GENESE DAVIS, DARRYL DMC MCDANIELS, ROB PRIOR, ERIC KIERON SPEAK AT COMIC-CON
CREATIVITY THAT LASTS PANEL WITH GENESE DAVIS, DARRYL DMC MCDANIELS, ROB PRIOR, AND ERIC KIERON
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 6:00PM – 7:00PM
As an artist, writer, actor, musician or creator, there is nothing more challenging than the development of the creative process. Is art birthed from the spontaneous or is it a result of a carefully crafted rhythm and structure? In this panel, esteemed creators, Genese Davis (The Holder’s Dominion, The Gamer in You, MMORPG.com,) Rob Prior (Spawn; Deep Space 9; Evil Ernie; Heavy Metal,) Eric Kieron (Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo,) and Darryl DMC McDaniels (Darryl Makes Comics, RUN DMC) describe how to overcome creative obstacles and share their keys to unleashing creativity. (BALLROOM A314)
Genese Davis
Genese Davis is an American author, host, columnist and media personality. She is the author of The Holder’s Dominion, a next-generation video game thriller heralded as a breakthrough novel by Publishers Weekly. Davis is the founder of The Gamer in You and was recently awarded IGR Woman of the Year. She is a featured columnist at MMORPG.com and appears internationally for entertainment and literary events all over the world. She lives in Irvine, CA, where she advocates for her other passion, animal rescue. To learn more, visit GeneseDavis.com
Darryl DMC McDaniels
Darryl “DMC” Matthews McDaniels is an American musician. He is one of the pioneers of hip hop culture and founding members of the hip hop group Run-DMC. McDaniels is featured in the 2008 video game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith singing Run-DMC’s singles “King of Rock” and “Walk This Way.” He is also an unlockable guitarist in the game. In the game’s trailer, it is revealed that McDaniels’ son plays Guitar Hero for hours on end each day. In June 2007, McDaniels joined Aerosmith on stage at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London, England to perform ‘Walk This Way’. In 2009, McDaniels performed in The People Speak a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States.” To learn more, visit DMC-Comics.com
Rob Prior
Using his numerous skills as an illustrator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and more, Rob Prior’s career spans over twenty years of gaming, comic, film, and television experience. He has also been recognized as one of the top intellectual property creators from his peers for creating incredibly detailed worlds, characters and stories. As a comic book artist, Rob has worked with Marvel, D.C., Todd McFarlane, Kevin Eastman and Image Comics, to name a few, with his most notable credits on, “Spawn“, “Terminator“, “Deep Space 9“, “Evil Ernie“, “Melting Pot”, “Lady Death“, and “Heavy Metal“. This year Rob will be the lead illustrator on Image Comic’s latest “Blood Merchant” graphic novel. To learn more, visit RobPrior.com
Eric Kieron
Eric Kieron is an award-winning producer for film, theater, video games, web, and literary genres. He is passionate about producing high quality, creative content built to entertain. He is a cinematics producer for Blizzard Entertainment, and is the founder of the film production company, Sleepwalker Studios. As a director, he focuses on the creative vision of the project aiming to intrigue and excite an audience. As a producer, he has led teams from concept to completion on a number of premium projects. To learn more, visit producedbyeric.com
Wizard World Comic Con
Wizard World Comic Con brings pop culture to life in the most extraordinary way. By producing these one-of-a-kind conventions across North America, Wizard World celebrates the entertainment industry, bringing together epic fandom, esteemed creators, and breathtaking artwork.
SHOW HOURS
Friday, May 30, 2014 – 3pm – 8pm
Saturday, May 31, 2014 – 10am – 7pm
Sunday, June 1, 2014 – 11am – 5pm
LOCATION:
Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
Atlanta Comic Con Programming
