It’s now July, and that means that we can officially state that San Diego Comic-Con is this month. Are you prepared? Well, alright, no one is probably ever completely prepared, but your best option for ensuring you make the most of the behemoth that is Comic-Con is keeping up with the important news. But don’t worry! We’ve got you covered.
Here’s what you can expect over the next month:
Panel Schedule
Traditionally, this schedule is released exactly two weeks before the convention, which should mean that we won’t get a peek at the full, official schedule until July 6-9 — but with panel confirmations coming in left and right, we already know a good chunk of the full schedule. You can find all of the panels that we know about currently – which is over 175 – over at our master list of Announced Panels.
Exclusive Announcements
Oh, did you think there couldn’t possibly be that much left to reveal for exclusives? How wrong you are, my friend. July will be another onslaught of exclusives, with more still to come from Hasbro, Mattel, and Funko (including how their line will work – but you can read what we know about that situation here), as well as LEGO, Marvel, tokidoki, Super7, the BBC America booth, IDW, Nickelodeon, The Loyal Subjects, Mondo, and so many more.
As always, you can find all of the exclusives that have been announced so far in our Exclusives category.
Autographs
While we know hundreds of panels – we have barely scratched the surface when it comes to autographs. Our annual list of Announced Autograph Signings compiles them all (including, so far, The Walking Dead, Marvel, Voltron, Hermes Press, and more!), and will be updated daily until right before the con.
Offsite Announcements
Expect this to be a big, big month for San Diego Comic-Con offsite announcements. We’re still waiting on more news about this year’s Conival and the Game of Thrones and Westworld offsites, plus more information about the Syfy/Nerd HQ dance parties. Then, of course, there’s anything else that might pop up! Plus, there’s still all the big players, like the Petco Interactive Zone, Adult Swim, Syfy tickets, and yes, yes – those darn Saturday Conan tickets.
You can always find a list of offsites on our event calendar.
More SDConCast
Although the new season of the SDConCast is already in full swing, we have an exciting last few episodes coming up for you. Join us on Friday, July 7 and Sunday, July 9 for our annual Breaking Down the Panel Schedule podcasts. Finally, we’ll have our last show on Wednesday, July 12 to cover anything else that gets announced just before the convention – and we have a big surprise for our final guests. Then you won’t see our smiling faces again until we’re actually at the convention. Ahhhhh.
Is there anything in particular you would like us to cover or want to know more about for SDCC? Let us know in the comments, drop us a line or tweet us at @SD_Comic_Con.
