Episode 319 Part IV: MegaCon 2015: Future Bear Mission Book Panel!

(Top L to R:) Prof. Rachel Simmons, Prof. Julian Chambliss and Future Bear!
(Bottom L to R:) Casandra Hill, Meredith Connelly and Alison Eitner as Future Bear!

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Future Bear's Mission Book,
designed by Stu Helm!

The FUTURE BEAR'S MISSION BOOK PANEL was the third panel I attended at MegaCon 2015 on Friday, April 10, 2015. It took place in Room 205BC from 4:00 - 5:00 p. m. Prof. Rachel Simmons created Future Bear, and Prof. Julian Chambliss wrote the Future Bear's comic book story. Cassandra Hill created Future Bear's rocket pack, Alison Eitner wore the Future Bear costume, assisted by Meredith Connelly. Rachel and Julian are professors at Rollins College who discuss using Future Bear in an educational environment to teach students about  environmental awareness and climate change.

Yes, I got my picture taken with
Future Bear!

Originally I had planned to attend the SELF PUB COMICS panel which began ten minutes earlier, but I happened to meet Julian after the 3 BOYS PRODUCTIONS PANEL. We began to talk and I lost track of time. So instead of going to the SELF PUB COMICS panel after it started, I decided to attend this panel instead, and was glad I did. It was interesting to see how comic books can be used in education.

At the end of the episode I read an e-mail about the SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS PANEL!

Next Episode: MEGACON 2015 PART V: DEATH TO FANBOYS PART 3 PANEL!

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Episode #296 Part IV: MegaCon 2014: The Capes, Cowls And Culture: Ages Of Heroes, Eras of Men Panel!

(L to R) Julian Chambliss, William Svitavsky and Thomas Donaldson.

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This panel was the first one I attended at MegaCon on Sunday, March 23, 2014, around 1:00 p.m. The panelists, Julian Chambliss, William Svitavsky and Thomas Donaldson, discuss the book they edited, AGES OF HEROES, ERAS OF MEN, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, and also available at Amazon, Blackwell and Ingram.

The panelists, all comic book readers themselves, put together an anthology of essays by scholars in many fields, exploring the changing depictions of superheroes divided into three eras: Golden Age, Silver Age and Modern. In a discussion with the audience, they shared how the current culture of the time influenced the evolving superhero.

Next Episode: KICKSTARTER PANEL!

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