It's all about the chase scenes, witty superheroes, thrilling mystery, and exciting escapades in these stories. Moderator Thien Pham (Family Style) joins authors Kayden Phoenix (Latina Superheroes, Vol. 1: Jalisco and Santa), Steve Breen (Sky & Ty 2: Dinomite!), and Emmanuel Guerrero (Cactus Kid The Battle for Star Rock Mountain,Cactus Kid Rumble at the Rodeo) as they explore exercising imaginations and engaging passions with graphic novels.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 209
Creating content for the pop culture space is an uplifting and worthwhile experience, but how a creator comes off as a personality and a representative of their content can vary wildly. How can a person’s content encourage good or bad content interactions? Alix Catherine (host, The Welcome Party), Samantha K. Tan (film writer, producer), Andrew Alandy (content creator, video game personality; Duralath), Briana DeCoster (cosplayer, TTRPG personality; Utahime Cosplay), Patrick Ballesteros (freelance artist, educator), and JPG (pop culture educator, consultant; InterMyth) discuss how you can build a personal brand, inject that brand into what you’re making, and create and foster a like-minded community.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 300A
Yvonne Hunt welcomes Darrell Utley (actor, Days of Our Lives), Awet Moges (artist, Pantheon), Larry Andersen (creative, TheSwelmetGuy), and T. L. Forsberg (songwriter, Of This I’m Sure) to discuss the current state of deaf representation in popular culture. Moderated by Brandon Carmedy.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 211
Want to build your own Halo cosplay and props? Do the options seem infinite and the challenges unreal? The crew of Anvil will review the most common techniques used today to construct armor, props, and costumes, including 3D printing, casting and molding, foam construction, laser cutting, microcontroller programming, and more. Ask your questions in the Q&A with panelists: Cary Gunnar Lee (Legacy Effects), Chris Loomis (CrazedOneCosplay), Matt Hendricks (Matterhackers), Ricky Herriman (SNRTechBytes), and Amy Herriman (Threads and Starlight). Moderated by Benedict Choy (Spacemeat The Cosplay).
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 300E
Looking to self-publish your tabletop game? Thinking about whether you should run your own Kickstarter or pitch to an existing publisher? Learn from tabletop professionals and experts John D Clair (game designer, Mystic Vale), Elise Rezendes (senior RPG producer, Darrington Press), Bryan Borgman (GAMA, membership services), and Jane Hoffacker (CEO, Incredible Dream Studios), who have taken their games from ideas to the shelf. Moderated by Christopher Castagnetto.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
North 151
We could all use a little more romance on our shelves, so if you’re looking for your next obsession complete with many swoony, toe-curling moments, look no further than this program with authors Vanessa Le (His Mortal Demise), Sara Phoebe Miller (You Belong Here), and CB Lee (Coffeeshop in an Alternative Universe). Get ready to fall head over heels for their latest books! Moderated by Dahlia De La Vega (book reviewer, interviewer, beta reader).
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 207
We are experiencing an unprecedented micro-publishing boom in comics. Creators who have worked with companies like Marvel, DC, and Scout for years are walking away from traditional publishing to start their own companies. Rylend Grant and David Avallone, co-hosts of the Telly Award–winning Writers Block podcast, sit down with Micro Publishing company honchos—including Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press), Ray Anthony Height (Studio Skye-Tiger), and Charlie Stickney (White Ash Comics)—to discuss how and why they went into business for themselves.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 213CD
Among all the pop culture geeks, there are plenty of scientists in our midst at WonderCon. Everyone is welcome at this mixer, and there’s no such thing as a stupid question. What might life be like in a galaxy far, far away? Could gamma radiation produce a Hulk? What would it take for a lion king to sing? Friendly scientists will be on hand and ready to speculate about how things work in our favorite fandoms. Mingle with them and other science-minded folks in a fun, informal setting.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 204C
The annual Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival continues with its final day of short films from around the world for all ages, featuring animation, live-action, and documentary. Animators and filmmakers will talk to the audience following their films, including offering advice for kids on how to become a professional animator or filmmaker. For the full LAICFF schedule, click here.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Room 303AB
The Protospiel Game Lab at WonderCon (part of d4) is an event where you can bring a board or card game prototype to play with other designers, play testers, and publishers. It's a great way to break your game and fix it. It doesn't matter what level of polish your game has; it can be near final or made on the spot here. This event is open-house style, come and go, intended for both game designers and players who like to try new things. Help test the next best board games. Hosted by Cardboard Alchemy.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm PDT
North 152
Cat's Gambit—take on the clever Cat-kens (Cat Krakens) as you strategically place chess piece cards on a 4x4 grid. Avoid checkmate, outsmart your feline foes, and rise to victory—or face defeat. Can you master the game and claim the highest royal ranking in the kingdom of cats?
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Crabs in a Bucket—In this fast-paced, zany, card-shedding game, it’s OK to be a little bit shellfish. Players take turns trying to get rid of their cards as fast as they can — but beware of the Joker crabs, which can change the game in a pinch with unique rules and abilities
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dice Throne—Welcome to Dice Throne, the game most commonly referred to as Battle Yahtzee! Choose your hero and use 3 attempted dice rolls and assorted cards to land attacks on your opponent in this easy to learn, difficult to master game with lots of different ways to play!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
DJ Icon—Spin to victory in DJ Icon! Featuring highly interactive simultaneous play and a spinning record, the board game accommodates 2-8 players and plays in 30-60 minutes. Variable setups with different scoring possibilities and simple mechanical tweaks allows players to adjust strategic depth and interaction potential. Launching soon on Kickstarter!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Good Cop Bad Cop—Take a look around the table to figure out if your fellow cops are Honest or Crooked so you know if they are on your team or against you. Grab a gun or equipment and work with your team to take down the opposing leader!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Red Dragon Inn—is the hilarious card game about what the adventurers do after the adventure. Each player takes the role of a different character at the party at the tavern as they drink, gamble and roughhouse with each other. The last standing during this evening of fun is the winner!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Zombie Dice—fast and easy for any zombie fan to learn, even non-gamers. The 13 custom dice are your victims. Push your luck to eat their brains but stop rolling before the shotgun blasts end your turn!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
With increasing rates of autism, there is an increasing demand for autistic characters in pop culture from both executives and audiences. But for the creatives in the middle, especially the neurotypical ones, it can feel like a daunting challenge. Whether it’s a YA fantasy graphic novel, a family sitcom, a high-octane hospital drama, a postapocalyptic zombie comic, or whatever—authentic autistic characters belong there, too. Moderator Britton Payne (vice president of business and legal affairs at Nickelodeon/Paramount) leads a discussion with autistic actor Kayla Cromer (The Good Doctor, Monster High), writer/producer Niya Wright (Ada Twist, Scientist) and non-speaking author/advocate Alfonso Camacho (Preparing for School: Alfie’s AAC Journey). This panel of both autistic and neurotypical television and comic book creators will speak wioth Britton about how they successfully added autistic characters to serial fiction, and how you can too!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 213AB
This family-friendly interactive workshop led by Angel Halo Chang (author and illustrator of the Adobo, Boba, Chai collection) shows how to bring your own main character to life. Pencils and paper provided. Coloring pencils and crayons are encouraged but not required.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 210
Author and filmmaker Adam Nimoy discusses his memoir, The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy while in conversation with Scott Mantz (entertainment reporter, KTLA-5). Discover how the Son of Spock navigated the tumultuous relationship with his famous father and how, with the help of 12-step recovery, he was finally able to reconcile with Leonard, with Spock, and with himself.
