Long Beach Comic Con Sunday: Programming Picks and Highlights

The Long Beach Comic Con kicks off this Friday, October 30 at the Long Beach Convention Center and runs through Halloween, Sunday, October 31. Costumes are encouraged every day, of course. But especially on Sunday with kids 10-and-under free, with trick-or-treating on the exhibit floor all day long. Plus, Sunday's the day to find the best deals on comics, graphic novels, action figures and other collectibles.
Here are some programming picks and highlights for the day:

11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
The Art of Storytelling in Graphic Novels with Nhora Serran, Mike Buckley and Jason Casem - Seaside Ballroom B - A roundtable on graphic novels beyond superhero and other comic book type genres.


The Vigilante Project - Seaside Lobby -
The Vigilante Project is a new film and graphic novel from Yvette Avenue Productions, which offers a sneak peek of of the promotional trailer and a talk with the writers and artists.


12 p.m.-12:45 p.m.
WOMEN IN COMICS - Seaside Lobby - This panel includes artist Cat Staggs (Star Wars),  R.C. Young (writer/illustratorm Witchman) Amy Mebberson (Boom!
Studios artist on Disney/Pixar books), Rebecca Hicks (Little Vampires), and others.


1 p.m.-1:45 p.m. 
STARTING OUT : INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING/INDEPENDENT CREATORS - Seaside Lobby - A presentation for those who want to self-publish and wonder how to pull it off.  Featuring  Dawn & Clint Wolf, celebrating the
first anniversary of their creation Zombie Ranch.


Comics in Classrooms & Libraries - Room D- Comic creators Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier discuss how teachers and librarians can utilize comics in schools and in the classroom. It's happening now all over the country, but should have been done decades ago.


2 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
“COMICS AND COMICS” - Seaside Lobby - Stand-up yuks meet fanboy and fangirl fun -  comic books, movies, videogames, role-playing, action figures, etc. The show was created by stand-up veteran Tom Franck (an appearance in Green Lantern #143 labeled him asthe top comedian in the DC universe. There's a warm-up trivia contest as well.