SDConCast - The Official Podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog

This week we are welcoming multiple guests to the show. First up we have Daniel Shaughnessy, Director of Sales & Marketing for Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina to discuss preparing and running a hotel during San Diego Comic-Con. Then, in a pre-recorded interview, we have writer Paul Cornell and Tom Peyer, Editor-In-Chief at Ahoy Comics, to discuss Paul's upcoming comic Con and On, their experiences at SDCC, and more. We'll also cover all the latest news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week we are welcoming the award-winning NVE Experience Agency, who has put on several of your favorite offsites at San Diego Comic-Con over the years, including last year's Dungeons & Dragons, as well as previous activations for Amazon Fire, IMDboat, The Tick, and more. We're joined by Brett Hyman (President), and Florencia Sadler (Director of Production) to talk producing and running offsites/activations at San Diego Comic-Con, from what makes a good offsite to how to run an effective line management system. We'll also cover all the latest news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This episode originally aired on our Patreon. Have you ever wanted to order a commission, and felt intimidated or unsure how or where to start? Or maybe you have ordered commissions, and are just looking for some tips. In this special bonus episode which originally aired on our Patreon, Kerry and Erin offer suggestions for ordering commissions, and show off some of your own!

This week on SDConCast we are joined by Eric Powell, creator of The Goon and the Albatross Funnybooks imprint — as well as one of his biggest fans (who also happens to be an actor, writer, producer, and novelist of the Ronan Boyle series), Thomas Lennon. We'll hear their stories about writing, creating art, and SDCC. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Have you ever wondered how a giant inflatable Ozzy Osbourne is made? Or where it goes when it's no longer on the Promenade during San Diego Comic-Con? Or if you're Drax, you might wonder why is inflatable? This week on SDConCast we are welcoming Shawn McEachern, President of Inflatable Design Group, to find out the answer to some of these questions. We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, offsites, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week two of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021), to talk about his time at SDCC. Just what does it take to make a Souvenir Book? What has Gary been up to since retirement? We'll discuss all of that and more, as well as the latest SDCC news and exclusives. You can find Gary's final installment of his My Life in Comics series on his blog, Innocent Bystander, which just wrapped up today and covers his time at Comic-Con International, his career as a small press comics creator and publisher, and more. It's a great read, with an in-depth look behind the curtain into the worlds of Comic-Con and independent publishing. Join us for a fun and informative show!

Welcome to Season 12 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We're kicking off as we have the last few years with special guest Mark Evanier. We'll discuss what he has in store for SDCC in addition to memories from past cons. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news. Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to SDCC 2023!

WonderCon has come and gone for 2023 and the UBlog team is here to wrap it up. We'll discuss the good, the bad, and the exclusives. Plus a heaping helping of what we thought of the exhibit floor, panels, and everything in between. Join us for an informative show!

Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2023. We're breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks. Tune in for an information packed show.

Your time is nigh! It's time for the annual ritual of anxiety and new frustrations...the San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration badge sale for all hopeful attendees. After the hiccups with Returning Registration will things run more smoothly? Will we still be live after lunch? Tune in and find out. We discussed the sale as it happened. Come join the SDCC UBlog team for all the excitement (and by excitement we mean stress)!

It's here! After 3 years it's finally time for the annual ritual of anxiety and (maybe?) spinning blue circles. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. This year is different with the new access to the waiting room through Member ID. How did it go? Tune in and find out. We discussed the sale as it happened. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2023!

Welcome to the final week of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We're closing out San Diego Comic-Con with our annual wrap up of what we thought of the return of the con. The best and probably a little of the worst will get talked about as we discuss the week that was SDCC 2022. Join us for a fun and mostly coherent show.

Welcome to week ten of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is the final episode before SDCC. We're going to cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives as well as answer common questions. Join us for an informative show.

Welcome to a special episode of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part Two of our "Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule" podcasts. Join the team as we look at what's scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one! Join us for an informative show.

Welcome to a special episode of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part One of our "Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule" podcasts. Join the team as we look at what's scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one! Join us for an informative show.

Welcome to week nine of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Eric Goldman of Fandom to discuss the TV shows of SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week eight of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Germain Lussier of Gizmodo and io9 to discuss the movies of SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week seven of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Mario Thompson, Hotel Commercial Director at the Hilton Bayfront, to discuss running a hotel during SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week 6 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Jake and Nancy Scornavacco of Sweet Things Frozen Yogurt (at the Hilton Bayfront) to discuss being a local business during SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show. (Sorry for the volume difference between the hosts. We had some technical issues.)

