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San Diego PR Runaround – ShiftyLook To Toddland To Scott Pilgrim
From my inbox to your eyes…
ShiftyLook:
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., a subsidiary of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. (TYO: 7832), announced today a fun-filled weekend of special events to occur during the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con (held from July 12 to 15, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center). Activities include an industry-only party, a huge freeplay arcade, an action-packed Saturday panel and a stage throughout the weekend filled with non-stop happenings. ShiftyLook can be accessed at shiftylook.com.
"Comic-Con is center of the pop culture universe come July, so it made a lot of sense for us to be there in a big way," said Rob Pereyda, Producer & Editor-in-Chief of ShiftyLook. "We hope that fans enjoy all the activities we have planned, especially the massive freeplay arcade we've put together."
Facilitated by NAMCO Entertainment Inc. of Chicago, the ShiftyLook Freeplay Arcade boasts Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and over a dozen other arcade games. Located across the street from the San Diego Convention Center at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quater's beautifully spacious terrace, the arcade will open at 12:00PM daily and close at 6:00PM on Thursday, 10:00PM on Friday and Saturday, and 8:00PM on Sunday.
Kicking-off the convention on Thursday night will be ShiftyLook Presents the Most Retro Comic-Con Party (Ever!), taking over the arcade and entire terrace of the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, with ShiftyLook partners, press and comic creators present for a night of festivities. Although not open to the public, fans can follow along via the official Google+ Events On Air page: http://goo.gl/i6TZ9 for constant photos and video throughout the evening.
Special events will occur at the ShiftyLook Stage all weekend. Visit shiftylook.com or its social media outlets for the complete stage schedule prior to the convention. Fans can share photos of the ShiftyLook Freeplay Arcade and/or stage at the official Google+ Events page: http://goo.gl/OPAoB for constant photos and video throughout the weekend.
Finally, ShiftyLook will host its biggest panel ever on Saturday, July 14th at 11:00AM in Room 25ABC of the San Diego Convention Center. Appearing at the panel will be ShiftyLook's Rob Pereyda, Bravoman writer Matt Moylan and artist Dax Gordine, Dig Dug 30th Anniversary contributors Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub (making an announcement) and legendary voice actor Rob Paulsen (making another announcement). This will be the most amazing ShiftyLook panel ever, so don't miss it!
Gringo:
Get the Gringo, the latest action-comedy starring Mel Gibson, will be making its debut on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download July 17, 2012
Before the film comes home, it will be making an apperance at SDCC at Fox Booth #4313, where attendees can pre-order the film and participate in numerous activities. Fans will also be treated to loads of cool swag, including an exclusive mini-poster where fans are tasked to find the 'Gringo's'.
In addition to the mini-posters, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be hosting a few fun activities to promote the release, including photo-ops with Lucha libre wrestlers and sexy ring girls (on Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14, 2012).
Attendees can also take part in the #GetheGringo San Diego Comic-con social media experience. The ring girls will be carrying posters with an exclusive QR code and fans who scan the code, post photos of the wrestlers via Twitter (using #GettheGringo) or upload pictures to Facebook, will receive a voucher for a free taco from Lucha Libre Taco Shop in San Diego.
Fans are also be encouraged to 'like' Get the gringo on Facebook via: https://www.facebook.com/GetTheGringo
The Character Of Music:
The Character of Music at Comic-Con
>With acclaimed composers Blake Neeley (Arrow), Chris Lennertz (Revolution, Supernatural), Joseph Trapanese (TRON:Uprising), and Nathan Johnson (Looper).
Taking place, Thursday, July 12, 2012 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm at the San Diego Convention Center, room 5AB.
Highly acclaimed and influential composers and executives, Blake Neeley/Marc Guggenheim (Arrow), Chris Lennertz/Todd Aronauer (Supernatural), Joseph Trapanese /Charlie Bean (TRON:Uprising), and Nathan Johnson/Rian Johnson (Looper) will discuss their working relationship, how music plays a character in their stories, and the intense process of scoring their projects. Anne Cecere, Director of Film & TV Relations at BMI, and Chandler Poling, Founder of White Bear PR, will moderate the panel.
