NBC Announces Comic-Con Panels & Parties

NBC, UNIVERSAL TELEVISION READY TO INVADE COMIC-CON WITH PANELS AND PARTIES

“Constantine,” “The Blacklist,” “Hannibal,” “Grimm,” “Bates Motel” and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to Share Secrets With Fans

Entertainment Earth Announces 2 Exclusive Transformers Funko Hikari Vinyl Figures

Entertainment Earth announced their exclusive Funko Transformers Hikari Vinyl Figures. Transformers Battle Ready Bumblebee & Transformers Battle Ready Optimus Prime are $79.99 each and will be available in September. Pre-order Bumblebee HERE and Optimus Prime HERE. They are both limited to 1000 pieces each.

Diamond Select Toys Announces 2 Panels & 3 Free Posters for SDCC

Diamond Select Toys announces 2 panels & 3 free posters for SDCC. Stop by Booth #2607. Here's the panel schedule below:

Minimates Mini-Figures: From Marvel to Clerks to TMNT!
Saturday, 1:30-2:30, Room 8
Minimates may be tiny, but 2014 may be their biggest year yet! Diamond Select Toys President Chuck Terceira, prototype painter Jason Wires and Marketing Supervisor Zach Oat will discuss what's coming up for the popular 2-inch mini-figure line, including new series based on Marvel Comics, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Godzilla, The Walking Dead, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Clerks, Sin City, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Pathfinder, Aliens and more! Check out new photos and artwork, sit in on a Q&A session, and stick around for a Minimates prize drawing at the end of the panel!

Diamond Select Toys: The Best of All Worlds
Sunday, 3:00-4:00, Room 7AB
The creative minds at Diamond Select Toys are known for their diverse product lines, from 7-inch Select action figures to electronic vehicles to role-play items to vinyl banks. With Minimates represented elsewhere, the DST team will attempt to cover every non-Minimates item they have coming up, from such brands as Marvel Comics, Sin City, Godzilla, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Batman, The Walking Dead, Star Wars, Star Trek, Universal Monsters, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Clerks, Lost in Space, Aliens and more! Panelists will include Diamond Select Toys President Chuck Terceira, Marketing Supervisor Zach Oat and prototype painter Jason Wires. They'll also hold a Q&A, announce a brand-new product line, and hold a prize drawing at the end of the panel!

TNT Invades SDCC

Legends at Center of First-Ever Branded Takeover of San Diego Airport

TNT is bringing its eagerly anticipated drama Legends to Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 with multiple events and initiatives, including the first-ever branded takeover of San Diego International Airport. The gripping undercover drama starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings) is the centerpiece of TNT's extensive presence at this year's Comic-Con, which takes place July 24-27 at the San Diego Convention Center.

This year's Comic-Con will also feature events spotlighting TNT's top-rated new series The Last Ship, including a party with CraveOnline aboard the USS Midway, and Falling Skies, with a special alien cocoon experience highlighting a key element in the show's fourth season. In addition, stars and producers from all three shows are set to participate in discussion panels and Q&A sessions.

Below is a complete rundown of TNT's initiatives for Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014.

Rooster Teeth at SDCC

Rooster Teeth Productions (Red vs. Blue, RWBY, Lazer Team) will be at San Diego Comic-Con, and we are gathering interest for scheduling interviews during the convention.

Rooster Teeth is truly a worldwide phenomenon. Know for creating the longest running web series of all time - the award winning "Red vs. Blue," and the hit animated web series "RWBY", Rooster Teeth's first feature film project, sci-fi comedy "Lazer Team," just broke the world record for Most Funded Film on Indiegogo, and the Rooster Teeth YouTube Channel recently surpassed 3 billion views.

  

Activations at SDCC

- RWBY is back! The RWBY: Volume 2 online premiere is Thursday, July 24.

- Rooster Teeth will be showing off the RWBY toys by McFarlane Toys. 

  Ruby, Weiss, Blake are joined by the new Yang toy, completing the RWBY team!

