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I, Jared the Greek, the dapper bard, will review a series of panels I attended during my two day Wonder Con excursion before flying to Florida on the red eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zombies, blips, and the\u00a0<\/strong>Apocalypse<\/b><\/p>\n

This was a strange panel that didn\u2019t seem to have much of a theme.\u00a0 The panelists discussed different books and movies that explored the end of the world.\u00a0 If anything this panel felt as if it was random people talking about their favorite end of the world stories.\u00a0 While a panel of this type could be interesting this panel felt like it lacked direction and a clear goal.\u00a0 Rambling about a topic can be nice, but when people of various educational and creative backgrounds don\u2019t have a proper moderator to guide the conversation it all becomes a mess.\u00a0 It is quite disappointing to enter a panel that could have been great, but missed the mark by a wide margin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tomino is judging you<\/p><\/div>\n

Make Mine Mecha<\/strong><\/p>\n

We ran this panel! The previous edition had been updated with new series to discuss including series that could have been major franchisees if history had played out differently.\u00a0 New entries in the panel included Metal Armor Dargonar, Sakura Wars, and an expanded discussion of Getter Robo.\u00a0 The panel brought in a large audience that even had some questions about finding different series once the panel concluded.\u00a0 Overall, it was a great experience and allowed us to come up with new ways of improve the panel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Doctor Who: Science and History<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was an unusual panel as it covered the various science fictional tools and historical locations of Doctor Who from the perspective of teachers.\u00a0 They discussed if various things like the sonic screwdriver would work in real life and how it would work.\u00a0 To the real world locations and historical \u201cfacts\u201d the Doctor travels to and how real they were.\u00a0 It was a fun panel where you could learn something without even realizing it.\u00a0 It tis also a treat to hear educators\u00a0 talk about science fiction as if it was real.\u00a0 One of the aspects that makes Wondercon so fun is that panels like this exist and allow new perspectives on favorite series.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mythology of Final Fantasy<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was our panel for the second day of the convection.\u00a0 This time we explored monsters and magical weapons from mythology that show up in the various games.\u00a0 We revised the design of the panel to better show off the creatures from the games.\u00a0 The panel went very well and there were plenty of people asking questions after the panel.\u00a0 The one sad part about this panel is that it will be the final time we run this version of the panel.\u00a0 The feedback from the audience mixed with replaying some of the games led to the idea of revising the panel to focus on the summons instead of random topics.\u00a0 We are glad that so many people enjoyed this version of the panel and we hope that many more will enjoy the new version.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your Favorite Fandom on the Tabletop<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a panel dedicated to licensed table top games.\u00a0 From Buffy to Battlestar and beyond various RPG, card, and and mystery games were discussed.\u00a0 This was not a list of games type panel, but game designers talking about their experiences making games and the long process from idea to shelf.\u00a0 How sometimes they were given a series with not much else and other times they were given a game and told to make it fit a series.\u00a0 What really made the game designers stories great was that they were game players as well and ended up talking about games they played that fit in this discussion as well, including some games that other people on the panel had made.\u00a0 It was a fun panel for those who love TTGs and those who want to make their own homebrew games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jack Kirby on the Pacific<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many panels tha celebrate those who helped make the comics industry what it was back in he silver and bronze ages.\u00a0 One of the heroes that many people discuss is Jack Kirby, a very talented artist who gave the world many people DC and marvel characters.\u00a0 However, what is often not discussed is his time when he lived on the West Coast and set out creating this own characters, worlds, and stories as an independent artist\/writer.\u00a0 This panel explored that part of his life and introduced his creations to an audience that may not have known about his independent comics.\u00a0 It was a great way to honor the man and a very interesting panel for those who care about comic book history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The VFX of Doctor Who<\/strong><\/p>\n

A very different Doctor Who panel that brought together VX artists to talk about monsters, robots, and other strange things from classic Doctor Who and how the visual effects were done.\u00a0 They also discussed how they would approach things as well with modern technology.\u00a0 They also shared stories about their experiences creating similar things for more modern movies and how sometimes things don\u2019t work out right.\u00a0 Like how making a desert scape outside is just asking or cats to use it as a litter box.\u00a0 It was a fun panel that gave insight into a classic series while also sharing the amazing techniques used by visual artist when making monsters, robots, and alien landscapes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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30th Anniversary Celebration of X-Men: The Animated Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a panel featuring two of the behind the scenes staff from the legendary X-Men 90s TV series.\u00a0 They talked about getting the show on the air and taking risks with adapting classic X-Men stories.\u00a0 They also touched on the voice cast and working with different artist to give the show the proper look while alos dealing with a very small budget.\u00a0 It was a very nostalgic panel that reminded many of the audience members why they fell in love with the X-Men when they were kids.\u00a0 They also briefly discussed the new X-Men 97 series that is in development which is meant to take place right after the last season of the classic series.\u00a0 While they couldn\u2019t say much they did say that they feel the staff of the new show understands what made the classic animated series so good.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If Bigfoot is Out There\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was an odd panel to watch as it featured the crew of the In Search of Bigfoot show.\u00a0 They discussed their experiences with previous season and talked abou things from the new season.\u00a0 They also discussed various theories about the Bigfoot, it\u2019s migration habits, where it has been spotted, and Native American legends about them.\u00a0 While the creatures seem to be part of American folklore they also discussed how they have shown up in other countries around the world.\u00a0 While some may consider the search for cryptids to be a fool\u2019s errand, this panel made it seem exciting and their findings were quite interesting.\u00a0 While nothing has been proven they do seem to have the best leads on the famous missing link monster.\u00a0 At the end everyone was given a magnetic sticker and plenty of interesting stories to discuss.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Written by Jared the Greek
Email: jaredjgriego@gmail.com
Twitter: @JaredTheGreek
Insta: @JaredTheGreek<\/p><\/div>\n