Attendees will get a sneak peek into the composer's process of scoring and will receive fun giveaways.
Panelist interviews begin at 4:30pm in AQUA room 310 at the Hilton Bayfront.
Toddland and Huckleberry:
Figured we'd share with you guys since we're guessing you'll be interested in the prints news we have regarding what we are launching for comic con! Any love you'd give us on it would be super duper appreciated! See below for our pseudo press release on all our goings on next week! thanks!!! – stay rad. cliff at toddland
Huckleberry (booth #3449) has partnered up this year with the fine folks of toddland to bring a whole new level of radness to san diego comic con. (SDCC12) Huckleberry joined up with the toddland design team to bring their own clever and quirky spin some items for SDCC this year and you won't be disappointed. With awesome artist friends like Whalen, Doyle, and Perillo, toddland has a roster of some pretty special limited releases, and an arsenal of things than you need to take home with you before it sells out. As always with toddland, everything is super limited, and with Adventure time, Yo Gabba Gabba, and the Aquabats in the mix, what we've seen so far is all pretty awesome and definitely won't last long. Coming from the company whose mission statement is, "make rad stuff", you're going to be pretty stoked with what they came up with over at the toddland labs to share with their comic con friends.
Tom Whalen:
– Land of the Lost print
– regular edition (green) of 125 pcs, $60
– variant edition (purple) of 75 pcs $85
Tim Doyle:
– Yo Gabba Gabba Muno print
– 1st in the series of Tim Doyle Yo Gabba Gabba Prints
– regular edition of 130 pcs, $40.00
– variant edition (glow in the dark ink) of 30 pcs, $60.00
Dave Perillo:
– The Aquabats! print
– regular edition of 150 pcs, $25.00
– variant (The Sandfleas!) edition of 40 pcs, $35.00
&
– H.R. Pufnstuf print
– regular edition (blue) of 125 pcs, $50.00
– variant edition (red) of 75 pcs, $75.00
Pendleton Ward Hand drawn sweater (Adventure Time)
– Pen specially designed this sweater just for his friends at toddland, and they printed it and only made 75 of them.
– limited to 75 pcs, $75Japanese Brobee super limited edition tees (Yo Gabba Gabba)
– limited to 150 of each color, (Yellow, Black, Gray), these are $20Adventure time:
There will be a whole bunch of totally rhombus Adventure Time gear to pick up, including Jake Sweatpants ($25), Jake Sweatshirt ($30), Lady Rainacorn and Jake belts ($18 each), a bunch of awesome socks ($12), pillows ($15), and Air Fresheners ($5 each, and yes there is a Marceline!). The Huckleberry booth is also a stop on the Adventure Time Cartoon Network "Con-Quest", so come by and get stamped. Also, don't forget to check out the Cartoon Network Adventure Time Panel on Saturday, July 14th, at 11:15am in room 6A.Yo Gabba Gabba:
In addition to the Tim Doyle prints and the Japanese Brobee shirts, they will have all of their Yo Gabba Gabba charachter wallets as well. Never a dull moment with toddland, their Brobee wallet is made out of fur (not real fur), the Muno wallet actually has bumps on it, and the Plex wallet has a snap shut antenna! Also, DJ Lance AND Muno will be in the booth (#3449) on Friday from 11am-3pm for photos.The Aquabats!:
Dave Perillo always wanted to work on an Aquabats piece, so they put rad with rad and made it happen. Then, MC Bat Commander (he has toddland on speed dial) requested that they make a whole bunch of crazy stuff to share with their fans at comic con. So poof! (thats what magic sounds like), it happened. They've got Aquabats capes ($10), special wallets ($20), A Uniform underpants set ($25), Aquabats Pajama Party set ($30) and some other craziness like socks ($12), boxers ($15), pillows ($15), and floating keychains ($5)! The Aquabats panel is Friday night from 8pm-9pm in room 7B. Keeping the comic con tradition alive, they will be performing at the House of Blues San Diego on Saturday night (Doors at 630), and all the Aquabats will be in the booth on Saturday from 11am – 1pm for photo op and signing!Toddland:
