I'm not going to lie you guys, I'm freaking. It's my first time.
(WHAT? Yes.)
I'm packing a lavender healing balm.
I'm sure I'll be fine.
You wanna come see me (and the super fabulous comics people I'll be on panels with), you gots lots of chance.
WEDNESDAY!
TMNT Signing
Time: 8:00 – 9:00pm
IDW Booth 2743
THURSDAY!!
PRISM Signing
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Prism Comics Booth 2144
Panel
Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm
San Diego Central Public Library / The Auditorium
Join Jeff Smith (Bone) and Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) for an in-depth discussion of
what it's like to be the author of a banned book! CBLDF Executive Director Charles
Brownstein hosts this special live podcast celebrating Banned Books Week and examining the stakes of censorship for creators, librarians, and most of all, readers!
Event - B&N Pop Culture Month Spotlight
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: B&N Mira Mesa / 10775 Westview Parkway / San Diego, CA 92126
FRIDAY
Panel - Hopey, Israel, Skim, Oafs, and Beyond
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Room 28DE
Alternative comics have long been a place where diverse sexualities and gender
identities are represented. Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez paved the way in the 1980s with their groundbreaking and award-winning comic book series Love and Rockets. Today's landscape of alternative cartooning reflects a realistic range of experiences and identities for queer, gay, and trans-identified people, perhaps most notably in works by Michael DeForge, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Ed Luce, and Mariko Tamaki.
Moderated by Chris Butcher
Panel - Spotlight on Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Room 29AB
With their collaboration on graphic novels Skim and This One Summer, and their
independent works Indoor Voice, Supermutant Magic Academy, Sex Coven (Jillian Tamaki), and Emiko Superstar, (You) Set Me on Fire, Saving Montgomery Sole (Mariko Tamaki), cousins Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki are creating inventive, innovative stories that thought-provoking and emotionally moving. Join them for a discussion of their creative process, as well as their upcoming and most recent works.
:01 Signing
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki in the :01 Booth
SATURDAY
Panel - Working Together: Writers and Artists
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Room 28DE
Not every project can be handled by one person; and while working with a partner
can offer great rewards, the path might not always be an easy one to navigate. Moderator James Robinson (Earth 2) discusses the duality of working with a partner, with panelists Kelly Sue DeConnick (Bitch Planet), Rainbow Rowell (Fangirl), Steve Lieber (artist, Whiteout, Superior Foes of Spider-Man), Jillian Tamaki (This One Summer), Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer), Asaf Hanuka (The Divine), and Boaz Lavie (The Divine).
Panel - Diversity
Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm
Room 28DE
A current and recurring topic of conversation in the Science-Fiction and Fantasy
community is the lack of diversity: both in regards to the authors who craft these fantastical tales and the characters they create. We demand diverse books! Ethnic, religious, gender, racial, physical ability, and sexual diversity are underrepresented in SFF but these authors are here to tell you that their stories speak for themselves; they seek to create worlds similar to our own, where people from various walks of life are represented and cross paths. Readers will find these authors and the tales they spin as empowering and fascinating as ever. Join authors Soman Chainani (School for Good and Evil), Cece Bell, Mariko Tamaki, Scott Sigler, and Judd Winich (Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth) as they discuss Diversity in Science-Fiction and Fantasy!
SDCC Signing
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Autographing Area 09
:01 Signing
Time: 4:30 – 5:30pm
Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki Signing in the :01 Booth
SUNDAY
Panel - The Girls Are Alright!
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Room 30CDE
Description: Female comic creators for kids and young adults are burning up the bestseller lists and winning awards. Listen in on this dynamic group of award-winning creators as they discuss the challenges and thrills of creating diverse heroines that appeal to a new generation of readers and hook them for a lifelong love of comics. Q&A and drawing to follow. Panelists including Jennifer Holm (Babymouse, Sunny Side Up), Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Sisters), Cece Bell (El Deafo), Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer), Jillian Tamaki(This One Summer), Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck) and Trina Robbins! Moderated by Eva Volin (Good Comics for Kids at School Library Journal).
MacKids Signing
4:00pm – 5:00pm
MacKids booth 1117, w/ Saving Montgomery Sole galley give-away!
See you there! xo