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Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we're doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2026 season. We'll be joined by David Glanzer, San Diego Comic Convention Chief Communications and Strategy Officer, to talk about this year's Comic-Con and more. We'll also cover the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC 2026.

Join us for a fun and informative show with hosts that are not zombies (we promise).

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by Mark Olson, Director of Marketing & Communications for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), to trolleys, wraps, and Comic-Con. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by returning guest Eric Goldman, Film & TV Critic. We'll ask all about the television and streaming shows we might see at Comic-Con this year. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This episode is Part Two of our annual "Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule" podcasts. Join the team as we look at the 2026 schedule for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2026!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This episode is Part One of our annual "Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule" podcasts. Join the team as we look at the 2026 schedule for the main panel rooms on Thursday and Friday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2026!

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by returning guest Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter for Gizmodo & io9, for our annual discussion about the movies we might see at San Diego Comic-Con this year. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by special guests Jason Klein of MAP360 Collective (Manager, Marketing & Experiential), to discuss their work on IT: Welcome to Derry, Naked Gun, Peacemaker Peacefest, and more. Then we'll be joined by Supercell's Ashley Jex Wagner (Head of Live Experience), for a conversation about the wonderfully weird activations for Brawl Stars and Clash of the Clans.

We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined a few guests. First up, we'll be discussing the fan-favorite San Diego Comic-Con exclusive chocolate bars with the mastermind behind the flavors, Chef Sufi, Executive Chef at the San Diego Convention Center. Then we'll be joined by Ted Abenheim, President of Prism Comics, to discuss the upcoming Q-Con on June 20, Southern California's only LGBTQ+ comic convention. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by special guests from Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. — Justin Cavender, Senior Marketing Manager, and David Edmundson, Director of Marketing — to discuss what goes into making some of the hottest exclusives and show floor displays on the convention floor. Then, we'll hear from the new official Comic-Con International merch provider, All Star Outfitters, as Katelyn Scarpino, VP of Design, joins us to discuss the new designs and what goes into creating exclusives for attendees.

We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by Meredith Treinen, SVP, Group Account Director at NVE Experience Agency. Meredith and her team were behind some of SDCC's biggest and most immersive offsites, including last year's wildly ambitious Peacemaker "Peacefest" experience, which transformed Nova San Diego into a glam-rock multiverse straight out of the series.

We'll also talk all the latest SDCC news.

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by Rantz Hoseley, Editor-in-Chief of Z2 Comics, to talk music, comics, and Comic-Con. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by Austin Hale (PR & Communications Manager) and Jessica Gercke (PR & Communications Director) at the Helen Woodward Animal Center to talk about PAWMicon, what pet adoption and Comic-Con have in common, and pet cosplay. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

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This week on SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, we're joined by Jamie Bressler, an incredible puppet maker who you may have seen around the convention center. She's done work for the Jim Henson Company, Saturday Night Live, Lego Land Dubai, and more. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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Welcome to Season 15 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We're kicking off this season in our new annual tradition with two special guests… and can you believe it's our fifteenth season?!

Moderator extraordinaire and writer, Mark Evanier (Groo, Garfield), and Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021), will both be joining us. We'll discuss their memories from past cons, what their plans are for this year, and more. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to SDCC 2026!

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WonderCon has come and gone for 2026 and the UBlog team is here to wrap it up. We'll discuss the good, the bad, and the surprising. Plus a heaping helping of what we thought of the exhibit floor, panels, and everything in between.

Join us for an informative show!

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Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2026. We're breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks.

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It's that time again, the second half of the annual ritual of anxiety. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for everyone with a member ID. How did it go? Tune in and find out.

We discussed the sale as it happened. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the final badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2026!

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It’s that time again, the annual ritual of anxiety. It’s the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. How did it go? Tune in and find out.

We discuss the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2026!

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Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we’re doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2025 season. We’ll go over the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC.

Join us for a fun show with 100% not half asleep hosts.

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is the final episode before SDCC and we’re joined by two special guests. First up from 15/40, the event company behind Paramount Plus’ The Lodge, is Marissa Kiersch (Vice President of Brand & Experiential) and Annie McAllister (Executive Producer). Then we’ll be joined by Crunchyroll’s Josellie Rios Lopez (Director, Marketing, UCANZ) to discuss this year’s Crunchyroll Anime FanFest at Rady Shell. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This episode is Part Two of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at the 2025 schedule for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This episode is Part One of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at the 2025 schedule for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by two special guests. First up is returning guest, television critic Eric Goldman, to talk about the TV shows of San Diego Comic-Con, and what we might see at the convention. Then we’ll be joined by Alexa Criscuolo, Director of Production at Creative Riff, to discuss the agency’s long history of providing fan-favorite offsites at Comic-Con, from FX to AVA Fest and beyond. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by returning guest Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter covering entertainment for Gizmodo & io9, to talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con. We’ll find out what we will see, might see, or won’t see at SDCC this year. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by two special guests. First we’ll chat with actress Shelby Young (Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, LEGO Star Wars, Persona 3 Reload) about her work over the years and what Comic-Con means to her. Then Alexis Belway from 360x Events & Promotions — who have helped put together some of our favorite street teams over the years, including the Sharknado parade and the costumed Laika characters — will join us to talk about what it takes to manage street teams at SDCC, booth staffing, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Mark Olson, Director of Marketing & Communications at the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). We’ll talk about all those trolley wraps, how MTS gets you where you want to go during the con, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Peter Lugo, CEO and Founder of Honey Badger Fabrication — the fabricators for some of our favorite offsites over the last few years, including AMC’s Streets of Immortality (Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches offsite from 2023) and last year’s Those About to Die. We’ll talk about building offsites, helping to create immersive worlds, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by the owner of Cat Cafe, Tony Wang. We’ll talk about what it takes to run a cat cafe and its mission, how Comic-Con attendees help support local Gaslamp businesses, and why it’s the best break you can take from the con. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by artist and designer Alex Pardee. We'll talk about his years of exhibiting at the con, his Brightmares, his latest Return of the Doppelgangers book, and what it feels like to have James Gunn walk onto the Hall H stage in your shirt. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by multiple special guests! First up we have Patty Everett (Marketing Director) and Brandon Lively (Creative Director) from Adult Swim joining us, along with GDX Studios‘ Seth Bardacke (President) to discuss what it takes to create the zany world of Adult Swim’s Festival on the Green at San Diego Comic-Con each year.

