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LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014 Long Beach Comic Con SEPTEMBER 17, SATURDAY Program Schedule

Danger Room Film Festival Closet Creator’s Lab The Final Rumble Room Knerds of the Thunderdome Cardiff (S1) (S3A) (S3B) (S4B) (S5) Frontier (S6) (S7) Round Table (Seaside Pre-Func- (Long Beach tion) Public Library) 10:30am Follow Your Bliss: #MakeComics: NASA's Dawn Fiery Heroines Kids Can Cosplay So You Want to Writing Tips & Mission: The Relaunch Workshop Panel 11:00am 1First State Work in … GeekFest Filmmakers Cosplay for All Sizes Techniques for the Asteroids Awaken of the Union Festival Aspiring Comics Writer or Novelist 11:30am Follow Your #MakeComics: Developing & BattleBots GI Joe: Knowing You May Also Bliss: So You Ask an Editor Selling Animated is Half the Battle Enjoy... 12:00pm A -ous Want to Work in Aero Origins Trailer Geeks Got Your Back TV Series Girl Scout Brownie Universe! Comics… Galactic Galaxy CLOSED Session Phoenix Run Dark Specter 12:30pm How to Create & Trek Wars #MakeComics: The Martians at Work Kickstarter vs. History of Teen Girl Scout Junior History of Draw Your Own Art of Lettering Self Funding: Titans Drawing CLOSED TARDIS Props The Indie Session with Pierre 1:00pm So You Want To Be Sebestian: Slumberland Cosplay Comedy Creator Fight of Bernard Jr. An Animator... The Odyssey Trailer the Century Beginners Guide to Heroes of the Realm 1:30pm Making Cartoons! Youth Can Draw, Liberator #MakeComics: “Holy Bleep, Pokemon (Go!) : The LIVE! Too! ANIME/ Goblin Queen Advanced Digital Batman!” or Now Inking Techniques Censorship and With Animation 2:00pm Celebrating Image The Sun Devil and the Comics Come Alive– Comics Past & Princess and You Can, Too: The 2:30pm Present The Great Indoors Official Captured Aural #MakeComics: The Facinating Fights DC Comics: Con Man Girl Scout Cadette The Pseudoscience Creator Snakes & Lattes Phantasy Theater Art of Character Rebirth Comic Book Artist of Doctor Who Communities She Got Game Panel Design CLOSED Session 3:00pm The Cosplay Makeup Perspectives and Body Painting: A 3:30pm Beginner’s Guide #MakeComics: How Virgin Galactic: The Paranormal Shiny! The “My Nerdy Year” to Build An Audience LauncherOne Experience Official Live From Scratch Hosted by TAPS Panel Dark Horse How Deep Can I Go Equality in Cosplay Girl Scout Senior 4:00pm West Coast Creators The Smiling Man Novelist CLOSED 4:30pm Discussion The Barber’s Cut #MakeComics: Exoplanets: The Death of Browncoats: Session 21 Days Creating Spectacu- Finding in the Superman Independence lar Covers Galaxy Lives: What War Screening 5:00pm The Arkham Cosplay Photography Happened? Event Hosted by Sessions 101 Can’t Stop the Presents: A Serenity 5:30pm Spotlight on Jimmy STRAY TIGERS! #MakeComics: Women in STEM- Singing for Palmiotti Featuring or The and Coloring Like a Pro JPL & Virgin Superheroes the Psychology of Vito Comic Book Galactic Harley Quinn Hour! 6:00pm "I’ Batman- How Marketing & Promoting Beginning Cosplay Pop Culture Can Your Indie Film and Help You Heal" Webseries 6:30pm Animation: The Full Cassini Mission to Cosplay Figure Picture Saturn Drawing with Pierre 7:00pm The Video Games Collider Heroes Live! LBCC Cosplay Bernard Jr Competition, hosted by Art 7:30pm Super Nerd Trivia Rhapsody & 8:00pm ChadHatter 8:30pm Lip Sync For Your Cosplay 9:00pm LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014

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DANGER ROOM (S1) Lady Killers. A discussion you won’t read so many different things! Hear from great filmmaking tips and how you can 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. want to miss as each talk about their comic artist and , be part of GeekFest next year! Featuring 1First Comics State of the experiences with their books, with a Q & Marvel executive and producer Jan panelists Anthony Ferraro (Galactic Union A to follow. Utstein-O’Neill, and editor (and lifetime Galaxy), Jim Skinner (Deadly Class), Drop on by and see where 1First Comics Girl Scout!) Gwendolyn Dreyer about what Joshua Hoh ( Wars), Kathleen has been and where it’s going! From titles 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. their experiences were like, what led Behun (21 Days), and Kate Le (Heroes of currently in print to projects coming soon, The Arkham Sessions Presents: them to do what they do, and how you too the Realm). get the skinny on all of 1First’s titles from A Spotlight on can break into the industry and do what the creators (Omaha Perez, Matt Yuan, Feautiring the Psychology of you love! 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. Steve Stern and Dan Cote) themselves! Harley Quinn GeekFest Film Festival: Join Dr. Andrea Letamendi, who has a 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. SCI-FI BLOCK 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and Jimmy How to Create & Draw Your Featuring Aero Origins Trailer (1 min), A Marvel-ous Universe! Palmiotti as they discuss the intersection Own Super Hero Galactic Galaxy (9 min), Phoenix Run (10 Andy Park ( Visual of psychology and comic books, What’s better than reading about min), Dark Specter (6 min), and Star Trek Development Supervisor/Lead Concept specifically focusing on Harley Quinn. superheroes? Creating your own superhero! Wars (25 min). Artist), Craig Kyle ( producer & creator Moderated by Brian Ward. Learn how to do it from some of the best of -23), Brandon Easton (Agent Carter, artists in the industry! You just might leave 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. II), and Nick Spencer (Captain 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. with the next best superhero ever created! GeekFest Film Festival: America) discuss the and I’m Batman- How Pop Culture BLOCK movies they are helping to shape and how Can Help You Heal 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. Featuring Sebastian: The Slumberland it impacts the in both Have you ever felt like your favorite Youth Can Draw, Too! ANIME Oddyssey Trailer (3 min), Heroes of the aspects. Q&A to follow. characters were there for you? Have you When it comes to art, age doesn’t matter. Realm (9 min), Liberator (17 min), Goblin felt like you are them, when you’re in Anyone can be an artist! Children can come Queen (12 min), and No Hero Now (7 min). 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. cosplay? Pop culture can help people cope learn and draw in an anime style at this So You Want to Be an and sometimes heal from mental illness. safe and family friendly environment. Prizes 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Animator... The Beginners Come join us as we talk about how pop are provided by Cosplay & Fan Gear, LLC. GeekFest Film Festival: Guide to Making Cartoons! culture can help you and how you too can GAMES GEEKS PLAY Cartoons are your passion! You love be like them! 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. Featuring The Sun Devil and the Princess drawing, you study motion, you want to Comic Book Creator (30 min), The Great Indoors (12 min), make your own animation! Join Mike 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Communities Snakes and Lattes (15 min), She Got Morris (Simpsons, Future Worm) and come The Video Games Creators! It’s dangerous to go alone, join Game (53 min). see how to get started on your way to A Hunger Games parody for your inner one of these! Be you writer or artist, know becoming an animator! video game nerd, The Video Games is a that there are others out there like you who 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. live-action battle to the death... between want to meet you, and Ralph Miranda (Man GeekFest Film Festival: 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. beloved characters from some of the Fighting Street, DownTown LA Drink and RATED HORROR Celebrating Past most popular video games ever made. Draw), Vince Moore (Total Recall, Koffee Featuring How Deep Can I Go (5 min), The & Present It’s a different show every time as iconic and Komics), MOM (LadyBugs Anthology, Smiling Man (7 min), The Barber’s Cut (12 Join us as we celebrate the Morning pixelated and villains such as Women’s Comic Creators min), and 21 Days (89 min). Glories run of over 50 issues with Nick Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Mega Man, League), and John Ercek (, Spencer and Joe Eisma as well as Kyle Link, Lara Croft, Master Chief and more Sketchy Bug Group) will show you how. 