Day 2 @ WonderCon@Home 2021
There we some good panels yesterday and I am looking to more today. I do enjoy the fact that I can watch these videos at my leisure and not have to worry about cramming them in during the convention weekend.
A Few Panels I Would Like to Watch from Day 2
- Invincible
Fandoms collide when Amazon Prime Video presents their WonderCon panel for the hour-long, adult animated series Invincible, fresh off its March 26th world premiere. Series creator Robert Kirkman and Invincible cast members Lauren Cohan, Lennie James, and Ross Marquand come together for The Walking Dead reunion fans never saw coming, as well as a spoiler-filled breakdown of the Invincible series premiere. Tune-in to watch this group of friends reminisce over how they came together, yet again, to work on a new project and tease what fans can look forward to in the coming weeks. - Legendary Comics 2.0: 2021 and Beyond!
Jann Jones and Nikita Kannekanti take a deeper look into all of the goodness coming from Legendary Comics. Take a deeper dive into the Monsterverse publishing plan as we get ready for the upcoming film Godzilla vs. Kong! Get a sneak-peek into Legendary Comics YA upcoming titles and meet the talent behind the books! Monsters, YA, and so much more—we can’t wait to share it with you. Due to a technical error, the panel was re-uploaded past the intended start time to ensure the best quality for our viewers. - New Technology Leaps for Comic Book Visual Storytelling
Superheroes abound in gaming, film, streaming, and theme park attractions. Join our panel of subject matter experts as we weigh in on the incredible expansion of comic book genres within a fan-driven culture. We’ll discuss the various approaches and technology leaps that help bring projects like Alita: Battle Angel, The Boys, Wonder Woman, The Mandalorian, and more to your personal and public screens. Panelists will include moderator Lori H. Schwartz (curator, Infinity Festival), Sophia Yu (visualization supervisor, The Third Floor), Sean Patrick O’Reilly (CEO & founder, Arcana), Dane Allan Smith (vice president, The Third Floor), Liz Montes (head of production, The Third Floor), Johanna Atilano (business development, The Third Floor), and Aaron Parry (executive vice president and chief creative officer, Deluxe 3D LLC. – Stereo D and Deluxe Animation Studio). - Best Movies Never Made: More Lost James Bond Films
Stephen Scarlata (producer, Jodorowsky’s Dune) and Josh Miller (screenwriter, Sonic The Hedgehog) hosts of the hit podcast Best Movies Never Made welcome Mark Edlitz (author, The Lost Adventures Of James Bond) to discuss the lost world of 007 adventures and unearth what would have been the epic third Timothy Dalton film with killer robots, a love scene on white water rapids, and an attack on Hoover Dam which was never made because the actor’s license to kill was prematurely revoked. Don’t miss this incredible look at the lost world of 007 in a special WonderCon@Home edition of Best Movies Never Made, the podcast which examines the best and most interesting movies never filmed. - A Super Fun Guide to Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop RPGs
Greeting adventurers! Welcome to a new edition of this popular panel series on everything to do with the wonderful world of D&D and Tabletop RPGs. Both new and veteran players will be right at home as the panelists provide tips on roleplaying different kinds of characters, finding the right game for your playstyle, and making sure players and GMs are working together to create a fun gameplay experience. Plus tips on great RPGs to check out, including fun games parents can play with their kids! Featuring Jeff Burns (Super Geeked Up, Super Knocked Up), Omar Najam (El Rey Nation, Power Play RPG), Aabria Iyengar (Dimension 20’s Pirates of Leviathan, Hyper RPG’s KOLLOK 1991), and Matt Acevedo (Ultimate Fictional Character Podcast, Mass Effect Adventum Actual Play Podcast). Join us for an exciting adventure! - Tor Presents: Calling All Book Lovers
Tor and our imprints Tor Teen, Tordotcom Publishing, Forge, and Nightfire publish some of the greatest books around. Book lovers Laura Etzkorn, Giselle Gonzalez, Natassja Haught, and Andrew King from the Tor team share a sneak peek at new and upcoming science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more that you’ll definitely have to add to your TBR pile. And stay tuned to our social media channels: @TorBooks, @TorTeen, @TorDotComPub, @ForgeReads, and @TorNightfire, for our special WonderCon@Home giveaway! - The Science of Smart TV
It takes great brain power to think like MacGyver or Sheldon Cooper or come up with the plausible scientific theories in the Star Trek universe. Moderated by Anthony Rapp (Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets on Star Trek: Discovery), the panel talks with the incredible minds behind the actual science for hit CBS Original Series Young Sheldon and MacGyver and the ever-expanding Star Trek universe exclusively on Paramount+: David Saltzberg, technical advisor for Young Sheldon and UCLA professor; Rhett Allain, technical consultant for MacGyver and associate professor of physics at Southeastern Louisiana University; and Dr. Erin MacDonald, sci-fi and technical consultant for the Star Trek universe.
Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery are available exclusively on Paramount + in the U.S.; and are distributed concurrently by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group on Netflix in 190 countries and in Canada, airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave.
Episodes of Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks are available exclusively on Paramount + in the U.S., and are distributed by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories and in Canada, airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave
Episodes of MacGyver air Fridays at 8/7c on CBS and is available to stream anytime on Paramount+ in the US.
Episodes of Young Sheldon air Thursdays at 8/7c on CBS and is available to stream anytime on Paramount + in the US. - Robotech: The Next Phase
The Harmony Gold team talks about exciting new Robotech merchandise and licenses, updates on the Robotech art books, the live-action Robotech film, and our new partnership for future Robotech with Funimation! - Hulu & Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. Fan Q&A
Watch the cast and creators of Hulu’s upcoming adult animated series Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. during a Q&A led by the fans, for the fans. Get the latest scoop on the series as panelists answer questions pre-submitted by M.O.D.O.K. superfans. - How to Create Your Own Novel: From First Idea to Publishing
The Winner Twins: Brittany and Brianna, multiple award-winning and national bestselling science fiction and fantasy authors, will explain how to create your own novel step by step. They will be joined by Todd McCaffrey (New York Times bestselling author, Dragonriders of Pern) and Dave Chesson (publishing and marketing specialist, creator of Kindlepreneur). From developing a writing routine to an in-depth look at different paths to publishing, they explore what it means and what it takes to be an author professionally and to achieve success. They will share their war stories, their secrets, and their paths to help you share your stories with the world. - Inside the Writer Room: The Show Must Go On – Surviving the Room In The Age Of COVID
A staple of WonderCon and Comic-Con, Inside The Writers Room, returns as some of the biggest TV writers in town talk about creating today’s best television series in the middle of a pandemic. Out of quarantine and into the writers’ room today are Gabrielle Stanton (showrunner, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Flash, Haven), VJ Boyd (writer/producer, Justified, SWAT), Ashley E. Miller (showrunner, Netflix’s DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, Fringe, Black Sails), Deric A. Hughes (writer/producer, Warehouse 13, The Flash, Arrow, Legacies), Kay Reindl (writer/producer, Millennium, Swamp Thing, Motherland), Steven Melching (writer, The Clone Wars, Rebels, Carmen Sandiego), Ian Weinreich (writer/producer, The Flight Attendant), Anslem Richardson (write/producer, Timeless, The Boys), and Teresa Huang (writer, Macgyver, SEAL Team). Moderated by Mark A. Altman (showrunner, Pandora, The Librarians, Agent X, Castle). Whether you’re interested in writing for TV or just how your favorite shows get made, this is the panel for you. Panel arranged by The 4:30 Movie podcast, an Electric Now production. - AHOY Comics: Expect More
Scrappy young upstart AHOY Comics has made a name for itself in the past three years with its deep bench of hilarious and witty comics from a stable of acclaimed creators, such as Second Coming, The Wrong Earth, and more. Creators and editors Tom (“Call Him Chief”) Peyer, Mark Russell, Eric Palicki, Paul Constant, Liana Kangas, and Sarah Litt have a conversation with moderator and panelist Stuart Moore as we suss out where the future of AHOY Comics is headed. Will we return to Billionaire Island to rebuild society (and is Mark Russell an apocalypse psychic of some kind)? Will Jesus and Sunstar ever solve that pesky conflict between good and evil? Will poor Edgar Allan Poe ever be allowed to indulge in a Snifter of something other than blood or terror? And what’s the story behind the mysterious Eric Palicki project Black’s Myth coming out later this year? Learn the answers to these burning questions and more in this can’t-miss panel. - Dispatches from Middle-earth: Amazon Chronicles the 2nd Age
TheOneRing.net serves up the latest news of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV Series with staffers Clifford Broadway (host of TORn Tuesday) and Cathy Udovch (TORn special events coordinator) joined by esteemed Tolkien scholars Dr. Dimitra Fimi (senior lecturer in Fantasy and Children’s Literature, University of Glasgow), Luke Shelton Ph.D. (Tolkien Experience podcast), and Mariana Rios Maldonado (equality and diversity officer for the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, University of Glasgow). From an ever-expanding cast list to the official story synopsis, the panel will analyze and educate on just what to expect (and NOT to expect) from the show while walking through the power of Sauron in Tolkien’s Second Age. Bring your passion for all things Tolkien and get ready for a multi-season adventure through Middle-earth.
It’s a Wrap
These panels and all the Day 2 panels are available at the WonderCon@Home YouTube page.
San Diego Comic-Con is cancelled for 2021 but I am looking forward to what they are planning for November. Apparently there will be some kind of small ‘gathering’ in November for Comic-Con even though the real SDCC will not be happening this year.
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