It ain’t Comikaze anymore…..nope, Stan Lee has officially brought L.A. it’s very own Comic Con. And this is our guide to the best panels, events, celebrities, and fun things from the 2016 Stan Lee L.A. Comic Con. Watch our fun online show first for insiders tips.
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
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CLUB COMIC CON
Invites You to Attend
STAN LEE’S LA COMIC CON
OPENING NIGHT PARTY!
L.A.’s HOTTEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY!
Celebrities, Creators, Cosplayers, and more!
FRIDAY, October 28th, 2016
7pm – 2am at The Globe
744 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Featuring
DJ SETS BY
RUFIO (Dante Basco)
IN RUFIO COSTUME!
as well as GREG CIPES
(Voice of Beast Boy on Teen Titans Go & TMNT’s Michaelangelo)
DJ EYE (Jamie Iovine)…and MORE!
PLUS
Special Live Performances
Costume Contest
& Celebs Will Abound!
Kick off Halloween weekend and Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con in style!
Click here for info on Chris Hardwick, Luke Cage panel, Dominic Purcell, Grumpy Cat, Heavy Metal Magazine, the cast from Aliens, tons of comics, and lots more!
Click here for info on Alan Tudky, cast from Flash, Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance, the Makeup National Championship, Nickelodeon’s Miraculous Ladybug and Henry Danger, and more.
SOME OF THE BEST PANELS OF THE WEEKEND
SATURDAY
ComicBook LIVE!
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Location : Hall E
“Comic Book LIVE” is a live and totally unscripted stage adaption of a comic book or graphic novel, performed in full costume by some of Hollywood’s funniest improvisers!
“Occupants” Feature Film and Comic Book Tie-In
10:00 AM – 11:20 AM
Location : Screening Room 411
Come join us for the Occupants Panel where we show the award-winning science fiction/horror feature film starring Briana White, Michael Pugliese, and Robert Picardo. We also talk about the film’s accompanying comic book tie-in, drawn by DC Marvel Comics Artist Dave Beaty.
Cosplay Professions: Building on your Hobby
10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
Location : Room 308 A B
Interested in taking your cosplay skills to a more developed level?
The Sci-Fi YOU Want To See!
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
Location : Room 410
Join creators and actors of your favorite projects to discuss the current state of Sci-Fi, and how independent projects are filling the void to deliver stories that fans crave.
Kings of Con
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Location : Hot Topic Main Stage
Rob Benedict and Richard Speight of Supernatural fame bring their hit web series about conventions to the Hot Topic Main Stage! Join this spirited conversation about their storied careers, life on the con circuit, their fan favorite projects, and why they are truly the kings of cons.
GeekFest Shorts Block 1
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
Location : Screening Room 411
Screenings of Aero Origins Trailer, Galactic Galaxy, SpiderMan Lives, Star Trek Wars
Marvel’s newest hero: Luke Cage
12:30 PM – 12:55 PM
Location: Hot Topic Main Stage
He’s taking the Marvel universe by storm, and is easily TVs newest – and coolest – superhero. He is Luke Cage, and Mike Colter – The actor who brings him to life in the new hit Netflix series Marvel’s Luke Cage – is here to talk about Season 1.ain Stage
Awakening The Beast: Reactivating Dormant Properties And Their Fan Bases
12:30 PM – 1:50 PM
Location : Room 410
With so many films, TV Shows and streamed programs being launched based on comic and graphic novel properties, the engagement of those existing fandoms is core to a successful launch. Sometimes, the fan bases need only be stoked and some require an essential building from the ground up. Explore what has tipped the scales or become an epic fail in the past – and gain exclusive insights into some future activations.
Comic Book Legends with Stan Lee
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location : Hot Topic Main Stage
STRANGER THINGS
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location : Room 408 A B
Spotlight on Barb from Stranger Things
**This is an Allcal Lottery event! Enter to win front-of-line passes for the STRANGER THINGS panel by RSVPing Yes to the event or adding it to your schedule. Winners will be randomly chosen and notified in a few days in the Allcal app.**
Guest of Honor: Dan Harmon
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Location : Hot Topic Main Stage
There is not better television today than Rick and Morty, and the man behind this runaway smash comes to LA Comic Con! We’ll discuss his process, his impact on TV with Community and Rick and Morty, and what the future holds for Harmontown.
