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TOMMY LEEʼS SOAPBOX Durham’s ULTIMATE COMICS just celebrated their It’s thrilling to see this city brimming with activity 15th anniversary, so that means that I first met local and growth, and I love sharing downtown Durham with shop owner Alan Gill way back in 2003. I didn’t want to so many creative friends and colleagues traveling here meet him. I didn’t want to talk to anyone (as usual back from around the world. So much of this experience is in those days) and risk having to share that I made about sharing. Creators get to share their work, cre- comics as a living. Alan noticed a particular thing about ative inspiration, and professional insights. Aspiring my two young kids, writers and artists get however, as they would to share their portfolios go through the racks with industry giants and of comics and say stuff publishers. Fans get to like, “Hey, it’s Bernard’s share their love of read- new book,” or “Look at ing, watching, and telling JP’s cover!” They knew stories. And everyone not only the characters leaves NC Comicon hav- in the books, but also ing made new friends, the creators. I didn’t guaranteed. really think about it, as Our “theme” for this that was our life and year’s BULL CITY is “col- those were my friends. laboration”. Comics don’t What I did think about, get made without collab- was that my kids real- oration. Without collabo- ly enjoyed this comic ration, movies don’t get shop. Our family visits seen, games don’t get to friendly and welcom- played, and books don’t ing Ultimate Comics get published. Without became a regular thing, collaboration, NC Com- and I finally let my guard down and told Alan who I was. icon wouldn’t exist. Without Brockton, Eric, Matt, Before I knew it, the shared love of comic books was ChrisP, C-Fergie, Moose, Stacey, Siena, Jeremy, Robyn, bringing me out of my shell and had me talking with Tara, Quin, our families, dedicated volunteers, faithful more strangers and making new connections in the fans, and so many more, you wouldn’t be reading this. community. I’m so grateful you’re here to share this weekend When Alan started NORTH CAROLINA COMICON in with my friends and me. Thanks for the support, and 2010, I offered to attend and invite renowned creators see you next year. like Howard Chaykin, Steve Niles, David Lafuente, and Onward! others to attend. It was fun and more gratifying than I could’ve imagined. It didn’t take long for me to start imagining the “ideal” comic convention and the pos- sibility of bringing something to our community that I yearned for as a young comics fan and aspiring cre- ator. I eventually became co-owner of NCC, and part of a team of wonderful local folks who put so much work Tommy Lee Edwards and love into what you are experiencing today. Co-owner/Senior Director NC COMICON STAFF Alan Gill Chris Ferguson Moose Wehrwein Owner/ Art Director Master of Cosplay President Matt Connor Siena Fallon Tommy Lee Edwards Panel Director Social Media Creative Officer Co-owner/ Chris Poirier Jeremy Tarney Senior Director Media/ Volunteer Coordinator Brockton McKinney Communications Director Robyn McGlotten Creative Director Stacey Willard Ticketing Manager Eric Hoover Guest and Quin Melvin Event Director Events Director NCC Talent Scout Cover Art by Shawn Crystal, Tommy Lee Edwards and Chris Ferguson 2 1 SCHEDULE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Exhibitor Setup: 8 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Show Floor Open: 1 p.m.–7 p.m. ComiQuest Film Festival begins: 7 p.m. (see page 34 for full schedule) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Exhibitor Setup: 7 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Show Floor Open: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ComiQuest Film Festival continues: 12 p.m. (see page 34 for full schedule) Guardians of the Gala Party (at Durham Armory) 8:30 p.m.–12 a.m. (see page 29 for details) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Show Floor Open: 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Cosplay Showcase Contest: 4 p.m.–6 p.m. (see page 26 for details) ComiQuest Film Festival continues: 7 p.m. (see page 34 for full schedule) Exhibitor Breakdown: 6 p.m.–10 p.m.

NC COMICON HARASSMENT POLICY ITEM! NC COMICON is dedicated to providing a safe, harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Harassment includes offensive verbal com- ments, deliberate intimidation, stalking, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of pan- els or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. The event organizers reserve the right to sanction or expel participants violating these rules. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the conference staff imme- diately. NC COMICON staff will be happy to help contact venue security or law enforcement, provide es- corts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the convention. 3 GET YOUR HANDS ON OUR EXCLUSIVE TRADING CARDS!

COLLECT 42ALL CARDS! These highly collectible trading cards will be available at each guest’s table, as well as at their signings and panels. Be sure to pick up your checklist and other specialty cards at the officialNC COMICON merchandise table. Your collection won't be complete without them! r 1. NC COMICON r 22. r 38. ASTROBULL 1.0 (CANETE) r 23. r 39. ASTROBULL 2.0 (CYPRESS) GUESTS r 24. MATTEO SCALERA r 40. ASTROBULL 3.0 (MAHFOOD) r 2. AERON ALFREY r 25. BEN SEARS r 41. SKETCH CARD r 3. JEREMY BASTIAN r 26. EVAN “DOC” SHANER r 42. CHECKLIST r 4. BEN BISHOP r 27. CHRIS SIMS r 5. CHAD BOWERS r 28. ROBERT VENDITTI r 6. GREG BURNHAM r 29. THIS IS IT! YOUR r 7. BECKY CLOONAN r 30. JEREMY WHITLEY r r COMICON VALUE STAMP 8. SHAWN CRYSTAL 31. MARCUS WILLIAMS FOR THIS ISSUE! r 9. TOMMY LEE EDWARDS r 10. SARAH GAYDOS PUBLISHERS r 11. DUSTIN HARBIN r 32. r 12. r 33. COMICS r 13. SHARLENE KINDT r 14. SPECIALTY r 15. r 34. MAGIC WHEELCHAIR r 16. r 35. UMBRELLA ACADEMY #1 r 17. (CLOONAN) r 18. JEFF PARKER r 36. UMBRELLA ACADEMY #1 r 19. MIKE PERKINS (EDWARDS) r 20. AFUA RICHARDSON r 37. UMBRELLA ACADEMY #1 r 21. TAMARA ROBERTSON (SCALERA) CLIP ’EM AND COLLECT ’EM! 5 NC COMICON: BULL-ETINS • NC COMICON: BULL-ETINS • NC COMICON: BULL-ETINS NC COMICON: BULL-ETINS • NC COMICON: BULL-ETINS • NC COMICON: BULL-ETINS GUESTS GUESTS

ITEM! GREG BURNHAM is a children’s an MFA in Sequential Art. Shawn Returns, , Indiana book author and co-creator/writer of has worked for both DC Comics and Jones, and Begins. TLE recent- Tuskegee Heirs. His passion for histo- , drawing titles such ly wrote two animated pilots for Fox ry is only matched by his fire to inspire as Arkham Manor, , and Google, and is currently working children to reach higher heights. By Witch, Mother Panic, and most recent- as the production designer on a new day, Greg works in finance, coaches ly, X-Men Black: Juggernaut. He lives film from director Kerry Conran. A202 basketball and raises his two chil- with his wonderful wife (Stephanie), dren. By night, he, along with Mar- and two beautiful children (Zac and cus Williams, form the duo that has Zoe). He is also the host of Inkpulp brought Tuskegee Heirs to life. A114 Audio, an interview about the creative life, which can be found on iTunes. A201

