Schedule – Cedar Rapids Comic Con
HomeScheduleApril 27, 2017 Schedule Schedule The following is the current schedule for panels and sessions at Cedar Rapids Comic Con 2017. Times are subject to change, but we will do our best to keep the events as they are listed here.
10:00am: Doors to the convention open. The tabletop gaming room (Level 2) opens at 10am. The Video Games Etc Video Game Room (Level 2) opens at 10am. The Sessions/Panel Room (Level 2) opens at 10am. The exhibitor halls (Level 2) opens at 10am.
Session/Panel Name: The History of Comics
Presented by: Jerry Harrington
Location: Sessions/Panel Room (Level 2)
Journey with us to yesteryear as Comic Book Historian Jerry Harrington recreates the Golden and Silver Ages of comic books. Learn about the origins of comic books in the late-1930s launched with the tale of an infant from the plant Krypton and his successors in the 1940s. And discover how comic book heroes were reborn in the 1950s and 1960s through the explosive imaginations of multiple artists and writers.
Jerry Harrington of Iowa City teaches a course on the history of American comic books within the Kirkwood Continuing Education program on both the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids campuses. A retired newspaper reporter and public relations professional, Harrington has collected comic books since the 1960s with more than 20,000 individual copies in his collection.
Session/Panel Name: Ravingspire: The Making of a Board Game
Presented by: Cory Scanlan
Most gamers, at one point of another, come up with an idea for “an amazing game.” But not many people follow through with that idea. But Cory Scanlan, a lifelong gamer, did just that and has released “Ravingspire” upon the world. Hear from one of the games creators about taking a game from the concept phase, through the game design process, launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, and beyond.
Session/Panel Name: Comics & Fanzines at the University of Iowa
Presented by: Peter Balestrieri
Peter Balestrieri will highlight several of the University’s different comics collections, starting with their newest, the DuGarm Collection. It contains over 10,000 issues, mostly pre-1985 comics, most publishers, with both major and obscure titles included. He’ll also talk about the feminist and female-driven collection, the Wolfe Collection, with titles like “Betty and Veronica” and “Love and Rockets.” Finally, they have underground and art comics in a few different collections and will highlight fine examples of those, as well their comics fanzines, such as APA-Five, with work by the likes of teenage Vaughn Bode’ and Frank Miller.
Peter Balestrieri is the Curator of the Science Fiction and Popular Culture Collections with the University of Iowa Libraries. The University of Iowa holds one of the nation’s largest comic book and fanzine collections in the world.
Session/Panel Name: 2017 Cosplay Contest
There will be two groupings — kids 12 and under, and then attendees 13 and up. Each group will have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner who will take home a prize of $50, $25, and $10 respectfully.
Purchased costumes are allowed, but our judges really love seeing costumes created by hand, or at least altered in some way. We’re not saying you can’t win if you buy your costume, but there’s a better chance of winning if you make it!
Because of the location of the contest, you will need a Level 2 Admission ticket or a VIP Admission Badge to take part.
Other rules for costumes are the same as our general cosplaying and CRCC rules:
No functional weapons are allowed. We take a common sense approach to costume weapons at CRCC. Simulated or costume weapons are allowed as a part of your costume, subject to prior approval by security and compliance with the following:
Projectile costume weapons must be rendered inoperable. Functional (real) arrows must have their tips removed and be bundled and zip tied to a quiver.
Costume swords, daggers, etc must be tied to your costume in such a way that they can’t be drawn. Foam swords and light sabers (things that are clearly “not a real weapon”) are fine.
Session/Panel Name: Michael Hogan Q&A
Presented by: Michael Hogan (Guest of Honor)
Join us for a Q&A session featuring guest of honor Michael Hogan as he shares stories of his time on Battlestar Galactica, as well as his over a hundred film TV and audio appearances.
As a voice actor, some video games are The Elder ScrollsV: Skyrim as General Tullius, Fallout: New Vegas as Doc Mitchell, Mass Effect 2 & 3 as Captain/Commander Bailey. He and his wife, Susan Hogan, (Captain Doyle Franks on BSG) met and married while attending the National Theatre School of Canada in the late sixties. They have graced stages and screens, together and separately ever since.
Session/Panel Name: A look back at the early days of Dungeons & Dragons
Presented by: Frank Mentzer
Join Frank Mentzer (someone who was actually there!) for a Q&A about the beginnings of Dungeons & Dragons. Frank was at TSR from 1980 to 1986 and is one of the best-selling authors in the history of the industry, with tens of millions of copies of his works published during that era. His other creations include the legendary Temple of Elemental Evil (with Gygax) and the game version of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
He won the title of #1 Dungeon Master (1980) and an Origins Award for GameMaster Secrets II (1993). Frank has been a game auctioneer at the world’s largest game auction (GenCon) for almost 30 years.
Frank Mentzer is an old school gamer best known for writing five D&D rule sets (Basic, Expert, Companion, Masters, and Immortals) and other D&D products with his friend and co-author Gary Gygax.
Session/Panel Name: So you want to be a Stormtrooper?
Presented by: 501st Legion
We’ve all seen Star Wars… and you’ve probably wondered, “What if I could be a part of it?” A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a group of fans thought the same thing. Then they got together and started one of the largest fan groups the world has ever seen. You’ve probably seen members of the 501st at movie premiers, festivals, and comic conventions all around the country… and now you can find out how to join them.
The convention ends and closes at 6:00pm.
