New York Comic Con 2023: Mad Cave Studios Announces Signings, Panels, Convention Exclusives

by Brendan M. Allen

Fans of comics, pop culture, and entertainment are in for a treat. Mad Cave Studios has announced their convention schedule for New York Comic Con (Oct. 12 – 16) at the Javits Center in New York City at booth #3441.

With a jam-packed schedule of panels, signings, exclusives and more, there’s a little something for everyone to enjoy including imprints Papercutz and Maverick. Readers of all ages can discover imaginative new worlds with Papercutz, and young adults are invited to find themselves within the pages of Maverick.

Here’s a rundown of the exciting events happening at the convention:

Mad Cave Studios Signings

Thursday, October 12, 2023:

3:00 PM  Eliot Rahal – UNDER THE INFLUENCE

4:00 PM  Zac Thompson – PROJECT RIESE, NATURE’S LABYRINTH

 

Friday, October 13, 2023:

12:00 PM  David Pepose + Alex Cormack – THE DEVIL THAT WEARS MY FACE 

1:00 PM  David Hazan, Anna Everts, Federico Bertoni, Justin Birch – NOTTINGHAM

2:00 PM  Andrea Mutti – A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE, CHARRED REMAINS

3:00 PM  Amit Tishler – EDENFROST

4:00 PM Matthew Emmons – CRUSADER

5:00 PM  Kelly Williams – SKEETERS, BOUNTIFUL GARDEN

 

Saturday, October 14, 2023:

10:30 AM The Winx Club’s Sparkling 20th Anniversary Celebration!” (Room 406.3)

12:00 PM WINX Post Panel Signing

1:00 PM  Joe Corallo – KING ARTHUR, DAHLIA IN THE DARK, BECSTAR

2:00 PM  Jasmine Walls – THE LAST SESSION

Mark London – HUNT. KILL. REPEAT., BATTLECATS

 

Sunday, October 15, 2023:

10:00 AM  Chas Pangburn and Kim – DOUBLE BOOKING

11:00 AM Gabriel Valentin – DIGITAL LIZARDS OF DOOM

11:30 AM  Art Baltazar Live Drawing @ Family HQ (YAHGZ)

12:30 PM Art Baltazar Signing @ Family HQ (YAHGZ)

1:15 PM  Mad Cave Buzz: Upcoming Creator-Owned, Licensed, & Originals – Room 406.3

2:30 PM  Mad Cave Buzz ‘Post Panel Signing’

3:00 PM  John Gurney – FUZZY BASEBALL

 

Mad Cave Studios Panels

The Winx Club’s Sparkling 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Saturday, Oct. 14

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Room 406.3

The Winx Club has charmed loyal fans for 20 years through the cartoons, live action series, and comics, and they’re coming to NYCC to celebrate all the magic with you! Join Rainbow Spa Founder and President Iginio Straffi for a special pre-recorded interview on all things Winx past and present, as well as a special video celebrating the fans who have made the past 20 years a magical experience! Then, join Papercutz Marketing Manager Spenser Nellis and Papercutz Editor Stephanie Brooks in a discussion on the history of everyone’s favorite fabulous fairies, and also tease what’s on the horizon for them in Papercutz’s upcoming graphic novel series! We might have a magical gift or two in store for attendees of this birthday celebration!

 

Mad Cave Buzz: Upcoming Creator-Owned, Licensed, & Originals

Sunday, Oct.15, 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM –

Room 406.3

Join the creators for Mad Cave Studios’ upcoming creator-owned, licensed, & original projects, including Flash Gordon, Gatchaman, Dick Tracy, Edenfrost, Crusader, and The Devil That Wears My Face. Get a peek at the process and a preview of what’s to come in 2024 as Cormack, Pepose, Emmons, Tishler, and Special Guests discuss their upcoming projects, answer various questions, and share the ins and outs of writing for licensed properties, developing an original, and more; moderated by Mad Cave Studios’ Editor in Chief, Mike Marts, and Senior Editor Chas Pangburn.

In addition to the Pop Insider: Mad Cave Studios Mystery Variant Giveaway at booth #1829, there will be Winx Club’s 20th Anniversary Special Gold Foil Edition of Welcome to the Magix at Winx Booth #3154 and Mad Cave Booth #3441, Mad Cave Studios is excited to offer the following limited NYCC 2023 variants and prints:

Exorcists Never Die variant By Nico Leon
Dick Tracy Exclusive Print By Brent Schoonover
Monomyth variant By Reilly Brown
Flash Gordon Exclusive Print By Dan Panosian
You’ve Been Cancelled variant By Dustin Nguyen
Under The Influence variant By Gabriel Walta
Project Riese Variant By Jeff Mccomsey
Crusader Variant By Simon Roy
The Devil That Wears My Face Variant By Alex Cormack
Edenfrost Variant By Mike Rooth
Hunt. Kill. Repeat. variant by Mike Deodato and Jao Canola
Gatchaman Exclusive Print By Inaki Miranda