Con Intel: :01 Offers Book Giveaways and Author Signings at NYCC
by Transmute Jun
First Second (also known as :01) will be hosting giveaways and events for avid readers during this year’s New York Comic Con (NYCC), to be held October 6th – 9th. The show will also mark the debut of the non-fiction graphic novel Tetris: The Games People Play, by Box Brown, where attendees will be able to buy the book and get it autographed by the author.
:01 will also be hosting a slew of other giveaways and free author signings at their booth #2239. Be sure to stop by and see what’s happening during the show!
A full schedule of :01 events is listed below.
Thursday, October 6th
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: In-booth signing, Dave Roman, Astronaut Academy
- 12:00 PM: In-booth giveaway, teachers guides, GLY brochures, bookmarks
- 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: Teaching More than the Basics: Pairing Comics and Chapter Texts in the Classroom featuring Rebecca Mock, Room 1B03
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: You’re Such a Geek: A Guide for Teachers, Students, and Parents to Cope with Bullying featuring Dave Roman, Room 1A05
- 1:30PM – 2:00 PM: In-booth signing, Danica Novgorodoff,The Undertaking of Lily Chen
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Teaching History through Comics featuring :01 Editor Calista Brill, Room 1B03
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Teacher Networking Session, Room 1C03
- 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: In-booth signing and giveaway, Matt Loux,Time Museum
- 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Library Networking Session, Room 1C03
- 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: The Games People Play featuring Box Brown, Room 1A18
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: In-booth signing, Jorge Aguirre,Giants Beware and Dragons Beware
- 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM: In-booth signing, Box Brown,Tetris and Andre the Giant
- 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Signing, Asaf Hanuka, Boom, Booth 1558
- 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: In-booth signing, Nick Abadzis, Nick Bertozzi, and George O’Connor, Laika, Shakleton, and Olympians
- 6:00 PM: NYCC Superweek Event, Box Brown, Barcade Jersey City
Friday, October 7th
- 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: In-booth giveaway, Demon 2
- 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Signing, Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka, Artists Alley
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: You Fight Like a Girl! And Other Awesome Ideas Involving Women in Pop Culture featuring :01 staff member Gina Gagliano, Room 1A24
- 11:30 PM – 12:00 PM: In-booth Giveaway, The Rescue
- 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Signing, Asaf Hanuka,Boom, Booth 1558
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Let’s Get Lost / Science Fiction / Fantasy, and Worldbuilding in YA featuring Scott Westerfeld, BookCon at NYCC
- 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM: Signing, Scott Westerfeld, BookCon at NYCC
- 2:00 PM: In-booth signing, Box Brown, Tetris
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Create Your Own Friendship Adventure featuring John Patrick Green and Rebecca Mock, Family HQ Workshop Room
- 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Signing, John Patrick Green and Rebecca Mock, Hippopotamister,Compass South
- 4:00 PM: In-booth signing, Scott Westerfeld, poster signing
- 5:30 PM: In-booth Something New signed copy sale
- 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Adult Comics, Box Brown, Jefferson Market Library
- 6:30 PM: Drawing Life: Who is the Parisian Roz Chast? featuring Asaf Hanuka and Penelope Bagieu, Museum of the City of New York
Saturday, October 8th
- 11:00 AM: In-booth signing, Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka, The Divine
- 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: In-booth signing and giveaway, Adam Rapp and Mike Cavallaro, Decelerate Blue
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Drawing from the World: Franco-Belgian Comics in Global Context featuring Asaf Hanuka, Room 1B03
- 2:00 PM: In-booth signing, Box Brown,Tetris and Andre the Giant
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Create Your Own True Story Comic Adventure featuring Joe Flood, Jon Chad, Molly Brooks, and Falynn Koch, Family HQ Workshop Room
- 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Kids Comics featuring John Patrick Green and Rebecca Mock, Jefferson Public Library
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Signing, Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka, Artists Alley
- 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: In-booth signing, Jon Chad and Joe Flood, Science Comics: Volcanoes & Science Comics: Dinosaurs
- 5:00 PM: In-booth Nameless City signed copy sale
Sunday, October 9th
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: In-booth giveaway,Exquisite Corpse
- 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: First Second 10th Anniversary Celebration featuring Mark Siegel, Box Brown, Scott Westerfeld, Sara Varon, Penelope Bagieu and Petra Mayer, Room 1B03
- 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: In-booth giveaway and signing, Into the Outlands
- 2:00 PM: In-booth giveaway, Mighty Jack stickers
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: My First Comic featuring Sara Varon and Jon Chad, Family HQ Workshop Room
- 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: In-booth signing, Sara Varon, Sweaterweather
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Comics in Real Life featuring Penelope Bagieu and Box Brown, BookCon at NYCC
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