Then we’ll be joined by artist Val Hochberg for a conversation about being an independent artist at SDCC, what goes into having a table in Small Press, and what’s so great about Gary. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

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Welcome SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week our special guest is Paul Turner, General Manager for the San Diego Convention Center. We’ll discuss what it takes to host a massive event like Comic-Con, from the trash to everyone’s favorite topic — carpet. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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Welcome to Season 14 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We’re kicking off this season in our annual tradition with special guest, moderator extraordinaire, and writer, Mark Evanier. But there’s a twist! Also joining us will be returning guest Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021) — though these days you can find Gary recounting Comic-Con and comics history over at his Innocent Bystander blog. We’ll discuss their memories from past cons, what their plans are for this year, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to SDCC 2025!

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WonderCon has come and gone for 2025 and the UBlog team is here to wrap it up. We’ll discuss the good, the bad, and the surprising. Plus a heaping helping of what we thought of the exhibit floor, panels, and everything in between.

Join us for an informative show!

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Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2025. We're breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks.

Tune in for an information-packed show.

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Let’s try this again! After last month’s Open Registration had issues and ended early, it’s time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Open Registration sale…Part 2, where anyone with a member ID can participate. Will the problems resurface? Will it run smoothly? Tune in and find out.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the third and (hopefully) final badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2025!

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Hot off the heels of Returning Registration last month, it’s time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Open Registration sale, where anyone with a member ID can participate. How did it go? Tune in and find out.

We discuss the sale as it happens... or doesn't. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the second and (no longer) final badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2025!

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It’s that time again, the annual ritual of anxiety. It’s the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. How will it go? Tune in and find out.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2025!

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Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we’re doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2024 season. We’ll go over the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC.

Join us for a fun and marginally coherent show.

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The time has come! Welcome to the final episode of SDConCast before we head to San Diego Comic-Con next week. We’re going to cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives as well as answer common questions.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to a special episode of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part Two of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to a special episode of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part One of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week on the show we are welcoming back television critic Eric Goldman to talk about the TV shows of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may or may not show up, the likelihood of a return to normal, and more. We’ll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week on the show we are joined by two returning special guests. First up we will welcome back Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter covering entertainment for Gizmodo and io9. We’ll talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may show up, or won’t, and more. Then Tom Vargas from Factory Entertainment will join us to talk about their exclusives, exhibiting at SDCC over the years, and more. We’ll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

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This week on SDConCast we are joined by Ryan Coan, CEO and Founder of Creative Riff, the company that has put together wonderful offsites at San Diego Comic-Con, including Abbott Elementary, Disney Plus, and many years of FX. We’ll talk with him about what it takes to create these activations and events. We’ll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week on SDConCast we are joined by two special guests. Up first will be Rick Geary, award-winning artist and illustrator and creator of the Toucan (“Stan”), the San Diego Comic-Con mascot. Then we’ll be joined by Experience Level Entertainment (XLE Productions), the company behind last year’s “Best Party at SDCC”, to discuss this year’s themed events. We’ll also cover all the latest news and exclusives.

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This week on SDConCast we are joined by Maija Gates, current Event Director at ReedPop and former CCI Chief Experience Officer who also worked in Industry Registration, Talent Relations, and more in her 22 years with Comic-Con International. We’ll talk with her about what it’s like working for, and growing up in, the world of conventions.

We’ll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week on SDConCast we are joined by Steve Coulson and Mike Monello of Campfire, the company that has helped bring so many amazing and immersive offsites to life at San Diego Comic-Con, including last year’s The Street of Immortality for AMC and Animayhem for Hulu. We’ll talk with them about what it takes to create these activations and events. We’ll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

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This week on SDConCast we are joined by Jonah Keel of 42West Fandom & Franchises, the full service public relations firm who have helped put together and promote many of your favorite offsites (including Fandom), panels, and exhibitors at San Diego Comic-Con. We’ll talk with him about what it’s like creating these for such a massive pop culture event. We’ll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week on SDConCast we are joined by artist Priscilla Wilson, creator of Soonay and Toratai, as well as a wide range of art, figures, pins, and more. We’ll talk about creating her art and experiences at San Diego Comic-Con and more. We’ll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week two of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by returning guest Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021), to talk about his time at SDCC. We’ll talk what’s new with him over the last year, his Tales From My Spinner Rack panel series at both SDCC and WonderCon, as well as look back at Gary’s time at Comic-Con. We’ll discuss all of that and more, as well as the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

You can find Gary’s My Life in Comics series on his blog, Innocent Bystander, which covers his time at Comic-Con International, his career as a small press comics creator and publisher, and more. It’s a great read, with an in-depth look at the world of Comic-Con behind the curtain.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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Welcome to Season 13 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, and it’s also our 15th anniversary. We’re kicking off this season in our now annual tradition with special guest Mark Evanier. We’ll discuss what he has in store for SDCC in addition to memories from past cons. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to SDCC 2024!

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WonderCon has come and gone for 2024 and the UBlog team is here to wrap it up. We'll discuss the good, the bad, and the weather. Plus a heaping helping of what we thought of the exhibit floor, panels, and everything in between.

Join us for an informative show!

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Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2024. We’re breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks.

Tune in for an information-packed show.

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It's that time again, the annual ritual of anxiety. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. This year will hopefully go better than last with the new system. How will it go? Tune in and find out.

