WonderCon 2019 -- around the con and panel pics (2 of 4)

WonderCon is a pop culture celebration with a larger convention space and (in my opinion) easier access for exhibitors and attendees than its San Diego cousin.

  

There are panels by film industry pros (The Adventure Film: All Genres Illustrated with panelists Trevor Goring, Benton Jew, Marty Kline and Ed Verreaux)

 artists (Alina Chau, Mary Bellamy, Katie Cook, Greg Pak, and Dana Simpson)

and writers (Women on the Dark Side panel with moderator Barbra Dillon, writers Susan Lee, Megan Hutchison, Mairghread Scott and MD Marie)

A highlight of the con for me this year was attending an outstanding panel on Saturday titled "A Conversation with Women Executives." There was only time for one question during the QandA, but it was home run when audience member writer Susan Lee challenged the panelists to look not just for "young"writers (which they all mentioned several times), but also to seek out voices that might be new to writing, but older than 22, with rich stories to share. The audience burst into applause, the moderator welcomed this question, and it sparked a lively discussion where the panelists were able to clarify that "young" also meant less experienced, and that they included older writers in their quest for diverse stories and voices. 

The best part of cons is making the rounds of Artists Alley and the exhibition hall to see familiar faces.

Unlike past years, I didn't take nearly enough photos of all the indie artist pal booths and tables I visited. My bad! Here are some links so you can see them and their work:

https://www.joiefoster.com/comics

http://www.wannabepress.com/

http://bostonmetaphysicalsociety.com/

http://www.davidsdoodles.com/

https://www.jeffvictor.com/

http://alinachau.com/

https://flatbonnie.com/

https://www.drawntoitstudios.com/

http://www.horatorastudios.com/

http://corgli.com/
https://www.somedaymouse.com/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Squidbrains

Here's a quick peek at some items I picked up at this year's con from Alina Chau, Joie Foster, Corgli, Flat Bonnie, David's Doodles. Special thanks to Wannabe Press, publisher Russell Nohelty, for the super cool logo pin!