New York, NY; July 2018: ABRAMS returns to San Diego Comic-Con and will participate in nineteen panels, host numerous author signings, sell signed books and exciting Comic-Con exclusives, as well as offer sneak peeks of their fall 2018 list. Abrams is also celebrating four Eisner nominations this year. There will be in-booth discounts on all books and calendars, galley giveaways, and new books for sale across numerous imprints including Abrams ComicArts, Abrams, Amulet Books, and SelfMadeHero.
In addition, Abrams will be revealing exclusive, new information on forthcoming 2019 titles at the Abrams panel on Saturday, 7/21, at 4:00. A full announcement on these titles will follow after they are shared at the show.
San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives:
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (revised and expanded paperback release)
On sale July 24—advance copies will be available for purchase and author Damian Duffy and illustrator John Jennings will be on hand to sign copies while supplies last.
Ocean Renegades! (Earth Before Us #2)
On sale August 14—advance copies will be available for purchase and author Abby Howard will be on hand to sign copies while supplies last.
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files posters
Posters exclusive to SDCC 2018 will be available while supplies last.
A Fire Story SDCC Exclusive Ashcan
Five hundred numbered ashcans of Brian Fies’s original webcomic—soon to be a full-length graphic novel in March 2019—will be available in-booth while supplies last.
The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures & Aliens SDCC exclusive print
Collectible Chewbacca prints exclusive to SDCC 2018 will be available while supplies last.
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Signed Copies: (See bottom of the release for the signing schedule)
The Best We Could Do (paperback edition)—author Thi Bui will be on hand to sign copies.
The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York—writer Peter J. Tomasi will be on hand to sign copies.
Bizarre Romance—creators Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell will be on hand to sign copies.
Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up—author Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Brooklyn Allen will be on hand to sign copies while supplies last.
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FREE Giveaways at Abrams Booth #1216!
The Flash: Johnny Quick by Barry Lyga and Supergirl: Curse of the Ancients by Jo Whittemore posters—while supplies last
Run: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Afua Richardson, and Nate Powell samplers—while supplies last
Showtime at the Apollo by Ted Fox, illustrated by James Otis Smith galleys—while supplies last
The Bridge by Peter J. Tomasi and Sara DuVall
posters—while supplies last
The Backstagers and the Ghost Light (Backstagers #1) by Andy Mientus and BOOM! Studios galleys (plus magnets!)—while supplies last
Giant Days by Non Pratt and BOOM! Studios galleys (plus postcards!)—while supplies last
Stain by A. G. Howardsamplers—while supplies last
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John Hendrix galleys (plus prints!)—while supplies last
The Good Demon by Jimmy Cajoleas galleys(plus buttons!)—while supplies last
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney postcards—while supplies last.
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Abrams ComicArts postcards!
PLUS DAILY CONTESTS, MORE GIVEAWAYS, AND SPECIAL SHOW DISCOUNTS ON ALL BOOKS AND CALENDARS
Panels!
Authors and artists associated with Abrams who are attending this year’s San Diego Comic-Con include Thi Bui (The Best We Could Do), Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation), Peter J. Tomasi (The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York), Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell (Bizarre Romance), Andrew Aydin (Run), Mariko Tamaki and Brooklyn Allen (Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up),Abby Howard (Earth Before Us: Ocean Renegades!), as well as Abrams and ComicArts editorial and design staff.
Below are the times, locations, titles, and Abrams authors and staff featured on panels. For full panel descriptions, please go to the San Diego Comic-Con official site here.
All authors and artists are available for interviews in advance, or times can be scheduled at the show. Please contact Maya Bradford, publicity manager, (mbradford@abramsbooks.com) for more info.
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Thursday, July 19
12:00–1:00 PM Writing and Drawing the Past
Room 32AB
Abrams authors featured: Thi Bui (The Best We Could Do)
12:00–1:00 PM “It’s Dangerous to Go Alone!”
Horton Grand Theatre
Abrams authors featured: Brooklyn Allen and Mariko Tamaki (Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up)
5:00–6:00 PM Original Graphic Novels: From Concept to Creation
Room 9
Abrams author featured: Thi Bui (The Best We Could Do)
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Friday, July 20
10:00–11:00 AM The Power of Nonfiction Graphic Novels
Room 32AB
Abrams authors featured: Peter J. Tomasi (The Bridge), Thi Bui (The Best We Could Do), Abby Howard (Earth Before Us: Ocean Renegades!)
