San Diego Comic Con '09:I'll be spending most of my time in Artist's Alley
AA03. I'll also be signing at the Archaia Booth
2635 once per day. Check the Archaia booth for a schedule of my signing times as well as the signing times of other Archaia creators.
2 new products available for the first time at SDCC:Winter 1152 Hardcover. 192 pages collecting the 6 issues of the comic series plus an epilogue, and guide pages. Foreword by Dinotopia creator James Gurney. (these will be available at the Archaia booth*)
*Also available: Fall 1152, and the Mouse Guard RPG at the Archaia booth
Panels:I'll be involved in 4 panels this year (possibly 5, but here are the 4 confirmed):
It will be 5:
Friday July 24th: 11:30-12:30
Comics Arts Conference Session #6: Can College Prepare Creators for Comics Careers? Ben Templesmith, Stephan Pastis, Hope Larson, David Petersen, Nick Langly, Mark Head
Friday July 24th: 1:00-2:00 Archaia/The Jim Henson Company: The Perfect Publishing Partnership— Learn about the fantasy titles the publisher has in store, including a new Mouse Guard volume (with creator David Petersen), Artesia (with creator Mark Smylie), Okko, and Primordia. Then find out more about the partnership The Jim Henson Company and Archaia have formed to create comics and graphic novels based on such beloved properties as Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, MirrorMask, and Fraggle Rock, as well as all-new, original concepts! Hear more about this venture with Henson's director of publishing and development Joe LeFavi, Archaia's director of development Stephen Christy, and a few surprise guests as creative teams are announced and publishing plans are discussed. All attendees will receive a free Archaia/Henson poster featuring a new piece of art! Room 4
Saturday July 25th 5:00-6:00 Graphic Novels Sense of History
Rick Geary, Stan Sakai, Chris Schweizer, Eric Shanower, & David Petersen
Sunday, July 26th 11:30-12:30 Spotlight on David Petersen.
David Petersen will talk about his Eisner Award winning series Mouse Guard, how it came to be, the process that makes it happen, and what the future holds for his mice. Discussion will be moderated by Nick Tapalansky. audience Q&A will follow the moderated discussion.
*There will be an exclusive given away at the panel.*
Sunday, July 26th 1:30-2:30
Comic and Graphic Novels for all Ages
Jimmy Gownley, Kazu Kibuishi, Chris Schweizer, Jeff Smith, David Petersen, & Lex Farjado
Regarding sketches etc:Sketches: I plan on doing free quick mouse doodles in any Mouse Guard hardcover (either purchased at the show or brought from home.).
I value the time at shows to talk to fans, answer questions, sign books, take photos etc. I’ll prioritize interacting with fans before anything,
This should answer any SDCC Q’s…but feel free to post other Q’s as comments and I’ll try to answer them ASAP.