Stan Lee, William Shatner, 'Charmed' and 'Firefly' Reunion Q&As, Comics Panels, Evening Parties, Movies Fuel Largest Programming Schedule At Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 30 - June 2
Philadelphia, PA -- May 21, 2013
-- Interactive Q&A sessions featuring celebrities Stan Lee, William Shatner, Henry
Winkler, John Barrowman, Manu Bennett and stars of
"Charmed" and "Firefly," a full slate of comics-themed
panels, evening parties and movie screenings are some of the highlights of a
comprehensive schedule of programming at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con,
May 30 - June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Standout programming at the event
includes:
- Q&As with Lee, Shatner,
Winkler, Barrowman, Bennett, James
Marsters, Ray Park, Michael Rooker and other stars
- Reunions of "Firefly"
headliners Adam
Baldwin, Summer Glau, Jewel Staite and Gina Torres; the
"Charmed" trio of
Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs and Brian Krause; and
the pairing of two "Supermans" in Dean Cain and Brandon Routh;
and the tag-team of WWE®
Superstar Daniel Bryan® and WWE® Hall Of Famer Ricky
"The Dragon" Steamboat™
- Two Marvel Comics panels,
"Breaking Into Comics The Marvel Way" and "From Now! To
Infinity"
- Evening parties on Thursday, May
30 (Con Bro Chill
concert for VIP badgeholders, Trocadero Theatre), Friday, May 31 (Super
Art Fight, Tavern on Broad) and Saturday, June 1 (After Party, Field
House)
- Screenings of Weekend at Bernie's
with Andrew
McCarthy (Friday 7 p.m., Terrace Ballroom) and Police Academy with Steve Guttenberg
(Saturday 7 p.m., Room 108) sponsored by The Awesome Fest, and Skull World
(Thursday, 6 p.m., Room 111)
- Dozens of comics-themed panels
with industry leaders with advice on how to break into the field, get work
seen, etc., plus portfolio reviews by Marvel and Zenescope
- Costume contests for adults
(Saturday) and Kids (Sunday)
- Kids Day (Sunday) with an array
of panels and events designed especially for children
Thursday, May 30
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. One Small Step
For Fans: Browncoats In Space (Room 109)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Creating A
Web-Series In Today's Market Place: Simply, Crest (Room 111)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Getting Your
Comic Books Signed And Protecting Your Investment (Room 109)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Drawing
Cult-Classics To Fairytales To Old School Comic Books (Room 111)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Creativity That
Lasts (Room 109)
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Skull World
Screening (Room 111)
7:00 - 7:45 p.m. The Return Of
Audio Drama (Room 109)
8:00 - 10:30 p.m. Con Bro Chill
VIP Concert - VIP Badge Holders Only - All Ages (Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch
St.)
