Editor’s Dispatch: San Diego Comic-Con Ahoy!

As many of you know, this week marks San Diego Comic-Con, one of the highlights of the comics year!

I won’t be out in San Diego, but two of our cartoonists will be making appearances!

Ray Billingsley of Curtis will be attending with a jam-packed schedule:

July 25th: Panel: Personal Art vs. Professional Art
12:00-1:00
Room 28DE

The Eisner Awards Ceremony
The Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel
Ceremony time: 8:00-10:30 pm

July 26th: Spotlight on Ray Billingsley
12:00-1:00 pm
Room 8

Autograph Session
2nd floor in Sails Pavilion
Table AA19
1:30-2:30 pm

Cartoon Art Museum Sketch-A-Thon
5:00-6:00 pm
Booth # 1930

You can try to catch him at any of these events, or at other times during the con at his booth!

Rina Piccolo of Tina’s Groove and Six Chix will also be attending, and you can find her at the following events:

July 24th: Panel : The Switch To Digital
Thur. July 24th
12pm -1pm
Room 7AB

July 25th: “A Career In The Comics: How I Started And What I Learned”
1pm-2pm
Room 9

Autograph Session
2nd floor in Sails Pavilion
2:30-3:30pm
Table AA20.

July 26th: Cartoon Art Museum Sketch-a-Thon
11:00am-12:00pm
Booth # 1930

Bill Griffith of Zippy the Pinhead wanted to let you all know that you’ll be able to buy Zippy books from the Fantagraphics table.

Isabella Bannerman has a few pieces in “World War 3 Illustrated 1979 – 2014” and issue #45 of World War 3, published by PM Press, which will be available from Peter Kuper’s booth. You’ll also be able to see Isabella’s books on display at Galactic Comics, at 4981 Newport Avenue.

Hope all of you who are going to the convention have a great time!