T O D A YDaily Newsletter of Comic-Con International

Thursday, July 12, 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. Artwork © 2012 Jaime Hernandez, courtesy Fantagraphics Books

THURSDAY ANIME • FILM FESTIVAL • FILMS

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10:00 Comic-Con Film School 101

ACTION/ADVENTURE11:05 Bridges—A Living Graphic Novel11:50 Europa12:25 Dead Grass Dry Roots 1:05 GoldenBox

ANIMATION 1:40 Wolf Dog Tales 2:00 Don’t Be Nervous 2:20 Dziad I Baba 2:45 Red Princess Blues: Genesis

PANEL 3:15 Low Budget/Big Genre: Making it Fun

HORROR/SUSPENSE 4:20 Doll Parts 4:30 The Killing Game 4:40 Cabine of the Dead 5:05 My Mom & Other Monsters 5:15 Sanguijuelas 6:00 The Absence

SPECIAL EVENT 7:00 CCI-IFF Meet & Greet

HORROR/SUSPENSE (continued) 8:15 The Small Assassin 8:45 Spoiler

10:00 Someday’s Dreamers10:25 Gakuen Alice10:50 Kobato11:15 Our Home’s Fox Deity11:40 K-ON!12:05 Kekkaishi12:30 Rozen Maiden: Ouverture 12:55 Shrine of the Morning Mist 1:20 Fairy Tail 1:45 Fushigi Yugi 2:10 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 2:35 Rental Magica 3:00 Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3:25 Legend of the Legendary Heroes 3:50 Tales of the Abyss 4:15 Bleach 4:40: Shrine of the Morning Mist 4:55: Shinobi Girl 5:10: Blue Exorcist 5:35: Dream Eater Merry 6:00: Vampire Knight Guilty 6:25: Polyphonica Crimson S 6:50: Kurenai 7:15: Chaos;Head 7:40: Rocket Girls 8:05: .hack//Quantum 8:30: Book Of Bantorra 8:55: Shiki 9:20: Modern Magic Made Simple 9:40 Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings Short 9:45 Needless10:10 Zetman10:35 Blade of the Immortal11:00 Corpse Princess11:25 High School of the Dead11:50 Grenadier12:15 Samurai Girls

10:00 Clamp School Detectives10:25 And Yet the Town Moves10:50 Squid Girl11:15 Pani Poni Dash!11:40 Maid Sama12:05 Arakawa Under the Bridge 212:30 Aria the Natural12:55 A-Channel 1:20 Bakuman 1:45 K-ON! 2:10 Wagnaria!! 2:35 Oreimo 3:00 Toradora! 3:25 Hayate the Combat Butler 3:50 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! 4:15 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 4:40 Himawari 5:05 Sola 5:30 Hidamari Sketch X 365 5:55 The Melancholy of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya 6:00 The World Only God Knows 6:25 My Bride Is A Mermaid 6:50 Accel World 7:15 Ef ~ A Tale Of Memories 7:40 Okami-San and Her Seven Companions 8:05 Akikan! 8:30 Baka and Test 8:55 MM! 9:20 Ah My Buddha 9:45 Rosario+Vampire10:10 Midori Days10:35 Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo!11:00 Ninja Nonsense11:25 B Gata H Kei: Yamada’s First Time11:50 To Love Ru12:15 Heaven’s Lost Property

10:00 Gad Guard10:25 Gao-Gai-Gar10:50 Mobile Suit Gundam 007911:15 Tytania11:40 Tekkaman Blade12:05 Gasaraki12:30 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam12:55 Gun X Sword 1:20 Psychic Squad 1:45 Dirty Pair 2:10 Broken Blade 3:00 Outlaw Star 3:25 Gin Tama 3:50 Dirty Pair Flash 4:20 Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 4:45 The Girl Who Leapt Through Space 5:10 Infinite Stratos 5:35 Silent Mobius 6:00 Chrome Shelled Regios 6:25 Infinite Stratos 6:50 Star Driver 7:15 MazinKaiser SKL 7:40 Redline 9:20 Dragonaut: The Reasonance 9:45 Lagrange—The Flower of Rin-ne10:10 Line Barrels of Iron10:35 Star Driver11:00 Mahoromatic11:25 Grenadier11:50 Blassrieter12:15 Aika R-16

10:00 The Muppet Movie11:45 The Muppets 1:40 Raiders of the Lost Ark

3:45 The Adventures of TinTin 5:45 Ladyhawke 8:00 John Carter

10:15 Chronicle12:00 Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

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.

