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Twitch Live Stream Schedule for San Diego Comic-Con International 2017!

San Diego Comic-Con International officially starts TODAY! And with so many of our partners, friends, and creators in town we thought it made a TON of sense to bring you giant-sized streams Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! Broadcasting out of the HARBOR HOUSE RESTAURANT in the Seaport Village, we’ll be playing Superfight and Red Flags, talking with developers, doing live draws with our artists, chatting up scientists and cast members, and way more!

The stream can be found, everyday from 11am to 5pm at Twitch.tv/Skybound!

Below is a rough schedule —

THIS IS LIVE PEOPLE, so things may change/shift/get crazy.
San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 HERE WE GO!

Thursday, July 20th

11:00AM – Welcome to the Skybound SDCC Live Stream

11:15AM – Dynamic Banter LIVE! w/ Steve Zaragoza and Mike Falzone

12:00PM – Free Range Games: Labyrinth w/ Chris Scholz and Bradley Fulton

12:30PM – Digital Worlds: Constructing Reality w/ Deric A. Hughes (Writer, Producer), Tiffany Loverd (Partnerships Manager, DAQRI), Elizabeth Morant (Google VR) and Estella Tse (VR Artist, Google)

1:30PM – Max Landis and Green Valley hosted by Steve Zaragoza and Mike Falzone

2:00PM – Red Flags Live Cosplay Edition w/ Mike Falzone, LeeAnna Vamp, Ivy Doomkitty, Cory Vincent

2:30PM – Giant Cop VR! w/ Other Ocean’s Gillian Hickman and Hosted by Erika Ishii

3:00PM – Superfight Live w/ Mike Falzone, Matt Walloch-Key, Leo Camacho, Xander Jeanneret and Erika Ishii

3:30PM – Skybound Comics Presents: Gasolina w/ Sean Mackiewicz

4:00PM – SDCC Exclusives Unboxed w/ Shawn Kirkham

4:30PM – Women In Media: Innovation in Storytelling with Catherine Winder, Wendy Calhoun, Karishma Shah, Elizabeth Morant, Rachel Skidmore and Hosted by Trisha Hershberger

Friday, October 21st

11:00AM – Bringing Animation to Life w/ Catherine Winder

11:30AM – Looking Ahead at Telltale’s The Walking Dead w/ Telltale’s Job J. Stauffer

12:00PM – Annabelle: Creation’s Talitha Bateman and Host Erika Ishii play Little Nightmares

12:30PM – Superfight Live w/ Mike Falzone Malcolm Barrett, Sam Bashor, Kyla Kenedy, Lincoln A. Castellanos

1:00PM – Skybound Comics Presents: Live Drawing w/ Dan Panosian

1:45PM – Exploring the Solar System And The Search For Life w/ Wendy Calhoun (Executive Producer, Writer), Tracy Drain (Juno Mission Engineer, JPL), Danielle Nuding (Curiosity Systems Engineer, JPL), Kevin Hand (Astrobiologist, JPL) and Arvind Ethan David (Executive Producer)

2:50PM – AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead w/ Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Sam Underwood

3:30PM – Scopely’s The Walking Dead: Road to Survival w/ Yvette Nicole Brown and Dash Nemeth

4:00PM – Skybound Comics Presents: Horizon: Interview and Live Drawing w/ Brandon Thomas and Juan Gedeon

Saturday, July 22nd

11:00AM – Scopely’s The Walking Dead: Road to Survival w/ Lead Designer Dash Nemeth and Senior Game Designer Joe Ryan

11:30AM – The Panel of Total Destruction: Leading Scientists explain how the Apocalypse can really come to pass! w/ Naia Cucukov (SVP Development, Walden Media), Parisa Tabriz (Security Princess, Google), Omai Garner PhD (Pathologist, UCLA) and James Peaco (Weapons of Mass Destruction Unit, FBI)

12:30PM – A First Look at The Walking Dead: March to War w/ Lead Game Designer Michael Leoncavallo and Hosted by Erika Ishii

1:00PM – Robert Kirkman and David Alpert in Conversation

1:30PM – Skybound Comics Presents: Kill the Minotaur: Interview and Live Drawing w/ Chris Pasetto, Christian Cantamessa and Lukas Ketner

2:30PM – Skydance Interactive Presents: Archangel and PWND w/ Peter Akemann, President and Adam Grantham, Creative Director of Skydance Interactive

4:00PM – Superfight Live w/ Amazon’s The Tick Peter Serafinowicz, Jackie Earle Haley, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry, Ben Edlund and Hosted by Mike Falzone

4:30PM – Skybound Comics presents: Redneck with Donny Cates!

