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Austin Comic Con Appearance Schedule

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Come find me this weekend at the Wizard World Austin convention! I’ll be there Saturday and Sunday, sharing a table with esteemed writer and editor Danny Fingeroth. It’ll be the first chance to get autographed copies of Disney Princess #5 and #6 live and in person!

I’ll also be on several panels that should be a blast!

1:00 Saturday
WORDS INTO PICTURES: HOW TO WRITE COMICS with SPIDER-MAN’S TOM DeFALCO, THE RED HOOK’S DEAN HASPIEL, NO MERCY’S ALEX De CAMPI, DAREDEVIL’S CHARLES SOULE, HULK’S PAUL BENJAMIN and SPIDER-MAN’S DANNY FINGEROTH (ROOM 12)
Accomplished comics writers Tom DeFalco (Spider-Man; Thor), Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook; Beef With Tomato), Alex de Campi (Grindhouse; No Mercy), Charles Soule (Daredevil; Uncanny Inhumans), Paul Benjamin (The Hulk; Pantheon High) and Danny Fingeroth (How to Create Comics From Script to Print; Spider-Man) talk about how to put together a compelling comics story. Plus, they’ll answer your questions about both the creative and business sides of the comics writing profession, including how to find an artist to work with (hint: a comics convention is the number one place!) and how to write exciting dialogue!

3:30 Saturday 
WHO’S THE MOST NEUROTIC SUPERHERO? INSIDE THE MINDS OF BATMAN, SPIDER-MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, JESSICA JONES AND MORE with BATMAN AND PSYCHOLOGY’S DR. TRAVIS LANGLEY, PSYCHOLOGIST DR, ANTHONY BEAN, THE GEEK HANDBOOK’S ALEX LANGLEY, THE HULK’S PAUL BENJAMIN, UT’S DEREK ROYAL & SPIDER-MAN’S DANNY FINGEROTH (ROOM 12)
Ever since the dawn of Marvel’s “superheroes with real problems,” costumed adventurers have been letting their psychological damage show. Spider-Man’s guilt and insecurity, Batman’s tango with trauma, Captain America’s survivor’s guilt and Jessica Jones’ smorgasbord of symptoms are just a few of the mental challenges that modern superheroes deal with. Today, psychologists Travis Langley (Captain America vs. Iron Man: Freedom, Security, Psychology) and Anthony Bean (videogaming expert), author Alex Langley (The Geek Handbook), writer Paul Benjamin (Spider-Man),educator and blogger Derek Royal (The Comics Alternative) and comics writer and historian Danny Fingeroth (Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society) discuss the psychological challenges a variety of heroes (and maybe some villains) deals with.

5:30 Saturday
THE MARVEL LEGACY: THE 77-YEAR HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF IDEAS, FROM THE BEGINNING TO DEADPOOL TO CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR with SPIDER-MAN’S DANNY FINGEROTH AND THE HULK’S PAUL BENJAMIN (BALLROOM E)
In 1939, Marvel Comics #1 debuted, unleashing The Sub-Mariner and The Human Torch on the world, and launching what would come to be known as the Marvel Universe. Today, Danny Fingeroth (Deadly Foes of Spider-Man; The Stan Lee Universe) and Paul Benjamin (Amazing Spider-Man; Marvel Heroes MMO) present an illustrated tour through the many decades of comics, movies and TV series that make up the phenomenon that is Marvel.

Armadillocon 2016 Schedule

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As mentioned in the previous post, I’ll be at Austin’s Armadillocon the weekend of Friday July 29 – Sunday July 31 (with a break on Saturday to attend a comic con at Pflugerville Public Library). My schedule could not be more awesome! It’s a great variety of subjects and I’m on panels with some of my favorite friends, colleagues, and co-panelists!

Harry Potter
Fri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM Ballroom D
Benjamin, Frank, Jacobs, Maresca, Swendson*, Wilson
New novel, upcoming 20th anniversary of publication of Sorcerer’s Stone, etc.
Comic Books You Should Be Reading
Fri 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Ballroom F
Benjamin, Humphrey, Porter*, Rogers
What comics should we be reading, and why?
Writing for Movies or TV
Sat 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Ballroom D
Benjamin, Cargill, de Orive, Goldsmith, Williams*
Tips and tricks for writing film and television.
Comic Books on TV
Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Ballroom E
Benjamin, Bennett, Ewing*, Klaw, Oliver, Rountree
Panelists talk about comics we are seeing on TV, which ones they like and why, plus any hot rumors as to what is coming up.

 

Here’s the full schedule for this, the 38th annual Armadillocon and a full list of Armadillocon 2016 guests. It’s going to be a blast!

Summer appearances

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Want to meet a supermodel in person? Here’s a few places you’ll be able to find me this summer.

