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Lib Con 2019 Event Guide EVENT MAP PFLUGERVILLE LIB CON TH is presented by the WELCOME TO THE 4 ANNUAL PFLUGERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1008 W. Pfluger Street | Pflugerville, Texas 78660 512-990-6375 | library.pflugervilletx.gov Follow us on social media: 10 AM - 6 PM SEPT 28 SPONSORS Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make this event possible. 2019 EVENT GUIDE HARASSMENT-FREE ZONE There will be zero tolerance for harassment. Keep your hands to yourself. If you are a local comic book author, artist, or comic store owner If you would like to take a picture with or of someone, ask permission. and would like to be considered for next year’s event, Please inform Library staff if you experience or witness any form of please contact Bette McDowell at [email protected]. PFLUGERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY harassment. pflugervilletx.gov/comiccon KIDS CON PANELS & PRESENTATIONS ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS & ADULTS Crafts and activities for kids up to age 10. 12:00-12:30 ARTIST Q&A 11:00-12:00 AMATEUR ARTIST GALLERY ART HANGING Classroom with Joe Eisma, for ages 11+ Teen Space for teens ages 11-17 10:00-11:30 SUPERHERO CRAFTS Kids Area 12:15-1:00 VOICE ACTING PANEL with Lena Hill, Tia Ballard, 11:30-12:00 COSPLAY PRESENTATION P/C Lindsay Sheppard, Melissa Sternenberg, Felecia Angelle Pfab Lab with Caveman C0splay, for ages 11+ 10:00-11:30 COMIC CREATION STATION Kids Area with Shannon Brewer and Hops + Heroes Comics 12:45-1:25 WEBCOMICS PANEL 12:00-5:00 GAMING FOR ALL AGES Classroom with Ngozi Ukazu and Star Prichard, for ages 11+ Kids Area with Steve Jackson Games 10:00-11:30 TEMPORARY TATTOOS & BUTTON MAKING Teen Space 1:30-2:00 SOCIAL MEDIA FOR AUTHORS 12:00-12:30 COSPLAY, LED, & 3D PRINTING Q&A Classroom with Alan J. Porter and Rick Klaw, for ages 11+ Pfab Lab with Bradley Spears for ages 11+ 10:15-10:45 DRAWING LESSON with Matthew Weldon P/C 1:30-2:10 ARTIST SKETCH-OFF with Brandon Peterson, Brittany Peer 12:30-1:00 WORKING WITH FOAM FOR COSPLAY P/C Matthew Weldon, Star Prichard, Rob Osborne Pfab Lab with Robin Johnson, Jr., for ages 11+ 11:00-11:40 JEDI TRAINING with Saber Guild Jakku Temple P/C 1:30-2:30 BOOK SIGNING 1:00-4:00 CRAFTS FOR TEENS & ADULTS Kids Area with Ngozi Ukazu Teen Space for ages 11+ 11:45-12:00 COSTUME WALK with Joe Eisma, Jessi Jordan, P/C 2:15-2:50 ARTIST SKETCH-OFF 1:00-1:30 COSPLAY MAKE-UP & WIGS P/C Matthew Grant, Vo Nguyen Pfab Lab with Crystalhardted, for ages 11+ 2:15-3:00 FANFICTION WRITING PRESENTATION COSPLAY CONTEST Classroom with Shannon Brewer, for ages 11+ 1:30-2:00 TIPS FOR AWARD-WINNING COSPLAY with Adriana Contestants must register (or check-in if pre-registered) at the Cosplay Pfab Lab Akiyama, Caveman C0splay, Bradley Spears, Shannon Booth from 12-2 p.m. See the website for cosplay guidelines. 3:00-3:45 AUTHOR PANEL with Bill Williams, Lilah Sturges, Jessi Brewer, Crystalhardted, Robin Johnson, Jr., ages 11+ P/C Jordan, Joe Khachadourian, P.J. Hoover 12:00-2:00 COSPLAY CONTEST REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN 3:15-4:00 GAME DEVELOPMENT PANEL Adult Area for teens and adults ages 11+ FOOD VENDORS Classroom with Sean McKeever and Paul Benjamin, for ages 11+ Food and drinks are available for purchase in the library courtyard. 3:00-4:00 COSPLAY JUDGING for teens ages 11-17 (Salvia) 4:00-4:45 ANIMATOR DESIGN & PRODUCTION TACO QUEEN serves authentic Mexican food, including aguas frescas, Adult Area COSPLAY JUDGING for adults ages 18+ (Thornton) P/C with Powerhouse Animation Studios fresh made salsas, and gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options. 