ITEM! AERON ALFREY creates unique your-own-adventure style comic with published by Koyama Press, he’s also imagery inspired by the , gro- four beginnings, seven endings and the author of Behold! The Dinosaurs!, a tesque and monstrous. His art has 25 choices in-between. More recently, folding dinosaur leporello from Nobrow been published in numerous horror Ben just wrapped up his work as the Press. He’s also the on Casano- and weird fiction books, album cov- artist on Kevin Eastman’s new com- va from Image, Seconds by Bryan Lee ers, games and shown in galleries ic, Drawing Blood, which raised over O’Malley, and the English translation around the world. A118 $100K on and is available of The Green Hand, published by New ITEM! SARAH GAYDOS is the Editori- now. Currently Ben is drawing his butt York Review Comics. A108 off on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Tur- al Director of Licensed Publishing for tles Raphael Macro series, due out in , in Portland, Ore. An editor December from IDW Publishing. A120 with a long history in li- ITEM! BECKY CLOONAN is a writer censing, Sarah’s currently in charge and artist best known for her work of the Rick and Morty comics, and on Gotham Academy (DC Comics), ITEM! Tommy Lee Edwards has il- at her former job at IDW Publishing, The Punisher (Marvel), True Lives of lustrated comics like Mother Panic oversaw the line. She’s got a the Fabulous Killjoys (Dark Horse), (co-created with Gerard Way), Turf special love for kid’s comics, and has and her winning short (co-created with ), The edited anything from Disney to Jem stories collected in By Chance or Question, and Wolverine. Beyond and the Holograms to Goosebumps. Providence (). She has illustrating books, merchandise, Sarah also co-edited the multi-award- done numerous film posters for Mon- magazines, and posters, TLE is also winning Love Is Love, a benefit for the do, and illustration work for bands a conceptual designer, storyboard Pulse shooting victims. Follow her on ITEM! JEREMY BASTIAN is the cre- like Clutch, The Sword, My Chemical artist, and director for film, anima- at @sarahgaydos, and send ator, writer and artist of Cursed Pirate Romance and Black Sabbath. She is tion, and games. He’s collaborated her cute pictures of your cat. A116 Girl, published by BOOM! Studios. An currently drinking coffee and working with the Hughes Brothers as the con- ITEM! MATT KINDT is the New York all-ages nautical fairytale that follows on a ‘zine for her D&D party. A104 cept artist on The Book of Eli, and ITEM! DUSTIN HARBIN is a cartoonist Times Best-Selling writer and artist of a brave orphan on her quest to find ITEM! CHAD BOWERS is a writer from has also contributed to the design of and illustrator who lives and works in the comics and graphic novels Dept. her pirate Captain father. A book lavish South Carolina. His credits include many productions including Akira, Charlotte, NC. While he’s probably best H, Mind MGMT, , 3 Story, with detail and texture and whimsical the fan-favorite Marvel Comics series , Harry Potter, known for his series Diary Comics, Super Spy, 2 Sisters, and Pistolwhip, adventure. Jeremy lives in Plymouth, X-Men ’92, Infinity Countdown: Dark- Mich., with his wife Emily Jenkins and hawk, and the original their two dogs, one cat and one sheep. Deadpool: Bad Blood. He's worked for Jeremy's work has been called "ge- Oni Press, , nius" and "insane" by many in the field IDW, BOOM! Studios, and is currently of comic books. He uses a brush to ink writing Youngblood: Blood Wars (Im- his story, but at print size. A process age Comics), Infinity Wars: Sleepwalk- that usually takes him a week to finish er (Marvel), and some other stuff that a single page. A119 doesn’t have “Wars” in the title. A110

ITEM! BEN BISHOP is a comic creator from Maine. He self-published his first ITEM! SHAWN CRYSTAL dropped into graphic novel, the 300-page Nathan this world with a Batman t-shirt and a The Caveman in 2008, followed by pencil in his hand. He spent his child- several smaller works. In 2011 Ben drawing dinosaurs and super illustrated the award-winning book heroes, engaged in EPIC battles. The Lost Trail, the comic adaptation of the only breaks he took were the after- famous Maine story, Lost On A Moun- noons spent skateboarding while lis- tain In Maine. In 2017 Ben published tening to hardcore and early hip-hop. the world’s very first Split Decision He went on to study art at Towson Uni- graphic novel and Ringo Award nomi- versity, where he met his future wife, nated book, The Aggregate, a choose- Stephanie. From there, they moved to Savannah, where he worked towards

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as well as of Ameri- sitioned into illustrating Astonishing ca (DC), Spider-Man (Marvel), Unity, X-Men and has since successfully re- Ninjak, Rai, and Divinity (Valiant). launched Deathlok, Carnage and Iron He has been nominated for four Eis- Fist. He has recently transitioned to ner and six Harvey Awards (and won DC comics where he is depicting the once). His work has been published in adventures of the Green Lanterns. He French, Spanish, Italian, German and has been nominated for Eisner and Korean. A011 Harvey Awards and, as well as win- ning the Award, counts being on Bestseller list and being exhibited in Munich, London and Paris amongst his career achievements. A106 M: , the Marvel Identity across the globe. Highlights of his ITEM! JEFF PARKER is best known for Wars Annuals, Stephen Colbert’s Tek career include art chores on Kev- writing comic books, such as Agents Jansen… and a whole lotta other in Smith's comics, his cre- of Atlas, X-Men First Class, Batman stuff. A020 ator-owned titles Grrl Scouts, Los An- '66, , Future Quest, Thun- geles Ink Stains, and Carl The Cat That derbolts and more. He’s most proud ITEM! JEFF LEMIRE is the award-win- Makes Peanut Butter Sandwiches. Re- of his creator-owned works such as ITEM! TAMARA ROBERTSON was ning, New York Times bestselling au- cent projects include illustrating the Ev- The Interman, Underground, Mysterius born and raised in a military fam- thor of such graphic novels as Essex erybody Loves Tank Girl series and Mi- the Unfathomable, Bucko and Meteor ily in eastern NC. As a youth, she County, , Underwater ami Vice: Remix. Jim’s brand-new Men. He lives in Portland, Ore., but is ITEM! SHARLENE KINDT is a spent a large amount of time with Welder and Roughneck as well as project is his creator-owned, full-col- originally from NC and excited to see her father watching Star Trek, re- who's preferred medium is watercol- co-creator of Descender with Dustin or Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks TPB, the Tar Heel State again. A019 or. Her work in the comic book indus- building engines, up-keeping the Nguyen, Black Hammer with Dean available from Image Comics and family and building/renovat- try includes Dept. H and Mind MGMT Ormston, Plutona with Emi Lenox and contributing art chores on Tank Girl All Dark Horse Presents. She is currently ing homes. She learned her love AD: After Death with . He Stars from Titan Comics. A101 of machinery, as well as all things coloring the Ghost Hunt- also collaborated with celebrated mu- ITEM! AFUA RICHARDSON is an Ameri- er. A011 can illustrator best known for her work technical, from her time working sician Gord Downie on the graphic nov- with her dad. Tamara is currently el and album The Secret Path, which on the Eisner winning mini-series Black ITEM! JOHN LAYMAN is the creator, Panther: World of Wakanda. Other a co-host on Science Channel's was made into an animated film in Scijinks and guest host on Sci- writer and letterer of , the New 2016. Jeff has won numerous awards works include Attack on Titan, cover York Times best-selling, Harvey work for Warbringer, ence Channel’s Mythbusters. In including an Eisner Award and Juno the off season, she utilizes “Su- Award and multi-Eisner Award win- Award in 2017. Jeff has also written ex- Shuri, X-Men ’92, All-Star Batman and ning cannibal cop comedy series she is the artist for the sequel of the perhero Science” to inspire kids tensively for both Marvel and DC Com- across the nation to pursue an ed- from Image Comics. Since 1995, ics. Many of his books are currently in New York Times bestselling graphic he’s been a comics writer, editor, novel March, entitled Run, about repre- ucation in S.T.E.M through Comi- letterer, designer and production sentative and his path for con Panels, Outreach Camps, and Keynote Speeches. Follow monkey. He’s written , Char- ITEM! MIKE PERKINS is a comic book civil rights in the 1960's. In Addition to lie’s Angels, , Mars being an illustrator and writer, Afua is a all of Tamara’s activities on most illustrator having worked on Captain social media platforms. A014 Attacks, Godzilla, Thundercats, Gam- America, Thor and The X-Men. After musician, singer-songwriter and com- bit, Scarface, Red Sonja, Marvel Zom- mercial voice actor. She has been aptly FOR SIGNINGS AND PANEL INFO, wrapping up the 31-issue adaptation TURN TO PAGE 14! bies Vs. Army of Darkness, House of of ’s The Stand he tran- called the Jane of All Trades. A105

