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Important Information Regarding Programs and Autographs at Comic-ConAll event and program rooms have limited capacity as set by the Fire Marshal. Even though your badge is needed to get into all events, it does not guarantee you access to any event if it has reached its capacity. We do not clear rooms between events. Most autograph signings are of a limited nature. Your badge does not guarantee autographs at any event. |
 
2007 Eisner Awards Judges NamedThe judging panel has been named for the 2007 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. This blue-ribbon committee will be choosing the nominations to appear on the Eisner Awards ballot. This year's judges, selected by Awards Administrator Jackie Estrada, are: Robin BrennerRobin Brenner is the Brookline, Massachusetts Public Library's Teen Librarian. She is also the creator and editor-in-chief of “No Flying No Tights,” a website reviewing graphic novels for teens and those who work with them. As a member of the American Library Association/Young Adult Library Services Association (ALA/YALSA), she advocated for and helped establish the Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection List, an annual list of the best graphic novels for teens. To help librarians keep up to date on the latest titles, she reviews graphic novels for The Horn Book, manga for Booklist, and Japanese anime for Video Librarian. She regularly speaks and conducts workshops on graphic novels, manga, and anime for everyone from librarians to teachers to teens.
Eisner Awards judges for 2007: comics writer Chris Reilly,pop culture blogger Whitney Matheson (USA Today), fantasy author Jeff VanderMeer, retailer James Sime (Isotope, San Francisco), and librarian Robin Brenner. Whitney MathesonWhitney Matheson writes “Pop Candy,” USA Today's pop-culture blog (popcandy.usatoday.com). Comic-related events she has covered include Comic-Con, the Small Press Expo, BookExpo, and New York Comic-Con. Her work has been cited in Wired, The Advocate, and on many blogs; other publications she has written for include Slate.com and Self magazine. She lives in Washington, DC.Christopher ReillyChristopher P. Reilly, Harvey and Ignatz nominated writer, started his career in comics in 1996 at Slave Labor Graphics with his series Rogue Satellite Comics. Since then he has written The Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy (2002), Punch and Judy: A Grand Guignol (2003), Puphedz (2004), Punch and Judy: Twice Told Tales (2005), and The Trouble with Igor (2006). He was the co-creator, editor, and contributor to the anthology Strange Eggs (2005-2006) and has contributed stories to Disney's Haunted Mansion.James SimeJames Sime is the proprietor of the award-winning Isotope-the Comic Book Lounge in San Francisco. He is perhaps best known for his innovative approach to comics retailing, for his enthusiastic pursuit of comics evangelism through nontraditional methods, and for crafting unique and often extravagant comic launch events for the books he loves. He wrote about these subjects and more in his column “The Comic Pimp” published on ComicBookResources.com. Ever proactive, James also established the Isotope Award for Excellence in Mini-Comics in 2003 in order to celebrate new talents working in an underpromoted area of the comics industry.Jeff VanderMeerWorld Fantasy Award-winning author Jeff VanderMeer currently writes a monthly comics column for Bookslut.com and the yearly summation on comics/graphic novels for The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror from St. Martin's Press, in addition to commenting on comics on his VanderWorld blog. He is the author of City of Saints and Madmen, Shriek: An Afterword, and Veniss Underground, among other works. His books have made the year's best lists of Amazon.com, Publishers Weekly, LA Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle, and many others. VanderMeer frequently collaborates with artists on his projects, including The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases."The judges are chosen for their knowledge about comics, their wide-ranging tastes, and their impartiality," says Estrada. They are also chosen to represent all aspects of the comics industry, including creators, journalists, retailers, and distributors. The judges will be meeting at the end of March to arrive at nominations in a more than two dozen categories. The judges can also add, delete, or combine categories. For instance, in 2005, the judges added a webcomics category. The ballot with the selected nominees will go out to professionals in the comics industry in April. The results will be announced in July in a gala ceremony at Comic-Con International. When they convene, the judges will be looking at thousands of works submitted by hundreds of publishers and creators. A Call for Entries will be mailed out to publishers at the end of December; it is also posted on the Comic-Con International website (click here for details). "Because all publishers and creators have the opportunity to submit their work for consideration, the judges are able to look at the full spectrum of material published in the previous year," says Estrada. "The judges can also bring in works that were not officially submitted but that they deem worthy of consideration. Our goal is to be as inclusive as possible in the judging process. Each year the judges seem to find lesser-know gems to draw attention to, along with the better-known creations." Estrada also points out that much of the judges' work occurs prior to the actual judging session. As submissions arrive, she passes the information along to the judges, who can request to see books they haven't heard of or haven't read yet. "I send off many 'care packages' in February and March," says Estrada. "In 14 years of supervising Eisner judges, I've been amazed at how seriously everyone takes the responsibility. And with more and more material being submitted each year, it really is a tough job to try to read everything-and with no reward other than a weekend in San Diego, where they main activity is more comics reading!" Anyone with questions about the Eisners can e-mail Jackie Estrada: jackiee@mindspring.com |
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Dates & Times for 2008
WED, JULY 23
6PM - 9PM
Open only to pre-registered 4-day attendees and professionals
THU, JULY 24 -
SAT, JULY 26
9:30AM - 7PM
With additional late-night hours for programming, anime, games, film showings, etc.
SUN, JULY 27
9:30AM - 5PM
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111 W. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
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