Timeless & Built to Last: Conserving Comics & Manga Through High Quality Editions
Friday, July 25, 2025
7:00PM – 8:00PM
Room: 4

Collectible editions of manga and comics—from Marvel, Berserk, and Vinland Saga to Gundam, Disney, and Peanuts—are the crown jewels of comics collections across America, but how did these unique artifacts come to be? Hear from publishing minds including senior director at Dark Horse Michael Gombos, Kodansha publishing services director Ben Applegate; Denpa publisher Ed Chavez; and Gary Groth, editor-in-chief of The Comics Journal, co-founder of Fantagraphics, and editor of dozens of important archival editions of comics including Popeye, Love & Rockets, Prince Valiant, Krazy Kat, and many more. Hear never-before-shared details, see copies of the latest collectible editions before they go on sale—and maybe even go home with a free book!

 

Manga Remix: How Manga Draws from History, Biography, Classic Lit., and More!
Saturday, July 26, 2025
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Room: 9

It’s well known that manga often adapts anime, and vice versa. But today’s manga actually draws from a wide range of other sources (including the real world, or even the works of Shakespeare!), contemporizing source material with the storytelling style and visual vocabulary of the world’s most popular graphic medium. This panel of manga experts will discuss the wide range of these manga “remixes” available today, including how they connect not only with readers but also with curricula or other institutional objectives.

 

Manga Are Comics! The Comic Shop Retailer’s Guide 
Sunday, July 27, 2025
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Room: 4

Panel Description TBD