NYCC ’24: Image reveals packed panel list for this week’s Con

There’ll be a full presence in place at this week’s NYCC for Image Comics, who’ll have a whole bunch of big names in attendance.

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News for the 2024 NYCC seems to have been a little slower in the offing this year, but last week Image Comics did unveil the company’s full presence. Well, at least in the way of panels, and for fans who like to indulge, there’ll be a whole lot of them to pick from.

Image will have the legendary Todd McFarlane in attendance with a panel all to himself, but the presentations won’t just cover the familiar. Also included will be multiple explorations of Image’s hit new “Dark Energon” universe, which includes Transformers and G.I. Joe, plus talks about the Ghost Machine imprint and the Massive-verse.

That’s not mentioning the Artist Alley presence either, which will be fulled to the brim with Image-affiliated writers and artists, ready to sign your stuff. Scroll down for the full… image.

—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 PANELS—

• Image Comics Presents: Enter the MASSIVE-VERSE
  • 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
  • Location: Room 409
  • Join Massive-Verse superstars Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black, No/One), Marcelo Costa (Radiant Black), Rod Reis (C.O.W.L.: 1964), Mat Groom (Supermassive), Brian Buccellato (NO/ONE), Geraldo Borges (NO/ONE), Ryan Parrott (Rogue Sun), and Ryan Sidoti as the crew unveils exciting new developments and announcements in store for the Massive-verse this year and next! Moderator: Ryan Sidoti
    
• Moon Man Panel featuring Kid Cudi
  • 6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
  • Location: Main Stage
  • Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi took NYCC by storm last year, surprising everyone with Moon Man, his first step into comics. Now, Cudi is back, with co-writer Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black) and artist Marco Locati for a can’t miss panel packed full of behind-the-scenes secrets and announcements!

—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 PROGRAMMING—

• Bear McCreary: Musical World-Building*
  • 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  • Location: Main Stage
  • Join Bear McCreary, the celebrated composer of projects as diverse as God of War, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Walking Dead, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and his new rock concept album The Singularity, as he explores the dramatic impact of music on the creation of fictional worlds, fueled by collaborations with artists from across all disciplines. McCreary will be joined by several integral The Singularity contributors from the music and comics realms, including Grammy-nominated signer/songwriter/composer Rufus Wainwright, renowned writer Mat Groom (Inferno Girl Red, Self/Made), comics writer & filmmaker Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black, NO/ONE), and multiple Eisner & Harvey Award-winning cartoonist Ramón K Pérez(Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, Jane).*This panel will have a limited number of hearing assistance devices. When you arrive at the panel, please see a NYCC staff member to receive one.

• Todd McFarlane Talks Movies, Comics & Toys
  • 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Room 406.1
  • Todd McFarlane gives an update on the Spawn movie, all upcoming comic projects, toys, and much more! Be the FIRST with the inside scoop.

• Hasbro Toy Panel: Action Brands + Skybound G.I. JOE Ashcan Comic Book
  • 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m.
  • Javits Center Room 408
  • In addition to sharing the latest news on Hasbro’s action brands, including G.I. Joeand Transformers, panel attendees will have the chance to receive one of Skybound’s G.I. Joe Ashcan comic books.

• Midtown Comics (Times Square) Signing with Energon Universe Talent Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, and Jorge Corona
  • 7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. 
  • Location: 200 W. 40th Street (corner of 7th Ave), New York, NY 10018 
  • Yo, Joe! Join creators Joshua Williamson (Duke, Cobra Commander, G.I. Joe), Tom Reilly (Duke, G.I. Joe), and Jorge Corona (Transformers) for the second annual Energon Universe group signing at the famed Midtown Comics (Times Square). Limited quantities of a Midtown Comics exclusive variant of the G.I. Joe #1 NYCC Ashcan will be available for purchase for all attendees. Existing Skybound Insiders and newly joined fans who attend will receive 5,000 loyalty points.

—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 PROGRAMMING—

• Ghost Machine: One Year In
  • 10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
  • Location: Room 1C03 
  • After launching last year at NYCC and following up with sold-out success on its initial wave of books (Geiger, Redcoat, Rook: Exodus), GHOST MACHINE returns with a one-year anniversary panel spotlighting its new launches (Hyde Street, It Happened on Hyde Street…Devour, The Rocketfellers, Hornsby & Halo) and making announcements on new titles by Brad Meltzer and Lamont Magee in 2025. You don’t want to miss this huge panel featuring: Brad Anderson, Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Geoff Johns, Lamont Magee, Francis Manapul, Brad Meltzer, Ivan Reis, Peter Snejbjerg, Peter J. Tomasi, Maytal Zchut and a few surprise guests!

• TRANSFORMERS & G.I. JOE: What’s Next for the Energon Universe? 
  • 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
  • Location: Javits Center Room 406.1 
  • G.I. Joe and Void Rivals from Skybound have taken over the comic book world and this is the only panel where you’ll discover what’s next! Superstars Robert Kirkman(Void Rivals), Jorge Corona (Transformers), Joshua Williamson (G.I. Joe), Tom Reilly (G.I. Joe), and Sean Mackiewicz (SVP/Publisher, Skybound) will reveal huge surprises that you can’t afford to miss.

—SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 PANELS—

• Image Comics Presents: Breaking Ground
• 11:00 a.m–12:00 p.m.
• Location: Room 406.2
• Join Jason Aaron (The Goddamned, new announcement), Mahmud Asrar (new announcement), Charles Soule (Eight Billion Genies, new announcement), Ryan Browne (Eight Billion Genies, new announcement), Pornsak Pichetshote (The Horizon Experiment), and Paul Azaceta (Outcast With Robert Kirkman & Paul Azaceta, new announcement) for some special announcements of upcoming projects, and a conversation about genre, storytelling, industry secrets, and tricks-of-the-trade. Moderator: Jim Viscardi, VP of Business Development at Image Comics

—BOOTHS—

• Ghost Machine – 3043
• Tiny Onion – HB907

—ARTIST ALLEY—

• Aaron, Jason – H42
• Andolfo, Mirka – D38
• Asrar, Mahmud – D24
• Barnes, Rodney – L03
• Bertram, Ian – L18
• Boss, Tyler – I11
• Brown, Chuck – B42
• Browne, Ryan – D41
• Buccellato, Brian – G34
• Chiang, Cliff – L16
• Craig, Wes – L19
• Corona, Jorge – K28
• Costa, Marcelo – G38
• Daniel, Tony – E30
• Delulis, Mattia – D33
• Di Nicuolo, Daniele – F12
• Duggan, Gerry – G32
• Fiumara, Max – H23
• Gillen, Kieron – A30
• Greene, Sanford – L17
• Groom, Mat – G39
• Higgins, Kyle – G40
• Hixson, Joshua – G07
• Kim, Derek Kirk – H26
• Kubert, Emma – F31
• Larsen, Erik – I15
• Lemire, Jeff – E01
• McCaig, Dave – I21
• Morazzo, Martin – E04
• Opeña, Jerome – L04
• Ottley, Ryan – G29
• Parrott, Ryan – G37
• Pichetshote, Pornsak – I32
• Reis, Rod – E23
• Seeley, Tim – J27
• Simmonds, Martin – G05
• Phillips, Jacob – H20
• Schultz, Erica – E27
• Shalvey, Declan – A31
• Soule, Charles – D42
• Ward, Christian – G06
• Watters, Dan – A32
• Wijngaard, Caspar – A30
• Zdarsky, Chip – F44