2026 EAGLECON Schedule

The landscape is transforming! Mental health experts are now advising creators, writers, and producers in the film and television industry. In this talk we will discuss the necessary training to forge career in this emerging area in the creative industries.

Sponsored by My Tribe Media

Zines are lo-fi, DIUY print medium perfect for self-expression, creative innovation, community building and fan celebration

Since 2012, L.A. Zine Fest has provided a centralized place or space for zine weirdo sponsoring the festival along with community supporting workshops and panels.

For Eagle Con, L.A. Zine Fest will lead a small group of participants through the process of designing and building their own zines.

Phoenix Alexander is the Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy at the University of California, Riverside, where he curates one of the world’s largest collections of catalogued science fiction. Phoenix also over sees the Library's Eaton Collection which is, at over 300,000 individual items, the world's largest collection of SF, fantasy, and horror materials.

Using artifacts from the collection, Phoenix will share the secret history of anime fandom in the United States tracing its subcultural origins to its mainstream success.

Introduced by Ali Dehbozorgi

Every year, Eagle Con presents the PRISM Award to a Prism Award to creators for their outstanding contributions to diversity in speculative genres across media.

This year, Eagle Con is proud to honor Walter Koenig. A legendary television actor, Mr. Koenig is best known for his roles in two agenda setting SF series, playing Lt. Pavel Chekov on Star Trek and Alfred Bester on Babylon 5. Additionally, Mr. Koening has contributed to the field of SF as a novelist, screenwriter, and comic book author.

Mr. Koening will be presenting his newest film, Mr. Fleischman, a thriller in which an aged Holocaust survivor unexpectedly encounters one of his captors decades after the war, and briefly discussing his life and career with the audience.

Moderator: Chriztopher Johnson

This panel brings together a group of successful creators from magazines, to comics, to traditional book publishing to discuss the pitfalls and possibilities of building a career and artistic practice in the post-digital world of the print.

Moderator: Prof. Zachary Vernon

Sophie Mutiara Nova is a Queer, mixed Indonesian American writer and filmmaker. They published the Sapphic demon novel, Phoning Faust, and will always love a good ghost story.

Sophie will discuss her recent work in horror and fantasy fiction and filmmaking.

Moderator: Madison Fancelli

Nick Winn is an Annie Nominated Designer for TV and a freelance Writer/Illustrator for comics based in Los Angeles. His clients include Disney, Lucasfilm, Cartoon Network, Titmouse, Shadow Machine and Netflix. He is currently Head Writer on the ongoing Adventure Time books at Oni Press.

Nick will discuss his work and artistic practice in the world of popular animation.

Introduced by Prof. Mercedes Chavez

In a near-future Los Angeles, humans are dying in droves — and most people have gotten pretty used to it. A dark comedy fantasy about mass death, Dead or Dying offers an apt metaphor for the multiple crises that haunt our everyday life.

Filmmakers John Purcell & Malin von Euler-Hogan will attend and participate in a post-screening discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Prof. Kristiina Hackel

View Dead or Dying (2026) Trailer

Participants will create personalized zines around a chosen theme using magazines, collage materials, and other creative resources. The workshop will focus on hands-on creativity, visual storytelling, and exploring different ways to bring ideas to life, with Adobe NEXT// highlighting creative tools and resources throughout the process.

Participants from all fandoms welcome!

Please refrain from bringing any prop weapons or wearing any costumes that mimic police or safety officer uniforms.

A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Juan Carlos (JC) Baez has been exhibiting and creating art all over the United States, Puerto Rico, London, Rome, and other cities around the world. His fine art work deals with the surreal, the spiritual and the scientific, mixed with elements of science fiction and pop culture, and combined with an interest in exploring cultural identity and social issues through the astronaut characters in his paintings. He has collaborated with Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett on an exhibition of paintings based on the songs of Genesis.

Baez has also created a graphic novel and a film with Star Trek actor Walter Koenig (their most recent, Mr. Fleischmann will be screened at Eagle Con on Thursday). Among his other collaborators are Yes singer Jon Anderson and British Hip-hop artist Akala.

Join Baez for a discussion and conversation about the processes and challenges of building SF and Fantasy imagery across art forms and formats.

Go beyond the credits and meet the Latinx creatives who bring film and television to life. Hear from IATSE members across different crafts as they share their experiences, career paths, and the power of community in the industry.

Stay for the mixer to meet, connect and build relationships with fellow creatives and industry professionals.

Come curious. Leave connected.

For more info, visit www.iatselatinx.org or Instagram @iatselatinx

Puppet maker, immersive artist, and graphic designer Tyler Nacho presents his one-man multimedia show, Born Insane. A biographical phantasmagoria, Born Insane asks the question: what happens when you watch too many bad horror movies as child? A show so amazing, it must be seen to be believed!