9:00 The 13th Warrior

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THURSDAY PROGRAMS PANELS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES

How to GetNews Coverage

Spotlight onGeof Darrow

Spotlight onAndy Mangels

Sergio andMark Show

Two Editors: VictorGorelick andSid Jacobson

100 Years of Tarzan andJohn Carter

The Witty Womenof Steampunk

Twisted Twins:American Mary

IDW andHasbro

Creating Space forDiverse Charactersand Representation

Filmmationand

Lou Scheimer

Avatar Press:News and

Q&A

iVerse Media:New Frontiers

in Digital Comics

Mass Effect:Paragon Lost

HasbroTransformers

Captain ActionReturns

Mastersof theWeb

Dark Horse:Powered by

Creators

Bill Plympton:Making Toons

That Sell

Graphic Novels:The Bookstore

Crowd

I Can’t Write,I Can’t Draw,

But I Love Comics

Archaia: How toEffectively Pitch

a Story

Abstract Studio:Terry Moore

The Future ofSuperhero Studies

BringingComics to Life in the

Library

From Fan to Creator:Goal-setting forCreative Types

CAC #1: Subaltern Countercultureand the Strength of the Underdog

CAC #3:Teaching with Comics

CAC #2: How theWhedon Universe

Continues in Comics

CAC #4: The DarkKnight Rises:

Is Batman Broken?

X-Play Live

Flesk: Celebrating aDecade of Publishing

Spotlight onBecky Cloonan

Spotlight onBill Amend

Progressive Politicsin Comics

Malibu ComicsRetrospective

Comic Book Law School 101

Spotlight onJim Silke

Trailblazers ofComics

Hungry forDystopia

BeyondTwo Souls

Books andHollywood

Mattel & WWE:Get in the Ring

Womanthology

DC CollectiblesPitchingHour

Spotlight onKarl Kerschl

Understanding theSociology Behind

Cosplay

Creating aCharacter Driven

Story

Building theFoundation to a

Page-Turning Story

FortnightRevealed

DC Comics: Tales from The Dark

and The Edge

Marvel: Breakinginto Comics the

Marvel Way

Nickelodeon:Butt-Biting and

Magical Mischief

Bongo Comics/United Plankton

Sneak Peek

Editing Comics theBOOM! Studios

Way

Censorship and theFemale Artist

CBLDF MasterSession:

Gilbert Shelton

Creating Comics thecomiXology Way

IDW Artist’s Editions:What’s Next

Digital Colorfor Comics

Image ComicsPresents

Perspective forIllustration

AbramsComicArts

New Crusaders:Welcome toRed Circle

DC Comics: Batman: Beyond the

Night of Owls

Behind the ScenesLook at Star Trek:

The Next Generation

Character Design inEntertainment: From

Script to Sculpt

DC Entertainment:All Access DC Now!

Stan Lee’sWorld of Heroes

MAD

VIZMedia

Spotlight onMark Schultz

Spotlight onTim Bradstreet

The Walking DeadComics

ComicBaseUser Group Meeting

Self Publishing:Exploring the

E-Frontier

DreamWorksDragons: Riders

of Berk

Ray Bradbury’sLasting Influence

Not With a Bang,With a Bite

Spotlight onN. K. Jemisin

Marvel:House of Ideas

BlizzardEntertainment

Showcase

Assassin’sCreed III

Teen Wolf

Psych(4:40)

Elemen-tary

Beauty andthe Beast

TheOneRing.net:The Truth About

The Hobbit

Battlestar:So Say We All

Time Travel:Science Fact orScience Fiction?

Greatest GeekYear Ever: 1982

Spotlighton MikeCarey

Marvel:Next Big

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

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

Machinima: TheFuture of

Entertainment

Power Rangers:20 Years

and Beyond

Voltron:Form Blazing Fans

DreamWorksAnimation

HotelTransylvania Wilfred

12:45:The Twilight Saga:

Breaking Dawn Part 211:30:

Trailer Park

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FANGROUPROOM

Advanced 3D/CG Comic Artwith Brian Haberlin

Living and Cratingin the

DeviantArt World

Don’t Break In,Break Out!

DC Comics TalentSearch Orientation

Session 1

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KodanshaComics

Use Guerilla Art Tactics toShare Your Vision with the World

Blu-ray Producers2012

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How to Get a Jobin the Video

