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SATURDAYPROGRAMMING SciFi Fan Films GeekFest Film Festival (103A) Festival ated Horror 2 R ated Horror ated Horror 1 R ated Horror ( R ated Content) ( R ated Content) Women in Indie Horror Women R 2D2? Factory Perspective Years on Mars Years Camilla d’Errico From the Parents the Parents From Live Painting with Kids Can Cosplay: Wonka’s Chocolate Wonka’s Teenage R over - 13 Teenage Long Beach to Orbit & Technology of Willy & Technology Exploring the Science NASA’s Dawn Mission NASA’s Access to Space from Access to Space from The Final Frontier (103C) Virgin Orbit: Expanding Virgin So you want to build an Side Games Portfolio Collaboration The Expanding The Garage (202C) The Garage Writing for Video for Video Writing Playing Well with Playing Well Games: The R eal Universe of Video Universe of Video Behind the Virtual Pitch, Pitch: Women on the Dark Women Creating the Perfect Creating Others: Creators on Others: Creators Filipino Americans in Geeks Got Your Back Geeks Got Your How to Sell Your Story How to Sell Your Comics and Animation Tactics Cosplay Cosplay 101 Cosplay Survival Cosplay Contest the Skin You’re In! the Skin You’re The Wardrobe The Wardrobe (202A) Fashion Show Panel Creating a Character Creating Aliens & Creatures of Aliens & Creatures Anyone Can Cosplay Cosplay Pre-Judging with Make Up Effects Plus Size Cosplay: Love From? Spotlight Programming Schedule Programming u rday at Unplugged Go Bump in (and beyond!) Horror Comics Horror Fanbase Press Fanbase Press William Shatner The Bridge (203A) Howard The Video Games The Video Galaxy Quests: The the Age of Discovery Presents: Things that Presents: Do Storytellers Come Extreme Studios 25th Extreme R T EK Humor of STA oom: Where R oom: Where Writers’ R T EK in STA Forever: Comics On the Edge of Anniversary Celebration ALL Ages Workshop The Writer’s The Writer’s in Hollywood a r s Collecting The Lair (102C) Figure Drawing Figure Licensed to Tell: Licensed to Tell: the 501st Legion W Licensed Comics r of S ta 40 Years Pierre Bernard Jr. Bernard Jr. Pierre PONY’s Tony Fleecs Tony PONY’s Journey: Breaking in Journey: Breaking Spotlight: MY LITTLE Costume Making with Comics For Everyone: S Prop and R S Prop R WA STA and Managing a Career and Managing a Career When "All-Ages" Means SEPTEMBER 2, S 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm *Subject to change.

