{"id":856,"date":"2009-07-16T16:52:22","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T23:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/?p=856"},"modified":"2009-07-18T16:59:03","modified_gmt":"2009-07-18T23:59:03","slug":"getting-ready-for-san-diego-comic-con-2009-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/?p=856","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready For San Diego Comic-Con 2009 (Part 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_863\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WOM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-863\" class=\"size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Women of Marvel 2008\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WOM.jpg?resize=318%2C166\" alt=\"On the Women Of Marvel panel in 2008. Sonia Obeck, me, and Emily Warren\" width=\"318\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WOM.jpg?w=398&amp;ssl=1 398w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WOM.jpg?resize=150%2C78&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.colleencoover.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WOM.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><p id=\"caption-attachment-863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the Women Of Marvel panel in 2008. Sonia Oback, me, and Emily Warren<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>New Event Schedule Edition!<\/strong> A more complete look at what I will be doing in San Diego when I&#8217;m not at my table (<strong>Artist Alley FF-15<\/strong>.) All times are subject to change.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Thursday<\/strong> 1:00-2:00 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Attending<\/strong><\/span> the <strong>Mondo Marvel<\/strong> panel, where <strong>Paul Tobin <\/strong>will be among the panelists <\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">in <em><strong>room 6DE<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Friday<\/strong> 2:00-3:00 <strong>Prism Queer Press Grant Portfolio Review<\/strong> After the overwhelming success of portfolio review last year, Prism is proud to offer it once again this year with <strong>Jimmy Palmiotti<\/strong> (<em>Jonah Hex, Countdown<\/em>), <strong>Phil Jimenez, Bob Schreck<\/strong> (Editor at Dark Horse, Oni Press, DC), <strong>Georg Brewer<\/strong> (DC Direct), <strong>Colleen Coover<\/strong>, and <strong>Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Villarrubia<\/strong> who will critique the work <strong>only<\/strong> of those interested in applying for this year&#8217;s<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/prismcomics.org\/grant.php\">Queer Press Grant <\/a><\/strong>(established by Prism to encourage new LGBT talent). Before attending the sessions, <strong>applicants are required to read QPG guidelines available at prismcomics.org\/grant.<\/strong> Very few sessions are available so check at prismcomics.org and the Prism booth to ensure you get your portfolio reviewed by some of the best professionals working in the field.<strong> <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>UPDATE: Booth #2146<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Saturday<\/strong> 4:30-5:30 \t<strong>Love is in the Air: LGBT Romance Comics\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/strong> Romance comics, once a staple of the comics industry but now considered campy curiosities, have inspired a new generation that has created their own take on matters of the heart while moving beyond the boy-girl soap operas of yesteryear. Moderator <strong>Charles \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Zan\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Christensen<\/strong> (<em>Mark of Aeacus<\/em>) and panelists <strong>Terry Moore<\/strong> (<em>Strangers in Paradise<\/em>), <strong>Tim Fish <\/strong>(<em>Cavalcade of Boys<\/em>), <strong>Mari Morimoto<\/strong> (manga translator of <em>Naruto<\/em>), <strong>Colleen Coover<\/strong> (<em>X-Men: First Class<\/em>), <strong>Steve MacIsaac<\/strong> (<em>Shirtlifter<\/em>), and <strong>Michelle Nolan<\/strong> (<em>Love on the Racks: A History of American Romance Comics<\/em>) discuss the new LGBT romance comics.   \t<em><strong>Room\u00c2\u00a030AB<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Sunday<\/strong> 11:00-12:00 \t<strong>Women of Marvel\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/strong> One of the most talked about panels from last year is back! Forget Storm and She-Hulk, meet the real Ms. Marvels of the comic world! Women from every discipline in the creative process at Marvel will be on hand to talk about what it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like working as a woman in comics today and how you can join them. Say goodbye to the so-called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Boy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Club,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d these ladies are busting down the four-color ceiling! Guests include <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author <strong>Marjorie Liu <\/strong>(<em>Dark Wolverine<\/em>), <strong>Christina Strain <\/strong>(<em>World War Hulk<\/em>), <strong>Colleen Coover<\/strong> (<em>Marvel Adventures<\/em>), <strong>Sonia Oback<\/strong> (<em>X-Force<\/em>), <strong>Emily Warren <\/strong>(<em>Secret Invasion<\/em>), and more!     \t<em><strong>Room\u00c2\u00a07AB<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Event Schedule Edition! A more complete look at what I will be doing in San Diego when I&#8217;m not at my table (Artist Alley FF-15.) All times are subject to change. Thursday 1:00-2:00 Attending the Mondo Marvel panel, where &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/?p=856\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p25PVe-dO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=856"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":866,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856\/revisions\/866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleencoover.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}