ITEM! CHUCK PALAHNIUK is an American novelist and freelance THIS IS IT! YOUR journalist, who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He is the COMICON VALUE STAMP author of the award-winning novel FOR THIS ISSUE! , which also was made development for film and television, into a popular film of the same including both Descender and A.D.: name, and a current Dark Horse After Death at Sony Pictures, Essex comic book continuation. When he County at the CBC and Plutona at Way- is not on tour, Chuck is constantly point Entertainment, for which Lemire writing. His newest comic book, is writing the screenplay. He lives in Fight Club 3 (the first of 12 issues , with his wife and son with collaborator and their troublesome pug, Lola. A012 is out in January), is debuting an exclusive preview ashcan addition ITEM! JIM MAHFOOD aka Food One at the 2018 NC Comicon: Bull City. has been working as a professional A006 freelance artist since 1997, amass- FOR SIGNINGS AND PANEL INFO, CLIP ’EM AND COLLECT ’EM! ing an impressive cult following TURN TO PAGE 12!

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Dark Horse Comics. Shaner is exclu- ITEM! JEREMY WHITLEY is the writer sive with DC Comics, having worked and creator of Princeless and : on titles such as Adventures of Super- The Pirate from Lab man, Future Quest, The Terrifics and Comics. He is also well known as the Man of Steel, as well as covers for writer of The Unstoppable Wasp for several volumes of collected Golden Marvel Comics, the Sea of Thieves and Silver Age material. He is current- comic series for Titan Comics, and ly working on . A018 Rainbow Brite for Dynamite. He has also worked with such properties as Marvel's , Marvel's Champi- ons, Marvel's All-New X-Men, Vampire- ITEM! GERARD WAY is a singer/ lla, and has been a frequent writer for songwriter/musician/comic book IDW's My Little Pony titles, including writer who was the lead vocalist/ ITEM! JAMES ROBINSON is a writer ITEM! MATTEO SCALERA was born the new Nightmare Knights minise- A professional illustrator and comic co-founder of the Grammy-nominat- ries. Jeremy is a native of Durham, NC, of comic books and screenplays and in Parma, Italy, in October 1982. His ed band . He artist of 15+ years, MARCUS WILLIAMS a collector of old collectibles and professional career starts in 2008, where he lives with his wife Alicia and brings his experience of drawing and also wrote the comic The True Lives their two daughters. A013 memorabilia. His most famous work with the publication of Hyperkinetic, of the Fabulous Killjoys (with Becky crafting high quality art and stories to is on the Eisner Award-winning Star- a four-issue series by Image Com- Cloonan). As part of DC’s Young his newest project, Tuskegee Heirs. His man, where he took a fairly obscure ics. Since then, he’s worked on In- Animal—a line of comics he curates comic career started by drawing and character and revitalized him to crit- corruptible, Irredeemable, Valen the and helped create—Gerard is the producing a wildly popular nationally ical acclaim. He is also known for Outcast (Boom! Studios), Deadpool, writer of (w/artist Nick published comic entitled Hero Cats of his comic The Golden Age, which es- Secret Avengers and Indestructible Stellar City. While working on this com- ITEM! CHRIS SIMS is a writer based Derington) and was co-writer of Cave tablished much of the backstory he (Marvel), Batman, Red Hood Carson has a Cybernetic Eye (w/ ic, Marcus fine-tuned his understand- in Durham, North Carolina. With would later use in Starman. He has and the Outlaws (DC Comics) and Jonathan Rivera and artist Michael ing of the business of making, selling, writing partner Chad Bowers, he also written book Leg- Dead Body Road (Skybound). He is Avon Oeming). Gerard has now re- marketing, and publishing comics by has written X-Men '92, Deadpool: ends of the Dark Knight, JSA, Hawk- currently working on Black Science, turned to his Eisner-Award-winning attending dozens of comic conventions man, and his own creation Leave it to his creator-owned project published Bad Blood, Infinity Wars: Sleep- comic The Umbrella Academy, with and even comic retailer summits where Chance (with Golden Age artist Paul by Image Comics, with writer Rick Re- walker and more for Marvel Comics, a new series, Hotel Oblivion. FOR he conversed and mingled with VP’s Smith), for which Robinson won two mender. A102 and SwordQuest and Army of Dark- PANEL INFO, TURN TO PAGE 12! from Marvel and DC comics. A115 more Eisner Awards in 1997, for Best ness for Dynamite Entertainment. New Series and Best Title for Young- He is well-known as the former se- er Readers. A017 nior writer of the Eisner Award-win- ning ComicsAlliance, and the cohost of several . His favorite col- or is blue, and he would appreciate it if you brought him a coffee (black, three sugars). A109

ITEM! BEN SEARS was last seen in Louisville, $5 reward if found. A107

ITEM! CHRIS RYALL is the Edi- tor-in-Chief of a new line of comics at Skybound Entertainment and the Editorial Director of Syzygy Publish- ing alongside Creative Director Ash- ley Wood. He was the Chief Creative ITEM! ROBERT VENDITTI is a New Officer/EiC of IDW Publishing for 14 York Times bestselling author whose years, where he developed everything characters and concepts have been from Locke & Key to a of Rom adapted to film and television. He and beyond. He is also an Eisner-nom- has written the monthly comic book inated writer of Rom, Zombies vs Ro- series X-O Manowar and Wrath of bots, Groom Lake, The Hollows, Dirk the Eternal Warrior for Valiant En- Gently, Comic Books 101, Doomed, tertainment, and and the Onyx, and more. And according ITEM! EVAN "DOC" SHANER has Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern, to Magazine, he is pe- worked on books like and for DC Comics. He rennially one of the Top 100 Most for Dynamite Entertainment, Ghost- currently writes Hawkman, Damage, Powerful People in Comics. A117 busters for IDW, and Buddy Cops for and Freedom Fighters. A015

10 SPECIAL GUESTS Pro file: CHUCK PALAHNIUK

SIGNINGS Friday 2:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (Hall A, Palahniuk Booth A006) Meet legendary writer Chuck Palahniuk and don't talk about fight club with him! (it's rule one AND two!)