And for those of you wondering, they will of course have the toddland world famous cheeseburger wallets ($24), hot dog and corn dog coin purses ($18), the world's largest gummy bear ($36), the worlds largest gummy worm ($28), and all the other toddland bounties on hand that only they could make. Like wrist fanny packs… yes, fanny packs for your wrist ($5).see you all at Huckleberry (booth #3449)
Oni Press
San Diego Comic Con is rapidly approaching next week and we wanted to get some information to the internets prior, so everyone can budget their time and money accordingly. There has been a lot of talk in the universe concerning the Evil and Collector's Edition of the Scott Pilgrim series, so we wanted to clear some things up. These editions will only be available at our booth (#1833) next week and starting August 8th, they will be available at onipress.com, along with the regular color edition. We will NOT have the regular color edition of Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1 at San Diego Comic-Con.
We are limiting the Collector's and Evil Edition at 2 per customer. For more information on these editions go here: http://www.onipress.com/
GetGlue and Warners
Fans Checking-in on GetGlue to Warner Bros. Television Series Panels at #WBSDCC
Will Unlock Unique Stickers and Can Get Bonus Stickers by Visiting the
"Extra at Comic-Con®" Stage and the Warner Bros. BoothCollect Stickers for 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, Cult, The Following,
Fringe, Nikita, Revolution, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries,
Childrens Hospital, DC Nation and MADTwitter Pitch: Unlock unique @getglue stickers @Comic_Con when checking-in at Warner Bros. TV series panels: http://bit.ly/NiYvoP #WBSDCC #SDCC
BURBANK, Calif. (July 5, 2012) — Comic-Con just got even cooler. This year, fans at Comic-Con International: San Diego — and even fans who are enjoying the action from afar — can check-in on entertainment social network GetGlue to unlock one-of-a-kind stickers for Warner Bros. Television series at their Comic-Con panel sessions.
For a preview of the Fringe sticker, based upon the show's Comic-Con 2012 poster designed by FOX, click here: http://bit.ly/NiYvoP
And if you forget to check-in at a panel because you got caught up in the excitement of seeing The Big Bang Theory cast in person or realized after seeing Nikita's Maggie Q that looks really can kill, make like MAD's Alfred E. Neuman and say, "What, me worry?" … because the special Comic-Con stickers will be available each day — for the duration of the day — during the Con on GetGlue, not simply for each individual event.
Join Ryan Hardy (star Kevin Bacon) in the hunt for serial killer Joe Carroll (star James Purefoy) with a special sticker for highly anticipated new drama The Following, from executive producer Kevin Williamson
See what stickers made it through the universal blackout with Revolution, from executive producer J.J. Abrams, Supernatural's Eric Kripke and Iron Man's Jon Favreau
Find out what lurks between universes — yet exists on GetGlue — when you unlock the Fringe sticker
Check out comedy, music, video game demos and the Dark Knight's ride at the Extra at Comic-Con stage located in Bayfront Park, and explore the custom surprises waiting when you check-in on GetGlue
And much more!
To unlock these special stickers created especially for #WBSDCC, check-in to the following series panels during Comic-Con at the links below on the dates provided. And don't forget to check-in when you visit the Extra at Comic-Con outdoor stage or the Warner Bros. Booth. And remember: users of GetGlue will get actual stickers mailed to them after unlocking 20 virtual ones. Now that's something you can't put in your swag bag!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11
Preview Night Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings (6:00–9:45 p.m. Ballroom 20):
666 Park Avenue: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/666_park_avenue
Arrow: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/arrow
Cult: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/cult
The Following: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/following
Revolution: http://getglue.com/tv_shows/revolution THURSDAY, JULY 12
MAD (12:45–1:45 p.m. Room 6DE): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/
mad
Nikita (6:00–7:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/nikita FRIDAY, JULY 13
Cult (11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/
cult
The Big Bang Theory (12:05–1:05 p.m. Hall H): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/big_bang_theory
666 Park Avenue (12:45–1:45 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/666_park_avenue
Childrens Hospital (1:00–1:45 p.m. Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/childrens_hospital
Arrow (3:00–4:00 p.m. Ballroom 20): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/arrow SATURDAY, JULY 14
The Vampire Diaries (3:30–4:15 p.m. Ballroom 20): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/
vampire_diaries
The Following (4:00–5:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/following
Person of Interest (5:15–6:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/person_of_interest
Revolution (6:00–7:00 p.m. Room 6BCF): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/revolution SUNDAY, JULY 15
Fringe (10:00–11:00 a.m. Hall H): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/
fringe
Supernatural (11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Hall H): http://getglue.com/tv_shows/supernatural
DC Nation (1:00–2:00 p.m. Room 6BCF):
o http://getglue.com/tv_shows/green_lantern_animated_series
o http://getglue.com/tv_shows/young_justice For additional information about Warner Bros.' activities at Comic-Con, follow us on Twitter @TheWBdotcom (hashtag #WBSDCC) and visit www.thewb.com/comiccon.
Kathyrn Leigh Scott
Scott will be signing her latest book Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood at Hermes Press' booth (#1821) during the San Diego International Comic-Con July 12-14. Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood takes a look back at five decades of the beloved classic soap opera that made sympathetic vampire Barnabas Collins a popculture phenomenon. With a Foreword by Jonathan Frid, who created the role of Barnabas Collins, this new book includes hundreds of rare photographs and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from Kathryn Leigh Scott (Josette DuPrés), Jonathan Frid (Barnabas Collins), Lara Parker (Angelique Bouchard) and David Selby (Quentin Collins), who appear in cameo roles with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Michelle Pfeiffer in the new Gothic epic feature film Dark Shadows released May 2012. With the ongoing fascination for all things vampiric, this book, about the making of the new film and the history of the original series, is an enticing volume for new and old fans alike.
Also, stick around to hear some behind-the-scenes extras about Tim Buton's Dark Shadowsmovie that Scott appeared in when visiting Hermes Press' booth!
Additionally Hermes Press will premiere Volume Five, the final volume, of it's complete reprint of the classic Gold Key Dark Shadows comic books! Available only at Comic-Con!
Com.X:
We can't quite believe it ourselves, but San Diego Comic Con 2012 is almost upon us again. We'll be exhibiting at booth #1734 at the convention center and will be debuting our latest book, 'Monster Myths.'
Voltron:
WHAT: VOLTRON:FORM BLAZINGFANS! The Defender of the Universe returns to SDCC! Join us as we celebrate Voltron® memories from some the hero's biggest fans like Alex Albrecht (Diggnation, Project Lore podcast), Rob Bricken (ToplessRobot.com), Clare Grant with Team Unicorn (Geek and Gamer Girls) and other secret celebrity guests! Plus, we'll share an update on the live action movie produced by Atlas Entertainment (The Dark Knight Rises), exclusive comic book reveals and announcements from VIZ Media with Traci Todd (Senior Editor – VIZ Media), Brandon Thomas (writer, Voltron – Dynamite Entertainment), and Voltron Classics toy info from Mattel's Scott Neitlich (Marketing Manager, MattyCollector.com) as we raffle off BIG Voltron prizes! Come "Form the Head" with Voltron and be ready to share YOUR own Voltron story!
