It hardly seems fair to be planning for July when WonderCon is still a week away, yet here we are, less than 120 days from the start of San Diego Comic-Con 2019 and news just keeps filtering in. Today we have announcements from Symbiote Studios, cosmic teases from the Geeky Hooker, promises from Walter Simonson, and so much more.
Let’s take a look at what you might have missed:
- Comic book artist and Eisner Hall of Fame inductee Jim Steranko revealed that he’ll be an invited guest at Comic-Con this year.
- All-ages comic Monster Elementary announced that they will be returning to San Diego in 2019. Sounds like their booth is a good place to go star-gazing (if you bring a chair!).
- J. Michael Straczynski has confirmed that Harper Collins will indeed have copies of his new book, Becoming Superman: My Journey From Poverty to Hollywood, a few days before it’s July 23rd release date.
- We had to read between the lines to decode this one, but it looks like Mouse Guard creator David Petersen and Strangers in Paradise creator Terry Moore will both be at Comic-Con. David will be bringing his newest sketchbook. Isn’t it fun to know that we’re not the one ones already planning what we’re going to buy?
https://twitter.com/TerryMooreArt/status/1106745713101361152
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- That noise you heard was the collective “awwwwww” when we all got a look at this new Geeky Hooker piece, Captain Marvel and Goose. These pieces aren’t for sale, but they will be available to find at San Diego Comic-Con. You’ll want to follow her on Twitter for all the details.
- You’ll be able to catch artist, writer, and bellydancer (!) Jessica Chrysler this year at SDCC. Presumably one of those talents won’t be on display but you never know, it is SDCC, after all.
- Symbiote Studios also has clever and creative exclusives, and here is an itsy bitsy preview of one of them. They will also have a special collaboration up their sleeve. Todd? A land? Gee, that sounds familiar…
- Comic creator Val Hochberg as a full convention schedule, and we are thankful that SDCC is on it.
- This good news/bad news Tweet is brought to you by GeekCalligraphy, who announces that their work will be on display at the San Diego Comic-Con art show. We’re happy the snafu got fixed and they will be able to participate.
- Artist Lenny Romero feels late to the announcement party, but he’s not at all, and we’re happy to hear he’ll be in Artist Alley this year. Hopefully Lenny will bring some of that amazing Kaiju art he’s been showing off.
- Though it has yet to be officially announced, creator Walter Simonson has shown a bit of his new Ragnarok: Twilight of the Gods artwork, and promised we’ll see issue #1 at SDCC. We wouldn’t say no to an SDCC exclusive cover, if you ask us.
- While showing off some art for other conventions, Image and Dark Horse comic artist Andrew MacLean dropped a little nugget of information; he’ll be attending his first San Diego Comic-Con this year. We’ll be on the lookout for him to open his commission spots. And if you haven’t already, check out his Head Lopper book from Image, it’s stellar!
https://twitter.com/Andrew_MacLean/status/1103012464654987264
- Although he can’t confirm any SyFy Nightbreed announcements, writer and director Josh Stolberg will be at SDCC this year.
- If you were wondering where exactly to bring Camilla d’Ericco her chai latte, she has posted her booth location as #4723.
- Skull Girls creators have announced that San Diego Comic-Con is on their regular summer convention tour this year. Let’s hope they bring that book of commissions they were working on!
- Artist Amy Chu is busy busy busy (have you seen all the comics she’s on right now?) but will make time for SDCC in July.
Anything we missed? Let us know in the comments, drop us a line, or tweet us at @SD_Comic_Con.
