the Apostle, New York City) September 26–27: Small Press Expo (Holiday Inn Select, Bethesda, Maryland) October 9–10: Festival of Cartoon Art (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) — 6th edition October 10: Big Apple Comic Con II (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City) October 10–11: Motor City Comic Con II (Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Michigan) October 17–18: SuperCon III (Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California) November 13–15: The Graphic Novel: a 20th Anniversary Conference on an Emerging Literary and Artistic Medium (the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts) — program book features a brief essay by Will Eisner, "Twentieth Anniversary Reflections on A Contract with God" November 13–14: Big Apple Comic Con III (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City) November 28–29: Mid-Ohio Con (Adam's Mark Hotel, Columbus, Ohio) — guests include "Trilogy Tour" II members Jeff Smith, Charles Vess, Linda Medley, Mark Crilley, Jill Thompson, and Stan Sakai First issues by title Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl References