Friday, Mar 8, 2019

Time	Lunar Cafe	Montgomery	Palm A	Palm B	Palm C	Palm D
10:00AM						Basics of Digital Illustration (Digital Arts Workshop) Ryan Magnusson

10:30AM

11:00AM	One Book, One San Diego: Literacy, Education and Comics! Brenda Bell, Erwin Magbanua, Alonso Nunez, Clare Pister	Those Fabulous Fleischer Brothers Cartoons - 1930s to 50s John Field	Urban Geography and Comics Professor Lisa Chaddock		International Superhero Comics Dr. N. Scott Robinson	Getting Started With 3D Printing (Digital Arts Workshop Friday) Chris Cox

11:30AM				The 50th Anniversary of Jim Steranko's Captain America: An Arlen Schumer VisuaLecture Arlen Schumer

12:00PM	Fantastic Vignettes: Scenes from Fantasy and Science Fiction Ian P. Duckett	The Worst Sci-Fi TV episodes of All Time! John Field	How to Make a Living Being Creative Lee Kohse, Alonso Nunez, Joe Philips		Frank Reade Dime Novels: The Origins of Science Fiction Anina Bennett, Paul Guinan	Digital Painting For Comics (Digital Arts Workshop Friday) Anthony Washington

12:30PM

1:00PM	Graphic Novels in Libraries Monica Barrette, Pamela Jackson, Amy Kleman, Erwin Magbanua, Alonso Nunez	Batman - On the Big and Small Screen and everywhere in between (1942-today) John Field	Marvelmania: The 50th Anniversary Mark Evanier, Mike Royer, Arlen Schumer	Spotlight on Joe Phillips Matt Dunford, Joe Philips	The Moon from Apollo and Beyond: What We've Learned (and Have Yet to Learn) About Our Enigmatic Sate Dr. Roger Freedman	Comic book Layout in Adobe InDesign (Digital Arts Workshop Friday) Avery Caldwell

1:30PM

2:00PM	The Beginnings of Modern Mythology, Pop Culture, and Modern Superheroes and Villains David Lemmo	Spider-Man: The Animated Series 25th Anniversary with Producer/Writer John Semper Matt Dunford, Karen Kahler, John Semper	Bud Plant's Highest Recommendations Bud Plant	Jack Kirby's Fight against Evil - When the Gods were Real Barry Ira Geller, Mike Royer	The Cthulhu Mythos Turns 100 Greg Bear, Jason Brock, David Clark, Pete Von Sholly	What it takes to be an Artist for Games and Movies (Digital Arts Workshop Friday) Anthony Jones

2:30PM

3:00PM	James Robinson's Starman 25th Anniversary James Robinson, TJ Shevlin	Fanciful (And Real) Moon Missions John Field, Greg Koudoulian	Scott and Mark Comic Stories Mark Evanier, Scott Shaw!	The 1950s made Kurtzman Mad Michael Dooley, Bill Schelly	The Work and Worlds of Philip K. Dick Jason Brock, William Nolan, Paul Sammon	Drawing Fundamentals For The Computer (Digital Arts Workshop) Tom Luth

3:30PM

4:00PM	Spotlight on Mike Friedrich Jackie Estrada, Mike Friedrich	Comic Art During The Holocaust Matt Dunford, Sandra Scheller	Scott and Mark Animation Stories Mark Evanier, Scott Shaw!	James Warren, Empire of Monsters Mike Catron, Bill Schelly	Hunting for Dark Matter: the underground search for the missing universe Dr. Sally Shaw	3D integration Into Your Creative Work Flow (Digital Arts Workshop Friday) Stephen Burns

4:30PM

5:00PM	Games are for girls Carla Daniela Hidalgo	TV Animation Classics Tony Benedict, Buzz Dixon, Willie Ito, John Semper, TJ Shevlin	Depicting Dinosaurs in Art, Comics, and Film Ricardo Delgado, Mark Schultz, William Stout	Spotlight on Shannon Wheeler Matt Dunford, Shannon Wheeler	Logan's Run: Everything you wanted to know about the books, movie, TV show, and the saga of the rema Jason Brock, William Nolan	Druids, Dark Elves, and d20s: A Super-Fun Guide to Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop RPGs Matt Acevedo, Jeff Burns, Kevin Cousineau, Chris Czerniak, Lisa Karimi-Naser, Max Thomson

