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DC Villains Meetup: Meetup for villains in the
DC Universe When: Sun, 2:00–2:30PM Room:
North 126C Costuming Meetups area 1
DC vs Marvel Meetup: DC or Marvel?
Heroes of Villains? Who wins the day? Come find
out at this open mashup meetup! When: Thu,
6:00–8:00PM Room: North 126C Costuming
Meetups area 2
DC’s Cyber Sirens: a cosplay/comic book
collaboration: Some of your favorite DC
Comics characters come to life in Cyperpunk
style. Come meet the creators behind the Cyber
Sirens Cosplay and the cosplayers wearing their
creations. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 121B
Dead Right Horror Trivia Night: The Dead
Right Horror Trivia Night team are bringing
their popular Los Angeles monthly horror
trivia to Phoenix Comicon. A game that’s
sure to test even the biggest horror fans!
Panelists: Blumhouse - Rebekah McKendry
When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 129B
Deadpool Beauty and Talent Pageant!
18+: Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the
fairest Deadpool of them all? Come and see
who becomes the title holder of most beautiful
Deadpool at Phoenix Comicon 2016! Must be
18+ to attend! Panelists: Phoenix Comicon
Staff When: Thu, 8:00–11:00PM Room: West
212ABC Stage Shows
Deadpool 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.
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Thu, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 121A
Defending Batman vs. Superman: Only
in America could a film that grosses hundreds
of millions of dollars be considered a failure.
Panelists discuss the influences of Batman vs.
Superman and what the historical precedence
is for their heroes rivalry. Panelists: Phoenix
Comicon Staff When: Thu, 6:00–7:00PM Room:
North 121A
Deisel/Cyberpunk Meetup: Welcome all
Deisel and Cyberpunk enthusiasts! When: Sat,
11:00–11:30AM Room: North 126C Costuming
Meetups area 2
Del Rey Publisher Spotlight: Panelists:
Pierce Brown, Kevin Hearne, Jason Hough,
Alexandra Oliva, Scott Sigler, Michael J.
Sullivan When: Fri, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North
128B
Del-Rey Superfight: Superfight! Three
authors enter, one author leaves. Join Del
Rey in our new favorite gaming tradition!
Panelists: Kevin Hearne, Michael J. Sullivan,
Pierce Brown, Scott Sigler When: Fri, 4:30–
5:30PM Room: North 129A
Delicious Creepypasta: Would you like to
hear a scary story? Come join us for some of
the best creepypasta we know, and maybe even
share your own stories. I hope you’re not afraid
of the dark! When: Sat, 10:30–11:30PM Room:
North 224A
Digital Color for Comics: Learn about the
creative art of comic book coloring as Hi-Fi’s
Brian Miller (Batman vs Superman) and Kristy
Miller (SpongeBob Squarepants) demonstrate
the step-by-step transformation of a comic
book page from black and white to full color.
Panelists: Hi-Fi Colour Designs
When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 121B
Directing Workshop With Kevin R. Phipps
(Film School): Kevin R. Phipps is a director
Grief, Thicker Than Water and Friday the 13th
Part 3: The Memoriam Documentary. He is also a
trained Meisner Acting Coach/Trainer. Come and
learn about directing from an actor’s director.
