New York Comic Con 2018 – Dark Horse Comics Signings and Panels

DARK HORSE COMICS
NYCC 2018
BOOTH #1636
 
Visit Dark Horse Comics at New York Comic Con to meet some of your favorite creators and get your hands on some free swag, such as comics, pins, posters, and more!  Check out our signings and panels too! We’ll also have a variety of Dark Horse comics, graphic novels, art books, and collectibles for sale in our booth.
 
Fans of The Umbrella Academy! Stop by the Dark Horse Comics Booth to check out a special exclusive photo booth activation in partnership with Netflix!
 
All creators signing in our booth offer their autographs for FREEFREE prints, comics, or posters are provided for most of our signings (while supplies last). You may purchase or bring items to be signed; however, we may restrict the type or number of items to be signed as necessary.
 
 
Some signings require a wristband for entry, as noted on the schedule. Drawings for wristbands for these events will begin at show opening the day before and the day of each signing. Come to the Dark Horse booth early for the best chance to join these events. 
 
Lines may also be closed for some signings due to crowding or time restrictions. 
 
All events are subject to change. Some restrictions apply. Please see Dark Horse Comics staff if you have questions. 

 
We have one signing stage, which features art from Hellboy Omnibus Volume 3: The Wild Hunt and Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 2 by creator Mike Mignola. 

SIGNINGS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 

11:00 AM-11:50 AM:
   FEMINA AND FAUNA, HELMETGIRLS: Camilla d’Errico

12:00 PM-12:50 PM: 
   MODERN FANTASY: Kristen Gudsnuk, Rafer Roberts 
 
   HENCHGIRL: Kristen Gudsnuk
 
   THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY: Vivek Tiwary 
 
3:00 PM-3:50 PM: 
   STRANGER THINGS: Jody Houser, Keith Champagne, Fábio Moon
 
   STARCRAFT: Jody Houser, Andrew R. Robinson
 
   THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: Gabriel Bá
 
   TWO BROTHERS, HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES: Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon
 
4:00 PM-4:50 PM: 
   AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER–IMBALANCE: Peter Wartman
 
   AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER–TEAM AVATAR TALES: Sara Goetter
  • WRISTBAND REQUIRED 
  • LIMIT ONE PRINT, ONE OTHER ITEM PER PERSON 
 
5:00 PM-5:50 PM: 
   THE WHISPERING DARK: Christofer Emgård
 
   BROOKLYN BLOOD: Paul Levitz, Tim Hamilton 
 
6:00 PM-6:50 PM: 
   LIFE BETWEEN PANELS, NANJING, THE BATTLES OF BRIDGET LEE: Ethan Young
 
   TOMB RAIDER, TOMB RAIDER: INFERNO: Phillip Sevy 
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
 
11:00 AM-11:50 AM: 
   ELFQUEST: Wendy Pini, Richard Pini
 
12:00 PM-12:50 PM: 
   XERXES: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF DARIUS AND THE RISE OF ALEXANDER: Frank Miller, Alex Sinclair
 
   XERXES: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF DARIUS AND THE RISE OF ALEXANDER, SIN CITY, 300: Frank Miller 
  • WRISTBAND REQUIRED 
  • NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY
  • LIMIT ONE PRINT, ONE OTHER ITEM PER PERSON 
  • OTHER RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY—SEE STAFF FOR INFO
 
2:00 PM-2:50 PM: 
   BERGER BOOKS: Joel Rose, Ann Nocenti, Christopher Cantwell, Martín Morazzo, Darin Strauss, Adam Dalva, Karen Berger
 
3:00 PM-3:50 PM: 
   BERGER BOOKS: Dave Gibbons, Dean Haspiel, J.M. DeMatteis, Corin Howell, Karen Berger
 
4:00 PM-4:50 PM: 
   BLACKWOOD: Evan Dorkin, Veronica Fish, Andy Fish
 
   BEASTS OF BURDEN, DORK, MILK & CHEESE, CALLA CTHULHU: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer 
 
5:00 PM-5:50 PM:
   GO TEAM VENTURE! THE ART AND MAKING OF THE VENTURE BROS.: Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick, Ken Plume
  • WRISTBAND REQUIRED
    NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY.
    SIGNING LIMITED TO 1 PRINT AND/OR 1 COPY OF GO TEAM VENTURE: THE ART AND MAKING OF THE VENTURE BROS HC PER PERSON. NO OTHER ITEMS
     
 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
 
11:00 AM-11:50 AM: 
   DREAMWORKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: DRAGONVINE, TROLLHUNTERS: TALES OF ARCADIA–THE FELLED: Richard Hamilton
 
   PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES: Jacob Chabot
 
12:00 PM-12:50 PM: 
   THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá
  • WRISTBAND REQUIRED 
  • NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY
  • LIMIT ONE PRINT, ONE OTHER ITEM PER PERSON 
  • OTHER RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY—SEE STAFF FOR INFO
 
1:10 PM-2:10 PM:
   HELLBOY: Mike Mignola, David Harbour, Daniel Dae Kim, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane
  • WRISTBAND REQUIRED 
  • NO POSED PHOTOGRAPHY
  • LIMIT ONE PRINT, ONE OTHER ITEM PER PERSON 
  • OTHER RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY—SEE STAFF FOR INFO
 
 
2:45 PM-3:35 PM: 
   MINECRAFT VOLUME ONE: Sarah Graley
 
4:00 PM-4:50 PM: 
   AMERICAN GODS: David Mack 
 
 
5:30 PM-6:30 PM:
   UNKNOWN 9 ARCHIVES: Jae Lee
 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
 
