Siouxpercon, the non-profit fan convention and comic con that usually takes up residence in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is one of the many, many conventions felled by the on-going global COVID-19 pandemic and has been required to take its efforts online.
The smaller event finds itself at the start of a slew of online comic cons over the next month or so, including the likes of LICAF LIVE, Baltimore Comic Con (in association with Mainframe Comic Con), Thought Bubble Digital Comic Con and the behemoth which is ReedPOP’s Metaverse, in place of their cancelled New York Comic Con.
Where Siouxpercon has always leapt ahead, however, is its personal and warm attitude and the sheer approachability and friendliness of its organisers – we’re fully expecting the online version of the show to contain a lot of the charm of its IRL brethren.
But, like with all comic cons – digital or live – the first attraction for getting those off the street and into your convention centre-slash-homepage is the calibre of Special Guests… And thankfully, that warm dememeanor has attracted some amazing talent to Siouxperconline’s roster.
The Presentations will go live over the course of the weekend but a number of these are also up-close-and-personal Zoom ‘Live Panel’ sessions so you may have to register in advance to participate (all times are Central Time):
Saturday, October 3rd
- 10:00 am – Opening Ceremony
- 11:00 am – *LIVE PANEL* Interview with Shea Fontana ‘I am Sioux Falls Batman’
- 11:30 am – Interview with Trevor Mueller
- 12:00 pm – Interview with Judd Winick
- 12:30 pm – Interview with Brian Babendererde
- 1:00 pm – *LIVE PANEL* Interview with Erica Schultz ‘Building the Empire: Empire Comic Press‘
- 1:30 pm – Interview with Martheus Wade
- 2:00 pm – Interview with Kami Garcia
- 2:30 pm – Interview with Phil Hester
- 3:00 pm – Interview with Kazu Kabuishi
- *LIVE PANEL* Interview with Eliot Rahal ‘“Who Ya Gonna Call” The South Dakota Ghostbusters’ (contains mature material, 18+ appropriate)
- 3:30 pm – Interview with Phil Hester and Ryan Cody (contains mature material, 18+ appropriate)
- 4:00 pm – Interview with Terry Moore (contains mature material, 16+ appropriate)
- Interview with Travis Nye
- 4:30 pm – *LIVE PANEL* Horror Comics Panel with John Bivens, Russell Lissau and Mark Stegbauer ‘The Sioux Falls Nerfherders’
- 5:00 pm – Interview with Magdalene Vissagio (contains mature material, 16+ appropriate)
- Cosplay Parade and Winners
Sunday, October 4th
- 10:00 am – Interview with Erik Burnham
- 10:30 am – Interview with Charlie Schlatter
- 11:00 am – Interview with Nick Simon
- *LIVE PANEL* Interview with Maria Wolf Lopez ‘The Cosplay Best in Show Showcase’
- 11:30 am – Interview with Rachel Pizzolato
- 12:00 pm – Interview with Mike Show
- 12:30 pm – Interview with Clara Meath
- 1:00 pm – Interview with Ethan Castillo
- *LIVE PANEL* Interview with David F. Walker ‘Backlot 605 – Killer Countdown’s Final Episode’
- 1:30 pm – Interview with Tom Nguyen
- 2:00 pm – Interview with Rob Guillory
- 2:30 pm – Interview with Dave Wheeler
- 3:00 pm – *LIVE PANEL* Interview with Ron Marz ‘Meet Thomas Hanna from Much Props’
- 3:30 pm – Interview with Samir Barrett
- 4:00 pm – Interview with Dan Jurgens
- 4:30 pm – *LIVE PANEL* ‘The Magic of Travis Nye’
- 5:30 pm – Closing Ceremony
That’s a packed line-up. And that doesn’t even cover the full incredible array of creative talent represented over the course of the weekend:
Check in with this outstanding event this weekend and kickstart your month of comic con activities in fine style! Follow along on:
