Matt Fraction is the co-creator of Sex Criminals, Casanova, ODY-C, and Satellite Sam and past writer of Hawkeye, Thor, and a host of other acclaimed books for Marvel. Moderator David Brothers joins Matt in conversation, with an eye toward Matt's experience building a career in the creative arena (including lessons learned and being smart about your work).
Sunday July 24, 2016 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 7AB
Skybound editor Jon Moisan and creators and artists including Juan Gedeon (Horizon), Shawn Martinbrough (Thief of Thieves), Brandon Thomas (Horizon), and Josh Williamson (Birthright, Ghosted) discuss their work and the comics industry as a whole.
Sunday July 24, 2016 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 7AB
Tommy Andreasen (showrunner), Kevin and Dan Hageman (writers, Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu), join Simon Lucas (design lead), Christopher Stamp (designer), and Nelson Lamonica (property lead) discuss the latest season of the Cartoon Network TV series, offer a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the toys, and talk about new stories in the Ninjago universe. Vincent Tong (voice actor) will discuss his role as the voice of Kai, the Red Ninja. Moderated by Brian Bowler (marketing director).
What do mainstream comics look like? What appeals to "the average reader"? Bryan Lee O'Malley and Leslie Hung (Snotgirl), Jamie McKelvie (The Wicked + The Divine), Brandon Thomas (Horizon), and Jim Zub (Wayward) are making books that appeal to anyone and everyone and are redefining the idea of mainstream comics in the process.
UPDATED: Mon, Jul 18, 01:52PM Comic-Con special guest Keith Knight (the Knight Life, the K Chronicles) will perform an abbreviated version of his award-winning cartoon slideshow presentation documenting 25 years of police brutality cartoons in the U.S. Winner of a Belle Foundation Grant and an NAACP History Maker Award.
YouTube superstar Markiplier hosts this 16th annual Comic-Con panel devoted to pioneering webcomics publisher Keenspot. They areonce again joined by their partners from transmedia company RedGiant Entertainment, publishers of the Markiplier comic book miniseries (first issue in stores July 27) that will be one of the main topics of discussion. Creators scheduled to appear include Thomas Fischbach (Twokinds), Benny Powell (Markiplier Comics), David Campiti (Pandora's Blogs), and YouTube softball stars Bobby Crosby and Benny Amesquita.
