Thursday, July 2, 2015

Wil Wheaton for Project UROK + Project UROK at SD Comic Con

The video above is Wil Wheaton's amazing video about depression and anxiety for Project UROK.  


 Project UROK, a mental health non-profit for young people (the "It Gets Better" of mental illness) is coming to San Diego Comic Con! Founder and CEO Jenny Jaffe will be appearing on a panel called The India Inkblot Test: Why Comics Are Good for Mental Health, and Mental Health is Good for Comics on Saturday at 11:00am.

Nerd Nite at SDCC

National Geographic Channel invites you to Nerd Nite at San Diego's Comic-Con next Friday, July 10th from 7:00 – 10:30 PM at SILO in Makers Quarter (753 15th Street, San Diego, CA).

The event will feature free food, trivia (with amazing prizes!) and incredible presentations including: "The Science of Jurassic World," by paleontologist Trevor Valle; "Shop Class 2.0," by Joan Horvath and Rich "Whosawhatsis" Cameron, co-founders of Maker Technology Consultancy Nonscriptum LLC; and "Dead Life: Making a Living in Taxidermy," by award-winning taxidermist Allis Markham.

More PREVIEWS Exclusive Godzilla Vinyl Wars from Medicom

Collect the Coolest Kaiju with New Godzilla Vinyl Wars Sofubi in July PREVIEWS

(BALTIMORE, MD) – (July 2, 2015)-Exclusive Godzilla Vinyl Wars (GVW) soft vinyl Sofubi figures from the MEDICOM Toy Corporation return in the July PREVIEWS catalog for fans to pre-order. This wave of GVW figures features two different incarnations of the world’s most famous kaiju, as well as another popular monster from Godzilla movies, and all are scheduled to release in comic book specialty shops in late September 2015.

Super7 x Secret Base x Steve Caballero Cab Dragon Release & Signing at SDCC 2015

Super7 x Secret Base collaborates with Skateboarding Icon Steve Caballero to debut the Cab Dragon Vinyl Figure for $50. The Cab Dragon has a removeable mask which reveals Steve Caballero. Steve Caballero will be signing on Saturday, July 11th at 2pm at Super7's Booth #4945.

DKE Toys x MannyX's Bad Acid Release at SDCC 2015

DKE Toys will be releasing MannyX of Iconoclast Toys' Bad Acid figures at SDCC 2015. Edition of 20 and will cost $55 each.
"Hand cast and hand painted by MannyX and his new brand Iconoclast Toys. There are lots of variations in the color so we are pretty sure this is a multiple color resin pour. This is a follow up to his Black Bart figure. Bootleg Bart has hundreds and hundreds of posts on IG each with a unique bootleg Bart Simpsons shirt. The card back is based on the original 80s Mattel Simpsons line. Figure is to scale as well at about 3.5 inches."

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Gecco's Bloodborne "Hunter" Statue to be Revealed at SDCC

Gecco's Bloodborne "Hunter" Statue to be Unveiled at SDCC. They just got the paint approval from the video game developing team and SDCC will be the place for it's first public viewing. Stop by booth #5146 to get your first look.

DKE Toys x Falcontoys Return of the Tar-martian SDCC 2015

DKE Toys will be releasing Return of the Tar-martian by Falcontoys at SDCC 2015. These are hand casted and painted 3 ¾” carded figure. Based loosely on the Mars Attack Alien, Falcon Toys has mashed this one up with expert detail. Only 15 made. $85 each.

Rotofugi Announces a Trio of Custom Muscamoots for SDCC 2015

Squibbles Ink x Rotofugi will have a 3 Custom Muscamoots for sale at SDCC 2015. They are $150 (tax included) each and are first come first serve. Muscamoot is designed and scultpted by Chris Ryniak. These are customized by Joe Somers and Kirby Kerr. Purchase these at Booth #5248.

Dead Zebra x Andrew Bell's Summer Edition "Lifeguard' & "Shark Diver" 2-pc Android Set for SDCC 2015

Dead Zebra x Andrew Bell will releasing their Summer Edition "Lifeguard" & "Shark Diver" 2-PC Android Mini Collectibles Set at SDCC 2015. They will also have t-shirts, prints, toys, stickers and more. You can pick this set up for $20 at the Dumbrella Booth #1335.

