This past weekend was San Diego Comic Con – the biggest comics and entertainment convention in North America – and we had so much fun celebrating graphic novels, fantasy stories, Harry Potter, and more!
Below is a collection of some of the social media posts from Scholastic's big events at the con; check out all the fun! We'll see you next year!
These NYT bestselling authors help us get real with fantasy. Featuring: @tomi_adeyemi, @veschwab, @djolder, @mstiefvater, @kierstenwhite #SDCC18https://t.co/rhJa83N55Q https://t.co/rhJa83N55Q
— The Beat (@comicsbeat) July 19, 2018
We had a great time at the Superstars in Children's Graphic Novels signing! #SDCC18 #GraphixSDCC pic.twitter.com/giXH5yVo6J
— Graphix (@GraphixBooks) July 20, 2018
We're with #MrWolfsClass creator Aron Nels Steinke (@mrwolfcomics) at the Meet the Makers panel at #SDCC2018! #GraphixSDCC pic.twitter.com/9HJqePzYJq
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 20, 2018
Mr. Wolf's Class creator Aron Nels Steinke says he loves seeing his students connect with comics.
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 20, 2018
"They're immediately accessible," he says. "You're able to flow through the story in a way that's really enjoyable." - @mrwolfcomics #sdcc2018 #sdccel #graphixsdcc pic.twitter.com/H8xNyEkARi
Spotted: the Dactyl Hill Squad street team at #SDCC2018! @djolder pic.twitter.com/cFVtsdYKPy
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 20, 2018
If you're at #SDCC2018, look for this dinosaur and team to pick up a free chapter sampler of @djolder's #DactylHillSquad! pic.twitter.com/uxzSkvi4pW
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 20, 2018
#WitchBoy creator @MollyOstertag says she likes writing books for middle grade because it's the time when kids are figuring themselves out. "And a book is a really safe space to just be yourself."#SDCC2018 #GraphixSDCC pic.twitter.com/LRtkZLhCpn
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 20, 2018
An audience member asked: What non-physical attribute do you give your female characters to make them strong?@veschwab: Ambition@djolder: Rage@kierstenwhite: Make them fully realized humans@mstiefvater: Place them in a traditionally male-dominated space #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/f63zJvGHCd
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 20, 2018
Authors @StudioJJK @TillieWalden & @goraina discussed writing autobiographical graphic novels today at #SDCC2018
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
Raina described doodling in her diary as a young girl: "I didn't realize I was writing memoir comics from the time I was 11, but that's what I was doing." pic.twitter.com/AJ8NzYTSbR
#TheWitchBoy creator @MollyOstertag says she wants to make works that kids see themselves in: "A safe place that doesn’t come with a lot of labels or specificity but you can feel understood and those who aren’t going through it can empathize."#SDCC2018 #GraphixSDCC pic.twitter.com/2LzqvajmlC
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
Congrats to @MollyOstertag for winning Prism Award for The Witch Boy in the category of mainstream comics! @Gingerhazing pic.twitter.com/JDA4pKxM2U
— Roberta Lee (@AspireDisnDat) July 22, 2018
Authors @veschwab @djolder and @ScottWesterfeld spoke about world-building at #SDCC2018 today! pic.twitter.com/Z35RVrcHRg
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
"'Where' is one of the most compelling questions in science fiction stories — this is set in a world WHERE..." - @ScottWesterfeld
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
#Shadowshaper and #DactylHillSquad author @djolder talked about setting his stories in NYC: "There are so many ways that a city tells its stories and so many ways that a city suppresses its stories."
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
#CityOfGhosts author @veschwab spoke about how her characters help define the worlds of her stories: "I always write about insider/outsider culture. All of my main characters are outsiders... But in order to understand outsiders you have to understand insiders."
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
#Imposters author @ScottWesterfeld's advice for world-building: "Don't just build the world, but make sure people have lived in the world and start to scribble and scrawl."
