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Insight Editions Events and Signings at Comic Con 2017

Join Insight Editions at San Diego Comic-Con in Booth #3721 for exciting events and exclusive opportunities, including the chance to win a limited ticket to attend a private Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed pizza party with special guest Kevin Eastman, as well as daily drawings for Insight Collectibles prizes.

Insight Editions will also give away free Insight Comics samplers, Star Trek buttons, and tote bags with any purchase. Please see below for more details about each promotion.

GIVEAWAYS & PROMOTIONS

Enter to Win! Insight Editions is Giving Away a Collectible Each Day

Each day of the show, attendees will be entered to win an Insight Collectible when they sign up for the Insight Editions newsletter. A different collectible will be given away each day, and there is also the chance to win a bundle of Insight Comics graphic novels including Siberia 56, Zombies, Elves Vol. 1, and The Baker Street Four Vol. 1. People attending multiple days can sign up every day for a chance to win.

The prizes for each day are as follows:

Wednesday, July 19 (Preview Night): Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report

Thursday, July 20: Harry Potter: The Monster Book of Monsters Official Film Prop Replica

Friday, July 21: Back to the Future: Sculpted Movie Poster & Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History Collector’s Edition

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tru TV’s Impractical Jokers Invade Comic Con

truTV’s Impractical Jokers Invade San Diego with Massive Fan Event

Supersized Block Party to Take Place Saturday, July 22 on the Field at Petco Park in the Gaslamp

Look out San Diego, truTV’s Impractical Jokers are coming back to the Gaslamp District – and this time they are going to leave it all out on the field. truTV, along with Sal, Joe, Murr and Q – together known as The Tenderloins – will treat fans of the long-running series to a massive block party steps from the San Diego Convention Center on the Field at Petco Park on Saturday, July 22. Building off last year’s mammoth block party which drew over 12,000 Jokers fanatics for a day of fun in the sun, truTV promises an even bigger, better Jokers experience this year.

Saturday, July 22 on the Field at Petco Park (7th Ave and L street)

The Official Schedule of Disorganized Hijinks and General Mayhem

11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. PT: Join truTV and thousands of fans at the one-of-a-kind Block Party extravaganza celebrating all things Impractical Jokers. On top of exclusive merchandise from Spencer’s – including a new line of 3¾-inch Impractical Jokers action figures – a White Castle food truck, Wheel of Doom tattoos and a set from DJ G Money, this massive block party will give fans a chance to get up close and personal with some of the show’s most exciting and iconic dares and punishments. Things like:
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Vikings Set to Return to Comic Con 2017

dsc_0061HISTORY(R)’s HIT SERIES “VIKINGS” RETURNS TO SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON ON FRIDAY, JULY 21 WITH PANEL, LIVE VIKINGS FUNERAL AND PROCESSION, CONVENTION FLOOR BOOTH AND EXCLUSIVE FAN GIVEAWAYS

NEW DRAMA SERIES “KNIGHTFALL” TO MAKE SDCC DEBUT

New York, NY – July 6, 2017 -HISTORY(R)’s hit drama series “Vikings” returns to San Diego Comic-Con with several exciting opportunities for fans including: a cast panel with new exclusive season five footage; a bona fide Vikings longship set ablaze in the San Diego Bay; a booth on the convention floor; drinking horn giveaways; an exclusive SDCC comic book and an elaborate funeral procession through downtown San Diego.

Additionally, HISTORY’s new scripted drama “Knightfall” which centers on the elite and mysterious military order of the Knights Templar, starring Tom Cullen, will make its SDCC debut with a “Knightfall: Guardians of the Gear” outside activation and a “Knightfall” inspired comic book entitled “Truth & Lies.”

Please see details below and join in on the conversation by using #VikingsSDCC @HistoryVikings and #KnightfallSDCC. Continue reading

Showtime Celebrates Twin Peaks at Comic Con 2017

SHOWTIME® CELEBRATES TWIN PEAKS AT COMIC-CON® INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO
WITH A PANEL SESSION IN HALL H

On Friday, July 21, The Cast Of TWIN PEAKS Will Participate
In A Panel, Moderated By Emmy® Winner Damon Lindelof

SHOWTIME To Host An Exclusive Advanced Screening Of Part 11 At 10 PM P

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NEW YORK, NY – July 6, 2017 – SHOWTIME will celebrate the TWIN PEAKS phenomenon at Comic-Con International: San Diego, bringing together a panel of cast members including Kyle MacLachlan, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard, James Marshall, Don Murray and Naomi Watts. Moderated by Damon Lindelof (Lost), the TWIN PEAKS panel session will be held on Friday, July 21 at 2:45 p.m. PT in Hall H. Immediately following the panel, select cast members will be available for an autograph signing at the Entertainment Earth Booth (#2343). That same night at 10 p.m. PT in Room 6A, SHOWTIME will host an exclusive first-look screening of Part 11 of TWIN PEAKS, ahead of its SHOWTIME debut on Sunday, July 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The screening is available exclusively to Comic-Con badge holders on a first-come, first-serve basis.

TWIN PEAKS SCHEDULE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

Friday, July 21:
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Comic Con Returning Registration Sale Date Set

Comic Con teased that the returning registration sale date was coming. Well they finally announced that the sale date is set for March 11 at 8 am Pacific Time. From their blog:

Photo Credit: B.Henderson

Photo Credit: B.Henderson

The Expo Logic waiting room opens at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Attendee badges will go on sale shortly after 9:00 AM PST.

