Tuesday, July 2, 2019

MONDO Announces First Wave Of SDCC 2019 Exclusives

MONDO ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF
SAN DIEGO COMIC CON EXCLUSIVES

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT SOUNDTRACK ON VINYL
& COLLECTIBLE PINS

BLADE RUNNER 2049 SOUNDTRACK ON VINYL

SDCC 2019 Exclusive SPAWN Merchandise

Tempe, AZ – July 2, 2019 – On the historic road to SPAWN 300 and 301, Todd McFarlane Productions will be relaunching licensed SPAWN merchandise for the first time in over a decade. The creator of SPAWN himself, Todd McFarlane, has placed extra care into curating each piece of the SPAWN Merchandise collection to ensure that it reflects the iconic superhero in the truest form. The release will signify Todd McFarlane’s momentous return to pencil and ink for SPAWN 300 and 301. Issue 301 will officially make SPAWN the Longest-Running Creator Owned Comic in the World!

FX Networks Returns to SDCC with American Horror Story Activation & More

FX NETWORKS RETURNS TO SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON WITH AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984 - FACE THE DARKNESS ACTIVATION 

The FX Fearless Forum Space Located at the Hilton Bayfront Park Will Also Host Themed Activations From What We Do in the Shadows, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Archer, and a Nightly Projection Stunt From BARTKRESA studio and FX Design Learn More Now at FXSDCC.com 

WBHE & WAC Announce SDCC 2019 Premieres, Panels, Activations and More


WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERES OF
BATMAN: HUSH,
TEEN TITANS GO! VS. TEEN TITANS,
LEGO® DC: BATMAN – FAMILY MATTERS,
SCOOBY-DOO! RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND
AND A SHAZAM! DOCUMENTARY,
PLUS PANELS CELEBRATING
BATMAN BEYOND 20TH ANNIVERSARY,
SCOOBY-DOO’S 50TH BIRTHDAY BASH,
AND A PAIR OF HORROR HELPINGS –
CRITTERS ATTACKS! &
THE BANANA SPLITS MOVIE
AT 2018 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL

IMMERSIVE FAN EXPERIENCES FEATURE 2019 HIT FILMS
POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU AND SHAZAM!

Premieres, Panels, Activations and Signings
in San Diego over July 17-21 Weekend

TRAVEL CHANNEL BRINGS HIT SERIES 'RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!' AND 'GHOST ADVENTURES' TO SDCC

TRAVEL CHANNEL BRINGS HIT SERIES ‘RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!’ AND
‘GHOST ADVENTURES’ TO SAN DIEGO TO HEADLINE PANELS AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL

In Celebration of its 100th Anniversary, Ripley’s to Host Interactive
‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ Car Lot Activation All Weekend Long

Superheroes and Star Wars: Theatre Box® to Celebrate Comic-Con International with Movie-Inspired Menu


SAN DIEGO (July 1, 2019) – Theatre Box®, the Gaslamp Quarter’s new luxury theatre, dining and entertainment complex, will introduce a menu for Comic-Con International inspired by new releases from Disney, Marvel and more, available Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21.

The limited-edition menu, available to order in Theatre Box’s full-service restaurant, Sugar Factory American Brasserie; or at the push of a button in TCL Chinese Theatre’s luxury dine-in cinema, will include:
  • The Deadpool Wrap, a tomato tortilla filled with crispy chicken, romaine lettuce, parmesan, croutons and buffalo dressing;
  • Do or Do Not Yoda Wrap, a spinach tortilla filled with turkey, bacon, tomato, lettuce, avocado and chipotle aioli;
  • The Wonder Woman Salad, a mixture of quinoa, kale, tomato, cucumber, carrots, mint, basil and lemon vinaigrette;
  • The Iron Fist Salad, made with farro, strawberries, baby arugula, goat cheese, shaved fennel, crispy shallots and balsamic vinaigrette;
  • Captain America Burger, a certified Black Angus beef patty topped with Vermont white cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickles, crispy onions and Sugar Factory sauce sandwiched between blue brioche bun;
  • Shazam! Hot Dog, topped with aged cheddar cheese and relish, served on a brioche bun;
  • Hulk Sliders, Sugar Factory’s classic miniature burgers served on green buns with American cheese, crispy onions, Sugar Factory sauce and a take-home duckie.

Complete menus, movie showtimes and more information about Theatre Box is available on the website at www.theatrebox.com, and on FacebookInstagram and Twitter at @TheatreBoxSD.

EXODUS ANNOUNCE INTIMATE PERFORMANCE AT COMIC-CON 2019

Metal and comics will once again come together as one at the 50th anniversary of San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC) with a special live performance from Bay Area thrash metal legends,EXODUS! The intimate event, coined Bonded By Con, will commence on Thursday, July 18 at the House of Blues.

Shout! Factory The Howling Statue SDCC 2019 Exclusive

Shout! Factory has an exclusive The Howling (bloody variant) Statue for SDCC 2019 up for pre-order HERE for $69.99. This version is a pre-order to pick up at comic-con.

CBS STUDIOS BEAMS INTO COMIC-CON® WITH FIRST-EVER “STAR TREK” UNIVERSE BLOCK AND PREMIERE SCREENINGS OF “EVIL” AND “NANCY DREW”


LOS ANGELES – July 1, 2019 – CBS Television Studios will kick off San Diego Comic-Con® with exclusive world premiere screenings of its new series EVIL for CBS and NANCY DREW for The CW on Thursday, July 18. As previously announced, cast and producers of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS and STAR TREK: PICARD will beam into HALL H for a first-ever “Star Trek” universe back-to-back panel block on Saturday, July 20.

MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS 2019 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON LINE-UP

MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS 2019 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON LINE-UP
FEATURING EXCLUSIVE PANELS, SIGNINGS, AND LIVE-STREAM COVERAGE FROM MARVEL.COM

Fan-Favorite Television Series ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Will Make Its Hall H Debut

A Hall H Return with Marvel’s Hottest Games

Marvel New Media Celebrates 10 Years of ‘Women of Marvel’

Exclusive Variant Comic Books in Marvel Comics Panels

Stop By the Marvel Booth (#2329) - A Must-Visit Destination for Autograph Signings, Exclusive Marvel San Diego Comic-Con Merchandise and Giveaways, Livestream Broadcasts from Marvel.com and Much More

Join the conversation using #MarvelSDCC

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled’s Grand Prix Has Arrived

Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has officially launched and is showing no signs of slowing down. Currently rated an 80+ on Metacritic and GameRankings, Beenox’s remastered experience has fans all around the world revving up their engines. And, starting this week, the race continues with the release of the game’s first ever Grand Prix!

On July 3 at 12:00 AM GMT (July 2 5:00PM PDT), all Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueledplayers that purchased the game will get the first Grand Prix* season called Nitro Tourpushed to their consoles for free – which gives fans more game to love, including a brand-new track, Twilight Tour, to conquer.

Twilight Tour will take players on an epic ride through a middle east-inspired track! Players will enjoy racing through the track that shifts from day to night during gameplay. What’s more, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled players will be able to compete in Grand Prix challenges* and fuel up their “Nitro Gauge” (XP) with Nitro points, to earn rewards, such as a new character (Tawna), new character skins, new karts, and new kart customization items. Also, as part of the content being offered during the Nitro Tour Grand Prix, the in-game Pit Stop is being updated with new characters, skins, karts, and kart customization items. Players can use the Wumpa Coins* that they earn by playing the game to unlock additional cool items, such as the Nitro Squad as playable characters for the first time. Formerly known as the Trophy Girls in the original CTR, the Nitro Squad have come to compete as some of the fiercest racers around!

For more information, players can head over to CTR TV, the in-game news channel where hosts Chick and Stew revealed some of the fun awaiting players in the Grand Prix and more.

Nickelodeon SDCC 2019 Exclusives



Nickelodeon has some hot new retail items exclusive to San Diego Comic-Con 2019 that are only available at the Nick booth (#4113).

Nickelodeon is celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants by inviting fans to enter into the world of Bikini Bottom at Comic-Con International: San Diego July 18-21, 2019. Attendees can grab both new and nostalgic Nick retail items spanning SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats and more.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Exclusive Shredder Figure
The Shredder is back!  Based on Nickelodeon’s Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Shredder figure comes ready to attack! The Turtles’ ultimate nemesis stands nearly 6” tall and features a ball-joint articulated head with a sinister facial expression and glowing red eyes, a body molded in a translucent brown with gray, metallic-sprayed armor, and shredding claw weapon accessories. He also has slide joint neck articulation, waist articulation, ball-joint articulated shoulders, and hips, knee and ankle articulation so you can pose him in hundreds of different ways.

Shredder comes packed out in a highly-collectible, uniquely-styled, five-sided penta-shaped window box placed in a protective white mailer box calling out the “2019 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Shredder” name.

SRP: $30.00

NETFLIX Announces San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Official Lineup



Netflix unveiled their exciting San Diego Comic-Con line up on their exclusive NX social handles. The global streaming service will host two Hall H panels on Friday, July 19, 2019, in celebration of their highly anticipated new series: The Witcher & The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

  • THE WITCHER: A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Friday, 7/19/2019; 2:15PM - 3:00PM
Hall H
Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, THE WITCHER is an epic tale of fate and family.  Be among the first to get the exclusive scoop on the highly anticipated new Netflix original series centering around famed monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia. Be introduced to the world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, gnomes, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified.  Netflix.com/TheWitcher

THE WITCHER fans can follow official show news on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.


  • NETFLIX PRESENTS: THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE
Hall H
Friday, 7/19/2019; 3:30PM - 5:15PM
Netflix presents an exclusive sneak peek at the highly-anticipated fantasy series, THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE, based on Jim  Henson’s groundbreaking 1982 feature film, THE DARK CRYSTAL. In this stunning new prequel, three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis’ power, and set out on an epic journey to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world. Realized using classic puppetry with cutting edge visual effects, the cast and creators discuss all of your burning questions about bringing Thra to life. Netflix.com/TheDarkCrystal

THE DARK CRYSTAL fans can follow official show news on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.

BLIZZARD AND LEGO REVEAL OVERWATCH JUNKERTOWN SETS & ANNOUNCE TWITCH RIVALS OVERWATCH TOURNAMENT ON JULY 25


New heroes arrive in two upcoming LEGO Overwatch sets, Wrecking Ball ($19.99), piloted by fan favorite Hammond the hamster, and Junkrat & Roadhog ($49.99), inspired by the Junkertown map, which will be seen for the first time at the Blizzard Entertainment booth (#140) at San Diego Comic-Con before they are available in October this year. 

In addition to revealing two new building sets, the LEGO Group is announcing they are hosting a day-long Twitch Rivals Overwatch tournament on July 25 in which teams are battling for a special prize! Stay tuned for this and more exclusive surprises soon!

Batman Induction Into Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame

Kicking-off this year's Comic-Con is a special ceremony inducting DC's Batman into the Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame. Taking place during THE GATHERING, Comic-Con Museum's first annual fundraiser, the "black carpet" event will also mark the first time a comic book character has been given that honor. 

Batman's Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame Induction will take place on Wednesday, July 17 from 5 p.m. to midnight at 2131 Pan American Plaza, the museum's future home in Balboa Park. Tickets are available at www.ccmgathering.org.