Programming Room A \;
11:30 a.m.: Kids (And Parents Too!) You CAN Draw! | Spencer Brinkerho
ff III \; \;
Love Comics? Wish you could draw like a pro?
Join &ldquo\;Star Wars&rdquo\; artist Spencer Brinkerhoff and make your o
wn comic book while learning to draw the Adam West Batman using his drawin
g system\, &ldquo\;Drawing Is Simple.&rdquo\; \;
\;
12:
30 a.m.: Making Your Own Art Book | Ryan Claytor \;
Ryan Claytor\, university pro
fessor and award-winning comics creator\, guides you through the process o
f creating his Eisner and Ringo award-nominated art book\, &ldquo\;One Bit
e at a Time\,&rdquo\; shares lessons learned from his five-year assembly p
rocess\, and helps set you on a path to success for creating your own art
book...in a lot less than five years. \;
\;
1:30 p.m.:&
nbsp\;Anime Your Way | Brian Lopez \; \;
A comprehensive step-by-step draw
ing program using simple shapes and easy to understand instructions. Worki
ng artist Brian Lopez will teach you how to create and modify an anime cha
racter from scratch\, no matter what your drawing level is! \;
Programming Room B \;
\;11 a.m.:
Beyond Superheroes: The Many Genres of Comics | Zack Davisson\, Cara O&rsquo\;Neil\, Jody Houser\, Violet Karim \;
In the popular imagination\, colorful
caped characters and comics go hand in hand\, but they aren&rsquo\;t all
that is to the medium. Join Zack Davisson (&ldquo\;Ultimate X-Men\,&rdquo\
; &ldquo\;Demon Days\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Cats + Gamers\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The
Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai&rdquo\;)\, Jody Houser (&rdquo\;Generati
on X-23\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Stranger Things\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Orphan Black\,
&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Miss Marvel: Fists of Justice\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Faith&rdq
uo\;)\, Cara O&rsquo\;Neil (Mad Cave Studio&rsquo\;s Director of Marketing
\, formerly VP of Marketing for Dark Horse Comics)\, and Violet Karim (&ld
quo\;Death of a Pop Star\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Summer Vamp&rdquo\;) as they ex
plore genres outside of superheroes. Is there one that flat-out beats all
the others? Or do they all actually complement each other? Find out as our
panelist expand the borders of comics. \;
\;
12 p.m.:
The Ink of Time: The Intersection of History and Comics |
Mark Russell \;
Disc
over how history is told through the prism of comic books. From comics bas
ed entirely on historic events like &ldquo\;Age of Bronze&rdquo\; and &ldq
uo\;Maus&rdquo\; to popular DC and Marvel titles like &ldquo\;Superman&rdq
uo\; and &ldquo\;Captain America\,&rdquo\; Eisner and Ringo award-winning
comic book writer Mark Russell (&ldquo\;Dog Tag\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Superman
: Space Age\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Not All Robots\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Flintst
ones&rdquo\;) presents how comic books and graphic novels have dealt with
history as it happens and in the aftermath of world events. \; \;<
br /> \;
1 p.m.: The Mechanics of Comics | Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman \;How do you make a living in comics? When should you start your first b
ook? (Is AI cool?) What makes comics\, y&rsquo\;know\, good? Jeff Parker (
&ldquo\;The Interman\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Batman 66\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Thunder
bolts\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Stitch Book&rdquo\;) &\; Gabriel Hardman (&
ldquo\;Invisible Republic\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Batman/Green Arrow/The Questio
n: Arcadia\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Green Lantern: Earth One\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Ki
nski&rdquo\;) may not have all the answers\, but they do have a unique per
spective on the comics industries\, strong takes on the very best of story
telling\, and advice on effectively collaborating in comics. \; \;
\;
2 p.m.: The Comic Roots of Batman | Joe Keatinge \;
Writer and Editor-in-Chief of &ldquo\;COMICS! The Magazine&rdquo\; Joe K
eatinge (&ldquo\;POPGUN\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Shutter\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Marvel
Knights: Hulk&rdquo\;) traces the comics roots and evolution of Batman\,
from his early noir-inspired beginnings to the many reinventions that have
shaped the Dark Knight across decades of storytelling. \; \;
Free and open to the public. Seats are available on a first-come\, fir st-served basis.
\nFor more information\, call 702.507.3459.
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