16 SATURDAY LONG BEACH COMIC CON COMIC BEACH LONG SEPTEMBER 2, Saturday Programming Schedule GeekFest Film The Lair (102C) The Bridge (203A) The Wardrobe (202A) The Garage (202C) The Final Frontier (103C) Festival (103A) 10:00am William Shatner PROGRAMMING Spotlight: MY LITTLE Unplugged Cosplay Survival PONY’s Tony Fleecs Tactics 10:30am Geeks Got Your Back 2017 11:00am Comics For Everyone: Aliens & Creatures of When "All-Ages" Means NASA’s Dawn Mission 11:30am Cosplay | Fanbase Press ALL Ages Playing Well with longbeachcomiccon.com Presents: Things that Others: Creators on 12:00pm Go Bump in 40 Years of StaR Creating a Character Collaboration Teenage Rover - 13 Horror Comics SciFi WARS Collecting with Make Up Effects Years on Mars 12:30pm Writing for Video Extreme Studios 25th Games: The Real Anniversary Celebration 1:00pm STAR WARS Prop and Behind the Virtual Virgin Orbit: Expanding Plus Size Cosplay: Love Costume Making with Access to Space from Fan Films 1:30pm Comics On the Edge of the Skin You’re In! The Expanding the 501st Legion Long Beach to Orbit Forever: STAR TREK in Universe of Video 2:00pm The Writer’s the Age of Discovery Games Exploring the Science Journey: Breaking in & Technology of Willy Women in Indie Horror 2:30pm Anyone Can Cosplay and Managing a Career Wonka’s Chocolate Howard Chaykin Filipino Americans in in Hollywood Factory Spotlight Comics and Animation 3:00pm Licensed to Tell: So you want to build an Cosplay 101 3:30pm Licensed Comics Galaxy Quests: The R2D2? Pitch, Pitch, Pitch: Humor of STAR TREK Rated Horror 1 How to Sell Your Story 4:00pm (and beyond!) Kids Can Cosplay: (R Rated Content) Fashion Show Panel From the Parents 4:30pm Writers’ Room: Where Creating the Perfect Perspective Do Storytellers Come 5:00pm Pierre Bernard Jr. Portfolio From? Live Painting with Figure Drawing 5:30pm Camilla d’Errico Workshop Cosplay Pre-Judging Women on the Dark Rated Horror 2 6:00pm The Video Games Side (R Rated Content) 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm Cosplay Contest 8:00pm *Subject to change. 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 Eisner Award 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, Marvel Comics’ MOSAIC), writer Ubah Extreme Studios 25th panel for pegasisters/bronies/fans of all ages! Mohammed (DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW), 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 STAR TREK in the Age of TEEN TITANS 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: ROGUE ONE, STAR TREK 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 Ron Marz comic book 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. (SMALLVILLE) 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 Science Fiction 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 KRYPTON, 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 Q&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 GALAXY QUEST, THE BIG BANG masses. The shifting 21st-century digital frontier IDENTITY THIEF) and David Lucarelli (CHILDREN’S THEORY to FREE ENTERPRISE to THE ORVILLE, 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 graphic novel creators Dave Crosland, and the HIGH MOON team of comedians, and filmmakers discuss comedy in share insider information, publishing secrets, and David Gallaher 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), Roger 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.