Comics Stage
The Comics Area stage program features interviews, panel discussions, live drawing sessions, and drawing battles. On stage, stories, characters, and art come to life right before your eyes — don’t miss this celebration for comic book fans!
Saturday 16.5.2026
| SCHEDULE | PROGRAM | MODERATOR |
| 10:30-11:00 | Live Drawing: Harley Queen & The Joker / Amanda Conner | Hannu Kesola |
| 11:15-11:45 | Do you want to work for Marvel?/ Mark Panissia | Mark Paniccia |
| 12:00-12:45 | How to create a script, from concept to final version / Paul Jenkins | Jermaince McLaughlin |
| 13:00-13:30 | Arctic Live Drawing Battle / Ilpo Koskela & S. Haltijakäpälä | Hannu Kesola |
| 13:40-14:10 | The great Finnish Comic Book Publisher Panel / Urpu Strellman & Mikael Ahlström & Petteri Oja & Jouko Ruokosenmäki & Antti Valkama | Hannu Kesola |
| 14:15-15:00 | Our vocation is to tell stories / Kevin Nowlan & Yanick Paquiette & Lee Bermejo | David Macho |
| 15:15-15:45 | Live Drawing: Warriors & Wonder Woman & Conan / Cary Nord | Hannu Kesola |
| 16:00-16:45 | What was Marvel Knights and what it meant for Marvel? / Jimmy Palmiotti | Paul Jenkins |
| 17:00-17:45 | Live Drawing Battle: Vampires / Yanick Paquette & Amanda Conner | Hannu Kesola |
| 18:00-18:45 | Highlights of the day – Sarjismiehet Podcast | Hannu Kesola |
Sunday 17.5.2026
| SCHEDULE | PROGRAM | MODERATOR |
| 10:30-11:00 | Live Drawing: He-Man & The Masters Of the Universe / Lee Bermejo | Hannu Kesola |
| 11:15-11:45 | You could be an artist at DC Comics, Batman Group Editor will explain you how! / Rob Levin | Rob Levin |
| 12:00-12:45 | Spider-Man & Superman cookbooks / Jermaine McLaughlin | Jermaine McLaughlin |
| 13:00-13:30 | Live Drawing / Petteri Tikkanen | Hannu Kesola |
| 13:40-14:10 | Finnish Comic Fantasy / Petri Hiltunen & Tiia Salmelin & Tuoni Myllylä | Hannu Kesola |
| 14:15-15:00 | Live Drawing Battle: Dr. Strange & Dr. Fate / Kevin Nowlan & Yanick Paquette | Lee Bermejo |
| 15:15-16:00 | How Heroes make us want to be better / Mark Paniccia & Rob Levin | David Macho |
| 16:15-17:00 | 4-handed Drawing: Daredevil / Cary Nord & Jimmy Palmiotti | Jermaine McLaughlin |
| 17:10-17:40 | Highlights of the day – Sarjismiehet Podcast | Hannu Kesola |