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Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we're doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2023 season. We'll go over the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC.

Join us for a fun and hopefully coherent show.

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Welcome to the final episode of SDConCast before we head to San Diego Comic-Con next week. We’re going to cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives as well as answer common questions.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to a special episode of the 2023 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part Two of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to a special episode of the 2023 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part One of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week on the show we are welcoming back Eric Goldman, Managing Editor for Fandom. We’ll talk about the TV shows of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may show up, or won’t, how the strike may affect the con, and more. We’ll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week on the show we are welcoming back Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter covering entertainment for Gizmodo and io9. We’ll talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may show up, or won’t, how the strike will affect the con, and more. We’ll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week we are welcoming KAP Media Group to the show, who have put wraps all over the Gaslamp during San Diego Comic-Con over the years, including 18 locations in 2022 featuring The Rings of Power, Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Krapopolis, and more. We’re joined by Lori Brabant (Founder and CEO), and Kelly Reynolds (Partner, Strategic Business Development) to talk all aspects of wrapping up San Diego Comic-Con, from designing and producing to installing and removing wraps. We’ll also cover all the latest news and exclusives.

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This week we are welcoming multiple guests to the show. First up we have Daniel Shaughnessy, Director of Sales & Marketing for Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina to discuss preparing and running a hotel during San Diego Comic-Con. Then, in a pre-recorded interview, we have writer Paul Cornell and Tom Peyer, Editor-In-Chief at Ahoy Comics, to discuss Paul's upcoming comic Con and On, their experiences at SDCC, and more. We’ll also cover all the latest news and exclusives.

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This week we are welcoming the award-winning NVE Experience Agency, who has put on several of your favorite offsites at San Diego Comic-Con over the years, including last year’s Dungeons & Dragons, as well as previous activations for Amazon Fire, IMDboat, The Tick, and more. We’re joined by Brett Hyman (President), and Florencia Sadler (Director of Production) to talk producing and running offsites/activations at San Diego Comic-Con, from what makes a good offsite to how to run an effective line management system. We’ll also cover all the latest news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This episode originally aired on our Patreon.

Have you ever wanted to order a commission, and felt intimidated or unsure how or where to start? Or maybe you have ordered commissions, and are just looking for some tips.

In this special bonus episode which originally aired on our Patreon, Kerry and Erin offer suggestions for ordering commissions, and show off some of your own!

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This week on SDConCast we are joined by Eric Powell, creator of The Goon and the Albatross Funnybooks imprint — as well as one of his biggest fans (who also happens to be an actor, writer, producer, and novelist of the Ronan Boyle series), Thomas Lennon. We’ll hear their stories about writing, creating art, and SDCC. We’ll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Have you ever wondered how a giant inflatable Ozzy Osbourne is made? Or where it goes when it’s no longer on the Promenade during San Diego Comic-Con? Or if you’re Drax, you might wonder why is inflatable?

This week on SDConCast we are welcoming Shawn McEachern, President of Inflatable Design Group, to find out the answer to some of these questions. We’ll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, offsites, and more.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week two of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021), to talk about his time at SDCC. Just what does it take to make a Souvenir Book? What has Gary been up to since retirement? We’ll discuss all of that and more, as well as the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

You can find Gary’s final installment of his My Life in Comics series on his blog, Innocent Bystander, which just wrapped up today and covers his time at Comic-Con International, his career as a small press comics creator and publisher, and more. It’s a great read, with an in-depth look behind the curtain into the worlds of Comic-Con and independent publishing.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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Welcome to Season 12 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We’re kicking off as we have the last few years with special guest Mark Evanier. We’ll discuss what he has in store for SDCC in addition to memories from past cons. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to SDCC 2023!

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WonderCon has come and gone for 2023 and the UBlog team is here to wrap it up. We'll discuss the good, the bad, and the exclusives. Plus a heaping helping of what we thought of the exhibit floor, panels, and everything in between.

Join us for an informative show!

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Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2023. We're breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks.

Tune in for an information packed show.

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Your time is nigh! It's time for the annual ritual of anxiety and new frustrations...the San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration badge sale for all hopeful attendees. After the hiccups with Returning Registration will things run more smoothly? Will we still be live after lunch? Tune in and find out.

We discussed the sale as it happened. Come join the SDCC UBlog team for all the excitement (and by excitement we mean stress)!

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It's here! After 3 years it's finally time for the annual ritual of anxiety and (maybe?) spinning blue circles. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. This year is different with the new access to the waiting room through Member ID. How did it go? Tune in and find out.

We discussed the sale as it happened. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2023!

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Welcome to the final week of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We're closing out San Diego Comic-Con with our annual wrap up of what we thought of the return of the con. The best and probably a little of the worst will get talked about as we discuss the week that was SDCC 2022.

Join us for a fun and mostly coherent show.

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Welcome to week ten of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is the final episode before SDCC. We’re going to cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives as well as answer common questions.

Join us for an informative show.

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Welcome to a special episode of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part Two of our “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for an informative show.

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Welcome to a special episode of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part One of our “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for an informative show.

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Welcome to week nine of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Eric Goldman of Fandom to discuss the TV shows of SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week eight of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Germain Lussier of Gizmodo and io9 to discuss the movies of SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week seven of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Mario Thompson, Hotel Commercial Director at the Hilton Bayfront, to discuss running a hotel during SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week 6 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Jake and Nancy Scornavacco of Sweet Things Frozen Yogurt (at the Hilton Bayfront) to discuss being a local business during SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

(Sorry for the volume difference between the hosts. We had some technical issues.)