16 LONG BEACH COMIC CON 2017 | longbeachcomiccon.com SATURDAYPROGRAMMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 THE LAIR (102C) the professional realities on how to develop your inspires them to write and illustrate horror in the ideas into a viable property and market yourself sequential art medium, the challenges and benefits 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. accordingly. Moderated by 2015 Disney/ABC Writing they face while working in the genre, and what Spotlight: MY LITTLE PONY’s Program winner and 2014 nominee they foresee in the future of horror comics. Tony Fleecs Brandon Easton (MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER), the LBCC welcomes MY LITTLE PONY writer/artist Tony panel includes TV producer Geoffrey Thorne (THE 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. Fleecs to this Long Beach Comic Con spotlight LIBRARIANS, ’ MOSAIC), writer Ubah Extreme Studios 25th panel for pegasisters/bronies/fans of all ages! Mohammed (DC’S ), writer Anniversary Celebration Legendary comics editor Barbara Randall Kesel Brandon Thomas (Image’s HORIZON, Lion Forge’s It’s the 25th anniversary of Extreme Studios, and interviews Tony, who will show off his art, tell NOBLE) actress/writer Erika Alexander (CONCRETE four veterans of the glory days – Matt Hawkins, stories, and answer fan questions. PARK) and artist/writer Tony Puryear (ERASER, Todd Nauck, Shannon Eric Denton, and Norm CONCRETE PARK). Rapmund – share stories of their groundbreaking 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. studio and the unforgettable era that changed Comics For Everyone: When 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. comics for decades to come. “All-Ages” Means ALL Ages Licensed to Tell: Licensed Comics “All-Ages” comics aren’t just for kids - comics Licensed comics give creators the chance to play 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. can be for everyone without being aimed at little with some of the greatest characters in fiction. Comics On the Edge of Forever: ones. Talented creators Adam Beechen (BATGIRL, Beyond classic work-for-hire superheroes, licensed TREK in the Age of GO!), Alex Segura (THE ARCHIES), comics allow creators to tell stories of your favorite Discovery and Chynna Clugston Flores (BLUE MONDAY, characters in movies, television, and more. Join With William Shatner at Long Beach and a new SCOOTER GIRL) talk about the challenges and writers Jody Houser (STAR WARS: ONE, TV series premiering in just a few rewards of crafting stories designed to appeal to ORPHAN BLACK), Ryan Parrott (STAR TREK: BOLDLY weeks, some of the best of modern Star Trek the widest possible audience. GO, POWER RANGERS: AFTERSHOCK) and writers and artists come to LBCC to (STAR WARS, SKYLANDERS), and artists Cat Staggs celebrate the ever-expanding final frontier. Writer/ 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. () and Jamie Sullivan (STAR WARS) for producer Mark A. Altman (FREE ENTERPRISE, 40 Years of Star Wars Collecting stories of the highs and lows of playing with someone THE LIBRARIANS) welcomes Ryan Parrott, Scott 2017 marks the 40th aznniversary of STAR WARS: else’s toys. and David Tipton, J.K. Woodward, and cartoonist A NEW HOPE. Join the Coalition Malachi Ward to the bridge. in discussing STAR WARS collecting for a fun and 4:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. fascinating conversation for newcomers to the Pierre Bernard Jr. Figure 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. franchise or those who have been collecting since Drawing Workshop Howard Chaykin Spotlight the beginning. An LBCC favorite returns, as artist Pierre Bernard Writer/artist Howard Chaykin’s work includes DC Jr. (LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN) showcases Comics’ first miniseries, THE WORLD OF , 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. his artistic chops and teaches beginners of all the original STAR WARS adaptation and ongoing STAR WARS Prop and Costume ages the secrets of life drawing (supplies – and series for Marvel Comics, and an unforgettable Making with the 501st Legion models – provided) in this fun and interactive string of revolutionary series and miniseries, The 501st Legion and Rebel Legion are screen- lesson. Find him in Artists’ Alley (table #D32) to including AMERICAN FLAGG!, THE SHADOW, accurate Star Wars Costuming Clubs – the 501st, learn this years’ theme and begin the lesson – TWILIGHT, and BLACK KISS. Over the past decade, the Bad Guys and the Rebel Legion, the Good starting around 3:00 – and then join him and his he’s created projects for Marvel, BOOM!, and Image, Guys. We are approved by Lucasfilm and Disney modeling crew for a group session. most recently THE DIVIDED STATES OF HYSTERIA to bear the name of Star Wars to conduct charity at Image and THE NEWSBOY LEGION AND THE BOY events for thousands of organizations worldwide. the bridge (203A) COMMANDOS SPECIAL for DC Comics as part of the We provide costumers for an array of charity 10:00a.m. - 10:30a.m. publisher’s Jack Kirby centennial tribute. We’ll go events including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, William Shatner Unplugged deeper than the highlights in a rare spotlight panel, Relay for Life, the Oscars, and more. Come to Spend a half hour with the infamous William with a boisterous &A. this panel to learn more details about the clubs’ Shatner while he shares his untold stories and mission and how you can become a member. experiences. 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Galaxy Quests: The Humor of 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. Fanbase Press Presents: Things STAR TREK (and beyond!) The Writer’s Journey: Breaking that Go Bump in Horror Comics Humor was always an integral part of the in and Managing a Career in We all enjoy a good scare, whether sitting around original STAR TREK, but the influence of its Hollywood a campfire sharing ghost stories or in a darkened comedy has permeated popular culture in This panel addresses what new writers need to cinema watching alien species hunt their prey. new and unexpected ways. From SATURDAY do once they have material ready to go out to the Join writers Bryant Dillon (SOMETHING ANIMAL; NIGHT LIVE to , THE BIG BANG masses. The shifting 21st-century digital frontier IDENTITY THIEF) and David Lucarelli (CHILDREN’S THEORY to FREE ENTERPRISE to , means the age-old methods of building a career VAMPIRE HUNTING BRIGADE), artist Megan and even BREAKING BAD and MAD MEN (come have been rendered irrelevant, and this group of Hutchison (WILL O’ THE WISP), INVADER ZIM’s see for yourself), our panel of Treksperts, Hollywood screenwriters and creators Dave Crosland, and the HIGH MOON team of comedians, and filmmakers discuss comedy in share insider information, publishing secrets, and and Steve Ellis as they share what and about STAR TREK. Join David A. Goodman