Schedule – Cedar Rapids Comic Con
HomeScheduleApril 27, 2017 Schedule Schedule The following is the current schedule for panels and sessions at Cedar Rapids Comic Con 2017. Times are subject to change, but we will do our best to keep the events as they are listed here.
10:00am: Doors to the convention open. The tabletop gaming room (Level 2) opens at 10am. The Video Games Etc Video Game Room (Level 2) opens at 10am. The Sessions/Panel Room (Level 2) opens at 10am. The exhibitor halls (Level 2) opens at 10am.
Session/Panel Name: The History of Comics
Presented by: Jerry Harrington
Location: Sessions/Panel Room (Level 2)
Journey with us to yesteryear as Comic Book Historian Jerry Harrington recreates the Golden and Silver Ages of comic books. Learn about the origins of comic books in the late-1930s launched with the tale of an infant from the plant Krypton and his successors in the 1940s. And discover how comic book heroes were reborn in the 1950s and 1960s through the explosive imaginations of multiple artists and writers.
Jerry Harrington of Iowa City teaches a course on the history of American comic books within the Kirkwood Continuing Education program on both the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids campuses. A retired newspaper reporter and public relations professional, Harrington has collected comic books since the 1960s with more than 20,000 individual copies in his collection.
Session/Panel Name: Ravingspire: The Making of a Board Game
Presented by: Cory Scanlan
Most gamers, at one point of another, come up with an idea for “an amazing game.” But not many people follow through with that idea. But Cory Scanlan, a lifelong gamer, did just that and has released “Ravingspire” upon the world. Hear from one of the games creators about taking a game from the concept phase, through the game design process, launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, and beyond.
Session/Panel Name: Comics & Fanzines at the University of Iowa
Presented by: Peter Balestrieri
Peter Balestrieri will highlight several of the University’s different comics collections, starting with their newest, the DuGarm Collection. It contains over 10,000 issues, mostly pre-1985 comics, most publishers, with both major and obscure titles included. He’ll also talk about the feminist and female-driven collection, the Wolfe Collection, with titles like “Betty and Veronica” and “Love and Rockets.” Finally, they have underground and art comics in a few different collections and will highlight fine examples of those, as well their comics fanzines, such as APA-Five, with work by the likes of teenage Vaughn Bode’ and Frank Miller.
Peter Balestrieri is the Curator of the Science Fiction and Popular Culture Collections with the University of Iowa Libraries. The University of Iowa holds one of the nation’s largest comic book and fanzine collections in the world.
Session/Panel Name: 2017 Cosplay Contest
There will be two groupings — kids 12 and under, and then attendees 13 and up. Each group will have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner who will take home a prize of $50, $25, and $10 respectfully.
Purchased cost
umes are allowed, but our judges really love seeing costumes created by hand, or at least altered in some way. We’re not saying you can’t win if you buy your costume, but there’s a better chance of winning if you make it!
Because of the location of the contest, you will need a Level 2 Admission ticket or a VIP Admission Badge to take part.
Other rules for costumes are the same as our general cosplaying and CRCC rules:
No functional weapons are allowed. We take a common sense approach to costume weapons at CRCC. Simulated or costume weapons are allowed as a part of your costume, subject to prior approval by security and compliance with the following:
Projectile costume weapons must be rendered inoperable. Functional (real) arrows must have their tips removed and be bundled and zip tied to a quiver.
Costume swords, daggers, etc must be tied to your costume in such a way that they can’t be drawn. Foam swords and light sabers (things that are clearly “not a real weapon”) are fine.
Session/Panel Name: Michael Hogan Q&A
Presented by: Michael Hogan (Guest of Honor)
Join us for a Q&A session featuring guest of honor Michael Hogan as he shares stories of his time on Battlestar Galactica, as well as his over a hundred film TV and audio appearances.
As a voice actor, some video games are The Elder ScrollsV: Skyrim as General Tullius, Fallout: New Vegas as Doc Mitchell, Mass Effect 2 & 3 as Captain/Commander Bailey. He and his wife, Susan Hogan, (Captain Doyle Franks on BSG) met and married while attending the National Theatre School of Canada in the late sixties. They have graced stages and screens, together and separately ever since.
Session/Panel Name: A look back at the early days of Dungeons & Dragons
Presented by: Frank Mentzer
Join Frank Mentzer (someone who was actually there!) for a Q&A about the beginnings of Dungeons & Dragons. Frank was at TSR from 1980 to 1986 and is one of the best-selling authors in the history of the industry, with tens of millions of copies of his works published during that era. His other creations include the legendary Temple of Elemental Evil (with Gygax) and the game version of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
He won the title of #1 Dungeon Master (1980) and an Origins Award for GameMaster Secrets II (1993). Frank has been a game auctioneer at the world’s largest game auction (GenCon) for almost 30 years.
Frank Mentzer is an old school gamer best known for writing five D&D rule sets (Basic, Expert, Companion, Masters, and Immortals) and other D&D products with his friend and co-author Gary Gygax.
Session/Panel Name: So you want to be a Stormtrooper?
Presented by: 501st Legion
We’ve all seen Star Wars… and you’ve probably wondered, “What if I could be a part of it?” A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a group of fans thought the same thing. Then they got together and started one of the largest fan groups the world has ever seen. You’ve probably seen members of the 501st at movie premiers, festivals, and comic conventions all around the country… and now you can find out how to join them.
The convention ends and closes at 6:00pm.