Saturday, July 12, 2014

Bandai's SDCC 2014 Exclusives

Bandai announced their SDCC 2014 Exclusives. You can pick them up at Booth #121.


Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Limited Edition Legacy Dragon Dagger. Limited to 1000 and individually numbered and will cost $150.

The Boxtrolls POP! Vinyl Figures

Funko will be releasing The Boxtrolls POP! Vinyl Figures to coincide with the movie release. Pick up Eggs, Fish & Shoe this August!

Lionsgate & WWE Studios Announces Comic Con Panel & Fan Signing

 
COMIC CON 2014 PANEL & FAN SIGNING

WWE Studios and Lionsgate will host a panel to highlight and share secrets from the set of their soon to be released collaborations Leprechaun: Origins and See No Evil 2. The panel will feature See No Evil 2  directors Jen and Sylvia Soska, the twisted twins of American Mary fame, who will be joined by their on-screen psychopath WWE Superstar Glenn “Kane” Jacobs and “scream queen” Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, Halloween 5). Also in attendance will be the director of Leprechaun: Origins, VFX guru Zach Lipovsky (Tasmanian Devils); and the star of the cult classic reboot, WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl. The panel will include See No Evil 2 and Leprechaun: Origins producer and WWE Studios president Michael Luisi, who will unveil the hotly anticipated and re-imagined looks of the new Leprechaun and Jacob Goodnight to fans.  The panel will be moderated by pop culture expert and television personality Carrie Keagan (formerly of VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan and G4's Attack of the Show!), and will take place in room #7AB at 7pm on Thursday, July 24th.

Adult Swim Announces Comic-Con Takeover!

Adult Swim Announces Annual San Diego Comic-Con Take-Over

The Meatwad Full Dome Experience Offers Surreal Visual Ride for Fans

Adult Swim Fun House Returns with Puzzling New Rooms

Series Panels for Fan Favorite Shows and New Series

Cartoon Networks Announces Panels, Screenings & Signings for SDCC

Cartoon Network Comedy Phenoms Set to Animate
Comic-Con® International: San Diego 2014

Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa and Clarence
Panels, Signings, Screenings and More!

 
Cartoon Network invades Comic-Con® International: San Diego 2014 showcasing all of its’ hit original animated comedy series with star studded panels, signings, screenings, costume contests, exclusive giveaways and more!  The Network will offer the ultimate fan experience! Get an inside look at the hottest animated shows on TV with exclusive clips, panels and Q&A sessions sure to answer all of those burning questions -- straight from the series creators, producers and voice talent.  Fanboys and fangirls rejoice! The epic Adventure Time ConQuest will return for the third consecutive year with an all new treasure-filled journey throughout the San Diego Convention Center. 

Always a favorite on the Convention floor, the Cartoon Network booth will pay homage to popular series Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa, and Clarence.  Fans can immerse themselves in their favorite shows, with three different one-of-a-kind “selfie” photo experiences and collect exclusive Comic-Con giveaways including five different Cartoon Network themed buttons each day.

The party doesn’t stop when the convention floor closes! For the first time ever, Cartoon Network will present special night time screenings exclusively for the Comic-Con audience, offering fans an insider look at some of their favorite shows.  Other Cartoon Network series featured at San Diego Comic-Con include Teen Titans Go!, LEGO® Ninjago, and LEGO® Legends of CHIMA™.

Below is a list of Cartoon Network series panels, fan events, screenings and signings at 2014 Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, July 24 - Sunday, July 27, 2014.  Events as well as series producers and talent scheduled to appear are subject to change. Details on the Adventure Time ConQuest will be announced shortly. 

Warner Bros. Television Announces SDCC TV Guide Covers

THE EPIC PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES!

WARNER BROS. TELEVISION AND TV GUIDE MAGAZINE JOIN FORCES
ONCE AGAIN ON A SPECIAL COMIC-CON® EDITION OF THE
MAGAZINE SHOWCASING THE STUDIO’S PROGRAMMING

The 2014 Edition Features Four Sets of Collectible Flip Covers, Including Arrow’s
Stephen Amell; The Flash’s Grant Gustin; The Following’s Kevin Bacon and
James Purefoy; Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles;
The Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder;
Constantine’s Matt Ryan; a Celebration of Batman’s 75th Anniversary; and Gotham

Available at the Warner Bros. Booth at Comic-Con, or on
Newsstands and Digital Platforms Beginning July 22

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 19th and 20th – and will be open from 11:00am - 6:00pm on both days across the city’s entire Japantown District.