I'll be posting my panel schedule in a few days but here are a few more teasers. First off, the Chuck McCann spotlight (which I talked about here) has moved to 1:00…still on Friday, July 23. Always consult your schedule for last minute changes.
The day before, on Thursday, I'll be hosting a spotlight interview with Mike Royer at 1:00. Mike is best known to you for all the years he spent inking Jack Kirby and assisting Russ Manning on Tarzan and Magnus, Robot Fighter and other great comics. But he's done a lot more than that and, having known the guy since 1969, I'm in a good position to dig info out of him. His is a classic story of a young man wanting to get into comics, putting his mind and talents towards that goal, and succeeding beyond all expectations. I learned an awful lot from Mike about what it means to be a professional…which is not to say I've always been able to apply it. But I'll get him to talk about that kind of stuff and it should make for an entertaining and informative chat.
At 2:30 — we're still doing Thursday here — I'll be moderating the annual Golden Age Panel, which we've decided to rename the Golden and Silver Age Panel. I have never been sure where the Golden Age of Comics leaves off and the Silver Age begins, but some of our panelists have clearly been of the latter era, so it's about time we made the change. I'll post the list of participants here as soon as I confirm one more, but this is always a very special event.
It will be followed at 4:00 by the traditional Sergio and Mark Show, where the folks who bring you Groo the Wanderer tell you what they're up to. We should have a very exciting announcement to make at this panel…and no, it isn't that we're discontinuing the silly comic. (There will be more Groo early next year, but that has nothing to do with the announcement.)
I'm doing four panels on Friday, four more on Saturday and a measly two on Sunday. I'll tell you about them in a day or so.