WHO: Celebrity super fans, artists, writers and producers from the entire Voltron universe:
· From World Events Productions, Jeremy Corray, Creative Director,
· From Dynamite Entertainment, Brandon Thomas, Writer
· From VIZ Media, Traci Todd, Senior Editor
· From Mattel, Scott Neitlich, Marketing Manager, MattyCollector.com
· Rob Bricken – Editor, ToplessRobot.com
· Alex Albrecht – Writer, Director Voltron: The End, co-host Diggnation, G-4 Attack of the Show
· Team Unicorn – Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt, Milynn Sarley, Michele Boyd
WHEN: Panel – Thursday, July 12 from 1:00 p.m. PST
Press Room – Thursday, July 12 from 2:30 p.m. PST
WHERE: Panel – San Diego Comic-Con, Indigo Ballroom, Bayfront Hilton (Seats 1600)
Press Room – San Diego Comic-Con, Indigo 202A, Bayfront Hilton
Arcana Comics debuts and exclusives;
VANCOUVER (July 5, 2012) – Arcana Comics is going to have a busy San Diego Comic Con this year from July 11th – July 15th! Not only will the publisher be offering a slew of SDCC Exclusive content, but they will be debuting a lot of trades, which will see print later this year through Diamond and other distribution channels.Below is a run-down of just SOME of the SDCC Exclusives we're offering this year, plus some of the books debuting at Booth 2415!
SDCC EXCLUSIVES
TITLE: John Henry: The Steam Age SDCC Exclusive Preview
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $5.00 / LIMITED TO 200 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: John Henry, a former slave, wasn't about to let some new-fangled steam hammer replace his ability to earn an honest wage as a steel driving man. He'd beat that machine, or die with his hammer in his hand. We all know the outcome of that legendary contest. In this alternate history, however, John doesn't die in his heroic effort, but instead slips into a coma, only to awaken to his worst nightmare. A robotic uprising has occurred, and a new age has dawned – The Steam Age. Now, the only thing that can free the human race from the very machines they've created is John and his hammer. "John Henry: The Steam Age" is an exciting re-imagining of American folk hero John Henry in a SteamPunk setting.
TITLE: A Field Guide to Cryptozoology: The Strange and Fantastic
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $5.00 / LIMITED TO 200 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: Drawn by the talented Mike Dubisch with writing and design work from Michael David Nelsen (SIDESHOWS, CHAMPIONS OF THE WILD WEIRD WEST), the field guide shows off the creatures of The Asylum films in spectacular fashion, and only people attending SDCC this year will be able to pick up a copy.
TITLE: The Inventor SDCC Exclusive Cover
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $20.00 / LIMITED TO 150 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: During a time when inventors were known as wizards and corporations considered their kingdoms, emerged an extraordinary league of gentlemen who shaped the modern world with their minds, money, and machines. At the eye of the storm stood Nikola Tesla, a mythic inventor whose genius bordered insanity as he blurred the lines between magic and science.
TITLE: Creepsville SDCC Exclusive Previw
BOOTH: Arcana Comics 2415
PRICE: $5.00 / LIMITED TO 150 COPIES
DESCRIPTION: A group of high school outcasts, each alienated for a different reason, are thrown together as the staff of the school paper, but these kids just happen to live in Creepsville: a small retro-American town where monsters, humans, aliens, superheroes, robots, and mad scientists all live and work together. By Bill Rude and "Doc" Wyatt.SDCC DEBUTS
TITLE: The Evil Tree
DESCRIPTION: In a colonial village outside of NYC, Misha and her fiance, Daren, seek an escape from the fast pace of the city. As they settle in, Misha becomes withdrawn, suffering from bad dreams and depression. When Daren brings his friends to the house to "shake out the cobwebs," little does he know he is setting into motion events started hundreds of years ago with the original occupants of the house, the Willam Family. Not only did the ill-fated Willam family die in the house one cold winter, but the house has developed a history of female occupants committing suicide. The friends must solve the mystery of the house before the Willam Family ghosts pick them off one by one.QUOTES:
COMICMONSTERS.COM – "A ghost story that will make your blood run cold."
