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PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS<br />
68<br />
Art Contest for Youth: Come and compete<br />
against other aspiring artists for some fabulous<br />
prizes, and pick up some art tips and techniques<br />
along the way. This competition is moderated<br />
and judged by local artist Kevin Coultson. Comic<br />
artist, Patrick Scullin will also be on hand! .<br />
Panelists: Kevin Coulston, Patrick Scullin<br />
When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West 101ABC<br />
Bookmans Art Room Event Area<br />
Art of Star Wars: With so many comic book<br />
artists who have contributed to the Star Wars<br />
Universe, we discuss Star Wars with the people<br />
who helped create the comic books based<br />
on the series of films that we love so much.<br />
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff<br />
When: Fri, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 121B<br />
Art of the Table: GMing Beyond the Basics:<br />
Want to start running RPGs for your gaming group<br />
but afraid of where to begin? Have an ongoing<br />
campaign that needs a shot of nitro to spice<br />
things up? Bring your questions to this panel as<br />
our expert GMs talk about how to make a good<br />
game into a great one! Panelists: Alan Venable,<br />
Ben Mandall, Bonnie Fasenfest, Gillian Frase, Jeff<br />
Fasenfest When: Sat, 9:00–10:00PM Room: West<br />
213A<br />
Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Crafts,<br />
demonstrations and fun stuff for kids!<br />
Panelists: Jordan Angel, Julianne Bonsaver, Keda<br />
Clark, Phoenix Comicon Staff<br />
When: Thu, 12:00–7:00PM Room: West 101ABC<br />
Bookmans Art Room<br />
Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Various<br />
arts and crafts: Making crowns and helmets,<br />
origami, collages, puppets. Face painting and<br />
balloons at scheduled times throughout the day.<br />
Featured Artists: Lily Scribbles, Kevin Coulston<br />
Panelists: Alison Paul, Jordan Angel, Julianne<br />
Bonsaver, Keda Clark, Kevin Coulston, Marisa<br />
Dawson, Phoenix Comicon Staff<br />
When: Fri, 10:30–7:00PM Room: West 101ABC<br />
Bookmans Art Room<br />
Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Various<br />
arts and crafts: Origami, Circuit Boards,<br />
Games, Coloring Pages. Featured craft: Wands.<br />
Featured Artists: Kevin Coulston, Lily Scribbles.<br />
Panelists: Jordan Angel, Julianne Bonsaver, Keda<br />
Clark, Kevin Coulston, Marisa Dawson, Phoenix<br />
Comicon Staff When: Sat, 10:30–7:00PM Room:<br />
West 101ABC Bookmans Art Room<br />
Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Various<br />
arts and crafts: Origami, Circuit Boards, Games,<br />
Puppets, Coloring Pages, including activities for<br />
Toddlers. Art Contest today at noon! Featured<br />
Artists: Kevin Coulston, Patrick Scullin, and<br />
Mike Collins. Panelists: Jordan Angel, Julianne<br />
Bonsaver, Keda Clark, Marisa Dawson, Phoenix<br />
Comicon Staff When: Sun, 10:30–5:30PM Room:<br />
West 101ABC Bookmans Art Room<br />
Ask Hopes Peak Academy: We’re doing it<br />
again folks, the crew of Dangan Ronpa 1 and<br />
2. Back again to answer all the questions you<br />
have, with some truth or dare involved. If you’re<br />
lucky, maybe, just *maybe* you’ll escape despair.<br />
Panelists: Rachel Whitney (7 panelists)<br />
When: Fri, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 224A<br />
Ask the Avatar Gaang!: Join characters from<br />
the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and ask<br />
them whatever you’d like! Panelists: Knights of the<br />
Con Table (5 panelists) When: Fri, 3:00–4:00PM<br />
Room: North 222AB<br />
Ask the Ladies of Steampunk: Tips from<br />
the Tops: Get tips and advice from some of<br />
the best seamstresses of Steampunk. These<br />
talented ladies will share their knowledge and<br />
answer your costuming questions. Panelists: Icy,<br />
Johnna Buttrick, Madame Askew When: Sat,<br />
12:00–1:00PM Room: West 104A<br />
Astrobiology of the Star Wars Universe -<br />
Biomechanics, Ecology and Evolution: The<br />
Star Wars Universe is vast and complex, but how<br />
much of it is science fact and not science fiction?<br />
Panelists: Aireona Bonnie Raschke, Jackie<br />
Monkiewicz, Jake Gonzales, Karen Knierman,<br />
Parker Castleberry When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM<br />
Room: North 227BC<br />
Attack on Titan Costume Meetup: Attack<br />
on Titan meetup! When: Fri, 3:00–3:30PM Room:<br />
North 126C Costuming Meetups area 2<br />
When: Sun, 11:30–12:00PM Room: North 126C<br />
Costuming Meetups area 2<br />
Author Batsu with Sam Sykes: Join your<br />
favorite authors for Phoenix Comicon’s 3rd<br />
Annual Batsu game. Authors will play a Russian<br />
Roulette style game and hope to survive another<br />
year. Panelists: Alyssa Wong, Jason Hough,<br />
Mary Robinette Kowal, Pierce Brown, Sam Sykes,<br />
Scott Sigler<br />
When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 129A<br />
Avatar: Beyond the Last Airbender: For over<br />
10 years, the Avatar world has been built upon<br />
with comics, interviews, and a new series, each<br />
one opening up more to this rich and expansive<br />
setting. Come join us and explore the rich world<br />
created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante<br />
DiMartino, and expanded on by Gene Leun Yang.<br />
Panelists: Anime Parliament (4 panelists)<br />
When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 222AB<br />
