San Diego Comic-Con 2021
July 23 - 25, 2021
Comic-Con at Home is happening again July 23–25—and the programming is FREE to watch online! We’re excited to present a panel for Comic-Con@Home, followed by a Q&A livestream on Zoom, on July 25.
Appearances
July 23 - 25, 2021
Comic-Con at Home is happening again July 23–25—and the programming is FREE to watch online! We’re excited to present a panel for Comic-Con@Home, followed by a Q&A livestream on Zoom, on July 25.
March 27, 2021
Portland, Oregon
Anina was on a panel discussing Friends of Lulu, an organization created in the 1990s to promote women readers and creators in comics, and Anina was one of the founders!
March 27, 2021
Portland, Oregon
Anina was on a panel about the under-appreciated craft of lettering comics and the art of visual storytelling. Part of the online programming for the HelioscopePDX Mini Con.
February 20, 2021
The World Wide Web
Do you love comics? Interested in writing your own? Join us on February 20, 2021, at 12pm PST, to learn about creating comics and graphic novels! This event is in…
July 22 - 26, 2020
Online
Comic-Con 2020 is cancelled, but they want to welcome you to Comic-Con at Home!
We are proud to present two online panels for Comic-Con.
May 9 - 10, 2020
The Internet!
We joined the fan, artist, and vendor communities for a unique online event. Our panel was called "Which Page To Turn." We explored how pop culture can provide a path to the "New Normal."
March 5 - 8, 2020
San Diego
We snuck in one convention for 2020 before the world changed, thankfully it was SDCF--our favorite show to attend. This one will become a particularly bright memory in an otherwise dark year.
July 18 - 21, 2019
San Diego, California
It’s the biggest convention of the year. We're nominated for an Eisner Award, the "Oscars" of comics, for our series AZTEC EMPIRE!
March 7 - 10, 2019
San Diego, California
We are so proud to be invited again to the San Diego Comic Fest! Check back here for a list of the panels that we'll be doing.
January 12, 2019
The Portland Japanese Garden
Paul was on a panel discussing manga, an event that was part of an international art exhibit which made its only U.S. venue the Portland Japanese Garden.
July 25, 2018
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
Anina is a panelist in an IMAX theatre. Her projected image gives new meaning to "Big Red Hair!"
March 2 - 5, 2017
Anina and Paul are on the panel “21st Century Pulp: Updating Classic Pulp Fiction for a New Audience” with Chris Roberson (The Shadow, Doc Savage), moderated by Rob Salkowitz (Forbes).
February 17 - 20, 2017
San Diego, CA
We’re delighted to be guests again at the San Diego Comic Fest (SDCF), which lives up to its billing as a “friendly, intimate comic con experience.” It’s the kind of show where you can attend panels and talk to comic book creators without having to stand in mile-long lines.
November 17, 2016
Portland, OR
Anina is on a panel discussion organized by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) as part of the Multnomah County Library's Staff Day 2016.
October 22, 2016
Portland, OR
Anina joins retailer Katie Proctor (Books With Pictures), artist Matthew Clark, and artist Alissa Sallah on a panel discussion of “Comics for Everyone.
September 26, 2016
Portland, OR
Increasingly, books by diverse authors or about diverse communities wind up on the list of most challenged titles. Comic book authors Jonathan Hill, Anina Bennett, and Tristan Tarwater discuss this trend and how greater inclusion means a stronger future for intellectual freedom.
August 14, 2016
Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon
We’re giving a special presentation at the Oregon Historical Society as part of its “Comic City, USA” exhibit, which focuses on cartoonists and animators in Oregon.
August 12 - 14, 2016
We’re on a panel called “Graphic Novels From the Inside Out” at the Willamette Writers Conference, moderated by screenwriter Randall Jahnson.
July 20 - 24, 2016
San Diego, CA
Anina appears at the Eisner Awards and on panels.
February 12 - 15, 2016
Anina and Paul are featured guests of SDCF, doing panels, and signing books at our table in the dealer’s room.
February 11, 2016
Anina and Paul are advising a group of gifted high school students at CCA’s Envision arts program on their graphic novel project Spirit Skies. We share our creative processes with them, provide guidance on making comic books, and give occasional feedback on their project.
July 8 - 12, 2015
Our last time tabling at San Diego Comic-Con, after 20 years! We’re also on panels, and Anina is presenting at the Eisner Awards.
October 17 - 19, 2014
Anina and Paul are guests of San Diego Comic Fest, doing panels, and signing books at our table in the dealers’ room.
October 16, 2014
Anina and Paul are advising a group of gifted high school students at Canyon Crest Academy’s Envision arts program on their graphic novel project Spirit Skies. We shared our creative processes with them in a presentation called “Creative Chaos.”
July 23 - 27, 2014
Anina and Paul are doing panels at San Diego Comic-Con and tabling in Artists’ Alley. Anina is also presenting at the Eisner Awards on Friday night.
September 21 - 22, 2013
We were guests of the second Rose City Comic Convention! For this show, a special calendar was created. Paul was asked to contribute.
July 17 - 21, 2013
Anina and Paul are doing panels at San Diego Comic-Con and tabling in Artists’ Alley. Anina is also appearing at the Eisner Awards on Friday night.
October 11 - 14, 2012
Our second of only two times when we had a table at this New York show.
September 8 - 9, 2012
Double Tree Portland
Anina and Paul were guests of the very first Rose City Comic Con! Location Double Tree Portland 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232 Time Saturday and Sunday, September 8-9, 2012.…
July 11 - 15, 2012
Anina and Paul are doing panels at San Diego Comic-Con and tabling in Artists’ Alley. Anina is also appearing at the Eisner Awards on Friday night.
April 1 - 30, 2012
Solo show of Paul’s images from our Frank Reade book. Anina and Paul also did a reading and slideshow for the First Thursday opening.
March 1 - 3, 2012
The “Powered by Fiction” exhibit premiered at the Emerge futurist conference, as a group show and joint presentation.
July 20 - 24, 2011
Anina and Paul are special guests at San Diego Comic-Con International, and are honored with a spotlight panel and Inkpot Awards!
July 21 - 25, 2010
We enter our second decade attending this famous show. No signs of slowing down!
October 2, 2009
Anina and Paul do a reading/performance from our new book Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, illustrated by slides of Paul’s artwork from the book.
July 22 - 26, 2009
This was the year our book was optioned by J. J. Abrams.
July 23 - 27, 2008
Panels and presentations, but no peddling. We didn't have a table this year, so we had extra fun!
January 1, 1990
We’re raiding our photo archives and gradually adding past appearances to our new website. Stay tuned!
It's the eighth annual San Diego Comic Fest! Held March 5-8, 2020. We are so proud to be invited again to the San Diego Comic Fest.