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PANEL & EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
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Prepare your portfolio to impress a
comic book editor: Join professional comic
book editors in a discussion about putting your
best foot forward to begin or advance your
career in comics. Aspiring artists will get the
resources, techniques and tips to best prepare
their portfolio for a comic book editor review.
Panelists: Phoenix Comicon Staff
When: Fri, 12:00–1:00PM Room: North 121C
Private Eye 20 Minute Escape Experience
Go back in time to the 1920’s and solve the
mystery behind Page Turner’s death in this
classic “who done it!” Murder mystery! Paid
Event: $10 Panelists: Mystery Escape Room
Room: North 132BC *See page 35 of this guide
for schedule.
Producing a Webseries: Voyage Trekkers
(Film School): Join writer and director Nathan
Blackwell, creator of the web series Voyage
Trekkers, for tips and tricks of producing a web
series. From crowdfunding, writing insights,
practical production advice, to doing visual
effects on the cheap, and stretching every dollar
in your sad, meager budget. Panelists: Nathan
Blackwell When: Sat, 10:30–11:30AM Room:
West 102C
Professional Nerds: From Hobby to
Career: Are you ready to build an empire off
of your favorite hobby? Learn how these superenthusiasts
became industry professionals
and nerds for hire and let them help you start
your journey. Panelists: Bernie Bregman, Jason
Ybarra, Lady Ember Brennen Sparks, Miss
Chrissy Lynn, Paul Haldier Rydberg When: Fri,
4:30–5:30PM Room: North 124B
Professional Superhero Costuming for
Everyone with the Justice League Arizona:
Join Arizona’s premiere DC Costuming group
the Justice League Arizona to show potential
cosplayers that they CAN costume almost any dc
hero/heroine almost regardless of their height,
build, or age! Join the JLAz members as they
share stories, and encourage you to find the hero
inside yourself! Panelists: Dustin Dial, Justice
League Arizona, Kyle Rayner, Matthew Lacey
When: Sat, 1:30–2:30PM Room: North 124B
Props and Weapons, Supersize It!!!:
Demonstrating how to build oversized Props and
Weapons that are light weight and con friendly.
Panelists: Hannah Syfritt, Mike Syfritt
When: Fri, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 125AB
Props Thru 3D Printing: With 3D printing
becoming easier to obtain and getting cheaper
by the year we are seeing it work its way into
costuming. In this panel we will discuss the
types of printers available and what it takes to
make small props and costume pieces through
3D Printing. Panelists: Chris Ross, Hannah
Syfritt, Mike Syfritt When: Sat, 4:30–5:30PM
Room: North 125AB
Pub Trivia - Super Nerd Edition: Comics,
Horror, SciFi, Anime, Fantasy, TV, Movies,
Gaming, o my! Who can be crowned the ultimate
keeper of nerd knowledge. Come battle it
out for prizes in the nerdy trvia free for all!
Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: Phoenix
Comicon Staff
When: Sun, 3:00–4:00PM Room: Adams Street
Beer Garden
Qapla’! How to make your own language:
Have you ever wondered just how writers
created a new language? We have the answers!
Panelists: Carrie Gillon, Edward Delmonico,
Prajwal Paudyal, Randi Martinez
When: Thu, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North 230
Quidditch Exhibition: Calling all Harry Potter
fans! Come watch these athletic muggles bring
the wizarding world’s favorite sport to life! After
a demonstration featuring some of Arizona’s
most renowned quidditch players, you’ll get the
chance to join in on the fun! Panelists: ASU Sun
Devil Quidditch
When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room: Third Street
Performance Area
Rain Man Digital presents “DC on CW” -
Panel and Live Show: DC on CW offers the
very best episodic coverage and breakdowns
of each episode of The Flash, Arrow, and
Legends of Tomorrow. Meet the hosts and
discuss your favorite parts of the past seasons.
Panelists: Angelica Dawn, Bobby D, Michael
Flores, Ryan Denton, Lauren Alexander
When: Fri, 9:00–10:30PM Room: West 102C
Rain Man Digital presents “Supernatural:
The Crossroads” - Panel and Live Show:
Listen to a live broadcast from the coolest
Supernatural fan show around. Come take part
in the discussion and listen to the live show.
From interviews to episodic breakdowns The
Crossroads has what you need to get you
through Hellatus; plus, you never know who
might show up. Must be 18+ to attend!
Panelists: Michael Flores, Ryan Denton, Thomas
Cowley When: Fri, 7:30–9:00PM Room: West
102C
Ravenclaw/Slytherin House Meetup:
Ravenclaw and Slythern house meetups!
