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Events for August 21, 2015
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1:30 pm
Geek Wars Panel at Wizard World Chicago
PANEL: Geek Wars at Wizard World Chicago DATE: Friday, August 21, 2015 TIME: 1:30-2:15pm LOCATION: Room 14 As nerds, we love to have fun but we also like engaging in important cultural topics. Join professional nerds as they battle it out over geek trivia while also discussing relevant social topics like racial stereotyping in comics, Find out more »
3:30 pm
Marvel vs. DC: The Dawn of Nerdom Panel at Wizard World Chicago
PANEL: Marvel vs. DC at Wizard World Chicago DATE: Friday, August 21, 2015 TIME: 3:30-4:15PM LOCATION: ROOM 14 Nothing has done more to bring our fandom to mainstream than the Marvel and DC films. However, not all films are created equal. Join profession nerds as they compare and contrast decades of great (and not so Find out more »
4:30 pm
Navigating the Fandom Multiverse Panel at Wizard World Chicago
Panel: Navigating the Fandom Multiverse at Wizard World Chicago Date: Friday, August 21, 2015 Panel time: 4:30-5:15 Location: Room 14 Popular characters and fandoms are no longer limited to existing in one medium with one definitive version. The Spider-Man film franchise has been rebooted three times, Nick Fury wasn’t always a black man, and Jem Find out more »
11:00 pm
$10.00
Chicago Premiere of Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s World at the Facets Cinematheque
Dark Star: H. .R Giger’s World is a portrait of the Oscar-winning Swiss surrealist and designer whose nightmarish paintings and sculptures of “biomechanical” beings enlivened movies (Alien), album covers, and inspired tattoos and fetish art. Belinda Sallin’s definitive documentary shares the intimate last years of the artist’s life and brings viewers into Giger’s mysterious realm: Find out more »
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