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. Higgins’ two year run of C.O.W.L. and compete to win the coveted title of “Player Learn where to find a support community, Marketing & Promoting Your his eagerly anticipated new Image title One.” What’s more, YOU the how communities can help you finish Indie Film and Webseries HADIAN’S WALL! Discussion will include get to determine the outcome, by voting your projects, and how you can start a GeekFest and Chris Gore (Film Threat) the path they took and the obstacles on your favorite combatant via . community if there isn’t one near you. team up to give you a one hour primer they overcame to accomplish their long- Hilarious and action-packed! on how to best promote, market and running success! Q&A to follow. 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. use social media in your indie film SMALLVILLE (S3A) STRAY TIGERS! or The Ray and crowdfunding campaigns and your film 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. Vito Comic Book Hour! festival run! Learn from filmmakers The Star Wars Perspectives Follow Your Bliss: So You Want Bill Murray once famously said, “Dogs and who’ve found success selling their Join Greg Weisman (Star Wars Rebels), to Work in Anime cats, living together...mass hysteria!” And film on social media from concept to Craig Miller (Director of Fan Relations for So you want to work in Anime? Here’s in the case of Action Lab Entertainment’s distribution. Chris Strompolos (Raiders from 1977–1980), Brian Miller your chance to find out from Tara Jayne top two superhero books, that is certainly of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation), Jon (Star Wars artist), and Mike Mayhew (Star Sands (Pokémon) and Deborah Crane the case. Join Ray-Anthony Height, the Schnepp (The Death of Superman Lives: Wars comic book artist) as they discuss () how they broke in, what creator of MIDNIGHT TIGER, and Vito What Happened?), Randy Van Dyke and the different aspects of Star Wars that different careers are available, and what Delsante, the co-creator of STRAY, as Dave Edmundson (Geek Legacy), Brian they have been involved in. Unique they wished someone had told them when they chat about what makes their animal- Crewe (GeekFest Alum, Director) perspectives and experiences are brought they were just starting out. Moderated by themed heroes better than spiders and to the table in this can’t-miss panel! Q&A GSGLA staff member RuthAnn Thompson, bats, and be here for a monumental COSPLAY CLOSET to follow. who also plays Bulma in the announcement regarding one of the books (S4B) Z fan film, DBZ: Light of Hope. Tips and that you DON’T. WANT. TO. MISS!! 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. advice from the best! Cosplay For All Sizes Dark Horse Creators Discussion FILM FESTIVAL (S3B) Whether you’re big, tall, or small, cosplay Joelle Jones and Colleen Doran are 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. is definitely for you! Learn how to obtain bringing their own flavor to Dark Horse as Follow Your Bliss: So You Want Geekfest Filmmakers Festival confidence in the costumes you wear. Colleen adapts Neil Gaiman’s Bridge to Work in Comics Join the filmmakers from this year’s Discover ways to alter clothing and into format and Joelle So you’re a young female and you want GeekFest as they discuss how they made patterns to fit your unique shape. If you continues her comedic original series, to work in comics? You’ve heard and their kick-ass projects and learn some want to cosplay as Doctor Who, Hetalia, LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014

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Zelda, Batman, or whatever you’re into, 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. an audience so that people will read your then you’ll have a fantastic time! Equality in Cosplay #MakeComics: Ask An Editor book. Our panel of experts have been in A discussion on the issue of gender and Do you have a burning question that the trenches, building audiences, growing 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. race in the cosplay community - various only a comics editor can answer? How brands, and finding likeminded­ people Geeks Got Your Back cosplayers comment on the topic and do I break in? What does an editor do? with which to share their work. This panel Anti-harassment has become a hot share their different experiences one Are you doing portfolio reviews? All is put on by The Business of Art podcast topic within the geek community over has when genderbending a character or these questions answered plus more (thebusinessofart.us) and Wannabe Press the last several years. Whether it is cosplaying a character of a different race. with editors Vince Hernandez (Aspen), (www.wannabepress.com). anti-harassment policies or grassroots Beth Scorzato (Lion ), Shannon Eric awareness (such as Cosplay is Not 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. Denton (Wildstorm) and Barbara Kesel 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. Consent), more and more geeks are looking Cosplay Photography 101 (CrossGen). #MakeComics: Creating for ways to make the geek community a Learn tips and tricks for Cosplay Spectacular Covers better place to everyone. Come join us as Photography with panelists Michael and 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. Renowned cover artists Stephane Roux we discuss ways in which we can all just Diane Greening , Robert Torres from #MakeComics: The Art of (Countdown to Final Crisis, Savage be a little more excellent to each other. Robert T. Photography, Morgue Anna Lettering She-, X-Men: Worlds Apart, and The from Con Woman Photography, Sonny Join experts (President Amazing Spider-Man Extra #2), Chris 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. Meas from Sonny Meas Photography, of ) and Rus Wooton (, Burnham (BATMAN INCORPORATED, Cosplay Comedy and Brandon Jackson from Chief Geek Outcast, and Monstress, to Walking Dead) OFFICER DOWNE, NAMELESS), and Keron COSPLAY COMEDY is a unique comedy Photography. From lighting, posing, to as they talk about the invisible art and Grant (, ) discuss show where Stand­ Ups perform sets in Photoshop and locations/studios! how it can majorly impact a project, both what makes a spectacular cover, from costume and in-character! Hear your negatively and positively. Q & A to follow! idea to design. Q & A to follow! favorite heroes and villains say all the 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. hilarious things you they’d say Beginning Cosplay. Where Do I 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. in pulp and on the screen. Featuring a Go From Here? #MakeComics: Advanced #MakeComics: Coloring collection of LA’s funniest comedians, I want to start cosplaying, but where do I Digital Inking Techniques With Like A Pro including Paul Goebel (@Midnight, Beat the go from here? This is the panel that will Brian Haberlin Brian Miller from Hi-Fi and Beth Sotelo Geek’s TV Geek) as Capt Kirk, Richard Bain answer all your questions! Join Yasu Tano Join world-renowned Photoshop guru and from Aspen Comics discuss how you can (Bridgetown Comedy Festival) as Wonder (Hiro Creations), Rose Schaefer comic icon, Brian Haberlin (, take coloring comics to the next level! Woman, Barbara Gray (SF Sketchfest, Lady (Crystal Rose Creations), Gary Crowl Jr. , , Anomaly, Faster Than Learn tips and tricks from two of the best to Lady Podcast) as Counselor Troi, Mike (Beer Money Props) as they give you all Light), as he teaches you innovative in the industry! Q&A to follow. (The Comedy Store) as Lex Luthor, the tips and tricks that can be be shared! new Photoshop inking techniques to Julian Fernandez (Dana Carvey’s First Including (but not limited to); makeup, superpower your artwork! Revised 6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. Impressions) as Bane, Erikka Innes (Fox’s positivity (and how to remain positive), and updated: new brushes, settings, Animation: The Full Picture Laughs, Sirius/XM) as Harley Quinn, Aaron basics of prop/armor building, channeling skills and best practices abound blur Chris and Justin Copeland, brothers Haber (MTV’s Made) as The Incredible Hulk, the character (acting and posing), and the digital and the organic in the game and Storyboard artists at WB animation Jeff May (Mint on Card) as Luigi, Darren making that first cosplay experience life of inking subtleties. Don’t fight the on the WB/DC line of Direct To Video Gendron (Mega Art Wars) as Voldermort. changing! technology. Embrace it and make it work movies including “Batman: The Killing for you. Brian will light the way with live Joke” “ Vs. ” 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. demonstrations and real world examples. and “Batman: Bad Blood” along with Comics Come Alive - and You Collider Heroes Live WB Animation Producer Matt Mahoney Can, Too: The Official Captured Join Host Jon Schnepp (Collider 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. strike up a candid conversation about the Aural Phantasy Theater Panel MovieTalk) as he does a live “Collider #MakeComics: The Art of inner workings of the animation industry Do you love comics? Do you love theater? Heroes” panel, set up just like his popular Character Design from the Warner Brothers Animation Would your mind be blown if you could show, but with a live audience Learn from the best as (creator perspective. In this panel they will talk somehow merge these two loves Q&A. Jon will have a few of the regulars of Backlash from Wildstorm Studios), about some of the lesser known jobs in together? For the low price of showing from the show as well as special guests Joelle Jones (creator of Lady Killer from animation that are available and have just up, we’ll show you how! Captured to be on the panel with him. Come bring ), Brett Bean (The as much impact on the final product as Aural Phantasy Theater is what would your nerdiest hero questions and prepare Lead Designs of Slugterra for Disney TV/ any drawing job. happen if Garrison Keilor, John Waters to get sweaty! Nerd Corps., Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and all hooked up after a night Dreamworks/Big Idea, Marvel/Gazillion 7:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. of hard partying. A can’t-miss panel CREATOR’S LAB (S5) Ent., , Amazon Studios, Super Nerd Trivia with demonstrations given, questions 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. and more) and Steven Gordon (Character Super Nerd Trivia is a three-round answered, and worlds changed. A #MakeComics: Writing Tips & Designer of X-Men: Evolution, The Swan “Jeopardy” style gameshow where guaranteed good time! Techniques for the Aspiring Princess and The Ultimate ) take contestants vie for fabulous prizes from Comics Writer or Novelist you through their process of designing and Loot Crate and the title “Nerd ”! 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Whether you’re writing a comic or a creating a character, and bringing it to life! Cosplay Makeup and Body novel, hear from the pro’s in both fields as THE FINAL FRONTIER Painting: A Beginner’s Guide they give you insight into their process. Q 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. (S6) Cosplayer and makeup artist Linz Stanley & A to follow. Featuriing Brandon Easton #MakeComics: How to Build 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. will take you through a step-by-step (Shadowlaw OGN, The Joshua Run, An Audience From Scratch NASA’s Dawn Mission: The makeup demonstration on how to amp- Roboy, and the biographical graphic novel So you finally have your awesome comic Asteroids Awaken up your cosplay makeup game. (This about the life of pro-wrestler Andre the created, but how do you get anybody to What do TIE fighters and Dawn have in class isn’t just for the girls either, fellas!) Giant), Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, read it? If that sounds like you, this is the common? Is there a Hoth-like planet Linz will teach you the basics of cosplay : Steve Rogers), Samuel perfect panel to hyper­charge your career. hidden in the main asteroid belt? Find out makeup, an introduction into body painting, Sattin (The Silent End novel, Legend Barbra Dillon (Fanboy Comics), Nick Marino the answers to these questions and learn and detailing such as contouring and comic), and Peter Tieryas ( (Holy F*ck!) and Madeleine Holly-Rosing more about the Dawn spacecraft, which highlighting. Come get your cos-paint on! of , Bald New World). will talk to you about exactly how to build has been orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014

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since March 2015. In this talk, follow of new developments in 3D printing and 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. campfire story that will be sure to thrill along with Dawn’s journey through time composites. On this panel, hear directly BattleBots you! Check out evidence reels and to explore some of the largest objects in from some of the rocket scientists and In its 7th Season, this competition show participate in a Q&A. the main asteroid belt and learn about the space salespeople who are making the features robots competing to take each engineering behind the mission and the small satellite revolution happen. other in a series of rounds. This 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. science that’s come out of it. can’t-miss panel features members The Death of Superman Lives: 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. from three teams that have competed What Happened? 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Exoplanets: Finding during past seasons, and they are making Come see some clips and meet the Developing & Selling an Life in the Galaxy themselves (and their robots!) available to director and producer of the feature film Animated TV Series How do we find life elsewhere in the answer your questions about what it’s like documentary “The Death of ‘Superman What does it take to create an animated universe? We can study exoplanets to to compete on the show, how they got into Lives’; What Happened?”. Find out about series? Do you have to be a writer? An find home worlds of other lifeforms. One it, and the skills it takes to build your own the project that wrote, and artist or animator? Both? Neither? What way scientists do this is by observing robot that qualifies. Featuring The Disk O’ was to be directed by and star do you need to have to pitch an idea, and exoplanets as they transit across their , Splatter, Lock-Jaw, Invader, Escape Nicolas Cage as the man of steel himself, what are the studios and networks looking star, providing us with many details about , Bad Kitty, and SawBlaze! Superman. Join director Jon Schnepp and for? Members of the Writers Guild of what the planet may be like. Join us as producer Holly Payne as they share some America’s Animation Writers Caucus who one of those very scientists from JPL 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. footage from the doc and do a Q&A with have created and developed series, along shows us how exactly we may eventually Kickstarter vs. Self Funding: you. Go to www.TDOSLWH.com to find with network/studio executives who buy find an world that can harbor life. The Indie Creator Fight of the out more. them, talk about pitching and answer your Century questions. Featuring Craig Miller, Nicole 