Adam Nimoy is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Loyola Law School. He practiced entertainment law for seven years before changing careers to become a television director. He directed over 45 hours of network television, including episodes of Ally McBeal, NYPD Blue, and Gilmore Girls... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 208
Blackstone Publishing's new anthology, Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II, offers great examples of combining fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and alternative history. New York Times bestsellers Peter Clines (The Broken Room), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and Scott Sigler (SLAY), plus Jeff Edwards (The Damocles Agenda) and moderator Henry Herz (The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie) discuss how to write blended genre stories.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 300C
Beast Builders—A fast-paced, light-medium strategy card game, with elements of hand management, set collection, multi-use cards, and take-that interaction. Combine animal cards into a uniquely dangerous Beast and attack your opponents to win rare Lithium Salts! Beginner & experienced gamers welcome
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Painting & Take Miniatures—all day long! Painting is fun and free! Painting supplies and 1 miniature figure will be provided. Supplies are limited. Come sign up in Exhibit Hall C or just drop by. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Quick & Easy, Ages 5+, 15-30mi
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
TacTile—is a chess-like engine building game where the movement of your pawns on the modular wood board triggers bonus actions from your tableau of cards. You must carefully plan your tableau to align with your board positioning to win in this combo-tastic game of tile tactics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Adulthood—Live your best life in Adulthood! Every turn, this game challenges players to spend Time and Energy to generate Money, Happiness, and positive Impact. Choose a Career, seek out Experiences, find a Partner, and try to spend time on Wellness while dealing with unexpected Life Events. Featuring the art of Tim Brierly.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Heroscape—The fate of Valhalla will be won through the flames of war. Join warriors from across time and space they battle in Heroscape: Age Of Annihilation. Choose your scenario, build your battlefield, select your army, and fight to win!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Nacho Pile—from the creator of Happy Salmon and other hit party games, Nacho Pile is a fast-paced, high-energy game that will have chips flying back and forth as players compete for full plates and stomachs.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dune: Imperium—As a leader of one of the Great Houses of the Landsraad, raise your banner and marshal your forces and spies. War is coming, and at the center of the conflict is Arrakis – Dune, the desert planet. Dune: Imperium uses deck-building to add a hidden-information angle to traditional worker placement
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Pathfinder—Experience the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (2nd Edition Remastered) in this 90-minute experience. Grab one of the exciting Pathfinder Iconic Characters, some dice, and start rolling in your first quest. Everything, including dice, will be provided. Just bring yourself and some friends!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Smash Up, designed by Paul Peterson, is the all-new Shufflebuilding game from Alderac Entertainment Group. In Smash Up players take two factions, such as pirates, ninja, robots, zombies, and more, and combine their decks into a force to be reckoned with!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Starfinder—Experience the Starfinder Roleplaying Game in this 90-minute experience. Create a new character or select a pre-made iconic Starfinder character and take them on a short adventure! Grab some dice and start rolling in your first quest. Everything, including dice, will be provided. Just bring yourself and some friends! Discover the fun in an easy low-pressure experience!
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Grand Archive Convention League All Day Play—Players receive a random Grand Archive Pre-con, sleeves, and a booster pack. Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $30
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Lorcana Convention League All Day Play—Players receive an intro deck, and sleeves. Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $30
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Magic: The Gathering Commander League All Day Play—Players receive a random sealed Commander deck, sleeves, and exclusive play mat (this identifies them as enrolled in the league). Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $50
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Magic: The Gathering Convention League All Day Play—Players receive sealed product to build a 40-card convention deck, sleeves, and dice. Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $30
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
One Piece TCG Convention League All Day Play—Players receive a random One Piece TCG Pre-con, sleeves, and a booster pack. Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $30
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Pokemon Battle League All Day Play—Players receive a Pokémon TCG Pre-con, sleeves, HP dice, and condition markers. Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $30
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Star Wars Unlimited Convention League All Day Play—Players receive a random preconstructed deck, two booster packs, sleeves, and accessories. Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $30
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel League All Day Play—Players receive a Yu-Gi-Oh! structure deck, sleeves, and exclusive field center card. Players get prizes for every game played, and additional prizes for winning their games. Entry fee $30
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:30am - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Watchers creators Justin Waldner and Alexander Gray (Heart of Batman)—alongside some luminaries from the animation and comics realms—guide you through the fun, fast-paced gameplay in this rich, alien-infused CCG that spotlights hope in the face of domineering evil humans aligning with aliens, and the Watchers themselves, a council of elders with unbridled power who observe until it’s time to act. But which side will they join? Hear all about the game and plans for an upcoming comic book series and animated film. Publicist Gary Miereanu moderates the festivities, which will include a special giveaway: some lucky fans in attendance will receive a free copy of the single-player game, ready for battle, complete with a starter deck, dice (D6, D12, D20), battle pad, and instructional manual.
Sunday March 30, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
North 100B
Claudia Birmingham,Jim DiRosa,Donna Bawolski, and Andrea Romo (founding parents of the dD Cosplay Club for Persons with Disabilities) and Bryce Birmingham, Luis DiRosa, Dayna Bawolski, and Brandon Estribi (founding members of the dD Cosplay Club) discuss the benefits of cosplay for persons with disabilities, along with how to start and run your own cosplay club. Moderated by Chris Birmingham (creator of the superhero dDominator, founder of the nonprofit ddominatordotnet inc., and creator of the dD Cosplay Club for Persons with Disabilities).
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 300E
How effective has the Christian church been in reaching out to the pop culture community? Where has the Christian church fallen short, and how can it improve? Fans, pastors, and church leaders discuss tested strategies to reach the pop culture community with the love of God. Featuring pastor Alexander James (author), Joe Queen (Geeky Guys/Gals 4 God), Karyn Keene (educator), Bryan Hero (Spirit Knight), Pastor Christopher Stewart (Jesus House), and moderator Kyle Keene.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 211
This panel features live pitches to a panel of experts: Nate Murray (game publisher), Dekan Wheeler (senior product manager, Ultra Pro Entertainment), Ian Clayman (senior game designer, Exploding Kittens), and Manny Vega (game designer, Flamecraft). Pitches will be open to everything from fledgling ideas to polished design. Each designer will have roughly 5–10 minutes to present and receive feedback. The goal of the event is to help designers hone their skills in presenting their game ideas and to receive feedback about the game concepts themselves. Moderated by Christopher Castagnetto.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
North 151
The Comic-Con Museum education program leverages all that you love at Comic-Con and brings it to life through programs for schools, the community, and comics fans. Emily Schindler (senior director of learning and engagement, Comic-Con Museum) and Jewyl Alderson (San Diego County Office of Education) will share more about how the popular arts bring learning to life and how you can be part of the movement, whether you are in the creative industry or in education.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 213CD
If there’s anything (a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g) you’ve ever wanted to know about comic books, the characters, the people who created them, the business . . . anything, this is the panel for you! If writers Mark Waid and Mark Evanier don’t know it, no one does. Come armed with questions!
Mark Waid is a multiple New York Times bestselling author whose work has appeared in countless languages across the globe. Over the course of his four decades in the comic book industry, Waid has developed characters and written stories for Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, The Avengers... Read More →
Mark Evanier attended his first San Diego Comic-Con in 1970 and has been to every one of these annual events ever since. He was then an assistant to the great Jack Kirby, whom he wrote about in his book Kirby, King of Comics. Mark has also written for live-action TV shows, animated... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 207
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your prized comic collection when you are gone? Well, if you don’t plan on leaving it to a family member, have you ever considered donating it to help inspire others? University libraries have special collections that can archive your comic books for research purposes and even get you a tax break based on the value! Hear about how one nonprofit organization’s donors ended up on the cover of Forbes magazine and how you can help generations of comic fans to come. Panelists include Golden Apple Comic & Art Foundation board member Marc Andreyko (creator/writer), Heidi MacDonald (Comics Beat), Ryan and Kendra Liebowitz (co-founders), and Gary Prebula (donor).
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Paula Newstat (Sony Pictures Entertainment), Matt Zunich (Los Angeles Ghostbusters), and Madison Shearer (Starlight Children’s Foundation) discuss how community and philanthropy intersect with the Ghostbusters legacy and how fans can turn passion into action. Moderated by The Cosmoe Show.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 209
Cat's Gambit—take on the clever Cat-kens (Cat Krakens) as you strategically place chess piece cards on a 4x4 grid. Avoid checkmate, outsmart your feline foes, and rise to victory—or face defeat. Can you master the game and claim the highest royal ranking in the kingdom of cats?
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Crabs in a Bucket: Shrimpocalypse—The classic undersea battle of chance and wits RETURNS with a new challenge: the Four Horsemen of the Shrimpocalypse! Dive into Crabs in a Bucket's first expansion with all new mechanics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dice Throne—Welcome to Dice Throne, the game most commonly referred to as Battle Yahtzee! Choose your hero and use 3 attempted dice rolls and assorted cards to land attacks on your opponent in this easy to learn, difficult to master game with lots of different ways to play!
