Richard Kyle published the first graphic novel, Beyond Time and Again by George Metzger, as well as Graphic Story World and Argosy magazines. Mr. Kyle's publishing work and the future of graphic novels will be discussed by a panel of experts: Mike Royer (artist, writer, Jack Kirby's inker), Denis Kitchen (artist, writer, publisher, creator of Kitchen Sink Press), Ron Turner (writer, publisher, founder of Last Gasp), Jamie Coville (writer, comics historian), Phil Yeh (cartoonist, publisher of Uncle Jam), Greg Koudoulian (early SDCC film program contributor), David G. Brown (cartoonist, winner of the 2009 NAACP Image Award), and Maggie Thompson (writer, comics historian, co-editor of the Comics Buyer's Guide).