5:30PM

6:00PM	Gamacon: A Mexican Video Gamer's Dream Hugo A. Castro	Cartoon Character Cereal Boxes: Served by Mikal and Duane Duane Dimock, Mikal Vollmer	Bernard Krigstein: Master of Design Mike Catron	Pioneers of Comix Mary Fleener, Lee Marrs, Willy Mendes, Trina Robbins	GET NAKED WITH STEVEN T. SEAGLE Steven T. Seagle	Tabletop RPG and Board Game Extravaganza Matt Acevedo, Jeff Burns, Max Thomson

6:30PM

7:00PM	Party at the Fest: Come Time Travel with Me - Galactic Journey presents the Silver Age of Comics Gideon Marcus	Ditko: An Arlen Schumer VisuaLecture Arlen Schumer

7:30PM

8:00PM	The Party Continues with the Digital Lizards of Doom Gallie Fisher, Gabriel Valentin					Tabletop RPG and Board Game Extravaganza (continued) Matt Acevedo, Jeff Burns, Max Thomson

8:30PM

9:00PM		The Gerry Williams Space (and Spacey?) Films Show Gerry Williams

9:30PM

10:00PM						Tabletop RPG and Board Game Extravaganza (even more continued) Matt Acevedo, Jeff Burns, Max Thomson

10:30PM

11:00PM		Late Night: Psychotronic Film Fest 2019 John Field

11:30PM

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0:30AM

Saturday, Mar 9, 2019

Time	Lunar Cafe	Montgomery	Palm A	Palm B	Palm C	Palm D
10:00AM	Spotlight on Fan Guest of Honor Bill Schelly Jeff Gelb, Bill Schelly	Legends of Hanna-Barbera Tony Benedict, Mark Evanier, Willie Ito	Superfight Chris Ryall, TJ Shevlin	Putting the Thrill in Thriller Jonathan Maberry, Alan Russell	Science in the 21st Century: What's Coming Between Now and 2100 Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Dr. Michael Ravine, Dr. Sally Shaw, Dr. Lisa Will	Getting Started With 3D Printing (Digital Arts Workshop Saturday) Chris Cox

10:30AM

11:00AM	The Enduring Artistic Legacy of EC Comics Thommy Burns, Mike Catron	Spotlight on Allen Bellman Allen Bellman	Marry Fleener's First Graphic Novel, "Billie the Bee" Mary Fleener, Mark Habegger, James Nieh, PhD	The Editors Panel Mark Evanier, Barbara Kesel, Chris Ryall	Authors and Hollywood: Writing Scripts and Being Adapted David Brin, Jonathan Maberry, William Nolan, Alan Russell	Digital Painting For Comics (Digital Arts Workshop Saturday) Anthony Washington

11:30AM

12:00PM	Comics, Cartooning, & Politics: Making Lemonade Lalo Alcaraz, Anina Bennett, David G. Brown, Paul Guinan, Shannon Wheeler	Spotlight on Sergio Aragones Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier	Gothic Blimp Works 50th Anniversary Mark Bode, Willy Mendes, Trina Robbins	Spotlight on Dealer Guest of Honor Bud Plant Bud Plant	A first glimpse at a new, extremely rare galaxy Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil	Zbrush for comic artists (Digital Arts Workshop from Bixelium Entertainment) Max Salazar

12:30PM

1:00PM	True Origins of the Spider-Verse Matt Dunford, John Semper	An Invisible History: Trailblazing Women of Animation Mindy Johnson, Jane Shattuck-Takamoto-Baer	Spotlight on James Robinson James Robinson, TJ Shevlin	Entering the Indian Marketplace: Opportunities and Strategies for Comics, Motion Picture & Digital S Sam Nangia, Harish Rao	Elon Musk: Building the Future — The visionary ideas and projects of Elon Musk David Brin, Ryan Brodsky, Eli Burton, Nitish Kannan, Tim Lussier	Comic Book Creation & Digital Workflow in Adobe Illustrator (Digital Arts Workshop) Howard Simpson

