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Phoenix Comicon Film Festival Feature
- “Stealing Sunrise”: With its 80’s era
influenced soundtrack, montages, & authentic
relics, it is a trip down memory lane for any Gen
X moviegoer. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Sat, 11:30–1:30PM Room: West 102B
Phoenix Comicon Film Festival Feature -
“The Hunting of the Snark”: Based on Lewis
Carroll’s final poem, this is the story of a group
of strangers that come together to hunt the
mysterious Snark. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon
Staff When: Thu, 5:30–7:00PM Room: West
102A
Phoenix Comicon Film Festival Feature -
“The Next Great American Game”: Randall
Hoyt pitches his game, Turnpike, to publishers
as he candidly discusses his struggles with
being bipolar and the intersections of mania and
creativity. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Thu, 4:00–5:30PM Room: West 102A
Phoenix Comicon Film Festival Feature
- “The Open”: Three misfits, playing air
tennis in the middle of nowhere, strive to
dream – even though life is turning into a farce,
even though the world is coming to an end.
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Fri, 12:30–2:30PM Room: West 102A
Phoenix Comicon Film Festival Feature -
“The Thrill of the Kill”: A spunky Girl Scout
is caught up in a life and death struggle as a
contestant on a state sponsored TV series called
The Thrill of the Kill. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon
Staff When: Sat, 12:30–1:30PM Room: West
102A
Phoenix Comicon Film Festival Feature
and Short - “Dr. Cheapskate” and “A
splendid Affair”: Dr. Cheapskate – A
penny-pinching doctor whose friends force him
back in the dating game. A splendid Affair - A
woman hires a private investigator to spy on
her unfaithful husband. Panelists: Phoenix
Comicon Staff When: Fri, 11:30–1:30PM Room:
West 102B
Phoenix Comicon Film Festival Feature
Short - “Occupants” and “Kaijutsu”:
In ‘Occupants’, Annie and Neil embark on a
‘30 Days of Clean Living’ documentary with
unforeseen circumstances. In ‘Kaijutsu’, Captain
Stoege must defend his city from a giant monster
attack. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff When:
Thu, 7:00–9:00PM Room: West 102A
Phoenix Comicon Presents: Young
Scientists of Arizona: The four high
school winners of the AZ Science and
Engineering Fair’s Phoenix Comicon Award
of Excellence will present their research and
compete for a final award. Panelists: Aditya
Sidapara, Dhruv Iyer, Justin Zhu, Rebekah
Brubaker, Shreya Venkatesh When: Sat, 4:30–
5:30PM Room: North 128A
Phoenix Comicon Puppet Slam: What’s a
Puppet Slam? It’s your ticket to an amazeballs
time! (we can say amazeballs, yeah?) Join us
for an evening of puppetry for adults at the
Phoenix Comicon Puppet Slam, where you’ll
see quirky, edgy shows performed by quirky,
edgy puppeteers. Must be 18+ to attend!
Panelists: Great Arizona Puppet Theatre (4
panelists) When: Thu, 10:00–12:00AM Room:
North 120 Seating and Events
Phoenix Comicon Round Table: Do you
think you know all the best secrets and hidden
gems of Phoenix Comicon? Well come hang out
with other attendees and talk about your favorite
parts of the show, share your experiences, and
let us know what could be improved. Beer with
be available to help the conversation flow! Must
be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Phoenix Comicon
Staff When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: Adams
Street Beer Garden
Phoenix Comics-Con 2016: Come sit and
enjoy as comedians, who love Phoenix Comicon,
tell funny jokes. Must be 18+ to attend!
Panelists: August O’neal, Ben Lewis, Durrell
Johnson, Joseph Torres, Kingsley Amukamara
When: Fri, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 229AB
Phoenix Comics-Con 2016 Part II: Come
sit and enjoy as comedians, who love Phoenix
Comicon, tell funny jokes. Must be 18+
to attend! Panelists: Ben Lewis, Chelsea
Greenberg, Diego Garcia, Isom McGowan, Matt
Storrs, Roman Grisby When: Sat, 7:30–8:30PM
Room: North 229AB
Phoenix Lightsaber Academy for Kids:
Have your younglings learn the first form
of Lightsaber Combat, Shii-Cho, from the
teachers at Phoenix Lightsaber Academy.
Panelists: Phoenix Lightsaber Academy When:
Sat, 12:00–1:00PM Room: West 106ABC
Activities
Phoenix Ultimate Geek Smackdown
(PUGS) - Finals: In brightest day, in blackest
night, in a galaxy far, far away, the Geeks gather
to do battle. Who will survive, and what will be
left of them? Only one will stand undefeated
in the Phoenix Ultimate Geek Finals! Witness!
