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ANIME SCREENINGS • MARRIOTT MARQUIS & MARINA COMIC-CON T O D AY MARRIOTT HALL 4 MARRIOTT HALL 5 MARRIOTT HALL 6 INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT 10:00 Someday’s Dreamers 10:00 Clamp School Detectives 10:00 Gad Guard FILM FESTIVAL Daily Newsletter of Comic-Con International 10:25 10:25 And Yet the Town Moves 10:25 Gao-Gai-Gar MARRIOTT HALL 2 10:50 10:50 Squid Girl 10:50 Mobile Suit 0079 11:15 Our Home’s Fox Deity 11:15 Dash! 11:15 Tytania 10:00 Comic-Con Film School 101 Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:40 K-ON! 11:40 Maid Sama 11:40 Tekkaman 12:05 12:05 Arakawa Under the 2 12:05 ACTION/ADVENTURE 12:30 : Ouverture 12:30 the Natural 12:30 11:05 Bridges—A Living Graphic 12:55 Shrine of the Morning Mist 12:55 A-Channel 12:55 Gun Sword Novel 1:20 1:20 1:20 11:50 Europa 1:45 Fushigi Yugi 1:45 K-ON! 1:45 12:25 Dead Grass Dry Roots Featuring: 2:10 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 2:10 Wagnaria!! 2:10 1:05 GoldenBox 2:35 2:35 3:00 Star 3:00 Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3:00 Toradora! 3:25 ANIMATION * Highlights 3:25 Legend of the Legendary 3:25 3:50 Dirty Pair 1:40 Wolf Dog Tales Heroes 3:50 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! 4:20 Full Metal Alchemist: 2:00 Don’t Be Nervous * Last Minute 3:50 Brotherhood 4:15 The Melancholy of Haruhi 2:20 Dziad I Baba 4:15 Suzumiya 2 4:45 The Girl Who Leapt Through Updates 2:45 Red Princess Blues: 4:40: Shrine of the Morning Mist 4:40 Himawari Space 4:55: Shinobi Girl 5:05 Sola 5:10 Infinite Stratos PANEL * Autograph Info 5:10: 5:30 X 365 5:35 Silent Mobius 3:15 Low Budget/Big Genre: 5:35: Eater Merry 5:55 The Melancholy of Haruhi-Chan 6:00 Making it Fun 6:00: Knight Guilty Suzumiya 6:25 Infinite Stratos * Anime and Film 6:25: Polyphonica Crimson S 6:00 The World Only God Knows 6:50 HORROR/SUSPENSE Schedule 6:50: Kurenai 6:25 My Bride Is A Mermaid 7:15 MazinKaiser SKL 4:20 Doll Parts 7:15: Chaos;Head 6:50 7:40 Redline 4:30 The Killing Game 7:40: Rocket Girls 7:15 Ef ~ A Tale Of Memories 9:20 Dragonaut: The Reasonance * Programming 4:40 Cabine of the Dead 8:05: .hack//Quantum 7:40 Okami-San and Her Seven 9:45 Lagrange—The Flower of 5:05 My Mom & Other Monsters Grids 8:30: Book Of Bantorra Companions Rin-ne 5:15 Sanguijuelas 8:55: 8:05 Akikan! 10:10 Line Barrels of Iron 6:00 The Absence * Photo Gallery 9:20: Modern Made Simple 8:30 10:35 Star Driver 9:40 : 8:55 MM! 11:00 SPECIAL EVENT Kings Short 9:20 Ah My Buddha 11:25 * And More Inside! 7:00 CCI-IFF Meet & Greet 9:45 9:45 Rosario+Vampire 11:50 Blassrieter 10:10 10:10 Midori 12:15 Aika R-16 HORROR/SUSPENSE (continued) 10:35 Blade of the Immortal 10:35 -Asobi Ni Iku Yo! 8:15 The Small Assassin 11:00 Corpse Princess 11:00 Ninja Nonsense 8:45 Spoiler 11:25 High School of the Dead 11:25 : Yamada’s First Time

11:50 Grenadier 11:50 12:15 Samurai Girls 12:15 Heaven’s Lost Property

Due to some mature themes and content, no under the age of 18 will be allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 PM unless accompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian. This schedule is subject to change. Please check the signs outside of the anime rooms for updated schedule information.

