Wizard World Chicago Comic Con 2021 Schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th    
5:30PM-6:15PM POST-THANOS STRESS DISORDER: WHAT’S NEW IN THE MCU? (PANEL ROOM 1)
Thanos snaps, Avengers strike back, Loki meets Sylvie, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets more chaotic than ever before. How do our favorite Marvel heroes cope with the losses, the returns, the strangers now living in their homes? And what’s coming up as repercussions for the MCU continue? Dr. Travis Langley (Daredevil Psychology; Black Panther Psychology; Captain America vs. Iron Man: Freedom, Security, Psychology), asks Scott Jordan (Dark Loops Productions) along with Brittney Brownfield, Hannah Espinoza, and Ben Stover (Popcorn Psychology) how to cope with post-Thanos stress disorder and prepare for multiversal madness.
7:30PM-8:15PM THE HORROR! WE KNOW WHAT SCARES YOU (PANEL ROOM 1)
What’s your fearful pleasure? Brain-eating zombies? Vampires? Giant mutant bugs? Or how about that old standby: body cavity invading spiders? The list of what scares us is long and varied. But the reasons why we’re scared by stuff are basic human reactions we all share. Join Dr. Scott Jordan (Dark Loops Productions) as he leads Travis Langley (Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight), Stanford Carpenter (The “What if?” Crew-YouTube), and Brittney Brownfield and Ben Stover (Popcorn Psychology) for a thrilling discussion of what scares you, and why!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th  
2:30PM-3:15PM A KNIGHT SO DARK: BATMAN VS. PSYCHOLOGY (PANEL ROOM 1)
What goes on inside Bruce Wayne’s head? Does Batman have PTSD or show posttraumatic growth?  Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with “bad girls” he ought to lock up? And why won’t he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown? Dr. Travis Langley (Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight; The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them), the man Stan Lee called “a genius” and Adam West dubbed “Batman’s psychologist, sends out the signal to get a real discussion going with experts in crime and mental health: criminologist Dr. Shelly Clevenger (Sam Houston State University) and therapist Ben Stover (Popcorn Psychology). Does Batman have bats in his belfry?
4:15PM-5:00PM CREATOR SPOTLIGHT ON MIKE GRELL (Panel Room 3)
Moderator: Travis Langley
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17th  
2:30PM-3:15PM TRUE CRIME VS. UNTRUE HOLLYWOOD (PANEL ROOM 1)
Profilers, serial killers, criminal masterminds, and more! Hollywood makes them so intriguing in media ranging from nonfiction documentaries to fictional movies and TV shows, but do filmmakers ever get it right or do they just screw it all up? Join our experts on crime fact and fiction, criminology and psychology: Drs. Shelly Clevenger (Sam Houston State University) and Travis Langley (Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight; The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them). Beware!

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