5:00PM – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency w/ Elijah Wood, Samuel Barnett, Jade Eshete, Hannah Marks, Max Landis

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Invincible Issue #138 Discussion Post

INVINCIBLE #138 is out NOW! It’s hard to believe we’re already at the halfway point of “The End of All Things.” This issue was definitely a doozy and we wanted to make sure you all had a place to discuss/rejoice/vent your feelings after the issues INSANE conclusion! Read the issue and let us know what you thought in the comments below. We’ll be rewarding out favorite comment with a super rad Invincible San Diego Comic-Con Prize pack! We might even through in some Robert Kirkman signed goodies cause we like you guys so much. Get commenting!!

PREVIOUSLY: This issue had everything! Mark and Eve in peril! Allen’s fleet chased by Thragg’s forces! Terra learning to use her powers! Robot doing something (else) evil! Did we mention Tether Tyrant?

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October 2017 Books Announced! Solicits!

Hey there, Skybounders! SDCC starts tomorrow, but we’ve already got some awesome comic announcements just for you. We’ve submitted our October books for retailers to check out/order and that means the time has come to share them with you folks. Not only is there the NEW series SLOTS by Dan Panosian, we’ve also got the first volume of the hit series REDNECK and new issues of your other Skybound favorites! Let us know what you’re most excited for in the comments and don’t forget to order them at your local comic shop soon!

BIRTHRIGHT #27

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS

OCTOBER 11

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

To fight against the Nevermind festering within him, Mikey Rhodes must first undergo a baptism of blood.

EXTREMITY #7

STORY/ART/COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

COLOR: MIKE SPICER

OCTOBER 4

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

NEW STORY ARC

Thea and Rollo enter the Ancient Dark, where they are hunted by things that dare not live in the light above.

GASOLINA #2

STORY: SEAN MACKIEWICZ

ART: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES

OCTOBER 25

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

Once upon a time in Veracruz, two newlyweds tried to put their pasts behind them, to build a happy life together. But the world is full of monsters, who seek to bring out the worst in them. Game on.

HORIZON #15

STORY: BRANDON THOMAS

ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER

COVER: JASON HOWARD

OCTOBER 18

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

Why does Earth have such an issue with aliens? Learn all about recent Earth history this issue (as told by the victors)!

INVINCIBLE #141

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART/COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

OCTOBER 18

24 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99

THE END OF ALL THINGS Part 9 of 12

Things take a dark turn as we near the end.

KILL THE MINOTAUR #5

STORY: CHRIS PASETTO & CHRISTIAN CANTAMESSA

ART/COVER: LUKAS KETNER & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

OCTOBER 18

40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

Death comes in many forms as freshly spilled blood coats the labyrinth and the streets of Athens. Each issue contains 30 pages of story!

MANIFEST DESTINY #32

STORY: CHRIS DINGESS

ART/COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI

OCTOBER 11

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

Magdalene and Sacagawea take a young woman under their wing, as there is more to survival than confronting monsters in the wild.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #31

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART/COVER: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

OCTOBER 25

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

STAND ALONE ISSUE!

Who is ROWLAND TUSK? The greatest threat to Kyle Barnes and his mission to save the world takes center stage in this special stand-alone issue!

SLOTS #1

STORY/ART/COVER: DAN PANOSIAN

OCTOBER 4

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

NEW SERIES

You can say this about the life of Stanley Dance: he did it his way. Unfortunately, his way never took getting old into account. Now, the former boxer is on his last legs, looking for redemption… but he’ll settle for going down swinging.

