Just your friendly neighborhood reminder that NY Comic Con officially kicks off tomorrow! If you are near, remember to stop by the Star Wars: The old republic Community Cantina Tour at Houndstooth Pub Address: 520 8th Avenue New York, NY 10018. We won’t be going unfortunately, but we would love to see your pictures, so so please upload them to our facebook page if you are going.
Of course there will be plenty of Star Wars represented at the 4-day con. If you are planning to go to the con, here is your guide to things related to The Galaxy Far Far Away.
Celebrities
Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia in the films) will be at the convention on Friday thru Sunday. She will be doing autographs, photo ops and will even be moderating a panel.
Autographing
Saturday, October 13th 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Hall 1B
Sunday, October 14th 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Hall 1B
Friday, October 12th 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Hall 1B
Saturday, October 13th 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM, Hall 1B
Sunday, October 14th 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM, Hall 1B
Panel
Carrie Fisher will be moderating a panel about an upcoming film called Violet and Daisy. Saturday, October 13th12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Room 1A10
Photo Ops
Saturday, October 13th 1:05 PM – 1:50 PM, Hall 1B
Sunday, October 14th 12:20 PM – 12:50 PM, Hall 1B
Panel
Ian McDiarmid Spotlight: Sunday, October 14th 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM, Room 1E13
Seth Green (voice actor in The Clone Wars and producer of Star Wars Detours) will be at the convention on Friday and Saturday.
Autographing
There will be a special autographing ticket giveaway to meet the creators of Robot Chicken. It will be very limited and on a first come first served basis. Plan to line up early if you want to get Seth’s autograph. Saturday, October 13th 8:00 AM, Queue Hall 1C
Panel
There will be a Robot Chicken panel featuring Seth Green. Friday, October 12th 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, IGN Theater.
Matt Senreich (producer of Star Wars Detours) will be at the convention on Friday and Saturday.
Autographing
Just like Seth, Matt will also be part of the special autographing session. Remember to line up early to get your autograph pass. Saturday, October 13th 8:00 AM, Queue Hall 1C
Panel
There will be a Robot Chicken panel featuring Matt Senreich. Friday, October 12th 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, IGN Theater.
Clare Grant (voice actor in The Clone Wars) will be at the convention on Friday and Saturday. She will take part in the autographing session and Robot Chicken panel with Seth and Matt that are mentioned above.
Phil LaMarr (voice actor in The Clone Wars)
Autographing
Friday, October 12th 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Autographing Table 7
Panel
Phil LaMarr will be appearing on a panel about a new digital comic called The Vision Machine. Friday, October 12th 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Room 1A21
Richard LeParmentier (Admiral Motti in A New Hope)
Autographing
Friday, October 12th 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM, Autographing Table 5
Authors/Writers
Tim Zahn – Author of the upcoming novel Scoundrels, he will appear on the Star Wars Books panel (look below for details). He will also be signing at the Random House booth (#1120).
Friday, October 12th 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 14th 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Pablo Hidalgo – Author of the recently released Star Wars: Essential Reader’s Companion, he will be on the Star Wars Books panel. He will be signing at the Random House booth (#1120).
Friday, October 12th 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, October 14th 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Dan Wallace – Author of the popular Book of Sith, he will be signing at the DK Publishing booth (#932).
Friday, October 12th 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Saturday, October 13th 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Jason Fry – Author of Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare, he will be signing at the DK Publishing booth (#932) and the Random House booth (#1120).
Friday, October 12th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, DK Booth #932
Friday, October 12th 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Random House Booth #1120
Brian Wood – Writer of the upcoming Star Wars comic series, he will appear on the Dark Horse Comics panel “Brian Wood & Dark Horse: From World’s End to the Galaxy’s Beginnings”.
Michael Stackpole – Author of five X-wing novels, he will not be doing any Star Wars focused events but he will appear on one panel.
Blizzard Entertainment Publishing: Saturday, October 13th 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM, Room 1A14
Star Wars Books: Friday, October 12th 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM, Unbound Stage
Official Description: Join New York Times bestselling author Tim Zahn, author of the upcoming novelStar Wars: Scoundrels, Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo, author of Star Wars: The Essential Reader’s Companion, Jason Fry, author of Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare, and Del Rey’s Frank Parisi and Erich Schoeneweiss as they discuss the present and future of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
Brian Wood & Dark Horse: From World’s End to the Galaxy’s Beginnings: Friday, October 12th12:15 PM – 1:15 PM, Room 1A06
Official Description: Dark Horse turns the spotlight on creator, Brian Wood, to discuss both his creator-owned and licensed works at the largest independent publisher!
Ian McDiarmid Spotlight: Sunday, October 14th 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM, Room 1E13
Official Description: Give in to the Dark Side of The Force! At least for an hour. Ian McDiarmid will be discussing his prolific career and his role as the most ambitious villain ever to grace a galaxy far, far away.
So there will be plenty to check out if you are a Star Wars fan going to New York Comic Con. I hope to see you there!
