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 LGBTQ+ representation, Doctor Who, Disney, horror films, villains and more!
Panel room 1
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Meet the Artists | Marc Laming, VER, Anna Morozova |
| 13:00 | Rogues’ Gallery: Horror Film and the Monsters that Make it Scary | Emma Austin, Simon Hobbs, Rebecca Janicker, Paul Cornell |
| 14:00 | Revenge of the Nerds: Return of the Jedi and the Star Wars Franchise 40 Years On | Lee-Jane Bennion-Nixon, Lincoln Geraghty, John Caro, Paul Fry, Cavan Scott |
| 15:00 | Meet the Artists | Mike Collins, Alison Sampson, Eoin Marron |
| 16:00 | Into the Multiverse of Badness? Phase 5, Kang and the State of the MCU | Van Norris, Elena Nikiforova, + Miles Hanmore, Coline Lejeune, Ceinwyn Yetton |
Panel room 2
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Spotlight on Paul Cornell | Paul Cornell |
| 12:00 | The Best Baddies of British Comics: From The Mekon to Minnie the Minx | John Caro, Andy Fanton, Laura Howell, Ned Hartley |
| 13:00 | DOCTOR WHO - comics, podcasts The Doctor exists in many media! | John Freeman, Cavan Scott, Mike Collins. |
| 14:00 | Renaissance Man - An in-depth interview with the modern-day renaissance man | Dave McKean |
| 15:00 | “I am the law!”: The Heroes, Villains and Judges of 2000AD | John Caro, Emma Austin, Anna Morozova, Alec Worley |
| 16:00 | X-Talk | Pepe Larrazz |
SPEAKERS CORNER WITH EXPRESS fm
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | How to begin designing your Cosplay | Olly Browning, Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 11:30 | Being Peri | Nicola Bryant |
| 12:00 | Getting into Podcasting | Luke Bugg, The Geek of Steel |
| 12:30 | The Hero and The Villain behind Portsmouth Comic | Nick Coles, Event Director & Curt Hill, Event Producer |
| 13:00 | Creating Stories in Different Media - comics, audio and tv - how a publisher works in all three | B7 Media |
| 13:30 | How to Build a Following | Nezulita (Madarasdaughter), Alice (Alovxra), Aimee (dwpaimee), Kizuki (kizuki_cosplay), Abi (Snowflakhime) |
| 14:00 | Soundtracks Of The Galaxies – Making Music For Video Games & Blockbuster Franchises | Richard Jacques |
| 16:00 | The champion behind Artist Alley at Portsmouth Comic Con | Dave Baillie, The Artistic lead at Portsmouth Comic Con |
| 16:30 | Meet the Joker Squad | Joker Squad |
Panel room 1
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Framing the Real: Comics, History and Society | Tom Sykes, Olly Gruner, Dan McCabe and Karl Bell, Will Morris |
| 13:00 | Disney at 100: Building an Entertainment Empire in the Century of the Mouse | Dylan Pank, Matt Weaver and Van Norris |
| 14:00 | Pride or Prejudice: The Importance of LGTBQ+ Representation in Popular Media | Elena Nikiforova, Deborah Shaw, Ceinwyn Yetton, Katie Schenkel, Tally Aslam |
| 15:00 | EDITORS - How they edit, why they edit! | Steve Tanner of Timebomb Comics, John Freeman of Marvel UK, Titan and downthetubes, and Phoebe Hedges of Titan |
Panel room 2
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Meet the Artists | Paul Fry, Laura Watton, Clark Bint |
| 12:00 | Turning Passion into a Profession: how to grow on social media | Kevin (Khakimicrobe) Aimee (dwpaimee) Alice (alovxra) Molly Mae (mollymaecosplay) |
| 13:00 | HUMOUR IN COMICS - 'How to Write and Draw Funny'. | Andy Fanton, Ned Hartley, Laura Howell, Alec Worley |
| 14:00 | ESAD - The man, the Legend | Esad Ribic |
| 15:00 | Travels of the Timelords: Celebrating 60 Years of Doctor Who | Lincoln Geraghty, Joe Brennan, Cavan Scott and Mike Collins |
SPEAKERS CORNER WITH EXPRESS fm
| Time | Panel Name | Panellists |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Getting into Cosplay | Dream Team Portsmouth |
| 11:30 | Meet the Gosport Steampunk Society | Gosport Steampunk Society |
| 13:00 | Probably Britain’s Greatest Star Wars Podcasters | Matt & Luke, Star Wars Sessions |
| 14:30 | The Multiverse of Marketing in a Geeky world with the 3 Marketing Wonder Women of Portsmouth Comic Con | Kelly Haswell, Joanne Neale and Georgia Ockenden |
| 16:00 | 'We're Gonna Need A Bigger Pod' Live Podcast | Jon Brown and Paul Marsh, Express FM |
