Neopets Hosts Fantastic Booth and Exclusive Party at San Diego Comic-Con!

Los Angeles, CA - (June 21, 2023) Neopets, the original virtual pet site that galvanized a generation of online gamers, is about to make waves at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con! Neopets is not only bringing a fantastic booth to San Diego: they’ll also be celebrating their devoted community with a once-in-a-lifetime Neopets Era Party that the Neopian Times will be writing about for decades to come!

Neopets will be setting up shop at San Diego Comic-Con from Wednesday, July 19th to Sunday, July 23rd at booth #1129. Attendees can purchase exclusive, never-before-seen merchandise, meet The Neopets Team, purchase bespoke art prints signed by a TNT artist, and connect with special guest Erinn Pascal, Editor of Neopets: The Official Cookbook. And for one night only, lucky fans will have an exclusive chance to experience Neopia like never before at the Neopets Era Party, an immersive community event at Deck665 on Friday, July 21st.

“We can’t wait to celebrate with our dedicated players and fans,” said Michaela Thompson, Chief Brand Officer, Neopets. “We are so indebted to our wonderful community who have supported Neopetsthrough the years; what better way to show our appreciation than to throw a Neopets SDCC party for the ages?”

The fully immersive throwback bash will time warp back to an era when dial-up internet, chat rooms and the Neoboards reigned supreme. Come party with The Neopets Team and connect with other fans in person as we celebrate the past, present, and future of Neopets with a live DJ, Neopian-themed food and drinks, photo-ops, and swag bags full of exclusive merch! General admission tickets can be picked up at the Neopets booth, but a select number of VIP Tickets will be available to win—giveaway details coming soon. Capacity is limited and general admission tickets will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis.

Neopets Era Party attendees can expect an authentic Neopian experience, complete with a sneak preview of what’s in store for the future of Neopets:
● Date: Friday, July 21, 2023
● Time: 7:30 - 11:30 PM (PST)
● Location: Deck 655 (655 W Broadway, San Diego, 92101)

“It’s been an incredible experience bringing the world of Neopets to our own through merchandising and we can’t wait to be able to take things even further with the Neopets Era Party,” said Carlin West founder & CEO of Carlin West Agency. “Having our partners all in one place to see the fan reaction in person is a worthwhile celebration on its own.”

Fans will be treated to a fabulous blast of “Neostalgia” at the Neopets San Diego Comic-Con booth. The Neopets Team is excited to meet and greet fans at Booth #1129, which will be jam-packed with a variety of swag available for purchase, including:

● Neopets: The Official Cookbook by Andrews McMeel Publishing
● 3 Neopets-inspired energy drink flavours & custom Neopets slushie cup by G FUEL
● Neopets Tarot Cards by Geekify
● Three Neopets SDCC specific themed pins and a matching lanyard from What’s Your Passion
Jewelry
● Neopets Vaporwave Comic-Con t-shirts by H3
● Limited-edition Neopets art prints drawn by TNT Fae
● A variety of new Neopets holographic and die-cut sticker sets.

Fans can also visit the Upper Deck booth to purchase the limited edition Neopets Battledome trading card game promotional pack: a six-card set which includes two SDCC-exclusive cards.

For more information on Neopets, head to Neopets.com and join the community! Make sure to follow
the Neopets social channels to keep track of all upcoming Neopets events, including highlights from San Diego Comic-Con:
● Facebook: @Neopets
● Instagram: @NeopetsOfficialAccount
● Twitter: @Neopets
● TikTok: @OfficialNeopets

About Neopets
Neopets is an immersive, online virtual pet game in which players can adopt, customise, and interact
with Neopets in the vast world of Neopia. Known for its multi-generational, passionate community,
Neopets offers players a vast world of storytelling, collecting, pet care, and exciting social gaming
experiences. Since its launch in 1999, Neopets has galvanised unique adventures, games, stories, and
challenges for over 150 million players worldwide.

SDCC 2022 Recap

Super late post but a lot of our pictures can be found on instagram. We will have a link at the end of this post so you can view our pictures from SDCC 2022. 

