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PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS 68 Art Contest for Youth: Come and compete against other aspiring artists for some fabulous prizes, and pick up some art tips and techniques along the way. This competition is moderated and judged by local artist Kevin Coultson. Comic artist, Patrick Scullin will also be on hand! . Panelists: Kevin Coulston, Patrick Scullin When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West 101ABC Bookmans Art Room Event Area Art of Star Wars: With so many comic book artists who have contributed to the Star Wars Universe, we discuss Star Wars with the people who helped create the comic books based on the series of films that we love so much. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Fri, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 121B Art of the Table: GMing Beyond the Basics: Want to start running RPGs for your gaming group but afraid of where to begin? Have an ongoing campaign that needs a shot of nitro to spice things up? Bring your questions to this panel as our expert GMs talk about how to make a good game into a great one! Panelists: Alan Venable, Ben Mandall, Bonnie Fasenfest, Gillian Frase, Jeff Fasenfest When: Sat, 9:00–10:00PM Room: West 213A Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Crafts, demonstrations and fun stuff for kids! Panelists: Jordan Angel, Julianne Bonsaver, Keda Clark, Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Thu, 12:00–7:00PM Room: West 101ABC Bookmans Art Room Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Various arts and crafts: Making crowns and helmets, origami, collages, puppets. Face painting and balloons at scheduled times throughout the day. Featured Artists: Lily Scribbles, Kevin Coulston Panelists: Alison Paul, Jordan Angel, Julianne Bonsaver, Keda Clark, Kevin Coulston, Marisa Dawson, Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Fri, 10:30–7:00PM Room: West 101ABC Bookmans Art Room Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Various arts and crafts: Origami, Circuit Boards, Games, Coloring Pages. Featured craft: Wands. Featured Artists: Kevin Coulston, Lily Scribbles. Panelists: Jordan Angel, Julianne Bonsaver, Keda Clark, Kevin Coulston, Marisa Dawson, Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Sat, 10:30–7:00PM Room: West 101ABC Bookmans Art Room Art Room - Crafts and Activities: Various arts and crafts: Origami, Circuit Boards, Games, Puppets, Coloring Pages, including activities for Toddlers. Art Contest today at noon! Featured Artists: Kevin Coulston, Patrick Scullin, and Mike Collins. Panelists: Jordan Angel, Julianne Bonsaver, Keda Clark, Marisa Dawson, Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Sun, 10:30–5:30PM Room: West 101ABC Bookmans Art Room Ask Hopes Peak Academy: We’re doing it again folks, the crew of Dangan Ronpa 1 and 2. Back again to answer all the questions you have, with some truth or dare involved. If you’re lucky, maybe, just *maybe* you’ll escape despair. Panelists: Rachel Whitney (7 panelists) When: Fri, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 224A Ask the Avatar Gaang!: Join characters from the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and ask them whatever you’d like! Panelists: Knights of the Con Table (5 panelists) When: Fri, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 222AB 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 share their knowledge and answer your costuming questions. Panelists: Icy, Johnna Buttrick, Madame Askew When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West 104A Astrobiology of the Star Wars Universe - Biomechanics, Ecology and Evolution: The Star Wars Universe is vast and complex, but how much of it is science fact and not science fiction? Panelists: Aireona Bonnie Raschke, Jackie Monkiewicz, Jake Gonzales, Karen Knierman, Parker Castleberry When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 227BC Attack on Titan Costume Meetup: Attack on Titan meetup! When: Fri, 3:00–3:30PM Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 2 When: Sun, 11:30–12:00PM Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 2 Author Batsu with Sam Sykes: Join your favorite authors for Phoenix Comicon’s 3rd Annual Batsu game. Authors will play a Russian Roulette style game and hope to survive another year. Panelists: Alyssa Wong, Jason Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Pierce Brown, Sam Sykes, Scott Sigler When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 129A Avatar: Beyond the Last Airbender: For over 10 years, the Avatar world has been built upon with