New York Comic Con 2017: Steven Universe Panel

New York Comic Con is the best time of the year. I get to marvel at… Marvel, dress up like my favorite characters, and see panels of all the cartoons I know and love. The one we are all waiting for, the Steven Universe panel was my first stop. Joining us were voice actors for Pearl (DeeDee Magno), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), Greg Universe (Tom Scharpling), Amethyst (Michaela Dietz), Connie Maheswaran (Grace Rolek), and even Rebecca Sugar! Onstage at the Steven Universe Panel during New York Comic Con 2017 – JK at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 4, 2017 in New York City. Photo Credit: Getty images/Jason Kempin Already it’s exciting, to hear them in their real voices, sounding just like their characters — except Steven he is definitely an adult with voice acting chops for sure. Pearl is so proper and prepared, it definitely feels like casting was on point but at the same time Sugar and the team of writers have formed these characters around the actors as the show progresses. We did miss Estelle, Aka Garnet, whom I would have ran and pushed children out of the way to ask questions to. I felt similarly with Rebecca, though she was so soft spoken and humble and full of small giggles and smiles, rushing her would have been the wrong approach. The moderator did a fine job, although I wish we could have gone into the more nitty gritty of the story — the past episodes have been epic! SPOILERS for those who haven’t watched the 4-part special. Beach City is infiltrated by a small…