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Scarf and Barf—is a silly, fast-paced card game that will keep you glued to your seat . . . unless, of course, you have to jump up to BARF. Play Food cards and Ride cards, then roll the dice to find out which player can keep the most carnival food down
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Party Wanted—Come play an exciting deck-building, roguelike, dungeon crawling, co-op party game for 1-8 players! Vanquish enemies while exploring the Pyramid of Chaos, meet the creator of the game, and join the ultimate co-op party adventure! Ages 18+, Medium, Board, 30 min
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Star Wars X-Wing: Find the Rebel Spy—Based on Disney’s “Star Tours” ride, this is a quick scenario using the popular ‘X-Wing rules. The Imperials must find the Star Speeder carrying the Rebel spy. Vader says, “no disintegrations”, but the Rebels are ready to avenge the many Bothans who died for those plans
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
The Crash & Grab—Re-live your favorite old school action game in a battle royale where you’ll race around the board in your flying saucer grabbing Crewmembers, Energy, and Boosters while avoiding – or crashing into – other saucers. It's like bumper cars with power ups
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Upstaged—Have you ever watched singing competition shows and thought to yourself, “I’m a better judge of talent than these people….” Well now you can prove it! Become a judge in the new reality TV sensation, Upstaged! And no, singing or knowledge of music is not required.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Vampires, Humans & Werewolves—A quick small travel compatible game for 2-6 players. A village is caught in the middle of a bloody battle between vampires and werewolves. Would-be heroes try to save as many villagers as possible without being turned into a vampire or a werewolf themselves
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Web Spinners—Take on the role of strategic spider, looking to capture the swarms of juicy insects invading your garden home. However, you are hardly the only hunter in your garden, and if you want to catch a decent meal, you'll have to rely on your wits and the luck of the dice!
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
En Garde Reforged—is an action card game where 2-6 impeccably dressed Renaissance-era duelists are engaged in a pitched clifftop melee. You must attempt to outmaneuver your opponents in a series of one-on-one duels to prove your technique reigns supreme
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition Adventurer's League—come and play the world’s greatest RPG! Whether it’s your first time, or you’re a grizzled veteran, join us for WonderCon 2025! We’ve partnered with Fantasy Grounds, Kraken Dice, and Melee Mats to deliver in person games, learn lessons, and character management.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
King of Tokyo Tournament—you play mutant monsters, gigantic robots, and strange aliens—all of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo. Choose whether to keep or discard dice to win victory points, gain energy, restore health, or attack.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Rhino Hero Tournament—get ready to scale the highest heights for action-packed stacking game fun! Rhino Hero is the high-stakes, tower-stacking adventure that everyone in the family will love!
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Freelancer: Skies Over Tolindia—is an industrial fantasy RPG where players take on the role of Freelancers who fight against espionage, corruption and other threats
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition Adventurer's League—come and play the world’s greatest RPG! Whether it’s your first time, or you’re a grizzled veteran, join us for WonderCon 2025! We’ve partnered with Fantasy Grounds, Kraken Dice, and Melee Mats to deliver in person games, learn lessons, and character management.
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:00am - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
“I always loved Batman. The way I looked at it, you had to come from another planet to be Superman, but I could be Batman. And you know I tried!”—Bob Dylan. With the recent release of the acclaimed biopic A Complete Unknown, there’s more interest in Nobel laureate Bob Dylan than there has been in years. As he has profoundly affected creators in many media, Dylan has influenced comic book, comic strip, and graphic novel writers and artists for the past six decades. In an expanded version of the presentation he gave at the Dylan in Tulsa, WonderCon special guest Danny Fingeroth (A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee; Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin) explores Dylan references in comics as well as comics references in Dylan’s oeuvre.
Danny Fingeroth is a cultural historian and commentator. His books include Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society and Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero. His 2019 biography of Stan Lee, A Marvelous... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 210
What are the impactful graphic novels/comic issues that shaped your love for graphic literature? Choose your three favorites and join a panel of comics creators, comics professionals, and academics for an interactive discussion of the works that influenced their personal and professional lives, as well as picks from the audience. Alex Antone (editorial director, Skybound Entertainment/Image Comics), Dr. Matthew Atherton (associate professor of social sciences, CSUSM), David M. Booher (Killer Queens,Canto), and Barbra Dillon (president and co-founder, Fanbase Press) identify the key moments that shaped our love for a medium. Moderated by Allison Carr (academic transitions librarian, CSUSM).
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 213AB
Brad Elliott (Obi-Wan Kenobi,Rebel Moon) and Andy Siegel (Red One, Star Trek: Beyond) discuss tools, methodology, and tips for creating and building iconic and functional film props. Q&A session moderated by Olivia Dom (associate member of the Property Master's Guild).
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 300C
Most noted for his work involving X-Men: The Animated Series,DanVeesenmeyer reflects on his career as an animation and licensing illustrator. With a client list that includes Mondo, Hasbro, Marvel, DC, Lucasfilm, and Lego, Dan shares his thoughts on all aspects of his journey, from breaking into being a fan on the inside of geek pop culture. Moderated by Larry Houston, executive producer/director X-Men: The Animated Series.
Dan is an artist with over 30 years of experience working in the worlds of animation, toys, comics, and video games, perhaps most noted for his work with X-Men The Animated Series and X-Men ’97. Starting out as a TV animation storyboard artist on X-Men The Animated Series, he continued... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Room 208
Many people aspire to work in the ever-growing and popular video game industry, but not all have the skills in art, design, writing, or programming that typically form the core creative teams that conceive and develop the games. But there is hope! The game industry is full of many types of jobs and needed skills that may not directly affect the creative vision but are just as important to the success of the team and the game. Come hear from game industry professionals with nontraditional backgrounds and ask them questions about what it takes to leverage your unique skills into a potential career in games.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Austin Bruns (Ánimo Leadership Charter High School), Warren Smith (Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy), and MarQuitta Sutton (Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy) share how comics and graphic novels reimagine ELA classrooms, fostering engagement, critical inquiry, and creativity. Learn how students create digital comics, websites, and cover art while showcasing their work in a classroom comic convention. Moderated by Leondria Brown (Green Dot Public Schools).
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 213CD
You’re invited to the official USA premiere of Faithful, in which a young girl sets off into the scary Scottish woods to find a mythical grim reaper fairy dog hoping to cross over to The Otherworld and save her Mum. Followed by a Q&A panel with Lily McGuire (Vaila), Lucy Linger (director/producer), Fraser Coull (writer/producer), Valerie Andrews (producer), and Lindsay Jenkins (line producer).
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
North 100B
Authors and writers Janina Scarlet (Dark Agents,SuperheroTherapy), Megan Haskell (Aether Bound,Forged in Shadow), and John W. Wells III (The Kalib Andrews Chronicles) share words of wisdom and tales from the trenches to help you put pen to paper and fingers to keys to start writing that novel that's been simmering in your head. Moderated by independent comic artist and illustrator (and soon-to-be first-time author) Vince Alvendia (Dark Agents,Horrorgasm).
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 211
At every WonderCon, we make time to remember the man they call The King of Comics, Jack Kirby. Former Kirby assistant Mark Evanier heads up a dais of folks who knew the man or at least his amazing career. This time out, Mark is joined by two members of Jack’s family—Tracy Kirby and Jeremy Kirby—as well as John Morrow (publisher of The Jack Kirby Collector), Rand Hoppe (founding trustee/director of the Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center), Kirby family friend Dave Schwartz, and attorney Henry W. Holmes (better known as the Kirby-drawn character Destroyer Lawyer).
Mark Evanier attended his first San Diego Comic-Con in 1970 and has been to every one of these annual events ever since. He was then an assistant to the great Jack Kirby, whom he wrote about in his book Kirby, King of Comics. Mark has also written for live-action TV shows, animated... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 207
Lights, camera, cosplay! This WonderCon, be the star of the con and showcase your cosplay! Panelists Angela DiMartino (D&D aficionado), Kelly Dreyer (cosplayer), Lauren Emery (cosplayer), Aimee Tushinsky (cosplayer), and Chris Tushinsky (comic aficionado) will conduct red-carpet-style interviews (on an actual red “carpet”) of you and your cosplay, including that quintessential question, “Who are you wearing?”
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 300E
Jamie Jameson (Warlord of Mars: Deja Thoris), Leah Kilpatrick (DC Horror Presents, Headless Horseman: Halloween Annual), Corinna Bechko (Cruel Universe, Sister Imperator), Rachel Pinnelas (DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis, comics curatorial expert), and Amy Linsamouth (Jackie and the Magical Guys, Descendants of the Undead) discuss their experiences and challenges of being a female creative in the comic industry, with moderator Jim Krueger (Justice, Earth X),
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 209
Battle of Souls—You are one of the immortals, gather the fallen ancient souls of Earths greatest warriors and call upon them to do battle against other immortals in a tournament to crown the new king of the immortal realm.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Beast Builders—A fast-paced, light-medium strategy card game, with elements of hand management, set collection, multi-use cards, and take-that interaction. Combine animal cards into a uniquely dangerous Beast and attack your opponents to win rare Lithium Salts! Beginner & experienced gamers welcome
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Cat's Gambit—take on the clever Cat-kens (Cat Krakens) as you strategically place chess piece cards on a 4x4 grid. Avoid checkmate, outsmart your feline foes, and rise to victory—or face defeat. Can you master the game and claim the highest royal ranking in the kingdom of cats?
