Storm King Comics has announced that founder and horror legend Sandy King Carpenter will lead two horror-themed panels for this year’s New York Comic-Con.
On Thursday, October 12, King Carpenter will host “Creating Modern Horror: Scaring People in Scary Times.” The panel will explore the challenges creators of horror stories across different media face when the times we live in are terrifying enough. The panel will be held at 12:15 p.m. in Room 406.1, where King Carpenter will be joined by artist Cat Staggs and author Amanda Deibert, both of whom collaborated with King on Death Mask, the first graphic novel from Storm King’s “Dark & Twisted” imprint. They’ll also be joined by writers and creators Neo Edmund, Sara Richard, Sian Mandrake, Richard P. Clark, and Sean Sobczak, all of whom have helped create terrifying tales for Storm King Comics.
“New York Comic-Con has always, first and foremost, been about comics, and comics have always been about thrilling readers—and, in our case, making it impossible for them to go to bed at night,” King Carpenter said. “So we’re incredibly excited to create this comics-focused panel that addresses the challenges and excitement of creating stories and captivating readers.”
On Friday, October 13, King Carpenter will host a special hourlong exploration of the origins, impact, and future of Storm King Comics in celebration of the publishing house’s 10th anniversary. “10 Years of Chills, Thrills and Kills: Storm King Comics” will be held at noon in Room 406.2, where she’ll also share insight into her work with longtime partner and iconic horror director John Carpenter and showcase how Storm King has expanded into science fiction and children’s books, and bring exclusive news about the next 10 years, while joined by surprise guests in a panel that will be a highlight of the weekend for any lover of comics, horror and the macabre.
In addition to both panels, which Storm King’s Wynter Mitchell hosts, King Carpenter will appear at the Storm King Comics booth (#3461) six times throughout the weekend:
Thursday, October 12
- 2 p.m., joined by Cat Staggs, Amanda Deibert, Dennis Calero, Neo Edmund, Sara Richard, Sian Mandrake, Richard P. Clark, Janice Chiang, and Sean Sobczak
- 5 p.m., joined by Neo Edmund, Richard P. Clark, Janice Chiang, and Sean Sobczak
Friday, October 13
- 2:30 p.m., joined by Frank Tieri, Amanda Deibert, Neo Edmund, Dennis Calero, Richard P. Clark, Janice Chiang, Jack Mandrake and Sean Sobczak
- 5 p.m., joined by Neo Edmund, Richard P. Clark, Janice Chiang, Jack Mandrake, and Sean Sobczak
Saturday, October 14
- 1 p.m., joined by Cat Staggs, Amanda Deibert, Andrea Mutti, Neo Edmund, Richard P. Clark, Janice Chiang, and Sean Sobczak
- 5 p.m., joined by Neo Edmund, Richard P. Clark, Janice Chiang, and Sean Sobczak
Sunday, October 15
- 11 a.m., joined by Cat Staggs, Amanda Deibert, Neo Edmund, Richard P. Clark, Janice Chiang, and Sean Sobcak