*Subject to change. longbeachcomiccon.com | LONG BEACH COMIC CON 2017 17 SATURDAYPROGRAMMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 (executive producer, THE ORVILLE, FUTURAMA), techniques. Displays will be provided and 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. Dave Rogers (director, THE OFFICE and THE attendees are invited to interact with a Q&A Cosplay Contest MINDY PROJECT), Daren Dochterman (visual session after. effects supervisor, STAR TREK: THE MOTION THE GARAGE (202C) PICTURE - DIRECTOR’S EDITION), Lay 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. (producer, THE ALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORK) and Creating a Character with Geeks Got Your Back moderator Mark A. Altman (writer/producer, FREE Make Up Effects Anti-harassment has become a hot topic within ENTERPRISE, THE LIBRARIANS) as they discuss Make Up Effects Artist, Jeff Barkley, will demonstrate the geek community over the last several the lighter side of Trek. how to use premade prosthetics to create your ​ years. Whether it is anti-harassment policies or cosplay character. Joined onstage by Cosplayers: Trey grassroots awareness (such as Cosplay Is Not 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. Barkley (Sparrows Flight), Desiree Preston (Enasni Consent), more and more geeks are looking for Writers’ Room: Where do Volz), Lexi Smith, and Sean Schaefer. ways to make the geek community a better place Storytellers Come From? to everyone. Come join us as we discuss ways in Four writers with very different career paths share 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. which we can all just be a little more excellent to their origins and discuss their newest projects. Plus Size Cosplay: Love the Skin each other. Writer/producer Sandy King Carpenter, animation You’re In! and comics writer Adam Beechen, actor/novelist Being plus size in the world of cosplay is often 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Neo Edmund, and comics and writer shunned and ridiculed, we say no more! Our Playing Well with Others: Tony Bedard tell their stories. panelists, Katie M, Sasha C, Crystal R.S, and Amanda Creators on Collaboration L, will discuss how to work with posing, constructing, Three acclaimed creators who have worked solo 5:30p.m. - 7:00p.m. and rocking your cosplay to the next level while being AND with others discuss the differences between The Video Games plus sized. being the solo name above the title and sharing What if the fate of your favorite video game the creative responsibilities, and you get to be characters rested in your hands? Take control as 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. a part of it! Join Howard Chaykin (AMERICAN they take the stage in THE VIDEO GAMES, a parody Anyone Can Cosplay FLAGG!, THE DIVIDED STATES OF HYSTERIA), Gene of THE HUNGER GAMES. The tributes participating Four very different cosplayers, Angi Viper, Linz Ha (TOP TEN, MAE), and Dean Haspiel (THE RED in the Battle to the Death have been substituted Stanley, Kelly Rose Curtiss, and Chris Riley, discuss HOOK) for a freewheeling conversation. for video game characters from all the popular why they joined the cosplay community, what keeps video game franchises. Princess Zelda, Queen of them in it, and where it’s taken them. Panelists focus 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. the Console, is celebrating the 64th Annual Video on the idea that there is no right or wrong way to Writing for Video Games: Games and needs the audience’s assistance cosplay, and ANYONE can be a cosplayer. The Real Behind the Virtual (through social media) to ensure that this year’s While stunning game play and graphics are the Games are bigger, badder, and bloodier than the 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. sizzle of a video game, story and characters make year before! By voting for their favorite characters, Cosplay 101 the difference between a fad and a franchise. the audience will get to alter the course of events Get your cosplay construction questions ready and Three writers – Shawn Kittelsen (INJUSTICE 2), throughout the performance. It’s a different show ask cosplayers Alkali Layke, Ali Cat, Bernie Bregman, Tony Bedard (AGENTS OF MAYHEM), and Jon every night as iconic pixelated heroes and villains, Becks & Reed Cosplay and Molecular Agatha what Callan (RAW DATA) – share how they put their such as Donkey Kong, Croft, the Master Chief, you can do to improve your skills. Feel free to ask skills to work in some of your favorite games in a and more compete to win the coveted title of questions on wigs, makeup, armor and sewing tips. panel moderated by Cryptozoic co-CEO John Nee. Player One. 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. the wardrobe (202A) Fashion Show Panel The Expanding Universe of 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. Do you love fashion? Want to learn the tips, trick Video Games Cosplay Survival Tactics and how tos? Are you aspiring to be in the fashion Story in video games is frequently extended into Spending all day in a costume can be exhausting industry? Do you already work in the industry and prose publishing, graphic novels, tabletop games, both physically and emotionally. Join Beauty and want to grow your business & network? We would and merchandise. Cryptozoic co-CEO John Nee the Beard Cosplay and The San Diego Stitches like to welcome you to “How to Design Geek: Fashion moderates an extraordinary panel with writers Cosplay Repair Team as they provide tips and tricks Design” where 6 of our Geek Fashion Designers of , Flint Dille, Shawn Kittlesen, and to survive a day in cosplay from start to finish LBCC Fashion Show 2017 will open the doors of Francesca Smith, all of whom have experience including self-care and emergency repairs. fashion in the geeky world. The designers will be telling stories that expand narratives beyond the discussing the inspiration, how to master that perfect original games. 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. instagram shot, steps to building your business Aliens & Creatures of Cosplay from the ground up, how to make your impact in the 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. Special guest star Keaghan Ashley from FACE industry, and many more! Filipino Americans in Comics OFF! Aliens and Creatures of Cosplay will discuss and Animation the process of using prosthetic make up such 5:00p.m. - 6:30p.m. Filam Creative hosts this unique panel that will take as sculpting, molding and casting techniques Cosplay Pre Judging a look at the contributions of Filipino Americans in to create advanced cosmetic effects as well as comics and animation. Join special guests Whilce cover the basics of body painting and airbrushing Portacio (Creator of Bishop, WETWORKS, artist on