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Change My Mind—Explode into ludicrous debates and absurd chaos as you try to have the last word! Change My Mind is all about ranking the best and worst while persuading players why your opinion is right! Do you have what it takes to change someone’s mind?
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Crabs in a Bucket—In this fast-paced, zany, card-shedding game, it’s OK to be a little bit shellfish. Players take turns trying to get rid of their cards as fast as they can — but beware of the Joker crabs, which can change the game in a pinch with unique rules and abilities
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Gelatinous—In Gelatinous, players start out as a wandering slime, using sparkling green dice to grow into a cube. But watch out, the other slimes are growing too! The first to grow into a cube wins
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dice Throne—Welcome to Dice Throne, the game most commonly referred to as Battle Yahtzee! Choose your hero and use 3 attempted dice rolls and assorted cards to land attacks on your opponent in this easy to learn, difficult to master game with lots of different ways to play!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
DJ Icon—Spin to victory in DJ Icon! Featuring highly interactive simultaneous play and a spinning record, the board game accommodates 2-8 players and plays in 30-60 minutes. Variable setups with different scoring possibilities and simple mechanical tweaks allows players to adjust strategic depth and interaction potential. Launching soon on Kickstarter!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
DuelGeon—They say friendship is precious... but loot is priceless! Experience epic rogue-like dungeon delving in a pocket-sized package. Outmaneuver friends and foes in this PvPvE adventure to secure the best loot and escape the DuelGeon as the ultimate victor!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dungeon Decorators—A competitive tile-drafting strategy game for 2 to 4 players. Select tiles that give you the right combination of chilling chambers, harrowing hallways and dire decorations, then play goal cards to score points
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Good Cop Bad Cop—Take a look around the table to figure out if your fellow cops are Honest or Crooked so you know if they are on your team or against you. Grab a gun or equipment and work with your team to take down the opposing leader!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Painting & Take Miniatures—all day long! Painting is fun and free! Painting supplies and 1 miniature figure will be provided. Supplies are limited. Come sign up in Exhibit Hall C or just drop by. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Quick & Easy, Ages 5+, 15-30mi
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Star Wars X-Wing: Find the Rebel Spy—Based on Disney’s “Star Tours” ride, this is a quick scenario using the popular ‘X-Wing rules. The Imperials must find the Star Speeder carrying the Rebel spy. Vader says, “no disintegrations”, but the Rebels are ready to avenge the many Bothans who died for those plans
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
TacTile—is a chess-like engine building game where the movement of your pawns on the modular wood board triggers bonus actions from your tableau of cards. You must carefully plan your tableau to align with your board positioning to win in this combo-tastic game of tile tactics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Web Spinners—Take on the role of strategic spider, looking to capture the swarms of juicy insects invading your garden home. However, you are hardly the only hunter in your garden, and if you want to catch a decent meal, you'll have to rely on your wits and the luck of the dice!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
AC Bradley (What If . . . ?), Brendan Hay (Robot Chicken), Steven Edwards (Into/Across the Spider-Verse), Lee Kohse (Star Wars), and comic artist Nate Watson will be reviewing portfolios and discussing how to break into entertainment and narrative art.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Room 206B
Roll along with players Bex Taylor-Klaus (Voltron: Legendary Defender), Lyn Rafil, Ian McQuown (The Bright Sessions), and Mayanna Berrin (StoryQuest, NY By Night) plus GM Mischa Stanton as they skate their way through a radical fantastical adventure.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
North 151
Bargain Quest—is a game of adventure and capitalism. You and your friends will take on the role of shopkeepers in an RPG town plagued by monsters. You must draft item cards to stock your shelves and arrange your displays to attract the wealthiest heroes to your shop.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Boss Monster—Inspired by classic video games, Boss Monster challenges you to become a villain, build a dungeon, lure in adventurers, and destroy them! The game’s retro pixel art, innovative “dungeon-building” system and fast-paced gameplay have made it one of the best-selling indie tabletop games of all time!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
To succeed you must successfully manage not only your armies on the battlefield, but those that are waiting to be deployed. Each round you will draw 3 Unit Coins from your bag and then take turns using them to perform actions. Each coin shows a military unit on one side and can be used for one of several actions
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne—combines deck-building games and strategy card battlers into an intense strategic experience. Summon powerful allies to attack your opponents or build an unbreakable defense. Will you exhibit patience and seek the power of the Eternal Throne, or forgo such a risky path? The decisions are yours!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
River Valley Glassworks—the beautiful pieces of glass in the river here have attracted the most entrepreneurial of woodland creatures. You'll play as one of these pioneers, taking glass from the market of river tiles and strategically placing them on your player board to score the most points.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
In the 1950s, “sick” humor emerged in comics, novelty recordings, and club acts. By 1959, “sick” had a specific genre identity, which Time magazine described as “partly social criticism liberally laced with cyanide, partly a Charles Addams kind of jolly ghoulishness, and partly a personal and highly disturbing hostility toward all the world.” The comics medium dominated every aspect of that description—Addams as point of origin, the “ghoulishness” of EC horror books, equal parts horror and humor, and, finally, “hostility,” specifically identifying Lenny Bruce, but signifying MAD’s humor in a jugular vein. James Thompson (A People’s History of Comics), Charles Hatfield (California State University, Northridge), and Michael Dooley (Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design) examine the intersection of the comics medium and the sick comedy genre, using the lens of critical genre theories. Did “sick” become an actual label for exhibition/distribution? If not, why not, and what did it say about the comics, the times, and the genre?
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 210
Andres Useche (writer/director, We Don’t Give Up, Marching into the Light), Rob Edwards (writer, Captain America: Brave New World, The Princess and the Frog), Nicole Maines (actor, Yellowjackets,Supergirl), Miranda Kwok (showrunner/producer, The Cleaning Lady,The 100), Jorge R. Gutierrez (director/animator, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three), Aaron Butler (editor, Euphoria, The Idol), Drew Leung (concept artist, LOTR: The Rings of Power, Black Panther Wakanda Forever), and Stephanie Paciullo (agent, CAA) reveal the secrets of their craft, how you can make your way into the industry, and how the arts can make a difference by giving voice to underrepresented folks in the search for greater justice, empathy, and equality. Moderated by Stephanie Pfingsten (CEO/publicist, Lumos PR).
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 213AB
Matt Forbeck (Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game) has been creating novels, comics, nonfiction, video games, and tabletop games for a living for over 35 years, including the upcoming Minecraft: Roll for Adventure series of game books. Join him for a Q&A session about his storied career and what’s coming next.
Matt Forbeck is an award-winning and New York Times–bestselling author and game designer of over 35 novels and countless other books and games. His projects have won a Peabody Award, a Scribe Award, and numerous ENnies and Origins awards. He is also the president of the Diana Jones... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 208
Brian Volk-Weiss (The Toys That Made Us) and The Nacelle Company (The Toys That Made Us, Biker Mice from Mars) discuss their new officially licensed action figures for Star Trek. Fans in attendance will get exclusive sneak peeks at future waves of Star Trek toys coming from Nacelle and learn how wave one of Nacelle’s highly anticipated action figure line went from idea to reality. These are Star Trek toys made by passionate Star Trek fans!
Nicholas Meyer’s Sherlock Holmes novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution was a New York Times bestseller for 40 weeks and won the British Gold Dagger award for crime fiction. His screenplay for the film was nominated for an Academy Award. Six other Sherlock Holmes novels followed. Meyer... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 300C
This is a moderated Q&A about the latest trends in the industry, the craft of writing, markets, pitching and selling, conquering frustration and defeating writers block, and all of the good things that come from the community of writers. No previous publishing experience necessary—the Writers Coffeehouse attracts everyone from beginners to award-winners and bestsellers. Hosted by New York Times bestseller and Writers Coffeehouse creator Jonathan Maberry, along with Henry Herz, Scott Sigler, Elle Jauffret, Dennis Crosby, and Lisa Kastner.
