It’s getting real real here now – the schedules for SDCC are getting posted. You can see the schedule for Wednesday and Thursday here. I’ve done some of the work for you and filtered the action figure relevant panels for Thursday and they are below. I know I’ll be at the Transformers panel and the Caption Action one. Where will you be?
10:00-11:00
IDW & Hasbro— Join senior editor
John Barber (
Transformers: Robots in Disguise), editor
Carlos Guzman, and Hasbro’s director of global publishing
Michael Kelly reveal secrets and upcoming plans for
Transformers, G.I. Joe, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and more. A new
Transformers series will be announced-as well as a new license. Panelists include
Larry Hama (
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero),
Chris Metzen (
Transformers: Autocracy),
Flint Dille (
Transformers: Autocracy),
Livio Ramondelli (
Transformers: Autocracy),
Andrew Griffith (
Transformers: Robots in Disguise),
Brendan Cahill (
Transformers: Robots in Disguise),
Mike Costa (
G.I. Joe: Cobra), plus surprise guests!
Room 9
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles |
Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances |
Comics11:30-12:30
Mattel and WWE: Get in the Ring!— If you want to talk about Mattel’s WWE action figures with some of the top WWE superstars, don’t miss a minute of this exciting panel! Be the first to get a sneak peek at upcoming products and hear exciting announcements about the 2013 line. Join your favorite WWE superstars, along with Mattel toy designers
Bill Miekina and
Derek Handy, and Mattel’s director of marketing
Enrique Ruvalcaba for an action-packed Q&A.
Room 24ABC
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles1:00-2:00
DC Collectibles— Action figures, statues, busts, PVC figures . . . DC Collectibles has them all-and more. The DC Collectibles crew, including DCE chief creative officer
Geoff Johns, executive director for creative services
Kevin Kiniry, director of creative services
Jim Fletcher, DCE co-publisher
Jim Lee, artist
Amanda Conner, and sculptors
Jean St. Jean and
Phil Ramirez explain how they come up with so many great products and what’s coming up from comics’ top makers of awesome collectibles.
Room 5AB
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles |
Comics |
Superheroes
1:00-2:00 Voltron: Form Blazing Fans!— The classic animated TV series and toys that introduced the world to wild robot lions and a giant combining hero returns to SDCC. Celebrate Voltron memories with some of the Defender’s biggest fans, including Alex Albrecht (Diggnation, Project Lore podcast), Rob Bricken (ToplessRobot.com), Clare Grant with Team Unicorn (Geek and Gamer Girls), and other secret celeb guests. Plus an update on the live-action movie produced by Atlas Entertainment (The Dark Knight Rises); exclusive comic book reveals and announcements from VIZ Media with Traci Todd (senior editor, VIZ Media), Brandon Thomas (writer, Voltron, Dynamite Entertainment); and Voltron Classics toy info from Mattel’s Scott Neitlich (marketing manager, MattyCollector.com). Win big Voltron prizes, and “Form the Head” with Voltron and be ready to share your own Voltron story. Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles | Animation | Kids | Movies
1:30-2:30 Hasbro: Transformers Brand— Aaron Archer (vice president, Hasbro Design) and Jerry Jivoin (director, Global Transformers Brand) discuss the hottest Transformers topics including the Transformers Prime and Transformers Rescue Bots TV series, action figures, video games, comics, theme park rides and more. Attendees will also get sneak peeks at upcoming action figures and brand news. Jerry and Aaron will also host some Q&A for your burning Transformers questions. Roll out! Room 24ABC
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles | Action/Adventure | Animation | Comics | Games | Kids | Movies | Television
2:30-3:30
Captain Action Returns— The original superhero action figure returns with an all-new toy line.
Joe Jusko (Comic-Con special guest),
Steven E. Gordon (
Wolverine & the X-Men),
Tom Tatarnowicz (
Biker Mice from Mars),
Nick Barrucci (publisher, Dynamite Comics).
J. C. Vaughn (publisher,
Overstreet Comics Book Price Guide),
Mike Murphy (Round 2 Toys),
Joe Ahearn (Captain Action), and
Julius Marx (Action Figure Insider) discuss the upcoming toys, offer sneak peeks at upcoming releases, and announce surprising new initiatives. Moderated by
Ed Catto (Captain Action).
Room 24ABC
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles |
Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances |
Comics4:00-5:00
Character Design in Entertainment: From Script to Sculp— When it comes to behind-the-scenes special features and “The Art of Making…” reference books for movies, gaming, and entertainment, oftentimes we only get a brief glimpse of what went into the design of a production. Leading creature and concept designer
Neville Page (
Avatar, Star Trek, Tron, Super 8, and most recently
Prometheus) goes in-depth about the specificity of character development, from script interpretation to full design execution, referencing select work from some of the spectacular films he has worked on. You will not only see the final resolve, but the roughest of sketches. A thorough Q&A will be a big part of the presentation.
Room 7AB
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles |
Art and Illustration |
Movies6:30-7:30
Independent Toymaker Roundtable: Turning Characters into Toys— Indie toymakers spill their secrets on how to successfully create and market awesome plush and vinyl toys. Learn from toy world luminaries
Nitin Bhargava (Kidrobot),
Shawn Smith (Shawnimals),
Dan Goodsell (Mr. Toast),
Kerry Horvath and
Darth Rimmer (Evil Ice Cream),
Dov Kelemer (DKE Toys),
Joshua Ben Longo (Longoland), and
Kris Schantz (Happy Worker), moderated by
Wendy Bryan (I Heart Guts). Turn your sketches into something you can hold.
Room 4
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles7:00-8:00 The Myth of Nostalgia: Collecting and Memory— Cesare Asaro (creator, Finding Frank and His Friend), Bob Foster (Animation Guild president), Grant Geissman (author, Foul Play! The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics!), R. C. Harvey (cartoonist, critic and comic historian, Meanwhile…A Biography of Milton Caniff), Peter Maresca (editor, Sunday Press Books), and Kirstie Shepherd (author, Gadabout Time Machine User’s Manual) have been collecting, creating, and selling nostalgia for over 40 years. Join them for a panel discussion on how collecting allows us to revisit memories from the past-even a past that they might have been too young to have seen or may never have existed at all. They’ll explore how nostalgia can be invented, whether it goes in and out of fashion, and what happens when the collector becomes the creator. Room 32AB
Tags: Action Figures – Toys – Collectibles | Comics
