Broken Frontier

(* means related but not technically webcomics. Room number follows in parentheses.)

Thursday:

12:30-1:30 GoComics Mobile Comics*. I interviewed a rep for this company recently; it'll be interesting to see where they take things post-iPhone. (2)

3-4 Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com's cartoonist. (2)

3:30-5 Spotlight on Scott Kurtz, with emphasis on PVP Animated (Kristofer Straub and Ryan Sohmer also guest). (1AB)

6-7 Dumbrella. (10)

6-7 How To Become an Internet Geek Super-Star*. Not really webcomics but aimed at the same demo as many of the most successful webcomics. Dumbrella panel is billed as pure Q&A. Make your choice! (30CDE)

Friday:

2-3:30 Comics Arts Conference Session #8: Storytelling and Visual Language*. This is a really academic panel, intimidatingly so, but if you're looking for original ideas about comics after reading Eisner and McCloud, Neil Cohn is your guy. (30AB)

3:30-4:30 Business of Web Comics. Hmmm: Scott Kurtz (PvP) and Robert Khoo (Penny Arcade) will create a brand-new webcomic, live on stage, and show how the creative and business aspects of the property work (and don't work) in parallel. (8)

5:30-6:30 Scott McCloud and Family. Last time out, Scott was the most enthralling speaker I encountered all weekend, but he had a book's worth of information to throw at us. Don't know what he's got this time but I'm looking forward to finding out. (5AB)

Saturday:

5:30-6:30 Keenspot Unplugged 2007. Keen always hints at big announcements. It delivered in '05 and didn't in '06. How will this year break the tie? (3)

Sunday:

12-1 My Dad Makes Comics! featuring Sky and Winter McCloud (and others). Winter and Sky are adorable, and scary smart for their age. I don't know the others but this should be a fun one. (5AB)

1-2 What's Happening in Kids' Comics Today? Featuring Svetlana Chmakova, Kazu Kibuishi and Gene Yang (and others) with moderator Dave Roman. I'm happy to see things happening for these guys. This should go nicely with the previous panel. (8)

I still think DC may schedule some kind of expo for Zuda Comics before the show begins, since the site is supposed to go through changes that coincide with the convention. If not an official panel, maybe something at their booth. Keep your eyes peeled.