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Friday January 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Everyone says “sex sells” but does it have to? Do we need to cater to heterosexual men in order to make a profit selling art at Comic-Cons and Sci-Fi Fantasy conventions? Can we create, write, and/or cosplay beautiful images of both men and women in respectful poses and outfits and still attract fans? Our panel will discuss objectification in art and fandom and what we can do to change it for the better.
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Ben Yalow

Fandom
I've attended about 900 cons, and worked on about a third of them, with jobs ranging from gofer to Chair of both regionals and the Worldcon. I've also edited 4 books for NESFA Press.
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Kim Iverson Headlee

Author
Kim Iverson Headlee lives on a farm in the mountains of southwestern Virginia with her family, cats, fish, goats, Great Pyrenees goat guards, someone else's cattle, half a million honey bees, and assorted wildlife. People and creatures come and go, but the cave and the 250-year-old... Read More →
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Jake Clark

Artist Guest of Honor
Jake Clark makes badass art for badass stories. Full of grit and storytelling, his work is geared to instantly  capture attention. Using 3-d modeling software combined with digital painting, his fully custom creations play with perspective and scale in a way few other covers in the... Read More →
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Lindsay Reinoehl Bartleson

Featured Costuming Guest
Lindsay Bartleson of Geek Diva Cosplay has been cosplaying for just under a decade. In that time she has received multiple awards at conventions in both workmanship and stage presentation and quickly reached the Master level. She has presented many cosplay panels and has also acted... Read More →
Friday January 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST
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