When: Sat, 11:00–11:30AM Room: North 126C
Costuming Meetups area 1
Real Men and Women in Black: The best
panel you won’t remember! Join the FBI, Dept.
of Homeland Security, and Postal Inspection
Service to hear how they use science to fight
crime and protect vital infrastructure, and what
they think of their TV and film counterparts.
Panelists: Christine B. Figueroa, Michael Roberto,
Paul Schaaf, Robert Rye, Stephen Klukovich, Tina
Slankas When: Sat, 7:30–8:30PM Room: North
227BC
Realistic Fight Choreography: The
cosplayers of Texas Hold’em with Zombies and
owners of Flagstaff Krav Maga present a dynamic
fight scene that has real world application. Any
questions:Come see us at the Texas Hold’em
With Zombies booth, #1579. Panelists: Texas
Hold’em with Zombies When: Sat, 12:00–1:00PM
Room: Third Street Performance Area
Rebel Alliance Meetup: Welcome members
of the Rebellion! All Alliance friends are welcome
to this meetup of the Light!
When: Fri, 1:30–2:00PM Room: North 126B
Masquerade Judging
Remembering Wes Craven: The Man
Behind the Horror: A panel to honor and
remember Wes Craven who played a pivotal
role in building the genre that we have come
to know and love. From Scream, Nightmare on
Elm Street, Last House on the Left to The Hills
Have Eyes Panelists: Caitlyn O’Dell When: Fri,
12:00–1:00PM Room: North 129B
Restricted Files Room: A Warehouse
13 Sharktank: The construction on a new
warehouse is almost complete, but we need
your help. In this shartktank style setting you
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the agent, will bring our board of reagents your
historical item, sell us on its magical properties!
There will be fun, laughter, and even a chance for
prizes. Panelists: Caryn Hobby, Dani Carvalho,
Katie Reilly When: Fri, 1:30–2:30PM Room:
North 229AB
Retro Gaming Tournament: Join SwordNKey
for some retro gaming and tournaments with
commentary and prizes. Are you a fan of the
oldies? Then this event might just be the one for
you. Come show us your skills at the classics!
Panelists: SwordNKey (2 panelists) When: Sun,
1:30–2:30PM Room: North 223
Retro Video Game Music 101: A look
back at the most iconic and memorable video
game music from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.
This nostalgic panel will cover the music of
video games from legendary systems like
the NES, SNES, Genesis, and Game Boy.
Panelists: KatDensetsu, Melissa E, Mercurius FM
When: Thu, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 129B
Rise of War: The Military in Fiction: We are
familiar with the tactics, weapons, and discipline
as depicted in military fantasy and science
fiction, but what about the mental and emotional
costs of war? Our panelists discuss everything
from tactics to trauma in relation to crafting
fiction. Panelists: Weston Ochse, Django Wexler,
Holly Jennins, and Bradley Beaulieu
When: Thu, 3:00–4:00PM Room: North 128A
Roast of Avatar Aang: Join your
favorite “Avatar” characters as they tell you
about the glamorous and not so glamorous
moments of everyone’s favorite Avatar, Aang.
Must be 18+ to attend! Panelists: The
Renegades (10 panelists) When: Sat, 3:00–
5:30PM Room: North 221ABC
Robert Beltran Spotlight: Join us in
welcoming Robert Beltran, best known for
portraying Commander Chakotay, the Maquis
leader turned Starfleet First Officer on Star Trek
Voyager. Panelists: Robert Beltran When: Sun,
3:00-4:00PM Room: West 301A
Rock N Roll High School Live Music
Performances: Live music performances by
Rock N Roll High School Panelists: Rock n Roll
High School When: Sat, 4:00–9:00PM Room:
Adams Street Stage
Rocky Horror Podcast Show: Join the
Rocky Horror Podcast Show for a live audio
recording to talk about all things Rocky Horror.
Shadowcasting, news on the movie remake
and much more! Panelists: Adam Hecht, Rocky
Horror Podcast Show (2 panelists) When: Fri,
4:30–5:30PM Room: North 129B
Rogues, Rebels, and Rapscallions:
Questionable Morals in Sci-fi/Fantasy:
Typical heroes make the “”right”” decision all the
time, but if the protagonist has loose morals,
you are constantly on your toes. This panel
will dissect some of our favorite rebels like the
Marquis de Carabas, Han Solo, Kvoth, and Fred
and George Weasley. Panelists: Craig Curtis,
John Murphy, Jonathan Elliott, Sarah Ferguson,
Shale LeBlang When: Fri, 4:30–5:30PM Room:
North 227A
Roleplaying Game Design: A Panel Q&A
with published game designers answering
questions you have about starting in the industry,
getting your game published, system design,
kickstarter, and more. If you have a game idea
you want to publish or you’re just curious how