FILMS 10:00 The Muppet Movie 3:45 10:15 Chronicle MARRIOTT 11:45 The Muppets 5:45 Ladyhawke 12:00 Tucker and Dale vs. Evil For a complete MARINA 1:40 Raiders of the Lost Ark 8:00 John Carter BALLROOM D listing of all things ROOM 4 CONVENTION 9:00 The 13th Warrior Comic-Con, see the CENTER Events Guide. Artwork © 2012 , courtesy Books

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COMIC-CON Building the Creating a Understanding the Living and Crating COMIC-CON Advanced 3D/CG Comic Art Don’t Break In, Use Guerilla Art to HOW-TO Foundation to a Character Driven Sociology Behind in the HOW-TO ROOM 2 with Break Out! Share Your Vision with the World 2 ROOM Page-Turning Story Story Cosplay DeviantArt World DC Comics Talent Self Publishing: Spotlight Spotlight Magic and Comics: Spotlight on Spotlight on ComicBase Spotlight on Indy Toymakers Nighttime Film Screening: Search Orientation Exploring the on Mike on Mike The Deceptive User Group Meeting Comics Roundtable The 13th Warrior 4 Session 1 E-Frontier Carey Carey Arts 4 Time Travel: The Witty Women Twisted Twins: Pitching Ray Bradbury’s Greatest Geek Blu- Producers The Character Comics on Comics DC Collectibles Science Fact or PodCrash 5AB of American Mary Hour Lasting Influence Year Ever: 1982 2012 of Music Live 5AB ? DreamWorks How to Get a Job Fortnight Not With a Bang, The Walking Dead Legendary Dragons: Riders Teen Wolf in the Video 6A Revealed With a Bite Comics Comics Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza 6A of Berk Game Industry Capcom: (4:45) Battlestar: ’s Assassin’s g New Generation of Dr. Horrible’s Streetfighter Entertainment SEE Fiction of Nikita 6BCF So Say We All World of Heroes Creed III NEXT Spike & Mike Sing-Along Blog 6BCF 25th Anniversary PAGE Halo 4 TheOneRing.net: DC Comics: DC Comics: DC Entertainment: Marvel: Marvel: Vertigo: A View Inside The Truth About Tales from The Dark MAD : Beyond the All Access Next Big Next Big from the Cutting 6DE The 6DE The Hobbit and The Edge Night of Owls DC Now! Thing Thing Edge of Comics Marvel: Breaking Nickelodeon: Behind the Scenes Character Design in Spotlight on Marvel: VIZ The Most Dangerous Masquerade History of the Zombies, , and into Comics the Butt-Biting and Look at : Entertainment: From 7AB N. K. Jemisin House of Ideas Media Women at Comic-Con 101 Modern Zombie Werewolves on Trial 7AB Marvel Way Magical Mischief The Next Generation Script to Sculpt 100 Years Two Editors: Victor Indie Comics Artist as Brand: How to Get Spotlight on Sergio and Spotlight on Spotlight on Monsterverse of Tarzan and Gorelick and Marketing Rise of the Artist 8 News Coverage Mark Show Evans Horror Comics 8 John Carter Sid Jacobson and PR 101 Entrepreneur / Editing Comics the New Crusaders: Dark Horse: 7th Annual Comics IDW and Spotlight on IDW Artist’s Editions: Abrams The Scoop at United Plankton BOOM! Studios Welcome to Uncle Creepy Podcasting H. P. Lovecraft 9 Hasbro Jim Silke What’s Next ComicArts Simon & Schuster 9 Sneak Peek Way Red Circle Presents All-Stars CBLDF Master Censorship and the Creating Comics the Digital Color Perspective for Figure Drawing for Breaking In and Inside the Voice Law School 101 Session: 11AB Female Artist comiXology Way for Comics Illustration Popular Media Staying In Actor’s Studio 11AB Gilbert Shelton