Saturday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (Hall A, Palahniuk Booth A006) Meet legendary writer Chuck Palahniuk, and have him sign your favorite broken bones or black eye!

PANELS Friday 1:00 p.m. (Cinema One) Adaptation with Chuck Palahniuk and Robert Venditti: Movies like Fight Club, Choke, and started out as books. Talk to Robert Venditti and Chuck Palahniuk about the ups and downs of seeing your stories on the big screen!

Saturday 10:00 a.m. (Cinema One) Chuck Talk: Join a once-in-a-lifetime conversation with the legendary writer as he discusses of works like Fight Club and its comic sequels with comic retailer Bret Parks and NCC Panel Director Dr. Matt Connor!

Pro file: GERARD WAY

PANELS 5:00 Fletcher Collaboration: Hear industry greats Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Tommy Lee Edwards, and Shawn Crystal talk about working together to create art!

10:00 Fletcher Finding Inspiration: What inspires artists like Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Tommy Lee Edwards, Matt Kindt, and Jeff Lemire?

3:00 Cinema One VIP Question and Answer With Gerard Way: If you have a VIP ticket, this is your chance to ask anything you want to creators like Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Tommy Lee Edwards, and Matteo Scalera!

5:00 Fletcher Find Your Voice: How do creative greats like Gerard Way, Tommy Lee Edwards, James Robinson, and Jeff Parker find their own unique voices when using established characters?

2:00 Fletcher TV Adaptation: How do creators like Gerard Way work with their stories from comic pages to the TV screen?

3:00 Cinema One Designing D&D Characters With Gerard Way: Henry Edwards and Gerard Way design D&D characters while Tommy Lee AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL COMICS SHOP Edwards brings them to visual life before your eyes! To find a comics shop in your area, visit comicshoplocator.com. For more information or to order direct visit DarkHorse.com or call 1-800-862-0052. 12 The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion™ © 2018 Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. Dark Horse Books® and the Dark Horse logo are registered trademarks of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. 13

UAHO NCCC18 AD.indd 1 10/19/18 3:23 PM SPECIAL GUESTS PANELS AND WORKSHOPS 3:00 Main Hall Panel Room Two and Shawn Crystal talk about work- Friday, Let’s Get Spooky! ing together to create art! November 9 Join creepy cosplayers talking about (Floor 1-7) the spookiest of fandoms! 5:00 Cinema Two From Screen to Sheet: Adapting 1:00 Cinema One 4:00 Cinema One Your Favorite Characters for D&D Adaptation with Chuck Palahniuk "Let's Talk Science with Ever think "My D&D game could re- and Robert Venditti Tamara Robertson and Friends" ally use some superheroes"? Learn Movies like Fight Join Tamara Robertson, EIT (Scijinks, how to adapt your favorite characters Club, Choke, and Mythbusters, Chem & Bio Engineer) for tabletop RPGs and fight Behold- Surrogates started and special guests Jeremy Whitley ers with Batman. out as books. Talk (Unstoppable Wasp, Princeless, Rain- Join NC COMICON and MAGIC WHEELCHAIR as we make some real magic! to Robert Venditti bow Brite), Chris Sims (Guardians of 5:00 Connie Moses and Chuck Palahn- the Galaxy, Darkhawk, Sleepwalker), Pitching Comics NC Comicon guest TAMARA ROBERTSON will serve as Host & Build Leader as iuk about the ups Dr. Kanton Reynolds (Director – Un- Internet Picnic Podcast hosts Cliff and downs of see- dergraduate Programs, NC State Bumgardner and Brad Hennigan sit we unveil amazing new Magic Wheelchair costumes to some incredible local ing your stories on University), Dr. Shari Brady (Educator, down with Skybound Editor-in-Chief children at the historic Carolina Theatre of Durham! the big screen! Founder of TheScienceOf.org) as they Chris Ryall and Oni Press’s Sarah Gay- discuss Superhero Science ands the dos to demystify the daunting process 2:00 Cinema One effect real world science has on the of pitching creator-owned comics. Horror fictional worlds they’re creating. Q&A Talk with creators about what horror session to follow. 5:00 Main Hall Panel Room One we love and why we love it so much! From Zero to Cosplay 4:00 Cinema Two This Cosplay 101 gives you tips, 2:00 Cinema Two First You MARCH, Then You RUN tricks, and tutorials you’ll need to get Illustrated History Join Internet Picnic Podcast hosts a great start in the cosplay world! How do comics books help modern Cliff Bumgardner and Brad Hennigan readers connect to history? in conversation with illustrator, racon- 6:00 Main Hall Panel Room One teur, and NCC fan-favorite Afua Rich- Bad Fanfiction Dramatic Readings ardson about her work on the ground- There’s no limit to foul fan fiction. Turn breaking graphic novel RUN. horror into humor with dramatic read- ings of depraved smut in styles sug- 4:00 Connie Moses gested by the audience. You can join Future Quest: A Conversation in too! (Due to mature content, this With Jeff Parker And Doc Shaner panel is strictly for ages 18 and up) Talk to the team that brought back your favorite Hanna-Barbera prop- 6:00 Connie Moses erties with Future Quest! Fanboy Faceoff 3:00 Cinema One Fanboy Faceoff is an interactive de- James Robinson: bate panel based on the Screen Junk- Starman to Stargirl! ies/CleVVer Movies web series where Sit in on a conversation with James attendees debate to win prizes. Robinson about a career spanning SCHEDULE from the groundbreaking Star- 6:00 Main Hall Panel Room Two Saturday 11:00 a.m.: man series to his new role on the The Rogue 105th Script Reading The costumes will be revealed live-action Stargirl! The members of the 105th squad are for all on Saturday in Fletcher back with more hilarity and shenani- Hall! Don’t miss out! 3:00 Cinema Two gans, this time reading the script of Hawk(man) Talk With Pulp Fiction. Saturday 2:00 p.m.: Come see Robert Venditti TAMARA ROBERTSON herself Hawkman is reborn! For, like, the 4:00 Main Hall Panel Room One 6:00 Cinema One for a charity meet-and-greet in kerjillionth time... But this time he Foam: Prime, Paint, and Seal Willow the Fletcher Hall lobby at 2:00 means business! Hawkman author How to Prime, Paint, and Seal Form is Forget all you p.m.! Photos and signatures Rob Venditti explores how this new a panel that covers a breadth of ma- know, or think you available with 100% of proceeds iteration of Carter Hall took wing and terials and application techniques to know about Wil- going to Magic Wheelchair! where he'll soar to next. get everything from a high shine on low! Learn about porous surfaces to extreme weather- untold tales and 3:00 Connie Moses ing for the most battle tested armor roads not taken Color of Fandom presents and props! from the beloved Strong Female Characters Lucasfilm fantasy Join us as we talk about what we look 5:00 Fletcher epic. Magic Wheelchair is a nonprofit organization that builds epic costumes for kiddos in wheelchairs—at no cost to families. for in a female comic character and Collaboration Our vision is to put a smile on the face of every child in a wheelchair by transforming their wheelchairs 7:00 Fletcher into awesomeness created by our hands and their imaginations. share some of our favorites. Hear industry greats Gerard Way, Becky Cloonan, Tommy Lee Edwards, Willow Screening

