UPDATED: Tue, Jul 16, 04:12PM Coming together for the very first time in public: Barry Ira Geller, producer of Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light, and Mark Newbauer, producer of George R. R. Martin's novella The Skin Game. Zelazny's Lord of Light won the 1968 Hugo and became the foundation of stories of people becoming real gods and their dramatic consequences. Martin has long stated that Game of Thrones was inspired by Lord of Light, readying now for TV production. Newbauer and Geller discuss how they are merging their energies to create plans for both TV/film production of Lord of Light and The Skin Game. Both literary properties have spawned their own competition in the marketplace over the years, yet both are the acknowledged pinnacles in their genres of fantasy and horror. Joining them for the discussion will be Mike Royer, famed Marvel and Disney inker. Jack Kirby's favorite inker and inker of the Lord of Light series of drawings which the CIA used to get people out of Iran in 1979.
Thursday July 18, 2019 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 23ABC
UPDATED: Wed, Jul 10, 11:13PM What is The Power of The Spark ? Get a behind-the-scenes look into what's next for Cartoon Network and Hasbro Studios' Transformers Cyberverse. Jack Conway moderates the discussion with Cyberverse story editor Randolph Heard, writers Gavin Hignight, Zac Atkinson, Dan Salgarolo, and Mae Catt, Hasbro Studios' Mikiel Houser,Matt Clark from the Transformers Brand team, and the voice of Bumblebee, Jeremy Levy. The team will talk new characters, new stories, and new toys and will be sharing an exclusive clip from season 2, as well as opening up the mic for an audience Q&A.
Thursday July 18, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 29AB
UPDATED: Wed, Jul 10, 11:17PM Pop culture is virtually built upon the foundation of intellectual properties, and geek fandom loves to delve deep into the lore of beloved fictional worlds. So how do companies get the chance to create products with other people's IPs, and what does it take to make sure a product is going to please die-hard fans? Jerry Bennington and Spencer Reeve of IDW Publishing and David Preti and Geoff Skinner of CMON Inc., and Chalie Chu of Oni Press discuss creating games and merchandise based on beloved IPs like Batman: The Animated Series, God of War, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, bloodborne, and Dragon Ball Z.
UPDATED: Tue, Jul 09, 04:38PM It's the Power Ranger Power Hour, featuring morphinominal reveals and first-looks across product and content. Be the first to see new Power Rangers Lightning Collection figures and other products yet to hit shelves, as well as sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes looks at entertainment, followed by Q&A with the design, marketing, and studio teams from Hasbro. Go Go Power Rangers! Panelists: Beth Bamrick, Mona Ahn, Paul Strickland, Melissa Flores, Sondra Wiener, Vanessa Fung and Nick Laub.
UPDATED: Wed, Jul 10, 05:54PM Everybody knows that one of the best ways to accelerate your superhero career path is to get yourself involved in the right kind of "lab accident"-ideally one that gives you superhuman strength and abilities but doesn't maim you too badly. After all, accidents do happen. Join the Fleet Science Center and Robin Gunn, PhD (Senior Scientist and Project Manager at Structure Based Design), Sierra Simpson (PhD Candidate in Molecular Neuroscience at the Scripps Research Institute), Michelle Nolasco, Phd (Technical Communications at Agena Bioscience), Allison Fowler (EH & S Manager at Inova Diagnostics), Alexander Battey (PhD Candidate in Plasma Physics at Columbia University), Todd Maxwell (Radiation Safety Officer at Scripps Research Institute) and Dina Zangwill (Research Assistant at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies) as we discuss the strange dynamics of lab accidents. How often do they happen in real life? What are the potential effects? What are the wildest, scariest, or most serendipitous accidents these panelists have been involved with?
Thursday July 18, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 6DE
UPDATED: Thu, Jul 18, 09:26PM Marvel's flagship podcast comes to Comic-Con loaded with secrets, giveaways, reveals, news, guests, and more. And, if you think you've got the stuff and want some swag, you can challenge the Marvel crew in a special House of Ideas Throwdown! Hosts Ryan Penagos (a.k.a. Agent M, VP and creative executive, Marvel) and Lorraine Cink (senior creatorproducer, author of Marvel: Powers of a Girl) along with C. B. Cebulski (Marvel Comics editor-in-chief), Jody Houser (Web of Black Widow), Gail Simone (Domino: Hotshots), and Jeremy Whitley (Future Foundation) will dig into Marvel Comics #1,000, one of the biggest Marvel Comics projects ever assembled, and celebrate Marvel’s 80th Anniversary!
Friday July 19, 2019 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 5AB
UPDATED: Thu, Jul 11, 06:37PM Sean Mackiewicz (Gasolina, SVP and editor-in-chief at Skybound), Daniel Warren Johnson (Murder Falcon, Extremity), Brandon Thomas (Excellence), and Khary Randolph (Excellence) come together to discuss their latest published works. Moderated by Brian Huntington (Skybound's VP of online content).
UPDATED: Mon, Jul 08, 08:20PM Shane Campbell-Staton, ph.D. (assistant professor of Biology at UCLA) moderates a conversation between scientists and one “superhuman” athlete that will delve into how the technology of the modern world is changing how humans evolve. Panelists Mandy-Rae Krack (world champion free-diver and record-holder), Poppy Crum, ph.D. (chief scientist at Dolby Laboratories), Brian Brown, ph.D. (professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai),Nathan H. Lents, ph.D. (professor of Biology, John Jay College), and Peter Ward, ph.D. (professor, University of Washington Department of Biology) will discuss how modern science is making people more (and also less) “super.”
Saturday July 20, 2019 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Room 24ABC
UPDATED: Thu, Jul 11, 07:23PM Come see Todd McFarlane (president at Image Comics, creator of SPAWN) and surprise guests from the superstar creative teams of SPAWN #300 and #301! This inside look at the creation of these record-breaking issues will jumpstart the celebration as SPAWN becomes the longest-running, creator-owned comic book in the world. Plus, new art reveals, giveaways, and more.