MIKE CAREY – "A stark, powerful ghost story told with real verve and conviction."
BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM – "The Evil Tree is exactly what a classic ghost story should be, Hendrix and Thollin capture all the elements of the genre with stunning execution. This is a perfect Halloween tale that's bound to send shivers down your spine."
COMICBOOKRESOURCES.COM – "The Evil Tree is genuinely haunting… even scary…"
SEQUENTIALTART.COM – "The Evil Tree will remind you of why you loved the movie The Evil Dead, with significantly less tree rape. More dead kids though."
TITLE: Pixies
DESCRIPTION: Joe Beck is an auto mechanic with the worst luck in the world. Joe's been a walking disaster plagued with comedic situations where simply nothing goes right. Since the age of sixteen, Joe's never won a bet, has been stung more times than George W. has with late night comics and his allergies have introduced him to every hospital employee within a sixty-mile radius. In Annie Hall, Woody Allen divides everyone into the Horrible and the Miserable. Joe unfortunately falls into both categories. He must now defeat the Pixies Curse in order to get back the girl of his dreams.
TITLE: The Praetorian
DESCRIPTION:The island kingdom of Desperian has long been ruled by the dark wizard, Zoranthar, and his ruling class of loyalists. The nobles of the land have long held to an imperative law – blood in the arena keeps blood off the streets – and cadres of gladiators entertain the masses as temples of slaughter. When slavers deliver Valoriss Bladesong into the ranks of the gladiators, her path will bring her to the doorstep of Zoranthar and challenge him for the destiny of Desperian. The Praetorian is an action adventure tale of sword and sorcery, honor and courage, good and evil, revenge, and life and death.
TITLE: Koni Konfidential
DESCRIPTION: Koni Konfidential tells the tale of Koni Kanawai, a recent transfer student who soon finds out that Hawaii is more than just beautiful beaches and exotic scenery. There's a dark side to the island that is not seen in the usual tourist spots. It's mystical and paranormal. Along with her new friends, Pete, Krystal, and Logan, Koni explores the supernatural mysteries at Honolulu High.
TITLE: A Ninja Named Stan
DESCRIPTION:Stan Kidderick, Ninja P.I. is not really a ninja at all. And in fact, he's not even a very good private investigator. He can't actually use the sword he carries around and he only wears a ninja mask, which he never takes off. He seems quite strange, but he's just a man who coped with having everything he loved in life taken away from him, by convincing himself he was meant to fight crime as a ninja detective. Yes he's lonely, and yes he's only hiding from the pain of his former life. But he's busy working whatever cases he can get using his true calling and talent in life, computers.
TITLE: Champions of the Wild Weird West
DESCRIPTION: The honor of a samurai, the mysticism of the Native American Culture, and a whole heck of a lot of Old West Action. When a fallen samurai is drawn to the United States to save his wife-to-be and her father, he is drawn into a plot much more complex than a simple rescue. Meeting up with an adventurer, his Indian financial advisor, a mercenary, and a former priest, they set off on a quest to save the West from the strange and unimaginable. Zombie Indians, mystical beings, and mad science are just a few of they must face on their quest to save themselves, those they love, and the whole of the Old West.
TITLE: Deadly Harvest
DESCRIPTION: Core mining, the deadliest job in the galaxy, draws only the bravest, or craziest, workers around. Bumping up to asteroids, typically propelling at astronomical speeds towards distant stars, the miners harvest minerals essential to interstellar travel and commerce. Close quarters, dangerous conditions, and less than a half inch of polymer sheath stand between them and swift oblivion. When the Harvest Moon stumbles upon a goldmine dangerously close to a star, the last thing they expect to find is an ancient alien race preparing to hatch an infestation throughout the system. Armed with mining tools and sour attitudes, Captain Cyrus Layne and his crew must survive the horrors of space and an unfamiliar enemy to escape with their lives.
