Thursday, July 20

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM / Room 8
BATMAN: THE GOLDEN/SILVER AGE
No one is more popular than the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder.  We'll discuss their early, glory days with some of the talented men who made them happen: SHELDON MOLDOFF, JERRY ROBINSON, JIM MOONEY, ARNOLD DRAKE and JOE GIELLA.

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM / Room 8
THE SERGIO AND MARK SHOW
Yeah, it's them again.  SERGIO ARAGONES, MARK EVANIER, STAN SAKAI and TOM LUTH give you this year's excuse for why there have been no new Groo comics, along with their usual promises that this condition will not persist for much longer.  Plus other funny stuff.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM / Room 8
JERRY ROBINSON
A chat with one of the true Golden Age Greats, as well as a popular syndicated cartoonist and past president of the National Cartoonists Society, Jerry Robinson.  Plus, we'll be previewing a new documentary about the man and his legendary work.

Friday, July 21

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM / Room 8
SPOTLIGHT ON JIM MOONEY
He got into comics in 1941 and never looked back.  Meet one of the field's most prolific illustrators...the man who drew Supergirl, Spider-Man, Dial H for Hero, Man-Thing, Tommy Tomorrow, Batman, Robin, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Omega the Unknown and so many others.

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM / Room 8
THE ANNUAL JACK KIRBY TRIBUTE PANEL
Every year, we remember the man they called "The King of the Comics" with a discussion of his life and times.  Discussing this year, we have artists NEAL ADAMS, GEORGE PEREZ, JOHN ROMITA and MIKE ROYER, plus members of the Kirby family and a few surprises.

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM / Room 8
SPOTLIGHT ON JOHN ROMITA
He was the man who redefined not only Spider-Man but the entire style of Marvel Comics.  He drew not only Spidey but Daredevil, Captain America and dozens of others...Marvel's former Art Director and one of the most honored artists in the field, John Romita. 

I will probably be appearing on a panel called FROM SHE-RA AND HE-MAN TO DUNGEONS & DRAGONS AND BEYOND!, which is all about the upcoming DVD releases of certain great animated shows of the past.  It's from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM in Room 5AB

Saturday, July 22

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM / Room 6CDEF
QUICK DRAW!
The awesome powers of three top cartoonists face their ultimate challenge: Can they think as fast as they can sketch?  Can they sketch as fast as they can think?  See if SERGIO ARAGONES, SCOTT SHAW and KYLE BAKER are able to break the cartooning sound barrier!

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM / Room 6CDEF
CARTOON VOICE ACTORS I
A demonstration of the fine art of talking for cartoons, performed by five of the best.  With MAURICE LA MARCHE (Pinky and the Brain), KATIE LEIGH (Dungeons & Dragons), GREG BERG (Muppet Babies), GREGG BERGER (Transformers) and MICHAEL BELL (G.I. Joe).

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM / Room 8
THE ANNUAL GOLDEN/SILVER AGE PANEL
A gathering of veterans of the comic book biz, this year featuring SHELDON MOLDOFF (Batman), EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER (Hawkman), LUIS DOMINGUEZ (Jonah Hex), JOHN ROMITA (Spider-Man), ARNOLD DRAKE (The Doom Patrol) and IRWIN HASEN (Wildcat).

Sunday, July 23

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM / Room 5AB
COVER STORY: THE ART OF THE COVER
What does it take to make a great comic book cover?  Find out by listening to some folks who've been responsible for some of the best.  They include NEAL ADAMS, BASIL GOGOS, ADAM HUGHES, BRIAN BOLLAND, MARK CHIARELLO, JOE JUSKO and GEORGE PEREZ.

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM / Room 6CDEF
CARTOON VOICE ACTORS II
Another demonstration of the fine art of speaking for animation.  With BILLY WEST (Futurama), WALLY WINGERT (Family Guy), APRIL STEWART (South Park), KIMBERLY BROOKS (Mucha Lucha), BOB BERGEN (Porky Pig) and probably somebody else but we aren't sure yet.