Bud Plant: Fifty Years at the Center of Comics History
Thursday, July 23, 202611 AM – 12 PMSan Diego Convention Center — Room 4Comic-Con badge required
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Alex Grand (Understanding Superhero Comic Books) interviews Bud Plant (2026 Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame inductee; founder, Bud Plant Art Books) about his career, from the earliest comic book conventions and the birth of the direct market to independent comics such as Cerebus, Star Reach, and Elfquest. The discussion also covers Bud’s iconic catalogs, his lifelong passion for collecting comics and original art, and the sales of Comics & Comix in 1988 and Bud Plant Art Books in 2026.