Roll the dice with superstar artist Dan Panosian as he creates a bold and breathtaking vision of Las Vegas, where everything old can become new, and superstition influences just how the chips fall.

THE WALKING DEAD #172

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

OCTOBER 4

32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $2.99

HILLTOP REBORN

The Hilltop is rebuilt as other parts of the world are torn down.

REDNECK Vol. 1

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART/COVER: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

OCTOBER 25

128 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $16.99

The Bowmans are VAMPIRES who have quietly run the local barbecue joint in their small town for years, living off cow’s blood. Their peaceful coexistence ends as generations of hate, fear and bad blood bubble to the surface–making it impossible to separate man from monster!

Critically-acclaimed writer DONNY CATES (God Country) and artist LISANDRO ESTHERREN serve up the tale of a DIFFERENT kind of family just trying to get by, deep in the heart of Texas.

Collects REDNECK #1-6.

THE WALKING DEAD Book 14

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

OCTOBER 11

296 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $34.99

The Whisperer War begins! After Negan’s bold move against Alpha, Rick and his allies are drawn into conflict against their newest adversaries.

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #157-168.

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This Week’s Comics: Horizon Vol 02, Invincible #138 & Kill The Minotaur #2

We may have mentioned it a few times already, but this week is SDCC! We’re getting everything ready for you fine folks and whether you’re going or not, we’ve got 2 new comics for you this week, a second printing AND a trade!! First up, Part 6 of The End of All Things. INVINCIBLE #138 is one of those issues you definitely won’t want to miss. Also this week we’ve got the second issue of KILL THE MINOTAUR! The first issue sold out (2nd prints are available this week) so don’t miss out. Last, but obviously not least, we’ve got the second volume of HORIZON. Catch up with the latest action packed arc of our sci-fi epic!

You’ve got a lot this week so grab these puppies at your local comic shop Wednesday and let us know what you think in the comments below. If you’re coming to SDCC bring these bad boys with you and get them signed at our booth #2729

INVINCIBLE #138

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART / COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

JULY 19

24 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99

THE END OF ALL THINGS Part 6 of 12

Face to face with Thragg and his new Viltrumite army–Mark and his allies must fight to survive while the fate of the whole universe hangs in the balance!

KILL THE MINOTAUR #2

STORY: CHRIS PASETTO & CHRISTIAN CANTAMESSA

ART / COVER: LUKAS KETNER & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

JULY 12

40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

No one has ever survived the labyrinth. Now it’s kill or be killed as Theseus leads his fellow tributes through its many horrors in a desperate bid to escape. But all paths lead to the dreaded minotaur. Each issue features 30 pages of story!

    

HORIZON Vol. 2: Remnant TP

STORY: BRANDON THOMAS

ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER

COVER: JASON HOWARD

JULY 19

128 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $14.99

Zhia Malen has delivered the first crippling blow to Earth. Now, as Chicago braces for a super storm as she kicks off the next phase of her invasion. But the connection between her world and Earth runs deeper than she imagined, making this planet hostile to EVERY species in the galaxy.

Collects HORIZON #7-12

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Announcing: Slots

Dan Panosian is a master.

That’s the sales hook. He’s one of the finest illustrators in comics, so to have him create a comic from the ground up—writing, drawing, coloring—feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity. He even wanted to letter it himself, but we talked Pat Brosseau into it instead.

SLOTS is the story of Stanley Dance, a has-been boxer, searching for a third act in life that doesn’t end in tragedy. He was a bad father, a bad friend, a bad husband… but he was legitimately great in the ring. SLOTS is about Stanley discovering you can’t punch your way out of every situation, no matter how hard you try.

It’s been an incredibly strong year for new Skybound titles, and I’m proud to have SLOTS join the lineup. Please check it out this October, only from Image Comics.

Sean Mackiewicz

SLOTS #1

STORY/ART/COVER: DAN PANOSIAN

OCTOBER 4

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

NEW SERIES

You can say this about the life of Stanley Dance: he did it his way. Unfortunately, his way never took getting old into account. Now, the former boxer is on his last legs, looking for redemption… but he’ll settle for going down swinging.