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT
Room 204C
Pathfinder—Experience the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (2nd Edition Remastered) in this 90-minute experience. Grab one of the exciting Pathfinder Iconic Characters, some dice, and start rolling in your first quest. Everything, including dice, will be provided. Just bring yourself and some friends!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Starfinder—Experience the Starfinder Roleplaying Game in this 90-minute experience. Create a new character or select a pre-made iconic Starfinder character and take them on a short adventure! Grab some dice and start rolling in your first quest. Everything, including dice, will be provided. Just bring yourself and some friends! Discover the fun in an easy low-pressure experience!
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Magic: The Gathering Level-Up! Sealed—Players receive 4 play boosters and build a 30-card minimum deck. Each round the winners receive an additional booster to enhance their decks. Prizes based on attendance. Entry fee $40
Sunday March 30, 2025 12:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Your Neighborhood Mickey (media analyst and founder of Body Love & Beyond recovery coaching), RoseyGCosplay (master-level professional cosplayer), and Laura Munley (LMShoots Photography) discuss how the intersection of body image, cultural expression, and cosplay can be used to celebrate diversity and inclusivity as a community. Panelists will conduct a Q&A to conclude.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 300E
A team of award-winning veterans from the voice-over industry discuss their experiences and how they got started in voice acting. Daniel Ross (Emmy Award–winning actor, Donald Duck in Mickey and the Roadster Racers; Gizmo in MultiVersus), Stephanie Southerland (Jean Gunnhildr in Genshin Impact; Tess Bailey in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6), Alex Bankier (Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture; Crème Brûlée Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom), and Heather Gonzalez (Tsuru in Beyblade X; Minoto the Hub Maiden in Monster Hunter: Rise) and others share stories and give advice for those interested in voice acting. Moderated by artistic director Shawn Strider.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 300A
The Los Angeles fires, Hurricane Helene, the COVID pandemic—the tragic disasters of the past decade have left a lot of people wondering what they can do to deal with the aftermath—and what can be done to protect themselves for the future. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund interim director Jeff Trexler and others discuss how these events have affected the comics community, what you need to know about contracts and insurance, and where to go for help.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 213CD
How can comics and culture fight back against homophobia and transphobia? Can poking fun at political figures influence their opinions? Can satire in comics change the way people think about the queer community? Prism Comics, moderator Tara Madison Avery (Prism Comics, Stacked Deck Press), and panelists Liam Coballes (The Out Side, Yu Yu Hakusho), Nicole Maines (Bad Dream, Secret Six, Supergirl), Knave Murdok (TransCat, We're Still Here), Megan Praz (One More Year, Contested Strip), Sonya Saturday (The Greatest Thing You've Ever Seen in Your Life, J.K. Rowling and the Ungrateful Fans), William O. Tyler (We Belong, Anxious Ax), and Shing Yin Khor (The Legend of Auntie Po, American Dream? A Journey on Route 66) discuss these and other topics of social activism in comics.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 211
Welcome to the Superfan Podcast, where the people who make the comics you love talk about the things they love . . . that are not comics. Co-hosts Christian Gossett (The Red Star, Eyes of Wakanda), Kristen Simon (senior editor, Mad Cave Studios’ Nakama Press) and David Hyde (Superfan Promotions) are joined by superstar creators Pornsak Pichetshote (writer, The Good Asian) and Marco Finnegan (cartoonist, Calvera, P.I.,Morning Star) for a free-wheeling, candid conversation with a surprise or two.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 207
Choose your trusty weapon from an array of magical and mystical options, for you never know when a thrilling encounter might arise! Featuring Amal El-Mohtar (The River Has Roots), Rachel Howzell Hall (The Last One), Aimee Lim (The Spindle of Fate), Jordan Morris (Youth Group), and Samuel Sattin (Unico: Awakening). Moderated by Jeanelle Horcasitas (educator, technical writer, and speculative futurist).
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 209
Beast Builders—A fast-paced, light-medium strategy card game, with elements of hand management, set collection, multi-use cards, and take-that interaction. Combine animal cards into a uniquely dangerous Beast and attack your opponents to win rare Lithium Salts! Beginner & experienced gamers welcome
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Cat's Gambit—take on the clever Cat-kens (Cat Krakens) as you strategically place chess piece cards on a 4x4 grid. Avoid checkmate, outsmart your feline foes, and rise to victory—or face defeat. Can you master the game and claim the highest royal ranking in the kingdom of cats?
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Change My Mind—Explode into ludicrous debates and absurd chaos as you try to have the last word! Change My Mind is all about ranking the best and worst while persuading players why your opinion is right! Do you have what it takes to change someone’s mind?
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Crabs in a Bucket: Shrimpocalypse—The classic undersea battle of chance and wits RETURNS with a new challenge: the Four Horsemen of the Shrimpocalypse! Dive into Crabs in a Bucket's first expansion with all new mechanics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dice Throne—Welcome to Dice Throne, the game most commonly referred to as Battle Yahtzee! Choose your hero and use 3 attempted dice rolls and assorted cards to land attacks on your opponent in this easy to learn, difficult to master game with lots of different ways to play!
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
DJ Icon—Spin to victory in DJ Icon! Featuring highly interactive simultaneous play and a spinning record, the board game accommodates 2-8 players and plays in 30-60 minutes. Variable setups with different scoring possibilities and simple mechanical tweaks allows players to adjust strategic depth and interaction potential. Launching soon on Kickstarter!
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Red Dragon Inn—is the hilarious card game about what the adventurers do after the adventure. Each player takes the role of a different character at the party at the tavern as they drink, gamble and roughhouse with each other. The last standing during this evening of fun is the winner!
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Munchkin—Go down in the dungeon. Kill everything you meet. Backstab your friends and steal their stuff. Grab the treasure and run. Admit it. You love it. It's the mega-hit card game about dungeon adventure... with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff. Fast-playing and silly
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Painting & Take Miniatures—all day long! Painting is fun and free! Painting supplies and 1 miniature figure will be provided. Supplies are limited. Come sign up in Exhibit Hall C or just drop by. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Quick & Easy, Ages 5+, 15-30mi
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Party Wanted—Come play an exciting deck-building, roguelike, dungeon crawling, co-op party game for 1-8 players! Vanquish enemies while exploring the Pyramid of Chaos, meet the creator of the game, and join the ultimate co-op party adventure! Ages 18+, Medium, Board, 30 min
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
TacTile—is a chess-like engine building game where the movement of your pawns on the modular wood board triggers bonus actions from your tableau of cards. You must carefully plan your tableau to align with your board positioning to win in this combo-tastic game of tile tactics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
The Crash & Grab—Re-live your favorite old school action game in a battle royale where you’ll race around the board in your flying saucer grabbing Crewmembers, Energy, and Boosters while avoiding – or crashing into – other saucers. It's like bumper cars with power ups
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Vampires, Humans & Werewolves—A quick small travel compatible game for 2-6 players. A village is caught in the middle of a bloody battle between vampires and werewolves. Would-be heroes try to save as many villagers as possible without being turned into a vampire or a werewolf themselves
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Web Spinners—Take on the role of strategic spider, looking to capture the swarms of juicy insects invading your garden home. However, you are hardly the only hunter in your garden, and if you want to catch a decent meal, you'll have to rely on your wits and the luck of the dice!
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Are you looking to submit your designs to the Her Universe Fashion Show? Or just want to get into the business of fashion? Come and share your portfolio with industry professionals from Her Universe and Hot Topic. Get tips and advice on how to best prepare your fashion portfolio. All ages are welcome.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 206B
As contracts become more stringent in story/character control and as corporations are bought by larger and larger entities, modern comic book creators are constantly looking for ways to build a fanbase while keeping their narrative integrity intact. When a story is close to your heart, how can you ensure the indie and/or self-publishing routes benefit both your creativity and the consumer at the same time? Arthur N. Ebuen (writer/producer/director, Studio 12-7), Justin Giampaoli (writer/editor/critic, Thirteen Minutes), Barbra Dillon (editor-in-chief, Fanbase Press), Dave Law (artist, Art of Dave Law), Jessica Maison (writer/director/publisher, Wicked Tree Press), and Marcus McNeal (editor-in-chief, Odyssey Comics) discuss the many hats you need to wear as an independent creator, how small press is being recognized by the industry as a whole, and what practical tips and strategies new creators need to see their important ideas printed on the page.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 300C
Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition Adventurer's League—come and play the world’s greatest RPG! Whether it’s your first time, or you’re a grizzled veteran, join us for WonderCon 2025! We’ve partnered with Fantasy Grounds, Kraken Dice, and Melee Mats to deliver in person games, learn lessons, and character management.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is an institution of the LA comedy scene, having run live since 2005. The show consists of scripted comedy-genre segments starring your favorite actors from the worlds of TV, film, podcasts, and improv. Creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker have a freewheeling conversation with cast members Craig Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi, Marc Evan Jackson, Hal Lublin, Annie Savage, Paul F. Tompkins, Janet Varney, and others.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
North 100B
WonderCon special guest Danny Fingeroth spent 18 years at Marvel, where he ran the Spider-Man line and wrote hundreds of comics. As a cultural historian, Danny’s books include Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society and Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero. His 2019 biography of Stan Lee, A Marvelous Life, tackles the controversies surrounding Lee. Danny’s most recent book, 2023’s Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin, chronicles Ruby’s bizarre life. Today, Danny speaks about his career with popular culture expert Travis Langley (Spider-Man Psychology: Untangling Webs).
