Comic book fans rejoice – New York Comic Con has arrived! Starting Thursday, October 8 until Sunday, October 11, people from all over the world will decend upon the Javits Center in New York City to get their geek on – and Scholastic will be there to help them!
Below, you'll find Scholastic's full schedule for the convention, including panels, autographing sessions, and loads of other great activities! (And take note: on Saturday, Scholastic is excited to host its own room in Family HQ that will have activities all day for kids of all ages, including a live drawing session with Raina Telgemeier and a Hunger Games Trivia Challenge! You won't want to miss them!)
And as always, be sure to follow Scholastic on Twitter and Instagram for live #NYCC updates all weekend!
Thursday, October 8
11:15am - 12:15pm: We Need More Diverse Comics
Room 1A05
4:15pm - 5:15pm: Assembling Your Nerd Herd: Creating a Safe Space for Students in Your School with Dave Roman
Room 1A05
Friday, October 9
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Cassandra Clare Spotlight
Room 1A10
2pm - 3pm: Cassandra Clare Signing
Hall 1-B, Table 25
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Camp Out with the Lumberjanes!, moderated by Raina Telgemeier
Room 1A24
Saturday, October 10: The Scholastic Room
(Family HQ – 1C05)
10am - 11am: Crafting with KLUTZ
11am - 12pm: Live Drawing with Raina!
Join #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Raina Telgemeier for a live drawing session in the Scholastic Room in the Family HQ!
12pm -1pm: An Appearance by Captain Underpants
1pm - 2pm: Crafting with KLUTZ
2pm - 3pm: An Appearance by Captain Underpants
3pm - 4pm: The Hunger Games Trivia Challenge
Do you volunteer as Tribute? Join the Hunger Games Trivia Challenge! How well do you know the world of Suzanne Collins? Test your knowledge and enter to win prizes including signed books and FREE tickets to The Hunger Games: The Exhibition at Discovery Times Square. Drop by through-out the day to pick up free books, posters and bookmarks – something for every reader!
Saturday, October 10: Panels and Signings
11am - 12pm: ABC Family's Shadowhunters with Cassandra Clare
Empire Stage 1-E
11am - 12pm: Chicks Kick Ass – The Ongoing Epic with Daniel Jose Older
Room 1A21
12:15pm - 1:15pm: Daniel Jose Older Signing
Hall 1-B, WORD Bookstores Booth
4pm - 5pm: Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel with Raina Telgemeier
Room 1B03
Sunday, October 11
10:45am - 11:30am: Goosebumps & The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: A Conversation with R.L. Stine, Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman
Room 1A10
11:45am - 12:45am: R.L. Stine, Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier Signing
Autographing Area, Table 25
12pm - 1pm: Create Your Own Adventure with Children’s Book Illustrators (with Dave Roman)
Family HQ – 1C02
12pm - 1pm: #WeNeedDiverseBooks: I Ain't Your Sidekick – Heroic Counter-Narratives with Daniel Jose Older and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Room 1A05
1:15pm - 2:15pm: Create Your Own Adventure Autographing with Dave Roman
Hall 1-B, WORD Bookstores Booth
1pm - 2pm: R.L. Stine and the Goosebumps Cast Signing
Autographing Area, Table 24
2:30 pm - 3:30pm: Goosebumps Movie Panel
Main Stage 1-D
2:45pm - 3:45pm: The Future of Comics for Children and Young Adults with Cassandra Pelham and David Saylor
Room 1B03
Photo via NYCC