Friday, May 31
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Gam3r: Be As
Famous As The Games You Play (Room 108)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Writing
Captivating Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Comics & Novels (Room 109)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Teen Manga: New
Era G (Room 111)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Sci-Fi Speed
Dating (Room 112)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Linda Blair
Q&A (Room 113)
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Alliance Larp
Combat Demo (Cosplay Stage)
1:00 - 2:45 p.m. Zenescope
Portfolio Review (Booth 417)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Hollywood And
Comics (Room 108)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. How We Got Here
(Room 109)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Wanna Make Your
Own Toy? (Room 111)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Wibbly Wobbly
Time: A Doctor Who Panel (Room 113)
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Imperial Klingon
Forces Photo Ops (Cosplay Stage)
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Spawn Photo Ops
(Cosplay Stage)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Kevin Sorbo
Q&A (Room 108)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Pen And Ink:
Making An Old Style New Again (Room 109)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Stan Lee Meet
And Greet - Paid Event (Room 110)
3:00 - 3:45.p.m. Creating
Characters That Readers Love To Hate (Room 111)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Basic Costuming,
Fx Makeup & Armor-Like Creation (Room 113)
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Rob Prior: Two
Handed Art Demo (Cosplay Stage)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. The Fun Side Of
Comics And Graphic Novels (Room 108)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Jason David
Frank Meet And Greet - Paid Event (Room 110)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Topps In 2013:
The Year Of Sci-Fi (Room 111)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Ray Park Q&A
(Room 113)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Superhero
Photoshoot (Cosplay Stage)
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Marvel: Breaking
Into Comics The Marvel Way (Room 108)
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Webcomics
Bootcamp (Room 109)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Animation In
Today's Industry (Room 111)
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sci-Fi Speed
Dating (Room 112)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. James Marsters
Q&A (Room 113)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Michael Rooker
Q&A (Terrace Ballroom)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Movie And Puppet
Improv With Deleted Scenes! (Room 108)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Flashfall/The
Joe Files Cosplay And Fanfilms Panel (Room 111)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Stan "the
Man" Lee Q&A (Terrace Ballroom)
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Barbizon Models
Fashion Show (Cosplay Stage)
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 80's Night With
Andrew McCarthy: Presented By Awesomefest (Terrace Ballroom)
8:30 -11:00 p.m. Wizard World
Presents Super Art Fight - 21 And Over (Tavern On Broad, 200 S Broad St)
Saturday, June 1
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Vampire Lore
And Other Urban Myths And Legends With Dr. Rebecca Housel (Room 108)
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Cheap And
Dirty Cosplay: Lessons From Shewolf Cosplays (Room 109)
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Jason David
Frank Meet And Greet - Paid Event (Room 110)
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Curtis Sliwa
Q&A (Room 111)
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Philly Geek:
What To Do In Philadelphia Area Fandom The Other 363 Days Of The Year! (Room
113)
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Star Trek
Photo Ops W/ USS Sovereign NCC-75000 And The Imperial Klingon Forces (Cosplay
Stage)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Grimm Fairy
Tales Animated (Room 108)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Storytelling
With Michael Golden: Taking It To The Next Level (Room 109)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. The Next
Evolution Of Zombie: Romper Zombie! (Room 111)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Kris
Holden-Ried Q&A (Room 113)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Zenescope
Portfolio Review (Booth 417)
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. William Shatner
Q&A (Terrace Ballroom)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Costumes +
Playing = Cosplay! So What Does That Actually Mean? (Room 108)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Creator
Spotlight: Doug Sneyd (Room 109)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Stan Lee Meet
And Greet - Paid Event (Room 110)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Building Fantasy
Worlds (Room 111)
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Sci-Fi Speed
Dating (Room 112)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Henry Winkler
Q&A (Room 113)
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Charmed Reunion
With Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs & Brian Krause (Terrace Ballroom
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Saber Academy
Lightsaber Fight Demo (Cosplay Stage)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Lauren Holly
Q&A (Room 108)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Getting Your
Comic Books Signed And Protecting Your Investment - Part Ii (Room 109)
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Marvel Portfolio
Review
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Hip-Hop &
Comics: Cultures Combining (Room 111)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Superhero Battle
Royale (Room 113)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Dragonsong Forge
Swordsmanship Demo (Cosplay Stage)
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Buffyfest! With
James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter And Juliet Landau (Terrace Ballroom)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Aaron &
Shawn Ashmore Q&A (Room 108)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Wonder Women For
The 21st Century (Room 109)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Head Smash, The
Biggest Graphic Novel Release Of 2013! With Creator Vlad Yudin And Producer
Edwin Mejia (Room 111)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. WWE® Superstar
Daniel Bryan® And Wwe® Hall Of Famer Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat™
Q&A (Room 113)
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Marvel vs DC
Photoshoot (Cosplay Stage)
3:45 - 4:30 p.m. The Walking Dead
With Norman Reedus, Michael Rooker And Jon Bernthal (Terrace Ballroom)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Marvel: From
Now! To Infinity (Room 108)
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Artist Alley 101
With Interrobang Studios (Room 109)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. U Cre-8 Comics
Presents: Character Crafters (Room 111)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Giancarlo
Esposito Q&A (Room 113)
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Rob Prior: Two
Handed Art Demo (Cosplay Stage)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Kickstarting
Your Own Project (Room 108)
5:00 - 5:45 pm Id Comics Studios
- How To Be A Functioning Studio (Room 111)
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sci-Fi Speed
Dating (Room 112)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Jason David
Frank: Power Ranger Q&A (Room 113)
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Firefly With
Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau, Jewel Staite, & Gina Torres (Terrace Ballroom)
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Alliance Larp
Combat Demo (Cosplay Stage)
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Imperial Klingon
Forces Photo Ops (Cosplay Stage)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. An Evening With
Steve Guttenberg (Room 108)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. My Grandmother
Wants To Fly Jets (Room 109)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Dr.
