If you are not going to the Big Show or want to get a head start on the activities, here’s an interesting-sounding event, Meltdown’s Digital LA – Digital Panel: Abs & Apps . A ticket is $25 but includes networking and schmooze time. The speaker lineup alone is impressive:
Scheduled speakers include: - Marvel, TBD @Marvel (previously scheduled Ira will not be able to join us due to another commitment)
- David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology, which built Marvel and DC comics apps, and its own app of upcoming releases @comixology
- Sam Humphries, comic book writer (Fraggle Rock, CBGB), architect of MySpace Comic Books
- Chip Mosher, BOOM Studios, Marketing Director
- Rich George, IGN Comics Editor @IGN
- Jason Badowar, comic book illustrator (Heroes, True Blood etc.) and co-founder of WEvolt.com, an online platform which digitally distributes and monetizes comic book content via deals with Universal Music, Arcana, and more.
- Micah Baldwin, CEO of Graphic.ly, which creates apps to digitize graphic novels and provides social tools for publishers including Marvel, IDW, BOOM, Top Cow- M
Moderator: Kevin Winston, Digital LA, founder, former MySpace Integrated Marketing of Movies, Comic Book Channel, Games
I’d go to this if I could, even though I am going to comic con. I’m just to busy getting ready for comic con. I just got an iPad and downloaded the app for comixology.com Very impressive. I’ll be wanting to talk to them this week.