(4:40) Beauty and (4:40) Comic-Con Episode IV: Psych Elemen- Dexter 20 the Beast Elementary A Fan’s Hope 20 tary Creating Space for Filmmation : Dark Horse: Graphic Novels: : Insight to Indy Abstract Studio: Bleeding Alliance Mega64: Diverse Characters and News and Powered by The Bookstore 30th Anniversary Publishing: The 23ABC Presents of Beat Reporters Year One 23ABC and Representation Q&A Creators Crowd Extravaganza Antidote Trust iVerse Media: Masters Masters Famous Monsters Books and Mattel & WWE: Hasbro Action Mass Effect: Klasky Csupo: New Frontiers of the of the Workaholics of Filmland: Stake Holliston 24ABC Hollywood Get in the Ring Returns Paragon Lost We’re Back! 24ABC in Digital Comics Web Web of the Union 2012 From Fan to Creator: : The Science in Fan-Favorite Beyond Trailblazers of Hungry for MTV Geek: Goal-setting for X-Play Live Making Toons Womanthology Science Fiction: Projects Go 25ABC Two Souls Comics Dystopia Hall H and Ballroom 20 Panel Playback 25ABC Creative Types That Sell Creator Pitch Live Canon Fodder Interactive Bringing Bringing Batman’s Biggest CAC #2: How the CAC #4: The Dark Comics to Comics to Manga: Kickstart CAC #1: Subaltern Counterculture CAC #3: The Future of Secret: The 26AB Whedon Universe Knight Rises: Superhero Studies Life in the Life in the Lost in Translation Comics 26AB and the Strength of the Underdog Continues in Comics Teaching with Comics Is Batman Broken? Library Library Story

FAN FAN GROUP Early Fandom GROUP ROOM 28E Meet-and-Greet 28E ROOM

I Can’t Write, Archaia: How to Rewriting the Rules The Image Flesk: Celebrating a Spotlight on Spotlight on Progressive Politics Northwest The Myth I Can’t Draw, Effectively Pitch on Queers Revolution 32AB Decade of Publishing in Comics Retrospective Press of Nostalgia 32AB But I Love Comics a Story in Comics Documentary

12:45: 2:05: 3:25: g 4:45: 11:30: The Twilight : Frankenweenie, SEE The 6:15: HALL H Trailer Park Jackie Chan: CZ12 NEXT At the Drive-In HALL H Breaking Dawn Part 2 Oz, Wreck-it Ralph PAGE Expendables 2