Recap- 2022 was the first year back in full force since the pandemic. What was different this year was that we had to get a wristband that showed we were vaccinated or had a negative covid test prior to attending. We had to stand in a line to show proof to get the wristband in order to get inside the convention center. For those of us that were there for 4+ days had to wear the wristband, the wristband took a beating lol. You probably could get a new one but why waste more time in another line when there was more important things to do. Everyone was required to mask up which was good because it was just as crowded inside the exhibit hall pre-pandemic.

Exclusives? Of course there were exclusives. A lot of companies like Neca and Mattel had pre-orders to have them shipped after the show. Others, you had to enter a lotto via the comic-con portal to get a chance to get a time slot in order to purchase exclusives. Towards the later part of the day when all the groups that got their chance to purchase exclusives, anyone could get in line to buy what was left that day such as Funko, Mondo etc... Hasbro had their exclusives released differently this year where you had to go to their booth to get a QR Code to be able to purchase their exclusives. Those were gone in a flash once the exhibit hall doors opened. 

 

Noticeably absent from SDCC this year was the massive WB Booth. Some booths that were usually in their same spots year after year moved to different parts of the floor. Funko had a huge presence and turned their huge space into Funkoville. Funko consisted of Loungefly and Mondo which they acquired a few months before SDCC. They also had huge POP! Statues of Squid Games characters.  

San Diego Comic Con 2021 Special Edition This Holiday Weekend!

 

This Thanksgiving Holiday weekend is a Special Edition of San Diego Comic Con. If you are local to San Diego or in the Southern California area check out the show this weekend or do some early Christmas shopping. Tickets are still available HERE. Tickets are $150 for adults which is for 3-days. Unfortunately, they are not selling single day tickets. There will be a few off-site events going on outside the convention center. Certain streets will be blocked off for comic-con attendees. Parking is still also available to pre-purchase as well.

It's That Time of Year Again for SDCC 2021 or Comic-Con @ Home!

After a sporadic hiatus from blogging for most of 2020 and 2021, we're back just in time for SDCC 2021 or Comic Con @ Home again. With things slowly going back to normal, other job reduced hours so not working as much there which means a lot more down time to start blogging again about the latest toys, pop culture, comic cons etc... Health wise, we are all good. Hand injury from my other job has healed and haven't been back to the doctor since January of this year. 

A lot of companies have been announcing their comic-con exclusives and will continue to do so leading up to comic-con @ home or will have their own way of celebrating comic con this year virtually again since SDCC in San Diego won't be back until 2022 where by then all the covid variants will hopefully end and we can enjoy life as it was back in 2019. There will be panels again and lots of other fun stuff that CCI will have again this year. They will have new exclusive Comic Con merchandise for sale next week as well. Comic-Con @ Home is scheduled for July 23rd-25th.

San Diego Comic Con 2019 Recap

This year marked the 50th year that San Diego Comic Con has been around. SDCC was held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA on July 17th (preview night) to July 21st. Before SDCC started, if you were lucky enough to get a badge to attend, you would be lucky enough to participate in the SDCC Portal for exclusives and signings. This year they gave out an allotment of credits for each day that you had a badge for. From there you would select what you wanted and could use the amount allotted per day for exclusives etc... You could use 1 credit or multiple depending on what you wanted. Entering or using the credit doesn't guarantee that you will win anything no matter how many credits you decide to use. It's still a random lottery draw. A few days after the portal closes, SDCC lets everyone know if they got anything they entered for.

SDCC 2018 Final Recap Part 2

Another one of our favorite outside events is from Super7. They had 2 different events this year held at their store which is a few blocks from the convention center. They had Hordak's Lair starting on Preview Night to Thursday of SDCC and then Friday evening to Sunday was The Boodega. Check out all the pictures from both events and of course from their booth inside the exhibit hall.

SDCC 2018 Final Recap Part 1

SDCC 2018 went by quickly this year. There was definitely improvements. One of the best things is that they shut down the streets in front of the convention center during convention hours. It made the sidewalks less congested which was wonderful! There are still are lines to get into the exhibit hall and the convention center each day. The lottery drawings for autographs, exclusives etc... seemed to make things a bit better as well. The lines to get in were probably a tad bit longer but it also meant that people wouldn't be camping out for exclusives from companies such as Funko.

