Jim Butcher

We announced Jim’s schedule for San Diego Comic Con a few weeks ago, but here’s a reminder, with a couple tweaks!

San Diego Comic Con 2013
San Diego, CA
July 17-21

Thursday, July 18:

4-5pm: Individual Signing in the Autograph Area, Table AA07

Saturday, July 20:

10-11am: Urban Fantasy: Myth and Magic in the City, Room 7AB

Paris, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Tucson, and cities of our own imagination come to life when tales of myth and magic are blended with the urban landscape. These stories are collectively known as Urban Fantasy, and many of today’s popular authors are adding their otherworldly ingredients to the melting pots of modern (and not-so-modern) society. Join the panelists as they discuss the art of writing Urban Fantasy.

Panelists: Jim Butcher (Cold Days), Max Gladstone (Three Parts Dead), Kevin Hearne (The Iron Druid Chronicles), Richard Kadrey (Kill City Blues), Marlene Perez (Strange Fates), Liesel Schwarz (A Conspiracy of Alchemists). Moderator: Diana Gill, Executive Editor, Harper Voyager US

11:30 AM—12:30 PM: Group Autographing Session in the Autograph Area, Table AA09.

Issue #5 of Dynamite’s Dresden Files: Ghoul, Goblin comic book arrived this past week!

Squee of all squees! We can now announce that Jim will return to San Diego Comic Con this year!

San Diego Comic Con 2013
San Diego, CA
July 17-21
http://www.comic-con.org/cci

Jim’s schedule:

Urban Fantasy
July 20th, 10-11am; Room 7AB
1. Kevin Hearne, THE IRON DRUID CHRONICLES (Random House/Del Rey)
2. Marlene Perez, STRANGE FATES (Hachette Book Group/Orbit Books)
3. Max Gladston, THREE PARTS DEAD (Tor)
4. Richard Kadrey, KILL CITY BLUES (HarperCollins/Harper Voyager)
5. Liesel Schwarz, A CONSPIRACY OF ALCHEMISTS (Random House/Del Rey)
6. Jim Butcher, THE DRESDEN FILES (Ace/Roc)
MODERATOR: Colleen Lindsay

Jim’s signing is tentatively scheduled for table AA07 in the main autograph area/Sails Pavilion on Thursday, July 18 at 4pm, but this may be subject to change. We’ll let you know the final time/location closer to the event.

You can view the complete list of Jim’s 2013 appearances here.

We hope to see you there!

Last night, we let you know about Pat Rothfuss and Albino Dragon’s Name of the Wind playing card deck Kickstarter, which featured Jim Butcher modeling as the villainous Ambrose Jakis as their $150K stretch goal. When we posted just before midnight PST, they had about $20K to go. Twelve hours later, they just passed $175! Jim had better practice his Blue Steel and study up on being really, really, really ridiculously good looking, because he’s going to be a model!

Also, we have another con appearance to announce. Fans in and around Baltimore can meet Jim at FaerieCon East, November 8th-10th.

Now in it’s sixth year, FaerieCon East remains the largest gathering of faerie artists and authors in the world. And this year, we are making a number of changes and and additions to make your FaerieCon experience even more fun, informative and inspiring. The FaerieCon universe continues to expand to embrace fantasy, steampunk, goth, metaphysics and many other genres who enjoy sharing their diverse interests and passions throughout the weekend.

Learn more about the event at FaerieCon.com.

You can see a full list of Jim’s 2013 convention appearances here. Well, full list minus one. We’re just waiting on the go-ahead for one more convention before posting about it.

Fans of Jim Butcher and Pat Rothfuss will cackle with delight at the latest stretch goal in the Name of the Wind Playing Cards Kickstarter! At $150K (they just passed $130K), Jim will model for artist Shane Tyree as Kvothe’s nemesis, the arrogant, vindictive Ambrose Jakis. Order a card set, an art print, poker chips, or more and help push Pat, Jim, and Albino Dragon publishing towards this hilarious and magnificently evil goal!

Edit: Holy cats! Fans raised FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS overnight! Jim had better practice his Blue Steel, because he’s going to be a model!