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. Comic creators are split down the middle 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Dubuc, Holly Huckins and Stephen Leonard. Women in STEM between Kickstarter being the best thing LBCC Cosplay Competition, Women have a bigger in STEM in the universe and it being the worst. hosted by Art Rhapsody & 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. than ever before! Join JPL and Virgin Mike Wellman is the ultimate Kickstarter ChadHatter Martians at Work Galactic’s Trina Ray, Kim Steadman, Keri detractor, instead funding all his books Join us for one of the most celebrated Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Bean, and Hannah McCallum as they himself. Russell Nohelty is the biggest aspects of the Long Beach Comic Con! Laboratory discuss what it’s like working discuss their careers and what roles they Kickstarter advocate around, funding four Awards will be given for: Best Hero, on spacecraft that are orbiting or play in the ever-changing landscape of books through Kickstarter and crediting it Best Villain, Best Youth, Best Group, roving across the planet. space exploration! with the only reason he has a company. Funniest, Best TV/Movie, Best Sci-Fi/ Join them as they fight to the pain about Fantasy, Judges’ Choice, and of course, 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. 6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. the pros and cons of using Kickstarter Best in Show. Judges will be scoring for “Holy Bleep, Batman!” or Cassini Mission to Saturn in this bare-knuckle brawl between overall difficulty, creativity, accuracy (for Censorship and Animation Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn. The two incredible comic creators making recreation), and showmanship/character. What can’t you say in a cartoon? What 23-foot tall, 14-foot wide, 6-ton spacecraft awesome stuff. can’t you show? Why? Who says? Writers, Cassini is the largest most sophisticated 8:30p.m. - 9:30p.m. producers, and studio executives tell tales outer planet spacecraft ever built, and is 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. Lip Sync For Your Cosplay out of school about Broadcast Standards currently orbiting Saturn. Cassini has been Pokemon (Go!) Do you get your life from performing? That & Practices, sponsor demands, what returning fabulous data about the entire Tara Sands (voice for Ritchie, Bulbasaur, rush of getting onstage and being fierce? they didn’t get to do, and what they got Saturn system: the spectacular rings; Sammy Oak, Bianca and more), Craig Then you’d better WERK! Lip Sync for away with. Featuring Craig Miller, Brian the numerous icy satellites (moons); the Blair (Tracey and Giovanni) and Bill Rogers Your Cosplay is the high-energy, heads-up Hohlfeld, Kaaren Brown and Bob Skir. giant planet itself; a huge magnetosphere; (Brock, Scott, Drew and more) discuss dance battle competition where you show and the intriguing moon Titan, which is their roles in Pokemon, how it feels to be us what you’re made of! For each round, 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. slightly larger than the planet , a part of the pop culture phenomenon and a different song will be announced. From Fascinating Fights - The Live and whose hazy atmosphere is denser answer the real questions...do they play a show of hands, two people are randomly Interactive Show than that of Earth. Come learn about the Pokemon Go, and what level are they on? picked from the audience to battle against The live version of the ESPN style recent science results and the exciting each other in a two minute competition. panel show where a group of experts end of mission adventure planned for next 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. They each share the stage and once academically discusses who would win in September. DC Comics: Rebirth the music starts they lip sync, dance, a fight between two superheroes or pop DC Comics is the talk of fandom, thanks perform, and the audience in a battle of culture icons. RUMBLE ROOM (S7) to Rebirth, Hanna Barbera and overall, performance, each fighting to keep the 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. great storytelling! Find out what’s new and attention on them. 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. Fiery Heroines upcoming from some of your favorite key Virgin Galactic: LauncherOne Authors and Actors discuss what it takes DC Comics contributors Brett Booth, Jonboy KNERDS OF THE Small, affordable satellites are to create strong heroines that leap off Meyers, Jimmy Palmiotti and , ROUND TABLE revolutionizing the way we explore space the page, inspire and triumph in spite of whose unique voices add to the DC Comics 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. and study our home planet—but only realistic flaws with Jenna Lind (Spartacus: experience! Moderated by Dan Didio! TOYKYOPOP Relaunch if they can find an affordable, reliable Blood and Sand), Rebekah R.Ganiere TOKYOPOP is back! With our 20th way to launch into orbit. Virgin Galactic (Fairelle Series, President of Fantasy, 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. anniversary approaching next year, we’re is developing LauncherOne, a new Futuristic & Paranormal, RWA Chapter), The Paranormal Experience thrilled to announce the exciting new dedicated small-satellite launch vehicle. Katrina Law (Actress-Arrow), Gigi Edgley Hosted by TAPS West Coast projects accompanying our triumphant In design and construction in Long Beach, (Actress-, Star Trek Continues), Are you a Supernatural fan? And by that, return. We’re introducing translations of LauncherOne will be air-launched from a Karan Ashley (Actress-Mighty Morphin we mean both the TV show AND the real Disney manga straight from Japan including 747 and deliver satellites for space-based - Yellow), Moderator- thing! Travis Wester is Harry Spangler, titles like Kilala Princess, Tim Burton’s worldwide Internet, Earth observation, James Ganiere (Chief Editor Fallen Angel one of the Ghostfacers from Supernatural, in Wonderland and Finding Nemo, along and asteroid hunting. LauncherOne is a Press, CEO-Rio Vista Universal). and he is joining TAPS West Coast, the with a couple of brand new upcoming titles. 21st century rocket, taking advantage REAL Ghosthunters, for a fact vs fiction We’ll also be talking about POP Comics, a LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014

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new way to read and share creator-owned game based on the wildly successful children with illnesses through music. 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. manga and comics on your phone or tablet. show of the same name! Performing in 10 minute sets are Megan Doctor Who LIVE! We’ll give you the lowdown on how to sign Lee- Nickelodeon mega star on the hit Doctor Who Live is a group of comedic up, post your own work and get started with 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. series “Make it Pop”, Jackie Boyz- 4 actors that improvises a complete, this fun new app. Shiny! The Official time nominated, 1 time Grammy Award 45­minute episode of “Doctor Who” with Firefly Panel winning (2012 Best Recording Madonna made­up, noncanon­ Doctors, companions, 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite “Revolver”) singing/songwriting/ and enemies. The only thing we know GI Joe: Knowing is and plus a special guest get production duo who has written hits for before the show starts is who’s playing Half the Battle together for a rare look back at the fan Madonna, Justin Bieber, and Flo Rida, the Doctor and companion — that’s it! Michael Bell (Duke), Arthur Burghardt favorite sci-fi classic TV series, Firefly. Montana Tucker- Singer/ with We begin bytaking a suggestion from the (Destro), Hank Garrett (Dialtone), Loren It’s the panel that fans have been waiting collaborations with Afro Jack and David audience to create a title that will inspire Lester (BBQ), Zach Hoffman (Zartan) for! Hosted by Aaron Couch from The Guetta, and Chris Stopha Vasquez- Singer/ our fully improvised episode of “Doctor and Morgan Lofting (Baroness) are top Hollywood Reporter, this panel is a can’t- songwriter. Who” – never before seen on TV or stage Hollywood voice actors from ’s TV miss event that will stay with you until and never to be seen again! cartoon G.I. Joe and they’re appearing long after it’s over. 6:30p.m. -8:30p.m. on a live panel to tell the behind-the- Cosplay Figure Drawing with 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. scenes stories of how this timeless TV 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. Pierre Bernard Jr The Pseudoscience of cartoon has stayed popular and endures Browncoats: Independence A Cosplay life drawing session, featuring Doctor Who to this day. War Screening Event Hosted models from Planet 9! Hosted by Late Is Time Travel possible? How can you by Can’t Stop the Serenity Night’s Pierre Bernard Jr (Recliner of fit an infinite space inside a Police Box? 