Comic Con 2012 Schedule

July 5, 2012

For those attending next week’s Comic Con International in lovely San Diego, California, here is my schedule of events:

BE SURE TO STOP AT SIMON & SCHUSTER (booth 1128) TO RECEIVE A FREE COPY

OF THE A Hero for WondLa LIMITED EDITION SKETCHBOOK!

Thursday, July 12
10:30am-11:30am
Books and Hollywood: Literary Franchises in Television and Film— Authors discuss their work transitioning across various mediums, from screenwriters to novelists turning popular books into hit TV series and Hollywood films. How does the creative process differ when writing a screenplay as compared to a novel? Authors describing the process of adapting novels for the big screen include Rebecca Serle (When You Were Mine), Margaret Stohl (co-author of the Beautiful Creatures series), Scott Speer (Immortal City), Tony DiTerlizzi (The Search for WondLa series), Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz (Colin Fischer), Mike Richardson (president of Dark Horse), and Mark Frost (The Paladin Prophecy). Moderated by Geoff Boucher (Los Angeles Times). Room 24ABC

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Group Signing: Books in Hollywood
Rebecca Serle, Margaret Stohl, Scott Speer, Tony DiTerlizzi, Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Mike Richardson, Mark Frost
Autograph Area AA9

7:00pm-8:00pm
The Scoop at Simon & Schuster!— Get the inside word on Simon & Schuster’s upcoming books and the chance to win exclusive prizes. Lucille Rettino (director of marketing), Carolyn Swerdloff (marketing manager), Chrissy Noh (senior marketing manager), Liesa Abrams (associate marketing manager), and Anna McKean (publicity manager) give you the scoop on upcoming books from exciting authors, including Cassandra Clare, Tonya Hurley, Tony DiTerlizzi, Orson Scott Card, and Brandon Mull. Hear what is going on with S&S’s hot properties — Star Trek and The Smurfs — and get a chance to win exclusive giveaways. All attendees will receive a limited edition T-shirt for Becca Fitzpatrick’s Hush, Hush. Room 9
*Note: this panel is with Simon & Schuster staff only. Tony will not be attending.

Saturday, July 14
3:00pm-4:00pm
Book signing– Mysterious Galaxy Book Store presents Tony DiTerlizzi. Many of Tony’s titles will be available for purchase or bring your books and cards to be signed. Booth 1119

Sunday, July 15
2:45pm-3:45pm
Heroes for the Middle-Grade Reader (And You, Too!): Middle Grade Books That Will Rock Your Socks Off— Everyone loves a hero-from the depths of the ocean, to outer space and other worlds in the present and future, these authors have adventurers and unexpected champions that we can all cheer for. Get heroic with authors Nathan Bransford (Jacob Wonderbar series), E. J. Altbacker (Shark Wars series), Cornelia Funke (Ghost Knight), Lisa Yee (Warp Speed), Brandon Mull (The Beyonders series), Tony DiTerlizzi (The Search for WondLa series), Emily Janice Card (Laddertop Vol. 1), and Derek the Ghost (Scary School), as they converse with moderator Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy. Room 5AB

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Group Signing: Heroes for Middle Grade Readers (And You Too)
Nathan Bransford, E.J. Altbacker, Cornelia Funke, Lisa Yee, Brandon Mull, Tony DiTerlizzi, Emily Janice Card, Derek the Ghost
Autograph Area AA9

PS –For those not attending this year’s comic con who wish to nab one of the limited edition A Hero for WondLa sketchbooks, fear not. Stuart Ng Books (on of my favorite places to spend my royalty checks) will be selling them after the convention.