*Subject to change. 18 LONG BEACH COMIC CON 2017 | longbeachcomiccon.com SATURDAYPROGRAMMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 X-MEN, X-FACTOR, and many more), Leo Partible 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. (animation and comic-book writer), Van Partible Teenage Rover-13 Years on Mars Painting with Camilla d’Errico (creator of JOHNNY BRAVO), and other special The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has been Camilla d’Errico for a live painting demonstration guests as they talk about the history of Filipinos in exploring the surface of Mars for over 13 years now. of techniques from her how-to-paint book, Pop comics/animation, their own contributions to the What exactly has this plucky, -powered rover Painting. Have Q&A with Camilla while a new arts, how they got their start, and much more. been doing? How do you drive a Mars rover? Is painting comes to life using her signature, eco- Opportunity experiencing the temperamental teenage friendly, water-soluble Holbein Duo oil paints. 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. years? Come find out from multiple team members Pitch, Pitch, Pitch: How to Sell how the rover is doing, what it’s been up to, and how GEEKFEST FILM FESTIVAL Your Story they control the day to day life of Opportunity. (103A) You have an idea for a story but nothing more. You 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. have a fleshed-out idea, but don’t know how to 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. Sci-Fi Block cut it down to a size an editor will even CONSIDER Virgin Orbit: Expanding Access to City of Imperium Trailer reading. Join comics writer and editor Alex Segura Space from Long Beach to Orbit The Island (the DARK CIRCLE line), writer/editor Shannon Small, affordable satellites are revolutionizing the Might Eric Denton (’s SPECTRUM), and editor way we explore space and study our home planet- ReWrite Barbara Randall Kesel for advice and anecdotes but only if they can find an affordable, reliable As They Continue to Fall about how to give your story the best chance of way to launch into orbit. Virgin Orbit is developing Plug success in the brutal world of pitching. LauncherOne, a new dedicated small-satellite launch vehicle. In design and construction in Long 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. Beach, LauncherOne will be air-launched from a Fan Films Creating the Perfect Portfolio 747 and deliver satellites for space-based. The Rogue One: A Star Wars Toy Story Eisner Award winner Pia Guerra (Y: THE Where No Jedi Has Gone Before LAST MAN) joins acclaimed writer and 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. One PM editor Barbara Randall Kesel to help Exploring the Science & Arkham’s Journal aspiring artists understand what makes Technology of Willy Wonka’s Committed for the perfect portfolio: how to prepare Chocolate Factory Injustice For All and choose art that best showcases As far as mad scientists go, William “Willy” Wonka their talent in a way to show prospective is as delightful as the come, but behind that 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. editors or clients just what they’re wry smile, and impish behavior lies the mind of Women in Indie Horror capable of. a chemical & technological genius. We will be Indie Horror discussing the Everlasting Gobstopper, the candy Learn from some of our favorite women working in 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. that never gets smaller, Fizzy Lifting Drinks, a liquid indie horror. Producing,Directing and Distributing Women on the Dark Side concoction that makes you float, Wonkavision, your indie from today’s top females in horror film! A great success at LBCE and Comic-Con which sends physical objects across space, and Hosted by Ivonna Cadaver (Macabre Theatre on International: San Diego returns to Long Beach! Not finally the Great Glass Elevator, a transportation YoutooAmerica) all female artists/creators are about unicorns and device that can take you anywhere with the push of glittery vampires and silly pseudo-bondage. Some a button. Come listen as Dr. Michael Dennin - World 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. women create truly dark and challenging art and Renowned Physicist, Ben Sieper - Rocket Scientist Rated Horror 1 (Rated R Content) content, with just enough humor and whimsy to and Daniel J. Glenn - Analytical Mastermind explain Death Metal counterbalance all that darkness. Whether it’s comic all these miraculous innovations, and show how his White Lily books, novels, or art, these are some of the women chocolate factory has more in common with DARPA Phoenix Run who are creating content that connects with the than a conventional confectioner’s creation. The Chair deeper, darker side of all of us. 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. 5:00p.m. - 6:30p.m. THE FINAL FRONTIER (103C) So You Want to Build an R2D2? Rated Horror 2 (Rated R Content) 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. Did you know there’s a whole club of people Pioneers of Fear NASA’s Dawn Mission dedicated to building R2-D2 and the other droids of Born Again What do TIE fighters and Dawn have in common? Star Wars? Come learn the basics and see what it The Call of Charlie Is there a Hoth-like planet hidden in the main takes to build your own Astromech droid from folks The Night Watchman asteroid belt? Find out the answers to these that are building their own! questions and learn more about the Dawn spacecraft, which has been orbiting the dwarf 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. planet Ceres since March 2015. In this talk, follow Kids that Cosplay From the along with Dawn’s journey through time to explore Parents Perspective some of the largest objects in the main asteroid Join kids and parents as they discuss all the hot belt and learn about the engineering behind the buttons that come with kid’s and cosplaying. mission and the science that’s come out of it, including all of the latest mission updates!