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Welcome to week five of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Dov Kelemer, co-founder of DKE Toys, the place to go for artist created limited edition designer figures, collectibles, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week 4 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Steve Coulson, Creative Director of Campfire — a marketing agency that’s responsible for many of your favorite San Diego Comic-Con offsites and activations over the years, including Westworld, Purge City, and more. SDCC. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week 3 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021), to talk about his time at SDCC. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

You can also follow along with Sassaman’s time with Comic-Con on his blog Innocent Bystander, including his recent post chronicling his time as an attendee.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to week 2 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by artist Joey Spiotto, creator of Grumpy Unicorn, Alien Next Door, and his very popular art series "Storytime" and "High Fidelity." We're going to talk art, pop culture, SDCC, and more. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show.

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Welcome to Season 11 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We're kicking off as we have the last few years with special guest Mark Evanier. We'll discuss returning to SDCC after a couple years off in addition to memories from past cons. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to the first in-person SDCC since 2019!

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Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2022. We're breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks.

Tune in for an information-packed show.

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The first physical Comic-Con in over two years is in the books! We're going to talk all about the highs and lows of Comic-Con Special Edition. What worked, what didn't, where was the best Influencer Escalator, and what's it like covering the pretzel situation in real time?

Join members of the SDCC Unofficial Blog crew who were there (and Kerry!) as we discuss all things CCSE.

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What's this? A badge sale? That's right! Comic-Con Special Edition registration is happening and we'll be there covering it live as it happens.

Join us for the first Comic-Con badge sale since 2019!

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San Diego Comic-Con has been once again gone virtual for 2021. So once again we’re bringing you all your favorite things about Comic-Con, straight to you to you. This will be a celebration with special guests from your favorite TV shows, films, and video games, as well as artists and exhibitors.

Guest Line-Up:

  • Scott Shaw, illustrator
  • Thomas Lennon, Reno 911!, author of Ronan Boyle book series
  • Peter Santa-Maria, artist
    – Aisha Tyler, Archer, Criminal Minds, director, founder of Courage+Stone
    – Martin Hsu, artist
    – Darin De Paul (Overwatch, Shazam!)
    – Patrick Ballesteros, artist
    – Julie Benson & Shawna Benson, Television (The 100, Star Trek: Prodigy) and comic book (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey) writers
    – Toddland

Join us for fun, news, and come together as part of the SDCC community.

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It's the final countdown to San Diego Comic-Con 2021 and we're back with all the news, views, and exclusives! This month we're joined by kawaii pop artist Truck Torrence, aka 100% Soft. We'll chat with him about creating art like his hugely popular Dumpster Fire series and everyone's favorite Marvel emojis, his SDCC experiences, and more.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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It's time for another heaping helping of SDCC 2021 news, views, and exclusives! This month we're joined by PR specialist and frequent panel moderator Gary Miereanu. We'll chat with him about what it's been like promoting remotely and what we can expect from WB Home Entertainment at Comic-Con@Home.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

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We're back for Season 10 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. Despite SDCC 2021 going virtual again, we're going to keep on doing what we do (with a few alterations). Our special guest this month is familiar to long time viewers, the stupendous Mark Evanier. We're going to talk all things Comic-Con and more.

Join us for the kickoff of our second most unusual season yet!

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WonderCon 2021 is virtual again, and that means we're back with a special live event. The SDCC Unofficial blog is once again bringing together an array of special guests for a 2+ hour telecast. We are spotlighting the #WonderConOnline effort to help all the artists and vendors who have been hit hard in the last year of no in-person conventions.

Support artists and vendors any time by checking out the #WonderConOnline hashtag on social media.

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It's the last hour of Comic-Con @ Home! The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog welcomes back Patrick Ballesteros as he sketches live! He'll be drawing characters in line for that one laaaaaast exclusive — and you get to call out which characters he draws! At the end of the session, the drawing will be put up for sale online, with proceeds benefitting the United Way of San Diego. Meanwhile, The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog team will discuss how SDCC went being virtual as well as count down to the "end of the con."

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San Diego Comic-Con has been cancelled for 2020 (physically at least). But we're still here, so we're going to bring some of Comic-Con to you virtually. This is going to be a celebration with special guests, information on how to support artists and exhibitors who would have been at SDCC, and probably even some prizes.

Schedule/Guest Line-Up:

Zachary Levi, Nerd HQ co-founder and actor (Shazam!, Chuck)
Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, Talking Dead)
Patrick Ballesteros, artist
Brittany Curran (The Magicians)
Victoria Ying, author/illustrator
Adam McArthur (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
Factory Entertainment
Darin De Paul (Overwatch, Shazam!)
Toddland

Join us for fun, news, and come together as part of the SDCC community.

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It's time for the final SDConCast before #SDCCOnline! This month our guest is Suman Chatterjee, Co-Owner and Art Director of Yesterdays. He'll join us to talk about pins and cons. We'll also discuss the #SDCC schedule, news, exclusives, and more.

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It's time for this month's SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. SDCC is still cancelled, but we're still going to do a show. This month our guest is Gil Cabrera, former Chairman of the San Diego Convention Center Board of Directors. He'll join us to talk about what it takes to host the most popular comic convention in the world. And about chocolate.

Join us for an informative show!

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We're back for Season 9 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. Despite the cancellation of SDCC 2020 we're going to keep on doing what we do (with a few alterations). Our special guest this month is our first threepeat, the stellar Mark Evanier. We're going to talk all things Comic-Con and more.

Join us for the kickoff of our most unusual season yet!

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WonderCon 2020 has been postponed, but that doesn't mean we can't bring some virtual WonderCon to your home. The SDCC Unofficial Blog is bringing together an array of special guests in one big 3 hour telecast. We are spotlighting the #WonderConOnline effort to help all those artists and vendors hit hard by the loss of income.

Join us for all or part of this epic event! Support artists and vendors any time by checking out the #WonderConOnline hashtag on social media.

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WonderCon 2020 has been postponed. What do we do? We make sure you have all the up to date information and help out as many vendors/artists as possible. That's the show.

Join us as we discuss the #WonderConOnline event, news, and come together as a community.

