Mad Cave Studios is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and as part of the celebration, the publisher has announced its programming for San Diego Comic-Con 2024. The reveal will be revealed during a panel discussion in Room 29CD on Saturday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Needless to say, we were intrigued.
During this time, Mad Cave announced a series of signings and exclusive collaborations at Booth 2806, as well as a series of panels hosted by some of its top talent. The publisher has two special guests at this year’s conference: Sam J Jonesthe actor and Japanese voice actor who played Flash Gordon in the 1980 classic film Morikoji of Gageman,as well as escosa brothers.
Here’s Mad Cave’s complete schedule, as well as exclusive coverage of the conference.
Mad Cave Studios SDCC ’24 Panel
Friday, July 26
Create captivating characters
10-10:50 a.m., Healy Special Events Room, San Diego Central Library
Graphic novel authors share their process for creating middle grade and YA protagonists and characters, from idea to sketch to final form! feature Gabriel Valentine and Richard Ashley Hamilton.
Full of action and adventure
11-11:50 a.m., Healey Special Events Room, San Diego Central Library
Graphic novel authors discuss their novels and how dynamic adventures for children and middle grade can reach beyond the page to explore our assumptions about the world and ourselves. feature art balthazar.
Keep the ban out of our books!
12-12:50 noon, San Diego Central Library, Shiley Special Events Suite
As more and more books, especially graphic novels, are removed from the shelves, the topic of book bans has arisen. These creators talk about K-12 graphic novels and literacy, what we can do about censorship in our communities, and most importantly, how to avoid getting our books banned! feature Jenny Wood.
Saturday, July 27
Mad Cave’s industry-shaking comics secret revealed!
1:30-2:30 PM, Room 29CD
Comics’ greatest creators are joining forces with Mad Cave to bring comics to the world! Mad Cave’s most explosive secrets will no longer be secrets, but secrets that have been brewing for centuries on stage. Great stories and characters created for fans around the world. If you want to feel like a story is being built in your own imagination, you won’t want to miss this. Plus: Journalists, bloggers, and podcasters are an absolute must attend!
Mad Cave Studios SDCC ’24 Signing
All signing events will take place in booth #2806. All times are in PST.
Thursday, July 25
- 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Sam Jones (flash gordon), Art Balthazar, Franco Aureliano
- 12 noon to 1 pm: Senke II (Gageman)
- 2-2:30pm: Amit Tishler, Elliot Speer for the last watchman
- 3-3:30pm: Tom Sniegoski, Jenny Acheson for soul card
- 3:30-4pm Curt Pires for You have been canceled
- 4-4:30 pm: David Peppers, Alex Cormack for The devil on my face
- 4:30-5pm David Hazan for nottingham
- 5-5:30 p.m.: Marco Finnegan for Morning Star
- 5:30-6 p.m.: Zach Kaplan for dark void
- 6-6:30 p.m.: Rich Duke for a phone call
Friday, July 26
- 11-12pm: Fatty: Winx Legend Book launch conference and Olivia Quattro Briggs
- 1-2:30pm: Morikoji (Gageman)
- 2-2:30pm: Sanford Green for Gageman
- 3-4 p.m.: Sam Jones (flash gordon), Jeremy Adams, And Didio
- 5-6pm: Mark London, Ryan M. Kincaid
- 6-7 p.m.: Alex Segura for Dick Tracy
Saturday, July 27
- 10-10:45 AM: Maverick Group Signature — Nicole Andelfinger, Olivia Quattro-Briggs, Richard Ashley Hamilton, Jenny Wood
- 11-12 p.m.: Alex Segura for Dick Tracy
- 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Sam Jones, Jim Califall for flash gordon
- 3-4 p.m.: Secret guest signing
- 4:30-5:30 pm: Senke Er, Sanford Green for Gageman
- 5:30-6pm: Oliver Bly for Mushroom Knight
- 6-7: Olivia Quattro Briggs for Destiny: Winx Legend
Sunday, July 28
- 10-11am: Papercutz Group Signing — Chas! pangben, Gabriel Valentine, Josh Trujillo, And Brozzo, Jamie Noguchi
- 11-11:30 a.m.: Ray Fox for sanctions
- 12pm-1pm: Secret guest signings
- 1:30-2:30 PM: Senke Er, escosa brothers for Gageman
- 3:30-4pm Sam Jones (flash gordon)
Mad Cave Studios SDCC ’24 Exclusive
Mad Cave Studios will be offering the following SDCC 2024 exclusives in Booth 2806 throughout the conference on a first-come, first-served basis.
- flash gordon #1(Ian Churchill and Sam Jones)
- Gageman #1(escosa brothers)
- Gageman #1(Michael Cho)
- Crazy Galaxy #1(Michael Evan Oming)
- the last watchman #1(Marco Ferrari)
- soul card #1(Todo Hristov)
- When the blood dries up #1(Meredith McLaren)
- sanctions #1(Antonio Foso)
- Dick Tracy #1(Francisco Francavilla and Tess Truehart)
Stay tuned for more coverage from SDCC ’24 beat.
related