*Subject to change. longbeachcomiccon.com | LONG BEACH COMIC CON 2017 19 SUNDAYPROGRAMMING SciFi 2 Awards Fantasy GeekFest Film Festival (103A) Festival Action Packed Best of GeekFest & GeekFest Filmmakers JPL James Webb James Webb Update! s Plunge into Transmedia : The Future of : The Future Deep Space Expoplanets Persepective R Cassini’s Death Cassini’s Know: Animation Space Telescope Space Telescope V Mars and Titan to Writers You Should You Writers Saturn: The Pilot’s Saturn: The Pilot’s Earths Above: From Earths Above: From Navigation at NASA/ Comics, Games, and The Final Frontier (103C) NASA’ Gilarte Comics Gathering Storytelling Beach: Self- The Garage (202C) The Garage Future of Digital Future The The Webcomics The Webcomics Making a Scene The Present and The Present Advocates Present: Advocates Present: Show AND Tell: Solo Show AND Tell: From Sydney to Long From All Comics Are Digital: All Comics Are Publishing with James Cosplay Krystle Starr Fashion Show Armor Making The Wardrobe The Wardrobe (202A) The Many Colors of Making the Con with Cosplay and Gaming Programming Schedule Programming day CHIE R N U Fiction Spotlight Music in Comics Comics and Cuba: Talking DEADPOOL Talking Separating Fact from Separating Fact from Design Culture Comic Book The Lair (102C) The Bridge (203A) See You in February 17-18 for Long Beach Comic Expo! See You Politics and Pop Anything? Loving SEPTEMBER 3, S Hey! Kids’ Comics! Everything A Golden Age of Geek The Art of Character Publishing Your First Publishing Your Am I Allowed To Like Am I Allowed To What You Love in the What You 4:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 5:00pm 1:00pm 11:00am *Subject to change.

