CLEMENTINE’S TILLIE WALDEN & NEW MASTERS‘ SHOBO & SHOF COKER TO KEYNOTE LIBRARYCON LIVE 2022 AHEAD OF EXCITING LINEUP OF PANEL PROGRAMMING
PORTLAND, Ore. 11/08/2022 — Image Comics is pleased to announce that Nigerian brothers and New Masters co-creators Shobo Coker (Buckhead) and Shof Coker (“Moremi” feature in Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire) and Tillie Walden (Clementine) will keynote at the upcoming LibraryCon Live free virtual event hosted by Library Journal and School Library Journal on November 17 from 10 AM-5 PM ET.
The event will also showcase a number of additional bestselling Image talent on a variety of panels.
10:30 – 11:00 AM ET | Opening Keynote
- Shobo Coker & Shof Coker, New Masters (Image Comics)
- Tillie Walden, Clementine: Book One (Image Comics/Skybound Comet)
Moderator: Dr. Grace Gipson, PhD, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University
11 AM – 5 PM ET | Studio Spotlights
Step inside artists’ studios as they discuss their work, from technique and medium to design and collaboration. Available on demand all day!
- Claudia Aguirre, Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends (Random House Children’s Books)
- Maureen Burdock, Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir (Penn State University Press/Graphic Mundi)
- Amanda Castillo, Mapmakers and the Lost Magic (Random House Children’s Books)
- Asiah Fulmore, Family Time (Ablaze)
- Carson Grubaugh, Strange Death of Alex Raymond (Living the Line)
- John Gurney, Fuzzy Baseball, Vol. 5 (Mad Cave)
- Matthew Holm, Big Adventures of Babymouse (Random House Children’s Books)
- Ryan Lang, Issunboshi (Oni Press)
- Sarah Sax, Picture Day (Random House Children’s Books)
- Stephen Shaskan, Pizza & Taco series (Random House Children’s Books)
- Chip Zdarsky, Public Domain (Image Comics), Stillwater (Image Comics/Skybound)
11:05 – 11:55 AM ET | Crime Scene
Learn the latest on the crime scene from these panelists whose latest works run the gamut from murder mysteries to occult noir.
- Jumata Emill, The Black Queen (Random House Children’s Books)
- Jay Faerber, Elsewhere (Image Comics), Area 510 (Oni Press)
- Marcos Martín & Ed Brubaker, Friday, Book Two: On A Cold Winter’s Night (Image Comics)
- Andrew Wheeler, Sins of the Black Flamingo (Image Comics)
Moderator: Crystal Chen, Teen Center Coordinator, YA Services, NYPL
2:05 – 2:55 PM ET | Haunting Horror
Experience thrills and chills as these panelists examine what inspires their writing and why tales of terror resonate.
- Mark Bouchard, It Took Luke (Oni Press)
- Nick Medina, Sisters of the Lost Nation (Penguin Random House)
- Kyle Starks, I Hate This Place (Image Comics/Skybound)
- Alec Worley, John Carpenter’s Night Terrors: The Coffin Road (Storm King)
Moderator: Becky Spratford, Readers’ Advisor
3:30 – 4:20 PM ET | Growing Into Your Power(s)
Coming of age can be a perilous journey; these panelists, whose works are aimed at middle grade and teen readers, will discuss using elements of the fantastic to portray characters who still feel real.
- Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road series (Random House Children’s Books)
- Tehlor Kay Mejia, Lucha of the Night Forest (Random House Children’s Books)
- Maria Ingrande Mora, The Immeasurable Depth of You (Peachtree Teen)
- Gabe Cole Novoa, The Wicked Bargain (Random House Children’s Books)
- Mairghread Scott, Sea Serpent’s Heir (Image Comics/Skybound Comet)
Moderator: Monisha Blair, Head Librarian, Key Middle School, Fairfax County (VA)
3:30 – 4:20 PM ET | Superheroes
Delve into the world of superheroes with this panel of novelists and comics authors.
- Deniz Camp, 20th Century Men (Image Comics), Bloodshot Unleashed (Valiant Entertainment)
- Cherish Chen, Radiant Red (Image Comics)
- Mackenzi Lee, The Winter Soldier: Cold Front (Disney Publishing/Marvel Press)
- Alex Segura, Araña, Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow (Disney Publishing/Marvel Press)
Moderator: Ashley Rayner, Librarian at NORC, University of Chicago (IL)
IN-BOOTH CREATOR CHATS:
10-10:30 AM ET
Wes Craig, Kaya, Deadly Class (Image Comics)
1:20 – 1:50 PM ET
Kyle Starks, I Hate This Place (Image Comics/Skybound)
