First Second Books has released their schedule for San Diego Comic Con International 2014 and it’s filled with signings from authors like Lucy Knisley and Gene Luen Yang, as well as awesome author panels and chances for you to snag some free advance copies of :01 books, including In Real Life, the upcoming comic from Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang!
All the signings, give-a-ways, and other fun will be located at the First Second Books Booth #1323!
Check out the full schedule below! We can’t wait to see you there!
Thursday July 24th
11am – Lucy Knisley signing Relish at Booth #1323
12pm — Gene Luen Yang signing The Shadow Hero at Booth #1323
1pm – Faith Erin Hicks signing Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong at Booth #1323
3pm – “Gene Luen Yang in Conversation with Scott McCloud” Panel at Room 28DE
4:30pm – Signing with Gene Luen Yang at AA21
5pm – “Understanding Stories: The Making of a Graphic Novel” Panel with Scott McCloud (The Sculptor) at Room 7AB
7pm – “Gene Luen Yang and Dave Roman in Conversation” at the Barnes and Noble on 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego, CA
8pm – “Horror Stories of Creating Comics” Panel with Calista Brill, :01 Senior Editor, at Room 30CDE
Friday July 25th
10am – Interview with Lucy Knisley (Relish) and Jason Sacks of Comics Bulletin, meet at Booth #1323
11am – Lucy Knisley signing Relish at Booth #1323
2pm – Cecil Castellucci signing Odd Duck at Booth #1323
3pm – “Words & Pictures” Panel with Gene Luen Yang (The Shadow Hero), Lucy Knisley (Relish), Jen Wang (In Real Life), Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong) in Room 9
4:30pm – Signing with Gene Luen Yang (The Shadow Hero), Lucy Knisley (Relish), Jen Wang (In Real Life), Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong) at AA09
5:30pm — Jen Wang (In Real Life) signing at Booth #1323
First Second be giving out a limited number of free advanced copies of Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang’s upcoming graphic novel In Real Life to the SDCC attendees who come to this signing!
7pm – Eisner Awards at Hilton Bayfront at the Indigo Ballroom
First Second graphic novels Odd Duck (Cecil Castelluci and Sara Varon), Battling Boy (Paul Pope), Boxers & Saints (Gene Luen Yang), and Templar (Jordan Mechner, LeUyen Pham, and Alex Puvilland) are up for an Eisner Award this year!
Saturday July 26th
10am – “Diversity in Genre Lit” Panel with Gene Luen Yang (The Shadow Hero) in Room 7AB
12pm – Gene Yang signing The Shadow Hero at Booth #1323
1pm – Faith Erin Hicks signing Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong at Booth #1323
1pm – “Future Landscapes” Panel with Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck) in Room 28DE
2:30pm – Signing with Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck) at AA09
2pm – Spotlight on Lucy Knisley (Relish) in Room 28DE
3:30pm – Signing with Lucy Knisley at AA21
3pm – Paul Pope (The Rise of Aurora West) signing at Booth #1323
First Second will be giving away a limited number of free galleys of Paul Pope’s The Rise of Aurora West to SDCC attendees who come to this signing!
Sunday Juy 27th
10am – “Kids Draw!” Panel with Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) in Room 30CDE
11am – “Middle Grade Extravaganza” Panel with Paul Pope (The Rise of Aurora West) in Room 25ABC
11:30am – Signing with Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) at AA09
11:30am – “From Snidely Whiplash to Voldemort and Back: The Guys and Gals We Love to Hate” Panel with Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong) in Room 8
12pm – Dave Roman signing Astronaut Academy at Booth #1323
12:30pm – Signing with Paul Pope (The Rise of Aurora West) at AA09
3:30pm – “First Second in Conversation” Panel with Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong), Lucy Knisley (Relish), Paul Pope (The Rise of Aurora West), and Gene Luen Yang (The Shadow Hero) in Room 26AB