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Welcome back to Blue Circle Town, the second part of the annual test of our sanity. Let’s all find out our final fate together in the San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration badge sale.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the second and last badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2020!

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It's here! The time of year for goblins, ghouls, and the annual ritual of anxiety and spinning blue circles. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2020!

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The final show of the 2019 SDConcast season. We're closing out San Diego Comic-Con with our annual wrap up of what we thought of this year's con. The best and probably a little of the worst will get talked about as we wake up from our Odinsleep long enough to discuss the week that was SDCC 2019.

Join us for a fun and mostly coherent show.

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This is it! The final SDConCast before San Diego Comic-Con and we got a guest worthy of the occasion. We are joined by the founder of Her Universe and voice of Ahsoka Tano, Ashley Eckstein. We'll discuss the Her Universe Fashion Show, Clone Wars, SDCC, and more.

We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and information packed show.

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This is it! The final week before San Diego Comic-Con 2019, and we've got a ton in store for you, including two final podcasts before the con. Joining us on SDConCast this Wednesday, July 10, is the Executive Director of the Comic-Con Museum, Adam Smith. We'll talk about The Gathering special event, what's in store for the museum, and more.

We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and information packed show.

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The SDConCast is back with its eighth annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for an informative show.

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The SDConCast is back with its eighth annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for an informative show.

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Do you want San Diego Comic-Con news? Well, this is the SDConCast you want. We are covering all the latest SDCC exclusives, offsites, and more.

Join us for an informative show.

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Making his annual appearance, Germain Lussier (IO9.com) joins us to talk all things movies. We'll discuss what will, won't, or who knows if they will or won't come to SDCC.

We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

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This week we're doubling up on guests as San Diego Comic-Con grows ever closer. First up is returning guest Tom Vargas from Factory Entertainment. Then we'll be joined by Brock Otterbacher from Mondo. We're going to talk about what they are bringing this year to SDCC, what it takes to prepare for the show, and what happens behind the scenes.

We'll also cover all the latest news, offsites, exclusives, and more. Join us for an informative show.

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Making his triumphant return, Eric Goldman (Fandom.com) joins us to talk all things Television. Or at least all the TV that pertains to San Diego Comic-Con. We'll discuss what will, won't, or who knows if they will or won't come to SDCC.

We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

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We are joined this week by comic and convention veteran Jackie Estrada. We'll discuss her career, comic publishing, running the Eisner Awards, and her experiences at SDCC over the years. Join us for a great show.

We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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We are joined this week by two special guests. First up is renowned artist and designer William Stout. We'll discuss his career, his connections to San Diego, and his experiences at SDCC. Then we'll be join by publishing/distributing veteran Bud Plant. We'll talk about working in the comic market, publishing, and SDCC. Join us for a great show.

We'll cover all the comic-con news, exclusives and more on the June 5 SDConCast, so tune in for both shows!

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Brock Otterbacher was unable to join us tonight, so Kerry and James interviewed each other. Brock will be on a future SDConCast.

We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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Patrick Ballesteros, one of our favorite artists every year at San Diego Comic-Con, returns to the SDConCast. We'll talk about art, teaching, and what it takes to be in Artist Alley at SDCC.

There is a Game of Thrones spoiler warning for the following times: [12:08-12:14] [20:12-21:32] [26:55-27:09]

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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One of our favorite guests returns! We welcome back Mark Evanier to discuss all things SDCC. There will be stories, anecdotes, and whatever else comes to mind from the past and present of San Diego Comic-Con.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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Welcome to Season Eight of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We’re also celebrating a decade of covering SDCC. Come join the UBlog team as we wrap up WonderCon, Hotelpocalypse, and cover all the latest SDCC news.

Join us for an informative first episode to kick off the 2019 season!

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Join the SDConCast for the first special edition of 2019. We're breaking down the WonderCon 2019 panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks.

Tune in for an information-packed show.

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It's here! It's time for part two of the annual ritual of anxiety and spinning blue circles. Let's all find out our final fate in the San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration badge sale.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the second and last badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2019!

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It's here! Let's revisit the annual ritual of anxiety and spinning blue circles. It's time for the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2019!

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The UBlog team is wrapping up San Diego Comic-Con 2018! We'll cover the good, the bad, and the ugly. We're going to try and condense 5 days into less than 2 hours!

Join us for an action packed show. And by action we mean talking. And by talking we mean zombie moans.

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We're joined by the legendary Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and current editor/publisher of Heavy Metal magazine. We'll be discussing his plans for San Diego Comic-Con this year as well as his history there. Join us for an awesome final SDConCast before the big show.

We'll also discuss all the latest news, exclusives, and more.

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The SDConCast is back with its seventh annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for an informative show.

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The SDConCast is back with its seventh annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for an informative show.

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We're joined by Tom Vargas of Factory Entertainment. We'll be discussing their San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, including unboxing one of their Mystery Boxes.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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We're going to talk about San Diego Comic-Con. A lot. If you didn't know that by now...

Join us as we discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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We're joined by IGN's Executive TV Editor Laura Prudom to talk about the television shows of San Diego Comic-Con, what we expect to be there, what we hope will be there, and what won't be there.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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We’re joined by io9’s Germain Lussier to talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con, what we expect to be there, what we hope will be there, and what won’t be there. And maybe a little about art. And also The Fear the Walking.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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We're joined this week by Amanda Barker and Kyle Wlodyga from Cryptozoic Entertainment. We'll discuss their SDCC exclusives, what it's like exhibiting at the con, and more.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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We’re joined by a couple of veterans of the convention scene around the southwest: Shawn Marshall of Parks and Cons and Robert Warners of Legion of Sand join us to discuss Phoenix Comic Fest, San Diego Comic-Con, and the current state of pop culture conventions.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more

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We're joined by the amazing Justin Harder of Claus Studios. We'll be discussing his art and design work, including the end titles of Deadpool, as well as his experiences at San Diego Comic-Con.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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We’re talking all about Comic-Con, comics, TV, and more as the great Mark Evanier joins us on the podcast this week. We’ll discuss how SDCC has changed over the years. Plus we’ll let Mark tell any stories he wants, including figuring out how to make a decent creamy tomato soup.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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Welcome to Season 7 of SDConCast! This is the place for a weekly dose of San Diego Comic-Con news, opinions, and lots of A's to all your Q's. This week we'll be covering all the news so far and looking forward to what we expect and hope to see at SDCC 2018. Plus there's the special bonus of jet lagged Kerry who just returned from vacation.

