Perilous Palaver: 2018 Cedar Rapids Comic Con

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We decided to do a little recap of our experiences at one of the best up and coming midwestern comic conventions, the Cedar Rapids Comic Con. They are a newer con, they started up in 2015, but have attracted over 10,000 people over the last few years, and they only continue to keep growing and bringing more interesting guests! Learn more: www.cedarrapidscon.com In this episode, we discuss the various panels we attended: Toys and Collectibles 101 (run by our local A-z Toys Shop) Tyler Walpole (a Des Moines based artist who designed the Dresden Files card game, liscenced illustrations for Guardians of the Galaxy merchandise, lots of stuff for Wizards of the Coat). His panel can be listened to in full on the Iowa based podcast, Panels and Pizza! You can find out more about him and his upcoming comic, Blood of Dragons on his website: www.tylerwalpole.com William Johnson, the founder of the Afrofuturism organization, about Black representation in Sci-Fi, comics, and fantasy. We actually have a clip of him speaking in this episode, his talk was definitely the highlight of the convention. He was featured on an episode of This American LIfe, go check that out to learn more. Also, check out his website: afrofuturism.net Music: Anachronist by Kevin MacLeod