2007 Panel Sessions - February 23 Panels - Comics and Publishing

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February 23 panel sessions spotlight influential voices and practical strategies across the comics and graphic novel landscape in 2007. Highlights include Alison Bechdel’s career and legacy, guidance on selecting and promoting anime, and a preview of Bill Plympton’s animation work. Panels also cover breaking into SF/fantasy publishing, growing comic audiences—especially teen girls—plus retail-focused sessions on merchandising, technology tools, and action-figure creation.

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2007 Panel Sessions

February 23 Panels

Alison Bechdel Spotlight

Anime: Making the Most of this Video Entertainment

Bill Plympton: Shut-eye Hotel World Premiere

Breaking into SF/Fantasy Publishing: GPS for Aspiring Authors

Buying & Selling Comics Sidelines: A Concise Guide for Retailers

Capturing Female Readers: The Fastest Growing Audience for Comics

Charge! TOKYOPOP and the Manga Revolution

Comics and Philosophers: Who, What, Where and Y?

Comics Bloggers: Rewriting the Rules of Tastemaking and Trade Influence

Comics Publishing: Review & Outlook 2007

DC NATION!

Diamond Select Retailer Showcase

Diamond Tech Tips: Tips & Tricks for using Diamond Comic Distributors’ Retailer Website and Tech Offerings

Drawing the Battle Lines: Graphic Novels at War

DST “Creation of an Action Figure”

2007 Panel Sessions February 23 Panels Alison Bechdel Spotlight Fun Home rocketed Alison Bechdel to literary stardom for her honest, carefully rendered portrayal of growing up in an emotionally distant family. But that revolutionary work was not the first or the last word from this talented author. We’ll examine Bechdel’s career from the popular strip Dykes to Watch Out For, to her current success, and what lies ahead. Anime: Making the Most of this Video Entertainment Anime continues to explode in the mainstream and we’re nowhere near the tipping point. Next to Graphic Novels, Anime is hottest entertainment format in the library and you’ll learn how to effectively select and promote Anime for your patrons. Bill Plympton: Shut-eye Hotel World Premiere Be the first to view the premiere of Plympton’s new short “Shut-eye Hotel.”You’ll also view clips of a work in progress “Idiots & Angels”, a David Lynch nightmare of animation. Breaking into SF/Fantasy Publishing: GPS for Aspiring Authors Ever wonder what it takes to get your first science fiction or fantasy novel published? Get tips from the authors and their editors who know. Join Ballantine/Del Rey editor Chris Schluep, Del Rey author Drew Bowling (Tower of Shadows), Bantam Dell senior editor Anne Groell, Bantam Dell author Chris Golden (The Myth Hunters and Baltimore), Tor associate editor Liz Gorinsky, and Tor author Brian Slattery (Spaceman Blues: A Love Song) as they discuss the sometimes long, sometimes bumpy, but always rewarding road to publishing your first SF/fantasy novel. Buying & Selling Comics Sidelines: A Concise Guide for Retailers Diamond Comic Distributors Director of Sales, Mike Schimmel, will lead a panel discussion of how comic shops can successfully add merchandise and toys to their product mix. Capturing Female Readers: The Fastest Growing Audience for Comics For the last five years, teenage girls have been spiking bookstore sales and library circulations of graphic novels, and are increasingly impacting comic stores as well. What are the sources of this growth, and can it continue? Editors bring their perspectives to bear on this exciting trend. Charge! TOKYOPOP and the Manga Revolution Manga is evolving everyday, and TOKYOPOP is leading this revolution. Find out what’s hot today and what’s going to be at the top tomorrow straight from TOKYOPOP. Learn about new releases, projects, and acquisitions before anyone else. Comics and Philosophers: Who, What, Where and Y? “In the early days, Spidey tackled the drug problem and GL and GA faced the hot topic of discrimination. And when it came to portraying ‘reality’, Doctor Strange took us to some very strange lands indeed and then there was the Negative Zone and the Phantom Zone to worry about too. These flights of fantasy are the sorts of things that make both kids and philosophers fans of comic books. After a quick survey of what philosophers are currently reading, you’ll take a look at Brian K Vaughan’s Y: The Last Man to show how we philosophers look at comics * either for pure enjoyment or for academic purposes.Jeff McLaughlin (Thompson Rivers University) editor of Comics as Philosophy (University Press of Mississippi, 2005)” Comics Bloggers: Rewriting the Rules of Tastemaking and Trade Influence The comics blogosphere has grown dramatically in size and influence over the past few years, and now even mainstream media outlets are blogging about comics. Who has more influence, insider comics blogs, or the newcomers? Comics Publishing: Review & Outlook 2007 Industry leading publishing executives with bottom line responsibility will share their perspectives on the year ahead; trends and how their forthcoming properties will capture and (hopefully) help re-shape marketplace behavior. DC NATION! The call for the NATION to gather has gone out again! Don’t miss the special unveiling of what will sure to be the most talked about event of the coming year! Privy only to

FAQs

本次2007面板讨论涵盖哪些主题？

内容覆盖作家与创作者发展、漫画与动画推广、科幻/奇幻出版路径、以及面向零售商的选品与技术工具等。

Alison Bechdel Spotlight 重点讨论什么？

重点回顾Bechdel的创作与成长题材表达，并讨论她从《Dykes to Watch Out For》到《Fun Home》的影响与后续成就。

面向零售商的内容有哪些？

有关于漫画零售商如何扩展商品与玩具组合的讨论、Diamond零售网站与技术工具的使用要点，以及DST相关的展示与幕后制作体验。

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