Join us for an informative and likely marginally entertaining show! (Unless Kerry is really jet lagged)

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The SDConCast is wrapping up WonderCon 2018! We’ll cover the new, the old, and the mysterious. Mainly how the all new signing system went this year. We’re going to try and do WonderCon justice and make this podcast 3/5th as good as a normal podcast.

Join us for an action packed show!

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Everyone wants a gift this time of year. During San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration, the best gift is being blessed by the spinning blue circle with entry to buy your badge.

We’re hanging out live while the sale happens. Come join the UBlog team for some distraction while you ride the Open Reg stress train.

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It’s here! Way earlier than last year but with all the same anxiety and spinning blue circles. It’s the return of the badge sale formerly know as Preregistration, now called Returning Registration.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team for the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2018!

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The SDConCast is wrapping up San Diego Comic-Con 2017! We’ll cover the good, the bad, and the ugly. We’re going to give out virtual Shruggie Awards to the best of the con this year. We’re going to try and condense 5 days into less than 2 hours!

Join us for an action packed show. If we wake up in time.

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The final SDConCast before we head off to Comic-Con is a doozy. First up we're joined by actor and Cosmunity Chief Strategist, Orlando Jones. Then we'll be joined by Tom Vargas from Factory Entertainment. Finally we'll cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives.

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The SDConCast is back with its sixth annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

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The SDConCast is back with its sixth annual "Breaking Down The Schedule" episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

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We’re talking all about movies as IO9‘s Germain Lussier joins us on the podcast this week. We’ll discuss which movies may or may not be be making an appearance at SDCC this year.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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Someone bring the laugh track because we’re bringing all the fun of SDCC news. We’ll also be answering enough questions to fill a moderately sized notepad. Maybe 3/4 of one page, college ruled, single spaced.

Join us this week as we cover the latest SDCC exclusives, offsites, and more.

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We’re talking all about TV as IGN‘s Eric Goldman joins us on the podcast this week. We’ll discuss which shows may or may not be be making an appearance at SDCC this year.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more.

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There are no special guests this week. There isn’t even a Kerry. What did we do to deserve this!!??1

Join us as we muster up just enough energy to discuss all the latest SDCC news and more.

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We’re joined by special guests Andy Behbakht and Shawn Richter from TheMarvelReport.com. We’ll be discussing cosplay, community involvement, and covering the world of heroes. We’re also going to chat about last weekend’s Phoenix Comicon.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news and more.

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We’re joined by special guest Patrick Ballesteros, artist of the 25 Cent Wonders series, Punny Sweaters, and so much more. We’ll be talking about Comic-Con, art, and all the things exhibiting in Artist Alley involves.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news and more.

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We’re joined this week by special guest Darin De Paul, whose voice you may recognize from Reinhardt in Overwatch, or from the Star Wars: The Old Republic games, Skylanders games, Judge Dredd: Superfiend, and many more. We’ll be talking about Comic-Con, voice acting, and whether you can actually wear pajamas to work or not.

Join us as we also discuss all the latest SDCC news, the (final?!?) week of the General Hotel Sale, and more.

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We’re joined by special guest Todd Masters of Toddland. We’ll be talking about San Diego Comic-Con, WonderCon, Bob’s Burgers, and why you would want cheese that smells like that.

Join us as we also discuss the second week of the General Hotel Sale, SDCC news, and more.

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How many Hotelpocalypses does this make now? Is that the correct plural? This is the 2017 edition and it’s only the beginning.

Join us as we discuss the initial process and the first wave of confirmations in the General Hotel Sale. We’ll also have the latest SDCC news.

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It’s time for a million fans to sit and hope for their lucky number to be called to get a badge, otherwise known as San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration. We’re also adding a little WonderCon spice to the mix as we wrap up the SDCC sister convention that just happened last weekend.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we celebrate, shed tears, and watch a spinning blue circle decide our fate!

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It’s finally here! The return of the badge sale formerly know as Preregistration is happening. Now called Returning Registration, but with all the same anxiety and spinning blue circles.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens, including any common issues, going back over the basics, and talking the news that’s been announced thus far. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off 2017!

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You did it! You survived San Diego Comic-Con 2016! So how did it go?

We’ll be discussing the highs and lows of this year’s convention – everything from premieres to empty Hall H to Conan to heat waves. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we break down 2016!

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This is it! In less than a week we'll be at SDCC 2016! Join Kerry, James, Ben, Kim, and Robert as we go over the final deluge of news. We'll share our hopes and dreams for a great con as well as take your questions. Come join the fun!

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The SDConCast is back with its fifth annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join James, Kerry and Kim as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

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The SDConCast is back with its fifth annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join James, Kerry and Robert as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday and Friday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

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It’s July and that means we’re in the month of Comic-Con! We’ll be covering all the latest news, exclusives, panels, and more.

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Exclusives! Trolley wraps! Conan Pops! Panel announcements! Gerard Way! We’re going to talk about these and all the latest SDCC news from the past week. Plus, we’re also joined by Super7 founder Brian Flynn to talk about what’s involved in making an exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con, how last year’s awesome Skeletor offsite came about, and much more.

