COSTUME PARTY!
Come out dressed as your favorite character and win big!
Enter the Wizard World Philadelphia Costume Contest and be eligible for $1,000 in prizes! So throw on your spandex and get ready to be a super-hero - our best entries will be featured in Wizard Magazine, wizarduniverse.com and Wizardworld.com!
Sign up at the Wizard Booth and be eligible for the big prize!
So you think you know how to rock out? Aspiring rock stars and video gamers can strut their stuff as Wizard World Philadelphia hosts Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band competitions all weekend long. Winners will be eligible for $1,000 in prizes and have their photos published in Wizard Magazine and on Wizard Universe and Wizard World.com.
Make sure you tune your Les Pauls and come out to Wizard World Philadelphia for a rockin' good time!
"Writer/Artist Dynamic: From Plot to Pencil"
The Wizard School Room - #202A
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Comic book triple threat Jimmy Palmiotti and spunky artist extraordinaire Amanda Conner will be sitting students down and telling them what it takes to get their stories from their brain to the page. This session will also touch on the challenge posed by character creation and what you can do to overcome it!
Palmiotti is one of the most famous inkers in the business, notable for his partnership with Joe Quesada which resulted in an acclaimed run on Daredevil and the co-creation of Ash and Painkiller Jane. He just finished writing chores on Countdown to Final Crisis and currently writes Jonah Hex for DC Comics. Conner got her start as an artist with Marvel’s Excalibur before working for MAD Magazine and teaming up with Palmiotti for The Pro. Recently Conner stunned comic fans everywhere with her run on JSA: Classified and her sexy take on Power Girl and the marriage of Green Arrow and the Black Canary in The JLA Wedding Special.
SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2008 12-1pm
Wizard School Room – room 202A
Peter Steigerwald - Inside the Lines and Outside the Box 7
Join Aspen's Peter Steigerwald in his latest class, as he takes you beyond
the standard coloring fundamentals and fills you in on what's needed to
become a comic book colorist. From his previous work at DC, to the current
Soulfire series, and his most recent Marvel covers, Peter explains how to
become one of the top colorists in the business! This class is definitely
not to be missed or for the faint of heart!
1:30-2:30pm
Wizard School Room – room 202A
The Art of Storytelling WITH MICHAEL GOLDEN
Renowned Artist/Writer Michael Golden has influenced a generation of artist with his signature cinematic storytelling style, and now Wizard has him on tour!! In this special seminar tailored just for Wizard attendees, Golden will discuss the evolution of his own penciling style, give tips on how to find and develop your own unique look to put you ahead of the crowd, AND discuss the essentials of sequential art storytelling in-depth. An invaluable chance to get some one-on-one feedback from one of the most respected illustrators in the industry! Bring your sequential art pages for review, as Michael will discuss the work of those in the class as well.
