressed: A Century of Costume Design was awarded to Galactus, Devourer of Worlds – Worn By: Kevin Pishion. Designed and Made By: Kevin and Laura Pishion

Frank & Son Collectable Show, of the City of Industry, CA, bestowed $1,000 cash, plus a fabulous trophy to their favorite entry Party Rock Halo – Worn By: Jen King, Michael King, Francesca Kraemer, Veronica Golenia, Doug Fourtney, Jenniane Fourtney, Ethan Armenta-Davis. Designed and Made By: Jen King, Francesca Kraemer, Regine Dial, Veronica Golenia

Lucasfilm presented fabulous Star Wars collectibles from their Archives to the Best Star Wars universe entry Project Runway All Star Wars – Worn By: Caitlin, Cassidy, Catherine, Chad, Connor, Cordelia, Danica,

Daniel, Desiree, Laura, Nicole and Rogue. Designed and Made By: Audrey, Caitlin, Cassidy, Catherine, Chad, Connor, Cordelia, Danica, Daniel, Nicole and Rogue

Sideshow Collectibles pre-sented a $350 gift card for use on their web site for the entry with the biggest WOW factor to Justice League VS. Lex Luthor – Worn By: Allan Lavigne, Grant West, Jenette Gomez, Stepha-nie Shatz. Designed and Made By: Allan Lavigne

Comic-Con gives a hearty thanks to everyone who participated with the show!

Scar – Worn By: Devon Jopling. Designed and Made By: Devon Jopling

Justice League VS. Lex Luthor – Worn By: Allan Lavigne, Grant West, Jenette Gomez, Stephanie Shatz. Designed and Made By: Allan Lavigne

Party Rock Halo – Worn By: Jen King, Michael King, Francesca Kraemer, Veronica Golenia, Doug Fourtney, Jenniane Fourtney, Ethan Armenta-Davis. Designed and Made By: Jen King, Francesca Kraemer, Regine Dial, Veronica Golenia

Project Runway All Star Wars – Worn By: Caitlin, Cassidy, Catherine, Chad, Connor, Cordelia, Danica, Daniel, Desiree, Laura, Nicole and Rogue. Designed and Made By: Audrey, Caitlin, Cassidy, Catherine, Chad, Connor, Cordelia, Danica, Daniel, Nicole and Rogue