The Writer’s Journey: Maximizing Your Exposure in the Marketplace
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Location : 306 A B
The shifting 21st-century digital frontier means the age-old methods of building a career have been rendered irrelevant, and this group of Hollywood screenwriters and graphic novel creators share insider information, publishing secrets, and the professional realities on how to develop your ideas into a viable property and market yourself accordingly.
The AfterbuzzTV Star War’s Rebels Aftershow
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Location : Room 406 A B
A LIVE and IN-PERSON version of the Star War Rebels Aftershow.
Meet the GeekFest Filmmakers Panel Hosted by Chris Gore
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Location : Room 410
Meet directors Kathleen Behun, James Cox, Joshua Hoh, Steven Ayromlooi, Alethea Root, Jim Skinner!
Cosplay National Championship
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Hot Topic Main Stage
Over $10,000 and the Stan Lee Cup is up for grabs in the country’s biggest and best cosplay competition.
Lost Anarchy Magazine Presents HORROR VS SCIFI
5:00 PM – 6:20 PM
Location : Room 410
Lost Anarchy Magazine is back…HORROR VS SCI-FI! A discussion on what is the better genre.
TAPS West Coast Paranormal Panel
5:00 PM – 6:20 PM
Location : Room 409 A B
SUNDAY
Independent Filmmaking for Low Budget Features and Web Series
10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
Location : Room 410
Chris Ray and Gerald Webb of DeInstitutionalized Films and highly popular indy filmmaker James Cullen Bressack share their collective wisdom on how to independently produce your indy project with a low budget.
AfterbuzzTV’s The Walking Dead Aftershow
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Location : Room 403 B
A LIVE and IN-PERSON version of the The Walking Dead Aftershow for the episode airing October 23 2016.
Hey I Remember That: Cult Cartoons of the 80’s and 90’s
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Location: Room 410
From Fan to Pro
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
Location : Room 301 A
Heroes & (Crisis of) Faith
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Location : Room 308 A B
A Comikaze favorite! Presenting the 4th annual illuminating, funny and inspiring roundtable of showrunners, screenwriters and industry pros musing on the role of faith and religion—and atheism—in entertainment content and careers.
Con Man Productions
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location : Room 408 A B
**This is an Allcal Lottery event! Enter to win front-of-line passes for the Con Men panel by RSVPing Yes to the event or adding it to your schedule. Winners will be randomly chosen and notified in a few days in the Allcal app.** It’s a series! It’s a game! It’s a comic book! Comic con fave Alan Tudyk is on-hand to talk all about his hit series “Con Man.”
Haunted LA
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Location : Room 306 A B
Join real life paranormal investigators in a discussion about Haunted Los Angeles, a historic guide to notoriously haunted locations, and the experiences of each investigator. Also, a preview of an upcoming documentary featuring Brandon Alvis, Founder of the American Paranormal Reasesrch Association.
Is it Safer to Date a Nerd?
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Location : Room 308 A B
Host Natasha Chandel of the Kinda Dating podcast on the Meltdown Network sits down with some of the biggest geeks in the industry to try to answer the burning question: is it safer to date a nerd?
Fanbase Press Presents: A Guide to Self-Publishing
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Location : 406 A B
Are you an independent creator in need of a few helpful hints to get your project off the ground? Do you have questions about publishing and are unsure where to turn?
LA Comic Con Halloween Cosplay Ball!
YOU are informally invited to the best party of the year: the LA Comic Con Halloween Cosplay Ball! The Halloween Cosplay Ball is held Saturday, October 29th, at 8pm at Club Novo (formerly Club Nokia, right across the street in LA Live). Entrance is 18+, and requires either a 3-Day badge or Saturday badge. Costumes are NOT required! Admission is first-come, first-serve, and totally worth the wait.
The night will feature LIVE performances by The Flux Capacitors and other special guests; DJ Galactic Ray; and performances from some of your favorite Cosplayers and nerdy artists.
EVERYTHING ELSE: Survival Guide, Signing Schedules, Floor plan, Exhibitor List, and Panel Updates!
- Make sure you plan your show right and read the convention’s Survival Guide HERE!
- Get prices and signing times for guests HERE!
- Check out the floor plan HERE!
- Check out the exhibitor list HERE!
- Download the ALCALL app for all the live info HERE!
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