We’re just three weeks away from San Diego Comic-Con 2024 being in full swing. With another week to go until the full, official schedule is announced some of the attending publishers and studios has now begun to reveal their plans. Today we’re taking a look at the panels, signings and exclusive from one of comics’ most prolific publishers, Image Comics.
First up, let’s take a look at the signing schedule. For any ticketed signings, wristbands will be given out at the Image booth as soon as the convention floor opens on a first come, first serve basis. Wristbands are available to Attendee, Retailer, and Professional badge types only, unless otherwise stated. There is a limit of three items for ticketed signings, and all items presented for a signing are subject to review and denial by staff, with no CGC, CBCS, or other witnessing/grading:
Thursday, July 25
- 10am-11am — Wyatt Kennedy & Luigi Formisano (Nights)
- 10:30am-11:30am — Declan Shalvey (Old Dog)
- 11:30am-12:30pm — Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner, & Tone Rodriguez (Feral)
- 12:30pm-1:30pm— Kyle Higgins & Joe Clark (Deep Cuts)
- 1:30pm-2:30pm: Daniel Warren Johnson (The Moon Is Following Us, Transformers) *TICKETED* 2:30pm-3:30pm Ian Bertram (Precious Metal, Little Bird)
- 3pm-4pm: Joshua Williamson & Tom Reilly (Duke)
Friday, July 26
- 10am-11am — Geoff Johns (Geiger, Ghost Machine)
- 11:30am-12:30pm — Griffin Sheridan & Ethan S. Parker (Kill Your Darlings)
- 11:30am-12:30pm — Pornsak Pichetshote & Lee Loughridge (The Good Asian, Infidel)
- 1pm-2pm — Rick Remender (The Sacrificers, Grommets)
- 1pm-2pm — Zoe Thorogood (It’s Lonely At the Centre of the Earth)
- 2pm-3pm — Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato, Melissa Flores, Ryan Parrott, & Kelly McMahon (The Massive-Verse)
- 3:30pm-4:30pm — Erica Schultz (Rat City)
- 4pm-5pm — David F. Walker & Sanford Greene & Chuck Brown (Bitter Root) **Freebie promo print available to signing attendees, first come, first served
Saturday, July 27
- 10am-11am — Todd McFarlane (Spawn) *TICKETED*
- 11am-12pm — Bear McCreary & Kyle Higgins (The Singularity)
- 1pm-2pm — Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland, Ain’t No Grave) **5 books per person limit, no graded/CGC signatures
- 2:30pm-3:30pm — Dustin Nguyen (Little Monsters, Descender, Ascender)
- 3:30pm-4:30pm — Gerry Duggan, Scott Koblish, & Brian Posehn (Scotch McTiernan Versus Forces of Evil, Dead Eyes)
- 4:30pm-5:30pm — Rick Remender (The Sacrificers, Grommets)
- 4:30pm-5:30pm — Rodney Barnes & Jason Shawn Alexander (Killadelphia)
Sunday, July 28
- 10am-11am — Sabir Pirzada (Dandelion)
- 12pm-1pm — James Tynion IV (The Department of Truth, Worldtr33) *TICKETED*
- 12:15pm-1:15pm — Daniel Warren Johnson (The Moon Is Following Us, Transformers) *TICKETED*
- 1:30pm-2:30pm — Zoe Thorogood & Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash: Back to School)
- 1:30pm-2:30pm — Tony Fleecs & Tim Seeley (Local Man)
Next up we’ll take a look at fleet of panels which go right across the weekend:
—THURSDAY, 7/25—
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Image Comics Presents: Artists Unleashed with Skottie Young, Daniel Warren Johnson & Derek Kirk Kim
Join us for an in-depth conversation with master storytellers Skottie Young (AINT NO GRAVE, I HATE FAIRYLAND), Daniel Warren Johnson (DO A POWERBOMB, TRANSFORMERS) & Derek Kirk Kim (THE LAST MERMAID) as they share details about their work as well as their creative process and influences. Moderator: Jim Viscardi, VP of Business Development. Room 24ABC