5:30-6:00 COSPLAY WALK & AWARDS 5:00-5:20 MUSICAL PERFORMANCE GORDIE’S COFFEE is a specialty coffee pop-up serving espresso based P/C for ages 11+ P/C by The Masters of Unlocking beverages. SPECIAL GUESTS Guest tables will close at 5:30. P. J. (TRICIA) HOOVER is the award-winning author of The Hidden Code and STAR PRICHARD is an artist based out of Austin. Her webcomic, Castoff, won Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life. Great Hall the 2017 StArt Faire Excellence in Webcomics People’s Choice award. Lantana ADRIANA AKIYAMA (sE7eN swell cosplay) is an awardwinning cosplayer specializing in costume sewing and fabrication. Adult Area ROBIN JOHNSON, JR. has won multiple best costume awards and was a final LINDSAY SHEPPARD has been a voice actress. She will be joining the cast of candidate on the show SyFy’s Cosplay Melee. Adult Area RWBY and has done work on the anime series Pokemon. Living Room FELECIA ANGELLE is an actor and director. Her anime work includes The Devil Is A Part-Timer!, One Piece, and Seraph of the End. Living Room JESSI JORDAN is a professional illustrator, comic artist and writer. Her work BRADLEY SPEARS is an award-winning cosplayer and propmaker specializing includes Corpus and The Secret Loves of Geeks. Lantana in 3D printing, foamsmithing, and LED-work. Adult Area TIA BALLARD is a voice actor. Her work includes roles in Fairy Tail, My Hero Academia, and Fullmetal Alchemist. Living Room JOE KHACHADOURIAN is a writer and has contributed to a number of comic MELISSA STERNENBERG is voice actress best known for her role as the Grimm book anthologies, including IDW Publishing’s Transformers: Mosaic. Great Hall Reaper Maria Calavera on RWBY. Living Room PAUL BENJAMIN is a New York Times bestselling author who has written and produced comics and video games for diverse properties including Marvel, RICK KLAW has edited numerous publications, including The Apes of Wrath LILAH STURGES is a comic book writer whose work includes Thor, Lumberjanes, Disney, and DC. Comics. Great Hall and the graphic work Weird Business (with Joe R. Lansdale). Living Room and The Magicians: Alice’s Story, among many other titles. Her work has been nominated for the Eisner, Ignatz, Prism, and GLAAD Media awards. Great Hall SHANNON BREWER is a cosplayer, young adult author, and writer of the SEAN KELLEY MCKEEVER is an Eisner award-winning writer known for Teen Evolution Revolutionaries comic series. Kids Room Titans and Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. He also writes video games, including NGOZI UKAZU is the creator of Check, Please!, an online graphic novel whose Storyscape’s upcoming The X-Files narrative RPG. Great Hall printing campaign remains the most funded webcomics Kickstarter ever. Signing CAVEMAN C0SPLAY (AKA Sal) works by day as a pediatric therapist when in the Kids Area 1:30-2:30 p.m. he is not cosplaying as his favorite characters. Adult Area VO NGUYEN works as an illustrator on various projects and promotes the Greater Austin Comic Con and Hill Country Comic Con. Lantana MATTHEW WELDON is a comic book artist and has been published by Image CRYSTALHARDTED (AKA Sophie) is a cosplayer, YouTuber, and makeup artist Comics, DC/Vertigo, Capcom/Udon, Overground and others. Lantana based out of Austin. Adult Area ROB OZBORNE is the author of comics and graphic novels such as 1000 Steps to World Domination, Sunset City, and Old Man. Lantana BILL WILLIAMS writes Punchline, a monthly comic featured on Free Comic Book JOE EISMA is the artist and co-creator of bestselling series Morning Glories. Day 2019, and has worked for DC Comics and IDW Publishing. Great Hall He is also the artist for Riverdale and Jughead: The Hunger. Lantana BRITTANY PEER is an Austin-based colorist with credits in various projects such as TMNT, Misfit City, and recently Captain Marvel. Lantana THE MASTERS OF UNLOCKING specialize in acoustic and electric medleys from MATTHEW GRANT is a cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic designer currently favorite retro and modern games. Adult Area writing and drawing his self published series, Planet Slammer. Lantana BRANDON PETERSON is an illustrator currently working for DC Comics on titles including Harley Quinn and Superman. Lantana (appearing until 3 p.m.) SABER GUILD, the LucasFilm Limited preferred costumed lightsaber choreography LENA HILL is a singer, actor, and voice talent best known as the voice of Lefty group, was founded on the principle of charity work. JAKKU TEMPLE is the local in the game Five Nights at Freddy’s. Appearing at panel only. ALAN J. PORTER is a writer of high adventure fiction, pop culture, and comics, He has written for Tokyopop, BOOM Studios, Marvel, and Disney. Great Hall central Texas Temple of Saber Guild. Storytime Room.
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