An annual event since 1970, the San Diego Comic-Con is a big part of our lives. Presenting and discussing their love of pop culture are Greg Koudoulian (early SDCC film program contributor; manager of the Shel Dorf Archives), Sasha Achrem (George Clayton Johnson’s last apprentice), Anthony Keith (former SDCC committee member and El Cortez alumnus), Terry Stroud (dealer at every Comic-Con and co-founder of American Comic Book Company), and John Morrow (TwoMorrows Publishing and author).
Friday March 24, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Robotech burst onto the scene in 1985 and helped usher in the age of modern anime fandom in North America. Since then a lot has changed and fans have questions. Join Harmony Gold for this presentation addressing the series in HD, the impacts of Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, and the Macross sequels.
Friday March 24, 2023 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 207
Your Movie Guy Juju Green a.k.a. Straw Hat Goofy and Megan Cruz a.k.a. JStoobs kick off a new season of their pop culture podcast Geeks of the Week Live! from WonderCon 2023!.Special guests to be announced.
Saturday March 25, 2023 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Room 211
Writer/executive producer A.C. Bradley (What If?, Ms. Marvel), production coordinator Steven Edwards (Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse, Across the Spiderverse), and illustrator Lee Kohse (Star Wars, Kindergoth) tell stories and discuss how they broke into the entertainment industry working on films, television, and comics. Find out how to be ready when your lucky break comes. Is it really all about who you know? Find out how to promote yourself and network. Moderated by Johnny Kolasinski (Roddenberry Productions, Hi Everybody: A Bad Medicine Podcast).
Saturday March 25, 2023 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
Room 209
The Welcome Party cordially invites you to a Pop Culture Fantasy Draft, where panelists build the best team for surprise scenarios and suggestions from the audience. Joined by some Felted Friends (Danny Montooth, puppeteer for Cucumber; Art Vega, puppeteer for Chunk), Alix Catherine, Cole Garrison, and JPG will be choosing characters across pop culture to brave haunted houses, medal in Olympic events, and run social media accounts. Once the characters and scenarios are chosen, it’s up to the panelists to convince the voting audience that their picks are the right people for the job!
Saturday March 25, 2023 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Eric Sherman (voice director and CEO of Bang Zoom! Studios) and Mami Okada (casting director, Bang Zoom! Studios) alongside a team of veteran voice actors host a discussion on the voice-over process in the anime and gaming industries, how they got started in voice acting, and their adventures in this creative space.
Sunday March 26, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 207
Ariel Landrum (therapist), Stefanie Bautista (educator), Thien Pham (graphic novelist and teacher), Earl Baylon (actor), Jennifer N Linch (film director), Kristine Gerolaga (writer, director, and actor), and Danice Cabanela (actor) celebrate the profound impact of Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander representation in recent films and animation. Panelist shares their personal stories from their work with students, with clients, and within the entertainment industry.
Sunday March 26, 2023 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 300C
Dr. Wei Xu (artist, mathematician, computer scientist, author) will talk about how to correctly and efficiently draw shapes with science. He has developed an Angle-Based Constructive (ABC) method to control shapes, rather than using length-measurement, for observational drawing. People at all drawing levels will benefit from this talk.
Sunday March 26, 2023 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Room 210
