Comic-Con is where all fan bases come together, including stars and creatives from big genre shows rubbing shoulders in panel discussions. San Diego Comic-Con is just weeks away, and the annual convention’s schedule will unite showrunners StarCraft and doctor World Health Organization—Alex Kurtzman and Russell T. Davies—Telling the truth to anyone who will listen.
The pair will host SDCC’s “Friendship Everywhere” experience panel on Saturday, July 27, ahead of International Friendship Day on July 30. together and foster broader connections. trek and World Health Organization will also be the star of the gallery experience, using original props and costumes from both series, and there will be a special Doctor Who x Star Trek Poster provided by artist Dusty Abell to attendees of Kurtzman and Davis’s panel. (For example, friendship bracelets? They will be given away at the event!)
doctor who and StarCraft Have been in each other’s orbit for a long time. Each debuting in the mid-’60s, they tackled similar themes of race, gender, and war, borrowed from each other, and became multimedia powerhouses. They even cross paths in the pages of IDW trek Davis previously starred in the comic back in 2012, and in 2009 he talked about his desire to connect the two works on television. when his dreams are shattered StarCraft With reboots turning to movies, it now seems unlikely that this will happen. But this panel might be worth it if only to see Davis and Kurtzman talk about their approaches to the material and connect with others in the crowd.
The “Friendship Is Universal” panel will be held on Saturday, July 27th from 5:30-6:30pm PT in Conference Room 6A. The larger gallery will be hosted at the Gaslamp Pavilion at 226 and 230 Fifth Avenue and will be on display throughout San Diego Comic-Con.
[via Variety]
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