Thursday, June 28, 2018

“FROM THE BRIDGE,” A Feature Doc Hosted by George Takei to be Unveiled at SDCC

FROM THE BRIDGE,” A DOCUMENTARY HOSTED BY GEORGE TAKEI, TO BE UNVEILED AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON Thursday, July 19th in Ballroom 20 at 10:00am:
GET READY FOR A WARP SPEED RIDE THROUGH THE HISTORY & EVOLUTION OF FANDOM

Writer/Director Spencer F. Lee presents a star infused panel moderated by Greg Grunberg

Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters Heads to Comic-Con

truTV's Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters will have their first ever panel at Comic Con on Thursday, July 19 at 2:15 PM in Ballroom 20.

Crawl inside the twisted mind of writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait in this panel discussion and exclusive sneak peek of the genre-hopping truTV anthology series. Joined by guest stars Jake HurwitzAmir Blumenfeldand Tara Lynne Barr, the acclaimed comedian breaks down the inspirations behind his series’ imaginative, satirical tales and the familiar film tropes which inspired them. 

Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters premieres Wednesday, July 11 at 10PM ET/PT on truTV.

Mr. Mercedes SDCC Panel Update

The Mr. Mercedes SDCC Panel will be held on Thursday, July 19 from 8-9pm PT at the San Diego Convention Center (Room 7AB).

Make sure to check out the Mr. Mercedes Immersive Experience during SDCC. More info in our previous post HERE.

MARVEL TELEVISION & Marvel ANIMATION at SDCC


Marvel Television and Marvel Animation at SDCC 2018 will feature panels, signings, an activation and more... Cloak & Dagger will make its Comic Con debut and will also have an Interactive Fan Activation at "The Experience" in Petco Park. Iron Fist, Legion, The Gifted, Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest and Marvel Rising and more. Check out the Panels and Signing Schedules below.

Bloodborne Weapon Collection by Gecco

Gecco Corp. announces 3 impressive weapons wielded by the player character of the video game "Bloodborne" and recreated as 1/6 scale figures.

Buffy To Co-SLAY Comic Con With Vampire Hunt

LOS ANGELES, CA (June 27, 2018) – To celebrate Buffy the Vampire Slayer, on Saturday, July 21st, 20th Century Fox Consumer Products invites Buffy fans on the first-ever Buffy Vampire Hunt through San Diego.  Every fan becomes a slayer as they must locate each ‘Vampire Nest’ across the Gaslamp District and throughout San Diego’s Convention Center. At each location, fans will be rewarded with a wide-range of prizes including Buffy Funko figures, posters, stickers, pins, t-shirts, comics and much more.

To participate and to start receiving maps and clues, potential Vampire Hunt Slayers must sign up at Shop.Fox.com, beginning on June 27th at 12 noon PST.  Additionally, Shop.Fox.com today unveils all-new exclusive Buffy merchandise to compliment the online retailer’s wide selection of apparel, books, figures, and accessories.

HBO Game of Thrones Exclusive Funko SDCC Exclusives

HBO Global Licensing announced their Funko SDCC Exclusives which is The Queen of Thorns, Lady Olenna Tyrell of Highgarden POP! Vinyl Figure and The famous dragons of Game of Thrones - Rhaegal, Drogon & Viserion , along with the ‘Icy’ Viserion in an exclusive Dorbz 4-Pack.

One:12 Collective Punisher: Special Ops Edition Summer Exclusive

The One:12 Collective Punisher: Special Ops Edition includes three head portraits, two encompassing the intensity of Frank Castle’s character and one all-new armored skull mask. He comes outfitted in an aramid fiber suit with ballistic plated protection and his classic skull insignia. The Punisher wears a duty belt with a knife sheath and comes well equipped with an impressive arsenal. A duffle bag with a functional zipper is included for weapon storage.
Waging a one-man war on crime, the Punisher utilizes his vast military skills to brutally serve justice to those he deems deserving.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Universal Monsters Boodega Pop-Up Shop

Super7 will have not one but two Pop-Up shops this year. The second pop-up shop is the Universal Monsters Boodega which will open Friday, July 20th to Sunday, July 22nd during SDCC. Really excited to see this Pop-Up and to see what exclusives will be there as well as the Super7 store transformed into the Monstore.