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THE LAIR (102C) SciFi 2

Awards 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. Fantasy

GeekFest Film Hey! Kids’ Comics! Festival (103A) Festival Action Packed The acclaimed creators of some of today’s best Best of GeekFest &

GeekFest Filmmakers comics for kids (grown-ups like them, too) take part in a memorable LBCC panel. MY LITTLE PONY’s Tony Fleecs, educational comics editor and artist Jason Rodriguez, and recent Eisner Award nominee Norm Harper (RIKKI) talk about telling stories for some of comics’ most hard-to-please readers. JPL Update! Plunge into Transmedia Deep Space Expoplanets 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. Persepective Cassini’s Death Cassini’s Know: Animation Space Telescope Space Telescope : The Future of V R : The Future Mars and Titan to Publishing Your First Comic Book Writers You Should You Writers Saturn: The Pilot’s Saturn: The Pilot’s Earths Above: From Earths Above: From Navigation at NASA/ Comics, Games, and The Final Frontier (103C) James Webb s James Webb NASA’ Screenwriter Rylend Grant (whose first comic title, ABERRANT, will be released by Action Lab Entertainment this winter), hosts a panel of creators–many with backgrounds in film and television–who share how they developed their comic book ideas and ultimately found publishing success. Learn how to find a penciler, , Gilarte

Comics colorist, letterer, and designer; submit material Gathering Storytelling Beach: Self- to publishers; and figure out how to position your The Garage (202C) The Garage Future of Digital Future The Webcomics The Webcomics The Webcomics Making a Scene The Present and The Present project in today’s marketplace! Advocates Present: Advocates Present: Show AND Tell: Solo Show AND Tell: From Sydney to Long From All Comics Are Digital: All Comics Are Publishing with James 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. The Art of Character Design What goes into designing your favorite characters? Creators and producers from the worlds of one? Join creators (and unashamed fans) David 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. comic books and animation draw back the Gallaher, Jon Callan, Todd Nauck, and more for a Music in Comics curtain on how they design characters that guilt-free celebration of the things LBCC and its Music in comics can sometimes be a losing

Cosplay capture the imaginations of readers and viewers. attendees love most. proposition (hard to crank up the volume), but

Krystle Starr Dave Crosland (INVADER ZIM), Logan Lubera these creators have made it work. Join writer/ Fashion Show Armore Making Armore the bridge (203A) The Wardrobe The Wardrobe (202A) (, Loot Crate), artist Jamie Sullivan, artist Chynna Clugston Flores (BLUE MONDAY), The Many Colors of Making the Con with Cosplay and Gaming and animation producer Craig Miller take part in a 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. writer Alex Segura (ARCHIE MEETS RAMONES), wide-ranging discussion. Everything Archie and Burger Records founders Sean Bohrman and With the hit CW drama RIVERDALE raising Lee Rickard for a freewheeling playlist of a panel. 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. awareness, Archie and his friends are more Politics and Pop Culture popular then ever. What can fans expect from the 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. How do politics and popular culture depend on publishing side of ? The company’s Comics and Cuba: Separating each other? An in-depth discussion explores SVP - Publicity and Marketing, Alex Segura, hosts Fact from Fiction Fiction a lively discussion that spotlights the publisher’s Spotlight political satire, comedy sketches, and the world In May of this year, 11 members of the U.S. latest offerings, including his own new ongoing comics creative and business community Dave Gibbons of politics and explores what the interconnections The Bridge (203A) Music in Comics series, THE ARCHIES, featuring the biggest rock Comics and Cuba: participated in the C3 Havana Edition conference, Everything A R CHIE