How/Torchwood Cosplay And Fanfilms Panel (Room 111)
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Artists United
(Room 113)
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Barbizon Models
Fashion Show (Cosplay Stage)
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Police Academy
Screening Sponsored By Awesomefest (Room 108)
7:00 - 7:45 p.m. How I Switched
From Print To Webcomics And Why (Room 109)
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Wizard World
Adult Costume Contest (Terrace Ballroom)
9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Official
Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con After Party - 21 And Over (Field House,
1150 Filbert St.)
Sunday, June 2
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. From The
Microscope To The Big Screen: Creepy Crawlies In Pop Culture (Room 109)
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Why Do They
Call Them That? How Mlb Teams Got Their Names And Other Fun Facts (Room 111)
11:00 - 1:00 p.m. LGBT Sci-Fi
Speed Dating (Room 112)
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. John Barrowman
Q&A (Room 113)
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Junior Saber
Training (Cosplay Stage)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Compelling
Storytelling (Room 109)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Jason David
Frank Meet And Greet - Paid Event (Room 110)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Digital Age
(Room 111)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Manu Bennett
Q&A (Room 113)
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. 66 Batman
& Batgirl Photo Ops (Cosplay Stage)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Independent
Writing And Publishing (Room 109)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Doodle!
Scribble! Draw! (Room 111)
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. What's Better
Then Superman? Supermen! With Dean Cain & Brandon Routh (Room 113)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Whovian/Torchwood Photoshoot (Cosplay Stage)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. The Geek
Culture: We've Taken Our First Step Into A Larger World (Room 109)
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Marvel Portfolio
Review
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Super Art Fight
(Room 111)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. The Green Power
Ranger Power Hour (Room 113)
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Wizard World
Kids Costume Contest (Room 113)
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Junior Saber
Training (Cosplay Stage)
*Seating for panels is strictly
limited and available on a first served basis. Wizard World does not clear all
panel rooms unless attendees are seated in a section that is marked with a sign
at the end of the row reading: Row will be cleared at the end of each panel.
Terrace Ballroom will cleared
after each panel.
Unless noted, programming events
take place in the designated General Programming Rooms at Pennsylvania
Convention Center. Most are included as part of standard Wizard World
Philadelphia Comic Con admission; VIP tickets or additional costs may apply to
ensure access to select activities, as noted.
A full list of Wizard World
Philadelphia programming is online at http://www.wizardworld.com/programming-pa.html
(subjects, guests, times and rooms subject to change):
Wizard World Comic Con events
bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi,
pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming, television,
sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard
World Philadelphia Comic Con show hours are Thursday, May 30, 3-8 p.m.; Friday,
May 31, noon - 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m.
For more on the 2013 Wizard World
Philadelphia Comic Con, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-pa.html.
About Wizard World:
Wizard World produces Comic Cons
and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels,
comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking.
The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers,
and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.
The full event schedule can be found at www.wizardworld.com.
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