Coverage by Eva Louis
It doesn’t matter the age or the background of the person, as you descend upon the goliath location known as the Phoenix Convention Center, what you see is the arms and legs of another beast that is in town for the weekend, also known as Phoenix Comicon.
It doesn’t matter the age or the background of the person, as you descend upon the goliath location known as the Phoenix Convention Center, what you see is the arms and legs of another beast that is in town for the weekend, also known as Phoenix Comicon.
Originally founded in 2002, Phoenix Comicon has come a long
way. It’s program schedule
goes for days, four (4) days to be exact, and is fully loaded with Anime, Books –
Authors, Comic
Books and Superheroes, Costuming,
Educational,
Film
& Web, Gaming, ‘Horror,
Paranormal and Monsters’, Music &
Parties, Outdoor
Events, Science
Fiction, Steam Punk,
Web
Comics, and finally ‘Youth, Art
Contest & Activities’.
Being an early bird was a total bonus at registration and
the lines while they looked potentially overwhelming, the crowd waited
patiently with quiet excitement as they counted down to the official door
opening, and there was literally no chaos or panic. Lines were self-managed and everyone was just
excited to make their entry. Phoenix Comicon was smart and
has registration inside (with expected temperatures in the high 90s – low 100s
– it’s the only way to go). The biggest
bonus at registration this year was the merchandising and the sale of t-shirts
this year. They hadn’t done that in the
past officially, so this was the first and the lines surely represent that they
will be bringing back t-shirts for years to follow. Also, another bonus was the tote bag loaded
with a gifted book (Illuminae, pictured below) as part of the purchase.
Phoenix
Comicon demonstrates their experience in producing a great event based on
the numbers of volunteers, street vendors in wait, security, and great signage
as you enter the building. They direct
everyone to go to registration first before entering the activities areas so
you can pick up your program and badge and other branding material.
What us geeks love is that there is a map and
programming that
gives you 20 different ways (at least) to find all the things you love.
Some of the guest highlights of those who will be in
attendance and presenting are as follows:
- Kevin Phipps, Friday at 1:30 pm, DIRECTING WORKSHOP WITH KEVIN R. PHIPPS (FILM SCHOOL)
- Charisma Carpenter, Friday at 4:30 pm, known for role Cordelia Chase on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
- Jason Momoa, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, known for role as the iconic character “Conan”
- Andrea Coffman, Saturday 10: 30 am, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
- Hal C F Astell, Saturday at 9:00 pm, APOCALYPSE LATER STEAMPUNK FILM FESTIVAL
- Alyson Hannigan, Saturday and Sunday only, most recently from “How I Met Your Mother”
- Christopher Lloyd, Sunday at 10:30 am, known for his role as Doc Emmett Brown in the “Back to the Future” trilogy,
For more highlights and programming, go directly to Phoenix Comicon’s Website: http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/page/1
Return back to our publication for more upcoming highlights
and articles covering the day to day event activities and talks.
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