Roll the dice with superstar artist Dan Panosian as he creates a bold and breathtaking vision of Las Vegas, where everything old can become new, and superstition influences just how the chips fall.

  

  

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Saga Merchandise at SDCC

In case you weren’t aware, it’s almost time for San Diego Comic-Con! We’re running around like crazy to get everything ready just for YOU but we wanted to take a second to highlight the new SAGA merch we’ve got premiering at the show. Along with the already announced Will and Lying Cat figure set & the Ghüs plushie, we’ve got some brand new shirts and a pin coming your way! Take a look below, let us know what you’re most looking forward to in the comments and pick yours up at SDCC booth #2729!

Sweet Boy Pin- $10

Ghus T-shirt – $25

Saga Foil Logo T-shirt – $25

Saga Foil Logo Women’s Tank Top – $25

Lying Cat T-shirt -$25

SAGA Ghüs Plush Doll -$40

    

Convention Exclusive version with 3 costumes

Limited to 500 pieces at SDCC

The Will and Lying Cat action figure 2-pack – $50

From the pages of the hit comic Saga, comes the latest action figure set from Skybound and McFarlane Toys, The Will and Lying Cat. These fan favorite bounty hunters are going to be available at the Skybound booth #2729 at SDCC. (And if you haven’t grabbed the Alana & Marko 2-pack yet, get it today at the Skybound Store)

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Monstress Merchandise at SDCC

San Diego Comic-Con is a week away and the exciting announcements just keep coming! We’re very excited to announce that the first merchandise for the hit Image Series MONSTRESS by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda will be premiering at SDCC at the Skybound/Image Booth #2729! Below we’ve got your first glimpse at the shirts, pins and tote that will be at SDCC! See you at the con!

Monstress T-Shirt -$25

Monstress Women’s Tank Top – $25

Monstress Pins – $25

Monstress Tote Bag – $25

FRONT

BACK

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My Singing Monsters Gets Animated

We’re very excited to announce that we’re working with our partners Big Blue Bubble and Wind Sun Sky to turn the popular game MY SINGING MONSTERS into a cartoon! Skybound will be distributing the show world-wide outside of Canada! My Singing Monsters is an insanely popular mobile app available now in your favorite app store. The game features a world of diverse singing monsters that players can grow and breed to create new songs and explore new islands. The animated series will capture the creative and colorful world of these melodious monsters!

Check out some screen grabs from the game below along with the full press release. And if you can’t wait to check out the world of My Singing Monsters download the app today!

    

WIND SUN SKY ENTERTAINMENT TO DEVELOP BIG BLUE BUBBLE’S HIT VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE MY SINGING MONSTERS FOR ANIMATED TELEVISION

Vancouver, BC – July 13, 2017 – Wind Sun Sky Entertainment and Big Blue Bubble announced today that they have partnered to adapt the Canadian mobile gaming company’s top-selling game MY SINGING MONSTERS into a multi-media franchise starting with an animated television series and consumer products and licensing program.

Wind Sun Sky Entertainment is a Vancouver-based entertainment company led by Catherine Winder (Angry Birds, Star Wars: The Clone Wars). The film-makers behind such notable projects as The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and Outcast, Robert Kirkman and David Alpert, are minority investors in the venture along with entrepreneur Jon Goldman (Greycroft).

The multiplatform entertainment company, Skybound Entertainment, will be the distributor in all territories worldwide, excluding Canada, of the animated television series. My Singing Monsters is one of several projects which Wind Sun Sky Entertainment and Skybound Entertainment are collaborating. Skybound Entertainment is behind such television hits as The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and Outcast.

My Singing Monsters, released in 2012 through Big Blue Bubble, is a world-building game in which players collect and breed musical Monsters. The characters inhabit a group of lush, exotic island locales, each with its own song. The game currently boasts over 50+ million users across gaming platforms and the properties YouTube content showcases more than 250 million views.

“My Singing Monsters has all the qualities we look for in the stories we want to tell – lush, bustling worlds and engaging, dynamic characters. What is particularly exciting and unique about My Singing Monsters is the rich musical elements of this property that will inevitably speak to a global audience. We look forward to partnering with the Big Blue Bubble team to bring their characters to life in all mediums beyond the game,” said Wind Sun Sky Entertainment CEO and partner Catherine Winder.