14 15 PANELS AND WORKSHOPS PANELS AND WORKSHOPS 11:00 Connie Moses 2:00 Fletcher 5:00 Fletcher 1:00 Main Hall Panel Saturday, Finding God In Comics Animation Find Your Voice Sunday, Room Two November 10 This panel will dive into how comics, Talk to working creators like Tommy Lee How do creative greats like Gerard November 11 Superhero Justice (Floor 10-6) graphic-novels, gaming and movies Edwards, Jim Mahfood and Shawn Crys- Way, Tommy Lee Edwards, James (Floor 11-5) Join our panel of enthusiasts from a help us go deeper into the big ques- tal about animation and what makes it Robinson, and Jeff Parker find their variety of backgrounds as part of our 10:00 Fletcher tions about what we believe (and so different than any other medium. own unique voices when using estab- 12:00 Main Hall Panel Room One continuing conversation about that Finding Inspiration don't believe) about life, identity, lished characters? The Science of Jeff Lemire core element of superheroes -- justice What inspires artists like Gerard Way, meaning, justice and God. 2:00 Cinema One Jeff Lemire has made a name for -- and how the philosophies and goals Becky Cloonan, Tommy Lee Edwards, The Stories of Jeff Lemire 5:00 Cinema One himself where the science in his sto- of the characters we revere build our Matt Kindt, and Jeff Lemire? 12:00 Cinema One Join us for a discussion with Eisner Chewing the Fat With John Layman ries is real or feels enough to be hap- own understandings and compare with Dark Horse Daily Grind Award Winning Writer/Artist Lemire Talk with John Layman about his experi- pening outside your window. Join Jeff the justice we practice in the real world. 10:00 Cinema One Have you always wondered what about his critically acclaimed work on ence writing the epic food thriller, Chew, and The Science Ofʼs Matt Brady to Chuck Palahniuk working at a comics publishing com- projects like Old Man Logan and All- and find out what’s on his next course! talk about science, story and making Join a once-in-a-lifetime conversation pany is like? Dark Horse wants to give New Hawkeye for Marvel, Bloodshot for it all work. with the legendary writer of works like you insight on the many opportunities Valiant, and Animal Man and The Ter- 5:00 Connie Moses Fight Club and its comic sequels! waiting for you in the comic industry! rifics for DC as well his creator-owned Mettlesome Comedy Collective 12:00 Main Hall Panel Room Two works Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer, Presents Golden Age Storytelling 10:00 Main Hall Panel Room One 12:00 Main Hall Panel Room One and his recently concluded Royal City. Mettlesome Comedy celebrates art- Join Tommy Lee Edwards and Shawn The Horror, The Horror!: Comics For Kids! ists with a brief talk show segment Crystal in this interactive panel where Comics Books, Censorship, Hey, kids! If you like comics, come 2:00 Cinema Two about what they create and how, then the audience will be working together 2:00 Fletcher and the Comics Code meet people who make them and Rainbow Brite screening turning that into a comedy sketch be- to make a brand new story! Adaptation Come find out how anti-comics hys- learn how to make your own! fore your very eyes! How do creators like Gerard Way, teria in the 1950's nearly got comics 2:00 Connie Moses 1:00 Main Hall Panel Room One Skybound Entertainmentʼs Chris banned by the government, almost 12:00 Main Hall 1990-NOW! 6:30 Fletcher lobby Queer Comics Ryall, Full Moon Featuresʼ Brockton destroyed the entire industry, and Panel Room Two Darkhawk, Sleepwalker, the X-Men car- Gremlins 2 signing Join a lovable bunch of queer creators McKinney and Tommy Lee Edwards how comics were able to adapt and, Ben Bishop Draws toon - meet the minds behind the res- and fans as they talk to you about work with their stories from comic eventually, evolve into a versatile and Rad Stuff urrection of the best of 1990s Marvel! 7pm Fletcher the best and worst of comics for the pages to the screen? innovative medium. Ninja Turtles and Gremlins 2 screening LGBTQIA+ community! The Aggregate’s 3:00 Cinema One 10:00 Connie Moses Ben Bishop discuss- VIP Question and Answer MISSrepresented es comic craft and With Gerard Way Explore the history of the representa- how to go from fan If you have a VIP ticket, this is your tion of women through comics, video art to fan-favorite. chance to ask anything you want games, television and movies. to creators like Gerard Way, Becky 12:00 Connie Moses Cloonan, Tommy Lee Edwards, and Black Lightning fan panel Matteo Scalera! Comics podcasters give their take on # the first season of the latest superhe- 3:00 Main Hall Panel Room Two 1 ro themed TV show, Black Lightning. Podcasting 101 In Podcasting 101, the hosts of The 1:00 Cinema One Joy of Geek and Name Redacted will Valiant: The Craft Of Comics talk in-depth about starting your own Join Matt Kindt and Valiant editorial to podcast and building an audience. look at how creators and editors work NORTH CAROLINA COMIC CON 11:00 Fletcher together to craft compelling standouts! 4:00 Cinema One Magic Wheelchair "The Science of Aquaman” You have never seen cosplay like 1:30 Cinema Two Lobby Join Tamara Robertson, EIT (Scijinks, EXCLUSIVE COVER the builds from Magic Wheelchair! Rainbow Brite signing Mythbusters, Chem & Bio Engineer) Come get your copies of Rainbow as she takes a deep dive with special 11:00 Cinema One Brite signed before seeing her movie! guests Dr. Matt Brady (Educator, Found- BY BEN BISHOP Lemire and Kindt Talk Comics er of TheScienceOf.org), Afua Richard- Join a one-of-a-kind conversation with 1:00 Connie Moses son (Black Panther: World of Wakanda, two of the biggest names in comic Disability The Book Of Mer), Dr. Steven Hall, PE writing today, Matt Kindt and Jeff How do people with disabilities expe- (Associate Professor and Director – The defi nitive origin story of Valiant’s Lemire! rience Con life, and how can everyone Marine Aquaculture Research Center make sure that Cons are accessible (MARC) NC State University Professor(s) unstoppable super soldier starts here! 11:00 Main Hall Panel to every fan? to explore the hidden world and Science Room One of Aquaman. Q&A session to follow. Pick up this exclusive variant at Lightning Dogs: Tails From 2:00 Fletcher Lobby The Wasteland Tamara Roberson: Magic 4:00 Connie Moses Booth #1004: NCC merch booth Join the creators of this TV show from Wheelchair Signing & Photo Op From Dr. Dre to Dr. Doom: an alternate 80s timeline as they jour- A charity meet-&-greet with 100% of The History of Hip Hop and Comics ney into an animation wasteland. proceeds going to Magic Wheelchair! Villains 'n' Vinyl: Where comics meet hip hop! KEVIN GREVIOUX | LONNIE NADLER | ZAC THOMPSON | KEN LASHLEY

16 17 VALIANTENTERTAINMENT.COM | FB.COM/VALIANTCOMICS | TWITTER.COM/VALIANTCOMICS | #STAYVALIANT PANELS AND WORKSHOPS 2:00 Connie Moses Valiant: 101 and BEYOND Jump on board with a fun introduction to Valiant’s iconic heroes, just in time for some sneak peeks into the new “BEYOND” slate! 3:00 Fletcher Line up for the Cosplay contest!