comics, interviews, and a new series, each one opening up more to this rich and expansive setting. Come join us and explore the rich world created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, and expanded on by Gene Leun Yang. Panelists: Anime Parliament (4 panelists) When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 222AB Avengers Meetup: Calling all you Avenger types! The Con is in trouble, come save the day! Panelists: Karl Brevik When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 2 Awesomely Awful: Attack of the ‘90s: Back by popular demand! The ‘80s were bad but the ‘90s knew they had to be even worse. Party like it’s 1999 with the Awesomely Awfuls with a fourth year of the most awesomely awful movies and TV shows from the decade of Blockbuster and dialup! Panelists: Elizabeth Manning, Hal C F Astell, Jim Miller, Michael Flanders When: Sat, 6:00–7:00PM Room: North 227A Awesomely Awful: The ‘80s Strike Back: The ‘80s were awful but often awesomely so and the Awesomely Awfuls return for a fourth year of guilty movie and TV show pleasures from the decade of boomboxes and Rubik’s cubes. I pity the fool who doesn’t come to this panel! Panelists: Elizabeth Manning, Hal C F Astell, Jim Miller, Michael Flanders When: Fri, 9:00–10:00PM Room: North 226BC Awesomely Bitchin’: The Underrated ‘80s and ‘90s: You loved our picks last year for the most awesomely bitchin movies of the 80s and 90s and asked us back for more. So here we are with some more of the most underrated and overlooked gems from two decades of film. Panelists: Elizabeth Manning, Hal C F Astell, Jim Miller, Michael Flanders When: Sun, 12:00– 1:00PM Room: North 226A AZ Roller Derby Demonstration: The Arizona Roller Derby girls might not be a someone you might want to pick a figtht with. But why not come see them battle their way to victory in a demo match at Phoenix Comicon! These girls skate to June 2-5, 2016 • Phoenixcomicon.com • Phoenix Convention Center win and aren’t afraid to savagely beat each other to do it! Panelists: AZ Roller Derby When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: Third Street Performance Area Bartitsu, The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes: Come learn the basic techniques of the Gentlemen’s walking stick as a weapon of self-defense. Also included in this panel will be the umbrella and parasol, a must for the Ladies! Panelists: Dirk Folmer When: Fri, 11:30–12:30PM Room: West 212ABC Stage Shows Basics of Foam Armor: You’ve seen all the fantastic costumes on the convention floor and wondered how you can get started. Here is an easy method which anyone can do. Panelists: Aaron Englebeck, Gary Griggs When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 124A Batman vs. Superman Sketchoff: Comic book artists contribute their talents to create sketches while you watch. Sketches will be auctioned off for a donation to the Kids Need to Read Charity. Decide whether Batman or Superman wins with your bids. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 121C Batman/Superman Meetup: Batman and Superman meetup! No holding Alfred hostage and Kryponite is to be left at the door, please! When: Fri, 12:30–1:00PM Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 1 Battlestar Galactica: Life Here Began Out There: How much BSG can we fit in one Frakking hour? Come and see. Toasters and Skin Jobs welcome! Panelists: Battlestar Galactica - Life Here Began Out There, Callan Smith, Erica Connell, Faith Willman, Mack Duncan When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 231BC Be a Predator: This panel will highlight how to plan out, budget and begin construction on a Predator Costume. Different build techniques will be discussed, visual aids will be displayed and explained! Panelists: Kurt Colin, Quinn Lindemood, Shawn Lindemood, Tim VanDenover When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 126A Beer with Comic Creatives: Have you been suffering in costume all day? Well you deserve to come and relax and enjoy an adult beverage. Hang out with other cosplayers to discuss tips, tricks, pains, and wounds in the Phoenix Comicon Beer Garden! Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Fri, 8:00–9:30PM Room: Adams Street Beer Garden Beer with Scientists: Come join our science panelist and enjoy a nice cold PHXCC beer. Ask our guest about all those burning science questions you have. Or if you just want to see what a scientist looks like in real life you’re welcome to join in the fun. When: Sat, 7:30–8:30PM Room: Adams Street Beer Garden Best and Worst Anime of Recent: There’s been a lot of good anime in the last year. There’s also been a lot of garbage. Join us for our best and worst picks from Summer 2015 to current! Panelists: The Critical D (4 panelists) When: Thu, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 223 Best Practices in Pop Culture Arts Integration in the Classroom: Best Practices in Pop Culture Arts Integration in the Classroom When: Thu, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 230