“We are very excited to be working with Catherine and her team at Wind Sun Sky as well as the team at Skybound to expand My Singing Monsters into a multi-media franchise,” said Big Blue Bubble CEO and founder Damir Slogar. “We have been looking for the right fit to help introduce the My Singing Monsters world through other mediums and we finally have it with these partners. I know our fans will love the animated series just as much as their in-game experiences.”

About Wind Sun Sky Entertainment

Wind Sun Sky Entertainment is a Vancouver-based and Canadian controlled multimedia entertainment company. The studio is led and controlled by former LucasFilm executive, Catherine Winder (The Angry Birds Movie, Star Wars; The Clone Wars). Based in Vancouver, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment is a full-service producer of creator driven content with a focus on developing Canadian content for the domestic, U.S. and international marketplace. The film- makers behind such notable projects as The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and Outcast, Robert Kirkman and David Alpert, are minority partners in the venture along with entrepreneur Jon Goldman (Greystone Capital).

WSS has a first look deal with Thunderbird Entertainment. Thunderbird Entertainment is a Vancouver-based multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and London.

About Skybound Entertainment

Founded in 2010, Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform entertainment company that houses projects ranging from television, film, digital content, comics, interactive gaming, and live events.

Skybound Entertainment is responsible for such television hits including The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast. Moving into the digital content space, Skybound produced the first-ever narrative VR series, Gone, for Samsung’s Milk VR platform and in 2017 will produce VR horror series Lies Within, which is the first project out of Skybound’s partnership with interactive theatrical company Delusion.

Skybound recently announced the film adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s second-longest running comic series Invincible, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg attached to direct, write, and produce the movie for Universal. Additional newly announced Skybound projects include Five Year, Mastermind and Heroes and Villains: The History of Comics.

About Big Blue Bubble

Big Blue Bubble is an established mobile gaming company with more than a decade of experience creating fun, innovative, and accessible titles. They develop mobile games that inspire creativity and encourage people of all ages to embrace their playful side.

Big Blue Bubble is a pioneer in the mobile gaming industry and has developed more than 100 video game titles since 2004. Having entered the field long before the days of smartphones, they maintain a proven track record of being the first to market with a variety of innovations in technology and game design, including original gameplay mechanics and revolutionary cross-platform game engines. These milestones have solidified Big Blue Bubble as a long-standing industry veteran.

Big Blue Bubble’s commitment to producing fun, engaging games has earned the studio recognition from prestigious organizations around the world, including awards from Deloitte, BAFTA, and IGN for economic growth, people’s choice and editor’s choice, respectively. Big Blue Bubble continues to produce award-winning titles that stand the test of time, including our top-grossing flagship franchise, My Singing Monsters. More information about Big Blue Bubble can be found at: www.bigbluebubble.com.

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This Week’s Comics: Birthright Vol 5 TP

We’re feverishly getting ready for San Diego Comic-Con next week, but in the meantime, we wanted to let you know about this week’s releases. We’ve got a heaping helping of BIRTHRIGHT for you in the form of the 5th collected volume. Catch up with Mikey, Rya and the entire clan in this volume collecting issue 21-25.

Pick it up at your local comic shop or download it on Comixology this Wednesday!

BIRTHRIGHT VOL. 5 TP

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART / COVER: ADRIANO LUCAS & ANDREI BRESSAN

July 12

112 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $12.99

Born during a time of endless was, Rya will do anything to give her child a better future. Whether that’s on Earth or back on Terrenos, she fights for the future alongside her new family. Even as they all start to realize something’s not right with Mikey…

Collects BIRTHRIGHT #21-25

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SDCC 2017 Panels & Signings

Here it is! Our official line up of Skybound panels and signings for the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con! There’s a ton to take in, so take a look and let us know what you’re excited for in the comments. Don’t forget to pack your favorite books to get signed and bring plenty of snacks and water to wait in ALL the lines. You got this!

