NY Comic Con: Star Wars Guests & Events

A few weeks ago we reported that BioWare will have two Panels At NYCC’11. Now – Thanks to theforce.net the full program of this years big event in the big apple has been revealed.

Star Wars Guests

  • Mark Hamill – do you really need an explanation?
  • Ashley Eckstein – Ashoka Tano voice on TCW
  • Peter Mayhew – OT and PT Chewbacca
  • Katie Cook – SW artist
  • Spencer Brinkerhoff – SW artist

More artist, comic and entertainment guests can be viewed here and many are also noted in the event schedule below.

Star Wars Events and Panels

Star Wars: The Blueprints by J.W. Rinzler
Date: Friday, October 14
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Location: 1A03
Description:
New York Times best-selling author and Lucasfilm Executive Editor J.W. Rinzler (author of The Making of Star Wars) discusses his latest book–about the unsung heroes of the Star Wars movies: the production designers, set dressers, and draftsmen in UK art departments. Rinzler will show how they designed the iconic sets of the original trilogy and show exclusive photos–from Star Wars: The Blueprints. Special guest: Les Dilley, Academy Award winning art director of Star Wars.

Star Wars Collectibles with Chris Spitale
Date: Friday, October 14
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Location: 1A15
Description:
Lucas Licensing’s Senior Manager of Global Product Development, Chris Spitale, moderates a STAR WARS collectibles panel, previewing the latest offerings from eFX, Gentle Giant Studios, Kotobukiya, and Sideshow Collectibles.

Dark Horse Presents: 25 Years of Publishing and Beyond
Date: Friday, October 14
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: Room 1A15
Description:
Join Dark Horse’s senior managing editor, Scott Allie, and director of public relations, Jeremy Atkins, for a look at all that the publisher has on tap for the coming year. In addition to news about all of the hot new fall titles, like Orchid, The Strain, and House of Night, we look to 2012 for a sneak peek at what fans can expect in not only the company’s flagship anthology Dark Horse Presents, but also Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and more! Guests include Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Orchid), Brian Wood (DMZ, Northlanders, The Massive), Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Rick Remender (Fear Agent, Uncanny X-Force, The Punisher), Jerome Opeña (Fear Agent, The Punisher), Tony Moore (Fear Agent, The Walking Dead), and more

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Main Panel
Date: Friday, October 14
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: MTV Theater, 1A10
Description:
Check online guide for further details on this panel.

Robot Chicken Signing
Date: Friday October 14
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Room 1E07
Featuring: Seth Green (co-creator), Matt Senreich (co-creator),
Zeb Wells (writer) and Doug Goldstein (head writer and co-producer)

Star Wars Crafts with Bonnie Burton
Date: Friday, October 14
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: 1B03
Speaker: Bonnie Burton
Description:
Give in to the power of the crafty side! Find out how to turn felt and googly eyes into a Jedi Master with this fun hands-on bag puppet tutorial. The Star Wars Craft Book (Del Rey/LucasBooks) author Bonnie Burton shows fans of all ages how to make Star Wars bag puppets from her new book. Bonnie is also the author of You Can Draw Star Wars (DK Publishing) and Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Klutz Books).

Star Wars Trivia Contest
Date: Friday, October 14
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Hasbro Stage
Description:
Come and compete for great Star Wars prizes in New York Comic Con’s Star Wars Trivia Contest. This last person standing contest is open to all and will be hosted by Star Wars artist Kevin Liell. So brush-up on your Star Wars knowledge and get ready for the biggest trivia contest in the Galaxy!
UPDATE: The trivia contest will also include the musical opening act of High Adventure. The band will also be hanging out for the duration of the conest, which should include some additional surprises.

Hasbro Star Wars Action Figure Panel
Date: Friday, October 14
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: 1A23
Description:
Join members of Hasbro’s STAR WARS Marketing and Design team as they discuss current and upcoming toys and action figures and reveal some never before seen upcoming figures!

ADULT SWIM: Robot Chicken
Date: Friday, October 14
5:15 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: IGN Theater
Talent: Seth Green (co-creator), Matt Senreich (co-creator), Zeb Wells (writer) and Doug Goldstein (head writer and co-producer)
Description:
Seth Green (co-creator), Matthew Senreich (co-creator), Zeb Wells (writer), and Doug Goldstein (head writer and co-producer) discuss their incredibly-popular and award-winning series Robot Chicken and provide a sneak peek of season 5.5, premiering Oct. 23rd at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Adult Swim. Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, the Emmy Award-winning Robot Chicken uses stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format.

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Q&A Panel with MMORPG.com
Date: Friday, October 14
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: American Airlines Theater, 1A06
Description:
Check online guide for further details on this panel.

Mark Hamill Spotlight
Date: Friday, October 14
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: MTV Theater, 1A10
Speaker: Mark Hamill
Description:
While most known for his lead role in the Classic Star Wars Trilogy, Mark is also a prolific voice actor who has lent his voice to hundreds of cartoons including Batman: The Animated Series, The Simpsons, Samurai Jack and Powerpuff Girls. Also, an avid comic book collector and writer, Hamill created his own comic book anti-hero, The Black Pearl, for Dark Horse Comics. Meet Mark Hamill in the spotlight panel!