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We’re joined this week by Eric Goldman of IGN. We’ll be discussing which TV shows will or won’t be making an appearance at Comic-Con this year. There will also be the highlights of all the other SDCC news from the past week.

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We’re joined this week by Germain Lussier of io9. We’ll be discussing which movies will or won’t be making an appearance at Comic-Con this year. There will also be the highlights of all the other SDCC news from the past week.

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Forget everything you’ve heard about June Gloom. We’ve got big news about our Enchantment Under the SDCC party. In case you’ve been hiding all weekend, we’ll give you all the details. We’ll be discussing that and all the other SDCC news from the past week – like exclusives (SO MANY EXCLUSIVES), badge news, hotel waitlist updates (finally!), and so much more.

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The end of May brings all kinds of news. We have the beginning of panel confirmations and rejections, as well as news on the hotel waitlist. We’ll be discussing these and all the other SDCC news from the past week.

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The big news this last week was the announcement of the world premiere of Star Trek Beyond taking place on Preview Night. We’ll be discussing that and all the news from this past week.

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The news onslaught is starting! We’ll be discussing exclusive reveals, Funko Fundays, and all the news from this past week. We’ll also discuss the rumors of an all new fandom awards show that may be coming this year.

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This week Kerry is back! We’ll discussing all the latest SDCC news as well as anything Kerry wants to talk about. Anything to make Kerry happy so she never leaves us alone again.

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This week we are joined by special guest Jimmy Jay of Amazing Comic Con and Jay Company Comics. We’ll discussing his 20+ years as a comic retailer and his more recent endeavor as convention organizer. This week is all about comics, conventions, and SDCC over the years.

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We’ll be discussing this week’s news and taking questions about anything SDCC related. What happens when Kerry goes on vacation? Who is running this place? All those answers and more on this week’s SDConCast.

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We’ll be discussing the behind the scenes of being an artist at Comic-Con with the team behind The Ninjabot. What makes SDCC different? How do you decide on an exclusive? How much planning is involved? How much does your hand hurt? All those answers and more on this week’s SDConCast.

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness — it was Hotelpocalypse 2016.

Come join James, Kerry, and Kim as we dissect what went right, what went wrong, and what went totally random during this year’s General Hotel Sale.

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We’re going to have a lot to discuss this week on the SDConCast, as we’ll just be a few hours after this year’s Hotelpocalypse. How did it all go down? What were people’s reactions to the changes? We’ll be discussing all of that and more.

We’re also joined by Gary Miereanu, the “Super PR Guy” who helps host and put together some of your favorite panels every year at both WonderCon and San Diego Comic-Con.

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We’re back! The We-Have-No-Idea-Anymore-How-Many-Years-We’ve-Been-Doing-This annual SDConCast is back for another full season, and we’re kicking things off with our annual WonderCon wrap-up. This year is especially interesting as it marks the first use of the RFID system that will be used at SDCC later this summer, and it also marks the first (and possibly only) year for WonderCon at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

So how did they work out? Join James, Kerry, and Kim to find out.

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You’ve looked over the WonderCon 2016 panel schedule — but are there panels you might have missed? What time should you line up? Can you make it from one room to the other?

We’ll answer these questions and more as we break down the 2016 schedule.

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You did it! You survived San Diego Comic-Con 2015! So how did it go?

We'll be discussing the highs and lows of this year's convention - everything from surprise Star Wars concerts to swag to Conan. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we break down 2015!

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)“, Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
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Ben Kucharski
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Sarah Lacey
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Kim Twombly
Twitter: @OutsideComicCon

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It’s the final countdown! With only hours left until San Diego Comic-Con, we’ve got our final episode of our regular season on Monday, July 6 at 6:30PM PT.

We’ll be talking about all the big last minute news, what we’re personally looking forward, and tips for making the most of this year. Come hang out to get excited.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Music:

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Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
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Sarah Lacey
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The SDConCast is back with its fourth annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join James, Kerry and Ben as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

You can also catch the first part in this series — in which we covered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Music:

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Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Ben Kucharski
Twitter: @hellobk

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The SDConCast is back with its fourth annual “Breaking Down The Schedule” episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you’ll find anywhere. Join James, Kerry and Sarah as we look at what’s scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday and Friday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Got a question? Join us live and ask us via the Q&A app, or tweet us at @SD_Comic_Con with hashtag #SDConCast , and we’ll answer them on air. And if you aren’t able to join live, you can always watch the broadcast recording on YouTube, or subscribe/stream the audio version (with bonus content) to listen to over the weekend.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)“, Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Sarah Lacey
Twitter: @slacestation

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We’re back to our regularly scheduled Tuesday programming this week.

We talk a lot about exclusives at San Diego Comic-Con – but what is the convention like for those who are bringing the goods? We talk to exhibitors Factory Entertainment tonight.

We’ll also be discussing all the latest SDCC news, and there has been a lot of it this week.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)“, Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

Special Guests:

Factory Entertainment
Twitter: @FactoryEnt
Website: Factory Entertainment

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

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It’s getting to be that time of year again, and later this month, we’ll have the official Comic-Con programming schedule in hand. But first, we look at what we think might be headed to Ballroom 20 with special guest Eric Goldman of IGN TV.

We’ll also be discussing all the latest SDCC news, and there has been a lot of it this week.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Announced Panels Masterlist

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)“, Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

Special Guests:

Eric Goldman of IGN TV
Twitter: @TheEricGoldman
Website: IGN TV

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Ben Kucharski
Twitter: @HelloBK

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It's getting to be that time of year again, and later this month, we'll have the official Comic-Con programming schedule in hand. But first, we look at what we think might be headed to Hall H with special guest Germain Lussier of /Film. Tune in at live 6:30PM PT on June 2!

