Comic-Con International San Diego 2019

Comic-Con International: San Diego returns to the San Diego Convention Center in 2019, beginning with Preview Night on Wednesday, July 18, and running Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21. 2019.

“Comic-Con International: San Diego is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.”

Previous Special Guests:

• Brigitte Findakly • Writer, Poppies of Iraq

• Eduardo Risso • Artist, 100 Bullets, Moonshine, Torpedo 1972

• Bruce Timm • Artist, animator, director, producer, Batman The Animated Series, Batman and Harley Quinn

• Lewis Trondheim • Writer, artist, Dungeon, A.L.I.E.E.E.N., Poppies of Iraq

• Paul Dini • Writer, Dark Knight: A True Batman Story, Batman: The Animated Series

• Victoria Jamieson • Writer/artist, Roller Girl, The Great Pet Escape

• John Morrow • Writer, publisher, comics historian, The Jack Kirby Collector

• Jeff Smith • Cartoonist, Bone, RASL

• Box Brown • Writer/artist, André the Giant: Life and Legend, Tetris: The Games People Play

• Marjorie Liu  • Writer, Monstress, Black Widow, Astonishing X-Men

• Mike Royer • Artist, inker, letterer, Kirby’s Fourth World series

• Brian Selznick • Author, illustrator, Wonderstruck, The Invention of Hugo Cabret

• Simon Hanselmann • Cartoonist, Megahex

• Robin Hobb • Author, The Farseer Trilogy, The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy

• Dustin Nguyen • Writer, artist, Descender, Secret Hero Society, Li’l Gotham

• William Stout • Artist, The Dinosaurs

• Gemma Correll • Cartoonist, The Worrier’s Guide to Life, A Pug’s Guide to Etiquette

• Jonathan Maberry • Author, Joe Ledger Thrillers, Mars One

• Alex Simmons • Writer, artist, Blackjack

• Joe Staton • Cartoonist, Dick Tracy, E-Man

• Marguerite Bennett • Writer, Batwoman, DC Bombshells

• Gail Carriger • Author, Parasol Protectorate, Finishing School series

• Mike Grell • Writer/artist: Starslayer, The Warlord, Jon Sable, Freelance

• John Holmstrom • Cartoonist, Punk magazine

• Deborah Harkness • Author, All Souls Trilogy. A Discovery of Witches

• Keith Pollard • Artist, Fantastic Four, Thor, The Amazing Spider-Man

• R, Sikoryak • Writer, artist, Terms and Conditions, Masterpiece Comics

• J. Michael Straczynski • Writer, The Amazing Spider-Man, Superman Earth One; Creator, producer, Babylon 5

• Melanie Gillman • Cartoonist, As the Crow Flies, Stage Dreams

• Nathan Hale • Cartoonist, Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series

• Paul Levitz • Writer, editor, publisher, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art Of Modern Myth-Making

• Sonny Liew • Writer, artist: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye; artist, Doctor Fate

• Sergio Aragonés • Cartoonist, MAD, Groo

• Mark Evanier • Writer, producer, comics historian, Kirby: King of Comics, Garfield

• Sarah Glidden • Writer, artist, How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, Rolling Blackouts

• Denis Kitchen • Writer, cartoonist, publisher, comics historian

• Charlie N. Holmberg • Author, Followed by Frost, The Paper Magician trilogy

• James Hudnall • Writer, Espers, The Age of Heroes, The Psycho

• Jim Lee • Artist, Suicide Squad; DC Entertainment co-publisher

• Maggie Thompson  • Writer, editor, comics historian, Comics Buyer’s Guide, Toucan blog