Game Industry

The Most DangerousWomen at Comic-Con

(4:45)Fiction of

Halo 4

The Characterof Music

Comics on ComicsLive

Masquerade101

Spotlight onGreg Evans

Dark Horse:Uncle Creepy

Presents

Figure Drawing forPopular Media

Breaking In andStaying In

7th Annual ComicsPodcasting

All-Stars

MonsterverseHorror Comics

The Scoop atSimon & Schuster

Inside the VoiceActor’s Studio

History of theModern Zombie

Zombies, Vampires, andWerewolves on Trial

Vertigo: A Viewfrom the CuttingEdge of Comics

InsideThe Batmobile

Magic and Comics:The Deceptive

Arts

Artist as Brand:Rise of the Artist

Entrepreneur

Indie ComicsMarketing

and PR 101

PodCrash

Nikita

H. P. Lovecraft

Robotech

Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza

Nighttime Film Screening:The 13th Warrior

Indy ToymakersRoundtable

New Generation ofSpike & Mike

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

(4:40)Elementary Dexter Comic-Con Episode IV:

A Fan’s Hope

First Comics:30th Anniversary

Extravaganza

Insight to IndyPublishing: TheAntidote Trust

Batman’s BiggestSecret: The

Bill Finger Story

Manga:Lost in Translation

Rewriting the Ruleson Queersin Comics

Bleeding Allianceof Beat Reporters

Mega64:Year One

Mastersof theWeb

Klasky Csupo:We’re Back!

NorthwestPress

The Mythof Nostalgia

KickstartComics

Early FandomMeet-and-Greet

The ImageRevolution

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Workaholics HollistonFamous Monstersof Filmland: Stakeof the Union 2012

Archer RiffTrax Live

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BringingComics to Life in the

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Hall H and Ballroom 20 Panel PlaybackMTV Geek:Creator Pitch Live

The Science inScience Fiction:Canon Fodder

Fan-FavoriteProjects GoInteractive

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Comic-Con Today, the Daily Newsletter of Comic-Con International is published each day of the convention. Items for publication in the Newsletter should be brought to Room 30E no later than 4 pm the day before, for publication in the next day’s Newsletter. Note that All submissions are subject to editing, and space is very limited.

Comic-Con Today, Thursday, July 12, 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: Artwork © 2012 Jaime Hernandez, courtesy Fantagraphics Books.

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 his-toric and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.

Dawn of the Con At Petco!

Tonight from 5:30 to 11:00 pm, VH1 Classic will take over San Diego’s Petco Park to ring in Comic-Con in true rocker fashion. The night’s festivities will be hosted by hard rock icon and celebrated filmmaker Rob Zombie, and live music will be spun by DJ Will from VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show. The party is free and open exclusively to all Comic-Con badge-holding attendees. Thanks VH1 Classic for doing this for our attendees. For more details, see the Events Guide, p. 4.

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.

Booth Signings!

DC Entertainment (1915)Dan Abnett, 2-3Rafael Albuquerque, 10-11Franco & Art Baltazar, 4-5Tony Bedard, 2-3Ryan Benjamin, 6-7Brian Buccellato, 2-3Mark Buckingham, 3-4Bernard Chang, 11-12Cliff Chiang, 6-7Paul Cornell, 11-12Shane Davis, 6-7Josh Fialkov, 4-5David Finch, 3-4Francesco Francavilla, 10-11Derek Fridolfs, 10-11Jamal Igle, 11-12Gregg Hurwitz, 3-4Phil Jimenez, 2-3Geoff Johns, 5-6Dan Jurgens, 12-1J.T. Krul, 11-12Peter Kuper, 4-5Andy Lanning, 2-3Jim Lee, 5-6Jeff Lemire, 1-2Paul Levitz, 3-4Rob Liefeld, 5-6Francis Manapul, 2-3

Bryan Q. Miller, 5-6Sean Murphy, 12-1Dustin Nguyen, 10-11Tom Richmond, 4-5James Robinson, 1-2Nicola Scott, 1-2Alex Sinclair, 5-6Scott Snyder, 10-11Cat Staggs, 5-6Philip Tan, 1-2James Tynion IV, 10-11Greg Weisman, 12-1Freddie Williams, 11-12Joshua Williamson, 3-4Bill Willingham, 3-4Marv Wolfman, 10-11

Fantagraphics Books (1718)12:00-2:00, 3:00-5:00Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert HernandezMario Hernandez2:00-3:00Trina RobbinsEsther Pearl Watson

Mysterious Galaxy (1119)Tickets for all signings are available the day of the 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.10:30–11:20 Dayton Ward12:00–12:50Scott WesterfeldLimited copies, available until gone1:30–2:15J.F. Lewis4:00–4:50 Christie Golden

Nickelodeon (4113)12:30Butch HartmanJerry TrainerGrey DeLisleDaran NorrisTara StrongSusanne BlakesleeMatt TaylorCarlos Alazraqui

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.E. L. James, Author (Fifty Shades of Grey)AA18 4:00 - 5:30AdditionsDebi Derryberry, actor (Jimmy Neutron, Monster High)AA17 10:00 - 2:30Drawing Dead, Colin Cunningham, Doug Jones, Gary Graham, Chris Staviski, Kelly Parks and Johnnie SaikoAA20 10:00 - 2:30

