Virgin Comics has one of the coolest panels of the convention planned, as Stan Lee and Grant Morrison will talk about Virgin Comics at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday. They’ve also got portfolio reviews and exclusives planned. More info after the break!
From Virgin Comics:
Kicking off the Con on Thursday morning (July 24) is our first panel, Stan Lee and Grant Morrison talk Virgin Comics, at 10:45-11:45am in Ballroom 20. Two of the most important comics creators team up to discuss the bold new frontiers being explored in the art of storytelling. Stan Lee shares his insights on the world of comics, and presents never-before-revealed hints about his new superhero universe with Virgin Comics, while the brilliant and prolific Grant Morrison discusses and debuts footage from his new animated project MBX from Virgin Comics and Perspective Studios. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event!
And after an exhausting Con, end the weekend by kicking back on Sunday afternoon (July 27) with Grant Morrison and Deepak Chopra discuss Science, Soul and Superheroes, at 2:45-3:45pm in Ballroom 20. Grant joins Virgin Comics co-founder Deepak Chopra to talk… superheroes! We’re talking social theory with sound effects, four colors fused with existentialism. Two of the greatest minds of comics and culture talking… this is not to be missed!
Make sure you swing by tables AA1-AA2 in the Sails Pavilion before the panel from 1:30-2:15pm for a signing session with Grant and Deepak! Please note, Grant Morrison’s MBX Sketchbook (read below for more info on this Con exclusive!) serves as the ticket for Grant’s signing.
At our booth, we’ll have special SDCC ‘08 variants and exclusive Virgin Comics swag, including two limited edition variants of Dan Dare #7 featuring a gorgeous wrap-around cover by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen). There’s an ink variant (limited to 500) and a pencil sketch variant (limited to 250), so act fast because once they’re gone they’re gone forever! We’ll also have a very limited number of Dan Dare #1 Bryan Talbot ink variants signed by Garth Ennis.
Also on tap is the debut of the SDCC exclusive Grant Morrison’s MBX Sketchbook (limited to 1,000), featuring mind-bending insight from Grant Morrison, beautiful concept art from superstar Mukesh Singh (Jenna Jameson’s Shadow Hunter, Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper), script excerpts and more.
To celebrate the release of this fall’s new sci-fi/action series Nowhere Man, we’ve got our Be A Real Nowhere Man contest where we’re giving five lucky winners the chance to be a real Nowhere Man and get drawn into an issue!! Not only will you get yourself immortalized in comic book history, but creators Hugh Jackman, Marc Guggenheim and Paul Gulacy will sign the issue in which you appear. Ten runners-up will receive a copy of Nowhere Man #1 signed by Hugh Jackman. If you aren’t going to be out at
And lest we forget our inaugural Portfolio Reviews, when aspiring artists can meet our editors Charlie Beckerman and Sana Amanat for one-on-one portfolio review sessions. And who knows… if they’re really blown away by an artist’s work, they might just walk away with a gig. We’re ready to hire the best artist we meet with to do an upcoming cover, so bring your A-game! We’ll be hosting reviews in the Virgin booth on both Friday and Saturday from 10:00-11:30am and 5:30-7:00pm. Go here for all the details.
So that’s an overview of everything we have going on. We’ll also have all sorts of additional goodies for sale at our booth, including lenticulars, Jenna Jameson and Garth Ennis autographed lithographs, iPod skins, limited edition hardcover books, and plenty more.