PORTLAND, Ore. 10/09/2023 — Image Comics will be in full-force at New York Comic Con this year with an exciting lineup of can’t-miss panels. Each of these Image Comics panels will be bursting-at-the-seams with jaw-dropping announcements sure to cause a stir!

—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 PANELS— Image Comics Presents: the new wave of comics storytelling, character, and talent Friday October 13 @ 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Location: 406.3 Join Rodney Barnes (KILLADELPHIA), Ryan Parrott (TBA), Charles Soule (HELL TO PAY, EIGHT BILLION GENIES), Will Sliney (HELL TO PAY), Ethan Sacks (A HAUNTED GIRL), and Naomi Sacks (A HAUNTED GIRL) for some special announcements of upcoming projects, and a conversation about genre, storytelling, industry secrets, and tricks-of-the-trade. Geoff Johns & Gary Frank’s Mad Ghost: Building the Future Friday, October 13 @ 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM Location: Room 406.1 With the recent news about Mad Ghost, you want to be here for the full story, direct from the source! The gears are in motion as you get in on the ground floor with Geoff Johns (GEIGER, JUNKYARD JOE, Justice Society), Gary Frank (GEIGER, JUNKYARD JOE, Doomsday Clock), plus other acclaimed guests, teasing what’s to come from your new, favorite imprint. Added bonus: Fans who join us for this memorable panel will get an exclusive MAD GHOST ashcan comic (while supplies last)! Todd McFarlane Productions Spotlight Panel Friday, October 13 @ 6 PM – 7 PM Location: Room 408 Editor-in-Chief Thomas Healy discusses the current slate of SPAWN UNIVERSE projects, along with a few new announcements for the 2024 publishing schedule. Healy, along with SPAWN UNIVERSE artists Javi Fernandez, Carlo Barberi, Von Randal, and more surprise guests, will do a Q&A after the presentation with the SPAWN fans in attendance. It is sure to be one hell of a time! —SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 PANELS— Image Comics’ Giant Generator imprint—Giant Generating Creator Owned Comics Saturday, October 14 @ 12 PM – 1 PM Location: 406.1 Rick Remender, curator of Image Comics imprint Giant Generator, discusses his 25 years of experience making creator owned comics with super star collaborators Jerome Opeña (SEVEN TO ETERNITY), Wes Craig (DEADLY CLASS), Matteo Scalera (BLACK SCIENCE), Max Fiumara (THE SACRIFICERS), Greg Tocchini (LOW) and the few other surprise guests. A round table discussion about the importance of creating creator owned comics with an eye on passion, commitment to quality, and forming a connection with the audience over merely generating pitches for other media. Image Comics Presents: Bone Chilling new horror comics to read for Halloween Saturday October 14 @ 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Location: 406.3 Join masters of horror W. Maxwell Prince (ICE CREAM MAN, SWAN SONGS), Dustin Nguyen (LITTLE MONSTERS), Ram V (TBA), Alex De Campi(PARASOCIAL), and Laurence Campbell (TBA) as they talk in depth about how to create jumpscares that jump-off-the page, characters you fear for, and what inspires them most when adding dark elements to their bestselling comics. There may also be a special announcement we let slip… Pete Townshend’s Life House/Who’s Next Panel Saturday, October 14 @ 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Room 406.3 Fifty years in the making, LIFE HOUSE, a new graphic novel based on Pete Townshend’s original screenplay and the genesis for The Who’s bestselling album, “Who’s Next.” Join the Life House team in a panel like no other! Pete Townshend will be on hand virtually from London, while live in the room at New York Comic Con will be LIFE HOUSE artist, Max Prentis, Editor Hannah Means-Shannon, and Rockbox CEO, Jeff Krelitz to discuss the development and creation of this holy grail of Rock N’ Roll finally available for fans to enjoy. —BOOTH PROGRAMMING—Rick Remender’s Giant Generator booth: Artist Alley HB907 Every Giant Generator deluxe HC from Remender’s personal stock (most 1st printings) will be available for sale as well as limited signed giclee prints by JG Jones, Bengal, and Andrew Robinson. The booth will also host signings with Max Fiumara, Jerome Opeña, Matteo Scalera, Wes Craig, Lee Loughridge, Dave McCaig, and more. Kyle Higgins’ Massive-Verse/Black Market Narrative booth: #3810 Will be offering specials on Massive-Verse trade paperbacks, hosting creator signings and debuting some incredible new Massive-Verse pins from Kelly McMahon! Plus, 12×18” signed and numbered screen printed posters by Tom Whalen! Limited to 100 for RADIANT BLACK and 100 for ROGUE SUN. The booth will also host signings with Ryan Parrott (ROGUE SUN, SUPERMASSIVE), Melissa Flores (THE DEAD LUCKY, SUPERMASSIVE), Mat Groom (INFERNO GIRL RED, SUPERMASSIVE), Erica D’Urso(INFERNO GIRL RED), Valeria Favoccia (INFERNO GIRL RED), Brian Buccellato (NO/ONE), Geraldo Borges (NO/ONE), Rod Reis (C.O.W.L.), Francesco Manna (SUPERMASSIVE), Simone Ragazzoni(SUPERMASSIVE, ROGUE SUN), Michael Busuttil.  Geoff Johns & Gary Frank’s Mad Ghost booth: #3045 GEIGER and JUNKYARD JOE fans won’t want to miss swinging by—surprises and announcements abound.  Top Cow Productions’ Matt Hawkins Artist Alley booth: K-26 DESTINY GATE #1 – NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each  Top Cow Productions’ Linda Sejic Artist Alley booth: K-27 DESTINY GATE #1 – NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each  Top Cow Productions’ Stjepan Sejic Artist Alley booth: K-28 DESTINY GATE #1 – NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each  Top Cow Productions’ Ryan Cady Artist Alley booth: F-04 DESTINY GATE #1 – NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a group of bestselling artists and has gone on to become the second largest comics publisher in the United States. The company currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, style, and format imaginable. Its titles run the gamut of science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime, humor, and are created by the top artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.