Danny Fingeroth is a cultural historian and commentator. His books include Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society and Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero. His 2019 biography of Stan Lee, A Marvelous... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 210
In the 1980s, the Peanuts animation team created the Charlie Brown Career Education Program, a filmstrip series where Snoopy and pals (including a new Latina character) learned about preparing for the world of work. Professional Peanuts nerd Nat Gertler not only leads you through this forgotten slice of Peanuts but shows you some of the film strips, including one live reading with Sofi Guiterrez (from the Transpose Theatricals of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and audience participation.
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 213AB
WonderCon special guest Mitch Gerads (Mister Miracle, Batman, Strange Adventures) and moderator Tim Sheridan (Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, FLASHPOINT Beyond) discuss how Mitch has brought his realistic style to the superhuman and unreal in books like Mister Miracle,Batman, and Strange Adventures. Mitch and Tim join for a one-on-one interview, Q&A session, and often hilarious insanity.
Mitch Gerads is a comics artist who has made a career out of bringing humanity and realism to the superhuman and unreal. Best known for his much-lauded work at DC Comics with writer Tom King on Mister Miracle, Batman, Strange Adventures, and The Sheriff of Babylon, he lives and... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Room 208
Pokemon Retro Prerelease—Players receive a B&B kit + energy to build a 40-card Prerelease deck to play in a 3-round tournament with prizes based on performance. Entry fee $35
Sunday March 30, 2025 1:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Japanese Queer media (Yaoi, BL, Yuri, and GL) has grown in popularity with an incredibly devoted fandom. What are the earliest depictions of Japanese queer media? How has it evolved? Panelists discuss this subgenre and how it is being challenged today.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 211
Has crowdfunding become too crowded? Moderator Andy Nordvall (Bad Future Comics) holds a lively discussion with panelists Carl Choi (247 Comics), Eddie deAngelini (The Collectors), Chris Hill (Rapture Productions), Oriana Leckert (Kickstarter’s head of publishing), and C. Solis (The Order of the Nun-Ya) on how to navigate an ever-changing online landscape.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 213CD
Criminal acts, the participants, their adversaries, and the consequences have fascinated storytellers and audiences throughout human history. These tales of crime and suspense span from the Age of Enlightenment to contemporary Gen Z, with protagonists ranging from bakers to malefactors to law enforcement. Brett Battles (Culprits), Richard Brewer (Culprits), Jennifer Chow (Star-Crossed Egg Tarts), A. Rae Dunlap (The Resurrectionist), Christopher Farnsworth (Robert B. Parker’s Buried Secrets), Jessica Kaye (Culprits), and John Shen Yen Nee (TheMurder of Mr. Ma) interrogate their genre choices with Southern CA bookseller Maryelizabeth Yturralde.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 209
Arts and crafts are fun for all ages! Sarah Scheidegger (artist/cosplayer) Amber Frakes (seamstress/cosplayer), and Summer Stinson-Pull (crafter/cosplayer), join Jasmine Paige Moore (seamstress/cosplayer/actress) for a discussion with Q&A monitored by Phil Acosta to answer questions about painting, sewing, crafting with reclaimed items, and more.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 207
Kids of all ages, come hear stories read by some of your favorite princesses and superheroes! Children and adults can also learn more about working with our causeplay charity and becoming a volunteer. After stories, follow cosplayers to the KCC booth on the show floor for meet-and-greets, photo ops, and booth giveaways. KCC volunteer character readers include Elemental Cosplay, Kat Ristow, James Johnson, Stefanie Carlson, Jennifer Hinojosa, Johnny Hinojosa, Leana Ahmed, Wendy Newton, and Trevor Newton.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 300E
From elegant to eerie, concept design is all about finding the beauty in every creation. Emmy Award–winning artist Neville Page (Avatar, Star Trek, Cloverfield) takes you behind the scenes of his upcoming book, revealing his creative process through exclusive footage and never-before-seen insights. Explore how form, function, and storytelling merge to create iconic designs in film, TV, and beyond. Whether you're an artist, a designer, or a fan of cinematic world-building, this is your chance to witness creativity in action and gain inspiration from one of the industry's leading visionaries.
Neville Page is an Emmy Award–winning designer, concept artist, and educator whose work has shaped some of Hollywood’s most iconic films, including Avatar, Star Trek, Tron: Legacy, and Cloverfield. Originally from England, he studied at the Art Center College of Design before... Read More →
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Battle of Souls—You are one of the immortals, gather the fallen ancient souls of Earths greatest warriors and call upon them to do battle against other immortals in a tournament to crown the new king of the immortal realm.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Beast Builders—A fast-paced, light-medium strategy card game, with elements of hand management, set collection, multi-use cards, and take-that interaction. Combine animal cards into a uniquely dangerous Beast and attack your opponents to win rare Lithium Salts! Beginner & experienced gamers welcome
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Cat's Gambit—take on the clever Cat-kens (Cat Krakens) as you strategically place chess piece cards on a 4x4 grid. Avoid checkmate, outsmart your feline foes, and rise to victory—or face defeat. Can you master the game and claim the highest royal ranking in the kingdom of cats?
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Change My Mind—Explode into ludicrous debates and absurd chaos as you try to have the last word! Change My Mind is all about ranking the best and worst while persuading players why your opinion is right! Do you have what it takes to change someone’s mind?
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Crabs in a Bucket—In this fast-paced, zany, card-shedding game, it’s OK to be a little bit shellfish. Players take turns trying to get rid of their cards as fast as they can — but beware of the Joker crabs, which can change the game in a pinch with unique rules and abilities
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
DuelGeon—They say friendship is precious... but loot is priceless! Experience epic rogue-like dungeon delving in a pocket-sized package. Outmaneuver friends and foes in this PvPvE adventure to secure the best loot and escape the DuelGeon as the ultimate victor!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Good Cop Bad Cop—Take a look around the table to figure out if your fellow cops are Honest or Crooked so you know if they are on your team or against you. Grab a gun or equipment and work with your team to take down the opposing leader!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Painting & Take Miniatures—all day long! Painting is fun and free! Painting supplies and 1 miniature figure will be provided. Supplies are limited. Come sign up in Exhibit Hall C or just drop by. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Quick & Easy, Ages 5+, 15-30mi
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
TacTile—is a chess-like engine building game where the movement of your pawns on the modular wood board triggers bonus actions from your tableau of cards. You must carefully plan your tableau to align with your board positioning to win in this combo-tastic game of tile tactics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Upstaged—Have you ever watched singing competition shows and thought to yourself, “I’m a better judge of talent than these people….” Well now you can prove it! Become a judge in the new reality TV sensation, Upstaged! And no, singing or knowledge of music is not required.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Web Spinners—Take on the role of strategic spider, looking to capture the swarms of juicy insects invading your garden home. However, you are hardly the only hunter in your garden, and if you want to catch a decent meal, you'll have to rely on your wits and the luck of the dice!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Z-Shot—There are 12 zombies coming to eat your brain. Before that happens, use that brain – and these 12 double-injection custom molded Bullet Dice – to either shoot a zombie now, or to strategically save that shot for later! Be the first player to shoot all 12 of your zombies
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Five heroes have been plucked from familiar fantasy and sci-fi worlds by the mysterious game master. To secure passage home, they must race through a series of challenges and battle to the death. Featuring Shaun Leonard, Ashleigh Morghan, John Wayne Constance, Mo Williams, Dr. Michael Tanizaki Kurland, and Nathan Beukema.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
North 151
Arboretum—is a strategy card game for 2-4 players, ages 10 & up, that combines set collection, tile-laying and hand management while playing in about 25 minutes. Players try to have the most points at the end of the game by creating beautiful garden paths for their visitors
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Clank! Catacombs—is a standalone deck-building adventure. The catacombs of the skeletal dragon Umbrok Vessna are mysterious and dangerous. Portals transport you around the dungeon. Wayshrines offer vast riches. Prisoners are counting on you to free them. Ghosts may haunt you to death. Despite all that, it's time to leave the board behind with Clank! Catacombs.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Overboss Duel—rival Boss Monsters go head-to-head to conquer the Overworld on a shared board. Players draft and place terrain tiles and monster tokens anywhere, even on their opponent's land! Their goal: to craft the map with the greatest Power and sabotage their rival
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Point Salad is a fast and fun card-drafting game for the whole family! There are over 100 ways to score points. Players may use a variety of strategies and every game of Point Salad is unique!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Dark Heists—is a deck building board game. Recruit the best scoundrels into your crew, do spooky heists and prove you are the most notorious in the city.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Freelancer: Skies Over Tolindia—is an industrial fantasy RPG where players take on the role of Freelancers who fight against espionage, corruption and other threats
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Award-winning science fiction authors, visionary science futurists, renowned screenwriters, and Oscar-winning visual effects artists come together to explore the exciting process of creating alien civilizations for storytelling. Dive into the imaginative design of alien species, futuristic starships, and intricate societies, as they reveal the creative challenges and innovative approaches that bring these otherworldly concepts to life on screen and in novels. Featuring Larry Niven (Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars), David Brin (The Uplift War, Existence), Jimmy Diggs (Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: DS9), Andre Bormanis (Star Trek, The Orville), and Doug Drexler (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica). Moderated by Mark O’Bannon (Imperium, Whiskers).
