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Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest To Try Interactive Programming

The Phoenix Comicon is one of my favorite shows of the year. I have done my best to convince every creator I talk to to go out for the con. It's run by great people, attended by amazing fans and is just one of the most pleasant times I have on the convention circuit all year. Well, they are expanding and doing a Winter Fan Fest… and if you've been to Phoenix, Winter is the best time.

I got contacted by Shawn Demumbrum, their head of comic book programming and he was talking about how the smaller spaces has made them get creative for the show. Instead of trying to explain to you what is going on, I'm going to use Shawn's letter because he does such a great job.

I don't know if you had heard, but Phoenix Comicon is expanding to include a winter show that they are calling Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest.  The convention will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium where the Super Bowl will be held early next year.  The new venue is a great facility, but does not offer the expansive meeting space for programming that we have at the Phoenix Convention Center.  As a result, programming has had to adapt to become more interactive.

The reason that I'm reaching out to you is that the entire comic programming schedule for the weekend is going to be devoted to creating a fan sourced character.  Each panel will be a progression in the development of the character and a four page comic that will introduce the character.  From character development to costume design to the individual steps of comic book art creation to the printed comic, each panel of creators will advance the creation of the comic book.  At the end of the three days, there will be a comic book that the fans can enjoy and the character will be returned to the fans.  Through an open license agreement, fans will be able to create their own stories using the character, include the character in their stories and create fan art prints that allow them to develop their own artistic versions of the character.  It is a unique opportunity to allow fans to get a behinds the scenes look at how their favorite comics books are created on a smaller scale.  I thought that Bleeding Cool readers might want to know about this.

I think its a pretty cool idea. For more on the Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest, click here.

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