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Dragon Con 2020 Comics Programming
by thomtrainor on Feb.19, 2020, under Programming
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by thomtrainor on Aug.20, 2018, under Programming
Friday, August 31st Â
11:30am  Pop Artists Extraordinaire  (Americas Mart2 204I)
11:30am  Art of Middle Earth: David Thorn Wenzel  (Americas Mart2 204J)
1pm  Comics Legend George Perez  (Americas Mart2 204I)
1pm  Conquering Your Graphic Novel: Creators of Conquest of Canaan        (Americas Mart2 204J)
2:30pm  The Spiderverse: More than just Peter Parker  (Americas Mart2 204I)
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2:30pm  TMNT : The IDW Era  (Americas Mart2 204J)
4pm  Welcome to Wakanda   (Americas Mart2 204I)
4pm  Mastering The Art of Sculpting With The Shiflett Brothers  (Americas Mart2 204J)
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5:30pm  How to Create Comics with SCAD Teacher Bob Pendarvis  (Americas Mart2 204I)
5:30pm  Racial Representation in Marvel Comics  (Americas Mart2 204J)
5:30pm  Batman and the Heroes of Gotham  (Hyatt – International North)
8:30pm Whose Line Is It Comic Book Improv   (Hyatt – Centennial I)
Saturday, Sept. 1stÂ
11:30am  Indie Comics   (Americas Mart2 204I)
11:30am   Military Comics: Sgt Rock   (Americas Mart2 204J)
1:00pm  Let’s Build A Team   (Americas Mart2 204I)
1:00pm  Pop Culture Pedagogy: Learning Through Engagement               (Americas Mart2 204J)
1:00pm 80 Years of Superman   (Hyatt – International North)
2:30pm From Screen to Comics    (Americas Mart2 204I)
2:30pm Gender In Comics    (Americas Mart2 204J)
2:30pm  The Teen Titans Over the Years  (Hyatt – Centennial I)
4:00pm  Dark Horse Comics   (Americas Mart2 204I)
4:00pm  After The Pencils    (Americas Mart2 204J)
5:30pm  DC Comics Artists    (Americas Mart2 204I)
5:30pm  Horror Comics    (Americas Mart2 204J)
5:30pm Marvel Vs. DC Trivia     (Hyatt – International South)
Sunday, Sept. 2nd
11:30am The Art of the Tiki (Americas Mart2 204I)
11:30am   The Big Owly Hootenanny (Americas Mart2 204J)
1:00pm DC Comics Collectibles Artist Alley Line (Americas Mart2 204I)
1:00pm   Politics & Patriotism in Comics (Americas Mart2 204J)
2:30pm  Image Comics  (Americas Mart2 204I)
2:30pm The Science of Shipping  (Americas Mart2 204J)
4:00pm  Dynamite Entertainment Company (Americas Mart2 204I)
4:00pm   WWE Wrestling from Boom Comics  (Americas Mart2 204J)
5:30pm  Atlantis: The Animated Series That Almost Was  (Americas Mart2 204I)
5:30pm  Judging a Comic by Its Cover Art   (Americas Mart2 204J)
8:30pm  Steve Ditko: The Creator of Spider-Man Remembered  (Hyatt – International North)
Monday, Sept. 3rd
11:30am  Tracing Superman’s History over 80 Years  (Americas Mart2 204I)
11:30am Young, Gifted, and Black: Considering Race in the Marvel Universe             (Americas Mart2 204J)
1:00pm  State of the Comics Industry 2018  (Americas Mart2 204I)
1:00pm Translating Ideas through Comics: Concept, Structure, & Language             (Americas Mart2 204J)
2:30pm Creating Iconic Characters  (Americas Mart2 204I)
2:30pm Cataloging Days & Future Past: A Small College & Large Comics Archive         (Americas Mart2 204J)
Dragon Con Comics & Pop Art 2018
by thomtrainor on Jan.11, 2018, under Announcements, Artist Spotlight, Comics and Pop Art Exclusives, Events, Guests, Programming
We hope everyone had a terrific Dragon Con 2017! Share the highlights of last year’s con over on our Facebook pages (Dragon Con Comics & Pop Art, and Dragon Con Comics & Pop Art Programming).
Stay turned here and the Facebook pages for announcements on Dragon Con Comics & Pop Art 2018 as they happen!
