San Diego Comic-Con 2011
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- Published on Sunday, 17 July 2011 05:00
- Written by Film FestivalTraveler Staff
The world-famous San Diego Comic-Con International runs July 21 - 24, 2011, returning to 
the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
Due to the high volume of attendance and numerous events, the films and related panels are also being presented at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina Hotel.
Appearing are well over 60 Special Guests from comics and graphic novels, magazines, books and art works, such as:
- Sergio Aragonés – Cartoonist, Groo, MAD magazine
- Jean Bails – The widow of Dr. Jerry Bails, the "Father of Comic Book Fandom"
- Anina Bennett – Writer/Editor, Heartbreakers, Boilerplate
- Joyce Brabner – Writer, Real War Stories, Our Cancer Year
- Ernie Chan – Artist, Conan, Batman, Jonah Hex
- Jo Chen – Artist, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Runaways, Xbox Fable
- Dick DeBartolo – Writer, MAD magazine
- Garth Ennis – Writer/Creator, Preacher, Crossed, The Boys
- Joyce Farmer – Cartoonist, Wimmen's Comix, Special Exits
- Peter Kuper – Cartoonist/Illustrator, Spy vs. Spy, World War 3 Illustrated
- Mell Lazarus – Syndicated Cartoonist, Miss Peach, Momma
- Jim Lee – Artist/Co-publisher, DC Comics
- Rebecca Moesta – Author, Buffy and Jedi Knight novels
- Louise Simonson – Writer/Editor, Power Pack, Superman: Man of Steel
Hollywood is turning out as well, with appearances by:
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn stars and director: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and director Bill Condon
- Filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn, with cast members Guy Pearce (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark) and Carey Mulligan and Ron Perlman (Drive)
- Sarah Michelle Gellar, with Ringer co-stars Ioan Gruffudd, Nestor Carbonell, Kristoffer Polaha, executive producers Pam Veasey, Nicole Snyder and Eric Charmelo
- Bruce Campbell, star of Burn Notice, and Matt Nix, Burn Notice creator/writer/executive producer, to present Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
- Napoleon Dynamite original cast members from the hit indie film including Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Sandy Martin, Diedrich Bader and executive producer Mike Scully
- Homeland – Series star Morena Baccarin introduces exclusive footage
Comic-Con International again features a massive schedule of programming events -- the largest of any comics or pop culture convention in the country.
Some of the panels are:
- Heroes & Villains: Creating a Character-Driven Story with Maxwell Alexander Drake
- Comic Book Law School 101: "C" Is For Creator (and Copyright!)
- Figure Drawing for Popular Media – Emilio Soltero, Ph.D.
- Comic-Con How-To: Computer Animation – John Banana
- Her Universe: What Women Want in Their Female Sci-Fi Heroes
- So, You Want to be a Sci-Fi Journalist?
- Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
- History of the Modern Zombie
- H. P. Lovecraft in Comics and Film
The convention also presents:
- a strong film program, including
- anime
- children‛s film festival
- independent film festival
- two gaming areas
- masquerade
- artists alley
- fan tables
- autograph areas
- a fabulous exhibition hall
For more information, go to www.comic-con.org.
San Diego Comic Con International
July 21 - 24, 2011
San Diego Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
619-525-5000
San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina
333 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
619-234-1500