NYCC 2014: Ultimate New York Comic Con Panel And Screening Guide – Day 1
By Nick Tylwalk
So here’s the deal: you’re all psyched for New York Comic Con this week. You’ve got your tickets, your costume is ready to go (optional), and you’ve got an affordable place to stay lined up (lucky!).
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Now all you need is to figure out how to divvy up your time at the show. That’s no easy task, as there’s a lot to do and see at NYCC. Sadly, unless you’re Jamie Madrox or Multiplex, you’re only going to be able to be in one place at any given time.
That means prioritizing. You need to know exactly what’s going on, when and where. And now that the complete list of NYCC panels and screenings has been released, we can help out by compiling all of them happening on the first day of the show right here.
Scroll on down to get a glance at everything going on around the Javits Center on Thursday. Also, don’t forget to check out the official convention mobile app to keep you up to date on the ground this week.
Ready? Let’s do this!
NYCC 2014 Panel and Screening Schedule – Thursday, October 9
1 pm
What: Walt Disney Studios Presents an Exclusive Look at Tomorrowland and Walt Disney Animation Studios Presents and Exclusive Look at Big Hero 6
Where: Main Stage 1-D
Who: Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, Chris Williams, Don Hall, Roy Conli
What: Archie Action Hour: Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Ben Hunzeker, Jennifer Hernandez, Jamal Peppers, Mike Pellerito, Jon Gray, Ryan Jampole, Paul Kaminski, Vincent Lovallo
What: Friends of Comic Vine
Where: Room 1A21
Who: Brian Buccellato, Josh Williamson, Jimmy Palmiotti, Matt Elfring, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Tony Guerrero
What: Chills & Goosebumps with R.L. Stine
Where: Room 1A10
Who: R.L. Stine
1:15 pm
What: The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?
Where: Room 1A14
Who: Holly Payne, Jon Schnepp
What: PREVIEWSworld.com What’s @ Comic Shops Panel
Where: Room 1A24
Who: Andy Mueller, Jason Blanchard, Deborah Moreland
What: Selling Your Comic to Hollywood
Where: Room 1A05
Who: Alan Robert, Ivan Saperstein, David Gallaher, Sheafe Walker, Matthew Tynan, Xander Crowell, Thomas Crowell
What: Comics as Literature in the English Classroom
Where: Room 1A01
Who: Jeffrey Achenzie, Lindsay Young, Jesse Mack, Michael Anthony
1:30 pm
What: Game of Thrones Fan Forum – Featuring Kristian Nairn & Daniel Portman
Where: Empire Stage 1-E
Who: Kristian Nairn, Daniel Portman
2 pm
What: Doctor Who Comics Panel
Where: Room 1A10
Who: Andrew James, Rob Williams, Nick Abadzis, Simon Fraser, Robbie Morrison, Steve White
What: Make Your Own Comics: Create Your Own Characters
Where: Room 1A21
Who: Amy Chu, David Ball, Becky Cloonan, Marguerite Bennett, Fred Van Lente, Scott Snyder, Ryan Dunlavey
What: The Judge Dredd Justice Hour with 2000 AD!
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Al Ewing, Ian Edginton, Gary Erskine
What: Dynamite 10th Anniversary Celebration
Where: Room 1B03
Who: Frank Barbiere, Gail Simone, Fred Van Lente, Jim Zub, Greg Pak, Tim Seeley
2:15 pm
What: ComicsPro “So You Want to be a Comics Retailer?”
Where: Room 1A05
Who: Chris Powell, Marco Davanzo, Jonathan Cohen, Thomas Gaul, Tate Ottati
What: Comics — What We’ve Lost, What’s Ahead
Where: Room 1A01
Who: Carol Tilley
What: The World of Mouse Guard
Where: Room 1A24
Who: David Petersen, Hal Lublin
What: The Mary Sue Presents — Fight What You Know
Where: Room 1A14
Who: Carolyn Cox, Wendy Xu, Susana Polo
What: Rooster Teeth
Where: Room 1A06
Who: Barbara Dunkelman, Monty Oum, Kerry Shawcross
2:45 pm
What: Drawing Workshop with Raul the Third
Where: Family HQ — Room 1C02
Who: Raul the Third
What: Arthur Darvill Spotlight
Where: Empire Stage 1-E
Who: Arthur Darvill
3 pm
What: Vimeo Presents Stoopid Buddies Film School Live
Where: Room 1A10
Who: Eric Towner, John Harvatine, Greg Clayman, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich
What: Super Girls: Using Comics to Engage Female Students in the High School Classroom
Where: Room 1B03
Who: Eric Kallenborn, Mark DaPonte, Josh Elder, Michael Gianfrancesco, Meryl Jaffee, Ronell Whittaker
What: Coffee Talk with Dragons and Monsters
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Ali T. Kokmen, Caitlin Kittredge, Barry Lyga, Lou Anders, Ethan Reid, R.L. Stine, Paul Pope Ransom Riggs
What: The Oni Press Comicstravaganza!