- Rooster Teeth booth # 1437

“Behind the Music with CW3PR: Scoring for Crime, Death and Resurrection” Panel at SDCC

TELEVISION STAR AND MUSICIAN SHANE WEST TO MODERATE BEHIND THE MUSIC PANEL FEATURING FILM AND TELEVISION’S TOP COMPOSERS AT COMIC-CON 2014

WHAT: “Behind the Music with CW3PR: Scoring for Crime, Death and Resurrection” – The original music panel returns to San Diego Comic-Con for its sixth consecutive year, bigger and better than ever!

Murder, mayhem, mystery and more are all at the center of “Crime, Death and Resurrection,” a Behind the Music panel featuring composers that create the music to some of your favorite films and television shows! Following the success of last year’s panel, which included special guest moderators Matt Lanter (The CW’s “90210” and “Star-Crossed”) and Deborah Ann Woll (HBO’s “True Blood”), this year’s attendees will be the first to view (and hear) some surprise sneak peeks from upcoming projects. A fan-led Q&A will follow with exclusive giveaways!

PANELISTS: Composers JEFF RUSSO (FX’s “Fargo” and CBS’s “Hostages”); JAMES LEVINE (FX’s “American Horror Story” and TNT’s “Major Crimes); DANIEL LICHT (Showtime’s “Dexter” and Sundance TV’s “The Red Road”); BRIAN REITZELL (NBC’s “Hannibal” and Columbia Pictures’ “30 Days of Night”); STEVE JABLONSKY (Paramount Pictures’ “Transformers” franchise, TNT’s “The Last Ship” and Summit Entertainment’s “Ender’s Game”); CHRISTOPHER YOUNG (Screen Gem’s “Deliver Us From Evil,” Syfy’s “Dominion” and Columbia Pictures’ “Spider-Man 3”) and more!

MODERATOR: SHANE WEST (The CW’s “Nikita,” WGN’s “Salem” and NBC’s “ER”)

WHERE & WHEN: THURSDAY, JULY 24

Panel in the San Diego Convention Center Room 4 from 10:30am-11:30am

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Booth Schedule for SDCC

Macmillan Children's Publishing Announced their guests and booth Schedule. 

Stop by Booth #1117.

Below is a list of MCPG authors (and one costumed cat) who will be attending the show. The Booth Schedule is posted below as well.

Leigh Bardugo, author of the NYT-Bestselling Grisha Trilogy will be featured on Veronica Roth’s Spotlight panel, an ‘End of Series’ YA panel, and will sign copies of her newest book, RUIN AND RISING, in the MCPG booth.

Marissa Meyer, author of the NYT-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, will participate in the ‘Fairy Tale Remix’ YA panel, and will sign copies of CRESS in the MCPG Booth.

Ann Aguirre, adult/YA author of several bestselling titles will discuss MORTAL DANGER, the first book in a new series, on the ‘Vengeance and Villains’ YA panel and will do a signing in the MCPG Booth.

Josephine Angelini will participate in the ‘Diversity in YA’ panel and will sign copies of her upcoming new book, TRIAL BY FIRE.

Mary Pearson will sign copies of her new title, THE KISS OF DECEPTION, which kicked off its first week on-sale with a slew of great reviews and blogger fanfare.

Cecil Castellucci, prolific cross-genre author, will moderate a YA Sci Fi panel, and sign copies of her beloved YA novel, TIN STAR, in the MCPG booth.

The one and only BAD KITTY will appear in the MCPG booth on Kids Day to pose for photos and give away copies of the Bad Kitty Audio Book.

Dreamworks Animation SDCC Panel

Dreamworks Animation SDCC Presentation featuring Penguins of Madagascar & Home on Thursday, July 24th at 11:30-1:00PM in Hall H.

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR

Release: November 26, 2014, in 3D

Discover the secrets of the most entertaining and mysterious birds in the global espionage game: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private now must join forces with the chic spy organization, the North Wind, led by Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then … you know), voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, voiced by John Malkovich, from taking over the world.

HOME

Release: March 27, 2015, in 3D

When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, (Rihanna) manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh (Jim Parsons). The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

J-POP Summit's General Programming Announced

2014 J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO NEXT WEEKEND TO SHOWCASE THE LATEST EDGY SIDES OF JAPANESE POP CULTURE

Celebrate This Year’s Theme – “POP Is Our Tradition” – With Special Guest Of Honor, Live Music Concerts, “KAWAii!!” Fashion Events,

Film Premieres, POP Gourmet & RAMEN Street And Much More!!