Better Fed than Dead: How to survive after an apocalypse: Your guide to basic survival needs in a post-apocalyptic world! Panelists: Katherine Huxster, Kelly Young, Mario Mendez, Parker Castleberry, Robert Strausbaugh When: Fri, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 227BC Beyond Comic Books: Pop Culture Integration Techniques: Learn the arts integration methodology that the team at Pop Goes the Classroom uses to incorporate pop culture into any lesson. When: Thu, 3:00– 4:00PM Room: North 230 Beyond the Comics: Superheroes in Literature: With superheroes being more popular than ever, superhero fiction is on the rise. Or panelists discuss the next tall building for this genre to leap. Panelists: Adam Christopher, Lexie Dunne, Ryan Dalton, Weston Ochse When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 128A Bigger Isn’t Better: A Short Fiction Panel: Fantasy has made an art of the “door stopper” but is bigger truly better? Our authors discuss the new found popularity of short fiction and the challenges that lie with in. Panelists: Joseph Nassise, Michael J Sullivan, Beth Cato, Jamie Wyman, Yvonne Navarro, and Gini Koch When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 128B Billie Piper Spotlight: Q&A with Billie Piper; Rose Tyler from Doctor Who and star of Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Penny Dreadful. Panelists: Billie Piper When: Sat, 12:00-1:00PM Room: West 301BCD Bio-Base 5 One Hour Escape Event: This Arctic Base has been contaminated, and is at risk of causing a world wide epidemic! The cure is hidden in the base, but in order to find it you and your crew must enter the base, exposing yourself to this deadly disease will cause death unless you can find the cure! Paid Event: $30 Panelists: Mystery Escape Room Room: North 132BC *See page 35 of this guide for schedule. Bioskeletons, Neurotransmitters, Synethesia: Medical Science in Sci-Fi: Geeky Giving, a SFF anthology program to raise funds for Barrow Neurological Institute will discuss science, fiction, real-life inspiration, and the future of medicine in science fiction. When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 127C Black Panther: As one of the break out characters from Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther has gotten a lot of attention. Panelists talk about the latest incarnation of Black Panther as well as the history of Black Panther. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Thu, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 121C Black Widow/Hawkeye/Spiderman Meetup: Black Widow, Hawkeye and Spiderman meetup! When: Sat, 1:00–1:30PM Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 1 Blood Bound Books Presents: Horror Publishing and Beyond: A panel for authors, actors & directors, fans, and anyone who wants to be a part of the horror business! Panelists: Marc Ciccarone When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 132A Blue Ribbon Army Presents: One Party to Rule Them All: Party in fantasy themed ballroom with special drinks, music, dancing, and surprises. All proceeds benefit the Kids Need to Read charity! Paid Event: $20 Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Sat, 10:00–1:30AM Room: North 120 Seating and Events Board Games for our Youth: Love board games but not sure if your child can play? Join Gloryhound a Steve Jackson Games MIB and Professional Game Demonstrator as she discusses how to introduce board games to your children of 2 years old and up. Panelists: Kat Rider When: Sun, 2:00–3:00PM Room: West 213A Bob Morley Spotlight: Q&A with Bob Morley- Bellamy Blake from “The 100”! Panelists: Bob Morley When: Sun, 3:00-4:00PM Room: West 301BCD Boku no Flirting: Join us to find out the tips and tricks of getting senpai’s attention, preferably before you go full yandere! Panelists: Hermit Productions (2 panelists) When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 224B Books and Authors Kickoff- Featuring Arizona Authors: Panelists: Aprilynne Pike, Joseph Nassise, Ryan Dalton, Tom Leveen When: Thu, 6:00–7:00PM Room: North 128B Boomerang/Harley Quinn Meetup: Boomerang and Harley Quinns welcome! When: Fri, 12:00–12:30PM Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 2 Brighter Tomorrow: We’ve been