JIM SHOOTER: SPOTLIGHT Q&A

Flamingo Ballroom 1 & 2

Friday June 26, 2015 - 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm


A spotlight Q&A with Jim Shooter, legendary comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher! He is a former Editor-In-Chief for Marvel Comics, as well as the Founder and former Editor-In-Chief of Valiant Comics, Defiant Comics, and Broadway Comics. His writing credits include The Avengers, Secret Wars, Secret Wars II, Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy, Superman’s Pal: Jimmy Olsen, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Star Brand, World’s Finest Comics, Harbinger, Magnus: Robot Fighter, Solar: Man of the Atom, and X-O Manowar. Jim Shooter has created or co-created dozens of characters, including Archer & Armstrong, The Beyonder, Chemical King, Controllers, Emerald Empress, The Fatal Five, Ferro Lad, Graviton, Henry Peter Gyrich, Jocasta, Karate Kid, Laurel Kent, Mordru, Nemesis Kid, Paladin, The Parasite, Persuader Princess Projectra, Rond Vidar, Shadow Lass, Star Brand, Sun-Eater, Symbiote, Tharok, U-Foes, Universo, Validus, and The Wanderers. He came up with the original story for The Transformers and helped oversee the launch of G.I. Joe in the 1980s, contributing many of the major ideas and themes for the story. Come meet and hear stories from one of the most influential individuals in comic book history!


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