Avengers Meetup: Calling all you Avenger<br />
types! The Con is in trouble, come save the day!<br />
Panelists: Karl Brevik When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM<br />
Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 2<br />
Awesomely Awful: Attack of the ‘90s: Back<br />
by popular demand! The ‘80s were bad but the<br />
‘90s knew they had to be even worse. Party like<br />
it’s 1999 with the Awesomely Awfuls with a fourth<br />
year of the most awesomely awful movies and TV<br />
shows from the decade of Blockbuster and dialup!<br />
Panelists: Elizabeth Manning, Hal C F Astell, Jim<br />
Miller, Michael Flanders When: Sat, 6:00–7:00PM<br />
Room: North 227A<br />
Awesomely Awful: The ‘80s Strike Back:<br />
The ‘80s were awful but often awesomely so<br />
and the Awesomely Awfuls return for a fourth<br />
year of guilty movie and TV show pleasures from<br />
the decade of boomboxes and Rubik’s cubes.<br />
I pity the fool who doesn’t come to this panel!<br />
Panelists: Elizabeth Manning, Hal C F Astell, Jim<br />
Miller, Michael Flanders When: Fri, 9:00–10:00PM<br />
Room: North 226BC<br />
Awesomely Bitchin’: The Underrated ‘80s<br />
and ‘90s: You loved our picks last year for<br />
the most awesomely bitchin movies of the 80s<br />
and 90s and asked us back for more. So here<br />
we are with some more of the most underrated<br />
and overlooked gems from two decades of film.<br />
Panelists: Elizabeth Manning, Hal C F Astell,<br />
Jim Miller, Michael Flanders When: Sun, 12:00–<br />
1:00PM Room: North 226A<br />
AZ Roller Derby Demonstration: The Arizona<br />
Roller Derby girls might not be a someone you<br />
might want to pick a figtht with. But why not come<br />
see them battle their way to victory in a demo<br />
match at Phoenix Comicon! These girls skate to<br />
June 2-5, 2016 • Phoenixcomicon.com • Phoenix Convention Center<br />
win and aren’t afraid to savagely beat each other<br />
to do it! Panelists: AZ Roller Derby<br />
When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: Third Street<br />
Performance Area<br />
Bartitsu, The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock<br />
Holmes: Come learn the basic techniques of<br />
the Gentlemen’s walking stick as a weapon of<br />
self-defense. Also included in this panel will be<br />
the umbrella and parasol, a must for the Ladies!<br />
Panelists: Dirk Folmer When: Fri, 11:30–12:30PM<br />
Room: West 212ABC Stage Shows<br />
Basics of Foam Armor: You’ve seen all<br />
the fantastic costumes on the convention<br />
floor and wondered how you can get started.<br />
Here is an easy method which anyone can do.<br />
Panelists: Aaron Englebeck, Gary Griggs<br />
When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 124A<br />
Batman vs. Superman Sketchoff:<br />
Comic book artists contribute their talents to<br />
create sketches while you watch. Sketches<br />
will be auctioned off for a donation to the<br />
Kids Need to Read Charity. Decide whether<br />
Batman or Superman wins with your bids.<br />
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff<br />
When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 121C<br />
Batman/Superman Meetup: Batman and<br />
Superman meetup! No holding Alfred hostage and<br />
Kryponite is to be left at the door, please!<br />
When: Fri, 12:30–1:00PM Room: North 126C<br />
Costuming Meetups area 1<br />
Battlestar Galactica: Life Here Began Out<br />
There: How much BSG can we fit in one<br />
Frakking hour? Come and see. Toasters and Skin<br />
Jobs welcome! Panelists: Battlestar Galactica<br />
- Life Here Began Out There, Callan Smith, Erica<br />
Connell, Faith Willman, Mack Duncan<br />
When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 231BC<br />
Be a Predator: This panel will highlight how<br />
to plan out, budget and begin construction on<br />
a Predator Costume. Different build techniques<br />
will be discussed, visual aids will be displayed<br />
and explained! Panelists: Kurt Colin, Quinn<br />
Lindemood, Shawn Lindemood, Tim VanDenover<br />
When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 126A<br />
Beer with Comic Creatives: Have you been<br />
suffering in costume all day? Well you deserve<br />
to come and relax and enjoy an adult beverage.<br />
Hang out with other cosplayers to discuss<br />
tips, tricks, pains, and wounds in the Phoenix<br />
Comicon Beer Garden! Must be 18+ to attend!<br />
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff<br />
When: Fri, 8:00–9:30PM Room: Adams Street<br />
Beer Garden<br />
Beer with Scientists: Come join our science<br />
panelist and enjoy a nice cold PHXCC beer.<br />
Ask our guest about all those burning science<br />
questions you have. Or if you just want to see<br />
what a scientist looks like in real life you’re<br />
welcome to join in the fun.<br />
When: Sat, 7:30–8:30PM Room: Adams Street<br />
Beer Garden<br />
Best and Worst Anime of Recent: There’s<br />
been a lot of good anime in the last year. There’s<br />
also been a lot of garbage. Join us for our best<br />
and worst picks from Summer 2015 to current!<br />
Panelists: The Critical D (4 panelists)<br />
When: Thu, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 223<br />
Best Practices in Pop Culture Arts<br />
Integration in the Classroom: Best Practices<br />
in Pop Culture Arts Integration in the Classroom<br />
When: Thu, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 230
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