Comics & Pop Art Programming Schedule 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.22, 2017, under Announcements, Programming
Friday, Sep 1
10:00am                                                                                                                                                 * Star Wars Animated & Comics Extended Universe       Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am                                                                                                                                                         * Adam West Remembered: A Fanboy’s Gateway       Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                        *The Big 2 vs. Indie Comics                       Chastain I-J (Westin)
*  Non-Traditional Visual Storytelling               Hanover C-E (Hyatt)
2:30Â pm
*  Let’s Make a Hero                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
4:00 pm                                                                                                                                                          * All Ages Pages                                Chastain I-J (Westin)
5:30 pm                                                                                                                                                        * Motor Crush                                                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
7:00Â pm
* Racial Representation in Marvel                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
* DC Comics Rebirth                                                  International North (Hyatt)
8:30 pm
* Dark Tower: Comic vs. Movie vs. Novel           Chastain I-J (Westin)
10:00 pm
* Sex & Gender Issues in Comics                   Chastain I-J (Westin)
Saturday, Sep 2
10:00am                                                                                                                                                 * Making of the Dragon Con Badge Art                    Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am                                                                                                                                                         * Licensed Comic Characters: More Than Meets The Eye   Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                        *The World of Buffy and Angel In Comics                                     Chastain I-J (Westin)
*  Milkfed Criminal Masterminds: Matt & Kelly Sue                  Centennial I (Hyatt)
2:30Â pm
*  Fashion In Comics                                                                    Chastain I-J (Westin)
4:00Â pm
* Let’s Make a Villain                                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Aftershock Comics                               International South (Hyatt)
5:30Â pm
* Deadpool In The 90’s with Joe Kelly                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Horror Comes to Archie Comics                     International South (Hyatt)
* Marvel vs. DC Trivia                                                            Hanover C-E (Hyatt)
7:00 pm
* Educational Developmental Role of Comics             Chastain I-J (Westin)
* 100th Anniversary of Comics Legends: Jack Kirby & Will Eisner
International South (Hyatt)
8:30 pm
* Van Jenson U.S. Ambassador of Comic Books            Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Love Is Love: The Orlando Shooting Benefit Comic         International North (Hyatt)
10:00 pm
* Comics Studies Roundtable                             Chastain I-J (Westin)
Sunday, Sep 3
8:30 am
*  Digital Inking With Vector Art                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
10:00 am
*  The Big Owly Hootenanny                              Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am
*  The Art of the Tiki                                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm
*  Judging Comics By The Cover                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Teen Titans and Young Justice In Comics                 Regency V (Hyatt)
2:30 pm
* Storytelling With Larry Hama                           Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Creating Your Own Worlds                              Regency V (Hyatt)
4:00 pm
* Wonderful World of Disney & Henson Comics             Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Image Comics: 25th Year Anniversary                 International North (Hyatt)
5:30 pm
* Dark Horse Through The Years                           Chastain I-J (Westin)
7:00 pm
* Philosophy In Brightest Day, Blackest Night               Chastain I-J (Westin)
*Â Superman Vs. The Elite: Screening with Live Q&A Â Â Â Â Â Â International North (Hyatt)
8:30 pm
* Race, Gender, & Culture in Comics                        Chastain I-J (Westin)
10:00 pm
* Politics, Power, & The Other in Superhero Comics          Chastain I-J (Westin)
Monday, Sep 4
10:00 am
* Bernie Wrightson: In Memoriam                         Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am
* Women In Comics                                 Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm
* State of the Comics Industry 2017 & Beyond               Chastain I-J (Westin)
2:30 pm
* Behind the Counter: Comics Retailers Unite! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chastain I-J (Westin)
DragonCon 2017
by thomtrainor on Mar.21, 2017, under Artist Spotlight, Comics and Pop Art Exclusives, Events, Programming
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by thomtrainor on Aug.26, 2016, under Programming
Friday, Sep 2
10:00am                                                                                                                                                 * World’s Finest Comics Scholarship  Mart2 204 A
11:30 am                                                                                                                                                         * From Gotham to Geonosis   with Henry Gilroy  Mart2 204 FGH
*  Representations of Super/Women  Mart2 204 A
1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                                         *   Atlanta Radio Theater Performance  Hyatt International North
*  Larry Hama: The Art of Storytelling  Mart2 204 C
* Playing in Someone Else’s Sandbox -Writing Licensed Fiction  Mart2 204 A with Andrew E.C. Gaska, Bryan J.L. Glass, Jai Nitz, Bobby Nash
2:30 pm                                                                                                                                                                      *  Artists of Black Mask Studios  Mart2 204 A     with Joshua Hood, Megan Hutchison
4:00 pm                                                                                                                                                              *  Let’s Make a Hero  Mart2 204 C           with Comfort Love, Adam Withers, Bryan J.L. Glass
* The KABI Chronicles: The Edge  Mart2 204 A
5:30 pm                                                                                                                                                  * Collecting Original Art: A Tutorial  Mart2 204 C        with  Mark Brooks, Benno R.