Super7 Announces More SDCC MOTU Exclusives

Super7 announced more Masters of the Universe SDCC 2015 Exclusives. He-Man & Skeletor Resin figures by Amanda Visell. These are all handcrafted and are limited. These will cost $100 each and limited to one set per person. The next MOTU exclusives are the Giant Size Test Shot He-Man & Skeletor figures. These are packaged on a blister card. Limit of one set per person. $95 for each figure. These exclusives are only available at the Skeletor's Lair. You must have a Skeletoken before you can enter to purchase these exclusives.

Diamond Select Toys Announces Panels, Party and Promos For Comic-Con International 2015

Diamond Select Toys is planning to be at the center of that fire! Once again, DST will set up shop at Comic-Con International, at the San Diego Convention Center, from July 8th through the 12th. They’ll be showing off new products and selling exclusive toys at booth #2607, as well as hosting panels, throwing parties and giving away cool swag!

On Preview Night, July 8, be sure to stop by Booth #2607 first, to check out Diamond Select’s new setup, with larger display cases and a more navigable floor space. Exclusive toy products will be on sale (see a complete list here: http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/diamond-select-toys-offers-an-array-of-exclusives-at-comic-con-2015), as well as plenty of regular releases, and many, many upcoming items will be on display! And if you’re looking for an in-stock, non-exclusive item that we don’t have at the booth, you’ll be able to order it from the DST website, right there on the show floor, and get free shipping!

Comic-Con - Musical Anatomy of a Superhero featuring Ant-Man, Avengers, Mad Max & More

From the ominous horns of Jaws signaling fear, to the inspiring theme for Star Wars, music has always been an important supporting character in movies. For the superhero genre, the music reflects these emotions and more. Leading Hollywood Film & TV composers offer a behind the scenes look at the music of today’s biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and never before heard music.

Now in its third year, the panel has become a Comic-Con favorite that debuts film and TV clips from upcoming projects. Composers discuss collaborating with the directors and the challenges involved in telling a story with music. The panelists emphasize the integral nature that music plays within TV shows and movies. The panel is produced by Costa Communications and sponsored by ASCAP.

ATTICUS ROSS SIGNS ON TO SCORE ROBERT KIRKMAN’S UPCOMING SERIES OUTCAST

Los Angeles, July 1, 2015 – FOX International Studios (FIS) today announced that Atticus Ross, Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning composer, producer and electronic musician is on board to score Robert Kirkman’s upcoming exorcism drama, Outcast, produced for Cinemax by FOX International Studios (FIS). This marks Ross’ television series score debut.
Ross’ acclaimed film work includes the score for David Fincher’s The Social Network, which earned him the Oscar and the Golden Globe, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Gone Girl with long-time collaborator Trent Reznor. He also composed the music for Hughes Brothers’ The Book of Eli, Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy and Michael Mann’s Blackhat among others. Ross first garnered attention in the mid-1990’s as a programmer for Tim Simeon’s Bomb the Bass, and later for co-producing and programming five Nine Inch Nails albums with Reznor: With Teeth, Year Zero, The Slip, the instrumental Ghosts I-IV and Hesitation Marks.

DARK HORSE DELIVERS ‘PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE’ SERIES!

GET THE EXCLUSIVE STORY BEHIND DR. ZOMBOSS’S CAPTURE OF SUBURBIA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Blooming out of the worldwide success—over one million copies sold!—of Plants vs. Zombies™: Lawnmageddon, Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse, and the new Plants vs. Zombies ongoing series comes a new comic masterpiece, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare!

DYNAMITE ANNOUNCES THE ART OF JOSE GONZALEZ

DYNAMITE PROUDLY ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER 2015 RELEASE OF
THE ART OF JOSE GONZALEZ
A CAREER RETROSPECTIVE
OF THE PREMIER VAMPIRELLA ARTIST


July 1, 2015, Mt. Laurel, NJ:  Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that acclaimed artist Jose "Pepe" Gonzalez will be the subject of a career retrospective in the upcoming September release of The Art of Jose Gonzalez, a 250-page hardcover collection of his illustrations from fantasy and horror comic books, commercial advertising, personal commissions, and more. Narrated by author, artist, and historian David Roach (The Warren Companion), the massive tome also features an introduction by fan-favorite painter Joe Jusko.