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Home  News July 2008 24th
| San Diego Comic-Con Booth Number & Panels |
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| If you live near San Diego, California and have one of the sold out tickets to the San Diego Comic-Con, David Mack will be signing at the Image Comics booth (#2729 - Exhibit Hall Map) until the show closes on Sunday, July 27 and will have copies of The Shy Creatures, The Alchemy of Art: David Mack DVD, Kabuki back issues, trade paperback, shirts, prints and more. On Saturday, July 26, Mr. Mack will be appearing at the following panel: |
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11:30 to 12:30 pm - Image Comics/Tori Amos: 17 years ago, history was made at Comic-Con, when a kid gave Neil Gaiman a tape of her music. Now, Indie music icon and multiplatinum recording artist Tori Amos comes to Comic-Con to talk about Comic Book Tattoo, the new 480-page coffeetable-format anthology from Image Comics containing over 50 stories based on songs and music from her entire discography. Tori is joined by project editor Rantz Hoseley, as well as some of the contributing creators, including David Mack, Elizabeth Genco, Ted McKeever, and Kelly Sue DeConnick. Seating is limited, so be there early to hear Tori, the panel, and moderator Douglas Wolk talk about the long journey that resulted in one of the most exciting comics projects of the decade! Room 6B |
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| Also, the following panels will spend part of the session talking about David Mack's work: |
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Friday, July 25
Sun, July 13 - 12:30 to 2:00 pm: Comics Arts Conference Session #7: Visual Language— Neil Cohn (Tufts University) explores the visual language underlying the "manga style," how it works and how it differs from the visual languages in comics developed in other cultures. Robert O'Nale Jr. (Henderson State University) uses David Mack's Kabuki to illustrate how gestalt can be an important avenue for analyzing design and meaning in comics. Alec Hosterman (Indiana University South Bend) demonstrates the dominance of hyperreality in comic art and explains how it can be utilized for further study of the art form. Room 30AB
Sunday, June 27
1:00 to 2:30 pm: Comics Arts Conference Session #15: Capes and Tights, Caps and Gowns - Travis Langley (ERIICA Project) and Randy Duncan (The Power of Comics) present Henderson State University students reporting on research ranging from studying fan behavior and self-image to the experience of creating their own Workday Comic. Danny Fingeroth (Disguised as Clark Kent; Write Now!) provides a response. Erica Ash, Tommy Cash, Katrina Hill, Alex Langley, Mark Head, Nick Langley, Justin Poole, Thomas Sepe, Nicole Smith present their findings. Room 30AB |
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| The Scarab mask (SRP: $24.99) is available on eBay ($20.00). |
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| The news updates will continue on Monday, July 28. |
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