3:00 Cinema One Designing D&D Characters 4:00 Fletcher 2:00 Cinema One With Gerard Way Cosplay Contest "Venom: The Science and Art Henry Edwards with Gerard Way and It’s time to watch the best of the of a ” Becky Cloonan design D&D charac- best cosplayers showcase their Join Tamara Robertson, EIT (Sci- ters while Tommy Lee Edwards brings work in a stunning cavalcade of jinks, Mythbusters, Chem & Bio them to visual life before your eyes! costumes! Engineer) and a panel of potential human hosts -- Dr. Tori Miller (As- 3:00 Cinema Two 4:00 Cinema Two sistant Professor – Material Sci- The Working Artist Black Animation Renaissance ence and Engineering, NC State Talk to professional artists about how The B.A.R. Black Animation Renais- University), Caz Cosplays (Found- to take your artistic talent and make sance Bringing the Saturday morning er Caz Cosplays Props) – as they it into a career - get published! vibe back to animation. unravel the symbiotic science and art of Venom. Q&A session to fol- 3:00 Connie Moses 4:00 Connie Moses low. Bonus: any Venom cosplay- Publish, Print and Prosper: Color of Fandom Presents ers out there are invited to take a Self-publishing for Artists Problematic Faves group pic at the end! Learn more about how to utilize Let's talk about how some fandoms’ self-publishing to get your work into biggest properties have become prob- 2:00 Cinema Two the hands of potential fans every- lematic and whether redemption is Using the Creative and Inspiring Art where and make money doing it in possible. of Spoken Word to tell the Story this interactive conversation about Sharing (your) story through the artis- the practical parts of the creative pub- 7:00 Fletcher tic medium of Spoken Word. lishing process! Willow screening

Recording panels or workshops at NCC is expressly forbidden. While photography is allowed, attendees agree not to make any recordings of any kind at designated activities without the express written permission of NC Comicon. We re- serve the right to remove any person from the facilities caught doing so without express written permission of NC Comicon. The NC Comicon attracts local, national and international press, and by purchasing an NCC ticket and in consideration for being admitted to the Event, the holder consents to being recorded (by audio, visual and/or other means) for exhibition & exploitation, and permits NC Comicon and its designees to use and authorize the use of his/her name, voice, likeness and all reproductions thereof by any means all of which in all media now known or hereafter devised worldwide in perpetuity. While photography is allowed, the holder agrees not to make any recordings of any kind at designated activities without the express written permission of NC Comicon. We reserve the right to deny entry or remove from the event facilities any person who in our sole and absolute discretion is behaving or threatening to behave in a manner which we reasonably consider to be disruptive of the event.

Fri 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Fri 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Fri 3 p.m.–4 p.m. Hall A Table A116 Hall A Table A117 Hall A Table A001 Sat 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Sat 1 p.m.–2 p.m. Sat 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Hall A Table A116 Hall A Table A117 Hall A Table A001 Sun 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Sun 12 p.m.–1 p.m. Sun 1 p.m.–2 p.m. Hall A Table A116 Hall A Table A117 Hall A Table A001

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NC Comicon EXHIBITORS EXHIBIT HALL A - ARTIST ALLEY

2 Bros and a Bard ...... A314 L Jamal Walton ...... A113 4th Wall Productions ...... A217 Lieselʼs Hat Hutch ...... A404 Adrawer4ever ...... A505 Lost Story Studios ...... A016 allcitystudios.com ...... A218 majaNATION ...... A417 Andrew Herman ...... A409 Marshall Lakes ...... A310 Artagem Graphic Library ...... A403 Marvelous Katastrophe ...... A208 Artful Sunshine – Donna Petrey ...... A405 Midnight Mares ...... A511 Exhibit Hall A Exhibit Hall Art-O-torium ...... A211 Noah Sult ...... A203 Bear Butt Comics ...... A307 paprikaSTUDIOS ...... A313 Bill McKay ...... A213 RagtimeLime ...... A419 Catawampus Press ...... A503 RJ Marchese ...... A316 Cecelia Wilken ...... A506 Robert Jenkins ...... A415 Chris Wharton ...... A219 Rumble and Roar Wandmakers ...... A318 Chroma Coma ...... A411 Season of the Geek ...... A309 Cosmic Crochet Crafts ...... A308 ShadowMyths ...... A502 Danny Miller/Dee Monster ...... A111, A112 Sparkles & Sprites ...... A305 Dungeonwears ...... A407 Stronge Designs ...... A312 Eastin Deverna ...... A408 T.M. Showers ...... A206 Eaze Day Ent ...... A311 The Bird Fox ...... A410 Eric McRay ...... A212 The Colors of Cosplay ...... A317 Essential Sequential ...... A301, A302 The Dapper Kraken ...... A209 Faith & Fandom ...... A216 The Quilted Fandom ...... A214 Fiona W. Dunn ...... A215 Thirty Seven Stars ...... A207 Franky 3D LLC...... A304 Three Sisters Co ...... A204, A205 FrillyIceCream ...... A418 Tom Carlton Art ...... A507 Giared Terrelli Design ...... A220 Unique Creations by Amy ...... A210 Hammerblam Storytelling ...... A504 Vicki Be Wicked ...... A508 Happy Unicorn Studio ...... A315 Warren Wucinich ...... A420 Helen Boland ...... A510 Way Stark ...... A414 Heroes Bundle ...... A509 ZenJumps Chainmaille ...... A303 Heroic Effort Crafts ...... A306 Hibiscus Stitch ...... A319 Publisher/Sponsor Internet Picnic ...... A320 Dark Horse Comics ...... A001, A002 Jellykoe ...... A416 Magic Wheelchair ...... A611, A612 Jellymomoshop ...... A406 Orange County Public Library ...... A501 Joe Dragunas ...... A413 Piedmont Community College ...... A412 Kitsch and Crossbones ...... A401, A402 ...... A601, A602

22 23 NC Comicon EXHIBITORS Exhibit Hall B EXHIBIT HALL B - COMICS & COLLECTIBLES