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. Grab your grenades Browncoats--we’re Rage), a sci-fi cosplay life drawing session How would humanity actually respond to History of Teen Titans going back to Serenity Valley! We are featuring two costumed life models. an invasion of shop window dummies? Join Marv Wolfman (New Teen Titans, Teen excited to announce that CSTS-LA Admission is free for all attendees with a Join Order of Gallifrey’s roundtable Titans Go), Brett Booth (artist for Teen will feature Francis Hamada’s epic fan badge. Music and snacks provided, but of engineers, psychologists, and mad Titans, part of DC’s New 52), and Jonboy film Browncoats: Independence War, a please bring your own art supplies. scientists to discuss where the science Meyers (artist of Teen Titans: Rebirth) prequel to Firefly and Serenity. We are ends and the fiction begins for the good for a discussion about their influences, going non-traditional (you might even say CARDIFF Doctor. experiences and inspiration. Q & A to Independent-like) by showing this film for (LONG BEACH follow. Can’t Stop the Serenity, as we believe in PUBLIC LIBRARY) 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. this movie and want to give Browncoats 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. “My Nerdy Year” Live! 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. a taste of a whole new chapter in the “You May Also Enjoy...” For the first time ever, the podcast “My Batman: The Animated Series ‘verse (unofficial). In addition to this shiny There’s more to British science fiction Nerdy Year” will be recorded in front of In celebration of DC Entertainment’s new film, we’ll be screening the pilot than just Doctor Who, and if you’re a live audience! Join Dan Peck as he recently announced Batman Day, Kevin episode of Firefly “Serenity”. Browncoats interested in seeing what other scifi and hosts his very first convention panel, Conroy and Loren Lester reunite for this at CSTS-LA will also enjoy a lively auction, fantasy TV series that damp little island where he and his panelists revisit one special panel, to revisit their roles as The have a chance to win fantastic prizes, has to offer we’ll be discussing and of their favorite topics, “Doctor Who!” Dark Knight and Boy Wonder. Hosted by merchandise to purchase and a Firefly recommending shows that’ll be right up Not only will this be a celebration of our Gary Miereanu, don’t miss Conroy and cosplay contest. your alley – AND telling you where you favorite Time Lord, but it will also serve Lester reflecting on their work as the THUNDERDOME can watch them! as the basis for a future “My Nerdy 25th Anniversary of the landmark series THUNDERDOME Year” episode, “Our First Panel!” That’s approaches. (SEASIDE 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. like being in two panels at once – how PREFUNCTION) History of TARDIS Props appropriately timey-wimey! Plus, as 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. 5:30p.m. -6:30p.m. A discussion of the history of Tardis props, always, there will be a “Big Question,” but Con Man Singing for Superheroes including the restored 1996 TV movie this one is so big, we’re going to let the Join & PJ Haarsma as they Singing For Superheroes is an TARDIS console (the only original TARDIS audience answer it as well! talk about the awesome new Con Man organization that is bringing attention to prop in the united states!). LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014 Long Beach Comic Con SEPTEMBER 18, SUNDAY Program Schedule

Danger Room Smallville Film Festival Cosplay Closet Creator’s Lab The Final Frontier Rumble Room Knerds of the Thunderdome (S1) (S3A) (S3B) (S4B) (S5) (S6) (S7) Round Table (Seaside Pre-Function) 10:30am Geeklings & Anyone Can So You Want to Build Wonder Woman The Saber Guild Parental Units Talk Cosplay an R-2 Turns 75 Kids Cosplay 11:00am : A Look To Spider Man Lives #MakeComics: World Building The Future Orphan is the 3D Tips & Tricks and Magic New Orange For Comics With Systems: A 11:30am Youth Can Draw, Deadly Class Official Star Wars Brian Haberlin Diversity in Comics Character of “The Making of The Video Games for Too! CHIBI Star Wars A Toy Clubs: What We Their Own ‘Minute Match- Kids HEROES Story Do & How to Get Ups’ & ‘Dragon Younglings Involved Ball Z: Light Of Hope’ With The 12:00pm The Artists of The Art of #MakeComics: Starting And Creators!” DC Comics Human Salvage Crush It On Sustaining A Brainless Killers Kickstarter Career Writing 12:30pm Animation Ctrl, Alt, Delete Cosplayers for The Intersection Animation : An Favorites Causes of Art and Science Oral History (and Engaging the 1:00pm : #MakeComics: Public) Comics from the Writer/Artist Meet and Panels to Pixels Starting from Animation Side Greet and Portfolio Scratch: Self-Pub- Review 1:30pm Let’s Get Life Advice with lishing your own That Might Be Cool The Art of Voice Fashionably Hates You Indie Comic Book Over as Told By Nerdy! the Best 2:00pm Tales From the GeekFest Film Storyboards and 1First Com- Comic Book Crack Fest and Visual Storytelling ics Presents: Down Theater Presents in Media – 2:30pm How-To: Starting Big Scares, Cosplay and Your ‘Occupants’ Feature Comics and the DBZ: Light of Hope The Accoustic Sounds a Comic Creator Indie Budgets! Social Media Film and Comic Entertainment of Troy Baker Community Hosted by Ivonna Book Tie-in Industry Cadaver 3:00pm Severus Snape & Ismahawk GeekFest Film the - Presents: Power Fest Best Of & Screening & Meet Rangers Megazord Awards Presen- 3:30pm The Lawyers of Hell’s Nerdgasm the Cast Couples Who vs. Voltron tation Space Goat: Evil Kitchen Podcast LIVE: How Cosplay Dead 2 & Beyond to Create Your 4:00pm Own Podcast with GeekFest #MakeComics: Films Impact on Designers Unite! Singing for Super- a Low Budget Presents Film The Webcomics Space Exploration heroes Threat’s Indie Advocates Present Moviemaking The Webcomics 4:30pm Crash Cours Gathering LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014

