11.00 AM REBELLION 2000AD: The Mighty Tharg kicks off the Expo programme & plays host and reveals all the future shocks you can handle for the legendary UK Publishers. ... Be there, it's the Law.
NOON MANGA MOVERS: In a special meet the Expo guests from the world of Manga with previews of the events of the weekend. Sean Michael Wilson, Helen McCarthy, Ilya, Fredrik Stromberg, Misako , Yishan Li, Sonia Leong & Emma Vieceli.
1.00 PM DCU Across the DC Universe: Join DCU Group Editor Eddie Berganza with special panelists inc. Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Mike Ploog & Phil Winslade. Hosted by Bob Wayne we take a look at the DCU and get to hear all the plans for the future.
2.00 PM DAVE GIBBONS SPOTLIGHT: Comic Expo is delighted to invite you to join Lee " Budgie " Barnett for an informal interview with multi award winning writer/artist Dave ( Watchmen ) Gibbons!
3.00 PM VERTIGO: Senior Vice President & Executive Group editor Karen Berger is joined By Andy Diggle, Jock , Mark Buckingham, Warren Pleece for an walk close to the edge of comicdom.
4.00 PM Mr and Mrs SIMONSON: discuss their long career and future plans with Tripwire's Joel Meadows. Talking Manhunter, Thor, Fantastic 4, X Factor, Superman & beyond.
5.00 PM Hypotheticals: Helmed by Lee "Budgie" Barnett and Dave Gibbons, Hypotheticals returns for its NINTH year at Comic Expo. See Walt Simonson, Louise Simonson, Emma Vieceli and Karen Berger (Vertigo Executive Editor) transported to Earth-Dave and faced with hypothetical scenarios drawn from the comics industry headlines. Variously described as "must see..." and "riotously hilarious", it's best summed up by former panelist Mike Carlin's comment of "More fun than you should be allowed to have at a convention!"
6.15 PM CLOSE:
7.30 PM EAGLE DINNER: and AWARDS.
10.30 AM GORDON'S ALIVE! Yes Flash Gordon is alive in comics and Ardden Entertainment have 24hours to launch the series at Comic Expo!
11.15 PM ROBOT RAMPAGE: Clank back in time with the mechanical marvels that lurched from the four colour futures of the fifties. Tighten those sprockets oil those joints and get ready to join Bozo the Robot, the Iron Chief, Robot Archie and a host of other clunky creations in "Robot Rampage" a light hearted slides how and quiz by Tony Hitchman saluting those pulse pounding piston propelled protagonists that whirred and clanked their way into the hearts comic fans.
NOON SWINGING WITH THE ORANG UTANS: Join our hosts, Geek Syndicate's David Montieth and Barry Nugent, as they discover how Orang Utan Comics Studio went from having no comics at last year's Expo to having an Eagle Award Nominated book published by a major independent publisher just a year later and OUC's plans for the future.
1.00 PM FREDRIK STROMBERG: Swedish Comics Master hosts a special European Manga Panel with the Yojak studio, Hans & Anike.
2.00 PM STUDIO SPACE: Celebrate the release of Image Comics' eagerly awaited book, written by the people who created TRIPWIRE, Joel Meadows and Gary Marshall, with the help of a few guests including Walt Simonson, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Gibbons, Sean Phillips and Bryan Talbot.
3.00 PM Crossing the 'T's: Simon Furman plus guests on: Transformers, Terminator, Torchwood and Turtles. Talking about current and upcoming projects, US & UK.
4.00 PM TRUE BELIEVERS:. Expo takes a look at what is in the pipeline for Captain Britain and the Punisher, join Paul Cornell & Laurence Campbell. Also Alan Davis talking Clandestine.
5.00 pm MISAKO ROCKS! We welcome back Misako to Expo this year. A special solo talk with Misako on her work.
6.00 PM CLOSE:
8.00 PM ART JAM: Kel and Rich host the return of the popular alternate way to spend a evening with pen in one hand and glass in the other! Till Midnight!
SUMMIT ONE @ THE RAMADA
NOON TITAN
3PM TOYKOPOP
4.30 PM DCU - WILDSTORM
11.00 - NOON
ALAN DAVIS,MARK FARMER,PAUL CORNELL
NOON - 1PM
JIM STARLIN, LEE GARBETT, WARREN PLEECE
1PM - 2PM
MIKE COLLINS, LEAH MOORE, JOHN REPPION, PAUL CORNELL
2PM - 3PM
ANDY DIGGLE, JOCK
3PM - 4PM
WALT SIMONSON, LOUISE SIMONSON
4PM -5PM
ROB WILLIAMS, LAURENCE CAMPBELL, MARK BUCKINGHAM, VICTOR SANTOS
5PM - 6PM
ANDIE TONG, KRIS JUSTICE