Phoenix Comicon 2015 Program Guide

PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
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Ask the Creepypastas! Are you a fan of
Creepypasta? Have you always wanted to ask
Ticci-Toby, Clockwork, Jeff the Killer, Pokemon
Ghost Black, and/or Eyeless Jack questions
about their free time? This is the panel for you!
Panelists: Ask the CreepyPastas!, Eric Torres,
Keisha Brown, Kyla McDonald, Vincent Michael
DeLaRosa When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: West
213B
Ask The Heroes of Olympus Meet and pose
questions to your favorite band of Greek and
Roman Demigods from Rick Riordan’s bestselling
book series Percy Jackson, and The Heroes of
Olympus. Hosted by none other than Annabeth
Chase, Daughter of Athena, Goddess of wisdom.
Panelists: Scourge Sisters , The Heroes of
Olympus When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: West
102A
Ask the Ladies of Steampunk: Tips from
the Tops Get tips and advice from some of the
best seamstresses of Steampunk. These talented
ladies will be happy to share their knowledge
with you. Panelists: Illeana Vega Herrera, Johnna
Buttrick, Madame Askew When: Fri, 5:30–
6:30PM Room: Renaissance Salon 3-4
Ask-a-Dancestor, A Homestuck Panel
The Homestuck Alpha Trolls are here to ask any
questions you may have. Bring your curiosity and
Homestuck passion to our in-character cosplay
Q&A! Panelists: Catanova Cosplay (4 panelists)
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room: North 224
ASU Quidditch! Calling all witches and
wizards! Come watch the Sun Devil Quidditch
team and all the chasers, beaters, keepers, and
seekers in the exhibition game. Afterwards they
will answer all your questions about how you too
can play! www.asuquidditch.com Panelists: ASU
Sun Devil Quidditch (37 panelists) When: Sun,
12:00–1:00PM Room: Youth Activities - West
106
At the Movies — Free Stuff! A favorite
Phoenix Comicon panel where you’ll get a sneak
peak at trailers for exciting upcoming movies.
After the trailers, we’ll hold a FREE raffle for
movie promotional material (T-shirts, baseball
caps, special posters and whatever else the
studios have sent us). Panelists: Len Berger,
Mark Boniece When: Sun, 1:30–2:30PM Room:
North 231
At Your Service Maid Cafe Join At Your
Service Maid Cafe and relax, let them entertain
and serve you. Con can be exhausting so why
not let them help recover with food and drink, as
well as their world renown entertainment! Paid
Event: $10 Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM, 1:30–2:30PM Room:
Renaissance Salon 5-8
Attack on Titan Ask Panel Have you ever
wondered what your favorite Titan killers do in
their spare time? Or maybe you’ve considered
joining the Survey Corps yourself? Ask your
favorite members of the Survey Corps all the
questions you’ve ever wanted to know the
answer to! Panelists: Scissors and Tape (3
panelists) When: Thu, 6:00–7:00PM Room:
North 222
Attacking the 9 Senses Out-of-the-box
ideas on describing people, places, things, and
even feelings or sensations while using our nine
senses. Yep - nine! Panelists: Tom Leveen When:
Fri, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 126A
Author Batsu with Sam Sykes Our hapless
authors join Sam Sykes for another batsu game!
(Batsu: the Japanese word for “punishment,”)
Each panelists is charged with performing a
task under pressure. If they fail, they will be
subjected to a “horrible” punishment. Sounds
fun! Right? Panelists: Cherie Priest, Delilah
S. Dawson, Myke Cole, Peter V. Brett, Pierce
Brown, Scott Sigler When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM
Room: North 124
AZ Avengers present The Danger Room -
Superhero Obstacle Course Train to be
an Avenger or X-Men by racing through the
Danger Room Superhero Obstacle Course. Each
obstacle will feature some of your favorite
Marvel heroes like Black Widow and Spider-
Man. Put all your skills to the test and see if
you have what it takes to be one of Arizona’s
mightiest heroes! Panelists: Arizona Avengers
When: Sun, 1:30–2:30PM Room: Youth
Activities - West 106
AZRD Derby Bout Don’t let the fishnets
fool you; the AZRD bout features real women
athletes playing this high-octane sport.
Celebrating 12 seasons as the world’s secondoldest
flat track derby league and with 85
skaters, it’s one of the largest in the Valley.
