New York Comic Con is coming!

Friday, October 12 — Sunday, October 14th

Panels

Friday, October 12

Too Much Horror Business

Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist for Metallica,

talks to Kevin Clement about his passion

for collecting monster movie memorabilia

9:00–10:00 p.m. • 1A23

Sunday, October 14

Over 30 Years with Brian and Wendy Froud:

Faeries, Goblins, and Trolls

10:30–11:00 a.m. • Variant Stage

Sunda y, Oc tober 14

Getting Graphic with Girls:

Empowering Girls and Addressing Issues through

Paneled Pictures, with Cecil Castellucci, Colleen Venable,

Laura Lee Gulledge, Lucy Knisley, and Heidi MacDonald

4:00–5:00 p.m. • 1A01

Signings

Saturday, OCTOBER 13

Kirk Hammett signing Too Much Horror Business

11:45–12:45 p.m. • Autographing Table 5

Saturday, OCTOBER 13

Michael Goodwin signing Economix:

How Our Economy Works (and Doesn’t Work)

2:00–2:30 p.m. • Abrams ComicArts Booth 806

Saturday, OCTOBER 13

Derf Backderf signing My Friend Dahmer

3:00–3:30 p.m. • Abrams ComicArts Booth 806

Sunday, OCTOBER 14

Brian and Wendy Froud signing Trolls

12:00–1:00 p.m. • Autographing Table 5

Holy Pickles! I am now a CREATIVE DIRECTOR!

“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.”- Robert Frost (NUTS!)

At Abrams, Susan Van Metre has been promoted to svp and publisher and will now oversee all comic arts books in addition to Abrams Children's and Amulet Books. Charles Kochman is promoted to editorial director for Abrams ComicArts, adding oversight of children's comics and graphic novels, reporting to Van Metre. Chad W. Beckerman moves up to creative director and oversee design for all comic arts books, Abrams Children's and Amulet.