Pop-Up Shop Hours:
Friday (7/20) from 9:00pm to Midnight,
Saturday (7/21) from 11:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday (7/22) from 11:00am to 5:00pm.

She-Ra Princess of Power & The Evil Horde Keshi Surprise

Pick up She-Ra Princess of Power & The Evil Horde Keshi Surprise blind box debuts exclusively at Hordak's Lair Pop-Up Shop during SDCC (July 18-19). Not only does these come with a mini figure but they also come with a sticker! $4 per blind box.

"Rampage" star JASON LILES is Headed to SDCC + Warner Bros Unique Installation

Warner Bros. is bringing a special replica of the silverback albino gorilla to San Diego Comic Con July 19 - 22 with a unique installation adjacent to the Omni Hotel JASON LILES, who portrayed "Rampage's" 'George' to unanimous critical lauds, will be at SDCC '18 all four days timed to the DVD/BluRay release (July 17th). 

Jason will be officially greeting fans in the Sails Pavilion on Thursday, July 19 (10am-2pm) and Sunday, July 22 (10am-2pm)

Liles' next big screen role as 'King Ghidorah,' a kaiju film monster that has golden-scaled wings and three heads in Legendary and Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla: King of Monsters,” is expected to be the big box office hit coming out March 22, 2019. His work alongside two accompolished mo-cap actors, without a doubt, will be a focal point of the final version of the famous monster. In the film, Godzilla is pitted against some of the biggest monsters in pop culture history.   

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Updated: Bluefin Announces 2018 Comic-Con Exclusives From Bandai Spirits Hobby

BLUEFIN PRESENTS STUNNINGLY DETAILED EXCLUSIVE KITS FROM BANDAI SPIRITS HOBBY FOR STAR WARS AND DRAGON BALL FOR COMIC-CON 2018

Bluefin’s Booth Will Offer A Variety Of Easy To Assemble Kits For Top Pop Culture, Sci-Fi And Anime Properties; Scores Of New GunPla Kits Also Available!!


Gentle Giant's Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight Mini Bust SDCC Exclusive

Gentle Giant announced their fifth SDCC exclusive which is the Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight Mini Bust. This bust also lights up! It has a switch so you can turn it on and off. 1/6 scale and each one is hand-cast, hand-painted and hand-numbered with a Certificate of Authenticity.

You can purchase this at Gentle Giant's Booth #3513 during SDCC. If you are a Platinum Premiere Guild Member you can order this now and they will ship after the convention ends. On 6/27 at 9:30 AM PST Gold Premiere Guild Member can pre-order and on Thursday, 6/28 at 9:30 AM PST is open to all PGMs. Each day there is a set amount set aside so once they are gone, you'll have to try and get it at SDCC. Good Luck!

Well Go USA Cut Throat City & BuyBust Panels at SDCC 2018


Well Go USA will have 2 panels this year at SDCC. Details below:


21st Annual Superhero Kung Fu Extravaganza
When: Thursday, July 19th from 8:00pm-10:30pm

Where: Room 6A

 
The whole world of action films is changing and we’re changing with it! This time Ric Meyers (Prof. Ric’s Action Film Autopsy) is staging an international summit of filmmakers, fighters, and fans from America and Asia to celebrate the best in movie mayhem with premieres, sneak peeks, and clips of 2018’s most mind-boggling, eye-bulging, jaw-dropping fight scenes. Already scheduled to appear are Comedy Film Nerds Graham Elwood (First Nations Comedy Experience) and Chris Mancini (Conversations from the Abyss), Eric Jacobus (God of War), Clayton Barber (Black Panther), Alvin Hsing (Luke Cage), Roger Yuan (Skyfall), and Erik Matti & Brandon Vera (BuyBust).  Hey, we’re twenty-one this year. Let’s party!

Laughing Prince Adam Hordak's Lair SDCC Exclusive Figure

Laughing Prince Adam will be an exclusive release at Hordak's Lair during SDCC. Hordak's Lair will be open on July 18-19th only. This is going to be one awesome exclusive to get your hands. Could this be one of the best exclusives at SDCC this year? Laughing Prince Adam can be yours for $35.