INDIGO DreamWorks Machinima: The Voltron: Power Rangers: Hotel INDIGO Wilfred Archer RiffTrax Live HILTON Animation Future of Form Blazing Fans 20 Years Transylvania HILTON BAYFRONT Entertainment and Beyond BAYFRONT THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK THE SIGNS OUTSIDE OF EACH PROGRAM ROOM FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK THE SIGNS OUTSIDE OF EACH PROGRAM ROOM FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. Important Notice! Focus on: Steampunk! Kim Hutsell and his wife Starburner Couriers, Linda, established the The League of The Newsletter bins located thru-out the center are for the distribution of Comic-Con Do you love the works of Today only. Any other material left in these bins will be discarded without notice. Starburner Galactic Courier ( and Jules Verne, H.G. Wells? Service in 2008. Starburner Troublesome Ectoplasmic Have a desire to dress in is holding their 4th annual Apparition Management), Victorian era or in wild west awards for outstanding a.k.a. the “Steampunk Announcements! Gregg Hurwitz, is being moved to Saturday, style clothing with steam contributions to the Ghostbusters” and 3:30-4:30 in Room 2 from Sunday. We powered equipment? Then Steampunk community. Chrononaut. These groups Tonight Only apologize for the inconvenience. Steampunk is just what you Nick Bauman started the co-exist to support each other are looking for. 7:00-8:15 CCI-IFF and Anime Meet & Steampunk meet ups at as a community. Greet—A special opening night event, in the Exhibit Hall With strong influences from Comic-Con in 2008, gathering Chrononaut’s Erik and foyer outside the Festival and Anime rooms A limited Silent Hill: Revelation Vern’s 20,000 Leagues close to 200 costumed Ingrid Chamberlin are at the Marriott. This meet & greet is open 3D (Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, and Under the Sea, Journey to adventurers for the first steampunk historians to the Festival filmmakers, attendees, and Michael J. Bassett) signing will be held on the Center of the Earth, and photo shoot. Each year who have worked with the Anime viewers. Come and mingle with your Saturday. Please visit the IDW Publishing Wells’ The Time Machine, the photo event has gotten Automotive fellow fans! Marriott Hall, Marriott Marquis & booth (2643) (Thursday–Saturday) for along with the T.V. show The larger, earning mention in the Museum in Balboa Park, Marina details. Wild Wild West, Steampunk Guinness Book of Records in to create a steampunk Stop by the Funco LLC booth (4829). melds qualities of 2010. exhibit that highlights some several genera’s and fuses Program Change They are giving away 20,000 So Tasty- This year at Comic-Con, of Starburners steampunk them with the whimsical Due to a scheduling conflict, The Comic- inspired paper chef hats at throughout the there will be a meet up on the gadgets and art. inventive and exploration Con How-To panel, The Art of Writing with convention. North Steps of the Mezzine flavor of a neo-Victorian and level, Saturday at 12 noon. Edwardian era to create This will include steampunk Autograph Area! Eric Roberts, actor (The Young and the amazing costumes and themed awards, a photo Restless, Bullet in the Face) equipment. shoot, and rumors of a flash For the complete listing of Autograph Area AA27 2:30 - 7:00 At Comic-Con, there are mob from the Steampunk several steampunk related signings, see the Events Guide, pp. 160– Jordan Hart, author/illustrator (Steel group Mantecoza (known for events and artists: Phil 166. Rainbow: The Legendary Underground their Steampunk podcasts). and Kaja Foglio, the team Limited Signings Guide to Becoming an ‘80s Rock Star) Stop by the Gaslight that brings the steampunk Gathering table on the Unless specified otherwise, drawings for AA17 3:00 - 4:30 series Girl Genius, have a Line Tickets for all limited signings to be held Mezzanine level, check out Above and left: Kim Hutsell shows off a costume tyipical of Larry Thomas, actor (Seinfeld, Not Another booth (Girl Genius, 1331); the costumes and find out at 9:00 am in the Autograph Area. B Movie) author Gail Carriger, of The the Steampunk genre. It’s a “safe, fun hobby for all ages,” how you, too, can join in all he says. E. L. James, Author (Fifty Shades of Mitzi Donahue, executive producer/director/ Parasol Protectorate Series the steam powered fun. Grey) is participating in three actor (The Process, Silk Stalkings) In Southern , panels, and Sunday there is a AA18 4:00 - 5:30 AA24 2:30 - 7:00 there are several groups Steampunk costuming panel Additions that promote Steampunk: Richard Anderson, actor (The Six Million at 3:00 in Room 24ABC. Debi Derryberry, actor (Jimmy Neutron, Dollar Man, Dynasty) the Gaslight Gathering, High) AA25 2:30 - 7:00 AA17 10:00 - 2:30 Cancellations Scenes from Preview Night! Drawing Dead, Colin Cunningham, Doug Kathy Garver Jones, Gary Graham, Chris Staviski, Kelly Tom Batiuk Parks and Johnnie Saiko AA20 10:00 - 2:30 David Winning