Welcome to week five of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Dov Kelemer, co-founder of DKE Toys, the place to go for artist created limited edition designer figures, collectibles, and more. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week 4 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Steve Coulson, Creative Director of Campfire — a marketing agency that's responsible for many of your favorite San Diego Comic-Con offsites and activations over the years, including Westworld, Purge City, and more. SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week 3 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021), to talk about his time at SDCC. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives. You can also follow along with Sassaman's time with Comic-Con on his blog Innocent Bystander, including his recent post chronicling his time as an attendee. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week 2 of the 2022 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by artist Joey Spiotto, creator of Grumpy Unicorn, Alien Next Door, and his very popular art series "Storytime" and "High Fidelity." We're going to talk art, pop culture, SDCC, and more. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to Season 11 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We're kicking off as we have the last few years with special guest Mark Evanier. We'll discuss returning to SDCC after a couple years off in addition to memories from past cons. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news. Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to the first in-person SDCC since 2019!

Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2022. We're breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks. Tune in for an information-packed show.

The first physical Comic-Con in over two years is in the books! We're going to talk all about the highs and lows of Comic-Con Special Edition. What worked, what didn't, where was the best Influencer Escalator, and what's it like covering the pretzel situation in real time? Join members of the SDCC Unofficial Blog crew who were there (and Kerry!) as we discuss all things CCSE.

What's this? A badge sale? That's right! Comic-Con Special Edition registration is happening and we'll be there covering it live as it happens. Join us for the first Comic-Con badge sale since 2019!

San Diego Comic-Con has been once again gone virtual for 2021. So once again we're bringing you all your favorite things about Comic-Con, straight to you to you. This will be a celebration with special guests from your favorite TV shows, films, and video games, as well as artists and exhibitors. Guest Line-Up: - Scott Shaw, illustrator - Thomas Lennon, Reno 911!, author of Ronan Boyle book series - Peter Santa-Maria, artist – Aisha Tyler, Archer, Criminal Minds, director, founder of Courage+Stone – Martin Hsu, artist – Darin De Paul (Overwatch, Shazam!) – Patrick Ballesteros, artist – Julie Benson & Shawna Benson, Television (The 100, Star Trek: Prodigy) and comic book (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey) writers – Toddland Join us for fun, news, and come together as part of the SDCC community.

It's the final countdown to San Diego Comic-Con 2021 and we're back with all the news, views, and exclusives! This month we're joined by kawaii pop artist Truck Torrence, aka 100% Soft. We'll chat with him about creating art like his hugely popular Dumpster Fire series and everyone's favorite Marvel emojis, his SDCC experiences, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show!

It's time for another heaping helping of SDCC 2021 news, views, and exclusives! This month we're joined by PR specialist and frequent panel moderator Gary Miereanu. We'll chat with him about what it's been like promoting remotely and what we can expect from WB Home Entertainment at Comic-Con@Home. Join us for a fun and informative show!

We're back for Season 10 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. Despite SDCC 2021 going virtual again, we're going to keep on doing what we do (with a few alterations). Our special guest this month is familiar to long time viewers, the stupendous Mark Evanier. We're going to talk all things Comic-Con and more. Join us for the kickoff of our second most unusual season yet!

WonderCon 2021 is virtual again, and that means we're back with a special live event. The SDCC Unofficial blog is once again bringing together an array of special guests for a 2+ hour telecast. We are spotlighting the #WonderConOnline effort to help all the artists and vendors who have been hit hard in the last year of no in-person conventions. Support artists and vendors any time by checking out the #WonderConOnline hashtag on social media.

It's the last hour of Comic-Con @ Home! The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog welcomes back Patrick Ballesteros as he sketches live! He'll be drawing characters in line for that one laaaaaast exclusive — and you get to call out which characters he draws! At the end of the session, the drawing will be put up for sale online, with proceeds benefitting the United Way of San Diego. Meanwhile, The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog team will discuss how SDCC went being virtual as well as count down to the "end of the con."