Panelists: Kevin R. Phipps (2 professionals)
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room: West 102C
Disabilities and comic book heroes:
Through weakness he was made strong:
Join panelists in an interactive discussion of the
history of heroes with disabilities, how current
technology has made comics more accessible,
and how creators use disabilities in comic
projects. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room: North 121A
Disappointing Anime and Adaptations:
Come discuss some terrible, disappointing
anime, and maybe even discuss how they
could have turned out! Panelists: Dowase
Entertainment (4 panelists) When: Sun, 10:30–
11:30AM Room: North 224A
Discworld Technomancy: Join us as we
discuss various technologies of Discworld and
their Roundworld counterparts. We will drag
Phoenix Comicon kicking and screaming into
the Century of the Anchovy! Panelists: Dani
Carvalho, Ed Vasko, Hal Bass, Janina Naude,
Karen Collins When: Sat, 10:30–11:30AM Room:
North 231BC
Diversity Lounge: Welcome to all, the
Diversity Lounge is a place to relax, a place to
meet up with friends, a place to find information
about issues surrounding women, LGBTQIA+,
people of color and disabled people in geek
culture. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff,
Phoenix Gaymers, Phoenix Pride
When: Thu, 3:00–8:00PM Room: North 225AB
Diversity Lounge
When: Fri, 10:00–9:00PM Room: North 225AB
Diversity Lounge
When: Sat, 10:00–9:00PM Room: North 225AB
Diversity Lounge
When: Sun, 10:00–5:00PM Room: North 225AB
Diversity Lounge
Diving into Corsets: Maker tips, Urban
Myths, and Legendary Looks: From making
your own, to buying a ready-made corset, these
ladies will share their knowledge and debunk
the myths as they share just how to get a great
corseted look! Panelists: Illeana Vega Herrera,
Madame Askew, Marjorie Kosky When: Sat,
6:00–7:00PM Room: West 104A
DIY Comics: Come see some the Arizona
masters of Do-It-Yourself comic projects,
Dennmann and Eric Mengel. Learn how to write,
draw and complete your comics on your own
Panelists: Damon Begay, Denny Riccelli, Eric
Mengel When: Fri, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North
121C
DIY Leather Wasteland Gas Mask
Workshop: In this workshop you will
have everything you need to make your own
custom Leather Gas Mask! Paid Event: 35
Panelists: Hannah Syfritt, Mike Syfritt
When: Sat, 1:30–4:00PM Room: West 104B
Do the Bustle: Learn more about the bustle,
how and why they came into being. Our panel
will discuss from the basic dainty bump to the
full elaborate cage, and what goes into making
one. Panelists: Katherine Stewart, Kyla Kahn,
Madame Askew When: Fri, 7:30–8:30PM Room:
West 104A
Do Vampires Really Suck?: Vampire-driven
fantasy has exploded onto the literary scene,
especially in young adult fiction. This panel
will explore some of the more notable vampiric
fantasy and hopefully answer the question: do
vampires really suck? Panelists: Blythe Feiring
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room: North 227A
Do You Even Podcast?: Ever want to start a
podcast but don’t know where to begin? Bandrew
Scott and Logan Naugle of Geeks Rising will
provide tips, tricks and answers to any other
questions you might have. Panelists: Logan
Naugle When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West
102C
Do you know Shounen Anime? (Jeopardy
Style): Test your knowledge against others on
classics such as Dragonball Z to contemporaries
like Attack on Titan to find out who is the
ULTIMATE Shounen master. Panelists: The
Critical D (4 panelists) When: Fri, 1:30–4:00PM
Room: North 224B
Dobutsu Lounge Presents Dobudex: Come
enjoy the late hours of Phoenix Comicon with
Dobutsu Lounge! Let us entertain you alluring
performances, challenging games and boozy
beverages for our 21+ guests! Paid Event: $15
Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Phoenix
Comicon Staff When: Sat, 9:00–1:00AM Room:
Hyatt Gilbert Room
Dobutsu Lounge Presents Smash Bunnys:
Come enjoy the late hours of Phoenix Comicon
with Dobutsu Lounge! Let us entertain you
on Friday night with our super smash themed
bunnies and Super Smash Tournament!
Paid Event: $15 Must be 18+ to attend!
When: Fri, 9:00–1:00AM Room: Hyatt Gilbert
Room
Doctor Strange: While not the most
wildly know comic book character, Benedict
Cumberbatch has brought a lot of attention
to Doctor Strange’s new movie counterpart.
Panelist discuss who Doctor Strange is and what
he could mean to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When: Thu,
1:30–2:30PM Room: North 121B
Doctor Who - A River Runs Through It:
What makes River Song a unique character in the
Doctor Who universe? A multifaceted look at Alex
Kingston’s character. Panelists: David Wendt,
Jackson Turner, Jeff Schwarz, Joel Turner,
Johnathan Poole, Natalie Poole When: Sat,
12:00–1:00PM Room: North 231BC
Doctor Who - The Moffat Era: With Steven
Moffat’s swan song season coming, join us to
relive and discuss some of the writer’s finest and
more troublesome moments, what these changes
meant for Doctor Who as a whole, and where
the show may be headed! Panelists: Allison
Simmerman, Catherine (ZAA Cosplay) Ayotte,
Dillon Burke, Marina Sharpe, Rys Holmes When:
Sat, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 232ABC
PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
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