San Francisco, CA, July 10, 2014 – The 2014 J-POP SUMMIT Festival, San Francisco’s premiere celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, fashion and film, commences next weekend – Saturday & Sunday, July 19^th and 20^th – and will be open from 11:00am - 6:00pm on both days across the city’s entire Japantown District.

Gentle Giant's R2-KT Maquette SDCC 2014 Exclusive

Gentle Giant announced their final SDCC 2014 Exclusive. It is R2-KT Maquette from Star Wars The Clone Wars. Limited to 500 pieces and $10 from the purchase of this product will be donated to Make A Wish San Diego.This will cost $80 and is currently sold out of pre-orders if you are PG Member.

"R2-KT was created by Albin Johnson, founder of the 501st Legion, master droid builder Jerry Greene and the R2 Builders Club, for Johnson’s daughter Katie (the ‘KT’ in the droid’s name is a tribute to her). In real life, R2-KT makes appearances at children's hospitals, Star Wars Celebration and charity events in the southeastern United States. In the Star Wars universe, the character had a cameo in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, and has been made an official part of the universe’s canon."

Rotofugi's SDCC Exclusive JACK S004 [REDJACK]

Rotofugi will have an exclusive JACK S004 [REDJACK] for $135 at Booth #5248. Edition of 125 and made of vinyl, abs & cloth. Includes: 2 sets of arms (classic and 2.1), shotty with translucent red accents, grey watch cap, smile fucker hoodie, patch and removable helmet. 

Limit one per customer/household.
Fifteen pieces will be available per day, first come first served for each day of the convention, including preview night.

 

*Note, a portion of this run has been reserved for members of the Collect and Destroy Forums...75 pieces will be available at SDCC. Thanks!

IDW to Launch Watchmen Artifact Editon at SDCC

IDW Publishing Launches Watchmen Artifact Edition at San Diego Comic-Con International

An Evening With Dave Gibbons, With Ultra-Limited Version Of Book, Also Unveiled

San Diego, CA (July 10, 2014) – The highly anticipated Dave Gibbons Watchmen: Artifact Edition, produced in partnership with DC Entertainment, will make its debut at Comic-Con International Preview night on July 23, 2014. Dave Gibbons himself will be on hand as IDW’s special guest, signing at the publisher’s booth (#2643) on all five days of the convention.

IRISH ANIMATION STUDIO CARTOON SALOON TO PRESENT AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON “DESIGNING THE SECRET OF KELLS”

IRISH ANIMATION STUDIO CARTOON SALOON TO PRESENT

AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

“DESIGNING THE SECRET OF KELLS”

BOOK LAUNCH

PLUS EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF SELECTED SCENES FROM UPCOMING

“SONG OF THE SEA”

New York, NY – July 10, 2014 – GKIDS, a distributor of award-winning animation for both adult and family audiences, announces that Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon will be launching their Designing The Secret of Kells book and unveiling never-before-seen clips from their upcoming feature film Song of the Sea, at San Diego Comic-Con this month. The book will be available for sale at Cartoon Saloon’s online store, as well as from Stuart Ng Books. GKIDS and Cartoon Saloon began their relationship with the North American release of The Secret of Kells in 2010, which resulted in the Irish animation studio’s first Academy Award® nomination. Cartoon Saloon’s second feature film, Song of the Sea, will be released theatrically in North America by GKIDS later this year.

Bluntman & Chronic Minimates SDCC 2014 Exclusive

Diamond Select Toys announced the Bluntman & Chronic Minimates is an exclusive through Toys "R" Us and will be sold at the Entertainment Earth Booth #2343 for $10.

Adventure Time BMO Tin Tote Gift Set SDCC 2014 Exclusive

Entertainment Earth x Bif Bang POW! announced yet another SDCC 2014 Exclusive and this time it's Adventure Time's BMO Tin Tote Gift Set. If you aren't attending SDCC, you should get on the pre-order list asap HERE as these will be sold at SDCC first and any remaining will be sold to those who are at the top of the pre-order list. This will cost $36.99. Stop by Entertainment Earth's Booth #2343 at SDCC.