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DANGER ROOM (S1) Geeklings and Parental Units discuss the 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. Gore (Attack of the Show, PodCRASH) 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. ins and outs of cosplay with kids. Visit Nerdgasm Podcast LIVE: How heading up the site with an all-new look. To Robotech: A Look us for a lively discussion about the fun to Create Your Own Podcast celebrate the return of Film Threat, join an To The Future and work involved to cosplay with your with a Low Budget experienced panel of film professionals for Harmony Gold USA presents the latest kids. Topics will include family cosplay, Want to start your own podcast? Watch a a comprehensive discussion of the state developments in the Robotech universe, wrangling your cosplaying Geekling, LIVE taping of a podcast and learn what of indie film, new technology, animation from awesome new products to the live how to pick a character, supporting their works and what doesn’t work from the and software tools, creative financing, action film in the works at Sony Pictures creative ideas on a budget, and how to put nerds behind The Nerdgasm Podcast. marketing tips on social media and making with the producers of 300 and the director together a last minute cosplay. Ask questions and learn tips and tricks an entire feature film with an iPhone. of Furious 7. to create your own podcast on a low 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. budget that sounds like it was recoded in COSPLAY CLOSET 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. Youth Can Draw, Too! a million dollar studio. Plus, how to create (S4B) The Artists of DC Comics CHIBI HEROES your own website, podcast feed, set up 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. Brett Booth (Flash), Colleen Doran (Justice When it comes to art, age doesn’t matter. your recording equipment in your studio Anyone Can Cosplay League 3001), and Cat Staggs (Wonder Anyone can be an artist! Children can and more! Featuring distinctly different types of Woman ‘77, Adventures of ) talk come learn and draw Super Heroes in a cosplayers, Anyone Can Cosplay focuses about their projects at DC Comics, and cute Chibi style at this safe and family FILM FESTIVAL (S3B) on the many different reasons people what it means to have the opportunity to friendly environment. Prizes are provided 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. join the cosplay community, what keeps draw some of the most iconic characters by Cosplay & Fan Gear, LLC. GeekFest Film Festival: them in it, and where it can take them. ever created! FAN FILMS BLOCK Intended to stress that there is no right or 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. Spider Man Lives (9 min), Orphan is the wrong way to cosplay, and anyone can be 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. Animation Favorites New Orange (15 min), Deadly Class (5 a cosplayer! Young Justice: Panels to Pixels Learn to draw some of animation’s min), Star Wars A Toy Story (5 min), and Greg Weisman, , Todd Nauck favorite characters from Peter Paul, an Younglings (10 min) 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. and Kevin Hopps discuss everything Young artist who has drawn them in shows such Official Star Wars Clubs: What Justice from the comics to the animation. as Dragons: Race To The Edge, Lilo & 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. We Do & How To Get Involved Moderated by Ken Rolow, Q&A to follow! Stitch 2, Phineas & Ferb, Tinker Bell and GeekFest Film Festival: Saber Guild, The 501st , Rebel many more. A panel for adults and kids FUTURE SHOCK BLOCK Legion, and Mandalorian Mercs Costuming 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. alike that you won’t want to miss! Featuring the Art of Human Salvage (10 Club are all LucasFilm recognized Star Tales From The Comic min), Brainless Killers (18 min), and Ctrl, Wars Costuming Clubs. Each group does Book Crack Down 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. Alt, Delete (86 min) LFL official events, charity and community Sin-fluential comic stories comin’ at ya Let’s Get Fashionably Nerdy events, as well as sci-fi and comic LIVE and uncensored! Captured Aural Geek Fashion is incredible! Incorporate 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. conventions to provide accurate Star Wars Phantasy Theater, the premier live comics your love of your fandom into everyday GeekFest Film Fest and themes to all occasions. performance group, will be bringing its fashion. Panelists explore how to translate Macabre Theater Presents Big show TALES FROM THE COMIC BOOK your favorite fandoms into today’s latest Scares, Indie Budgets! 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. CRACK DOWN to the Comic Con stage. fashion trends from “red carpet” to Hosted by Youtoo America’s Macabre Cosplayers for Causes Panel In 1954, the US Senate put comics casual looks for men and women with a Theatre Host Ivonna Cadaver! Learn how Cosplayers have a great opportunity like “Tales from the Crypt” on trial for digital presentation and panel discussion. to create amazing practical horror effects to utilize their costumes from Charity corrupting the youth of America. That Talented fashion designers will talk about in your low budget indie horror films. fundraising appearances and hospital true story comes to life, complete with their lines and how to dress fashionably Panelists Jessica Cameron and more indie visits to lift the spirit of those in need. performances of some of the outlaw while expressing yourself and the things horror directors TBA The Star Wars Universe crew comics, in a show that combines you love. Moderated by Stephanie requires new members to seek out future entertainment and history. Pressman (Fashionably Nerdy) with 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. charity activities as a part of inclusion. Our Panelists: Katie Elhoffer (Elhoffer Designs), Severus Snape & the Marauders panel will discuss how to avail yourselves 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. Jinyo (Gold Bubble Clothing), Mink - Screening & Meet the Cast to your local charities like Childrens’ The Lawyers of Hell’s Kitchen (Whosits & Whatsits) Tony B Kim (Hero The creators of the biggest Hospitals, Homeless facilities, Senior Marvel’s Daredevil and Jessica Jones Within), Xander Jeanneret (Fashionably fan film ‘Severus Snape & the Marauders’, Centers and Youth organizations. Learning both focus on lawyers and Nerdy), Bonnie Gordan (Fashionably Nerdy) are coming to Long Beach Comic Con! how to team up with other cosplay groups of law, from Matt Murdock’s creative pro The film took the internet by with for charity activities like the 501st Legion bono community service fighting crime to 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. articles in Buzzfeed, Entertainment helps newcomers develop their own Jessica Jones serving a summons. Join us How-To: Starting a Comic Weekly, MTV, IGN, Elite Daily and more. methods and interests in community to determine if Karen Page properly acted Creator Community Talk to the cast and find out about the activities. We will talk about creating in self-defense when she shot Wesley; Communities are spaces where ideas journey of the film, from legal scares and patches, sticker and postcards to promote whether Matt Murdock or Jeri Hogath is flow, networks expand, and friends weather troubles, to working with a full 65 charities as well as to raise funds. We will most likely to be disbarred; what would be are made. Los Angeles, NewYork, and piece orchestra and artists from around recount how to align you our your group the best way to defend the Punisher; and Seattle all have thriving comic creator the world to make the film as standout as with groups like Lucasfilm, Disney, Make how the insanity defense applies to those communities. But your city doesn’t possible! We will have a screening with a Wish, Breast Cancer Walks, and major under mind control. Join us when court is have one? How do you find like-minded LIVE commentary from the cast, a Q&A, sporting events. Being recognized as a in session. people? The Los Angeles Women’s Comic and give away a few prizes! charity-based cosplayer can become the Creators League’s (The Ladybugs), The most satisfying experience of your life. SMALLVILLE (S3A) Sketchy Bug Group, and The Original 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Our panel will answer questions from our 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. Drink and Draw are teaming up to provide GeekFest Presents Film personal encounters with hundreds of Geeklings & Parental Units Talk a presentation on starting a creative Threat’s Indie Moviemaking fans who could use a positive encounter Cosplay community and fostering growth and Crash Course during a tough time in their life. Parents of LA area parenting group collaboration with creatives in your area. Film Threat returns this year with Chris LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014

