I can’t believe it — it’s time for Wondercon already! The convention season officially kicks off for me tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to the show. It’s a great chance to talk to people about Return to Labyrinth, but also to catch up with industry friends from other publishers and developers.
Here’s the full details on the panels I’ll be participating on:
Saturday, 4:30-5:30 TOKYOPOP and the Jim Henson Company Present Legends of The Dark Crystal and Return to Labyrinth— Last year, TOKYOPOP made waves among Jim Henson fans with their release of the debut volume of Legends of The Dark Crystal, an exciting manga prequel to Henson’s classic fantasy film. Last year also saw the release of the second volume of Return to Labyrinth, TOKYOPOP and The Jim Henson Company’s acclaimed manga sequel to Labyrinth. Join editor Tim Beedle and Return to Labyrinth writer Jake Forbes as they discuss the future of these two exciting series, provide insight on expanding Jim Henson’s fantasy universes and preview art from upcoming volumes. As a special bonus, all panel attendees will receive a free Legends of The Dark Crystal poster. Room 220
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Sunday, 1:30-2:30 TOKYOPOP Creator Panel— Join a diverse and talented panel of artists and authors, featuring Becky Cloonan (creator, East Coast Rising, artist, American Virgin), Jake Forbes (author, Return to Labyrinth), Sho Murase (creator, ME2), Lincy Chan (artist, Rhysmyth), Morgan Luthi (creator, Snow), as they discuss the creation of their original and innovative TOKYOPOP manga titles. Room 220
I’ll also be at the Tokyopop booth immediately after both panels if you want to talk about Labyrinth, manga or other nerdy stuff. In addition to the posters that Tokyopop is giving away, I have about 50 samplers with a dozen pages of Labyrinth volume 2 and Dark Crystal 1 for anyone who hasn’t got a copy of those books yet, first come, first served.
I’m a little disappointed that my second panel overlaps with the one given by my soon-to-be employers. Yup! I’ve got a new job starting next month. More on that later…
For manga fans at the con, I highly recommend checking out the two panels given by my friend Jason Thompon. I saw him give a version of his manga history lesson at the Cartoon Art Museum, and he does an amazing job of summing up 20+ years of manga publishing in America (even if it’s got a slight Viz bias. : P).Full details on his panels HERE.
Hope to see some of you at the con. And for those who can’t make it, look for a write up early next week.
7 responses so far ↓
1 jess // Feb 21, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Wait. There’s a SEASON? You never told me there was a season!
2 MasonTemplar // Feb 21, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Well, the season used to mean “summer,” but at this point, what with NY’s anime & comic cons filling in the gaps, it’s basically a year-round affair. I’ll probably stick to Wondercon, Comic-con and NYCC if time allows.
3 Cristin // Feb 22, 2008 at 7:02 am
Exciting! Good luck and have a great time!
4 Crystal // Feb 22, 2008 at 10:06 am
I wish I could go, it sounds like so much fun! Oh, well, maybe one year I may be apart of it…or not. Who knows?
5 MasonTemplar // Feb 22, 2008 at 10:18 am
If you can only do one major convention, I recommend San Diego comic-con. It’s ENORMOUS! Pretty much everyone in the various worlds of fandom goes there (The Jim Henson Company and the Frouds are regulars). Plus, San Diego in July is lovely.
6 Crystal // Feb 22, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I live in Ohio, and I don’t think that is possible. But maybe some of my work will get published some day and I’ll have no choice but to go.
7 Helena // Feb 22, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I’m at the College Art Association conference in Dallas right now, although I wish I could attend Wondercon. And I wish my school would pay for me to attend a comic book convention! There was an interesting session on anime at CAA, though (from a scholarly perspective). I look forward to reading your write up!
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