Your unique registration code, the Expo Logic waiting room link, and instructions on how to participate will be available in your Comic-Con Member ID account at least 24 hours prior to the sale. Starting March 10, 2017, you may log in to your Member ID account and select the “Registration Info” tab to view your personal registration code and link to the waiting room.

As mentioned in our prior post badges will be shipped to the member address. Make sure your address information is correct in the member ID area to ensure the badge is shipped to your correct address. Again international members will have to pick up their badges in person. Good luck to all returning attendees during the sale. One does not simply just pop into the waiting room unprepared. (seriously it is super stressful but worth all the pain if successful!) The salon March 11 is only for those who attended Comic Con in 2016. The sale date for open registration has not yet been announced.

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Comic Con 2017 Returning Registration Coming Soon

 

Photo Credit: B.Henderson

Photo Credit: B.Henderson

Comic Con International announced on their Toucan blog that returning registration is coming soon. No dates announced just a tease that the sale for badges for those individuals who attended Comic Con 2016 will be able to purchase badges for 2017.

Their update did include some important information including the prices for badges for 2017 (slight increase over 2016 prices) and also a change in shipping for badges. This year the badges will be shipped directed to the member ID address. Last year the badges were shipped to the purchaser.

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Deborah Ann Woll takes “Daredevil” to NYCC

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True Blood star Deborah Ann Woll was at New York Comic Con yesterday to attend the Daredevil panel. The cast for the brand new Netflix show includes  Charlie Cox in the title role, and Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin. Deborah is playing Karen Page.

Daredevil follows the story of Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer, who fights crime as a masked superhero by night.

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True Blood Panel For Comic Con 2014

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Comic Con schedule is out for Saturday. Yes True Blood will hold their final Comic Con panel on Saturday 7/26/14. Alexander Skarsgard will not be attending.

Mixing romance, suspense, mystery, and humor, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated True Blood kicked off its 10-episode seventh and final season June 22 on HBO. The series follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Oscar and Golden Globe Award winner Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, and vampires Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård). Brian Buckner serves as executive producer of the series, which also features Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse, Sam Trammell as Sam Merlotte, Rutina Wesley as Tara Thornton, Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette, Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby,Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam; Joe Manganiello as Alcide, Carrie Preston as Arlene Bellefleur, and Chris Bauer as Andy Bellefleur, Anna Camp as Sarah Newlin and NathanParsons as James. Oscar and Emmy Award winner Alan Ball created and is also an executive producer on the series, which is based on the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. Moderated by Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly.
Saturday July 26, 2014 5:00pm – 6:15pm
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Cast at WonderCon 2014

BOOM! STUDIOS HOSTS
‘DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES’
CAST AT WONDERCON, APRIL 19, 2014

 Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is pleased to announce that Dawn of the Planet of the Apes cast members Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight) and Keri Russell (The Americans, Felicity), along with film director Matt Reeves (Let Me In, Felicity), will make an exclusive signing appearance at the BOOM! Studios booth during WonderCon in Anaheim, California, on Saturday, April 19. BOOM! Studios is the official publisher ofPlanet of the Apes comics. Continue reading

TNT Announced WonderCon 2014 Panel Lineup

TNT announced their lineup of panels for WonderCon 2014. Falling Skies, and new shows Legends and The Last Ship will be featured at their panels in Anaheim. (Tina Majorino is in Legends- she played techie vampire Molly on True Blood)

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Saturday, April 19

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WonderCon 2014 Panel Broadcast Thought Inside the Minds of Slasher Film Villains

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FORENSIC PSYCHIATRISTS AND HORROR SCREENWRITER PEER INSIDE THE MINDS OF ICONIC SLASHER FILM VILLAINS

WonderCon Anaheim Panel Analyzes Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees

Los Angeles, CA, April 2014 – Once again, the doctors of Broadcast Thought, H. Eric Bender, M.D.Praveen R. Kambam, M.D., and Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., return to WonderCon for another unprecedented panel. On Saturday, April 19, 2014, from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm in Room 208, they will team up with very special guest, Mark Swift, co-writer of Friday the 13th (2009) and Freddy vs. Jason,to present “Flashback to the Slash Pack! Inside the Minds of Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees.” Continue reading

Cartoon Network WonderCon 2014 Fan Favorites

Cartoon Network Brings Fan Favorites to WonderCon Anaheim 2014 

Adventure TimeRegular ShowSteven UniverseUncle GrandpaClarence and Teen Titans Go!

Among Featured Panels 

The Land of Ooo will go quiet, the streets of Aberdale will be empty, the Gem’s temple will be dark, the park will be closed and Uncle Grandpa is packing up his RV because Cartoon Network is taking Adventure TimeRegular ShowSteven UniverseUncle Grandpa andClarence, respectively, to WonderCon 2014 held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Fans will get an inside look at the Network’s hit original animated comedy series with exclusive clips and answers to all their burning questions from series producers and voice talent at Cartoon Network panels scheduled for Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19.

Making their WonderCon debut this year are the newest original animated comedy series Steven UniverseUncle Grandpa andClarence from Cartoon Network. All three series originate from Cartoon Network Studios’ prolific shorts program. Steven Universe, created by Rebecca Sugar, is about the misadventures of a boy named Steven, the ultimate “little brother” to a team of magical guardians of humanity—the Crystal Gems. The hilarious series, Uncle Grandpa, created by Pete Browngardt, is about everyone in the world’s magical Uncle and Grandpa and his gang that travels in an RV, bringing magical fun everywhere they go. From first time series creator, Skyler PageClarencetells the story of an optimistic, spirited, lovable boy who sees the best in all things and wants to try everything. Because everything is amazing!   Continue reading