Stunt Fighting 101 with Team Lift XMA Come one, come all! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in an action movie? Think about what it takes for Jackie Chan to slide down a 50 story building in one piece? Action fans rejoice! Welcome to the Stunt Fighting 101 panel hosted by the incredibly talented Team Lift XMA! Led by Martial Artists Dustin Breiter and Nick Zela, with over 14 years Martial Arts experience each, Team...
Read MoreCyberbullying and How to Survive the Internet In the 24/7 sphere of the social media microscope, your every move is scrutinized, and whatever you do, it is magnified a thousandfold and sometimes used against you – sometimes used to abuse and hurt you. Can you take the attacks, sometimes personal and sometimes hurtful, that are sure to follow? How do you handle cyberbullying and how do you come back from something like...
Read MorePlaying God: Creating Your Own Character You read the panel title right. Spend the next hour creating a unique being from the inside out. You decide everything from physical characteristics, way of dress, if the being has a culture, does the being have fighting skills, you get the picture. So come forth, and be god, even if it’s just for an hour. Panelists: Tristan Whitehouse, creator of Art Knight Studios, and in-house artist...
Read MoreAfrofuturism Afrofuturism has returned to the forefront of discussions in Sci Fi and comic spheres due to a conflation of extraordinary events: 1. Luke Cage broke the internet the weekend the series premiered on Netflix. 2. Black Panther surpasses previous comic book based as well as commercial films in overall box office numbers 3. Black Panther box office breaks records for domestic superhero movies, surpasses titanic, and...
Read MoreBeing LGBT in the Fandom Community: Our Stories A safe, open discussion about being LGBT in the geek, nerd, and fandom community. This panel will be featuring Chris Lam, of Buzzfeed and NBC Asian America, and he will be leading the discussion and sharing stories based on experiences of being from in the LGBT community and a “geek.” This will be an interactive round table discussion involving the audience. Open...
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