1:00–2:00 PM Graphic Novel Adaptation: License to Thrill
San Diego Central Library
Abrams authors featured: Brooklyn Allen and Mariko Tamaki (Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up)
2:00–3:00 PM Spotlight on Brian Fies
Room 4
Abrams staff and author featured: Brian Fies (A Fire Story) in conversation with Charles Kochman (editorial director)
5:00–6:00 PM THE BOOM! BOX SUMMER MIXTAPE
Room 32AB
Abrams authors featured: Brooklyn Allen and Mariko Tamaki (Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up)
5:00–6:00 PM Handling Challenges: Bans and Challenges to Comics
San Diego Central Library
Abrams staff featured: Charles Kochman (editorial director)
5:30–6:30 PM Diversity and Inclusivity from the Perspective of Libraries/Publishing/Authors in the Industry
Room 8
Abrams author featured: John Jennings (Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation)
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Saturday, July 21
10:00–11:00 AM Comics Are for Everyone . . . Aren’t They?
Room 4
Abrams author featured: John Jennings (Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation)
2:00–3:00 PM Adapting Folklore, History, and Myth in Comics
San Diego Public Library
Abrams author featured: John Jennings (Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation)
2:00–3:00 PM Spotlight on Thi Bui
Room 4
Abrams author featured: Thi Bui (The Best We Could Do)
3:00–4:00 PM Spotlight on Peter J. Tomasi: From Editing to Writing
Room 4
Abrams author featured: Peter J. Tomasi (The Bridge)
4:00–5:00 PM Abrams ComicArts: Reaching Every Reader: New Trends in Graphic Novels for Adults and Kids
Room 28DE
Abrams authors and staff featured: Brooklyn Allen and Mariko Tamaki (Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up), Peter J. Tomasi(The Bridge), John Jennings and Damian Duffy (Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation) in conversation with Charles Kochman (editorial director), Andrew Smith (publisher), and Charlotte Greenbaum (editor)
7:00 PM Beyond Wakanda: The Path to Self-Representation
Outside event at the Afrofuturism Lounge/402 Market Street
Abrams author featured: John Jennings (Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation)
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Sunday, July 22
10:00AM-11:00AM Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell on Their Bizarre Romance
Room 28DE
Abrams authors featured: Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell (Bizarre Romance)
12:00–1:00 PM Love Is Universal
Room 25ABC
Abrams authors featured: Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell (Bizarre Romance)
1:00–2:00 PM SuperheroIRL! Join the Real-Life Justice League
Room 25ABC
Abrams author featured: Andrew Aydin (Run: Book One)
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Author Signings!
Thursday, July 19
12:00–1:00 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña will sign Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide
1:30–2:30 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Thi Bui will sign The Best We Could Do
1:30–2:30 PM
AA09 Mariko Tamaki and Brooklyn Allen will sign Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up
12:00–1:00 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Andrew Aydin will sign samplers for Run: Book One
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Friday, July 20
11:30 AM–12:30 PM
AA09 Thi Bui will sign The Best We Could Do Abby Howard will sign Earth Before Us: Ocean Renegades! Peter J. Tomasi will sign The Bridge
2:30–3:30 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell will sign Bizarre Romance
3:30–4:30 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 John Jennings and Damian Duffy will sign Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
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Saturday, July 21
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Andrew Aydin will sign samplers for Run: Book One
12:00–1:00 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell will sign Bizarre Romance
3:30–4:30 PM
AA19 Thi Bui will sign The Best We Could Do
5:30–6:30 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Brooklyn Allen and Mariko Tamaki will sign Lumberjanes: The Moon Is Up Peter J. Tomasiwill sign The Bridge John Jennings and Damian Duffy will sign Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
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Sunday, July 22
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Abrams Booth #1216 Thi Bui will sign The Best We Could Do
1:30–2:30 PM
AA09 Audrey Niffenegger and Eddie Campbell will sign Bizarre Romance
Root for Abrams ComicArts and SelfMadeHero Eisner Award Nominees
Best Reality-Based Work The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (Abrams ComicArts)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium Kindred by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material FUN by Paolo Bacilieri, translated by Jamie Richards (SelfMadeHero)
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For questions about Abrams ComicArts, SelfMadeHero, and Abrams, please contact Maya Bradford, senior publicist, at 212.229.7188 or mbradford@abramsbooks.com
or stop by booth #1216 at San Diego Comic-Con.
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