In the early days of sci-fi, female characters were the designated damsels in distress. Thankfully, today a new generation of creative minds are molding the strong, intelligent, and powerful female roles we see in some sci-fi films, TV shows, comics and other media. What are the differences between past sci-fi adventures with female characters and today's feminine heroes that women can really connect with? How do you create truly interesting and unique female characters in the sci-fi universe? How are they different from their male counterparts? As the voice of a strong female role model, host
Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano,
Star Wars: The Clone Wars) wants to bring this conversation to the forefront. Join Ashley for a dynamic panel of creative minds from television, film, and comics to explore this timely topic, featuring
Dave Filoni (supervising director,
Star Wars: The Clone Wars),
Chris Sanagustin (SVP development and current programming for Universal Cable Productions),
Bryan Q. Miller (executive story editor,
Smallville; writer, DC's
Batgirl),
Betsy Mitchell (editor-in-chief, Del Rey Books),
Melinda Hsu Taylor (writer/producer,
Lost, Medium; supervising producer,
Touch), and
Gail Simone (writer, DC's
Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Wonder Woman, and the new
Batgirl comic).
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