SATURDAY 19/11
12:00 NOON DC COMICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
DC Comics’ Vice President of Sales, Bob Wayne, chairs an all-star panel of writers and artists offering sneak peeks at
new launches from the original comicbook universe and beyond.
1.00 GRASS ROOTS THE MOVIE
An Expo Exclusive! In this world premiere, be the first to see footage from the new Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
animated feature film and then get to talk with Bolex Brothers, the company behind the movie and the creator himself,
Gilbert Shelton.
2.00 AN AUDIENCE WITH DAVE GIBBONS
One of the UK’s top exports, he’s worked for every company from Marvel to DC, 2000 AD and beyond. He’s also one
of the most amusing comics creators around. Secrets spilled, projects previewed, and 35 years of writing and drawing
all packed into a 60 minute stand-up.
3.00 PANINI COMICS
While comics are rapidly disappearing from newsagents’ shelves, Panini is expanding its range, from Spider-Man and
Batman to a whole new audience with its “youth lifestyle” comics. Come and hear how they do it, and how they’ve
become the country’s biggest publisher of new comics material.
4.00 PAUL CORNELL ON DOCTOR WHO AND BEYOND
Another Expo Exclusive. Mark Millar calls “Father’s Day” the best episode from the latest TV season of Doctor Who.
The story’s author, Paul Cornell, will not only talk about how he landed the job, but he will accompany a special
screening of the episode with an author’s documentary, taking you behind the scenes on how a script becomes
reality. This will lead directly into a look at Doctor Who Magazine, now in its 26th year, with a panel of artists and
writers talking through the tasks of adapting TV to comics.
5.15 THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT MEETS JEFF HAWKE
Two of the wittiest and most revered writer/artists in the industry: Harry Harrison the multi-award winning SF author
and ex-partner of Wally Wood (“a great penciller, but no idea about inking”) takes the stage with the UK’s foremost SF
strip artist and writer, Sydney Jordan. Your once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear two true industry giants hold fort.
6.00 HEAVY METAL VERSUS DOMINATOR
Renga Media is a creator-owned animation and multimedia company based in the UK, producing its own original
animation productions, as well as offering unique work-for-hire solutions for our regular clients. With talent drawn from
the manga, animation, comics and TV industries, Renga offers a new alternative for Movies, TV and Print imagery.
Tony Luke, the man behind the company has worked with Mirrormask producer Simon Moorhead to produce an Alan
Grant written clash of titans movie. An exclusive screening that has to be seen to be believed.
6.30 SOUL SEACHER THE MOVIE
An ailing Grim Reaper offers a street sweeper the opportunity to be trained as his replacement and become the new
face of Death... as a scythe-wielding soul searcher, dispensing supernatural justice in the afterlife. Described by The
Guardian as “The Steven Spielberg of Hereford”, writer/director Neil Oseman will be presenting his fantasy
extravaganza.
8.00 THE MINDSCAPE OF ALAN MOORE
Filmmaker Dez Vylenz is screening his documentary on comics’ best known writer. As Just 1 Page’s Ade Brown sums it
up, “From the opening colossal close up shot of Moore as he introduces himself, to the psychoactive effects of the art
that accompanies his words as the camera swoops around his comic pages, to the concepts of magic that he expands
upon; mind your head.”
SUNDAY 20/11
12:00 NOON MEET MARK MILLAR
Mark has written many of the best-selling comics of the last few years in the United States and has, for five years
running, been the best-selling British comicbook writer working in America. As well as being one of the key architects
of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, he is currently working on no less than two superhero screenplays and the screen
adaption of his Chosen graphic novel. He also has a new Marvel project entitled 1968. Now what’s all that about?
1.30 CAN ROCK AND ROLL SAVE THE WORLD
Author Ian Shirley is bring music clips, comics clips and possibly an entire movie on a crossover subject The Sunday
Times described by saying, “For everybody who ever wanted to be a superhero AND in a band.” From the absurd to
the obscure and all points inbetween...
2.15 THE ROCK & ROLL LIFE AND DEATH OF TODD LOREN
Unauthorised And Proud Of It is a movie which examines the life and death of San Diego publisher Todd Loren who
spearheaded unauthorised comicbook biographies of rock, pop and rap stars. Starting with Guns 'N' Roses in 1989
he was soon getting sued by New Kids On The Block and locking horns with the American comicbook establishment.
Loren was murdered in 1992 and with interviews with friends, colleagues and adversaries director Ilko Davidov
explores this fascinating story.
3.30 MARVEL COMICS 2006
A superb lineup of creators reveal their plans for the future of Marvel Comics. With names being added daily, check
message boards and announcements for details.