WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION BRINGS JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. YOUNG JUSTICE, ROBBY THE ROBOT’S RETIREMENT PARTY, GOLDEN HARVEST TRIBUTE, AND THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF TOONSTOCK 4 TO WONDERCON MARCH 25-27 IN LOS ANGELES
Diverse
Array of Weekend Offerings Includes Appearances by Kevin Conroy,
Susan Eisenberg, James Arnold Taylor, Khary Payton, Jason Spisak,
Young
Justice Producers Greg Weisman & Brandon Vietti and the
ever-popular
Batman:
The Brave and the Bold/”Mayhem
of the Music Meister” Sing-Along!
Warner
Archive Collection (WAC) pits the Justice League against Young
Justice, sends Robby the Robot into retirement, fills the Los Angeles
Convention Center with song, and spotlights the legendary films of
Golden Harvest in a diverse array of entertaining panels this
weekend, March 25-27, at WonderCon.
Top
billing amongst the quartet of WAC offerings is undoubtedly the
Sunday afternoon clash of Justice
League vs. Young Justice,
an ultimate celebration of two extremely popular animated series
sharing the “justice” title. The panel will feature the ultimate
fan favorite voices of Batman and Wonder Woman, Kevin Conroy and
Susan Eisenberg, squaring off against Young Justice creators Greg
Weisman and Brandon Vietti alongside voice cast members Khary Payton
and Jason Spisak. More panelists will be announced as confirmed. The
panel will be held Sunday from 2:00-3:00pm in Room 408AB.
Leading
into the battle of justice is a more comedic, tuneful approach to
animated super heroes: Warner Archive’s extremely popular
Toonstock. Back for its fourth helping of Con fun, the retrospective
hour-long look at cartoon music will once again include a fan
sing-along to the “Mayhem of the Music Meister” episode of
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – with James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan
Kenobi in Star
Wars: The Clone Wars,
Flash in LEGO
DC Comics Super Heroes
films), the voice of Green Arrow, leading the way. Toonstock 4 will
run Sunday from 1:00-2:00pm in Room 408AB.
Also
on WAC’s agenda for the weekend is a Saturday morning retirement
party for the world’s workingest robotic actor, Robby the Robot,
and a Sunday afternoon tribute to the great films of Golden Harvest.
Here are the complete panel descriptions, including all confirmed
panelists for Warner
Archive Collection:
Saturday,
3/26/16
10:00–11:00
Robby
the Robot's Retirement Party
– Break
out the Hawaiian shirts because Warner Archive Collection is throwing
a party to celebrate Robby the Robot’s 60 years of service. Join
Warner Archive Podcast hosts Matt
Patterson
and DW
Ferranti,
alongside noted robot aficionados, to celebrate the multi-decade
career of this cybernetic cinema icon par excellence. Starting with
the (not coincidentally) 60th anniversary of the landmark science
fiction film, Forbidden
Planet,
fans will follow the voyage through Robby’s storied career on both
the big and small screens. And be prepared for some special messages
from surprise mechanical guests. Room
408AB
Sunday,
3/27/16
1:00—2:00
Toonstock
4: The Return of Warner Archive’s Music Meister Sing-Along
–
Once
more, with feeling! You're invited to the fourth celebration of
toe-tapping, floor-stomping cartoon music, including the immensely
popular sing-along with the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode,
“Mayhem of the Music Meister.” Join special guests James
Arnold Taylor,
the voice of Green Arrow, and composer Kristopher
Carter
of the prolific Dynamic Music Partners, along with Warner Archive
Collection podcast hosts Matt
Patterson
& DW
Ferranti
and moderator Gary
Miereanu
(and, as always, a few potential surprise guests) for an
entertaining, interactive look/listen at some of the great cartoon
music of the past 50+ years. Room
408AB
Sunday,
3/27/16
2:00-3:00
Justice
League vs. Young Justice
– Two great animated “justice” series going head-to-head, and
everyone is a winner as Warner Archive Collection celebrates
celebrate both Justice League and Young Justice. Join some of the
creative minds and talented voices behind both series – including
the premier voices of Batman and Wonder Woman, Kevin
Conroy
and Susan
Eisenberg,
leading the Justice Leaguers, and Young Justice creators Greg
Weisman
(Gargoyles)
and Brandon
Vietti
(LEGO
DC Comics Super Heroes, Batman: Under the Red Hood)
with everybody’s favorite voice of Cyborg, Khary
Payton,
and
Jason Spisak,
the heralded voice of Wally West/Kid Flash – for a blockbuster
discussion of the two popular series under the guidance of Warner
Archive Collection podcasters DW
Ferranti
and Matthew
Patterson
and moderator Gary
Miereanu.
Room
408AB
Sunday,
3/27/16
3:00-4:00
A
Golden Harvest of 90s Hong Kong Films
– Bursting onto the international scene with a new form of martial
arts screen action, the films of Hong Kong are some of the most
influential in cinema history. From the 70s through the 90s, Golden
Harvest introduced stars like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung,
Tsui Hark and Jet Li to the world … and now Warner Archive is
mining the depths of this unique library in order to bring a variety
of action, historic, comedy, thriller and fantasies like Pedicab
Driver,
The
Blade
and A
Terracotta Warrior
to home entertainment for the first time. Join Warner Archive
Podcasters Matt
Patterson
and DW
Ferranti
along with several HK film experts and witnesses to the
behind-the-scenes action for an outrageous exploration of a filmic
flashpoint. Room
408AB
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