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Comic-Con 2008

Wednesday, July 23 6:00p to 9:00p
at San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Price: $35.00 - $75.00
Phone: (619) 491-2475
Age Suitability: All Ages
Tags: comics, convention, international, comic, con

4-Day passes are sold out, however, single day passes are still available.

Wenesday, Jul 23, is a preview evening for 4-day pass holders only.

Comic-Con 2008 is closer than you think! We're already working on next year's big event including a great initial line-up of special guests. Comic-Con 2007 featured over 360 separate programs totaling over 450 hours over the four-day weekend, and that's not counting other areas of programming such as anime, film screenings and gaming!

2008 will be another big year for Comic-Con, its 39th, to be exact, and it's important you register now if you're interested in attending. We're currently offering four-day memberships, which include Preview Night on Wednesday, July 23. (Single day memberships will be available exclusively here on the website as we get closer to the event.)

2008's dates are July 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center in beautiful downtown San Diego, one of the country's best vacation destinations. Don't miss out!

Categories: Visual Arts, Conferences & Trade Shows
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Performers at this Event
Lynda Barry
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Lynda Barry is a cartoonist and Writer. She created the cult comic strip, "Ernie Pook's Comeek" and wrote the book, "The Good Times are Killing Me".
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John Howe
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from comic-con.org: One of the world's most renowned fantasy artists, John Howe is best known for his definitive vision of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, for illustrating epics such as Beowulf, and for as his work as concept designer, alongside Alan Lee, on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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Geoff Johns
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from www.comic-con.org: After working as an assistant to movie director Richard Donner, Geoff Johns broke into comics in 1999 with Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., and he has since become one of the top authors in the field, writing titles including Teen Titans, The Flash, Hawkman, Infinite...
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James Warren
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from comic-con.com: James Warren’s pioneering publications (including Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella, and Blazing Combat) thrilled millions of comics fans. He’s perhaps best known as the man who first published Famous Monsters of Filmland, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
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Bill Willingham
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from comic-con.org: Writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than 20 years, Bill Willingham has had work published by nearly every publisher in the comics business, and he’s created many critically acclaimed comic book series, including Elementals, Coventry, Proposition...
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J. Michael Straczynski
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from comic-con.org: J. Michael Straczynski is a writer for comics, TV and the movies most known for creating, writing and producing Babylon 5 and Jeremiah. In the last year, he has adapted World War Z for Paramount and Brad Pitt, adapted They Marched Into Sunlight for Tom Hanks...
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Bernie Wrightson
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from comic-con.org: Artist Bernie Wrightson started his career at DC in 1968 with a story in House of Mystery 179. In 1971, he co-created (along with Len Wein) the legendary DC character Swamp Thing.
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Adrian Tomine
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from comic-con.org: Born in 1974 in Sacramento, Adrian Tomine has written and drawn the comic book series Optic Nerve since 1991. His most recent graphic novel is Shortcomings, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and made the Best of 2007 lists of Amazon, Publishers...
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Jim Woodring
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from comic-con.org: Cartoonist Jim Woodring's is best known for his work in Jim and Frank, both published by Fantagraphics Books. His surreal and dreamlike art reveal a lifelong obsession with hidden worlds and alternate realities.
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Jim Lee
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from comic-con.org: Acclaimed comic book illustrator Jim Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1964. Today Lee is the creative director of WildStorm Studios (which he founded in 1992) and the penciller for many of DC Comics’ best-selling comics and graphic novels, including All...
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Forrest J. Ackerman
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Forrest J. Ackerman is a collector of Science Fiction books and memorabilia. He was very influential in making science fiction main stream and a respectable art form. In fact, in 1954, he coined the term "Sci-Fi".
Actors, Personalities, Authors
Paul Gulacy
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from www.comic-con.org: Paul Gulacy is an internationally acclaimed comic book artist with over thirty years in the field. Trained at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and Pratt Institute in New York City, Gulacy has also worked in magazine illustration, animation, and for the most...
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Steve Purcell
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from comic-con.org: Winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic, Steve Purcell started his career illustrating covers for video games, penciling Marvel comics and animating for classic Adventure Games at LucasArts.
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Noel Neill
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from comic-con.org: Celebrating her 60th anniversary as America's favorite fictional reporter, Noel Neill is the Lois Lane. Noel first took on the role of Superman's girlfriend in the 1948 Columbia serial, and then revisited the character in the '50s, on the classic Adventures of...
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Ralph Bakshi
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from ralphbakshi.com: Ralph Bakshi was born in October 1938 in Haifa, Israel (04). In 1939 his family came to New York escaping the war. He grew up in Brooklyn (06, 07) and went to the High School of Industrial Arts (08) now called High School of Art & Design (09).