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 300C
In recent years, comics and pop culture exhibitions have grown in popularity, with new venues opening to showcase these creative fields, prominent institutions recognizing the vitality and importance of these oft-overlooked mediums, and blockbuster touring exhibitions traversing the world. Moderator Patrick A. Reed brings together a group of curators, creators, fans, and scholars to discuss how the field continues to evolve and address how the popular arts are celebrated and elevated through increased prominence in galleries and museums.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 213AB
The right mentor can offer critical support during pivotal moments, instilling lasting values and helping individuals navigate their unique paths. Psychologists Christie Pickel (Psychology Specialists of Maine), Sita-Marie Pillay (Hanna Center), and Francisco Rojas delve into the intersection of comic book mentorship and therapeutic relationships. The panelists will explore how iconic mentors like Professor X from The X-Men, Uncle Ben from Spider-Man, and Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender embody diverse mentoring styles that shape their protégés’ personal growth and decision making. Panelists will provide insights on how to find the right therapist to navigate life’s challenges.
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 210
Kid Heroes Productions, the creators behind the award-winning Lumpia film and comic books series, discuss their newest comic book drop, The Ones and Twos, with legendary DJ Icy Ice (World Famous Beat Junkies), spotlighting the mobile, party, and club deejay scene of the '90s prevalent with Filipino American culture mixed with their latest addition to the D.F.U.: Mix-Mix, a multiracial task force of multi-dessert-inspired anti-heroes! Featuring Patricio Ginelsa (writer/director), Brian "beee" Bello (artist), Lauren Lola (co-writer), Cesar Cueva (artist), and moderator Winston Emano (mano Y mano Media). Includes free print giveaway and special surprises!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
North 100B
If you want to write a children’s picture book but don’t know where to start, this panel is for you. Stephen W. Martin (Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion, Simon & Schuster) takes you through the process of picking the perfect idea, using classical structure to polish it up, and then sending it out with a creative query to capture any editor or agent’s attention. Bring your pencils, paper, and colored crayons—let’s pitch some picture books!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Room 208
Pathfinder—Experience the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (2nd Edition Remastered) in this 90-minute experience. Grab one of the exciting Pathfinder Iconic Characters, some dice, and start rolling in your first quest. Everything, including dice, will be provided. Just bring yourself and some friends!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Starfinder—Experience the Starfinder Roleplaying Game in this 90-minute experience. Create a new character or select a pre-made iconic Starfinder character and take them on a short adventure! Grab some dice and start rolling in your first quest. Everything, including dice, will be provided. Just bring yourself and some friends! Discover the fun in an easy low-pressure experience!
Sunday March 30, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Marianne Parker (costume designer, pattern maker), iAsia Brown (senior producer Xbox, Microsoft), Jude Escalante (specialty costumer), Barbara Ingleheart (costume supervisor), and Erica Schwartz (assistant designer/key costumer) share insights and advice on having a career in design and storytelling. Hosted by Heather Cook (speaker and community builder, Microsoft).
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 213CD
Pop culture is not just about the stories it tells, but the communities that rise from it. An anime, film, or TV show has the ability to bring people together in ways creators could never imagine. But what happens when your passion for fandoms extends into live or online community events? Temple of Geek executives Monica Duarte and Madison Morrow are joined by Pop Umai (owner, UmaiGosh Entertainment), Nick Williams (content creator, journalist), Amanda Castrillo (social producer, writer, performer), and JPG (pop culture educator and consultant; InterMyth) to talk about bringing your passions to the next level, with topics including practical community resource management, how to plan successful fandom events, and how to plan the right events for the most disenfranchised of our communities.
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 300E
Disneyland is just down the road, so let’s take a virtual field trip to explore the parks from a different point of view. There’s something to discover in every land—life on other planets in Galaxy’s Edge, dinosaurs roaming the railroad, and majestic rock formations in Cars Land, just to name a few. There’s also robotics everywhere, from the original audio-animatronics to the advanced Spider-Man that swings across Avengers Campus. Panelists include astrophysicist Lisa Will, geologist Garrett Vice, paleontologist Stuart Sumida (who worked on the Matterhorn animations), and biologist Elizabeth Rega (who consulted on the Hall of Presidents). All are huge Disney fans who can’t wait to geek out and help you experience Disneyland from a whole new angle.
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 207
Professional collector and Smithsonian Advisory Board member Doug Dreier (founder of DCDcollects) brings his decades of experience creating and overseeing some of the largest private collections. Curator Trevor Hocking and artist Lee Kohse (Lucasfilm, Kindergoth, Image Comics) share their experiences collecting. What to collect? How to start your collection on a budget? How to avoid market disruptions and when to collect? What makes something collectible? Bring your best questions about collecting and art.
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 211
Award-winning creatives, actors, and experts discuss some of their favorite Webtoons, Anime, and K-Dramas that are exploding in the U.S. Featuring Rebekah Ganiere (Emmy-nominated, USA Today bestselling author and screenplay writer) and James Ganiere (Emmy-nominated, director/producer).
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 209
Merry mutants unite! Voice actors from X-Men ’97, Marvel Rivals, X-Men: The Animated Series, and the Capcom Fighting Collection gather to talk about bringing their characters to life. Lenore Zann (Rogue), Catherine Disher (Jean Grey), Matthew Waterson (Magneto), Isaac Robinson-Smith (Bishop), J. P. Karliak (Morph), Alpha Takahashi (Psylocke), and Daniel Marin (Namor) appear with moderators Chandler Poling and Chris Riley of the X-Reads podcast.
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Beast Builders—A fast-paced, light-medium strategy card game, with elements of hand management, set collection, multi-use cards, and take-that interaction. Combine animal cards into a uniquely dangerous Beast and attack your opponents to win rare Lithium Salts! Beginner & experienced gamers welcome
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Cat's Gambit—take on the clever Cat-kens (Cat Krakens) as you strategically place chess piece cards on a 4x4 grid. Avoid checkmate, outsmart your feline foes, and rise to victory—or face defeat. Can you master the game and claim the highest royal ranking in the kingdom of cats?
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Crabs in a Bucket: Shrimpocalypse—The classic undersea battle of chance and wits RETURNS with a new challenge: the Four Horsemen of the Shrimpocalypse! Dive into Crabs in a Bucket's first expansion with all new mechanics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
DJ Icon—Spin to victory in DJ Icon! Featuring highly interactive simultaneous play and a spinning record, the board game accommodates 2-8 players and plays in 30-60 minutes. Variable setups with different scoring possibilities and simple mechanical tweaks allows players to adjust strategic depth and interaction potential. Launching soon on Kickstarter!