A Steampunked Life ...... 3016, 3018 Milton’s Emporium ...... 1015 Aaron Lambert ...... 3012 Mr. Weekends Posters ...... 1003, 1005 ALTRUISTIC ...... 1001 Murph’s Comics ...... 4009 Amazing Heroes, LLC ...... 2003 Mystic Treasures ...... 2022, 2023 Apocalypse Comics/Painted Visions ...... NC Comicon Merch/Info Booth ...... 1004 ...... 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 Needless Toys and Collectibles ...... 3014 Arkham Comix ...... 2011, 2013, 2015 New Anime ...... 1022, 2021 Awesome Minis and Autographs ...... 3020 New World Toys ...... 3006, 3008, 3010 BABY RABIEZ ...... 2010 Ogo Toys ...... 4010 Black Dog Collectables ...... 2007, 2009 Orange Ribbon Studios ...... 1012, 1014 Bowie Art ...... 1017 Otaku Junkie llc ...... 4007 Buzz Comics ...... 4014 Outer Rim Toys/ Cards, Comics and Collectibles ...... Out of Jewelry ...... 1010 ...... 3021, 3022, 4016, 4018, 4020 Plush In The Usa ...... 2002 Carolina Comic Book Club ...... 3005 Pop Culture Emporium ...... 3023 CBCS ...... 2004 Rebel Base Comics & Toys ...... 2005 Crowemag Toys ...... 3013 Retro Daddio ...... 1016 DKC Fashion Cosplay ...... 1018, 1020 Retro Steam Studios ...... 4021 Fight or Flight Comics ...... 2008 Ssalefish Comics ...... 3003 Frankie’s Comics ...... 4022 State Farm ...... 2006 Gamers4Gamers ...... 4011, 4013 Stormcrow Comics ...... 3001 Hatcore.com ...... 1011 TeeMinus24.com ...... 3011 Hero’s Haven ...... 4015 The Treasure Nest ...... 3007, 3009 Holy Mountain Printing ...... 1002, 2001 Toynk.com ...... 4017, 4019 IT Cosplay ...... 2017, 2019 Trilogy Shop ...... 3015, 3017, 3019 Jason Hamlin ...... 4001, 4002, 4003 Ultimate Comics ...... 1006, 1008 K and J Non-Sports Cards ...... 1021 Updog Comics ...... 4004, 4006, 4008 Lake Fairy Creations ...... 1007 Vulgardragon’s Den ...... 4012 Mario’s Comics ...... 4005

24 cosplay Hear Ye! Hear Ye! It’s the debut of

ITEM! We built this city on props and clothes! COSPLAY Prejudging will take place throughout the weekend, on KINGDOM returns to the Durham Convention Center! Now Saturday from 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. and then 1:15 located at the end of the Main Convention Hall, drop by for p.m.–6:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. in in Cosplay Kingdom, on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE K more costume goodness than you can shake a wand at! nac gdom BASIS. Come early to make sure you get your costume S Cosplay Contest Sunday judged! All​ costumes submitted must be prejudged November 11 4:00 p.m. in order to participate in the craftsmanship contest.​ Then join us for the annual and legendary NCC COSPLAY CONTEST, now located in historic Fletcher Hall in the Caro- Each contestant that places will receive a certificate lina Theatre! The pageantry kicks off at 4:00 p.m. with our marking his or her accomplishment, as well as a prize. Master of Cosplay, MOOSE COSTUMOS and is co-hosted by All Prizes and awards for the Cosplay Craftsmanship our Master of Ceremonies, CAP BLACKARD! Music by co- Contest will be announced after the Cosplay Showcase. splay disc jockey, DR. DJ FUR-BURN! One thousand seats, hundreds of cosplayers, amazing prizes, and the most The contestant(s) winning the Showcase in their cate- fun you can have in the multiverse with your costume on! gory will receive a super nifty certificate! The Cosplay Craftsmanship Contest Winners and Showcase Win- All those who wish to participate may! The line up will begin ner(s) will be named at the end of the Showcase! Visit 3:00 p.m. at Fletcher Hall! Contest begins at 4:00 p.m. SHARP! www.nccomicon.com/bull-city/cosplay for more details!

WEAPONS POLICY Use common sense and remember what seems harmless to you may appear like a threat to someone else. All attendees must ad- here to North Carolina Law at all times during the weekend of NC Comicon, including laws regarding firearms and weapons. If it is il- legal outside of the convention, it is illegal inside the convention. Please read this entire policy before attending the NCC. Failure to follow this policy may result in your removal from the convention without a refund. We have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR WEAPONS.

The following items are NOT slingshots, water balloons and water guns. knuckles, clubs and nunchaku. No props or weapons capable of firing any ALLOWED at NC Comicon: n projectile or powder charge of any kind. NO HARD PROP WEAPONS. n NO LIVE FIREARMS. This includes modern This includes props made of metal, fiberglass guns, hunting guns, historic guns, air soft n NO SHARPENED METAL-BLADED WEAP- and glass. LIGHTSABERS ARE OK. guns, BB guns, cap guns, paintball guns and ONS. This includes axes, daggers, hatchets, n pellet guns—either functioning or de-com- knives, kunai, shuriken, swords, sword canes NO LASER POINTERS. If you have a laser missioned. and switch blades. pointer in your prop or weapon, make sure it cannot function by either removing the n NO CONCEALED FIREARMS EVEN IF YOU n NO DULL METAL-BLADED WEAPONS. This batteries or simply not bringing it. HAVE A PERMIT. includes replica swords, replica knives, and n other dull metal objects. NO ITEMS THAT CAUSE EXCESSIVE NOISE n NO REALISTIC REPLICA FIREARMS. This LEVELS. This includes vuvuzelas, grenade includes reproduction, fake or toy guns that n NO EXPLOSIVES. This includes firecrackers whistles and grenade horns. can be confused for functional firearms—ei- and fireworks. n ther metal, solid resin/plastic/rubber. NO WHIPS n NO CHEMICAL WEAPONS. This includes n n NO FUNCTIONAL PROJECTILE WEAP- mace and pepper spray. NO AEROSOL CANISTERS ONS. This includes blow guns, functioning n n NO TASERS crossbows, functioning longbows, silly string, NO BLUNT WEAPONS. This includes brass 26 Stop in and enter to win 2 VIP passes to Raleigh’s NC Comicon: Oak City in March! SPECIAL EVENT

30th anniversary screening FRIDAY, NOV. 9 AT 7:00 PM IN FLETCHER HALL In conjunction with Lucasfilm, Retro Film Series and Ultimate Comics present this ultra-rare 30th Anniversary presentation of the beloved fantasy from legendary film- makers George Lucas and Ron Howard. The beloved 1988 Lucasfilm fantasy epic is full of untold tales and roads not taken. Before you watch the film, experience the Expanded Edition with the cast of State of the Empire: A Lucasfilm Podcast at 6:00 in CINEMA ONE.

Also, be sure to pick up this exclusive limited edition 30th Anniversary Willow print by Tommy Lee Edwards! RUN, DON'T WALK TO SEE THESE ALL FLICKS YOUR NOW FAVORITES PLAYING AT THE ON THE CAROLINA BIG THEATRE! SCREEN!