Talking DEADPOOL Talking mean for government and pop culture going Separating Fact from Separating Fact from forward. band in Riverdale going on tour! meeting with 50 Cuban comics creators at Havana’s National Animation Studio for an in- 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. depth discussion of topics relating to comics, Am I Allowed To Like Anything? Dave Gibbons Spotlight animation, video game development, storytelling, Loving What You Love in the The acclaimed co-creator of WATCHMEN and and film production. Now Martha Donato, Golden Age of Geek THE SECRET SERVICE (adapted into the movies President of MAD Event Management (which runs For fans of superheroes, science fiction, animation, KINGSMEN and KINGSMEN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE) Long Beach Comic Con) and many of her fellow Design Culture and cosplay, it’s a golden age. But hand-in-hand and artist on dozens of others takes part in a C3 Havana participants – among them writer Ron Comic Book The Lair (102C) See You in February 17-18 for Long Beach Comic Expo! See You with geek domination of the popular arts has wide-ranging conversation about his career, Marz (WITCHBLADE, DREAD GODS), artist Dennis Politics and Pop Anything? Loving

Hey! Kids’ Comics! including some of his famous collaborators, his Calero (MASKS, X-FACTOR), and Cryptozoic co- Golden Age of Geek

The Art of Character come a very hostile environment for being openly Publishing Your First Publishing Your Am I Allowed To Like Am I Allowed To What You Love in the What You enthusiastic about your favorite things. You like work on superhero titles in America and the UK, CEO John Nee – discuss the trip and the changing the “wrong” Doctor Who? You dug VALERIAN? You and the upcoming return to print of his creator- landscape of U.S.-Cuba relations in the creative think the new season of TWIN PEAKS is the best owned title THE ORIGINALS in 2018. arts going forward. 4:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:30pm 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:30pm 5:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 11:00am