through the apocalypse and worse. We’ve seen the rise of dystopians. But science fiction was once the language of optimism and futurism. Our panelists discuss whether we can go back to that era. Panelists: Alexandra Oliva, Jason Hough, Lexie Dunne, Patrick Hemstreet When: Sun, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 128A Brose Brothers’ Production’s Steam Hero Creation: The Brose Brothers’ crew invites convention guests to an all-inclusive step-by-step process of how they brought their Steam-powered Heroes to life. Panelists: Brose Brothers’ Productions (3 panelists) When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West 104B Brose Brothers’ Productions Steampunk Weaponry: In this panel they will show convention guests what steps the Brose Brothers’ Productions crew takes to create their one-of-a-kind prop weapons. Panelists: Brose Brothers’ Productions (3 panelists) When: Sat, 10:30–11:30AM Room: West 104B Buffy vs. the Big Bads - Villians of Sunnydale: Buffy The Vampire Slayer has endless sources of evil. Join us as we compare, defend, dismiss, and condemn both the loved and the despised Buffyverse villains. Panelists: Cara Beth, Christal Beauclaire, Todd Filek When: Fri, 6:00–7:00PM Room: North 227A Build a complete costume from head to toe with EVA foam: Learn how to build a complete costume out of EVA and craft foam. Panelists: Brian Ransom, Gabriel Espinosa, Gilbert Espinosa When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 124A Build a Robot with Sylvan Learning: Join Sylvan Learning as we guide young learners through building and programming an amazing, singing, dancing robot out of Legos. This activity is ideal for 1st - 5th graders, even if they have no previous robotics or programming experience! Space is limited. Panelists: Blythe Feiring, Sylvan Learning When: Thu, 4:30– 5:30PM Room: West 106ABC Activities Build a Robot with Sylvan Learning: Join Sylvan Learning as we guide young learners through building and programming an amazing, singing, dancing robot out of Legos! Panelists: Blythe Feiring, Sylvan Learning When: Fri, 6:00–7:00PM Room: West 106ABC Activities Build a Story With Ryan Dalton: Panelists: Austin Aslan, Ryan Dalton When: Fri, 4:30– 5:30PM Room: North 128B Building A Believable World: The Deets: Building a believable a world is more than just a good map, our panelist discuss the finer points of constructing a believable universe. Panelists: Michael Martinez, Dan Wells, Bradley Beaulieu, Brandon Sanderson, Victoria VE Schwabb, and Shannon Messenger When: Fri, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 129A Caitlin Glass Spotlight: Q&A with Caitlin Glass, known for work on Fullmetal Alchemist, Ouran High School Host Club, Attack on titan, Danganronpa, Tokyo ghoul and Free! Panelists: Caitlin Glass When: Fri, 12:00-1:00PM Room: North 221ABC Caity Lotz: Fans of the Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow know Caity as Sara Lance, the White Canary. Fans of AMC’s Mad Men will recognize her as Stephanie. Panelists: Caity Lotz When: Sat, 3:00-4:00PM Room: West 301BCD Cancer and Immortality: The Science of Captain Deadpool: Come see scientists discuss cancer, immortality, and limb regeneration! Chimichangas optional. Panelists: Alex Andre, Cindy Xu, Rajeshwar Nitiyanandan, Valerie Harris When: Sat, 10:30–11:30PM Room: North 227BC Captain America/Thor Meetup: Captain America and Thor meetup! When: Sat, 1:30–2:00PM Room: North 126C Costuming Meetups area 1 Captain America: Civil War: Not only is Civil War the blockbuster hit of the summer, but it debuts ahead of the release of the comic book sequel of the series that the inspired the movie. Panelists talk about the movie and series that inspired it as well as the differences in the two. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Thu, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 121A Car Show: Come see our 4th Annual Phoenix Comicon Car show! We have some amazing vehicles out on display. There are vehicles for everyone to enjoy, especially with new cars every day! When: Thu, 11:30–6:30PM Room: Third Street Car Show When: Fri, 10:00–7:00PM Room: Third Street Car Show Car Show - Jurassic Park and Ghostbusters: Come see our 4th Annual Phoenix Comicon Car show! We have some amazing vehicles out on display. There are vehicles for everyone to enjoy, especially with new cars every day! Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Sat, 10:00–7:00PM Room: Third Street Car Show PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS June 2-5, 2016 • Phoenixcomicon.com • Phoenix Convention Center 69
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