SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
2/18 Wednesday
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Registration Plaza Suite
8:00 - 10:00 Opening Night Reception Skyline Room
(Sponsored by Dark Horse)
2/19 Thursday (Retailers, Dark Horse, and DC only)
7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Registration Plaza Foyer
8:30 - 10:00 Dark Horse Breakfast Pavilion West
10:10 - 12:00 Dark Horse Programming Pavilion East
Guests Include: Matt Kindt, Mike Mignola,
Chuck Palahniuk, Eric Powell, Brian Wood
12:00 - 12:45 ComicsPRO membership session (members only) Pavilion East
1:00 - 2:20 Lunch Pavilion West
DC Entertainment Opening Session
2:30 - 3:15 DCE Updates with Bob Wayne and Derek Maddalena Pavilion East
3:15 - 4:00 State of DCE/Industry and Q&A with Dan Didio & Jim Lee Pavilion East
4:00 - 4:15 Break Foyer
4:15 - 5:00 DC Collectibles with Kevin Kiniry & Bob Wayne Pavilion East
5:00 - 7:00 Sales & Marketing with John Cunningham, Dan Didio, Pavilion East
Jim Lee, Derek Maddalena & Bob Wayne
7:00 Break for Dinner
7:15 Dinner Skyline
7:30 Cocktails Skyline
(Beer and Wine)
10:30 End
Friday: February 20
7:30 AM Vendor Registration Plaza Foyer
8:00 - 9:20 Breakfast Pavilion Ballroom
8:20 Action Lab (10 min)
8:30 Titan (10 min)
8:40 Valiant (10 min)
8:50 IDW (20 min)
9:25 - 10:10 Workshops
HOW TO CURATE A GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION Broadway 1
As graphic novels become a larger part of the comics store, retailers have to
adopt new strategies to shelve graphic novels, keep them in stock, and display them.
How is curating a graphic novel collection different from working with pamphlet comics?
First Second’s Gina Gagliano discusses these issues.
MEN ARE FROM MARS; WOMEN BUY COMICS Broadway 2
Women didn't just start reading and buying comics last Thursday. They've been buying
them for years, and they're getting them *somewhere*. Let Autumn and Portlyn, of the
Eisner Award winning Brave New World Comics, show you how to make your store the place.
THE POWER OF EMAIL MARKETING Broadway 3
Are you ready to master email marketing? Doing email marketing well is all about getting
your message heard and acted on in a world of increasing email communications. In this
session, you’ll learn useful tips and strategies to maximize your email communications.
We’ll cover all the latest and greatest best practices for creating excellent emails that
get opened and clicked on. Come learn how to make email marketing work for you!
Presented by Corissa St. Laurent, Northwest Regional Director of Constant Contact.
PROMOTION/MARKETING Broadway 4
Led by John Dudas of Carol and John's Comic Book Shop and Tate Ottati of
TATE'S Comics + Toys + More. These two retailers are among the best in the
business in getting the word out in both traditional and non-traditional ways.
10:15 - 10:55 Marvel Comics (retailers only) Pavilion
11:00 - 11:45 Workshops
MAKING YOUR KIDS SECTION SUCCESSFUL Broadway 1
Can't figure out why there aren't more kids and families shopping in your store?
Want to increase your sales of comics for kids? Jennifer Haines (M.A., B.Ed., OCT),
The Dragon, Canada. - a trained teacher as well as an Eisner award-winning comic retailer -
will endeavour to help you, by providing you with what she does to get kids in the door and
reading comics. Topics will include setting up your kids section, how to sell to kids and
parents, working with schools and libraries, and specific books to stock.
MEN ARE FROM MARS; WOMEN BUY COMICS Broadway 2
Women didn't just start reading and buying comics last Thursday. They've been
buying them for years, and they're getting them *somewhere*. Let Autumn and
Portlyn, of the Eisner Award winning Brave New World Comics, show you how to
make your store the place.
EMAIL MARKETING HOW TO BASICS Broadway 3
Great email marketing requires a great email marketing platform that allows you to
design beautiful, functional emails. In this session, you’ll learn how to use Constant
Contact to create, send, and track your email communications. You’ll see how
easy it is to build your emails, insert images, videos and links, as well as connect
your social media accounts for wider distribution. The contacts and reporting features
will also be discussed and you’ll walk away ready to create your own emails that
wow! Presented by Corissa St. Laurent, Northwest Regional Director of Constant Contact.
CGC WORKSHOP Broadway 4
Would you like to know more about comic book grading? How about opening up
a new stream of income by accepting CGC submissions at your store? Senior
Grader Paul Litch will discuss specific grading techniques, and Marketing Coordinator
Brittany McManus will discuss CGC’s services and how to become a CGC
authorized representative. Topics may include: What differentiates the major grades
(G, VG, FN, VF, NM, and 9.8), restoration, pressing, what types of books to send to
CGC, does CGC grade on a curve, etc).
12:00 - 1:25 Lunch Pavilion
12:30 NBM/PaperCutz (20 min)
12:50 ONI (20 min)
1:30 - 2:50 Roundtables
15 roundtables Broadway rooms
15 roundtables Galleria rooms
2:50 - 3:10 Break Foyer
3:15 - 4:10 Sponsor Presentations Pavilion
3:15 Boom (20 min)
3:35 Image (20 min)
3:55 Dynamite (15 min)
4:20 - 5:30 Roundtables
15 roundtables Broadway rooms
15 roundtables Galleria rooms
5:30 End
5:30 - 8:00 Break for Dinner (On your own)
8:00 CBLDF Cocktail Hour Foyer
(Sponsored by Valiant Entertainment)
9:00 Auction to Support CDLDF Pavilion
Saturday: February 21
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Breakfast Pavilion
8:30 Diamond Presentation with Q&A (50 minutes)
9:40 - 11:00 Roundtables
15 roundtables Broadway rooms
15 roundtables Galleria rooms
11:00 - 11:20 Break Foyer
11:20 - 11:35 Keynote Speech (Brian Michael Bendis) Pavillion
11:35 - 11:50 Industry Awards - Pavilion
12:00 - 1:10 Roundtables
15 roundtables Broadway rooms
15 roundtables Galleria rooms
1:10 – 1:30 Closed Membership Meeting (Members Only) Pavilion
After Conference
For those staying after the conference, there will be lunch at Things From Another World (sponsored by Dark Horse), then a comic store tour sponsored by ONI, and finally a reception sponsored by ONI and CBLDF. In order to reduce congestion at the comic book stores, there will be two different tours starting 30 minutes apart. Everyone will get either a BLUE TICKET or a YELLOW TICKET …..and that will determine when you can get on the bus.