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1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. year about how to win at Kickstarter, and 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. about a young couple who shot a “Clean Life Advice with Loki now he’s sharing his best tips with you! Diversity in Comics Living” documentary, and by setting up Hates You Back by popular demand, The Comic Bug cameras all over their house to document Loki Hates You is known for a number of 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. returns with THE RISE OF THE INCLUSIVE this, their cameras capture a “parallel” achievements (most notabley for walking #MakeComics: Starting from AGE, celebrating diversity in comics! version of themselves from another around public places dressed like a Scratch: Self-Publishing your Join moderators Mike (The Comic Bug) dimension, with horrific interactive results. supervillain) and he’s here to offer you own Indie Comic Book Wellman, Brandon (MASK) Easton and And the comic book tie-in is drawn by free advice for whatever’s going on in your You’re a writer or artist wanting to break Barbara Randell Kesel (My Little Pony) DC/Marvel Comics Artist Dave Beaty. Go life. Come and seek help from a costumed into comics. Nobody wants to read your as they engage in conversation with Ray to WWW.OCCUPANTSTHEMOVIE.COM for lunatic about antyhing that’s on your mind; scripts or review your portfolio, so what Anthony Height (Midnight Tiger), MoM MA more information! Relationships. Professional concerns. Even do you do? Kevin Glover (Fractured Scary (head of The Lady Bugs), David Greenfield cooking tips! Loki Hates You is here to Tales) offers step-by-step instructions on (educator, Jewish Graphic Novel) and Bill 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. listen to at least some of what you have how to develop and publish your own indie Campbell (Publisher, Rosarium Publishing) Films Impact on Space to say about your problems and give you comic book from concept to marketing. as they celebrate and discuss not only the Exploration a fool solution. This panel is family things they share in common, but what This panel presentation, narrated by John friendly. Any advice given during this panel 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. makes them all DIFFERENT. This panel Palmer with 30 years in the film industry, does not represent the opinions and views Storyboards and Visual promises to be both hard-hitting and uses 20 film clips to explore the impact of Long Beach Comic Con or any right Storytelling in Media humorous and, most of all, honest! Come that film has had on the exploration of minded individual. “Story is King” as the saying goes! celebrate with us! space (1902-2016 and beyond). Storyboards are the brick and mortar 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. foundation of any great movie, 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. RUMBLE ROOM (S7) Cosplay and Your Social Media show, game, or short film, crafting the The Intersection of Art 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. Various cosplayers comment on the topic story and the emotions shot by shot. and Science (and Engaging the World Building and Magic and share tips on choosing a cosplay Storyboard Artists are the people that Public) Systems: A Character of name, social media etiquette, managing make it happen! Moderated by Mike There is no better place to watch the Their Own social media platforms (Facebook, Morris (Simpsons, Future Worm) with intersection of science and art than Books, Games, TV and Film, Creators Instagram, Twitter, etc.), and how to get special guests! in comic books...and at NASA! Joby and Writers discuss breathing life the best use out of them! Harris, the artist responsible for JPL’s into Universes, Deities, Aliens, Races, 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. interplanetary travel art and comic artists Commerce, Resources, Scarcities, 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. Ismahawk Presents: Power Juan Gedeon (Horizon), Livio Ramondelli Politics, Factions, Industry, Technology, Couples Who Cosplay rangers Megazord Vs Voltron () and Dave Crosland Magic, Myths, Legends and more with Three local cosplay couples (Gravehearts Come meet and hang out with the (Invader Zim) get together to discuss how Chris Avellone (Designer-Star Wars, Cosplay, Monkey Monsters Cosplay and crew from Ismahawk, responsible for the artwork done for NASA has comic Aliens, Fall Out, Torment, Icewind Dale), Cosplay Bears) share tips and stories Nightwing: The Series and Minute Match- influences, and how space exploration (an James Ganiere (Chief Editor-Fallen Angel about their adventures in Cosplay. Ups on YouTube! The team will announce integral part of comic books throughout Press, CEO-Rio Vista Universal, Deadliest new videos and showcase footage history) and technology has been a big Fandom), Neal Hallford (Writer/Designer- CREATOR’S LAB (S5) from the Upcoming Minute Match-Up, influence in the artwork that’s been done Dungeon Siege, Betrayal at Krondor, 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. Megazord Vs Voltron as well as EXCLUSIVE for comics. Lords of EverQuest), Rebekah R. Ganiere #MakeComics: 3D Tips & Tricks behind the scenes footage! We will wrap it (Author-Fairelle Series, President-Fantasy, For Comics With all up with a short Q&A at . 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. Futuristic & Paranormal, RWA Chapter), Brian Haberlin That Might Be Cool Mark O’Bannon (Author-Dream Crystal, 3D is getting into everything. Brian 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Optimism is something that’s been largely Meow Publishing) Geoffrey Thorne Haberlin (Witchblade, Aria, Spawn, #MakeComics: The Webcomics missing from geek culture as superheroes, (Showrunner-The Librarians, Writer- Anomaly, Faster Than Light) is at the Advocates Present The video games, and nearly all things geek Ultimate Spider-Man, Ben 10: Omniverse) leading edge of this tech in comics Webcomics Gathering have stepped out of the basement and and demonstrates several processes The Webcomics Advocates will host into the limelight. ThatMightBeCool panel 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. developed for Anomaly (the world’s longest a gathering for fans and creators of is here because there’s no reason geeks Starting And Sustaining A original full-color graphic novel). Gone are webcomics. This interactive panel is your can’t be optimistic and happy about the Career Writing Animation the old, clunky, emotionless models. 3D is chance to learn about making webcomics, fact that the things they’re passionate First job? After that, how do you get a the future, and the future is now. Whether network, promote your own webcomic, about are so clearly prevalent in today’s second gig? And a third? What are the as a drawing aid or for Faster Than and maybe even pitch your webcomic idea society. Let’s talk about what might be skills and secrets of maintaining a career Light’s critically acclaimed AR, this panel in front of a room full of creators and fans! cool with SpaceX Engineer, Author and in the field, including becoming a story is for you if you’re looking to integrate Game Designer Andrew Rader, Cosplayer editor/showrunner and perhaps creating meaningful 3D into your workflow. THE FINAL FRONTIER and Mental Health Advocate Karina KPM and selling your own show. A panel of (S6) Cosplay, and Comic Book Writer Ray animation writers with extensive careers 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. Anthony Height. and others who have recently broken into #MakeComics: So You Want to Build an R2? the field talk share their knowledge and Crush It On Kickstarter Did you know there’s a whole club of 2:30p.m. - 4:00p.m. answer your questions. Featuring Craig Have you thought about launching a people dedicated to building R2-D2 and ‘Occupants’ Feature Film and Miller, Stan Berkowitz, Brooks Wachtel and Kickstarter for your book? Then this is a the other droids of Star Wars? Come learn Comic Book Tie-in Shaene Siders must attend workshop hosted by Russell the basics and see what it takes to build Come join the OCCUPANTS feature film Nohelty, who successfully funded 4 your own Astromech droid from folks that and comic book tie-in cast and crew who 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. projects through Kickstarter in the past 2 are building their own! will show behind the scenes clips and a Comics from the years. As the publisher of Wannabe Press short segment of the movie itself, and then Animation Side and host of The Business of Art podcast, take questions from you! Starring come at us from all sides of art, he speaks with hundreds of creators a TREK’s Robert Picardo, OCCUPANTS is artists Mike Kunkel, Brianne Drouhard, LONG BEACH COMIC CON LOGO 2014