Eric Roberts, actor (The Young and the Restless, Bullet in the Face)AA27 2:30 - 7:00Jordan Hart, author/illustrator (Steel Rainbow: The Legendary Underground Guide to Becoming an ‘80s Rock Star)AA17 3:00 - 4:30Larry Thomas, actor (Seinfeld, Not Another B Movie)Mitzi Donahue, executive producer/director/actor (The Process, Silk Stalkings)AA24 2:30 - 7:00Richard Anderson, actor (The Six Million Dollar Man, Dynasty)AA25 2:30 - 7:00CancellationsKathy Garver Tom Batiuk Jeff Mariotte David Winning

Toucan Tip of the day!

Want to really know what’s going on at Comic-Con? The Comic-Con Events Guide (the one with Tarzan on the cover) is your complete guide to all things Comic-Con. Want to know where to your favorite guest is appearing? It’s in there (pp. 152-158). Concerned about the new Stroller Policy? It’s in there (p. 13). Having trouble finding a certain Exhibitor’s booth? It’s in there (pp.

118-150, pp,16-19 of color center section, and huge gate folded map in center). Want a quick list of where to find stuff. You get the idea. By the way, that last one is p. 3.

Announcements!

Tonight Only7:00-8:15 CCI-IFF and Anime Meet & Greet—A special opening night event, in the foyer outside the Festival and Anime rooms at the Marriott. This meet & greet is open to the Festival filmmakers, attendees, and Anime viewers. Come and mingle with your fellow fans! Marriott Hall, Marriott Marquis & Marina

Program ChangeDue to a scheduling conflict, The Comic-Con How-To panel, The Art of Writing with

Gregg Hurwitz, is being moved to Saturday, 3:30-4:30 in Room 2 from Sunday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Exhibit HallA limited Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, and Michael J. Bassett) signing will be held on Saturday. Please visit the IDW Publishing booth (2643) (Thursday–Saturday) for details.Stop by the Funco LLC booth (4829). They are giving away 20,000 So Tasty-inspired paper chef hats at throughout the convention.

Scenes from Preview Night!

Upper left: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pose with fans. Upper right: The Incredible Hulk oversees attendees enter-ing the exhibit hall. Above left: The exhibit hall was packed with Preview Night attendees eager to catch the best deals. Above: The Hulk, this time in Lego, was a popular photo spot. Left: Harbor Blvd. was flooded with attendees leaving the Convention Center, eager to return on Thursday.

Focus on: Steampunk!

Do you love the works of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells? Have a desire to dress in Victorian era or in wild west style clothing with steam powered equipment? Then Steampunk is just what you are looking for.With strong influences from Vern’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Wells’ The Time Machine, along with the T.V. show The Wild Wild West, Steampunk melds the best qualities of several genera’s and fuses them with the whimsical inventive and exploration flavor of a neo-Victorian and Edwardian era to create amazing costumes and equipment.At Comic-Con, there are several steampunk related events and artists: Phil and Kaja Foglio, the team that brings the steampunk series Girl Genius, have a booth (Girl Genius, 1331); author Gail Carriger, of The Parasol Protectorate Series is participating in three panels, and Sunday there is a Steampunk costuming panel at 3:00 in Room 24ABC.

Kim Hutsell and his wife Linda, established the Starburner Galactic Courier Service in 2008. Starburner is holding their 4th annual awards for outstanding contributions to the Steampunk community.Nick Bauman started the Steampunk meet ups at Comic-Con in 2008, gathering close to 200 costumed adventurers for the first photo shoot. Each year the photo event has gotten larger, earning mention in the Guinness Book of Records in 2010.This year at Comic-Con, there will be a meet up on the North Steps of the Mezzine level, Saturday at 12 noon. This will include steampunk themed awards, a photo shoot, and rumors of a flash mob from the Steampunk group Mantecoza (known for their Steampunk podcasts).Stop by the Gaslight Gathering table on the Mezzanine level, check out the costumes and find out how you, too, can join in all the steam powered fun.In Southern California, there are several groups that promote Steampunk: the Gaslight Gathering,

Starburner Couriers, The League of STEAM (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management), a.k.a. the “Steampunk Ghostbusters” and Chrononaut. These groups co-exist to support each other as a community.Chrononaut’s Erik and Ingrid Chamberlin are steampunk historians who have worked with the San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park, to create a steampunk exhibit that highlights some of Starburners steampunk gadgets and art.

Above and left: Kim Hutsell shows off a costume tyipical of the Steampunk genre. It’s a “safe, fun hobby for all ages,” he says.