Making Waves Cruise Programming

Tuesday, April 11^th

9:30-10:30am

The Superhero With A Thousand Faces

Moderator:  Kim Thompson

Panelists: Kurt Busiek, Evan Dorkin, Martin Nodell, and Mark Waid

A meditation on the enduring appeal of the superhero genre with the creator of the original Green Lantern and three postmodern comic revisionaries. 

11:00-12 noon

Comics Colloquium: Portfolio Review

A rare chance to have your work reviewed and critiqued by some of the most accomplished, perceptive, and opinionated editors and publishers in comics:  Sarah Dyer, Gary Groth, Denis Kitchen, Terry Nantier, Brian Pulido, Diana Schutz, and Bob Schreck.

2:00-3:00pm

From Minions to Mavericks:  The Struggle for Creator Rights in Comics

Moderator: Gary Groth

Panelists: Neal Adams, Frank Miller

Two trailblazing artists discuss the long road to today’s standards for creator equity in the comics industry. 

3:30-4:30

Allegories, Myths, and Legends:  Fantasy In Comics

Moderator:  Gary Groth

Panelists:  Neil Gaiman, Linda Medley, P. Craig Russell, Jeff Smith, Jill Thompson

These five creators, whose work often reshapes and reinterprets mythic material, discuss the role of the fantastic in modern comics.

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