We are one week out until nerd summer camp aka SDCC is on! Besides the fantastic Hall H and Ballroom 20 offerings, there are some great panels to hit up that don’t involve sleeping on the sidewalk the night before. We thought we’d give you a little rundown of some cool stuff happening this year.
*Please double check with the events guide for any updates or changes.
Thursday
Pacific 24, North Tower, Marriott Marquis & Marina
Friday
Pacific 24, North Tower, Marriott Marquis & Marina
Perfect your cosplay by having great makeup to go with it. This panel covers beauty makeup, appliance application, special fx makeup, sculpting, molding, casting, and wig styling. Dawn Banks (Makeup By Siryn, Batgirl Spoiled lead makeup designer), Ashley Troub (The Nerdist, winning look SDCC Her Universe fashion show), Kelton Ching (SDCC 2014 Apocalypse makeup demo, Blizzcon 2015 4th place winner), Keaghlan Ashley (Face Off, makeup design onSeverus Snape and the Marauders), and Chrissy Lynn (Super Power Beat Down’s Darth Maul, League of Steam’s White Wolf) will answer your questions about makeup to match your costuming and cosplay, including tips and tools of the trade. Moderated by cosplayer Mac Beauvais (Monstrous Makeup Manuals 1 & 2 model, actress in The Gloaming).
Pacific 24, North Tower, Marriott Marquis & Marina
Do you dream of converting your nerd passion into a full-time career but feel overwhelmed with the next steps? Whether writing your first book, becoming a YouTube personality or creating an innovative product, the road to success can be filled with many obstacles and pitfalls. Join geek pros as they help you get started, discover some shortcuts, and inspire you to make an impact in pop culture. Panelists include Tony B. Kim (founder of Hero Within and Crazy4ComicCon.com), Sam Maggs (author,The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy and Wonder Women), and Andre Meadows (comedian on Black Comedy Nerd).
Pacific 24, North Tower, Marriott Marquis & Marina
Kim Henderson McAndrew and Scout McAndrew (9 O’Clock Bedtime Cosplay/raisingaheronotavillain.com), Shawn Richter (Gavin’s Dad) and Gavin Richter (Kid Coulson), and Sage la and Michael Pomichter (CosPlay Michael/The Hangin’ With Show) discuss cosplaying with your kid, tips on how to get started, sources for assembling a cosplay, and social media tips. Moderated by Anastasia Washington (Anastationtv/Legion of Leia).
Saturday
Pacific 24, North Tower, Marriott Marquis & Marina
Room 30CDE
Pacific 24, North Tower, Marriott Marquis & Marina
Sunday
Pacific 24, North Tower, Marriott Marquis & Marina
Room 6DE