San Diego Comic Con Sunday Bringing Closure for 2024

 

Jeri Jacquin

It is here! The final day of San Diego Comic Con International but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty left to do. Sunday is actually a fantastic family day to come out and see so many fun things and experience it all together. The morning also brings the San Diego International Children’s Film Festival. It brings features of creative and imaginative short films from around the world. Animators and filmmakers are on hand to talk about their films. They also discuss with kids about animations and filmmaking for themselves. As a juror for their festival, I am proud of the work they do and highly recommend visiting them to see it all first hand.

It's time to salute one of the most fantastic films in my home library. If it comes on television and I’m doing something, I’ll stop and watch it till the end. It is the 30^th anniversary of STARGATE. Dial the Gate David Read, Marcia Middleton, Jenny Siven, Remington Phillips, Dean Newbury and Linda Furey are on hand to talk about how the film has impacted so many.

Comic Con and Star Trek aren’t finished as the panel Star Trek: Boldly Exploring the Comics brings IDW editor Heather Antos and creators Collin Kelly, Ryan North and Jackson Lanzing to talk about Starfleet’s plans with reveals about the comic. Star Trek Now and Next: Can Less Be More? speaks on the changes with streaming and television and how those changes best serve the viewers and storylines. The panel includes Dr. Trek Larry Nemecek, John Champion, Aliza Pearl, James Kerwin, Olivia Youngers and hosted by Ryan Britt.

Remember when my children were so into the Power Rangers so much that I actually had to sit with them to learn about the characters, which ones were their favorite and who the bad guys were. It was a memory that has always stayed with me as the Power Rangers became more and more iconic. Well, Comic Con hasn’t forgotten them either with the panel Power Rangers: The Past, Present, and Future of the Franchise. The Black Ranger Walter Jones is in attendance along with Tracy Lynn Cruz, Chris Khayman Lee, Davi Santos, Black Foster, Selwyn Ward and Peter Adrian Sudarso join moderator Ben Kliewer to talk about the future of the Power Rangers.

I was absolutely thrilled with the Creativity Through Fairytale Retellings Writing Workshop. That makes sense as a writer but I also love creating stories for my grandkids. Author of Curse Undone (Gold Spun Duology) Brandie June was on hand to show how to develop characters and create a story that interesting. As writers, we can always use another’s opinion on our work to make it better.

The Works of Masami Kurumada takes a look at the man’s career who created Saint Seiya spending over 50 years creating. His works include Knights of the Zodiac, B’T X, and Silent Knight Sho. As a Japanese manga artist, his specialty became fighting manga bishonen. He created Kurumada Productions studio. Ramses Rivera hosts the look into his work and legacy.

Ready for some singing, dancing and all out fun to close the Con? Well, then Buffy the Vampire Slayer “Once More with Feeling” musical is just the ticket. Hosted by Fandom Charities, HellmouthCon and SixDegreesOfGeek, this is a full interactive screening of the musical episode. So, get your Buffy-Con on and enjoy yourself!

Well folks, that’s a wrap on San Diego Comic Con International 2024 in beautiful downtown San Diego. It feels like we are almost back to normal after a few years of uncertainty. From the fantastic break out of DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE with the stars not only on the panel but in the sky above, to the return of the zombie panels, to shows finally making their way to Hall H, Reeves comic book coming to Netflix, a second panel of Marvel with what is to come in the MCU and a surprise by Robert Downey Jr., to Sunday being a day for families, comic-talk and thanking those who have brought so much to the reason for Comic Con.

Thanks to SDCCI for making my job fun, exciting, interesting and informative and for allowing me to bring it to our readers who couldn’t otherwise attend. It means so much to them and you have allowed me to make it equally as fun for all. See you next year!