MY COMIC CON PLANS MY COMIC CON PLANS

comic conThe San Diego Comic Con is so huge (80,000+ people expected this year), so overwhelming, so impossible to meet up with friends that I’m posting the list a panels I will try to attend so you can find me if you want…I will be hanging my hat on the convention floor at the Asifa-Hollywood table which is booth 5374 (across from the TokyoPop display). I cannot guarantee that I’ll stick to this schedule, but based on the advance programming scheduled posted on the comic con website – here’s what I hope to see:THURSDAY
2:30 GOLDEN & SILVER AGE PANEL – Room 8
3:00 COMIC CON’S 35th YEAR – Room 1B or…
3:00 – FREAKS & GEEKS REUNION – Room 6ab
4:40 – CFQ SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW Room 6CDEF
6:00 – HISTORY OF U.S. ANIME – Room 7FRIDAY
11:00 – JACK ADLER – Room 8
1:00 – I’m interviewing SID JACOBSON – Room 3
1:00 – CHUCK McCANN – Room 5ab (I’m pissed I will miss the first hour of this…)
2:30 – THE INCREDIBLES & BRAD BIRD – Room 20
3:00 – CARTOON NETWORK PREVIEW – Room 6ab
4:00 – BOB CLAMPETT TRIBUTE (I’m on the panel) – Room 8
6:00 – TOM SITO on ANIMATION STRIKES – Room 7b
6:00 – THE INKWELL (new fanboy TV show) Room 9
9:00 – LADY DEATH screening (I predict I will skip this)super friendsSATURDAY
12:30 – Fred Ladd & GIGANTOR – Room 2
3:00 – SKY CAPTAIN & TEAM AMERICA preview (two movies I’m dying to see) – Hall H
5:30 – CARTOON NETWORK ADULT SWIM PANEL – Room 6ab
6:00 – ANIMATION DEVELOPMENT PANEL Room 2
8:30 – WORST CARTOON EVER (My screening!) – Room 6ab
10:00 – HAIR HIGH (Bill Plympton’s latest film) – Room 6abSUNDAY
Before I leave, I’ll check out the dealers room in the morning and juggle these:
1:00 – JOHNNY DC (DC’s kids comics panel) – Room 3
1:00 – JOSS WHEDON (Buffy creator) – Room 20
1:30 – TEACHER’S PET PANEL (Gary Baseman and co.) – Room 5ab
These panels are just the tip of the iceberg, and I reserve the right to change my mind and just sit in room 8 or 6AB the entire con. I’m already exhausted! Hope to see you there!

Jerry Beck

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