Skybound Unveils Full Schedule for American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition 2024

By Dustin Gebel

 on June 1, 2024

Skybound revealed its full line-up for the upcoming 2024 ALA Annual Conference, detailing programming, products, and creatives that will make an appearance. This is Skybound’s first year at the conference as a standalone publication, thanks in part to the massive roster of titles, creators, and the ever expanding Energon Universe. James Tynion IV, Michelle Fus, Joshua Williamson, and more are slated to make appearances on panels and signings alike. A full schedule for Skybound and its booth, #234, can be seen below.

PROGRAMMING & SIGNINGS FEATURING SKYBOUND TALENT: 

PROGRAMMING: 

• • Saturday, June 29th: 

• 1:00 PM (PT) to 3:00 PM (PT) – GNCRT Magical Comics Tea (Joshua Williamson Attending) 

• 2:30 PM (PT) to 3:20 PM (PT) – Fostering Readership with Familiar Faces in Graphic Novels  

• Description: Join Skybound, Image, DC, and BOOM! Studios for an exploration of crafting stories of the characters we know and love for a brand-new age of readers. Some of the biggest creators discuss using beloved characters to introduce exciting tales and bring in both new and reluctant readers to graphic novels. 

• Talent: Tri Vuong (Skybound), Julio Anta (DC), Ethan Sacks (Image), Naomi Sacks (Image), TBD BOOM! Talent 

• Moderator: Moni Barrette (Director, Collection Development-Comics Plus) 

• Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage 

• Hosted By: Skybound Entertainment 

• Sunday, June 30th:  

• 9:00 AM (PT) to 10:00 AM (PT) – Growing Up with Graphic Novels Panel 

• Description: We have kids’ graphic novels and YA graphic novels, but what about those readers who are in between? Join us for a lively panel discussion of publishers, creators, and public and school librarians as they share titles perfect for that middle school age range and ideas for finding and promoting them. 

• Talent: Tri Vuong (Skybound) 

• Moderator: Jack Phoenix (Collection Development Manager, Cuyahoga Falls Library; Graphic Novel Selector, Brodart) l 

• Location: Room 08 – San Diego Convention Center 

• Hosted By: GNCRT 

• 9:30 AM to 10:20 AM (PT) – From Online to On-Shelves: Must Read Webcomics Coming to Print Panel  

• Description: The fast-growing world of online comics has fans clamoring for print editions — and paving the way for even wider readership. Join Oni Press, Skybound and D.C. for a lively panel featuring Junepurrr, creator of the upcoming hit enemies-to-lovers political romantasy SubZero, Michelle Fus, creator of the high adventure sci-fi fantasy sensation Ava’s Demon, and Ngozi Ukazu, creator of the bestselling hockey romance Check, Please and new reimagining of beloved DC warrior, Barda. 

• Talent: Junepurrr (Oni Press), Michelle Fus (Skybound), Ngozi Ukazu (Oni Press/DC) 

• Moderator: Moni Barrette (Director, Collection Development-Comics Plus) 

• Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage 

• Hosted By: Oni Press 

• 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM (PT) – Becoming Your Best (Or Worst) Self: Growing With Graphic Novels Panel 

• Description: Discover graphic novels where character’s actions in times of survival can lead to irrevocable outcomes, not only for themselves but others around them. JAMES TYNION IV (Universal Monsters: Dracula), JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Duke, Cobra Commander), MICHELLE FUS (Ava’s Demon) and TRI VUONG (LEGO® NINJAGO®, Everyday Hero Machine Boy) discuss crafting new stories for a wide range of readers, growth in graphic novels, audience Q&A, and more! 

• Talent: James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Michelle Fus, & Tri Vuong 

• Moderator: TBD 

• Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage 

• Hosted By: Skybound Entertainment 

• 1:30 PM (PT) to 2:20 PM (PT) – Inside the Comic Artists’ Studio with Image Comics (The Look of Books Stage) 

• Description: Ever wonder how an artist brings their imagination to the page? How authors collaborate to turn words into images? Iconic authors and illustrators take you behind-the-scenes in a visual presentation about the process of turning ideas into award winning comics art, from script, to thumbnail, to the finished product. Love your graphic novel collection and want to know more about how they’re made? Curious about what supplies you should be stocking up on for your comics making programming? This is the program for you! 

• Talent: Tony Fleecs (Image), Tim Seeley (Image), Geoff Johns (Image), and Michelle Fus (Skybound) 

• Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage 

• Hosted By: Image Comics 

• 1:45 PM (PT) to 2:30 PM(PT) – Skybound’s Graphic Novels: Invincible, The Walking Dead, TRANSFORMERS, LEGO NINJAGO: Shatterspin & More! 

• Description: Discover the biggest graphic novels of the year that readers of all ages will enjoy using their library card to check out! From Invincible and The Walking Dead to TRANSFORMERS and LEGO NINJAGO and even more from Skybound Entertainment (published by Image Comics). Presented by ALEX HARGETT (Director of Brand, Editorial). 

SIGNINGS: 

• • Offsite: 
  • Friday, June 28th 

• 4:00 PM (PT) to 7:00 PM (PT) – Joshua Williamson Signing at Now or Never Comics 

• Onsite: 

• Saturday, June 29th  

• 11:00 AM (PT) to 12:00 PM (PT) – Joshua Williamson Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234) 

• 12:30 PM (PT) to 1:30 PM (PT) – Michelle Fus Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234) 

• 3:30 PM (PT) to 4:30 PM (PT) – Tri Vuong Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234) 

• Sunday, June 30th  

• 11:45 AM (PT) to 12:30 PM (PT) – James Tynion IV Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234) 

• 1:30 PM (PT) to 2:30 PM (PT) – Tri Vuong Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234) 
• 3:00 PM (PT) to 4:00 PM (PT) – Michelle Fus Signing at the Skybound Booth (Booth #234)