The Extra-Large Racialicious Guide To San Diego Comic-Con 2011, Part II
By Arturo R. García
If you saw Part I yesterday, you saw that the Black Panel, traditionally held on Saturdays, had made its’ way to the Friday morning line-up. Luckily, more panels have stepped up to fill the POC void on Saturday, and Sunday looks to be book-ended by some interesting stuff. Not that we’re too biased. The line-up is under the cut.
SATURDAY
11:00 a.m. – Noon: Spotlight on Ernie Chan. A celebration of the nearly 30-year career of Chan, who broke into the industry with DC Comics, where he got to work on various Batman comics before moving to Marvel, where he worked on characters ranging from Dr. Strange to Luke Cage to Conan. Room 4.
11:00 a.m. – Noon: Avatar: The Last Airbender Fan Gathering. Enjoy the company of fellow fans and discuss the original series, upcoming Dark Horse comics, and the future Legend of Korra. Moderator Avatar_Mom chats with MC Victor Sgroi (Cabbage Merchant), Michael Kirkpatrick (Props), Kevin Coppa(Puppetbenders), fan artist Kim Miranda (Isaia), writer John O’Bryan (Avatar the Last Airbender), and storyboard artist Ian B. Graham (Avatar the Last Airbender). Come for the conversation and stay for the cosplay contest. Santa Rosa Room, Marriott Marquis & Marina
12:30-1:30 p.m.: Diversity in Young Adult Works. Cindy Pon (Fury of the Phoenix) and Gene Luen Yang (Level Up) will be among the panelists looking at genres and characters in YA fiction that are, thankfully, not sparkly vampires or the werewolves they’re feuding against. Malinda Lo (Huntress) will serve as the moderator. Room 8.
Celeb Sightings: Donald Glover, Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi and Ken Jeong bring the lulz at the Community panel in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s Indigo Ballroom, starting at 1 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., though, Pudi is slated to be at Hall H for the Knights of Badassdom panel. Bonus points to anybody who can film Pudi’s mad dash from one room to the other.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Spotlight on Tsuneo Goda.
So what the heck is Domo-kun? Goda probably won’t spill the beans, but he probably will share some of the origin of his signature creation, as well as talk about new projects. Room 5AB.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.: Spotlight on Jamal Igle. Igle and actor/writer/moderator Keith Dallas will discuss Igle’s rise from an internship at DC Comics to his current status as one of the company’s Executive Artists. Room 4.
2:00-3:30 p.m. Comics Arts Conference Session #12 — Poster Session. Want to go in depth with a comics scholar? Or a whole room of comics scholars? Rather than presenting from the stage, the Poster Session scholars will be ranged around the room to discuss their presentations in small-group and one-on-one discussions. Real-World Consequences Poster Group: Kalani Largusa (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) explores the significance of Kato in his role as the Green Hornet’s sidekick and the shaping of Asian identity; Nathan Wilson(The Comics Journal) looks at the real-world consequences of the representation of Native Americans in comics. Room 26AB.
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