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Kyle Baker
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from kylebaker.com: Kyle Baker is the greatest cartoonist of all time. He has bestowed his gifts upon such fortunate institutions as Disney, Warner Brothers Feature Animation, HBO, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Saatchi and Saatchi, Watson-Guptill, RCA/BMG...
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Jeffrey R. Watts
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from comic-con.org: Artist and educator Jeff Watts studied at The California Art Institute where he was soon invited to teach as he began his illustration career in the movie industry.
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Ray Bradbury
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from raybradbury.com: Ray Bradbury is one of those rare individuals whose writing has changed the way people think. His more than five hundred published works -- short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, television scripts, and verse -- exemplify the American imagination at its most creative.
Personalities, Authors
Frank Beddor
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from www.comic-con.org: Writer/producer/actor Frank Beddor's second novel in the New York Times best-selling "Looking Glass Trilogy," Seeing Redd, has just been published. His film producing credits include the hit comedy, There's Something About Mary, and the Looking...
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J.G. Jones
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His body of artwork includes: Defiant's Dark Dominion (1994) series Fatale (1996) book Tomoe (1997) the Shi (1997-1998) regular series Shi: Black, White and Red (1998) mini-series Painkiller Jane/Darkchylde (1998) Black Widow (1999) mini-series Marvel Boy (2000-2001) mini-series...
Artists, Personalities
Jim Butcher
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from www.comic-con.org: The New York Times best-selling author is one of the fantasy genre’s most prolific and popular storytellers. Butcher’s work includes two major series, The Dresden Files (10 books to date) and Codex Alera (four books to date).
Authors
Robert J. Sawyer
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from comic-con.org: Hailed as the "dean of Canadian science fiction" writers, Robert J. Sawyer is a Hugo and Nebula award-winning author. The only writer in history to win the top science-fiction awards in the United States, China, France, Japan, and Spain, Sawyer has...
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Sergio Aragonés
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from comic-con.org: Sergio Aragonés is said to be the fastest cartoonist in the world today. He is certainly the most honored, having won every major award in the field, including the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award, and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award.
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Mike W. Barr
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from comic-con.org: Writer Mike W. Barr is best known for his work on Batman and the Outsiders, a popular '80s DC series, which has recently been revived by the company and is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
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Steve Breen
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from comic-con.org: Steve Breen has been the editorial cartoonist for the San Diego Union-Tribune since 2001. His work is nationally syndicated by Copley News Service and regularly appears in USA Today, The New York Times, Newsweek, and US News & World Report.
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Max Brooks
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from comic-con.org: Author Max Brooks is most famous for his zombie books, including the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, which is being made into a movie.
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Ed Brubaker
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from comic-con.org: Ed Brubaker had the comics story of the year when he killed off Captain America, a move that got much attention in the mainstream media. His career includes a long stint with the Batman family of characters, including the award-winning Gotham Central, along with...
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Matt Busch
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from comic-con.org: Artist Matt Busch began his career in Hollywood in the early 1990s, working in every aspect of the movie business, from concept design to storyboards to poster design.
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Eddie Campbell
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from comic-con.org: For over 25 years, Eddie Campbell has gathered an international following for his work, along with nearly every honor in the comics field, including the Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey Awards.
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Howard Chaykin
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from comic-con.org: In 2008, writer/artist Howard Chaykin celebrates the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking comics creation American Flagg! Chaykin's 30 plus years in comics has seen him relaunch such seminal characters as The Shadow and Blackhawks, plus launch-along with writer...
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Kim Deitch
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from comic-con.org: Looked on as one of the godfathers of the Underground comix movement, Kim Deitch's illustrious career in cartooning has covered 40 years. Beginning with the East Village Other in the late 60s, Deitch, the son of famed animator/illustrator Gene Deitch, has continued...
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Mark Evanier
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from comic-con.org: Writer for comics, animation and television, blogger, panel moderator and now autobiographer! Mark Evanier's latest book is a massive art tome devoted to his mentor, friend and one-time employer, Jack Kirby, the undisputed King of Comics.
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Al Feldstein
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from comic-con.org: As editor, writer, and artist at EC Comics, Al Feldstein was a guiding forces behind one of the most influential and controversial comics lines of all time. In the early 1950s he went on to greater glory as editor of MAD Magazine, a post he held for almost 30 years.
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Keith Giffen
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from comic-con.org: Long associated with the Legion of Super-heroes as both writer and artist, Keith Giffen stepped back into the comic's limelight recently with his incredible work doing breakdowns (preliminary art) for all 52 weekly issues of 52.
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Neil Googe