11:00 AM-11:50 AM:
   MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: Todd Nauck
 
12:00 PM-12:50 PM: 
   DISNEY RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: Joe Caramagna, Amy Mebberson
 
   DISNEY FROZEN: BREAKING BOUNDARIES: Joe Caramagna
 
   DISNEY / PIXAR THE INCREDIBLES 2 #1: CRISIS IN MID-LIFE! & OTHER STORIES: Landry Q. Walker 
 
1:00 PM-1:50 PM: 
   ELFQUEST: Wendy Pini, Richard Pini
 
2:00 PM-2:50 PM: 
   THE FLUTTER COLLECTION: Jennie Wood, Jeff McComsey, Jeff McClelland
 

PROGRAMMING 

Please join us at the panels below, brought to you by Dark Horse Comics and friends! Please visit https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Explore/Panels/View-All/# for more panels featuring Dark Horse creators and guidelines for attending panels.
 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4
 
2:45 PM–3:45 PM: 
THE CYCLE BEGINS ANEW: EXPLORING THE COMIC ELEMENTS OF AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER AND THE LEGEND OF KORRA 
(Room 1A24)
 
Dark Horse and Nickelodeon are excited to treat fans to a panel worthy of Aang himself! Join Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance artist Peter Wartman, Team Avatar Tales artist Sara Goetter to learn about what’s to come in the ever-expanding world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. Plus, fans will also have the opportunity to showcase their knowledge of the elements in a fun trivia competition for awesome prizes!
 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
 
12:30 PM-1:30 PM: 
BERGER BOOKS: THE SECOND WAVE 
(Room 1A21)
 
Berger Books keeps great comics coming in its second wave of new and unusual genre-bending series! Editor Karen Berger (Vertigo founder) is joined by legendary comics writer Ann Nocenti (The Seeds), Get Jiro co-writer, Joel Rose,  (Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts), artist Christopher Cantwell co-creator of AMC’s acclaimed Halt and Catch Fire (She Could Fly), Martín Morazzo of (She Could Fly), best-selling Chang & Eng novelist Darin Strauss (Olivia Twist) and short fiction writer Adam Dalva (Olivia Twist), Dean Haspiel, Emmy Award-winning artist of HBO’s Bored to Death (The Alcoholic), Richard Bruning, Berger Books art director, and renowned comics writer J.M. De Matteis (SpidermanMoonshadow) announcing a brand new series with artist Corin Howell (Ghostbusters)!
 
5:45 PM-6:45 PM: 
JAPAN’S MANGA MAGAZINE: WHERE YOUR MANGA GETS STARTED!
(Anime Fest – Mirai Stage)
 
Almost every manga Dark Horse has published came from a Japanese magazine; this is also true of the other US manga publishers. These magazines are to manga in Japan what monthly comic books are to comics in the US—they’re the place readers get the story first, before it gets collected as a trade paperback. But since manga gets released in the US straight to trade paperback, we never get to see manga as the original Japanese readers do. Join Carl Horn as he gives fans a tour of the over 20 different Japanese magazines, including what some Dark Horse stories looked like when they were first published, what kind of ads ran in them, what the cover art was like, and more! 
 
7:30 PM–9:30 PM:                       
NETFLIX & CHILLS
(Main Stage 1D) 
 
The midnight hour is close at hand with Netflix’s Mega Block of chills, thrills, and everything else of the other-worldly variety. Join the casts of Umbrella Academy, The Haunting of Hill House and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as they descend upon New York Comic Con to discuss these highly anticipated new series. Plus, get a first look at The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance before anyone else. The conversations will leave you sleeping with the lights on and texting your friends about the surprises along the way!
 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
 
1:45 PM–2:45 PM: 
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY INVITES YOU TO CHECK IN TO “HOTEL OBLIVION”                                                (Room 1A06)
 
After ten years, The Umbrella Academy is back in action! With the new comics series, The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion kicking off and a live action series arriving on Netflix in early 2019, Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to invite fans to a conversation with series creators Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá as we explore the weird, wonderful world of The Umbrella Academy.
 
 
11:00 AM–12:00 PM:
HELLBOY MOVIE PANEL 
(Main Stage 1D)
 
3:15 PM–4:15 PM:              
THIRTY YEARS OF DARK HORSE MANGA 
(Anime Fest – Mirai Stage)
 
2018 marks Dark Horse’s 30th anniversary of publishing manga! From last year’s Eisner-nominated Wandering Island, to legendary series Lone Wolf and CubBerserk, Blade of the Immortal, Astroboy, and Oh My Goddess!, to contemporary titles such as I Am a Hero, Fate/Zero, Danganronpa, Drifters, and Hatsune Miku, we’re proud to release a wide spectrum of works from Japanese creators. Join Dark Horse editor Carl Horn for a look at the past, present, and future of manga at Dark Horse!
 
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
 
1:30 PM–2:30 PM
GROWING UP WITH COMICS: INTRODUCING YOUNGER READERS TO GRAPHIC STORYTELLING 
(Room 1A24)
Comics are a great way to get kids interested in art, reading, and storytelling—and, well, they’re fun! Join Sarah Graley (Minecraft Volume One), Richard Hamilton (How to Train Your Dragon: Dragonvine), Landry Q. Walker (Disney•Pixar’s Incredibles 2: Crisis in Mid-Life! & Other Stories), and Peter Wartman (Avatar: The Last Airbender—Imbalance) to discover and discuss the ever-growing library of incredible all-ages comics!