{"id":86,"date":"2012-03-19T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2012\/03\/19\/2012-world-horror-con-schedule\/"},"modified":"2014-12-14T18:44:12","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T18:44:12","slug":"2012-world-horror-con-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2012\/03\/19\/2012-world-horror-con-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 World Horror Con Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/mignolapicacio.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/mignolapicacio.jpg?w=680\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Left artwork:<\/span> Hellboy by Mike Mignola. Artwork \u00a9 Mike Mignola.<br><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Right artwork:<\/span> Sansa Stark and the Hound by John Picacio. Artwork \u00a9 John Picacio. Characters \u00a9 &amp; TM George R. R. Martin.)\n<p>The preliminary 2012 World Horror Convention <a href=\"http:\/\/whc2012.org\/programming.html\">programming schedule is here<\/a>, and wow \u2014 it is LOADED with goodness. Below is where you\u2019ll find me. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Thursday, March 29th:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* 6pm \/ Opening Ceremonies \u2014 I\u2019m a Special Guest of this year\u2019s World Horror Convention, along with Guests of Honor Sherrilyn Kenyon, Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, P.N. Elrod, Joe R. Lansdale, Robert McCammon, and more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Friday, March 30th:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* 12 noon \/ The Art of Mike Mignola \u2014 I\u2019ll be interviewing Mike and bringing along a slideshow of his artwork that I\u2019m assembling for the event. It\u2019ll be big, bold Mignola art with live commentary by Mike about the \u2018why\u2019s and \u2018how\u2019s of what he\u2019s created over the years. Should be a revealing look into one of the most influential minds in comics.<\/p>\n<p>* 8pm \/ Mass Autographing<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Saturday, March 31:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* 4pm \/ The Art of John Picacio \u2014 I\u2019ll be presenting a slideshow focusing on the making of my artwork for the 2012 George R. R. Martin \/ A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar; Michael Moorcock\u2019s Elric; and more.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Memo to all fans of George R. R. Martin and A Song of Ice and Fire \u2014 I will be world-premiering a very special new set of art surprises at this convention. WHC will be the first public place where these items will be available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* 6pm \/ Artists\u2019 Reception<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Sunday, April 1:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* 10am \/ The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly \u2014 Joe R. Lansdale, Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, P.N. Elrod and I discuss some of our favorite horror\/dark fantasy cover artwork, as well as some of our not-so favorite. Will be good times. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left artwork: Hellboy by Mike Mignola. Artwork \u00a9 Mike Mignola.Right artwork: Sansa Stark and the Hound by John Picacio. Artwork \u00a9 John Picacio. Characters \u00a9 &amp; TM George R. R. Martin.) The preliminary 2012 World Horror Convention programming schedule is here, and wow \u2014 it is LOADED with goodness. Below is where you\u2019ll find me. 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