SDCC '10

As always, CCI:SD promotes diversity with programming and events covering the LGBT side of comics. This year there will be special guests, parties, panels, and more. Highlights include appearances by Howard Cruse and the sixth annual "Heroes vs Villains" party. Stop by the PRISM Comics booth for more information.

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund comes to the con with parties, perfume, live art jams , master sessions and MORE. A very busy time. Check it out and support your right to free speech.

Breaking news! THERE WILL BE COMICS AT COMIC-CON! Sparkplug Books, publisher of some of the best comics of Comic-Con -- hopefully their booth will be MOBBED as they supply hundreds of quality comics by people like Benjamin Marra, Katie Skelly, Matthew Thurber and Noah Van Sciver to a comics-starved audience. Sparkplug's entire summer schedule is in the jump.

From Kirby to Colletta to Legos, you will learn a lot at the TwoMorrows booth. The big debut is the book on Vinnie Colletta -- who says there are no comics in Comic-Con?

Batton Lash and Exhibit A Press are back again with a new book. Details below:

Sony Online Entertainment has a lot going on for this November's launch of the DC Universe Online game, including a fan event featuring Jim Lee and Marv Wolfman and a block party at SOE's hq. VIP Beta keys will be available at all the events, as well.

Legendary Judge Dredd writer Pat Mills will be at the show with 2000 AD, which is putting out new editions of Dredd collections. Mills will also be signing outside of the show, in Costa Mesa. read on for details:

Dark Horse's complete panel and portfolio schedule is up here, but here's their in booth signing schedule, with everyone from Denis Kitchen to Gerard Way to Milo Manara to Felicia Day.

Top Shelf will have a ton of creators including the Immonens, Jeff Lemire, Andy Runton and more -- and they re debuting one of the most eagerly awaited comics of the year -- the AX manga anthology. We've seen an advance copy, and this will blow your puny mind.

FREAKSHOW #1 by David Server, Jackson Lanzing and Joe Suitor highlights the offerings at Ape Entertainment.

Chronicle Books will feature some authors and a new James Jean fold-out book, AND this sweet, sweet tote bag with art by Sanjay Patel. Want.

Literary manga house Fanfare/ Ponent Mon pubishes some of the finest comics in the world. This year they have their first ever special guest, 3 times Eisner nominated Émile Bravo who will be signing as follows: