NYCC Schedule

New York Comic Con starts tomorrow, Thursday, October 11.  Last year I started con-related events with a signing on Wednesday, which had me three-quarters dead by the time Sunday evening rolled around.  I live in New York, and there were things going on (not everyone from out of town leaves on Sunday - many people stick around for a few days to hang out in town or just take a flight the next day), but the idea of doing ANYTHING other than heading home to sleep for as many hours as I could pull off seemed completely impossible.  Even with skipping Sunday night I still ended up with a nasty case of con flu.  At that point, I made a bunch of resolutions about NYCC 2012 - no Wednesday night activities, don't go out every night, pace yourself, etc. It's Wednesday, so I'll see you tonight at the awesome panel I'm a part of, preceded by drinks with comic book folks before and after!  And then I'm raging like a maniac all weekend!  Screw you, healthy choices!

Truth is, NYCC's my hometown con, and if I'm going to do it up anywhere, might as well be here.  Here's my schedule for the weekend - I hope to see thousands of you over the next few days:

Wednesday, October 10 - Pop Music in Comics Panel at Jim Hanley's Universe, 7-9 PM.  This one should be awesome.  I'm on a panel with some real grade-A luminaries in the world of music-related comics, like Kieron Gillen, Sina Grace and Jamal Igle.  Plus, there will be free beer and eats - I suspect this will be more of a kickoff party for the con than a panel, but you know we'll chat comics too.  All the details here.

Thursday, October 11 - the con officially begins at 3 PM, for pros, press and people with 4-day passes.  I'll be set up in Artist's Alley at table R6.  This is the place you'll be able to find me for most of the daylight hours during the weekend.  Keep in mind that AA is in its own area this year, off the main show floor, upstairs.  There should be signs for it all over the place, and really make the effort to get up there - some of the most amazing work at the show will be in the Alley, as always.

7-8 PM - I'll be signing at the Archaia booth, #1520.  I'll have some exclusive autograph cards and a VERY LIMITED SUPPLY of the Strange Attractors aschan, which you'll also be able to get at my table over the course of the weekend.  You can see the cover for the ashcan here - ain't it pretty?

Friday, October 12 - Again, table R6 for most of the day, starting at 10 AM.

3-4 PM - I have a signing for this cool new story I haven't talked much about yet.  I wrote a piece for the second volume of the History Channel's "Mankind" series of graphic novels, which will work as companion pieces to their epic miniseries airing this fall.  I haven't seen the completed story yet, and I don't know exactly what I'll be signing, but it should be interesting.  The art and stories I've seen for this so far are fantastic.  Booth #1657

5:15-6:15 PM - The famous Writers Unite panel!  This is the fifth time I've done the panel, which always includes a real rogue's gallery of hot indie writers.  This time it's me, Cullen Bunn, Ray Fawkes, Justin Jordan and our illustrious moderator/kingpin, Jim Zub.  Our focus is on pitching creator-owned comics, and we usually spitball for 45 minutes, comparing notes on our own techniques, and then open the floor to questions.  It's always a funny, lively panel CRAMMED with useful tips and tricks.  If you feel like putting out your own comics, or breaking in, it's a must-attend.  Room 1A14, and more info here.

Saturday, October 13 - at table R6 all day, and signing at Archaia from 10:30-11:30 AM.  I will be joined for that signing, and for the morning in Artist's Alley, by Robert Saywitz, the creator of the incredible complexity maps for Strange Attractors.  He never comes out to signings, even though he's local, so if you want your SA ashcan signed by him, this is the signing to hit.

Sunday, October 14 - I'll only be at the show until about 1.  Signing at Archaia from 10:30-11:30, and otherwise at table R6.

What will I have at the show?  How about THIS STUFF:

The exclusive Strange Attractors 26-page ashcan.  This is the first time any SA material has been made available, and the last time until the book is published next spring.  We only have a small number of copies, so if you want one, this is your chance.

27, both First and Second Sets

Strongman, both Volume 1 and the elusive Volume 2 (again, very limited copies - I believe I'm bringing 27 of them (ha!))

Skullkickers #18, which features a short story by me as part of the third Tavern Tales antho.  Again, just a few, and if you want to go on a treasure hunt to get your copy signed by all the amazing writers and artists who contributed work (Justin Jordan, Tradd Moore, John Layman, Rob Guillory and many more), well, there are worse ways to spend your time at the con.  I may even have a very few copies of the sketch variant cover for this, which I literally think exists only in low double digit numbers.

The 27 T-shirt!

Should be a nice, full table, and a nice, full weekend.  See you at the show!