TITLE: The Book
DESCRIPTION: En route to Italy, a group of American tourists learn of a series of DIY travel guides, nicknamed "The Book". These unofficial guides are collected and updated with first-hand experiences by the travelers themselves. Different "Books" scatter the continent, telling of the best lodging, deals, and "off the grid" adventures from sight seeing to local folklore for anyone clever enough to find them. A local cult, practitioners of Sanctus Letum, the Holy Death, disrupts the American's plans for adventure when they hide pages from the Dark Book, Shaitan, in one of the travel guides. The friends are lead down a path of secret religion, death, resurrection, and demonology.
TITLE: Becoming
DESCRIPTION: At a remote university, an angry young student faces the harsh realization that he has nothing to show for years of study. When he threatens his professor to teach him something real, he is drawn into a horrifying game of life and death. Soon, he will learn that the only rule is pain, and that true knowledge only comes when everything you believe…has burned away. Written by Brooke Burgess — the award-winning creator of Broken Saints — with art by Dane Cypel.
TITLE: Spirit Window
DESCRIPTION: In post-Katrina New Orleans, everything seems to be getting back on track. For former Detective Jake Rubio, the tragedy brought a new career as a shoe shiner on Bourbon Street and a prosthetic hand, replacing the limb lost in the anarchy of Katrina. One thing that hasn't changed are Jake's memories of an unsolved murder. When a larger mystery surfaces tied to the death of a local fortune teller, Jake will need the help of an age old inter-dimensional hitman service well known to locals, the Spirit Window. Who better to track down the person responsible than the spirit of the victim herself?
Sid And Marty Kroft
Sid and Marty Krofft changed Saturday mornings forever when the sibling puppeteers unleashed colorful characters like H.R. Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos on a generation of sugary-cereal-fueled kids growing up in the 1970s and '80s. They have recently debuted three new DVD releases including a compilation disc featuring classic episodes of some of their most beloved shows along with full series releases of H.R. Pufnstuf and the first season of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters All three sets are available now from Vivendi Entertainment. At this year's Comic-Con panel the Krofft brothers will debut for the first time ever an exclusive look at the never-before-seen network pitch presentation reel that sold Land of the Lost to NBC. Join them for this exclusive discussion called Sid & Marty Krofft: A Look at the Past, Present and Future. The panel will be moderated by G4 Attack of the Show's Chris Gore and will feature a special surprise guest to be revealed that day.
WHO:Sid & Marty Krofft, Chris Gore and a special surprise guest.
WHAT:An exclusive panel and Q & A (moderated by Chris Gore)
WHERE: Comic-Con San Diego – Room 23ABC
WHEN:Saturday, July 14 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm.
CONTACT: Christoph – Phone: 323-868-7611 or christoph@davidlynch.com for further information.After the panel, Sid & Marty Krofft, will appear in Huckleberry's booth #3449 for a signing from 3:00-3:30 PM.
Joe Field:
Joe Field will be at San Diego… for a certain period of time. 30 Hours in fact.
My "30HourRetailerDay" consists of challenging myself to cram as much business (and fun) as I can into a roughly 30 hour period from the time my flight out of Oakland departs at 6am on Friday 7/13 to the time I land back in Oakland at about 1:30pm Saturday 7/14.
In addition to the two public panels I promoted above, I'll be involved in a business breakfast Friday talking about plans for Free Comic Book Day 2013 and another breakfast Saturday with DC Comics Senior VP of Sales (and also my friend) Bob Wayne.
In between those two early morning meal-meetings, I'll be fully-engaged with a slate of retailer-oriented programming under the auspices of ComicsPRO, the retailer trade and advocacy association of which I am currently serving as president. That will take me through 5:30 and the close of the "So You Want to Be Comics Retailer?" program.
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