1:30PM

2:00PM	Remembering Batton Lash Anina Bennett, Jackie Estrada, Mark Evanier, Paul Guinan, Rob Salkowitz, Arlen Schumer, Scott Shaw!		Star Trek, Disney Animation and Avatar — The Last Airbender: The movie art of Ricardo Delgado Ricardo Delgado	Spotlight on Luis Fernando Luis Fernando, Juanele	The Killer B's Panel Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, David Brin, Vernor Vinge	What it takes to be an Artist for Games and Movies (Digital Arts Workshop Saturday) Anthony Jones

2:30PM		Did Arkham Asylum violate Harvey "Two Face" Dent's 8th-Amendment rights? (A mock trial based on the Joshua Gilliland

3:00PM	Grading: A 20 Year Upgrade Gary Carter, Duane Dimock, David Grisez, Jamie Newbold, Greg Pharis		Steve Rude and Nexus Anina Bennett, Steve Rude	Splashing Ink On Museum Walls: Comic Art on Display Kim Munson, Rob Salkowitz, Mark Schultz, Adam Smith	Spotlight on William Nolan Jason Brock, William Nolan	Comic Book Production - The Digital Workflow (Digital Arts Workshop) Sean Glumace

3:30PM

4:00PM	The Many Worlds of Jonathan Maberry Jonathan Maberry	Celebrating 70 Years of Bob Clampett's Beany and Cecil Rob Clampett, Ruth Clampett, Mark Evanier, Willie Ito, Scott Shaw!	DC Comics' Chronos: The Man Out of Time's 20th Anniversary Anina Bennett, Paul Guinan, Steve Leialoha	MAN OF ACTION ENTERTAINMENT TAKING COMICS FROM PAGE TO SCREEN Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle	Sixty Years of Imaging the Moon — A Personal Perspective Dr. Michael Ravine	Advanced Digital inking Techniques (Digital Arts Workshop) Brian Haberlin

4:30PM

5:00PM		Man of Action Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle, TJ Shevlin	Fantastic Worlds: The Art of William Stout William Stout	Afro Futurism Jessi Jumanji	Comics Space Travels, to the Moon and Beyond Benjamin Dickow, Michael Dooley	Blade Runner: November 2019/Los Angeles 2049 Paul Sammon

5:30PM	San Diego Comic Fest Auction

6:00PM		20 Years of IDW Publishing Jonathan Maberry, Joe Philips, Chris Ryall, Rob Salkowitz, Shannon Wheeler	Weird Cereal Boxes from Around the WORLD Duane Dimock	Diversifying our Human Portfolio Yasmine Al-Bustami, Zehra Fazal, Ray Felipe, Pornsak Pichetshote, Harish Rao	Aliens Are Us Ian P. Duckett, Delores Fisher	Artful Agitator: Paul Verhoeven's Explosive SF Trilogy (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers) Paul Sammon

6:30PM

7:00PM		The 60th Anniversary of the Twilight Zone: An Arlen Schumer VisuaLecture Arlen Schumer

7:30PM	Party at the Fest with Super Geeked Up: Geeky Improv LIVE! Matt Acevedo, Chris Bramante, Jeff Burns

8:00PM

8:30PM	More Untold Tales of Hollywood Paul Sammon, William Stout

9:00PM		But Wait, There's More Psychotronic Films John Field

9:30PM

10:00PM

10:30PM

11:00PM		Late Night Oddball Comics Scott Shaw!