GREMLINS 2: MEN IN BLACK THE NEW BATCH (1997, PG-13, 98 MIN.) (1990, PG-13, 106 MIN.) Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Directed by Joe Dante It’s time to save the world all over again! Follow the exploits of Agents Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith), mem- We warned you. You didn’t listen. The gremlins are back, and bers of a top-secret organization established to monitor alien this time, they’ve taken total control over the building of a NYC activity on Earth. The two MIB find themselves in the middle of media mogul. What looks like a typically Spielbergian slice a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist (Vincent D’Onofrio), of fantasy becomes a notorious yarn of monsters, computer who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors gadget-violence and grinning moralistic comeuppance. Mums from opposing galaxies. Kay and Jay face a simple imperative: and dads will get the shock of their lives … but kids will lap it track down the interloper or Earth will be destroyed. It’s all in a up. What is clearly a satire will also fuel a nightmare or two. day’s work for the Men in Black. When it comes to picking the most underrated sequels of all time, Gremlins 2 makes the cut, even when it’s exposed to bright light, wet, or eating after midnight.

SHOW TIMES SHOW TIME SATURDAY: 7:00 PM (FLETCHER HALL) SATURDAY: 9:10 PM (FLETCHER HALL) SUNDAY: 9:10 PM (CINEMA ONE)

MALLRATS RAINBOW BRITE AND (1995, R, 94 MIN.) THE STAR STEALER Directed by (1985, G, 85 MIN.)

Snootchie-bootchies. From the acclaimed director of Clerks Directed by Kimio Yabuki comes this outrageous story of two loafers (Jeremy London and ) who spend way too much time hanging out In the magical kingdom of Rainbow Land, far from Earth, at the mall. When Brodie is dumped by his girlfriend (Shan- where the colors of the spectrum are created, there lives a nen Doherty), he retreats to the mall with his best friend T.S., heroic little named Rainbow Brite who is responsible for whose girlfriend has also left him. Between brooding and vis- bringing all the joy and color to the world. But a spoiled Prin- its to the food court, the unmotivated twosome decide to win cess has combed the galaxy, collecting the most precious their girlfriends back with the help of the ultimate delinquents, stones she can find for her own selfish pleasure. When she Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) and Jay (), whose con- steals the light from the planet Spectra--the largest diamond tinuing adventures take the word "nuisance" to a whole new in the cosmos and the sole source of illumination for the level. worlds that surround it--the Earth goes dark; children stop playing; flowers start dying; and hope vanishes. Will the earth ever see another spring?

SHOW TIMES SHOW TIMES FRIDAY: 9:20 PM (CINEMA ONE) SATURDAY: 12:00, 2:00, 4:00 PM (CINEMA TWO) SUNDAY: 9:30 PM (FLETCHER HALL) 7:10 PM (CINEMA ONE)

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8 films WITH OUR MULTIPASS Comiquest Weekend 3-Day Pass!

UNBREAKABLE XANADU (2000, PG-13, 106 MIN.) (1980, PG, 96 MIN.) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan Directed by Robert Greenwald

In anticipation of Glass, the sequel both to Split and Unbreak- Your neon lights will shine. The term “guilty pleasure” seems able, which is coming in January 2019, Retro Film Series and to have been invented for Xanadu; a film hardly anyone ad- NC Comicon proudly present the 2000 original which started mits to liking in public, but which has become popular enough it all! and Samuel L. Jackson star in a mind-shat- to a Broadway musical and become a certified 80’s tering, suspense-filled thriller that stays with you long after the cult classic. Here’s an Olivia Newton-John rock musical which end of this riveting supernatural film. After David Dunn (Wil- takes pains to present disco and rock ‘n’ roll as a tribute to lis) emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor— the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals, but within the confines and without a single scratch on him—he meets a mysterious of a roller rink. Not only was Gene Kelly convinced this was stranger (Jackson). An unsettling stranger who believes comic all a good idea, but he was talked into leading a roller derby book heroes walk the earth. A haunting stranger, whose ob- brigade stomping their feet, crossing their arms into an X, and session with David will change David's life forever. chanting “Xanadu!” If you close your eyes and simply listen to the great music, the film works; but if you leave them open, my God. And that’s Xanadu in a nutshell. SHOW TIMES SHOW TIMES FRIDAY: 7:10 PM (CINEMA ONE) FRIDAY: 9:30 PM (FLETCHER HALL) SATURDAY: 9:00 PM (CINEMA ONE) SUNDAY: 7:10 PM (CINEMA ONE)

WILLOW NC COMICON: THE MOVIE (1988, PG, 126 MIN.) (2016, NR, 30 MIN.) Directed by Ron Howard Directed by Cliff Bumgardner

In conjunction with Lucasfilm, Retro Film Series and Ultimate The official documentary of the NC Comicon. For three days Comics present this ultra-rare 30th Anniversary presentation the Amazing Studios cameras followed the comicon crew of the beloved fantasy which journeys to the far corners of your through the madness that comes with putting on a comic imagination. From legendary filmmakers George Lucas and book convention. With guests such as Gerard Way (My Chem- Ron Howard comes a timeless fantasy tale in which heroes ical Romance, Umbrella Academy, Doom Patrol) and Charlie comes in all sizes...and adventure is the greatest magic of all. Adlard (The Walking Dead) plus massive events, legendary When young Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) finds an aban- parties, and a sea of comic book fans, the guys and gals of NC doned baby girl, he learns she is destined to end the reign of Comicon really have their hands full... the wicked Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh). In order to protect the child, Willow must team up with a rogue swordsman (Val Kilmer) and overcome the forces of darkness in the ultimate battle of good versus evil!

SHOW TIMES SHOW TIMES FRIDAY: 7:00 PM (FLETCHER HALL) Check Box Office Ticketing for SUNDAY: 7:00 PM (FLETCHER HALL) up-to-date times

32 33 THE COMIQUEST FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 CINEMA ONE (229 seats) FLETCHER HALL (1000 seats) CINEMA TWO (49 seats) 12:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Willow 126 min (Ends at 9:06 p.m.) 7:10 p.m. Unbreakable 106 min (Ends at 8:56 p.m.) 9:20 p.m. 94 min (Ends at 10:54 p.m.) 9:30 p.m. Xanadu 96 min (Ends at 11:06 p.m.)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 CINEMA ONE (229 seats) FLETCHER HALL (1000 seats) CINEMA TWO (49 seats) 12:00 p.m. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer 85 min (Ends at 1:25 p.m.) 2:00 p.m. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer 85 min (Ends at 3:25 p.m.) 4:00 p.m. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer 85 min (Ends at 5:25 p.m.) 7:00 p.m. Gremlins 2: The New Batch 106 min (Ends at 8:46 p.m.) 7:10 p.m. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer 85 min (Ends at 1:25 p.m.) 9:00 p.m. Unbreakable 106 min (Ends at 10:46 p.m.) 9:10 p.m. Men In Black 98 min (Ends at 10:48 p.m.)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 CINEMA ONE (229 seats) FLETCHER HALL (1000 seats) CINEMA TWO (49 seats) 2:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Willow 126 min (Ends at 9:06 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Xanadu 96 min (Ends at 11:06 p.m.) 9:10 p.m. Gremlins 2: The New Batch 106 min (Ends at 8:46 p.m.) 9:30 p.m. Mallrats 94 min (Ends at 10:54 p.m.)

34 35 SPECIAL SERVICES

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