Saturday, October 1, 2011

Dark Horse Comics Officially Announces a Billion Signings at NYCC

Well, it might just seem like a billion- but one thing's for sure, Dark Horse has a lot going on at the New York  Con. Signings for Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Falling Skies, Star Wars, and a load more are all on the books.

For more of what's going on at the Con, read on- (I do not like green eggs and ham...)


What do a rock star, the lead writer of Mass Effect, and the ever-charming and talented Ms. Becky Cloonanall have in common? They’re all signing at the Dark Horse booth!

Following up on Wednesday’s announcement of Dark Horse’s 2011 New York ComicCon programming, it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: the 2011 Dark HorseNew York Comic Con schedule!

The fullschedule of Dark Horse’s in-booth signings and activities can be found below:

ALL DAY, EVERYDAY:

Spin the DarkHorse prize wheel for a chance to win free digital comics, including Mass Effect and Star Wars: Crimson Empire bundles!




Thursday,October 13

6:00 p.m. FREET-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirtand free digital comics!




Friday, October14

10:30 a.m. The Occultist—Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) and Jenny Frison (Criminal Macabre)

11:00 a.m. Bunny in the Moon—Tara McPherson

11:00 a.m. FREET-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirtand free digital comics!

11:30 a.m. Orchid—Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman) and Scott Hepburn (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)

FREE Orchid poster featuring art by Massimo Carnevale.Ticketed event. Please talk to a Dark Horse staff member at the show.

12:30 p.m. Dethklok—Jon Schnepp, Jeremy Barlow, andNate Piekos

1:30 p.m. The Immortal—Ian Edginton

FREE poster revealing never-before-seen art from the upcoming comic The Immortal, adapted from an acclaimedJapanese novel and written by Ian Edginton (Scarlet Traces, Star Trek:Early Voyages, Warhammer 40,000)

2:00 p.m. FREET-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a The Thing movie T-shirt and free digitalcomics! Read the FREE digital prequel comic of The Thing now!

2:30 p.m. Star Wars—Andrea Mutti

Find out what Star Wars series Andrea Mutti (Rage) will be working on at Friday’s DarkHorse panel (1:30–2:30 p.m., Room 1A15).

3:30 p.m. The Massive—Brian Wood and KristianDonaldson (DMZ)

4:30 p.m. Star Wars: Jedi—The Dark Side—ScottAllie and Mahmud Asrar

6:30 p.m. Dr. McNinja—Christopher Hastings




Saturday,October 15

10:30 a.m. Mass Effect—Mac Walters

11:00 a.m. FREET-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirtand free digital comics!

11:30 a.m. The Last Dragon—Jane Yolen and RebeccaGuay

FREE face paintinginspired by The Last Dragon! FREEminiprint to the first one hundred people in line for the signing.

12:30 p.m. House of Night—Jenny Frison

Get Marked! FREEHouse of Night face painting duringthe signing with cover artist Jenny Frison! FREE House of Night poster. And the first twenty-five people in line forthe signing will receive a copy of The FledglingHandbook 101 by P. C. Cast with Kim Doner from St. Martin’s Press!

1:30 p.m. Beasts of Burden—Evan Dorkin

1:30 p.m. Avatar: The Last Airbender—FREE face-paintingevent          

2:30 p.m. Dragon Age—David Gaider and Mike Laidlaw

FREE print to the first one hundred people in line to meet the lead writerand lead designer of Dragon Age!

3:30 p.m. Angel & Faith—Christos Gage andRebekah Isaacs

4:00 p.m. FREET-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirtand free digital comics!

4:30 p.m. ComicTBA—Brian Wood (DMZ, Demo, Northlanders) and Becky Cloonan (Demo, Pixu)

Find out whatDark Horse comic Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan are going to be working ontogether at Friday’s Dark Horse panel (1:30–2:30 p.m., Room 1A15)!

5:30 p.m. Evelyn, Evelyn—Cynthia von Buhler




Sunday, October16

10:00 a.m. Beanworld—Larry Marder

10:30 a.m. FREET-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirtand free digital comics!

11:00 a.m. Mignolaverse—MikeMignola and John Arcudi

Ticketed event.Please talk to a Dark Horse staff member at the show.

12:00 p.m. Creepy—Dan Braun

It’s trick-or-treattime, but not for the kiddos! FREE Creepycomics to the first one hundred people in line, plus an array of crazy Creepy prizes just in time for AllHallow’s Eve!

1:00 p.m. Behindthe Scenes of Mass Effect—Mac Walters

Mac Waltersdiscusses the process of writing MassEffect comics and walks through a digital preview of Mass Effect: Invasion #1.

2:00 p.m. FREET-SHIRTS, COMICS! Come to the Dark Horse booth for a chance to win a Hellboy T-shirtand free digital comics!

2:30 p.m. Kult—Jeremy Barlow

3:00 p.m. Robert E. Howard’s Savage Sword—JeremyBarlow, Paul Tobin, and Joshua Williamson

4:00 p.m. Falling Skies—Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra

Are you missing Falling Skies? Talk to the creators ofthe preview comic and get a Falling Skiespin from TNT, while supplies last!

Keep your eyeson the Dark Horse blog for further announcements on signings, in-booth events,green-screen photo ops, and so much more!