There were a lot of outside events/ experiences and there are lines for those as well. So pretty much you need to plan your days and pick your poison with what you want to do or what you want to get each day. If you're with a group and can divide and conquer that's great too. One of our favorite offsite events is going to the Conan O'Brien Show. A lot of the outside events/experiences does not require you to have a SDCC Badge but there are some that do.

Here's some of our pictures from SDCC 2018 below in our slideshow. We posted more on our instagram (handle is collectingtoyz) during SDCC so check them out.

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More pictures and final recap on our next post.

Deadpool's Dream Suite & Deadpool's Super Duper Dance Party

Deadpool had a huge comic con presence this year. Not only did they have a booth inside that featured Deadpool's Super Duper Dance Party (Dance Party Action towards the bottom of this post) but they had giveaways and the Deadpool Dream Suite which one lucky fan got to spend a night in. This was a pretty big promotion for Deadpool 2 which will be released on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday, August 21st.

Only a select few con goers won the chance to check out Deadpool's Dream Suite. Only Press/Media were invited to check out Deadpool's Dream Suite before the winner was announced. Deadpool's Dream Suite was inside the Hard Rock Hotel and we were told to get off at a certain floor with a certain room number to go to. The picture above is the door to Deadpool's Dream Suite.

Voltron Legendary Defender Panel & Signing Details for SDCC 2018

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION TELEVISION PRESENTS

VOLTRON LEGENDARY DEFENDER AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2018

DreamWorks Animation Television is set to present an explosive Voltron Legendary Defender panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, debuting the premiere episode of the highly-anticipated seventh season of the critically-acclaimed Netflix original series.

Join executive producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, story editor Josh Hamilton, Rhys Darby (voice of Coran), Bex Taylor-Klaus (voice of Pidge) and Jeremy Shada (voice of Lance) in 6BCF for a special screening and a sneak peek as the paladins of Voltron begin a perilous journey home. The panel will take place on Friday, July 20, and will be moderated by Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor of Nerdist.  

On Saturday morning, Joaquim, Lauren, Josh, Bex and Rhys will be signing an SDCC-exclusive poster created by the Voltron crew. Limited tickets will be made available in advance in the Autograph Area. 

Nickelodeon Heads to San Diego Comic-Con 2018

NICKELODEON’S RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, INVADER ZIM AND REPTAR SURFACE AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO, JULY 19-22, 2018

Select Fans Have Opportunity to Interact with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

During Real-Time Virtual Reality Experience

Nick’s 1800 Square-Foot Booth to Feature Hidden Turtles Lair

and Towering New York Cityscape, Double Dare’s Hamster Wheel, a 23-Foot-Tall Reptar, Life-Sized Loud House Characters and More

AT&T AUDIENCE Network to Bring ‘Mr. Mercedes Immersive Experience’ and Show Panel to SDCC 2018

“Mr. Mercedes Experience” at San Diego Comic-Con courtesy of AT&T AUDIENCE Network

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 2018 – The AT&T AUDIENCE Network series “Mr. Mercedes,” produced by Sonar Entertainment, is returning to San Diego Comic-Con July 19-21 with the cast and creators of season 2 for the “Mr. Mercedes Immersive Experience” and show panel.

The “Mr. Mercedes Immersive Experience” will give fans a glimpse into the past and a peek into the future of the AT&T AUDIENCE Network original series based on the trilogy by Stephen King. Fans can be the first to play the virtual reality (VR) escape room game, “Mr. Mercedes: Lair Escape,” on the HTC Vive Pro – the next generation of VR headsets. In the “Mr. Mercedes: Finders Keepers” augmented reality (AR) adventure game, they’ll collect clues to unlock never-before-seen content and special prizes.

DOCTOR WHO HITS COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO 2018

Doctor Who Hits Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018

Cast Makes First-Ever Panel Appearance Ahead of New Doctor Who Coming This Fall

Panel to Feature Stars Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill, Showrunner Chris Chibnall and Executive Producer Matt Strevens, with Moderator Chris Hardwick

Zenescope To Premiere “Revenge of Wonderland” At San Diego Comic Con

Horsham, PA - After a three year hiatus, Zenescope’s smash hit series returns with Revenge of Wonderland. The first issue will be released at San Diego Comic Con and hit shelves at comic book retailer shops in late July. Zenescope’s Wonderland series became a breakout sensation for the young publishing house back in 2007 with its original title: Return to Wonderland. The company went on to publish several sequels and prequels over the following eight years. In 2012, Zenescope debuted Alice in Wonderland which sold out of the initial 20,000 copy print run within the first week of its release.  

