IMPACT had another great year at the San Diego Comic-Con last week. Many authors did book signings at our booth, and it was great to spend time with them: Scape Martinez (GRAFF); Chris Ryall and Scott Tipton (Comic Books 101); Randy Martinez (Creature Features); Harry Hamernik (Face Off and Cartoonimals); Brian and Kristy Miller (Hi-Fi Color for Comics); Peter David (Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels with Peter David, Revised); and Andy Schmidt (The Insider’s Guide to Creating Comics).

Many authors also had their own tables or booths, such as Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (Dreamscapes), and many participated in our IMPACT University panel on How to Write and Draw Comics and Graphic Novels along with Comics Buyer’s Guide editor Maggie Thompson.

As Editorial Director of IMPACT, for me, the con was filled with scouting authors, promoting IMPACT, noting trends and absorbing as much as I can about the entertainment and comics industries (despite its name, this convention is not just about comics—it’s popular entertainment of all sorts). There were lots of panels, including many how-to art sessions, and it was great to see what’s coming up from the plethora of creators and publishers represented in all of the popular styles IMPACT covers. Lots of new ideas and contacts I’m excited to follow up on—a great time!

Pam Wissman, Editorial Director

IMPACT Books

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Going to San Diego for this year’s Comic-Con? You’re not alone. Once again the show is sold out. But for those of you lucky enough to score some tickets, make sure you swing by the IMPACT Books booth to see what your favorite IMPACT authors are up to. Here’s our entire schedule of events, so you won’t miss a thing:

Thursday, 7/23

11:00 a.m.

Harry Hamernik, author of Face Off and Cartoonimals

1:00 p.m.

Chris Ryall and Scott Tipton, authors of Comics 101

2:00 p.m.

Randy Martinez, author of Creature Features

Friday, 7/24

11:00 a.m.

Andy Schmidt, author of the Insider’s Guide to Creating Comics and Graphic Novels

12:00 p.m.

Kristy and Brian Miller, authors of Hi-Fi Color for Comics

1:00 p.m.

Peter David, author of Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels

3:00 p.m., Room 30CDE

IMPACT University: How to Write and Draw Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga and Fantasy!

Saturday, 7/25

11:00 a.m.

Scape Martinez, author of Graff

1:00 p.m.

Peter David, author of Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels

2:00 p.m.

Kristy and Brian Miller, authors of Hi-Fi Color for Comics

3:00 p.m.

Harry Hamernik, author of Face Off and Cartoonimals

3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Portfolio Review Area

Pam Wissman, IMPACT Book’s Editorial Director, Portfolio Reviews

Want great art instruction at the click of a button? You’re in luck! Many of your favorite IMPACT books are now available for purchase on ebooks.com. DragonArt, Dreamscapes, Street Scene and Face Off (just to name a few) are already available, and more are on the way. The downloads can be viewed on tablet PCs, PCs, Macs and laptops.

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Attention all you Facebook users, IMPACT author and artist Harry Hamernik has a created a Facebook group for Cartoonimals, his latest art instruction title. You can post your own cartoon animals to the site and Harry will give you feedback on it.

A bunch of us IMPACT chicks–Mona, Wendy, Jennifer, Kelly, Erika and I–are off to GenCon today (tough work, but somebody’s got to do it). We’re totally looking forward to seeing our friends Chuck Lukacs, Jim Pavelec and Chris Seaman there, as well as the awesome con crowd! The guys are authors of Wreaking Havoc: Create Fantasy Warriors and Weapons; Chuck’s working on a Fall 2009 book; Jim’s the author of Hell Beasts; and Jim and Chris will soon be creating some art for a vampire drawing kit in time for next Halloween. They’ll do a panel at GenCon, moderated by big IMPACT dude Justin. We’ve also got great projects coming up in October, including Comic Artist’s Photo Reference: Men and Boys by Buddy Scalera; Manga Martial Arts by David Okum; and Cartoonimals by Harry Hamernik. — Pam Wissman, Editorial Director, IMPACT Books

Comic Artist's Photo Reference: Men and Boys