Z2 Comics Presents: When Hip Hop and Comics Collide Panel Having missed Thursday’s Presentations, Friday I was left with an incredible panel featuring Kory Grow hosting DMC, Chuck D, and Czarface.
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DMC now stands for Darryl Makes Comics, and legendary M.C. Darryl McDaniels shared with us his love and lifetime full of comic books. Who knew the entire genre of hip-hop wouldn’t exist without comic books! Chuck D started the panel off remembering how we’ve all gotten here, how hip-hip began on the fringes of society, being looked down on by most. Sound familiar comic book fans? The connection between the mediums of art took my breath away. “Creativity if collaboration” “Communication unites” “Art succeeds where politics and government fail” are some of the takeaway quotes from this legendary and insightful panel. Comic books gave the out of the ordinary kids some idea, and even that they could be superheros. The lyrics of the earliest songs in hip hop history illuminate this love of self and focus to help the world overcome evil. Playbill presents “Tune In!” – TV & Film Panel “So many of todays favorite animated/live television series and films incorporate music and theatrical style performances” read the longline so naturally I was intrigued and excited to listen to panelists Kristen Anderson-Lopz, Robert Lopez, Cinco Paul, and Frankie Grande talk about all aspects of bringing live music to television and film productions. Who knew the success of streaming platforms would spell out so many new opportunities to have theater style music on TV! Cinco mentioned how Apple TV+ was the only streamer brave enough to pick up Schmigadoon which is already set for a season 2! No other streamer had the courage to pick it up and a show that had a bigger launch audience than Ted Lasso! Frankie Grande talked about the importance of bringing queer characters to contexts they weren’t welcomed in in previous generations on TV, his character Frankini for Nickelodeon’s show Henry Danger, The Adventures of Kid Danger and Danger Force is the first queer character to sing a song on the network! It was refreshing and rewarding hearing the efforts that are put into getting music to help tell a story in the visual medium. Thank you to all the panelists and hosts of an incredible and informing Day 1 (for me)! Leave your thoughts on this 2022 NYCC writeup below in the comments section. Readers seeking to support this type of content can visit our Patreon Page and become one of FilmBook’s patrons. For more NYCC reviews, photos, videos, and information, visit our New York Comic Con Page. Readers seeking more TV show news can visit our TV Show News Page, our TV Show News Twitter Page, and our TV Show News Facebook Page. Readers seeking more convention news can visit our Convention Page, our Convention Twitter Page, and our Convention Facebook Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, and Flipboard.