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from comic-con.org: Neil Googe got his break in comics working on Shotgun Mary at Antarctic Press. He next drew Judge Dredd and Mercy Heights for 2000 AD and then went on to be one of the co-founders of com.
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Victor Gorelick
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from comic-con.org: This year Victor Gorelick celebrates having worked at Archie Comics for 50 years. He joined Archie as an art assistant in October 1958 and has served as production manager, art director, and managing editor before recently being named editor-in-chief.
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Mike Grell
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from comic-con.org: This prolific comics writer/artist started in the industry assisting Dale Messick on the syndicated comic strip Brenda Starr. Grell’s first comic book assignment was Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes in 1973.
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Joe Hill
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from comic-con.org: Joe Hill's first book of stories, 20th Century Ghosts, received the British Fantasy Award, The International Horror Guild Award, and the Bram Stoker Award for best collection.
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Bryan Hitch
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from comic-con.org: British artist Bryan Hitch is most famous for his work on Marvel's The Ultimates, along with writer Mark Millar. His American comics work includes JLA, and his co-creation (along with Warren Ellis) of WildStorm's The Authority.
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Al Jaffee
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from comic-con.org: One of Mad's maddest cartoonists, Al Jaffee is best known for his work on the magazine's "Fold-Ins," an incredible piece that has an entirely different meaning once folded across itself.
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Todd Klein
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from comic-con.org: Todd Klein's incredible body of work has garnered 14 Eisner Awards and 8 Harveys as Best Letterer. In addition to lettering and logo design for all the major comics companies, his work includes a long-time collaboration with Alan Moore.
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Dean Koontz
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from comic-con.org: One of the most popular writers working in fiction today, ten of Dean Koontz's novels have risen to number one on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list (One Door Away From Heaven, From the Corner of His Eye, Midnight, Cold Fire, The Bad Place, Hideaway...
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Ruta Modan
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from comic-con.org: Born in Tel-Aviv in 1966, Rutu Modan is one of Israel's best-known cartoonists, and co-founder of the alternative comics collective and publishing house Actus Tragicus.
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Floyd Norman
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from comic-con.org: Animator Floyd Norman began his career while still in high school assisting Bill Woggon on the Katy Keene series for Archie Comics. He started working in animation for the Walt Disney Studio on Sleeping Beauty and graduated to the story department, doing story...
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Jim Ottaviani
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from comic-con.org: Writer/editor Jim Ottaviani makes science fun with his series of "real-life" graphic novels. Ottaviani's books include Levitation: Physics and Psychology in the Service of Deception, Fallout, Dignifying Science, and Two-Fisted Science.
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Wendy Pini
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from comic-con.org: Wendy Pini began her professional career as an illustrator for science fiction magazines such as Galaxy, and Worlds of If. In 1977, a deeply personal project called Elfquest was born.
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James Shoop
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from comic-con.org: A professional sculptor since 1983, James Shoop began his career working at his family’s bronze-casting foundry. James then moved to New York City where he studied sculpture at The Art Students League, The National Academy of Design, and The New York Academy.
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Jim Starlin
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from comic-con.org: Comics’ most cosmic creator also seems to be the go-to guy when it comes to killing off characters. Writer/artist Jim Starlin gave Marvel’s Captain Marvel* a graceful exit, killed Warlock*, and has just finished up DC Comics’ The Death of the New Gods.
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Joe Staton
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from comic-con.org: Prolific and versatile, Inkpot and Eisner Award winner Joe Staton has, since 1971, drawn everything from The Incredible Hulk, to Scooby Doo, to Classics Illustrated, including two strong runs on Green Lantern.
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Len Wein
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from comic-con.org: Comics, TV, and movie writer Len Wein began his career in comics 40 years ago. He has been editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, Disney Comics, and Top Cow, as well as a senior editor at DC Comics.
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Signe Wilkinson
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from comic-con.org: Signe Wilkinson started her newspaper career as a reporter, stringing for the West Chester (PA) Daily Local News. As she began drawing the people she was supposed to be reporting on, she realized cartooning combined her interests in art and politics without taxing...
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Connie Willis
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from comic-con.org: One of the most honored Science Fiction writers of the 80s and 90s, Connie Willis’ awards include nine Hugos and six Nebula Awards. Her work includes Lincoln’s Dreams, Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and her latest books include D.
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Dean Yeagle
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from comic-con.org: Dean Yeagle has produced, directed, designed and animated innumerable TV commercials and CD-ROMs, with clients across the United States and Europe. He also does work for corporate clients, designing characters for various products, and works on a continuing series...
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Location & Nearby Info
San Diego Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 525-5000
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