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Painting & Take Miniatures—all day long! Painting is fun and free! Painting supplies and 1 miniature figure will be provided. Supplies are limited. Come sign up in Exhibit Hall C or just drop by. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Quick & Easy, Ages 5+, 15-30mi
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Party Wanted—Come play an exciting deck-building, roguelike, dungeon crawling, co-op party game for 1-8 players! Vanquish enemies while exploring the Pyramid of Chaos, meet the creator of the game, and join the ultimate co-op party adventure! Ages 18+, Medium, Board, 30 min
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Star Wars X-Wing: Find the Rebel Spy—Based on Disney’s “Star Tours” ride, this is a quick scenario using the popular ‘X-Wing rules. The Imperials must find the Star Speeder carrying the Rebel spy. Vader says, “no disintegrations”, but the Rebels are ready to avenge the many Bothans who died for those plans
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
TacTile—is a chess-like engine building game where the movement of your pawns on the modular wood board triggers bonus actions from your tableau of cards. You must carefully plan your tableau to align with your board positioning to win in this combo-tastic game of tile tactics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
The Crash & Grab—Re-live your favorite old school action game in a battle royale where you’ll race around the board in your flying saucer grabbing Crewmembers, Energy, and Boosters while avoiding – or crashing into – other saucers. It's like bumper cars with power ups
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Vampires, Humans & Werewolves—A quick small travel compatible game for 2-6 players. A village is caught in the middle of a bloody battle between vampires and werewolves. Would-be heroes try to save as many villagers as possible without being turned into a vampire or a werewolf themselves
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Web Spinners—Take on the role of strategic spider, looking to capture the swarms of juicy insects invading your garden home. However, you are hardly the only hunter in your garden, and if you want to catch a decent meal, you'll have to rely on your wits and the luck of the dice!
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
David Neuhausel (trading card collector, Sci-Fi Coalition member), Shawn Mullen (founder of Sci-Fi Coalition fan club), and William O'Neill (Star Wars sketch card artist) address where to start collecting, who to trade with, how to avoid pitfalls, and other dynamics of card collecting. Topics include vintage sets, chase cards, autographs, sketches, and promotional cards. And of course, they'll not leave out the infamous X-rated C3PO trading card.
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Room 300C
Some of the best voice directors in the business are once again stepping out of the booth for an insightful and delightful discussion about their craft with journalist Taimur Dar (The Beat).
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Room 210
The world’s longest-running sci-fi show faces an uncertain future. Will Disney+ pull their funding of the BBC classic? Share your views with a panel of expert Whovians, including moderator Sandro Monetti (CNN), Andrew Elkins (Geek Regeneration), Patricia Miller (River Alexandra Song cosplayer), Cody Shoberg (cosplayer), Julie O’Malley (Time Travelers Utld), and Kristi Schoeman (SD Who Con).
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Room 208
Representatives from WonderCon/Comic-Con International will be present to listen to attendees' feedback about the event. What did we do right? What could be improved? We want to hear from you!
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Room 213AB
WonderCon is going out on a high note—literally! Fandom Charities and Hellmouth Events bring you the ultimate interactive screening of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog! Whether you're a seasoned Evil League of Evil hopeful or a newbie villain-in-training, this is your chance to sing, cheer, call back, yell back, and laugh along with the cult-favorite musical from the Whedons. But remember, the best part of the show is up to you! Cheer for Dr. Horrible! Cheer for Penny! Cheer for Moist! Cheer for the Freeze Ray! Cheer, or whatever, for "Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool"! Just have fun, and above all, make Bad Horse proud. Costumes, props, and over-the-top enthusiasm are encouraged! It’s the perfect way to close out WonderCon—with laughter, music, and a little bit of evil.
Sunday March 30, 2025 3:45pm - 5:00pm PDT
North 100B
Director Mark Dindal, writer Dave Reynolds, character designer Joe Moshier, head of story Steve Anderson, and story artist Jeff Ranjo are on hand to talk about the long and winding development of one of Disney’s most popular films. Behind-the-scenes stories and never-before-seen art will celebrate 25 years of Kuzco, Pacha, Yzma, and Kronk! Moderated by Tom Racine.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 207
Ronnel Ricardo Parham (showrunner, producer; 5R Productions), Nate Golon (writer, producer; Workshop), David Bianchi (actor, producer; RZR), and Corey Grant (DGA, PGA, WGA) offer insights into an always-challenging area for creators: financing your project. Panelists will also provide a blueprint for what’s needed to grab the attention of financers and investors.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 300E
The 24 Hours Animated Contest annual contest is a free international event where students from around the world compete in teams to produce a 30-second animated film in just 24 Hours. A screening of the Top 50 animated films will follow up with a Q&A panel of select filmmakers from these films, as well as the contest's founder, Aubry Mintz. Moderated by DreamWorks producer Shabrayia Cleaver.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 300A
Learn how to enhance your creative collaborations with practical advice on networking and communication, helping you unlock your creative potential and promoting effective resource, workflow, and time management. Ron Coleman, Ph.D. (molecular geneticist and comics writer) moderates the panel with Gene Turnbow (founder of SciFi.Radio), James Frye (managing editor, TheConGuy.com; screenwriter), Stephen Burns (Photoshop digital artist, author, lecturer) and Topher Davila (art director, TheJewelryDragon.com, illustrator/producer). As a bonus, one person will have a chance to win a One by Wacom Tablet ($49 value), courtesy of Wacom. In addition, each attendee will get a postcard of covered topics and solutions from past panels.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 213CD
Gretchen Schreiber (Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal), Emery Lee (Meet Cute Diary), Elle Jauffret (Threads of Deception), Dennis K Crosby (Kassidy Simmons series), and Dr. Billy San Juan (Supernatural Psychology) explore how distinctive backgrounds and unusual experiences become storytelling strengths, enhancing character depth and creating authentic fiction that resonates with readers.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 211
Battle of Souls—You are one of the immortals, gather the fallen ancient souls of Earths greatest warriors and call upon them to do battle against other immortals in a tournament to crown the new king of the immortal realm.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Beast Builders—A fast-paced, light-medium strategy card game, with elements of hand management, set collection, multi-use cards, and take-that interaction. Combine animal cards into a uniquely dangerous Beast and attack your opponents to win rare Lithium Salts! Beginner & experienced gamers welcome
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Cat's Gambit—take on the clever Cat-kens (Cat Krakens) as you strategically place chess piece cards on a 4x4 grid. Avoid checkmate, outsmart your feline foes, and rise to victory—or face defeat. Can you master the game and claim the highest royal ranking in the kingdom of cats?
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Crabs in a Bucket—In this fast-paced, zany, card-shedding game, it’s OK to be a little bit shellfish. Players take turns trying to get rid of their cards as fast as they can — but beware of the Joker crabs, which can change the game in a pinch with unique rules and abilities
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
DuelGeon—They say friendship is precious... but loot is priceless! Experience epic rogue-like dungeon delving in a pocket-sized package. Outmaneuver friends and foes in this PvPvE adventure to secure the best loot and escape the DuelGeon as the ultimate victor!
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Good Cop Bad Cop—Take a look around the table to figure out if your fellow cops are Honest or Crooked so you know if they are on your team or against you. Grab a gun or equipment and work with your team to take down the opposing leader!
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Zombie Dice—fast and easy for any zombie fan to learn, even non-gamers. The 13 custom dice are your victims. Push your luck to eat their brains but stop rolling before the shotgun blasts end your turn!
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Star Wars X-Wing: Find the Rebel Spy—Based on Disney’s “Star Tours” ride, this is a quick scenario using the popular ‘X-Wing rules. The Imperials must find the Star Speeder carrying the Rebel spy. Vader says, “no disintegrations”, but the Rebels are ready to avenge the many Bothans who died for those plans
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
TacTile—is a chess-like engine building game where the movement of your pawns on the modular wood board triggers bonus actions from your tableau of cards. You must carefully plan your tableau to align with your board positioning to win in this combo-tastic game of tile tactics!
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Upstaged—Have you ever watched singing competition shows and thought to yourself, “I’m a better judge of talent than these people….” Well now you can prove it! Become a judge in the new reality TV sensation, Upstaged! And no, singing or knowledge of music is not required.
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Web Spinners—Take on the role of strategic spider, looking to capture the swarms of juicy insects invading your garden home. However, you are hardly the only hunter in your garden, and if you want to catch a decent meal, you'll have to rely on your wits and the luck of the dice!
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
Where's My Ride?—is a cooperative deduction game for 2-7 players. Your friendly rideshare driver is nearby, waiting topick you up, but the app is going haywire! You can only send brief nonsense texts, and the driver can only respond with emojis. Find your ride before you all get the dreaded 1-star review!
Sunday March 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Exhibit Hall C