We'll also be discussing all the latest SDCC news, and there has been a lot of it this week.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Announced Panels Masterlist

Mattel San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives

Square Enix San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives

Factory Entertainment San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives

Moebius Models San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives

Details About 'Conan' Tapings Begin to Emerge

San Diego Comic-Con Prep: Schedules & Spreadsheets

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)", Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

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Special Guests:

Germain Lussier, Reporter for /Film
Twitter: @GermainLussier
Website: Slashfilm.com

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

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San Diego Comic-Con 2015 is inching closer, and there's no one who knows the ins and the outs of the convention better than this week's special guest: David Glanzer, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Comic-Con International.

We discuss a wide range of topics with David, including Hall H wristbands, the WonderCon move, and much more — followed by this week's biggest convention news.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Previews SDCC 2015 Exclusives

NECA Unveil Pacific Rim and Rambo SDCC Exclusives

Mattel Unmask Two Monster High Exclusives & Presale Date Change

Hasbro Announce Transformers Devastator Exclusive

DC Collectibles Reveal Jim Lee Designed Batman Exclusive & More

CONTEST: Enter to Win Two Passes to The Walking Dead Escape

SDCC Guide: Where Do I Line Up For...

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)", Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

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Special Guests:

David Glanzer, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Comic-Con International
Twitter: @Comic_Con
Website: Comic-Con International

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Kim Twombly
Twitter: @OutsideComicCon
Website: Outside Comic-Con

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On tonight's special episode of the SDConCast, we are joined by The Nerd Fu's Chris Sully. We'll be covering not only all the latest news, but also discussing "The Programming Problem", advice for first time attendees, and much more.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Nerd HQ Accepting Volunteer Applications for 2015

Hasbro Reveals San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Panel Lineup

Mattel Announces Ever After High & Thomas the Train DC Exclusives

Mezco Adds Breaking Bad, Poison Ivy & Living Dead Doll Exclusives

SpongeBob Square Pants to Perform Live Table Read During Panel

'The 100' Trekking Back to SDCC

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)", Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

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Special Guests:

Chris Sully of The Nerd Fu
Twitter: @TheNerdFu
Website: The Nerd Fu

The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Ben Kucharski
Twitter: @HelloBK

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One of the coolest things about San Diego Comic-Con is that no two people have the same experience – but what is it like when you’ve grown up around the convention?

We discuss what the convention is like from a younger perspective and how it’s changed, as well as exclusive and panel news.

Join the SDConCast live this Tuesday night, at 6:30PM PT / 9:30PM ET.
The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights on Target.com, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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It's an exclusives world these days at San Diego Comic-Con, which is why this Tuesday, we roped in Parks and Con to talk all things exclusives. We offer you tips, what we expect to see this year, and some of our favorite exclusives.

Plus, as always, we give you the latest SDCC news.

Show Notes:

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Music:

Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)", Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

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The Hosts:

James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Shawn Marshall
Twitter: @ParksAndCons

Ben Kucharski
Twitter: @HelloBK

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It's the age of the offsite, where what's happening around the convention center has become just as interesting as what's happening inside. In this episode, the team looks at our favorite offsites, what we're hoping for this year, why it's impossible to ever get to do everything you want to at Comic-Con — and much more.

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

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Nerdist & Walker Stalker Fan Fest To Take Over Petco

NECA Unveils Terminator 2 Endoglow Endoskeleton Action Figure Con Exclusive

Report: The Hunger Games Flying Into SDCC 2015?

Hasbro's San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Plans Include Star Wars Exclusive, Possible 'The Force Awakens' Debuts

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Intro: “Omg I <3 Livejournal (And My Livejournal Loves Me)", Talkshow Boy

Outro: “Joss Whedon“, lo-fi is sci-fi

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James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Kim Twombly
Twitter: @OutsideComicCon

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We're back! We kicked off the official start of season four of the SDConCast on our new home of Tuesday nights.

This week, James, Kerry, and Sarah discussed the parking sale's move to a lottery, exclusive news, and much more. There was even a special announcement about our reader party, Enchantment Under the SDCC.

Join us again next week!

The SDConCast is brought to you by 3DLightFX, the makers of the innovative cordless 3D Deco Lights. Find the perfect Marvel, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, or Disney light to decorate your or your child’s room. And now, you can pre-order the brand new Star Wars lights, available in Darth Vader, Yoda, or Boba Fett. Visit 3DLightFX.com to find out more.

Show Notes:

Enchantment Under the SDCC tickets

3DLightFX Star Wars lights now available for pre-order

Contest: Win 2 Passes to Walker Stalker Fan Fest

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James Riley
Twitter:@danregal
Website: geekshotphoto.com

Kerry Dixon
Twitter: @kerrydixon

Sarah Lacey
Twitter: @slacestation

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WonderCon is almost upon us, and with the release of the 2015 panel schedule, that means it’s time for our annual special SDConCast episode to break down the schedule.

The team took looked at all three action-packed days of programming, tips for how to maximize your time, and even found time to discuss San Diego Comic-Con's big, bad Hotelpocalypse.

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Download: 103.2 MB, 1 hours 37 minutes [Direct Link] Subscribe: [RSS] [iTunes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8GMWzCe4iA

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Kerry Dixon Twitter: @kerrydixon

James Riley Twitter: @danregal

Kim Twombly Twitter: @OutsideComicCon

Shawn Marshall Twitter: @ParksAndCons

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Saturday, February 21, was the day to remember, as San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration, the biggest, baddest badge sale, took place. The team took covered the event live, discussing breaking news, what's coming next in Comic-Con coverage, the high and low points of the sale, and much more.

If you didn't turnout for the live feed on Google+, you can watch it below. If you were, thanks for your questions!

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Download: 84.63MB, 1 hours 32 minutes [Direct Link] Subscribe: [RSS] [iTunes]

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The Hosts:

Kerry Dixon Twitter: @kerrydixon

James Riley Twitter: @danregal

Ben Kucharski Twitter: @HelloBK

Sarah Lacey Twitter: @slacestation