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and Mike Collins bring the animation side! Robot Underdog and the creators of team behind award-winning Monster on your work from professional editors in Bringing animation-inspired looks and Nightwing: The Series & Minute Match- Elementary (Nicholas Doan, Gwendolyn the comics industry? Get your portfolio influences to their work, they truly make Ups , Ismahawk. See never before seen Dreyer), Space Goat’s newest all-ages reviewed by Vince Hernandez (Aspen) for some visually unique and awesome behind the scenes footage EXCLUSIVE to graphic novel. Surprise Guests! All things or Barbara Kesel (CrossGen) and then stories told in comics! this panel, followed by a short Q&A with Space Goat Publishing, prepared just for introduce yourselves to writers who are the creators! you! Certified Groovy! looking for artists to work with! WRITERS! 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. Are you looking for an artist to collabroate 1First Comics Presents: 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. THUNDERDOME with? This session is for you. Come sit at Blurred lines – Comics and the Darwyn Cooke: An Oral History (SEASIDE the tables and introduce yourself to artists Entertainment Industry A celebration of the late Darwyn Cooke: PREFUNCTION) who are looking to collaborate on projects. From big budget movies to weekly Internet Join Jimmy Palmiotti and 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. You may just find the perfect fit! strips, comics are becoming more of a while they host some professional and Saber Guild Temple fixture on the entertainment industry personal friends of Darwyn’s and share The Awakening 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. scene as the lines separating them from intimate stories about the legendary Saber Guild Temple Prime presents The The Acoustic Sounds of movies and TV continues to blur. Join the artist and his wonderful career from TV Awakening. The Force is all around. Have Troy Baker discussion with some of 1First Comics’ animation to comic book giant. you felt it? A group of Jedi are following a Troy Baker is known not only for his voice creators who know firsthand how comics in the Force, but they are not the over work for 4, but also his complement the creative process for 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. only ones on the path. See what happens , Sitting in the Fire. Take a break movies, TV, and the Internet. The Art of Voice Over (as Told when the two sides collide. from the hustle of the convention and join By the Best!) Troy as he plays songs from his album 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Join the discussion as top voice over 11:30a.m. - 1:00p.m. in acoustic. A rare opportunity you won’t GeekFest Film Festival Best Of artists Troy Baker (Uncharted 4), Phil The Video Games (Kid Version) want to miss! and Awards Screening LaMarr (Hermes, Samurai Jack, Green The Video Games (kids version) Watch Join us for the BEST films voted on by Lantern), Tara Jayne Sands (Pokemon), your favorite video game characters 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. you this weekend at Long Beach Comic and Kevin Conroy (Batman) talk about battle for the title of player one! The Singing for Superheroes Con. Screening the Best Short, Best Web what they’re working on, how they got 64th annual video games are about to Singing For Superheroes is an Series, Best Music Video, Best Trailer and into the business and their favorite part start and you the citizens of the console organization that is bringing attention to the announcement of Best Feature and the about it! Q&A to follow. can pick this years winner. This action children with illnesses through music. presentation of the awards with a special packed show is a cross between Super Performing in 10 minute sets are singer/ guest presenter! 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. Smash Brothers, the Hunger Games songwriter Kayla Cariaga, Jackie Boyz- 4 DBZ: Light of Hope and all of your favorite video games; all time nominated, 1 time Grammy Award 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Join the ‘Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope’ battling live where the audience decides winning (2012 Best Recording Madonna Designers Unite! cast and crew from Robot Underdog the winner! Every one attendance will “Revolver”) singing/songwriting/ Is Character Design your passion? for an exclusive look at the upcoming receive a free Video Games wrist band production duo who has written hits for Environment and Background Design? 3D episode! The creators discuss “behind and be invited to participate as an Madonna, Justin Bieber, and Flo Rida, sculpting? Join Professional Designers the scenes” and share set footage from active audience member as a citizen of Montana Tucker- Singer/Songwriter with from the Animation, Movie, and Game Episode 2. Plus the cast and crew do a the console. No twitter or social media collaborations with Afro Jack and David industries for a look into what it takes to Q&A with the fans! And don’t miss their needed for this performance, cheer Guetta, and Chris Stopha Vasquez- Singer/ become a professional designer! signing directly after the panel until 5pm or boo for you favorite hero or villain! songwriter. at the GeekChic Promotions booth #1009 With such characters as Mario, Master KNERDS OF THE on the exhibit floor! Chief, Lara Croft, Commander Shepard, ROUND TABLE Yuna, Link, Princess Peach and more! 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. Fresh from Nerd-con and the New York Wonder Woman Turns 75 Space Goat: International Fringe Festival don’t miss Wonder Woman turns 75 and we’re Evil Dead 2 & Beyond The Video Games. Long live the console! celebrating with a special panel featuring Evil Dead Fans Rejoice. Space Goat is Twitter: @Thevideogamesmb facebook: the Voice of Wonder Woman, Susan bringing Ash and a mess of Deadites facebook.com/thevideogameslive (though Eisenberg and Cat Staggs, artist of Wonder to the gaming table with their new Evil this is a family friendly performance there Woman ‘77. Dead 2: the Official Board Game. This are still depictions of violence by actors visual presentation and lively discussion all trained in stage combat - Parental 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. with Space Goat team Dave Olbrich Guidance is advised) The Making of ‘Minute Match- (VP of Space Goat), Taylor Smith (Game Ups’ & ‘Dragon Ball Z: Light Of Designer), and Frank Hannah (Evil Dead 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. Hope’ With The Creators! 2 Series Writer) will feature exclusive Portfolio Review & Networking Dive into the world of fan films with sneak peeks into the future of Space Goat Session for Artists & Writers Dragon Ball Z: Light Of Hope creators, board games and comics. Also meet the ARTISTS! looking for valuable feedback