Panelists: AZ Roller Derby When: Sat, 11:00–
12:00PM Room: Third Street Activities
Back to the Future: Adventures in a
DeLorean Time Machine Join professional
time travelers Terry and Oliver Holler as they
take you BACK through their incredible journey
to find one’s Density, then inspire you forward
into the FUTURE! Panelists: Oliver Holler, Terry
Holler When: Fri, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North
231
Back to the Present? A Comparative
on The Future Promised By Back to The
Future Join our panelists as they discuss a
future promised by Back to The Future 2 and
how our current technological status compares.
Panelists: Buddy Perkins, Sean Mushro When:
Sun, 10:30–11:30AM Room: North 226
Bad Boys Costume Meetup and
Photoshoot Because every loves a Bad Boy.
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Sat,
3:30–5:00PM Room: Costuming Meetups area 1
Bad Movie Science Survivor Outbreaks!
Earthquakes! Volcanoes! Asteroids! Nukes!
Movie characters have survived countless
calamities. But what would have happened to
them really?? Join us in an exciting gameshow
and see if you can do better than these
characters would have done. Panelists: Amber
Doig, Christopher Bilinski, John Cornelius,
Johna Hutira, Penny Dechant When: Fri, 1:30–
2:30PM Room: North 232
Banana Gun Banana Gun’s sound is
described as bluesy, jammy, eclectic and jazzy.
Panelists: Banana Gun When: Sat, 3:00–
4:00PM Room: Third Street Stage
Battle of the Fandoms Have a fandom
that you think is the best? We understand, but
there are others who dare think their fandom is
better. Join us as we pit fandoms against each
other to see which will rule (or destroy) society!
Panelists: Destroyers of Purity (5 panelists)
When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 225
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Battlestar Galactica: “Save the Fleet”
Cylon Hunt! Attendees test their sleuthing
skills when President Roslin and Admiral Adama
inform the fleet that there is a Cylon in the
fleet. Attendees are assigned ships, a captain
is chosen, and the Cylon must be left behind or,
in 33 minutes, the next jump might be the last.
Panelists: Amy Shaw, Erica Connell, Jesse W
Canfield, Ryan Weeks When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM
Room: North 226
Be a Predator Join “The Desert Destroyers”
AZ Predator Clan to see how we transform into
the galaxy’s most feared hunters. We will show
you how to design, build, paint, and suit up.
We will cover everything from the most basic
of build cheap with recycled stuff, all the way
up to custom, p… Panelists: Art Paige Allen,
Berry Weston, Kurt Colin, Mike Arvizu, Shawn
Lindemood, Tim VanDenover When: Sat, 12:00–
1:30PM Room: North 128
Beast the Beast - Horror Trivia Battle! Do
you know a lot about Horror movies? Think you
have what it takes to defeat our Horror Trivia
Beast?! Then come up on stage to face off
against our beast and other competitors in the
most challenging of Horror Movie Trivia. Put
on your horror thinking caps, because this is a
competition! Panelists: Jason Alofs, Jeremiah
Wilkerson When: Fri, 3:00–4:00PM Room: West
213B
Beat The Bad Guy “Beat The Bad Guy”
is a contest where the hosts asks trivia
questions on pop culture in the voices of Cobra
Commander, Mum-ra, Destro, Skeletor and
many others. Come see if you can “Beat the Bad
Guy”. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When:
Fri, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 123
Behind Stop Motion Animated Movies
From the 1950s classics to modern day
films - Stop Motion Animation has created
some amazing visual stories. Join Industry
Professional Fon Davis as he shows us what
goes into making these fantastic films!
Panelists: Fon Davis When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM
Room: North 229
Behind the Scenes of the Phoenix
Comicon Fright House Meet the crew
behind the Fright House at Phoenix Comicon.
We’ll share what was different between 2014
and this year. Find out how we built the props
and setup the haunt in one day. Stick around
after the panel for the Open “Fright” House
guided tour. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Sun, 10:30–11:30AM Room: West 211
Best Practices in Pop Culture Use in
Drama Classrooms Join drama teachers
from the Scottsdale School District, Phoenix
Union School District, and Agua Fria School
District to discuss how pop culture can be
used to teach acting. When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM
Room: North 126C
Better than Accurate (was Pages to
Patterns) “Those Cosplay Nerds” is a
consulting group and business made up of 5
people, all credible in different areas of the
costuming world. We have hobbyists as well
as professionals who specialize in costuming,
makeup, photography, and more, our main
purpose being to provide tips, tricks, and fun
to a creative area with limitless possibilities.
Panelists: Alex Davis, Courtney Leigh Fishell,
Jessica Fishell, Matthew Hunt When: Sat,
12:00–1:00PM Room: North 129