12 – 1 PM
Spotlight on Zoe Thorogood
Join us for an in-depth conversation with Russ Manning award winner and multiple Eisner Award nominee, Zoe Thorogood (IT’S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH, HACK/SLASH: BACK TO SCHOOL). Moderator: Ashley V. Robinson of Popverse. Room 25ABC
—FRIDAY, 7/26—
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Image Comics Presents: Enter the MASSIVE-VERSE
Join Massive-Verse superstars Kyle Higgins (RADIANT BLACK, NO/ONE), Brian Buccellato (NO/ONE), Melissa Flores (THE DEAD LUCKY), Ryan Parrott (ROGUE SUN), and more special surprise guests as the crew unveils exciting new developments and announcements in store for the Massive-verse this year and next! Moderator: Ryan Sidoti. Room 6A
1 – 2 PM
Image Comics: Storytelling, Genre, and Crafting Unforgettable Comics
Join Geoff Johns (REDCOAT, ROOK: EXODUS), Gerry Duggan (FALLING IN LOVE ON THE PATH TO HELL), Ian Bertram (PRECIOUS METAL), Erica Schultz (RAT CITY), Sanford Greene (BITTER ROOT) and Wyatt Kennedy (NIGHTS) for a freewheeling conversation amongst some of the top talent in the comics industry as they discuss genre, storytelling, industry secrets, and tricks-of-the-trade. Moderator: Jim Viscardi, VP of Business Development. Room: 25ABC
—SATURDAY, 7/27—
10 – 11 AM
Image Comics Presents: Kill Your Little Monsters
Join Jeff Lemire (LITTLE MONSTERS, PHANTOM ROAD), Dustin Nguyen (LITTLE MONSTERS, ASCENDER), Griffin Sheridan (KILL YOUR DARLINGS), and Ethan Parker (KILL YOUR DARLINGS), for an in-depth discussion of horror, fantasy and the process of collaboration. Moderator: Jim Viscardi, VP of Business Development. Room 28DE
3 – 4 PM
Image Comics: Comics Characters Fans Will Love or Hate—or Love to Hate!
Join Rick Remender (GROMMETS, SACRIFICERS), Joe Casey (BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN), Rodney Barnes (KILLADELPHIA), and Pornsak Pichetshote (THE HORIZON EXPERIMENT) for an in-depth discussion of character building that leaps from the page and the secret behind what makes for loveable or unlikable characters for readers. Moderator: Jim Viscardi. Room: 25ABC
—SUNDAY, 7/28—
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Image Comics Presents: Genres, Generations, and Graphic Greatness
Join Tony Fleecs (FERAL, LOCAL MAN), Trish Forstner (FERAL), Tim Seeley (LOCAL MAN), & Declan Shalvey (OLD DOG) for an in-depth discussion on creating stories connecting with fans that span genres and generations. Moderator: Jim Viscardi, VP of Business Development. Room 10.
Lastly, the publisher has also announced several exclusive items which will be available at the booth, #1915 on the show floor. Items include Geiger Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 hardcover by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank with Convention Exclusive dust jacket, cover art by Frank ($34.99 + tax), Little Monsters Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 hardcover by Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen with Convention Exclusive dust jacket, cover art by Nguyen, ($39.99 + tax), Spawn Kills Every Spawn #1 by John Layman & Rob Sketchcraft Duenas SDCC 2024 exclusive cover art by Duenas, ($25 + tax) and Witchblade #1 by Marguerite Bennett & Giuseppe Cafaro, SDCC 2024 exclusive foil cover art by Marc Silvestri, ($25 + tax).
Stay tuned for more announcements ahead of the event which kicks off with preview night on Wednesday, July 24. We’ll be attending SDCC again this year bringing you all the action from the show floor.