11:30PM

Sunday, Mar 10, 2019

Time	Lunar Cafe	Montgomery	Palm A	Palm B	Palm C	Palm D
10:00AM	Spotlight on Lee Marrs Jackie Estrada, Lee Marrs	Usagi Yojimbo 35th Anniversary Stan Sakai	Man of Action Entertainment Workshop for Kids: Create Your Own Comic Book Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle	Working on Disney Animation in the '50s Willie Ito, Floyd Norman, Jane Shattuck-Takamoto-Baer	How Fictional is Science Fiction? Real Talk with Three Neuroscientists on the State of Neuroscience Anja Payne, Junmi Saikia, Ege Yalcinbas	Girl Scout Comics Merit Badge Workshop Pamela Jackson, Alonso Nunez

10:30AM

11:00AM	The Fantastic, Incredible Vaughn Bode Mark Bode, Trina Robbins, Phil Yeh	Thundarr The Barbarian Buzz Dixon, Mark Evanier, TJ Shevlin	Law Enforcement in Popular Culture: The Good, the Bad, and the Ridiculous Jamie Newbold, Alan Russell	Disney Comic Strips and Consumer Products Willie Ito, Floyd Norman, Mike Royer	The Group (Bradbury, Beaumont, Nolan, Matheson, Johnson, et al.) Jason Brock, Sunni Brock, William Nolan

11:30AM

12:00PM	Little Fish Comic Book Studio: Comics, Community and Collaboration Karen Coutts, Matt Dunford, Alonso Nunez, Adrian Perez	Bob Clampett's Classic Warner Brothers Cartoons Rob Clampett, Ruth Clampett, Milt Gray	Spotlight on Mark Schultz Rob Salkowitz, Mark Schultz	50 Years of Neal Adams' Batman: An Arlen Schumer VisuaLecture Arlen Schumer	SpaceX: Into Orbit, Back to the Moon, and On to Mars Bryce Allen, Gregory Benford, Ryan Brodsky, Eli Burton, Bill Carton, Chris Griffith	Mark Kistler's "You Can Draw in 30 minutes" Sunday Workshop Mark Kistler

12:30PM

1:00PM	Spotlight on John Semper Matt Dunford, John Semper	Oddball Comics Scott Shaw!	Friends of Lulu: 1990s Feminism in Comics Anina Bennett, Jackie Estrada, Mike Friedrich, Pamela Jackson, Lee Marrs, Trina Robbins, Phil Yeh	Visionary Comics: Spotlight on Barbara "Willy" Mendes Willy Mendes	The Apollo Program and Von Braun's Lost Mars Architecture: Why Humans Were Not On Mars in 1982 Marc Murbach	Comic book Layout in Adobe InDesign (Digital Arts Workshop Sunday) Avery Caldwell

1:30PM

2:00PM	What's Wrong With Comics and How Can We Fix It? Barbara Kesel, Jamie Newbold, Chris Ryall, TJ Shevlin	San Diego's First Feature Animation Studio Milt Gray	Aztec Empire: Exploring History Through Graphic Novels Anina Bennett, Paul Guinan	Developing alongside the Audience: An Indie Video-Game Studio's Experience Sarah Blandy, Yoshitomo Moriwaki	How can I become a scientist? Juanele, Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Dr. Sally Shaw, Dr. Lisa Will	Creating Shorts in Adobe Character Animator (Digital Arts Workshop) David Dodds

2:30PM

3:00PM	San Diego Comic Fest Auction: Part II	The First Super Heroes of the Serials John Field		How Toys Shaped Animation Buzz Dixon, Jordan Hammer (Toyshiz), Tawmis (The Toys That Made Us) Lounge, John Semper, TJ Shevlin	CAESAR vs. Dragonfly - Our Next Mission to the Outer Solar System Dr. Michael Ravine	Graphic Novel Creation & Digital Workflow in Adobe Illustrator (Digital Arts Workshop) Howard Simpson

3:30PM

4:00PM		Name That Movie! John Field	Accidental Aliens Andi Dukleth, Scott Lost, Terry Mayo, Travis Rivas, Emily Rocha, Tristan Whitehouse	The Kaiju Panel Beth Accomando, Hiroshi Kanatani, Chris Mowry, Ramie Tateish	The Colors of Space Dr. Lisa Will	Give your Manga a Home: Landscape Design and 3D Rendering For Unique & Animated Backgrounds (Digital Philip Staiger

4:30PM