Portsmouth Comic Con is proud to feature a huge programme of panels, roundtables and drop-in sessions.
Our panels cover many varied topics from the world of comics and popular culture, including video games, the MCU, Ghostbusters, breaking into the comic industry, activism and more!
Panel room 1
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Shooting For the Stars - What it takes to become a successful social media content creator | Fay (Chroiio_Lucilfer), Reyla (Reyla_Cosplay), Rose (Tearose.Cos), Emel (Eeloftheworld) |
| 12:00 | Filipino Komics | Paul Gravett |
| 13:00 | From Game Boys to Girl Gamers - Exploring Video Game Culture Since Nintendo’s First Handheld Console | James Dennis, Rohan Coleman, Becky Brady and Simon Hobbs |
| 14:00 | A Game of Two Halves - Sport and British Comic Books | John Caro, Andy Fanton & John Freeman |
| 15:00 | “Orwell that ends well!” - 1984 and 40 Years of British Dystopian Science Fiction | Emma Austin, John Caro, Dylan Pank, Calum Kerr & George Paul Mann |
| 16:00 | Will Deadpool Kill the MCU? - Debating the Future of a Mega Superhero Franchise | Emma Austin & UoP students |
Panel room 2
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Meet the Artists | Phil Buckenham, Russel Mark Olson and Ant Williams |
| 14:00 | Star Wars: The High Republic | Michael Siglain (Creative Director of Lucasfilm Publishing) talks to High Republic comic creators Cavan Scott, George Mann, Rachael Stott and Nick Brokenshire. |
| 15:00 | Boldly Going Into the Star Trek Universe | John Freeman, Russell Walks, and Rachael Stott |
| 16:00 | Break into Comics | Jordan Thomas, Tini Howard, Paul Fry and Ant Williams |
SPEAKERS CORNER WITH EXPRESS fm
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Lawn Of The Dead | James Waterfield |
| 11:30 | The Geek of Steel | Luke Bugg |
| 12:00 | How to Become a Content Creator | With Ayla (BatsiCosplays), Aimee (DWPAimee), Mo (WFMMK) and James (AllOrNothing Cosplay) |
| 12:30 | Being the body double for Samuel L Jackson in Star Wars | Oliver Wilson |
| 13:00 | Meet Haydes, founder of ASAP Imagination - NE1 World Platform | ASAP Imagination |
| 13:30 | Who we are & What we do | Andy’s Man Club |
| 14:00 | Make it better podcast | Geoff Jones and Friends |
| 14:30 | Life on set of Frozen Empire | The SOS Ghostbusters |
| 16:00 | Meet the Gosport Steampunk society | Gosport Steampunk society |
| 16:30 | DC Cosplaying | With Aimee (DWPAimee) and TJC Cosplays (TJCCosplay) |
Panel room 1
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Who You Gonna Call? - Celebrating 40 Years of Ghostbusters | Lincoln Geraghty, John Caro, Emma Austin, Cavan Scott with Ant Williams |
| 12:00 | The Serious Business of Comics - History, Science, Research | Louis Netter, Olly Gruner, Tom Sykes and Kremena Dimitrova |
| 13:00 | “The Odds are Against Us and the Situation is Grim” - Reappraising the Odd-Numbered Star Trek Movies | John Caro, Lincoln Geraghty and Calum Kerr & Russell Walks |
| 14:00 | Animated Antics - Examining the State of Animation after 100 Years of Walt Disney | Alex Sergeant, Lucy Shuttleworth, Caleb Morris and Rebecca Janicker |
| 15:00 | Into the Whoniverse - Examining the New Doctor Who after the 60th Anniversary | Calum Kerr, Lincoln Geraghty, and students from FMC |
Panel room 2
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Activism in Comics | Professionals, Academics & Students |
| 12:00 | Meet the Artists | Cian Tormey, Nick Brokenshire and Rachael Stott |
| 13:00 | How to Make Funny Comics - (AKA How To make Comics Funny!) | Andy Fanton, Laura Howell and Roger Langridge |
| 14:00 | How to Write Comics! | Tini Howard, Cavan Scott, Roger Langridge |
| 15:00 | What's better - drawing Star Wars, Star Trek or Doctor Who? | Paul Fry, Nick Brokenshire and Rachael Stott |
SPEAKERS CORNER WITH EXPRESS fm
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Upcycling Cosplay | Hannah Southsea |
| 11:30 | Michael Carter - Star of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and An American Werewolf in London. | Michael Carter |
| 12:00 | Thrifty Cosplay | Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 12:30 | From DIVE 4D to Street Art - an exciting glimpse into new and upcoming developments at the Mary Rose Museum | Mary Rose Museum |
| 13:00 | Make it better podcast | Geoff Jones and Friends |
| 13:30 | Fantha Tracks | Fantha Tracks |
| 14:00 | Jay Cooling - A prop creator for larp, cosplay and screen. | Jay Cooling |
| 14:30 | Portsmouth Pride | Portsmouth Pride |
| 16:00 | From North End to North Hollywood, discussing the business of filmmaking with a local filmmaker | Adam Nelson |