Where: 1A21
Who: John Schork, Paul Tobin
3:15 pm
What: VIZ Media Panel
Where: Room 1A14
Who: TBA
What: Star Trek Equinox Panel/Exclusive Screening
Where: Room 1A05
Who: Cindy Pickett, James Cawley, Gary Lockwood, Matt Striker, John Savage, Pete Koller
What: Saving Indecent Comics
Where: Room 1A01
Who: Huyen Diep, Thomas Maluck
What: 50 Years of Fandom! How Comics Took Over the World
Where: Room 1A06
Who: David Uslan, Michael Uslan, Lee Kohse, Rob Salkowitz, Nicholas Truow
What: DC Comics — Master Class: Art History
Where: Room 1A24
Who: Amanda Conner, David Finch, Babs Tarr, Larry Ganem
What: Bob’s Burgers
Where: Main Stage 1-D
Who: Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, H. Jon Benjamin, Larry Murphy, Kristen Schaal, Loren Bouchard
3:30 pm
What: Super Sprowtz
Where: Family HQ — Room 1C03
4 pm
What: 501st Legion: Empire City Garrison’s Blast-a-Trooper
Where: Family HQ — Room 1C04
What: Drawing Workshop with John-Marc Grob
Where: Family HQ — Room 1C02
Who: John-Marc Grob
What: Comics to Expand Your Brain: Educational Graphic Novels in Public and School Libraries
Where: Room 1B03
Who: Alex Simmons, John Shableski, Chris Murray, Karla Ivarson, John Weaver, Tyler Rousseau
What: Lord of the Rings: The Music of Middle-earth
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Doug Adams, Howard Shore
What: Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Where: Room 1A21
Who: Special guests from Hasbro Studios and voice talent from Transformers: Robots in Disguise
What: Skybound’s The Walking Dead
Where: Empire Stage 1-E
Who: Dalton Ross, Sean Mackiewicz, Robert Kirkman
What: Hatsune Miku Panel Presented by Crypton Future Media
Where: Room 1A10
Who: Hiroyuki Itoh
4:15 pm
What: Banned Horror Comics Back from the Dead!
Where: Room 1A05
Who: Carol Tilley, Greg Goldstein, Craig Yoe, Mike Richardson, Mike Howlett
What: Spotlight on Kim Harrison
Where: Room 1A24
Who: James Killen, Kim Harrison
What: World of Capcom
Where: Room 1A06
What: Dark Horse Builds Characters
Where: Room 1A14
Who: Andrea Mutti, Cameron Stewart, Brian Wood, Fred Van Lente, David Mack, Jeremy Atkins, Gail Simone, Rafael Albuquerque, Jim Calafiore
What: Teachers Making Educational Comics: Why Should the Pros Have All the Fun?
Where: Room 1A01
Who: Jim McClain
What: Gustafer Yellowgold
Where: Family HQ — Room 1C03
Who: Morgan Taylor
5 pm
What: Super Sprowtz
Where: Family HQ — Room 1C03
What: The SAGA Begins: A New Imprint from Simon & Schuster
Where: Room 1B03
Who: David Barr Kirtley, Ken Liu, Joe Monti, Navah Wolfe, Lee Kelly, Sam Munson, Nnedi Okorafor
What: Diamond Select Toys: The Best of all Worlds
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Chuck Terceira, Jean St. Jean, Eli Livingston, Robert Yee, Zach Oat
What: TBS’s King of the Nerds
Where: Room 1A10
Who: Curtis Armstrong, Kristina Stafford, Kayla LaFrance, Xander Jeanneret, Robert Carradine, Yaya Han
What: Image Comics: I Is for Immersive
Where: Room 1A21
Who: Brandon Montclare, Jason Latour, Jamie McKelvie, Kyle Higgins, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Tim Seeley
5:15 pm
What: “Extraterrestrial” Sneak Peek Panel Presentation with The Vicious
Where: Room 1A06
Who: Brittany Allen, Michael Ironside, Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz
What: Nickelodeon’s Legend of Korra: Book 4
Where: Empire Stage 1-E
Who: Bryan Konietzko, Janet Varney, David Faustino, Mike DiMartino, Megan Casey, P.J. Byrne
What: IA Concert
Where: Room 1A05
What: #WeNeedDiverse (Comic) Books — Diversity in Comics
Where: Room 1A01
Where: Amie Wright, Lucia Cederia Serantes, Craig Anderson
What: Design Your Own Cape with the Art Force Five
Where: Family HQ — Room 1C02
What: Avatar Press & Max Brooks — Cutting Edge Comics
Where: Room 1A14
Who: Kieron Gillen, Max Brooks, Klebs Junior, William Christensen, Simon Spurrier
What: Todd McFarlane Builds AMC’s The Walking Dead and More!
