Comic-Con International has announced that a new event called the Comics and Media Conference will take place in conjunction with preview night at San Diego Comic-Con International on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.
The ICv2 Comics and Media Conference, a ticketed half-day event, will be held at the San Diego Marriott, next to the San Diego Convention Center, that Wednesday afternoon, from 1pm to 5pm, just before Preview Night at Comic-Con.
“Comics are increasingly the raw material for films, TV shows, and video games and vice versa, and San Diego is where that all comes together,” ICv2 President Milton Griepp said. “We wanted to create a conference where everyone in the business from comic writers and artists to film producers could come together to talk about what’s happening and about how to expand this incredibly productive cross-fertilization.”
Confirmed speakers and panelists include film, TV, and comics writer Jeph Loeb, who will deliver the keynote address for the event; Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, who will participate in the discussion of Comics after Hollywood; and businesspeople from the worlds of comics, film, TV, and video games, with more speakers still being added.