PFLUGERVILLE COMIC CON AT THE PFLUGERVILLE LIBRARY

Saturday July 30, 2 PM – 5 PM

Celebrate the end of the Summer Reading Program at the Pflugerville Comic Con beginning at 2 p.m. on July 30. There will be drawing workshops, kid-friendly costume contests, crafts, games, and an awesome group of creators!

I’ll be there along with famed X-Men writer Chris Claremont (via Skype), Tanya Davis and her steampunk animal figures, Joe Eisma, artist for comics like Flash and the NY Times bestselling Morning Glories, animator and Austin Chronicle illustrator Leah Lovise, Emmy award winning TV producer Mari Mancusi, cosplay specialist Jim Conditt, Sean McKeever, Eisner award-wining comics and Star Wars: The Old Republic video game writer, FUNimation! voice actor Alex Moore, New York playwright and actor Vanessa Shealy, web comic and print artist Elisa Wikey, and My Cats Are Jerks artist and writer Cait Zellers.

Need more details? Check out the Statesman here.

ARMADILLOCON

Friday July 29 – Sunday July 31

When I’m not at the Pflugerville Comic Con, I’ll be at Armadillocon (full schedule coming soon). This is an amazing convention with some of the greatest Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror writers and artists in the world of books, comics, and video games in attendance. You’ll get to meet talented writers and artists and learn not only their tips and tricks for incredible writing, but also their insights as fans of Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and more. A full list of guests is here. I challenge you to look at that list and not find half a dozen creators you’d love to meet.

See you soon!

Staple! 2015 – Visit the show this weekend!

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I’ll be at Table #1 with the incredible Rick Klaw and the inimitable Mark Finn. Also, today is Will Eisner’s birthday! We’ll be celebrating at Austin Books and Comics with this awesome cake and I’ll be interviewing comics creators about Eisner’s influences on their work.

Another highlight:  I’ll be moderating a panel on diversity in video games! http://staple-austin.org/2015-…/spawning-diversity-in-games/ Let’s get more non-white hetero males making video games for a wider variety of audiences! (It’s a little known fact: bigger audiences = more $$)

 

Come see me at Staple! – Austin’s Indy Media Expo

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Want to hang out with a supermodel this weekend? I’ll be rocking a table at Staple! It’s the tenth anniversary of Austin’s #1 independent media convention, where awesome people sell their awesome comics and other awesome stuff. When my pal Chris Nicholas started this show, it was just a small, single day event. Now it’s grown to fill the entire weekend, complete with a Saturday Night live art show at Shangri-la that is not to be missed!

The hall will be packed with super talented people like Francesco Francavilla http://www.francescofrancavilla.com/, Chip Zdarsky http://stevetastic.com/chip/, Shannon Wheeler http://www.tmcm.com/tmcm/, and many, many more.

I’ll be at table 47A, so swing on by the show, check out the comics and geek swag, talk to people who make comics and video games and art and all sorts of cool stuff. I hope to see you there!

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Austin Comic Con is here!

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Here’s my Wizard World Austin Comic Con schedule (or “Where is Paul when he’s not selling his books at Table B-47?”) Come see me and meet folks like Stan Lee, William Shatner, stars from Buffy, Serenity/Firefly, WWE and more!

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SATURDAY
5:00 – 6:00PM HOW TO WRITE COMICS WITH DENNIS O’NEIL, DANNY FINGEROTH AND PAUL BENJAMIN
Accomplished comics writers and editors Dennis O’Neil (Batman; Iron Man), Danny Fingeroth (Spider-Man; Darkhawk) and Paul Benjamin (Pantheon High; Spider-Man) show and tell you how to write comics and graphic novels, going from initial idea to outline to script to finished story. Plus, the panelists will answer your questions about both the creative and business sides of the comics writing profession, including how to find an artist to work with (hint: a comics convention is the number one place!) and how to write exciting dialogue! (MEETING ROOM 12)

SUNDAY:
1:30 – 2:15PM SUPERVILLAINS AND PSYCHOLOGY
Every great superhero faces a rogues gallery full of colorful supervillains. What makes a great supervillain? How evil do they have to be? Do they resemble real criminals in any way? Are they truly insane or just having fun? Dr. Travis Langley (Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight) assembles of super-team of experts to explore what it means to be a supervillain and what kind of person could become one: Paul Benjamin (Amazing Spider-Man,) David DeGrand (MAD Magazine,) Mark Schmidt (Stratum Comics,) Matt Sturges (Salvation Run,) Jay Nitz (The Batman Strikes!,) and maybe a villain or two. You’ve been warned! (MEETING ROOM 12)

3:30 – 4:15PM WORKING WITH WRITER GROUPS: HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN SUPER TEAM
Writers Paul Benjamin and Matt Sturges have worked in a variety of writers groups together and separately. Come learn how a group of your peers can improve your storytelling skills, force you to work, teach you to accept criticism and make connections in the biz. (MEETING ROOM 12)