My Arisia 2016 Schedule
Jan. 11th, 2016 08:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiMy schedule for Arisia (where I’m thankfully not as over-scheduled as I’ve been in the past) coming up on MLK weekend. As always, I’m hoping to spend plenty of the con in the gaming room, and will hope to see folks throughout the weekend.
Friday
5:30PM Supergirl!
Although not (as of yet) connected to the rest of the TV DC Universe, the new Supergirl show is both a hit, and a blast to watch. We’ll talk about the first half-season of the show, what it means to have a positive female hero on the small screen as a headliner, and how the creators are reinterpreting a familiar mythos through an amazing new lens. We’ll also discuss the verve Melissa Benoist brings to the title role, and the dual roles played so well by Laura Benanti.
Gordon Linzner (m), Crystal Huff, Sharon Sbarsky, Adam Lipkin, Cassandra Lease
10PM
Wait, That’s Not in the Sci-Fi Section!
A look at the NYT bestseller list clearly shows a lot of genre work that isn’t being marketed as science fiction of fantasy. David Mitchell has never been called an SF writer; Ben Winters has won the Edgar Award for his SF, yet we don’t hear about him in genre circles. The lack of labels can help these authors find mainstream success, but how can we find out about genre work that’s not marketed as such?
Walt Williams, Mark W. Richards, David G. Shaw, Adam Lipkin (m)
Sunday
10AM
DC Comics 1985 to 1995: A Decade of Epic Change
For ten years at DC Comics decisions were made and books were published that would redefine what mainstream comics were capable of. Crisis on Infinite Earths brought us the reboot. Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns gave us the “grim and gritty” aesthetic. The debuts of Swamp Thing, Hellblazer and Sandman helped establish the Vertigo line. Our panelists will discuss this decade and how it could affect comics in the future.
Glenn Hauman, Ken Gale, Adam Lipkin (m), Alisa Kwitney Sheckley, Joey Peters
1PM
Arisia Curmudgeon Panel 2: Curmudgeon Harder!
Last year, we told you why things that “everyone” loves, from Middle Earth to Star Wars, from Gaiman to Whedon, suck. But one panel wasn’t enough time for all the loathing we feel. This year, expect more vitriol, snark, and actual media criticism at this wide-ranging panel.
Pablo Miguel Alberto Vazquez, Mark Oshiro (m), Shira Lipkin, Adam Lipkin
Friday
5:30PM Supergirl!
Although not (as of yet) connected to the rest of the TV DC Universe, the new Supergirl show is both a hit, and a blast to watch. We’ll talk about the first half-season of the show, what it means to have a positive female hero on the small screen as a headliner, and how the creators are reinterpreting a familiar mythos through an amazing new lens. We’ll also discuss the verve Melissa Benoist brings to the title role, and the dual roles played so well by Laura Benanti.
Gordon Linzner (m), Crystal Huff, Sharon Sbarsky, Adam Lipkin, Cassandra Lease
10PM
Wait, That’s Not in the Sci-Fi Section!
A look at the NYT bestseller list clearly shows a lot of genre work that isn’t being marketed as science fiction of fantasy. David Mitchell has never been called an SF writer; Ben Winters has won the Edgar Award for his SF, yet we don’t hear about him in genre circles. The lack of labels can help these authors find mainstream success, but how can we find out about genre work that’s not marketed as such?
Walt Williams, Mark W. Richards, David G. Shaw, Adam Lipkin (m)
Sunday
10AM
DC Comics 1985 to 1995: A Decade of Epic Change
For ten years at DC Comics decisions were made and books were published that would redefine what mainstream comics were capable of. Crisis on Infinite Earths brought us the reboot. Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns gave us the “grim and gritty” aesthetic. The debuts of Swamp Thing, Hellblazer and Sandman helped establish the Vertigo line. Our panelists will discuss this decade and how it could affect comics in the future.
Glenn Hauman, Ken Gale, Adam Lipkin (m), Alisa Kwitney Sheckley, Joey Peters
1PM
Arisia Curmudgeon Panel 2: Curmudgeon Harder!
Last year, we told you why things that “everyone” loves, from Middle Earth to Star Wars, from Gaiman to Whedon, suck. But one panel wasn’t enough time for all the loathing we feel. This year, expect more vitriol, snark, and actual media criticism at this wide-ranging panel.
Pablo Miguel Alberto Vazquez, Mark Oshiro (m), Shira Lipkin, Adam Lipkin
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Date: 2016-01-12 01:10 pm (UTC)This is the one and only show that my kid and I watch together as it comes out.
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Date: 2016-01-12 09:13 pm (UTC)