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ICv2 to Host Comics and Media Conference in Conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con International

Jeph Loeb to Deliver Keynote, Mike Mignola in "Comics after Hollywood"

The ICv2 Comics and Media Conference, a ticketed half-day event, will be held at the San Diego Marriott, next to the San Diego Convention Center, on Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd, from 1pm to 5pm, just before Preview Night at Comic-Con. Comic-Con is assisting with promotion and logistics for the event.

"Comics are increasingly the raw material for films, TV shows, and videogames and vice versa, and San Diego is where that all comes together," ICv2 President Milton Griepp said. "We wanted to create a conference where everyone in the business from comic writers and artists to film producers could come together to talk about what's happening and about how to expand this incredibly productive cross-fertilization."

Confirmed speakers and panelists include film, TV, and comics writer Jeph Loeb, who will deliver the keynote address for the event; Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, who will participate in the discussion of Comics after Hollywood; and businesspeople from the worlds of comics, film, TV, and videogames, with more speakers still being added.

PW Comicsweek and The Beat by Heidi MacDonald, two publications of Publisher's Weekly, have signed on to sponsor the conference.

Comic-Con Celebrates Its 40th in 2009!

It's not too early to start planning for Comic-Con 2009! Roaring back into the San Diego Convention Center July 23–26 —- with the popular Preview Night on Wednesday, July 22 —- Comic-Con's 40th looks to be the biggest and best convention ever!

It all started in 1970 with a one-day minicon (think of it as "Comic-Con Zero") at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego. The first guests were Forrest J Ackerman (Famous Monsters of Filmland's famous editor) and Mike Royer, best known for his work inking Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" books. That one-day event tested the waters -— and raised funds —- for the first ever San Diego Comic-Con (then called "San Diego's West Coast Comic-Con") in August of the same year, which featured comics legend Jack Kirby and science fiction authors Ray Bradbury and A. E. van Vogt. And the rest, as they say, is history -— including Kirby, Bradbury, and Ackerman going on to become three of Comic-Con's favorite guests over the years (both Ray and Forry were present again in 2008).

That first show and its logo set the groundwork for what would become, over the next 39 years, the country's leading comics and popular arts convention. From the very beginning the event has focused on "comic art, films, and science fiction."

As we gear up over the coming months to celebrate the momentous 40th convention, you'll learn a lot more about Comic-Con's exciting history, from those early days through the "Toucan years" (when Rick Geary's colorful bird was Comic-Con's mascot and logo), up to the present day. 2009 promises to be another amazing year.

In 2008, for the first time in its history, Comic-Con sold out in advance. That's right—the show saw record attendance, with every membership—both four days and single days—all sold before the Convention Center doors even opened. And once again, we've sold out in advance. No memberships will be sold at the door.

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