San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog

There’s been lots of fanfare but little actual art of the new Justice League, relaunching in September. Well, Comic-Con International kindly reminds us that it’s the comics that made the con, by giving us an exclusive of the JL on the cover of this year’s official souvenir book, courtesy of Jim Lee himself. And remember, all attendees get one of these beauties free with their registration. We’re telling ya, that registration fee goes a looooooong way, doesn’t it?
Without further ado, here’s a pic of the cover by Jim Lee:

Anyone who has ever been to SDCC can tell you the one free give-away accessory that they absolutely can’t do without.  That accessory?  The huge bags from WB, into which con attendees can stuff all the other awesome swag they get on the convention floor.  The WB started to make and distribute the bags in 2006, and last year they teamed with Comic Con to make it the official bag of San Diego Comic Con.  In previous years, con attendees would stand in line at the WB booth to receive their bags, and the bag design being handed out would change passed on availability.  Last year, all attendees got a bag with registration, so stalking the WB booth for the bag you wanted was no longer a necessity.  Despite this “everyone gets a bag” policy, as previous attendees can tell you, lots of bag-swapping goes down!  This year, the bags convert into a backpack, making them even more of a “must-have.”

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SDCC is just around the corner (preview night’s in 9 days for those who are keeping count!), and TV Guide is getting in on the action.  As they did last year, they will be teaming with The WB to produce a Comic Con focused issue of TV Guide, and there will be four collectible covers.  This year, the shows being featured on the cover will be The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Fringe, and The Vampire Diaries.  The magazine will be distributed at the Warner Bros. booth (#4545) starting on preview night, July 20, 2011, and will be available on newsstands July 21- July 28.

As to what’s going to be inside the pages of this special issue?  Click past the jump to read the press release and view the covers.

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Brief: Nothing is known about how/when Marvel will distribute these but I’m guessing attendees to the Marvel Movies panel on Saturday will be picking them up. The images come from Yahoo. Take a look:

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I doubt that many fans of professional wrestling are also Comic-Con attendees, but for the small portion that are I thought I would pass along this press release. It talks about the SDCC exclusive WWE comic and the Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler signing. Enjoy:

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