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3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. is audience participation! Making the Con will Gilarte, who over the past decade has written and Talking DEADPOOL share the real-world stories of individuals on their produced an astonishing array of comics, including Long Beach Comic Con welcomes two of today’s way to the biggest con in the world! Cosplayers, VENGADOR, A FRACTURED MIND, SPOOKS top artists – Scott Koblish (DEADPOOL) and Todd Artists and SUPERFANS with unique stories of how COLLEGE, and TIME VOX. In this eye-opening Nauck (SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL) – to share stories their passion has changed the course of their life! panel, James shares the story of his career and of drawing the exploits of the beloved movie-star There will be a short video talking about “Making provides a first-hand look at his creative process, “Merc with a Mouth.” What’s the most disturbing the Con” with Cosmunity, and how YOU can be a revealing tips of the trade on how to breathe life thing they’ve ever been asked to draw? Did part of it! into new characters. anything cross the line? Secrets WILL be revealed! THE GARAGE (202C) THE FINAL FRONTIER (103C) THE WARDROBE (202A) 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Making a Scene Cassini’s Death Plunge into Fashion Show How do writers and artists work together to create Saturn: The Pilot’s Perspective Do you love fashion? Want to learn the tips, trick compelling scenes that build the narratives of your NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is the first robotic explorer and how tos? Are you aspiring to be in the fashion favorite comics? Acclaimed writer Jody Houser to orbit Saturn, and it began the first in-depth and industry? Do you already work in the industry and (FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE) and THE ONLY up-close study of Saturn, its moons, and its rings want to grow your business & network? We would LIVING BOY team of David Gallaher and Steve Ellis in 2004. Since then, Cassini’s onboard science like to welcome you to “How to Design Geek: share their favorite scenes and tell the stories instruments have returned an abundance of Fashion Design” where 6 of our Geek Fashion behind their stories. scientific data that has led scientists to astonishing Designers of LBCC Fashion Show 2017 will open discoveries. After nearly 20 years of spaceflight, the doors of fashion in the geeky world. The 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. the Cassini mission is coming to a triumphant end designers will be discussing the inspiration, how The Webcomics Advocates on September 15, 2017, when the spacecraft will to master that perfect instagram shot, steps to Present: The Webcomics plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere, from which there building your business from the ground up, how to Gathering is no return. Cassini’s ultimate sacrifice will ensure make your impact in the industry, and many more! Join the Webcomics Advocates for our twice- the protectionof Saturn’s ocean worlds, and will annual gathering of webcomics creators and give scientists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. fans. This is your chance to learn about creating collect Saturn atmospheric data during the final The Many Colors of Cosplay webcomics, network with other artists, and maybe plunge. Luis Andrade is a member of the Spacecraft This panel will lead a discussion about being even pitch your idea in front of a room Operations team and the lead Guidance, Navigation, a person of color in cosplay. Panelists will give full of potential new readers! and Control (GNC) engineer in charge of Cassini’s their own stories about how being a part of the final sequence of commands. In his presentation he cosplay community has changed their lives in 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. will share what it has been like to “pilot” Cassini for both negative and positive ways. Panelists will All Comics Are Digital: The Present the past four years, and the challenges of maintain give their own tips and tricks regarding manners and Future of Digital Comics control of the spacecraft during the plunge, all concerning cosplay equality and accepting As readers increasingly look at comics on thewhile resisting Saturn’s shearing winds which will everyone in all fandoms as family. computers, tablets, and smartphones, and artists ultimately destroy the long-lived robotic explorer. create pages without using “real” pencils and 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. inks, is the comic-book medium changing? Join 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. Armor Making comics innovators Dean Haspiel (ACT-I-VATE, TRIP Deep Space Navigation From basics of foam to working with plastics, CITY), D.J. Kirkbride (AMELIA COLE, THE ONCE at NASA/JPL metal and more! Learn tips and tricks to enhance AND FUTURE QUEEN), James Gilarte (VENGADOR), NASA has long explored the solar system and beyond your hobby or become a trade professional with and the team of David Gallaher and Steve Ellis with their robotic spacecraft since the beginning of our panel of experienced prop makers from both (HIGH MOON) for an insightful discussion of what the space age. Starting with the first interplanetary the cosplay and TV/Film worlds! comes next in digital comics. probe Marine 2, NASA missions have a record of reaching all planets in the solar system including 2:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. Pluto, now designated as a dwarf planet. In this talk, Cosplay and Gaming Show AND Tell: Solo Storytelling Yu Takahashi from JPL will give an overview of how What do gaming and cosplay have to do with Three cartoonists with very different styles and the teams at JPL navigate their spacecraft in deep each other? Technically, any character from any backgrounds share anecdotes, examples, and space. He will particularly draw on his experience media can be cosplayed! Join SLC, insights into the challenges of telling stories from Dawn and Juno missions, which are missions to Zabracus, and Trina to discuss cosplay and how it without a partner. Chynna Clugston Flores (BLUE dwarf planet Ceres and Jupiter. relates to the gaming world. MONDAY), Dean Haspiel (THE RED HOOK), and Malachi Ward (FROM NOW ON) take the stage for 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. 3:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. a sure-to-be-memorable LBCC panel. Earths Above: From Mars and Making The Con with Titan to Exoplanets Krystle Starr 3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. Join Dr. Bonnie J. Buratti, a leading Making the Con is a new reality show with Orlando From Sydney to Long Beach: Self- astronomer, on this personal tour of NASA’s Jones & Krystle Starr powered by the Cosmunity Publishing with James Gilarte latest discoveries. Moving through the Solar app. This panel talks about Con experiences and All the way from Sydney, Australia, comes James System, she underscores NASA’s search for life

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3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope UPDATE Join some of the very engineers working on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a successor to the Hubble Telescope and 100 times more powerful, as they give out the latest news and updates. The James Webb Space Telescope is humanity’s newest, greatest tool to observe the universe, allowing us to look further into space than we ever have before.

4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Writers You Should Know: Animation The next generation of comics and animation writers answer your questions on what it takes to build a career when you’re starting out. People at the top may not know how to succeed in the current market. But these writers tackle the tough issues, like: how to get your first credit, how to transition into being a full-time writer, and how to convince employers to take you seriously! GEEKFEST FILM FESTIVAL (103A) 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. FANTASY The Spell Tutor 2.2 Knights of New Jersey

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