Dark Shadows: Comp Series Vol. 01 HCMedia Release -- Hermes Press will present a special Dark Shadows panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 24, from 5-6:00 in Room 3. The panel will bring fans up-to-date on the much-anticipated Dark Shadows film starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.

The panel, Dark Shadows: The Classic Series, The Comic Books & The UpcomingFilm celebrates this ground-breaking TV show with a presentation discussing the past,present and future of the series. Join Jonathan Frid (vampire Barnabas Collins), who willmake a special appearance by video, Lara Parker (Angelique), Kathryn Leigh Scott (MaggieEvans/Josette), Jim Pierson (Dan Curtis Productions) and Daniel Herman (Publisher,Hermes Press, currently publishing the reprint of the Gold Key comics tie-in of the show ina graphic novel format which is being premiered at Comic-Con).

Before there was Twilight and True Blood, there was Dark Shadows!