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STAY TUNED FOR THE
SF GODZILLAFEST
PANEL ROOM SCHEDULE 2026
SEPT 18-20, 2026!
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GODZILLAFEST
PANEL ROOM SCHEDULE 2025
Saturday September 20th
Sunday September 21st
SEE PANEL DESCRIPTIONS BELOW
Saturday
10:30 - 11:00
Welcome to Godzillafest (Bob Johnson/Keith Aiken)
Bob Johnson and Keith Aiken welcome attendees to Godzillafest, go over the weekend’s activities and answer
questions about the fest.
BOB JOHNSON
KEITH AIKEN
Saturday
11:00 - 12:00
Godzilla in the Comics
(Keith Aiken, Matt Frank, Brandon McKinney)
A history of Godzilla in the comics industry. Spanning years of Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW and DC.
KEITH AIKEN
MATT FRANK
BRANDON MCKINNEY
Saturday
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH BREAK
Saturday
1:00 - 2:00
Airbrushing Demo
(James Osborne)
James Osborne from Kaiju Legion does a live painting demo on how to custom paint sofubi.
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JAMES OSBORNE
Saturday
2:00 - 3:00
Tomoko Ai Interview
Special guest Tomoko Ai is interviewed by
Ed Godziszewski about her life and career in the Japanese movie industry.
TOMOKO Ai
ED GODZISZEWSKI
BOB JOHNSON
Saturday
3:00 - 4:00
Godzilla: The First 70 Years
(Ed Godziszewski)
Ed discusses the making of his new book and the history of the
King of the Monsters.
ED GODZISZEWSKI
Saturday
4:00 – 5:00
Godzilla x Kong/ Monsterverse Publishing with Legendary Comics
(Robert Napton)
Go behind the scenes with Legendary Comics, the publishing arm of Legendary Entertainment, the studio that brought you Godzilla (2014) through the upcoming Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (2027), and hear the latest about their comics, graphic novels, and art books related to the Monsterverse. Join SVP and Publisher Robert Napton for this informative session.
BIO:
Robert Napton is SVP and Publisher at Legendary Comics, a division of Legendary Entertainment, where he oversees graphic novels, art books, and other publications tied to Legendary's major franchises (Monsterverse,Pacific Rim, Dune). Before that, he worked at Bandai Entertainment (Gundam, Cowboy Bebop) in the anime and manga divisions.
ROBERT NAPTON
Saturday
7:00
MOVIE NIGHT
Terror of Mechagodzilla
TOMOKO Ai
Sunday
10:30 - 11:00
Godzilla Music
Mike Lopez
Sunday
11:00 - 12:00
TJ Storm Interview
Special Guest TJ Storm discusses his film career from Godzilla to Marvel to Star Wars and more. Interviewed by Bob Johnson.
TJ STORM
BOB JOHNSON
SUNDAY
12:00 – 1:00
GODZILLA COMICS & THE KAI-SEI ERA WITH IDW & TOHO
Hosted by
Jake Williams (IDW) and Aaron Gregory (TOHO)
Join Aaron John Gregory (Toho International) and Jake Williams (Editor of Godzilla Comics at IDW Publishing) for a conversation about all things Godzilla comics! The duo's conversation will touch on every aspect of their collaboration, while giving specific focus to their involvement in building the KAI-SEIERA, IDW's new Godzilla connected continuity. Learn about what goes into creating a new version of Godzilla and how they built a universe around the King of the Monsters.
JAKE WILLIAMS
AARON GREGORY
SUNDAY
1:00 - 2:00
Titanic Creations
(Mac McClintock)
Mac discusses past, present and future releases from Titanic Creations.
SUNDAY
2:00 - 3:00
Hurricane Ryu Interview
Special guest Hurricane Ryu is interviewed by Bob Johnson about his career in and out of monster suits, as well as storyboarding for some of Godzilla’s biggest films.
HURRICANE RYU
BOB JOHNSON
SUNDAY
3:00 - 4:00
Stan Winston’s Unmade Godzilla Film
(Ricardo Delgado and Keith Aiken)
Ricardo and Keith present a look at the unmade 1994 Stan Winston Godzilla films photos and more.
RICARDO DELGADO
KEITH AIKEN
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