Saturday, September 27

Artists Alley

EIU Comic Fest

West Reading Room, South

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Breakout Session: 3D Printing: Make Fantasy a Reality

R J. Vanderwerf

Center for Student Innovation (CSI)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Breakout Session: Great Caesar's Ghost: Superhero Comics in Historical Perspective

Dan Hagen

Witter's Conference Room (4440 Booth Library)

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

Cosplay Central: Disney Meetups

Lea Houpt

Atrium, East End

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Cosplay Costume Contest (Registrants): Meet the Judges

Becky Castillo, CIL-CON
Star, Experienced Cosplayer
Megan Wells, Director of Procurement

Room 1116

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Decompression Chamber

EIU Comic Fest

West Bridge Lounge

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Escape Room

Kirstin Duffin, Spirit Guide
Heather Wohltman, Oracle

The Lair of Dr. Chaos in the Edgar Room

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

For Kids! Make It and Take It Activities

EIU Comic Fest

Ballenger Teacher Center

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Jill's Pop-Up Portraits

Jill Boeser

Collaboration Commons

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Kahoot Trivia: Marvel Comics & Movies

Jedi Master Patterson
Sith Lord Darth Bruns

West Reading Room, North

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

Magic: The Gathering Tournament - Registration & Setup

Bryce Eubanks, Cosmic Games
Riley Eubanks, Cosmic Games

Gamers Guild Hall - Atrium West End

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Student Challenge: SMASH BROS E-Sport Tournament (Registration)

Austin Perez Ackerman, E-Sport RSO
Ian McCormack, E-Sport RSO Advisor

Champion's Den in the E-Classroom (Rm 4450)

10:00 AM - 10:55 AM

Breakout Session: Transforming Feminist Motherhood through Graphic Imagery

Jeannie Ludlow

Witter's Conference Room (4440 Booth Library)

11:00 AM - 11:55 AM

Breakout Session: Using Comic Books In The ELA Classroom

Allison Nichols

Center for Student Innovation (CSI)

11:00 AM - 11:55 AM

Cosplay Central: Anime/Manga Meetup

Lea Houpt

Atrium, East End

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Escape Room

Kirstin Duffin, Spirit Guide
Heather Wohltman, Oracle

The Lair of Dr. Chaos in the Edgar Room

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

For Kids! Make It and Take It Activities

EIU Comic Fest

Ballenger Teacher Center

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Magic: The Gathering Tournament (Round 1)

Bryce Eubanks, Cosmic Games
Riley Eubanks, Cosmic Games

Gamers Guild Hall - Atrium West End

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Student Challenge: SMASH BROS E-Sport Tournament

Austin Perez, E-Sport RSO
Ian McCormack, E-Sport RSO Advisor

Champion's Den in the E-Classroom (Rm 4450)

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Breakout Session: A Beginners Guide To Independent Feature Filmmaking In 2025

Damien LeVeck

Witter's Conference Room (4440 Booth Library)

12:00 PM - 12:55 PM

Cosplay Central: Video Games Meetup

Lea Houpt

Atrium, East End

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Escape Room

Kirstin Duffin, Spirit Guide
Heather Wohltman, Oracle

The Lair of Dr. Chaos in the Edgar Room

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

For Kids! Make It and Take It Activities

EIU Comic Fest

Ballenger Teacher Center

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

SciFi 3-Person Team Kahoot Trivia!

Jedi Master Patterson
Sith Lord Darth Bruns

West Reading Room, North

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Breakout Session: A Brief History (and Future) of Insanity: How The Entertainment Business Works

Luke Ryan

Witter's Conference Room (4440 Booth Library)

2:00 PM - 2:55 PM

Breakout Session: Mugiwara Mayhem: The Strawhat Podcast Experience

dweeb.cos, Lea Houpt
fawnberry.cos, Kai Zamora
strawberry.cos7, Nina Zamora
king_d_pirates56, Luke
strokeofstarlight, Star
macncheeseycosplay, Mac

Center for Student Innovation (CSI)

2:00 PM - 2:55 PM

Escape Room

Kirstin Duffin, Spirit Guide
Heather Wohltman, Oracle

The Lair of Dr. Chaos in the Edgar Room

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

For Kids! Make It and Take It Activities

EIU Comic Fest

Ballenger Teacher Center

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Kahoot Trivia: DC Comics & Movies

Jedi Master Patterson
Sith Lord Darth Bruns

West Reading Room, North

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

Magic: The Gathering Tournament (Round 2)

Bryce Eubanks, Cosmic Games
Riley Eubanks, Cosmic Games

Gamers Guild Hall - Atrium West End

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Keynote: "A long, long time ago, at a video game company not far, far away..."

Paul Niemeyer

West Reading Room, North

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Breakout Session: From the Star Wars Galaxy to the Marvel Universe: Writing (and Playing) in the Big Franchise Sandboxes.

Craig Titley

Witter's Conference Room (4440 Booth Library)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Breakout Session: Wanna Play Right Now? Dungeons and Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games)

Jon Coit, Eastern Illinois University

Center for Student Innovation (CSI)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Cosplay Central: DC/Marvel/SciFi Meetup

Lea Houpt

Atrium, East End

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Escape Room

Kirstin Duffin, Spirit Guide
Heather Wohltman, Oracle

The Lair of Dr. Chaos in the Edgar Room

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

For Kids! Make It and Take It Stations

EIU Comic Fest

Ballenger Teacher Center

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM