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Panels are 50 minutes long unless otherwise noted, all panels and content are subject to changes, please check the panel rooms on-site for final schedules.

SATURDAY PANELS
Panel Room A
Panel Room B
11:00 AM Fraught with Peril:
Making Comics into Games 		11:00 AM The Legal Side of Creating Comic Books
12:00 PM Dark Horse Comics Panel 12:00 PM What It Takes To Make It In Comics
1:00 PM DC Nation 1:00 PM Spotlight on Tim Sale
2:00 PM Wil Wheaton performs The Happiest Days of Our Lives 2:00 PM Mondo Marvel
3:00 PM Spotlight on Jamie Bamber 3:00 PM Image Comics Show
4:00 PM CBLDF Live Art Jam 4:00 PM Top Cow Panel
5:00 PM Josh Medors Charity Auction 5:00 PM Masquerade/Costume Contest

 

SUNDAY PANELS
Panel Room A
Panel Room B
11:00 AM Oni Press Quiz Show 11:00 AM How to Make Webcomics
12:00 PM Stickin' It to the Man 12:00 PM Sunday Conversation
1:00 PM Get Your Geek On with Wil Wheaton 1:00 PM Clayburn Moore: A Sculptor's Eye
2:00 PM Spotlight on Julie Benz 2:00 PM Spotlight on J. Michael Straczynski
3:00 PM Trailer Park 3:00 PM Self-Publishing Q&A

 

PANEL DESCRIPTIONS

SATURDAY IN PANEL ROOM A

11:00am - 12:00pm FRAUGHT WITH PERIL: MAKING COMICS INTO GAMES
 As comics ascend in popularity, more games are coming out based on their characters and themes. From Marvel: Ultimate Alliance to The Darkness, the shelves are becoming saturated with comics-themed games. Join Matt Turnbull and John Feil of Kirkland, WA-based Amaze Entertainment as they talk about their experience creating such games as well as the difficulties and strengths of translating superheroes into the electronic realm.

12:00pm - 1:00pm DARK HORSE COMICS PANEL
Dark Horse Comics reveals their coming lineup, with special guests Eric Powell, Rick Remender, Josh Dysart and a surprise or two. The presentation will include announcements of new projects and new artists, and a look ahead at Star Wars, Hellboy, The Umbrella Academy, Criminal Macabre, new manga titles, the new line of Robert E. Howard books, and more.

1:00pm - 2:00pm DC NATION
The call goes out once more! Join Dan DiDio, Senior VP - Executive Editor DCU and others to catch a glimpse of what will be the most talked about events of the new year!

2:00pm - 3:00pm WIL WHEATON PERFORMS THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Before Wil Wheaton was a writer, he was an actor. He combines the two disciplines in this hilarious performance from his latest book, The Happiest Days of Our Lives. The Happiest Days contains the stories Wil loves to tell, because they are the closest to his heart: stories about being a huge geek, passing his geeky hobbies and values along to his own children, and vividly painting what it meant to grow up in the ’70s and come of age in the ’80s as part of the video game/D&D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation.

3:00pm - 4:00pm SPOTLIGHT ON JAMIE BAMBER
Join us for a Q & A with Jamie Bamber, who plays Major Lee "Apollo" Adama on the hit Sci-Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica, currently in its final season.

4:00pm - 5:00pm CBLDF LIVE ART JAM
Did you ever want to look over a legendary artist's shoulder while they're making a great piece of art, then add it to your collection? Well, here's your chance to do just that and support a great cause! See Darick Robertson (The Boys), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Kaare Andrews (Spider-Man: Reign), Phil Noto (Infinite Horizon) and Matt Wagner (Grendel) do just that at the CBLDF Live Art Jam. Watch these comics legends make stunning drawings of your favorite comics characters that you can bid on to support the First Amendment legal work of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

5:00pm - 6:00pm JOSH MEDORS CHARITY AUCTION
Frank Frazetta's Swamp Demon, Runes of Ragnan and GI Joe artist Josh Medors has been fighting cancer for the past several months. Join us as we auction original art and much more to help with Josh's costly medical bills.

SATURDAY IN PANEL ROOM B

11:00am - 12:00pm THE LEGAL SIDE OF CREATING COMIC BOOKS
How to protect your intellectual property rights in what you create. Discussion will focus on the basics of protection and ownership of ideas, characters, and their names that you create under federal copyright and trademark laws. Also discussed will be the pitfalls if your work is not protected, and how you can rectify the situation. Hosted by Michael Graham, president of Washington Lawyers for the Arts and Roger Atreya, owner Atreya Law which specializes in intellectual property and corporate law.

12:00pm - 1:00pm WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT IN COMICS
Join Silent Devil's Christian Beranek and others as they reveal the secrets of what it takes to make it in comics and actually pay the bills. Finding artists, reviewing contracts, attending conventions and getting gigs, you will be treated to world of experience within this exciting session.

1:00pm - 2:00pm SPOTLIGHT ON TIM SALE
The artist behind such great comic stories as Batman: The Long Halloween, Dark Victory and Superman For All Seasons is the focus of this spotlight panel. Tim Sale leapt further into the mainstream conciousness last year with his amazing paintings for the hit NBC TV series Heroes. Richard Starkings (Elephantmen, Comicraft) will conduct the interview.

2:00pm - 3:00pm MONDO MARVEL
2008 has already been a huge success for Marvel in all corners of the Universe. Now, join Marvel's top writers and artists to find out what's to come for Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four and all things Marvel!

3:00pm - 4:00pm IMAGE COMICS SHOW
The Image Comics Show makes its Emerald City debut with a lineup of your favorite Image creators discussing the road they've taken to get where they are today and where it'll take them to tomorrow. This includes all-new announcements of titles all the way into next year and exclusive giveaways you won't get anywhere else!

4:00pm - 5:00pm TOP COW PANEL
Join Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik and superstar artist Eric Basaldua to get the skinny on their exciting crossover with Virgin Comics, Witchblade/Devi, along with top-secret information about what's coming from Top Cow throughout 2008. Plus, every attendee gets an exclusive gift not available anywhere else!

5:00pm - 6:00pm MASQUERADE/COSTUME CONTEST
Open to attendees of all ages, see Costume Contest page for full details!

SUNDAY IN PANEL ROOM A

11:00am - 12:00pm ONI PRESS QUIZ SHOW
Join Oni Press creators like Bryan Lee O'Malley, Greg Rucka, and many more for this fun-filled panel that peers into the future of independent comics publishing! Hear about upcoming projects before anyone else, ask creators the questions you've been dying to ask, and sharpen your trivia skills for the Oni Press Quiz Show for your chance to win free comics and graphic novels!

12:00pm - 1:00pm STICKIN' IT TO THE MAN
Editorial cartooning is a great way for cartoonists to let their voices be heard. A panel presented by and featuring members of Cartoonists Northwest (CNW) such as two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David Horsey (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), Elizabeth Pankey (Whimsigull P.R. cards), Andrew Wahl (Buzzflash.com) and Dan McConnell (Freelance Political Cartoonist) will discuss styles of the genre, zeroing in on your target, how to craft a visual metaphor, and why editorial cartooning is vital to a healthy society. Moderated by Keith Curtis (CNW President).

1:00pm - 2:00pm GET YOUR GEEK ON WITH WIL WHEATON
Wil Wheaton (Author, Actor, Gamer, Geek, Blogger, Raconteur) invites you to get your geek on during this hour-long Q&A. There may or may not be punch and pie (most likely not).

2:00pm - 3:00pm SPOTLIGHT ON JULIE BENZ
This Q&A with Julie Benz will allow fans to ask questions about her career, from her numerous films and TV appearances past (Rambo, Law & Order, CSI, Supernatural), present (Dexter) and future (Punisher: War Zone, Saw V), to her place in the Whedonverse as Darla from Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and much more.

3:00pm - 4:00pm TRAILER PARK
Come see the trailers to the newest releases Hollywood had to offer! Including Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 2, Hancock, Wanted and many more!

SUNDAY IN PANEL ROOM B

11:00am - 12:00pm HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS
For years, young, creative men and women have dreamed about making a living from their comic strips. But until recently, their only avenue of success was through a syndicate or publisher. Now, more and more cartoonists are doing it on their own and self-publishing their comic strips on the web...and making a career of it. Join Dave Kellet (Sheldon), Brad Guigar (Evil Inc), Kris Straub (Starslip Crisis), and Scott Kurtz (PvP) on a guided tour of everything you need to know to make, post and profit from your online comics. These four cartoonists will start off with an opening discussion of the webcomics business model, then open the floor to an extended Q&A session in the spirit of their regular podcast, 'Webcomics Weekly'.

12:00pm - 1:00pm SUNDAY CONVERSATION: FOR THE LOVE OF COMICS
Dan DiDio and friends invite you to join an intimate Sunday morning chat to talk about your favorite comic book memories and about why we love this medium. All are welcome; no RSVP required!

1:00pm - 2:00pm CLAYBURN MOORE: A SCULPTOR'S EYE
CS Moore Studio President and Master Sculptor Clayburn Moore is known in the collectible statue field for his ability to present the human figure in a way that brings life and realism to the sculpture. Join Clayburn as he shares sculpting techniques and gives insight into his unique approach during this discussion that collectors and sculptors alike will enjoy. Q&A session will follow discussion.

2:00pm - 3:00pm SPOTLIGHT ON J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
We shine the spotlight on J. Michael Straczynski, the award-winning American writer/producer of television series (Babylon 5), novels (The Complete Book of Scriptwriting), comic books (Amazing Spider-Man, Rising Stars) and much more.

3:00pm - 4:00pm SELF-PUBLISHING Q&A
Do you want to make comic books? Learn about the world of independent comic publication from Phil Foglio (Girl Genius), Anna Warren Boersig (Dorothy of Oz), James Taylor (Rorschach Entertainment) and Michael Angelos (Castle Rain Entertainment) as they share their personal experiences with self-publishing, including anecdotes from their direct market experiences, relationships with Diamond Comic Distributors, and more, plus answer your questions in this lively Q&A.