Alex Irvine, author of The "Supernatural" Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons, and Ghouls and the upcoming Supernatural: John Winchester's Journal, will attend "The Making of the Vertigo Encyclopedia" panel at the San Diego Comic Con 2008, to take place on Thursday, July 24, 5:00-6:00.
"5:00-6:00 The Making of the Vertigo Encyclopedia—Dig into the wealth of information DC Comics, Vertigo, and DK Publishing have and find out how a comic book imprint’s encyclopedia is created, from getting the material to organizing it and putting it out on the shelves. Get the down and dirty info from Karen Berger (senior VP/executive editor—Vertigo), Alastair Dougall (senior editor—DK Publishing), and Alex Irvine (author), and watch the world premiere of the documentary The Making of the Vertigo Encyclopedia. Room 2"
Source: San Diego Comic Con 2008.