Where: Room 1A24
Who: Todd McFarlane
6 pm
What: The Future of Weekly Shonen Jump
Where: Room 1A10
Who: Takeshi Obata
What: ComiXology Submit: The Future of Self-Publishing
Where: Room 1A21
Who: Bethany Romero, Chip Mosher, Charles Forsman, Joshua Fialkov, John D. Roberts, Ruben Romero
What: Lion Forge Presents: Deep Sea 7
Where: Room 1B03
Who: Carl Reed
What: How to Survive in a Dystopian World
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Alex London, Joshua David Bellin, James Dashner, Maya Rock, Margaret Stohl, Rachel Cohn, Pierce Brown, Scott Westerfeld
6:15 pm
What: Introducing the Reading with Pictures App: Changing the Way Comics Are Used in the Classroom
Where: Room 1A05
Who: Jim McClain, Josh Elder
What: Why Should I Let My Child Read Comics?
Where: Room 1A01
Who: Camina Raphael, Jessikah Chautin, Jessica Breitman, Laura Giunta, Josh Firer, Pamela Cora
What: Mad about MAD
Where: Room 1A24
Who: John Ficarra, Ryan Flanders, Peter Kuper, Tom Richmond, Sam Viviano
What: IDW & Hasbro: Transformers, Ponies & More!
Where: Room 1A14
Who: Amy Mebberson, John Barber, Jim Zub, Mairghread Scott, Katie Cook, Sarah Stone
What: The Cast of BITTEN Takes New York
Where: Room 1A06
Who: Daegan Fryklind, Greyston Holt, Eric Johnson, Laura Vandervoort, J.B. Sugar, Steve Lund, Michael Xavier
6:45 pm
What: Adam West & Batman: The Complete Television Series
Where: Main Stage 1-D
Who: Adam West
7 pm
What: Kotobukiya Fall/Winter Preview 2014
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Dan Lujan
What: New York TimesOUT and GeeksOUT Presents LGBT in Comics
Where: Room 1A10
Who: Annie Mok, Jude Biersdorfer, Jamie McKelvie, Luciano Vecchio, Kieron Gillen, Phil Jimenez, Noelle Stevenson
What: Irwin Hasen: The Eisner Award Presentation
Where: Room 1A21
Who: Danny Fingeroth, Paul Levitz, Michael Uslan
What: Twenty Years of “The Crow” with James O’Barr
Where: Room 1B03
Who: James O’Barr
7:15 pm
What: How to Succeed in Self-Publishing
Where: Room 1A01
Who: Adam McGovern, Matt Kadish, Anthony Del Col, Morgan Rosenblum, Molly Knox Ostertag, Scott Rogowsky
What: 60 Years of Godzilla
Where: Room 1A05
Who: Bob Eggleton, John DeSentis, Chris Oglio
What: Bleeding Cool — The Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll of Comics Revealed
Where: Room 1A24
Who: Hannah Means Shannon, Rich Johnston
What: So Where Do You Get Your Ideas? And What Do You Do with Them?
Where: Room 1A14
Who: Amber Benson, Brian K. Vaughan, Becky Cloonan, Scott Snyder
What: Firefly Online: Bringing Back the Verse
Where: Room 1A06
Who: Andrea Romano, Andy Gore, Dave Wesley, John O’Neill
8 pm
What: Geeks of Color Go Pro: Working in the Industry
Where: Room 1A18
Who: Alice Meichi Li, Diana Pho, Daniel Jose Older, Jennifer Crute, I.W. Gregorio, Tracey J. John, LeSean Thomas
What: Sketch Fighter
Where: Room 1B03
Who: Asterios Kokkinos, Tom Franck, Ed Greer
8:15 pm
What: Space Adventure Cobra
Where: Room 1A05
What: Lady Death 20th Anniversary: How You Can Create & Publish Iconic Characters
Where: Room 1A14
Who: Brian Pulido
What: Traversing Z Nation: A Conversation with the Cast and Creator of Syfy’s Newest Zombie Show
Where: Room 1A06
Who: Craig Engler, Tom Everett Scott
What: Pop Culture Academy: How Video Games & Comic Books Shape Education
Where: Room 1A01
Who: Jake Roper, Kevin Lieber, Jamin Warren, Vanessa Hill, Nicole Emanuele
8:30 pm
What: WB Preview Night Screenings: The Pilot Episode of Constantine and the Season Two Premiere of The 100
Where: Main Stage 1-D