* Covers, Covers, Covers  Mart2 204 A   with  Jenevieve Broomall, Megan Hutchison, Jason Metcalf
7:00 pm                                                                                                             * Marvel vs. DC Trivia  Mart2 204 A     With Van Allen Plexico
* Spotlight on Basil Gogos  Mart2 204 C
Saturday, Sep 3
10:00 am
* All Ages Pages           Mart2 204 A                                        with Bob Camp, Brenden Fletcher, Stephanie Gladden, Don Rosa, Andy Runton
11:30 am
*History, Race, and Nationalism            Mart2 204 A
*Spotlight on Jim Steranko                          Mart2 204 C
1:00 pm
*Jack Davis: In Memoriam      Mart2 204 C   with William Stout, Derick Yaniger, Benno R.
*Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary   Mart2 204 A      with Jose Delbo, Tom Heintjes
2:30 pm
* Batgirl Runs into Motor Crush   Mart2 204 A                                     with Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr
*Frank Brunner: The World of the Sorcerer Supreme & Talking Ducks   Mart2 204 C
4:00 pm
*Let’s Make a Villain   Mart2 204 C      with Comfort Love, Adam Withers, Henry Gilroy, Nate Powell
*Making Ha-Ha with Harley Quinn  Mart2 204 A     with Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti
5:30 pm
*Art of Indie Comics   Mart2 204 A                                              with Ted Naifeh, Dietrich O. Smith, Mark Dos Santos, Rich Tommaso
*The Many Worlds of Cameron Stewart      Mart2 204 C
7:00 pm
*Disability and Trauma        Mart2 204 A
Sunday, Sep 4
10:00 am
Big Owly Hootenanny   Mart2 204 A   with Andy Runton
Building a Universe – Creating Entire Worlds from Scratch      Mart2 204 C               with Andrew E.C. Gaska, Bryan J.L. Glass
Green Arrow 75th Anniversary with Mike Grell       Mart2 204 FGH
11:30 am
All New All Different Marvel        Mart2 204 A                                             with Peter David, Sanford Greene, Afua Richardson
Art Adams: Modern Master               Mart2 204 FGH                                with Arthur Adams, Mark Meer
1:00 pm
The Tiki Pop Phenomenon              Mart2 204 A                                     with Michael Gordon, Derek Yaniger
2:30 pm
March One More Time         Mart2 204 A                                           with John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell, Tom Heintjes
4:00 pm
Marvel in the ’80s       Mart2 204 FGH                                            with Arthur Adams, Mike Baron, Peter David, Larry Hama
The Macabre Mind of Jonathan L. Howard     Mart2 204 A
The Rise of Comic-Geek Culture       Mart2 204 C                          with Marty Fleischmann, Paul Jenkins, Emma Loggins, Chris Stuckey
5:30 pm
Remembering Darwyn Cooke      Mart2 204 A                                        with Mark Brooks, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jim Steranko, Dexter Vines, Thom Trainor
Ren & Stimpy 25th Anniversary with Bob Camp     Mart2 204 C
7:00 pm
Horror in Clay Tiki Mug Meetup         Mart2 204 C   with Jonathan Chaffin
Monday, Sep 5
10:00 am
Dynamic Female Characters     Mart2 204 A                               with Joyce Chin, Amanda Conner, Afua Richardson, Babs Tarr
Star Wars Comics: In a Galaxy Far, Far Away                Mart2 204 FGH                 with Mark Brooks, Henry Gilroy, Dexter Vines, Timothy Zahn
11:30 am
Indie Comics Writers          Mart2 204 A                               with Bryan J.L. Glass, Paul Jenkins, Dean Motter, Jai Nitz, Jimmy Palmiotti
1:00 pm
Comics in the College Classroom      Mart2 204 A
Comics & Pop Art Programming 2016
by thomtrainor on Aug.03, 2016, under Programming
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by thomtrainor on Aug.22, 2015, under Announcements, Programming
Thursday, September 3
7:00PM Preview/ Meet Up
Friday, September 4
10:00AM The State of Superhero Cinema – A discussion with prominent film bloggers about current and upcoming superhero movies!