Booth Signings! Bryan Q. Miller, 5-6 Hall opens. Item limits Sean Murphy, 12-1 may be subject to change. DC Entertainment (1915) Dustin Nguyen, 10-11 Unless specified otherwise, Dan Abnett, 2-3 Tom Richmond, 4-5 all signings limited to 75 Rafael Albuquerque, 10-11 , 1-2 tickets. Books are provided Franco & Art Baltazar, 4-5 Nicola Scott, 1-2 for sale. Signer will sign Tony Bedard, 2-3 , 5-6 other items – three item Ryan Benjamin, 6-7 , 10-11 limit. No posed photos. Brian Buccellato, 2-3 Cat Staggs, 5-6 10:30–11:20 Mark Buckingham, 3-4 , 1-2 Dayton Ward Bernard Chang, 11-12 James Tynion IV, 10-11 12:00–12:50 , 6-7 Greg Weisman, 12-1 Scott Westerfeld Paul Cornell, 11-12 Freddie Williams, 11-12 Limited copies, available Shane Davis, 6-7 Joshua Williamson, 3-4 until gone Josh Fialkov, 4-5 , 3-4 1:30–2:15 David Finch, 3-4 , 10-11 J.. Lewis , 10-11 4:00–4:50 Derek Fridolfs, 10-11 Fantagraphics Books Christie Golden , 11-12 (1718) Gregg Hurwitz, 3-4 12:00-2:00, 3:00-5:00 Nickelodeon (4113) , 2-3 Jaime Hernandez, 12:30 Geoff Johns, 5-6 Butch Hartman , 12-1 Jerry Trainer J.T. Krul, 11-12 2:00-3:00 Grey DeLisle , 4-5 Trina Robbins , 2-3 Esther Pearl Watson Tara Strong Jim Lee, 5-6 Susanne Blakeslee , 1-2 Mysterious Galaxy (1119) Matt Taylor , 3-4 Tickets for all signings are , 5-6 available the day of the from Francis Manapul, 2-3 booth staff when Exhibitor

Toucan Tip of the day! 118-150, pp,16- 19 of color center Want to really know what’s going on at section, and huge Comic-Con? The Comic-Con Events Guide folded map (the one with Tarzan on the cover) is your in center). Want a complete guide to all things Comic-Con. quick list of where to find stuff. You Want to know where to your favorite guest get the idea. By is appearing? It’s in there (pp. 152-158). the way, that last Concerned about the new Stroller Policy? one is p. 3. It’s in there (p. 13). Having trouble finding a certain Exhibitor’s booth? It’s in there (pp.

Dawn of the Con At Petco!

Tonight from 5:30 to 11:00 pm, VH1 Classic will take over San Diego’s Petco Park to ring in Comic-Con in true rocker fashion. The night’s festivities will be hosted by hard rock icon and celebrated filmmakerRob Zombie, and live music will be spun by DJ Will from VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show. The party is free and open exclusively to all Comic-Con badge-holding attendees. Thanks VH1 Classic for doing this for our attendees. For more details, see the Events Guide, p. 4.

Comic-Con Today, Thursday, July 12, 2012 Staff: Editor, Chris Sturhann; Assistant Editor/Photographer: Barry Brown; Editorial Assistant/Writer: Brian Norquist. Comic-Con and the Comic-Con logo are registered trademarks of San Diego Comic Convention. © 2012 San Diego Comic Convention

Cover Art: Artwork © 2012 Jaime Hernandez, courtesy Fantagraphics Books.

MISSION STATEMENT: Comic-Con International is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the his- toric and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. Upper left: The Teenage Ninja Turtles pose with fans. Upper right: The Incredible oversees attendees enter- ing the exhibit hall. Above left: The exhibit hall was packed Comic-Con Today, the Daily Newsletter of Comic-Con International is published each with Preview Night attendees eager to catch the best deals. day of the convention. Items for publication in the Newsletter should be brought to Above: The Hulk, this time in Lego, was a popular photo spot. Room 30E no later than 4 pm the day before, for publication in the next day’s Left: Harbor Blvd. was flooded with attendees leaving the Newsletter. Note that All submissions are subject to editing, and space is very limited. Convention Center, eager to return on Thursday.