IDW Publishing Unveils San Diego Comic Con 2023 / SDCC 2023 Schedule!
Comic Con 2023 reports.
Star Trek: More Bold Than Ever Before
Thursday, July 20 • 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Never before has Star Trek been bigger (or bloodier)! IDW Group Editor Heather Antos and writers Chris Cantwell, Collin Kelly, and Jackson Lanzing give an inside look into Star Trek: Day of Blood, the first ever Star Trek comics crossover event. Plus: Marc Guggenheim, Sam Maggs, Malachi Ward, Chirs Sequiera, and Liana Kangas share all the exciting things happening across IDW’s line of Star Trek comics.
Thursday July 20, 2023 12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT
Room 28DE
IDW Publishing: 2023 and Beyond
Friday, July 21 • 1:30pm – 2:30pm
IDW Publishing’s co-publishers MarkDoyle and TaraMcCrillis, along with EIC Jamie S. Rich and Top Shelf’s Chris Staros, discuss the exciting new direction of IDW’s future. From fan-favorite titles like TMNT, Star Trek, Sonic the Hedgehog, Godzilla, My Little Pony, and Cosmoknights, plus IDW Originals like Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces, IDW has something for everyone. Here’s your chance to hear about the work being done by talents like Snyder, Hannah Templer, Jeremy Lambert, Sam Maggs, Frank Tieri, Scott Bryan Wilson, and Che Grayson.
Friday July 21, 2023 1:30pm – 2:30pm PDT
Room 10
Dungeons & Dragons: An Animated Anniversary
Saturday, July 22 • 10:00am – 11:00am
Mark Evanier (show developer, Dungeons & Dragons), Katie Leigh (voice of Sheila, Dungeons & Dragons), David M. Booher (writer, IDW’s Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures), Frank Todaro (voice actor, Netflix’s The Cuphead Show), and Luke Gygax (son of D&D creator Gary Gygax) discuss the legendary tabletop game’s 40th anniversary as a Saturday morning cartoon from the perspective of the talent who worked on the show and today’s creatives who grew up on it. The session will be moderated by TJ Shevlin (2023 Eisner Awards judge).
Saturday July 22, 2023 10:00am – 11:00am PDT
Room 6DE
TMNT: The Next Evolution of Turtlemania
Saturday, July 22 • 11:00am – 12:00pm
From the unstoppable ongoing series to the new frontier of The Last Ronin to nostalgia-packed stories of Saturday Morning Adventures to epic IP crossovers like TMNT x Stranger Things, Turtlemania is in full force and isn’t slowing down. IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Mateus Santolouco, Erik Burnham, and senior editor Charles Beacham discuss what’s next for everyone’s favorite heroes in a half-shell. Serious shellheads won’t want to miss this panel that’s guaranteed to serve heaping helping of shell shock!
Saturday July 22, 2023 11:00am – 12:00pm PDT
Room 23ABC
The One and Only IDW Artist’s Edition Panel
Saturday, July 22 • 2:00pm – 3:00pm
For those who love dramatic inks and original pages, IDW has the perfect addition to your shelf. IDW’s Artist’s and Artisan Editions collect some of the most iconic runs by popular artists, including Mike Mignola, Todd McFarlane, and Jim Lee. These editions preserve the unique nuances of the original art via detailed scans, effectively putting you in the studio with your favorite illustrator. Scott Dunbier, the man responsible for these incredible editions, discusses his future plans for this line of books.
Saturday July 22, 2023 2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT
Room 4
Nothing Topps Dinosaurs Attack! Cards
Saturday, July 22 • 7:30pm – 8:30pm
In 1988 Topps released a dinosaur-themed card series that sacrificed scientific accuracy for over-the-top action, violence, and gore. Fans of B-movies and dinosaurs were never the same! Series creator Gary Gerani (writer, film historian), Greg Goldstein (IDW Publishing, Topps), and Matt Corrigan (the Launchpad Podcast) discuss their favorite cards from this memorable set while Dr. Ashley Poust (paleontologist for San Diego Natural History Museum) separates fact from fiction. Matt and Greg will also show off original art produced for the series 35 years ago!Saturday July 22, 2023 7:30pm – 8:30pm PDT
Room 29CD
Sonic the Hedgehog: Speeding to the 900th Adventure!
Sunday, July 23 • 10:00am – 11:00am
Gotta go fast to the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog panel! The creative team, including Sonic editor David Mariotte and writer Evan Stanley, celebrate the upcoming 900th adventure of the Blue Blur with super fun stories that will leave fans spinning. Get ready to race into action with exciting sneak peeks and announcements.
Sunday July 23, 2023 10:00am – 11:00am PDT
Room 25ABC
SDCC 2023 begins this week.