San Diego Comic-Con has been cancelled for 2020 (physically at least). But we're still here, so we're going to bring some of Comic-Con to you virtually. This is going to be a celebration with special guests, information on how to support artists and exhibitors who would have been at SDCC, and probably even some prizes. Schedule/Guest Line-Up: Zachary Levi, Nerd HQ co-founder and actor (Shazam!, Chuck) Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, Talking Dead) Patrick Ballesteros, artist Brittany Curran (The Magicians) Victoria Ying, author/illustrator Adam McArthur (Star vs. the Forces of Evil) Factory Entertainment Darin De Paul (Overwatch, Shazam!) Toddland Join us for fun, news, and come together as part of the SDCC community.

It's time for the final SDConCast before #SDCCOnline! This month our guest is Suman Chatterjee, Co-Owner and Art Director of Yesterdays. He'll join us to talk about pins and cons. We'll also discuss the #SDCC schedule, news, exclusives, and more.

It's time for this month's SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. SDCC is still cancelled, but we're still going to do a show. This month our guest is Gil Cabrera, former Chairman of the San Diego Convention Center Board of Directors. He'll join us to talk about what it takes to host the most popular comic convention in the world. And about chocolate. Join us for an informative show!

We're back for Season 9 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. Despite the cancellation of SDCC 2020 we're going to keep on doing what we do (with a few alterations). Our special guest this month is our first threepeat, the stellar Mark Evanier. We're going to talk all things Comic-Con and more. Join us for the kickoff of our most unusual season yet!

WonderCon 2020 has been postponed, but that doesn't mean we can't bring some virtual WonderCon to your home. The SDCC Unofficial Blog is bringing together an array of special guests in one big 3 hour telecast. We are spotlighting the #WonderConOnline effort to help all those artists and vendors hit hard by the loss of income. Join us for all or part of this epic event! Support artists and vendors any time by checking out the #WonderConOnline hashtag on social media.

WonderCon 2020 has been postponed. What do we do? We make sure you have all the up to date information and help out as many vendors/artists as possible. That's the show. Join us as we discuss the #WonderConOnline event, news, and come together as a community.

Welcome back to Blue Circle Town, the second part of the annual test of our sanity. Let's all find out our final fate together in the San Diego Comic-Con Open Registration badge sale. We'll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the second and last badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2020!

It's here! The time of year for goblins, ghouls, and the annual ritual of anxiety and spinning blue circles. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. We'll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2020!

The final show of the 2019 SDConcast season. We're closing out San Diego Comic-Con with our annual wrap up of what we thought of this year's con. The best and probably a little of the worst will get talked about as we wake up from our Odinsleep long enough to discuss the week that was SDCC 2019. Join us for a fun and mostly coherent show.

This is it! The final SDConCast before San Diego Comic-Con and we got a guest worthy of the occasion. We are joined by the founder of Her Universe and voice of Ahsoka Tano, Ashley Eckstein. We'll discuss the Her Universe Fashion Show, Clone Wars, SDCC, and more. We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and information packed show.

This is it! The final week before San Diego Comic-Con 2019, and we've got a ton in store for you, including two final podcasts before the con. Joining us on SDConCast this Wednesday, July 10, is the Executive Director of the Comic-Con Museum, Adam Smith. We'll talk about The Gathering special event, what's in store for the museum, and more. We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and information packed show.

The SDConCast is back with its eighth annual "Breaking Down The Schedule" episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you'll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what's scheduled for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one! Join us for an informative show.

The SDConCast is back with its eighth annual "Breaking Down The Schedule" episodes – the most comprehensive Comic-Con schedule analysis you'll find anywhere. Join the team as we look at what's scheduled for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on how you can get into the big panels; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one! Join us for an informative show.

Do you want San Diego Comic-Con news? Well, this is the SDConCast you want. We are covering all the latest SDCC exclusives, offsites, and more. Join us for an informative show.

Making his annual appearance, Germain Lussier (IO9.com) joins us to talk all things movies. We'll discuss what will, won't, or who knows if they will or won't come to SDCC. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week we're doubling up on guests as San Diego Comic-Con grows ever closer. First up is returning guest Tom Vargas from Factory Entertainment. Then we'll be joined by Brock Otterbacher from Mondo. We're going to talk about what they are bringing this year to SDCC, what it takes to prepare for the show, and what happens behind the scenes. We'll also cover all the latest news, offsites, exclusives, and more. Join us for an informative show.

Making his triumphant return, Eric Goldman (Fandom.com) joins us to talk all things Television. Or at least all the TV that pertains to San Diego Comic-Con. We'll discuss what will, won't, or who knows if they will or won't come to SDCC. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more.