PANELS

THURSDAY:

Robert Kirkman: In Conversation

3:00PM – Room 6A

Join the creative mind behind The Walking Dead, Invincible, and Outcast, Robert Kirkman, as he discusses his prolific body of work within comics, television, and now film with the feature adaptation of his long-running superhero comic Invincible.

FRIDAY:

AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead

11:15am – Hall H

Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Mercedes Mason, Colman Domingo, Dayton Callie, Sam Underwood, Daniel Sharman, and Michael Greyeyes join executive producer and showrunner Dave Erickson, executive producer Robert Kirkman, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, executive producer Dave Alpert, and special effects makeup supervisor and executive producer Greg Nicotero in a panel moderated by Chris Hardwick (The Nerdist, Talking Dead). They will talk about where the series left off in the midseason finale and what to look forward to when it picks up in September.

AMC’s The Walking Dead

12:15pm – Hall H

Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, Seth Gilliam, Alanna Masterson, and Khary Payton join executive producer and showrunner Scott M. Gimple, executive producer Robert Kirkman, executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, executive producer Dave Alpert, and special effects makeup supervisor and executive producer Greg Nicotero in a panel moderated by Chris Hardwick (The Nerdist, Talking Dead). The panelists will discuss the past season and filming the 100th episode and will share some hints of what’s to come with a sneak peek into season 8, debuting in October on AMC.

Skybound Entertainment: Creators, Fans, and Franchises

4:30PM – Room 6BCF

Join Skybound Entertainment’s Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead franchise, Invincible) and the company’s CEO and fellow producer David Alpert (The Walking Dead franchise, Outcast) as they discuss their upcoming slate of television and film projects including the film adaptation of Kirkman’s long-running comic book series Invincible, their AMC comic book docuseries, Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, and more. Kirkman and Alpert will be joined by Skybound Entertainment’s Catherine Winder (The Angry Birds Movie, Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Sean Furst (Star-Crossed, Dice) and TQ Jefferson (Telltale’s The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Michonne) who will deep dive into what’s next for the company in virtual reality, gaming, and the animation space. The panel will be moderated by Steve Zaragoza.

SATURDAY

Skybound Entertainment: Comics and Creators

10:00AM – Room 29AB

Join Skybound Entertainment editor Jon Moisan as he discusses Skybound’s latest comic book slate with some of their own top creators, including: Skybound’s own Sean Mackiewicz (Skybound Entertainment Editorial Director, Gasolina), Donny Cates (Redneck, God Country), Chris Pasetto (Kill the Minotaur), Christian Cantemessa (Kill the Minotaur), and Brandon Thomas (Horizon).

Robert Kirkman & Todd McFarlane in Coversation

3:30pm – Room 6DE

Todd McFarlane, the creator of Spawn, and Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead, sit down for an intimate one-on-one chat. These two titans have forever changed the comics industry in addition to breaking new ground in everything from toys to television to film. What tips do they have for their fellow creators? How did they rise so high? They’ll discuss these topics and more.

AMC’s Visionaries: Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics

4:45pm – Room 6DE

Executive producers Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead), Daniel Junge (Saving Face, Being Evel), and Rory Karpf (The Book of Manning, Dale) introduce their new unscripted series AMC’s Visionaries: Robert Kirkman’s Secret World of Comics, a six-part one-hour documentary series that explores the stories, people, and events that have transformed the world of comic books. Using a distinctive filmmaker approach, the series takes a deep dive into the most accessible and often subversive modern popular art form and will cover topics ranging from origin stories to the untold history behind iconic characters. Join the panelists for a Q&A session and an official sneak preview of this new series.

SIGNINGS:
Thursday

*Robert Kirkman: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Friday

Chris Pasetto, Christian Cantamessa, Lukas Ketner: 12:00 -12:45 p.m.

Brandon Thomas + Juan Gedeon: 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

Joshua Williamson: 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.

Saturday

*Robert Kirkman: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Chris Pasetto, Christian Cantamessa, Lukas Ketner: 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.

Sunday

Chris Dingess: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.

Donny Cates: 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

*Wristbands for the Robert Kirkman signings will be given away to attendee badge holders first thing on the morning of each respective signing in the Sails Pavillion.

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