Dark Horse Releases Its WonderCon 2014 Schedule
By Erik Sugay
With WonderCon 2014 just around the corner – literally next week! – Dark Horse has unveiled all of the awesome events it has planned for the comic book convention.
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Highlights include some excellent free signings by Gene Yang, Mike Mayhew, Dan Parsons, Sara Ryan, Gail Simone, Zack Whedon, Georges Jeanty, and so many more.
As a huge fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender, I am most excited to meet Yang. His work adapting one of the finest animated series in the past decade into a compelling collection of graphic novels is undoubtedly praiseworthy.
Other than signings, a trio of interesting panels will be available to partake in. They will cover Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and a Joss Whedon-based presentation covering Serenity, Buffy, Angel & Faith.
You can scope out Dark Horse’s official schedule plus complete panel descriptions below. WonderCon 2014 takes place in Anaheim, California, from April 18-20.
SIGNING SCHEDULE
Friday, April 18
1:00 p.m. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Gene Yang
3:00 p.m. Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Dan Parsons
Saturday, April 19
11:00 a.m. Bad Houses: Sara Ryan
12:00 p.m. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Gene Yang
3:00 p.m. Tomb Raider: Gail Simone
4:00 p.m. Never Ending: D. J. Kirkbride, Robert Love
5:00 p.m. The Fifth Beatle: Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson
Sunday, April 20
11:30 a.m. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10: Christos Gage
1:00 p.m. The Star Wars: Mike Mayhew
3:00 p.m. Serenity: Leaves on the Wind: Zack Whedon, Georges Jeanty*
*Ticketed event. A set number of tickets will be distributed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings by drawing.
PANEL SCHEDULE
Friday, April 18
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Room 203 The Making of Star Wars
WonderCon Anaheim special guest artist Mike Mayhew (Avengers) goes behind the scenes of the Diamond Gem Award–winning series The Star Wars, from Dark Horse Comics. Mike will take you on a tour of the universe that was never meant to be, from its mysterious origins to a sneak peek at the collected volumes coming this summer.
Saturday, April 19
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m., Room 213 Dark Horse Presents Avatar: The Last Airbender
Dark Horse’s growing line of books following up on the original Nickelodeon hit animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender have achieved bestseller status! Working directly with the show’s creators, Gene Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints) penned the first three-book series, The Promise, to universal acclaim, and followed it with The Search. Now, Yang tackles the events directly following The Search in The Rift. Join Gene Yang for an exclusive look at what’s to come in what is sure to be one of the year’s most talked about series!
Sunday, April 20
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., Room 213 Dark Horse Presents Whedonversity
Dark Horse’s continuations of Joss Whedon’s cult favorites (Serenity, Buffy, Angel & Faith) remain some of the most-talked-about comics in today’s market. Dark Horse and WonderCon Anaheim are giving you an exclusive chance to hear all there is to tell about the upcoming arcs of both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity from the creative teams themselves! Join Dark Horse, along with Buffy Season 10 writer Christos Gage, Serenity writer Zack Whedon, and artist Georges Jeanty, for what is guaranteed to be one panel you don’t wanna miss!