with Spencer Perry, Donna Dickens, &Â Matt Goldberg
11:30AM Comics, Trauma, & Psychiatric Disorders (Hanover F) -with: Austin Hendricks, Kari Storla
11:30AM Milkfed Criminal Masterminds – with: Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Lauren McCubbin    (Inernational North)
1:00PM A Safe Space for Female Readers – with: Gwenda Bond & Lauren McCubbin
2:30PM The Power of Perez! – with George Perez  Moderator: Mark Meer   (Hanover F)
2:30PM Gateway to Comics – with: Gwenda Bond, Chandra Free, Josh R. Trujillo (International North)
4:00PM Creator on Creator: Brian Pulido & Jamie Tyndall (Hanover F)
4:00PM DC vs. Marvel Trivia with Van Allen Plexico (International South)
5:30PM Complete Guide to Creating Comics Day 1 (Concept, Writing, Marketing) -with: Comfort Love & Adam Withers, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Andrew E.C. Gaska, Frank Mastromauro, Jimmy Palmiotti
7:00PM Carol Corps Presents  – Meet-up with: Kelly Sue DeConnick (Regency V)
7:00PM Of Monsters & Super(Men)Â (Hanover F) -with: Corey Goergen, Shanna Early, Stephanie Larson
8:30PM Roundtable: History of Gender & Race in Comics – with: Daniel Amrhein, Matthew J. Brown, Jonathan Gayles, Kari Storla (2.5 hours)
Saturday, September 5
10:00AM Wonder Woman & Greek Mythology – with: Daniel Amrhein, Matthew J. Brown
11:30AM All Ages Pages – with: Bob Camp, Ted Naifeh, Andy Price, Andy Runton, Jeremy Whitley
1:00PM Golden Age Comics: The Alchemy of Al Bellman – with: Al Bellman    Moderator: Tom Heintjes
1:00PM S.T.E.R.A.N.K.O   DECLASSIFIED   -with: Jim Sternako &  J. David Spurlock  (International North)
2:00PM Complete Guide to Creating Comics Day 2 (Designing Characters/Drawing Pages) -with: Comfort Love & Adam Withers, Jennie Breeden, Alex Konat, V. Ken Marion       (Hanover F)
2:00PM The New DC Universe  -with: Amanda Conner, Brenden Fletcher,  Van Jensen,  Jimmy Palmiotti, Babs Tarr    (International North)
4:00PM An Hour with Matt Fraction
5:30PM The Frazetta Legacy   – with: The Frazetta Girls, J. David Spurlock
7:00PM BEASTIE BOYS: A Creature Art Panel  – with:  Matt Frank, William Stout
8:30PM ARTC Speaks The Magic Word – Celebrate Shazam’s 75th Anniversary with ARTC! (International North)
8:30PM Roundtable: Race, Gender, & Sexuality in Comics  -with: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Laurenn McCubbin, Daniel Amrhein, John Flowers, Tini Howard, Kari Storla   (2.5 hours) (Hanover F)
Sunday, September 6
10:00AM Owly Arts & Crafts Hour (bring the kids)
with Andy Runton
11:30AM Rogues & Outlaws   – with: Jai Nitz, Jimmy Palmiotti, Ande J. Parks
1:00PM Self – Publishing Comics  – with: Joe Benitez,  Jennie Breeden,  Maki Naro, Josh R. Trujillo (Hanover F)
1:00PM Matt Fraction & Kelly Sue DeConnick – Autograph Session (International Hall South – Marriott ) 1 hour length
2:30PM MARCH Again – With Congressman John Lewis  – with: Andrew Aydin & John Lewis  Moderator:  Tom Heintjes
4:00PM Complete Guide to Creating Comics Day 3 (Digital Coloring & Lettering) – with: Comfort Love & Adam Withers,  Chandra Free,  Peter Steigerwald, Yale Stewart, Thomas Zahler
4:00PM Harley, Kara, & Kori  (Harley Quinn, Power Girl, & Starfire) – with: Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti                      (Marriott A601-A602)
5:30PM The New Gotham  – with: Breneden Fletcher & Babs Tarr
7:00PM Cosplay Live Drawing with Pierre Bernard  (2.5 hours) (Westin Augusta Ballroom)
7:00PM The Good Girls of Good Girl Art – with: Jenevieve Broomall, Joyce Chin, Afua Richardson, Babs Tarr
8:30PM Diversity & Sexuality in Comics – with: Ally Pelphrey, Josh R. Trujillo, Jonathan Flowers, Daniel Amrhein
10:00PM Con Culture & The Changing Face of Fandom – with: Chris Brennaman, Moly Dilts, Kari Storla
Monday, September 7
10:00AM Comics and Feminism – with: Molly Dilts, Tini Howard
11:30AM Kelly Sue DeConnick In Focus -with: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Ahmed Younis, Chandra Jenkins, John Flowers
1:00PMÂ Â DC Comics & Cultural Studies – with: Durf Humphries, Jessica Dambruch
2:30PM Comics in the Classroom – with: Elizabeth Perkins,
** Of course, anything is subject to change and will be noted in the Dragon Con app and the Daily Dragon