Panelists: Dannie Moriarty, Jeff Moriarty,
Jonathan Simon When: Fri, 7:30–8:30PM Room:
North 232ABC
Phoenix Ultimate Geek Smackdown
(PUGS) - Preliminary: Witness the
ridiculously entertaining carnage of the
qualifying round of The Phoenix Ultimate Geek
Smackdown (PUGS) as 16 fans square off in
heated debates on the silliest comicon related
topics we could come up with! Not to be missed!
Panelists: Dannie Moriarty, Jeff Moriarty,
Jonathan Simon When: Thu, 7:30–8:30PM
Room: North 232ABC
Pillowcase Project: The Pillowcase Project
is a fun safety project for children developed and
designed by The Red Cross. Attendees decorate
a pillowcase to take home. Panelists: The
American Red Cross (4 panelists)
When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: West 101ABC
Bookmans Art Room Event Area
Pirate Treasures: Stories and Creating
your Pirate Character: Hear a pirate story
and create a hat and sword to become your own
pirate character! Panelists: Jenn Czep, JJ Zbylski
When: Sat, 3:00–4:00PM Room: West 101ABC
Bookmans Art Room Event Area
Plato’s Patterns in Stormlight: Stormlight
Archives: Brandon Sanderson has created a
fantasy world rich in history, intrigue, and magic,
but it’s also steeped in Greek philosophical ideas.
In this panel discussion, we will investigate the
philosophical and literary roots of The Stormlight
Archives. Panelists: Ashleigh Feiring, Blythe
Feiring, Jen Senft When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM
Room: North 227A
Play Arizona: The State of the Arizona
Video Game Industry: With over 80 video
game developers and 14 higher-education
institutions offering programs, the mission of
Game Colab, & this panel, is to highlight and
promote the industry and opportunities for
funding!! Panelists: GameCoLab (5 panelists)
When: Thu, 7:00–8:00PM Room: West 213A
PLOT: Rule 34! The greatest rule of the
internet! Have a fandom? Interested in ruining
it? Allow us to help. Must be 18+ to attend!
Panelists: Time Squad B (5 panelists)
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30PM Room: North 224A
Poetry of Comics: Comics are a balance
of words and pictures. Comic book creator
discusses their poetic combination through the
history of comics. Panelists: Phoenix Comicon
Staff When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North
121B
Pop Culture Arts In Education: Using Pop
Culture to educate in the classroom. When: Thu,
12:00–1:00PM Room: North 230
Pop Culture Trivia: Join Priapella Corp as
we test your Pop Culture knowledge! Assemble a
team to bring or make new friends at the panel to
team up with and compete against other teams
for prizes. With visual, musical, and knowledge
rounds it’s sure to be an interesting competition!
Panelists: Priapella Corp (3 panelists)
When: Sat, 9:00–10:00PM Room: North 224A
Post-Apocalyptic Cosplay for your Car:
Apocalyptic Vehicle Creation - Need to know
how to survive in the Wastes when the the Mad
Max movies’ Apo-key-clipse happens? Need
to turn your ride into a Steel War Machine to
survive the end-times? Time to go crazy with a
thirst for guzzoline!!! Panelists: Engineers of the
Apocalypse: Wasteland Weekend Tribe & Special
Guest Bruce Boyd (5 panelists)
When: Sun, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 231BC
Post-Apocalyptic Obsession: Throw on your
shoulder pads and come learn about how the
post apocalypse has taken hold in our culture.
We will discuss movies, fiction, and realities
of end times, and what the End of Days postapocalyptic
pre-enactment organization is all
about. Panelists: End of Days (4 panelists)
When: Sat, 6:00–7:00PM Room: North 132A
Power Rangers VS Super Sentai: For
over 20 years Power Rangers has entertained
audiences across the country, but for 40 years
Super Sentai has inspired the imagination! Ever
wondered who would win in a fight? Tommy
or Burai? Troy or Captain Marvelous? Well all
your questions and more will be answered!
Panelists: AZ Power Rangers (4 panelists)
When: Fri, 10:30–11:30AM Room: North 224A
Power Up! ENGAGE! The Magic of
Transformation Scenes: The transformation
scene is a lovingly long honored tradition in
media! Join DollarsAZ as we talk about the
history of this popular trope! Panelists: Dollars
(2 panelists) When: Sun, 10:30–11:30AM Room:
North 224B
Practical Patinas: No magic required:
Learn practical patina techniques from
the Dragonforge Ironworks Master Smith.
Panelists: Amber Doig, DragonForge (2 panelists)
When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: North 124A
PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
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