Red Tails: A Dogfight from All Angles – Actor, Airman and Artist
Date: Saturday, October 15
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Location: American Airlines Theater, 1A06
Speaker: Miles Perkins
Description:
Lucasfilm’s Red Tails, a high-flying action epic inspired by the heroic exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit, is set to fly into theaters on January 20, 2012. An inspirational action film, Red Tails is about a squadron of exceptional young men who triumph over incredible odds to become the top gun pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen. This panel brings together actors from the film, artists from world-renowned visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic and a real American hero – one of the original Tuskegee Airman. Be among the very first to see an exclusiveclip from the movie – a spine-tingling dogfight sequence! Miles Perkins, Director of Marketing and Communications for ILM moderates as the group discusses what it was like to act, create and live the action of an aerial dogfight.

New-Gen with Mark Hamill
Date: Saturday, October 15
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: American Airlines Theater, 1A06
Speaker: Mark Hamill
Description:
Mark Hamill appears on this very special panel with New-Gen, discussing his role in the upcoming film based on this science fiction comic book series. For more information visit www.newgenuniverse.com.

Star Wars Art of Comics with Jonathan Rinzler
Date: Saturday, October 15
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: 1A02
Description:
Lucasfilm and Abrams Books host a panel on Star Wars Art: Comics, the new book that celebrates the best of Star Wars comics. Panelists, to be confirmed, are renown comic book artists Frank Quitely and Amanda Conner, as well as lauded comic book writer Dennis O’Neil. Moderated by NY Times bestselling author and Lucasfilm executive editor J. W. Rinzler and Abrams editor Eric Klopfer.

Drew Struzan Documentary Panel
Date: Saturday, October 15
9:00 pm
Location: Room 1A24
Description:
To celebrate the forthcoming completion of “Drew: The Man Behind The Poster,” a portion of the documentary feature film, which examines the life, craft and iconic portfolio of film poster artist Drew Struzan, will screen at the New York Comic Con. A discussion about the film, the artists, the artwork, and the ever-changing landscape of movie and entertainment advertising will follow the screening. In attendance will be Cinematographer/Supervising Editor, Greg Boas, Producer, Charles Ricciardi and Director, Erik P. Sharkey, as well as Steve Saffel, Titan Books Senior Acquisitions Editor for ‘The Art of Drew Struzan’ and ‘Drew Struzan: Oeuvre’ along with special guest, and participant in the “Drew” documentary, Carroll Spinney, Sesame Street’s legendary puppeteer and performer of the Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch characters. Other celebrity guests may also attend. Audience members will be given a limited edition Drew Struzan poster (while supplies last).

Drawing Star Wars with Bonnie Burton and Katie Cook
Date: Sunday, October 16
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: 1B03
Speakers: Bonnie Burton, Katie Cook
Description:
You Can Draw: Star Wars author Bonnie Burton and The Clone Wars web comic artist Katie Cook help kids draw fun Star Wars characters. Lucas Online Senior Editor Bonnie Burton edits the drawing tutorials and craft projects which can be found at Starwars.com. Artist Katie Cook (Katiecandraw.com) has done licensed art for Star Wars, Fraggle Rock, DC, Marvel, and more!

Del Rey Star Wars Books Panel
Date: Sunday, October 16
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Location: 1A24
Speakers: Drew Karpyshyn, Erich Schoeneweiss, Frank Parisi, Jason Fry
Description:
Join Del Rey editors Frank Parisi and Erich Schoeneweiss as they discuss upcoming Star Wars books from Del Rey and answer your questions. Special guests: Drew Karpyshyn, author of the Star Wars: Darth Bane novels and the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan, and Jason Fry, co-author of Star Wars: The Essential Atlas and author of the upcoming Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare. Limited prizes to be awarded, while supplies last.

Hasbro
Date: Sunday, October 16
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Location: Hasbro Stage
Description:
Join Hasbro for fun-filled looks at some of their most popular brands including TRANSFORMERS!

Star Wars Crafts with Bonnie Burton
Date: Sunday, October 16
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: 1B03
Speaker: Bonnie Burton
Description:
Give in to the power of the crafty side! Find out how to turn felt and googly eyes into a Jedi Master with this fun hands-on bag puppet tutorial. The Star Wars Craft Book (Del Rey/LucasBooks) author Bonnie Burton shows fans of all ages how to make Star Wars bag puppets from her new book. Bonnie is also the author of You Can Draw Star Wars (DK Publishing) and Draw Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Klutz Books).

If you are going, mail us pictures, mail us videos, we want it all – especially some hot videos with Daniel Ericsson and Bonnie Burton.

New York Comic Con is on from October 13-16, 2011

[List vis The force.net]