Under the Tents 2022: Symbiote Studios, Dude Vader, Mysterious Galaxy, CGC Comics

It’s Friday! Friday! Gotta get down on Friday! Whether you’re sitting in the front seat or kickin’ it in the back seat with your friends this weekend, we have some awesome San Diego Comic-Con 2022 news to share with you today, including announcements from con favorite Dude Vader as well as the Executive Story Editor behind Netflix’s recently announced Dragon Age anime series. It’s a packed Under the Tents today, folks.

Here’s a look at what you might have missed:

You’ll find comic creator Zack Kaplan all over the Exhibit Hall floor at SDCC this year hanging with Image Comics, Vault Comics, and Top Cow.

Yeah, I'll be at SDCC.

I'll be signing and hanging with these publishers for these series, @ImageComics / @TopCow METAL SOCIETY, @thevaultcomics MINDSET or @ScoutComics FOREVER FORWARD, so stay tuned for more on that!

I gotta little room for a cool panel or too, if interested. pic.twitter.com/F89g9IeysM
— Zack Kaplan (@zackkaps) June 9, 2022

Fellow comic creator Jeff Pina shared a work-in-progress of his scorching Dark Phoenix Marvel Variant comic cover. She’ll be burning up his table in Small Press, #Q-06.

She is 🔥🔥🔥! More #WIP of #darkphoenix that I'll have at my booth at #SDCC ! Small Press Q-06!#marvel #marvelcomics #disney #xmen #phoenix #jeangrey #classic #sketchcover #ink #original @sdccblog #villain #cosmic #mutant pic.twitter.com/VLZgnS7Mow
— Jeff Pina Makes Comics! (@JeffPina78) June 9, 2022

Christopher Canole, better known to SDCC attendees as “Dude Vader,” confirmed via Twitter that Doug Marcaida, History Channel’s Forged in Fire weapons expert, will be a special guest on his SDCC panel, “Star Wars Samurai Universe.” Keep an eye on our upcoming panels post for date, time, and location info.

https://twitter.com/Christo56442091/status/1534943349479641094?s=20&t=WpUyb_J66GdZyZ8SH4ZnCg

Have you missed all the Comic-Con crochet news? We definitely have, which is why we were stoked to see podcaster/teacher Morgan le Slay’s tweet searching for more inspiration for her critter drops.

Preparing myself for #critterdrop at #SDCC this year. What little guys should I crochet? pic.twitter.com/AakHcLJIHA
— Morgan ''No Cops in Schools'' le Slay 🚩🏴 (@morgan_slay) June 9, 2022

Actress, writer, and now, comic creator Hannah Rose May will be at SDCC this year to promote her new comic, Rogue’s Gallery, from Image Comics. Check our upcoming panels post and autographs post (respectively) for any panel and signing info she announces.

👋🏻 I’ll be at #SDCC and ROGUES’ GALLERY my debut comic from @ImageComics comes out the day before, July 20th!

My first con as a creator!

Panel & signing info to come but if there’s any requests, please send them my way.

Very excited! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/HNPDQgExO2
— Hannah Rose May (@Hannahrosemay_) June 9, 2022

Have you really been to San Diego Comic-Con if you haven’t stopped at Symbiote Studios’ booth to play rock-paper-scissors with Catnip Bravo? This year, you’ll find some nifty exclusives, which they’ll be announcing next week. As always, we’ll also find lots of free pins and merch when we stop at Booth #3249.

We will have big #SDCC exclusives to announce next week. Many designed by the amazingly talented @Jmanvelez . I know we do this every year, but this year we are giving out 3,000 free pins and merch. Each day will have an exclusive pin. It is a San Diego Comic Con tradition. pic.twitter.com/lwkbZvvp9d
— Symbiote Studios® | Toy Manufacturer (@symbiotestudios) June 9, 2022

Archie Comics artist and writer Dan Parent is going to be busy at SDCC this year, as it looks like he has plans both at the convention and with the Comic-Con Museum.

I’ll be a guest at SAN DIEGO COMIC CON and the SDCC MUSEUM next month! Hope to see you there ! @ArchieComics pic.twitter.com/0vHdG11Tcj
— DAN PARENT (@parentdaniel) June 9, 2022

Marvel artist Peter V. Nguyen showed off his latest Magik sticker to his Twitter followers. Will we see it at SDCC this year? We’ll have to swing by Artists Alley Table #HH-20 to find out.

A little magik sticker I made 🙂 maybe #sdcc bound pic.twitter.com/Wc8UUcDrLT
— Peter v n Osaka comic con ! (@petervnguyen) June 10, 2022

Independent comic book grading service CGC Comics will be hosting a (shh!) private signing with DC artists Daniel Sampere and Bruno Redondo at SDCC this year. Each artist will also have Remarques you can buy at Table #4315. Deadline for submissions is July 5, 2022.

CGC is ecstatic to announce that we'll be hosting a Private Signing event at SDCC this year with @Sampere_art and @Bruno_Redondo_F! In addition to signing, both will be offering Remarques for purchase. The submission deadline for this signing is 7/5/22. https://t.co/BO3tG6a28w pic.twitter.com/nDfwooGYST
— CGC Comics (@CGCComics) June 10, 2022

Executive Story Editor Mellow Brown, whose credits include American Gods, Blade Runner: Origins, and “a major, Blockbuster anime series from Netflix that is currently deep in production overseas” (which we just found out today to be Dragon Age), tweeted that he will not be at SDCC this year due to scheduling conflicts (“filming”).

Hey. Sadly, I won't be at SDCC. 🤷🏾‍♂️

We're filming that week.

But, I'll hopefully have time to sign books at an event in the near future.

I appreciate y'all. ✌🏾
— Mellow Brown (@MellowMarketer) June 10, 2022

Last, but certainly far from least for today, indie bookstore Mysterious Galaxy announced via their website that they will be back at SDCC this year. They’ll be holding author signings at Booth #1119 and in the Autograph Area during the con, so stay tuned for more details as they become available.