6:00-8:30 Gahan Wilson: Born Dead Still Weird Film Screening— Join legendary cartoonist Gahan Wilson and filmmakers Steven-Charles Jaffe and Robert Jaffe (writers and producers of such films as Ghost, Star Trek VI, Near Dark, Strange Days, Motel Hell, and Demon Seed), as they discuss their new feature documentary about Gahan Wilson with a special Q&A following the film. Room 220
Categories:  Cartooning and Comic Strips | Comic Books | Movies

2:00-3:30 Cartoon Art Museum: Spotlight on Local Cartoonists— San Francisco has been a hotbed of cartooning for over 100 years, and that tradition continues today with the Bay Area's vibrant creative community. Join panel moderator Andrew Farago (curator of San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum) as he interviews six of the Bay Area's most talented cartoonists: MariNaomi (Estrus Comics), Fredo (altgeek.net), Lloyd Dangle (Troubletown), Justin Hall (True Travel Tales), Debbie Huey (Bumperboy), and Michael Jantze (The Norm). Room 232/234
Categories:  Cartooning and Comic Strips

11:30-1:00 Comic Arts Conference Session 7: Feral Women in Li'l Abner— Cartoonist and historian Trina Robbins (From Girls to Grrrlz; Go Girl!) presents a slideshow talk on the feral girls -- Pig Girl, Hawk Girl, and Wolf Gal -- of Li'l Abner's Dogpatch, a bloodthirsty lot with no compunction about turning Dogpatchers into dinner. Wolf Gal, the starring wild girl of Dogpatch, is strong, beautiful, independent, and -- don't laugh -- a feminist. Robbins connects these cartoon wild women with mythical feral children and more contemporary figures like Misha Defonseca, a Jewish orphan during World War II, who hid from the Nazis in the forests of occupied Europe for four years and eventually teamed up with a family of wolves. Recounting her experiences years later, she wrote, "the only time I ever slept deeply was when I was with wolves...Those were the most beautiful days I had ever experienced." Room 228/230
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1:00-2:00 From Fan to Creator: Goal-Setting for Creative Types— Which side of the convention table do you want to be on, artist or fan? And what's keeping you from getting there? If you have an idea in your head that you've had trouble bringing into reality, you might benefit from this practical goal-setting workshop. Teacher and leadership trainer Douglas Neff will show you techniques for setting and achieving your most important goals. Whether you want to write your own screenplay, draw your first comic, or shoot your independent film, you're sure to get something useful from this informative workshop. Room 236/238
Categories:  Animation | Anime & Manga | Cartooning and Comic Strips | Comic Books | Fandom | Gaming | Movies | Television

3:00-4:00 National Cartoonists Society and Cartoon Art Museum: Golden Age Great Creig Flessel— Creig Flessel began his cartooning career with DC Comics in 1935, and was a prolific cover artist in the earliest days of the medium, including work on the seminal titles Detective Comics and More Fun Comics. After his tenure at DC, he spent many years illustrating ads for the Johnstone and Cushing Advertising Company. In the following decades, Flessel's work appeared in such diverse publications as Boys' Life, Clues Detective Stories, and Playboy, as well as the syndicated comic strip feature David Crane. Join this Golden Age Great in conversation with Cartoon Art Museum's Andrew Farago, curator of the current C.A.M. retrospective exhibition featuring the art of Creig Flessel. Room 236/238
Categories:  Cartooning and Comic Strips

3:30-4:30 Prism Comics: A Conversation Lee Marrs— As a cartoonist, Lee Marrs (Pudge, Girl Blimp) was at the forefront of the San Francisco underground comix and the nascent queer comix movement.  With her own reminiscences and an illustrative presentation, Lee takes us from the groove of those early days to her current stint in academia. Interviewed by Patty Jeres, Prism board member, talent and industry chair. Room 220
Categories:  Cartooning and Comic Strips | Comic Books