VIZ Media Announces MY HERO ACADEMIA Manga Creator For 2018 Comic-Con

VIZ MEDIA WELCOMES MY HERO ACADEMIA CREATOR KOHEI HORIKOSHI AT

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2018

Creator Of The Bestselling Manga Series MY HERO ACADEMIA Will Participate In Panel Events And Autograph Sessions At

Comic-Con 2018

Zenescope Announces Year-Long Cosplay Contest

San Diego Comic Con 2018 Open Registration Date Announced!

Just announced by CCI that Open Registration to purchase badges for SDCC 2018 will be Saturday, December 9th at 9AM Pacific. The waiting room will open at 8AM. CCI will send out emails 48 hours before Open Registration which will contain your registration code and link to the waiting room. Good Luck!

Zenescope Entertainment Partners with Gelato Paradiso for San Diego Comic Con 2017

Horsham, Pennsylvania – Zenescope Entertainment has announced plans to partner with San Diego’s Gelato Paradiso for Comic Con 2017. The authentic Italian gelato shop will be offering three specialty gelato flavors based on Zenescope’s comic book titles and will be giving away a Limited Edition Comic Con souvenir cup with every purchase of a Zenescope flavor while supplies last. Each day during Comic Con, the first ten attendees who bring their souvenir cup to Zenescope’s booth #2301 and present it to a staff member will receive a free limited edition metal print. Zenescope will also be hosting a gelato eating contest at Gelato Paradiso's store location on July 22^nd at 3pm, with the contest winner receiving a four-day pass to San Diego Comic Con 2018 and a Best of Zenescope Pack. Convention attendees can sign up in person at Zenescope’s booth until 12pm on July 22^nd. Three contestants will be randomly chosen to compete and all contest applicants will be entered into a chance to win PlayStation VR goggles.

Diamond Announces 2017 San Diego Comic-Con PREVIEWS Exclusives

BALTIMORE, MD) - (May 15, 2017) - Diamond Comic Distributors is offering over 20 extremely limited PREVIEWS exclusives for this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego (July 19-23). The list includes variants of several popular Marvel titles, including Secret Empire, Star Wars, and All-New Guardians of the Galaxy, a new 2018 The Walking Dead calendar just in time for the new season on AMC, a slew of Diamond Select Toys items, and more! Comic-Con attendees will be able to preview the items at the Diamond PREVIEWS Booth #2401 and purchase from participating retailers on the show floor.

"Batman: The Killing Joke" World Premiere set for San Diego Comic Con

WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT

SLATES WORLD PREMIERE OF

Batman: The Killing Joke

JULY 22 AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL

BURBANK, CA (JUNE 3, 2016) – Continuing a decade-long tradition, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will host the World Premiere of its latest DC Universe Original Movie – this time, the highly anticipated Batman: The Killing Joke – on the Friday night (July 22, 2016) of Comic-Con International in San Diego.

The Her Universe Fashion Show is Back and Looking for Designers!

Calling All Designers! Now is Your Chance to

Design a Fashion Collection with Her Universe

for Retailer Hot Topic

Designer Submission Process Opens Today for the 2016 Her Universe

Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con

NEW YORK, NY- March 30th, 2016 - The Her Universe Fashion Show, the ultimate runway for fangirl fashion, returns to the world’s premiere comic book and popular arts convention, San Diego Comic-Con, July 21st 6:00pm at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel. This year, in addition to submitting designs online, designers in the Southern California area will have the opportunity to submit their geek couture fashion concepts in-person to a panel of judges from Her Universe and Hot Topic at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles on April 23rd beginning at 10am. Designers from all over the country are welcome to submit and will also have the opportunity to submit video explanations of their designs if they cannot attend the open call. Twenty-five designers will be selected to compete in the Her Universe Fashion Show at SDCC for the chance to win the opportunity to design a fashion collection with Her Universe that will be sold at Hot Topic – the leading pop culture retailer. This year is extra exciting because the entire process will be filmed for a docu-series to air on the new Comic-Con channel, Comic-Con HQ.