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
There's #MagicInSanDiego this week! Starting with this new #FantasticBeasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald @minalima art. #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/J82XKTHAJf
— Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) July 20, 2018
Creators @goraina and @MollyOstertag are discussing using graphic novels to talk about bullying at #SDCC2018
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
Molly says, "When I write, it's with my head, and when I draw, it's with my heart."#GraphixSDCC pic.twitter.com/m49EY3kPL5
#JediAcademy author @StudioJJK (or is that C-3PO?!) signs autographs for fans at #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/9zqg4PA6Hy
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
The fate of one. The future of all. #FantasticBeasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald arrives in theaters November 16. #MagicInSanDiego #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/LjIKVcQROs
— Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) July 21, 2018
Illustrators Jim Kay, Kazu Kibuishi (@boltcity), and Brian Selznick are signing books and #SDCC2018 exclusive posters to celebrate #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/9vnPbDS4F6
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
The line (and anticipation!) is growing for our 20 Years of Magic: Inside Harry Potter panel at #SDCC2018! #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/fJL7pNPNlX
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
@Scholastic #HarryPotter20 illustrator panel at #ComicCon2018 #SDCC18 Such creative wonders that have visualised #HarryPotter pic.twitter.com/q1veSqrzmd
— Behind the Moon, Beyond the Rain (@jamesmcknight) July 21, 2018
What a panel from @Scholastic! Arthur Levine, the original editor of Harry Potter in the US and David Saylor, Art Director, join in. It’s a real who’s who of #HarryPotter20. #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/bjQoFzW5uu
— Pottermore (@pottermore) July 21, 2018
Illustrators of the U.S. #HarryPotter books at #HarryPotter20 panel at #SDCC2018 sharing their process recreating the cover art by #MaryGrandPre. Incredible and surprising stuff. #SDCC #ComicCon #KazuKibuishi #DavidSaylor #JimKay #BrianSelznick #ArthurALevine pic.twitter.com/2NMZbkUpH1
— Wilda Wong (@borntobewilda) July 21, 2018
We had SUCH an amazing time at the 20 Years of Magic: Inside Harry Potter panel at #SDCC2018 featuring moderator @melissaanelli and panelists @boltcity, Jim Kay, Brian Selznick, original US editor @ArthurALevine1, and art director David Saylor. #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/npbX54o3rS
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
Kazu Kibuishi, illustrator of the 15th anniversary covers, shares some of the many iterations each cover went through.
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
"In so many ways," he says, "Harry essentially saved my life." @boltcity #SDCC2018 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/qNilJjD2vu
Kazu points out some hidden gems in the final art for the 15th anniversary box set: himself as a cashier, art director David Saylor in a store, editor Arthur Levine holding up a book, and J. K. Rowling writing in the room above Zonko's.#SDCC2018 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/YO8XbW8zDj
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
Jim Kay, the artist behind the fully illustrated editions of the Harry Potter series, says drawing the portraits are his favorites. He bases all of the characters on real people.#SDCC2018 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/tJb07WvAQt
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
Brian Selznick, the illustrator of the 20th anniversary covers, takes the stage next to talk about his interpretation of the beloved series.
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
"The things that most moved me in Harry Potter were the characters themselves and the battle of good vs. evil."#SDCC2018 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/WwjYMcSlG6
US editor @ArthurALevine1 and art director David Saylor talk about how they selected Mary GrandPré to create the original US covers and chapter headers.
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) July 21, 2018
"We wanted it to feel like a rare, beautiful, magical object," Arthur says.#SDCC2018 #HarryPotter20 pic.twitter.com/AdB49e7AaY
I don’t mean to name drop BUT...both Darth Vader and Rey turned up for my book signing for Jedi Academy: The Principal Strikes Back at the Star Wars booth at #SDCC2018!@starwars @Scholastic pic.twitter.com/KOUuP2EijV
— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) July 21, 2018
