With something like 112,000 attendees, Comic-Con International: San Diego is far and away the biggest explosion of pop culture in the United States. And with more than 100 authors in attendance this year--people like Dean Koontz, Ray Bradbury, Charlaine Harris, Stephenie Meyer, Jim Butcher, Kevin J. Anderson, and lots, lots more--it's becoming one of the biggest literary events in the country, focused on genre fiction.

I'll be there from the beginning to the bitter end. Here's my official schedule:

FRIDAY, JULY 25

1:00 pm Penguin/Mysterious Galaxy booth signing for Missing White Girl

Booth 1119

SATURDAY, JULY 26

1:30-2:30 Things that Go Bump Room 5AB

Authors discuss monsters and haunts: GOH Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box), GOH Max Brooks (World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide), Adrienne Barbeau (Vampyres of Hollywood), Chris Marie Green (Vampire Babylon novels), Jeffrey J. Mariotte (River Runs Red) and Natasha Rhodes (Dante's Girl).

Autographing in the Comic-Con Autograph Area to follow 2:30-3:30 Table AA1

SUNDAY, JULY 27

12:00-1:00 Pocket/Mysterious Galaxy booth signing for 30 Days of Night: Eternal Damnation
Booth 1119