SO YOU WANT TO BE A PIRATE What makes being a Pirate fun, is it the looting, the cutlasses or the exotic diseases? The crew of the Stranglehold will help give some insight into the fun and maybe will take new recruits willing to sign articles to board. Panelists: The Pirates of the Stranglehold The Pirates of the Stranglehold be found in the Port o’ San Diego and have been seen at several events that include Mira Mesa...
Read MoreAnime/Manga X Western Comics: The Weird, the Obscure, and the Awesome You may not have realized, but western comics have crossed paths with the anime/manga medium A LOT over the past few decades. I’ve made it my job to find the most interesting, obscure, and weird crossovers you may not have heard of: like the Avengers cartoon created by the studio behind Dragonball Z (that we never got) or over a decade-long run of Dirty...
Read MoreSAN DIEGO STAR WARS SOCIETY PRESENTS Star Wars Fandom Trivia Game Panel The San Diego Star Wars Society is known for its popular Trivia Game Panel held each year at Comic-Con since 2002. On Saturday from 11- 12 come and test your knowledge of Star Wars Fandom Trivia and win prizes. For those of you who think they know the galaxy far, far away, this is the panel for you. There will even be a kids round to kick the panel off,...
Read MoreBill Kopp Presents Two-time Academy Award-winner Bill Kopp is hosting his own panel at Fangaea, reading from his book, “LITTLE DEAD RIDING HOOD,” and talking about funny cartoons! Panelist: Bill Kopp Bill Kopp has been making funny cartoons for over 30 years. He is the co-creator of EEK! THE CAT and voiced the beloved title character. Kopp directed the animation in the feature films ONE CRAZY...
Read MoreAFROFUTURISM IS INCLUSIVE FUTURISM A historical retrospective connecting Afrofuturism to short stories, essays, novels, comics, film and video games that create space for envisioning utopian and dystopian potentialities and reverse engineering actions, behaviors, and choices that lead to manifesting improved future states. Panelists: Dr. LaWana Richmond I like to make things happen. I derive intense satisfaction from...
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