StarFest 2018: Full Schedule

3:00pm MDT

Creating Your Own Legacy: Owning Your Own Thing vs Working for Others

Matt Campbell from ActionLine Studios

Join Comic creator and CEO of Actionline Studios, Matt Campbell, as he offers tips on creating your own intellectual property to help you close the gap between where you are today and where you want to be.

Friday April 20, 2018 3:00pm - 3:55pm MDT
SF Panel 1

ComicFest Panel

10:00am MDT

Comic Book Journalism: How To Break In, Who's Hiring, And What To Expect As A Freelancer

In this spotlight presentation, entertainment journalist Hayden Mears will guide attendees through the process of getting hired and succeeding as a freelance writer. An in-depth Q and A will follow the presentation.

Authors/Artists

Hayden Mears

Journalist, Comic Book Resources

We are very excited to welcome CBR (ComicBookResources) Journalist, HAYDEN MEARS, to ComicFest 2018! Hayden is an award-winning, internationally published entertainment journalist. Formerly a film and television critic for Starburst Magazine, WeGotThisCovered, and PopMatters, Mears... Read More →

Saturday April 21, 2018 10:00am - 10:55am MDT
SF Panel 2

ComicFest Guest Appearance Panel

12:00pm MDT

Robots in Comics

Authors/Artists

Bob Hall

Spiderman • The Avengers, Comics Artist

Bob Hall had a long association with Marvel Comics, where at one time or another he drew most of the major books and characters such as The Champions, Spiderman, Dr. Doom, Conan, Thor, The Fantastic Four, The Submariner, Captain America, PSI Force, The Avengers and The New Mutants... Read More →

Gordon Purcell

Star Trek • The X-Files, Comics Artist

Gordon Purcell is a comics artist, perhaps best known for his Star Trek work, in particular his realistic renditions of the actors who play that franchise’s characters, as well as those of similarly licensed books, such as The X-Files, Xena: Warrior Princess, Lost in Space, Godzilla,and... Read More →

Ron Fortier

Green Hornet • Brother Bones, Writer • Editor

Ron is a Comics and pulps writer/editor best known for his work on the Green Hornet comic series and Terminator – Burning Earth with Alex Ross.He won the Pulp Factory Award for Best Pulp Short Story of 2011 for “Vengeance Is Mine,” which appeared in Moonstone’s The Avenger... Read More →

Tone Rodriguez

Green Hornet • Terminator • Futurama • Transformers, Illustrator • Artist

TONE RODRIGUEZ, is a graphic artist and L.A. native now residing in Phoenix, Arizona. He started drawing comic books in 1999 with Violent Messiahs for Image Comics, other books followed for Cross-Gen, DarkHorse & Platinum Ent; drawing Snake Plisskin, Conan & KISS4K respectively... Read More →

Saturday April 21, 2018 12:00pm - 12:55pm MDT
SF Panel 2

ComicFest Guest Appearance Panel

4:00pm MDT

Gundam Building

A panel dedicated to the love of all things Gundam. Jason will be discussing some tips and tricks in regards to building Gundam kits geared toward the beginner to intermediate skill level. There will also be open discussion of all the Gundam Anime series and some Gundam Trivia with prizes for participants.

If you're a fan of Gundam or Giant Robots in general, this is you chance to meet up with other fans and revel in all the Robot Radness.

Presenters

Jason Chlebus

Supreme Overload of lulz, ihatepeacocks

There are billions of pages on the Facebooks, ihatepeacocks is one of them and I run it. I am a semi-professional Comic Con addict. I have been attending StarFest/StarCon since 1990. I love Giant Robots, inappropriate jokes, all things Sci Fi. My favorite topics to rant about are... Read More →

Saturday April 21, 2018 4:00pm - 4:55pm MDT
SF Panel 2

ComicFest Panel Trivia

10:00am MDT

Drawing Transformers

Artem Shukaev, Chaz Kemp, and JJ McFarland

Authors/Artists

Artem Shukaev

ComicFest Banner Art, Artist

Artem is this year’s CF banner artwork winner. We are glad to have him back as he crushed it with an amazing Jaeger piece!Artem Shukaev is a software developer and artist out of Nebraska interested in the intersection of technology and emerging media. Working with companies like... Read More →

Chaz Kemp

ComicFest T-shirt, Art Designer

Chaz is this year’s CF t-shirt artwork winner. His submission is going to look fantastic on this year’s red shirts. Make sure you pick yours up and have him sign it too!Bram Stoker Award finalist Chaz Kemp embraces an Art Nouveau style that incorporates vibrancy and color into... Read More →

J. James McFarland

ComicFest Badges, Artist

McFarland is this year’s CF badge artwork winner. His robot mash-up is going to look fantastic on this year’s badges! Make sure you swing by his booth and have him sign your badge!This self-employed Boulder illustrator has made his home in lots of places over the years, including... Read More →

Sunday April 22, 2018 10:00am - 10:55am MDT
SF Panel 1

ComicFest Guest Appearance Panel

12:00pm MDT

The Ins-and-Outs of Entertainment Journalism

Award-winning entertainment journalist Hayden Mears walks attendees through the media industry, outlines the process of establishing oneself as an authority in the field, and offers advice on how to break in and stay in. A Q and A will follow.

Authors/Artists

Hayden Mears

Journalist, Comic Book Resources

Sunday April 22, 2018 12:00pm - 12:55pm MDT
SF Panel 2

ComicFest Guest Appearance Panel

2:00pm MDT

History of Comics

Kevin Robinette-Comic Book Historian

Sunday April 22, 2018 2:00pm - 2:55pm MDT
SF Panel 2

ComicFest Guest Appearance Panel