The 2023 Comic-Con International: San Diego will take place at the San Diego Convention Center over July 20-23, with a preview night on July 19.
Nickelodeon and Paramount+ will also be hosting and participating in a series of panels at SDCC 2023. Currently announced panels include:
All times PDT
Thursday, July 20
Paramount Pictures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
11:30am - 12:30pm
Hall H
Paramount Pictures brings a panel discussion and footage presentation with filmmakers.
Spotlight on Jerry Beck
11:30am - 12:30pm
Room 24ABC
Animation historian Jerry Beck (Cartoon Research) curates cartoon Blu-ray compilations (Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 1), writes books (The 50 Greatest Cartoons, The Hanna Barbera Treasury), hosts a monthly cartoon club at Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinemas in Hollywood (using Quentin's own cartoon film prints), and teaches animation history at Cal Arts. He's worked at Nickelodeon and Disney, and even brought landmark anime like Akira and My Neighbor Totoro to the U.S. What will he do next? Spider-Man comics editor, author, and historian Danny Fingeroth moderates this one-on-one interview and Q&A session.
Ghosts
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Ballroom 20
Ghosts, one of television’s top comedies on CBS and Paramount+, returns to Comic-Con after a season cliffhanger where Sam saw a piercing white light shoot from the heavens directly into their home. Please join us for a special Ghosts presentation.
Avatar: Braving the Elements—Live!
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room 6BCF
Benders unite! Avatar: Braving the Elements, the official Avatar: The Last Airbender companion podcast from Nickelodeon and iHeartRadio, returns to Comic-Con for its third year in a row. Hosts Janet Varney (the voice of Korra) and Dante Basco (the voice of Prince Zuko) claim their honor alongside surprise panelists as they explore the deepest realms of the Avatarverse.
Fan Favorites: Behind The Scenes of Yellowjackets, Gotham Knights, I’m a Virgo, and More
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room 7AB
The creative minds behind some of the biggest TV and movie projects reveal how they bring fan-favorite stories to life. Featuring composer Sherri Chung (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwal), VFX supervisors at FuseFX Marshall Krasser (Yellowjackets) and Jamie Barty (I’m a Virgo), costume designer Jennifer May Nickel (Gotham Knights), re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor James Parnell (Twisted Metal), and re-recording mixer at Boom Box Post Jeff Shiffman (Transformers: Earthspark). Moderated by voiceover artist and actor Queen Noveen. Part 3 of Impact24 PR’s Panel Superblock.
Hasbro Transformers Generations Toy Panel
Thursday, July 20 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room 29CD
Let them come! The Transformers team of Ben (Hasbro marketing), Delaney (Hasbro marketing), and Evan (Hasbro design) take attendees through some all-new Transformers action figures: Studio Series: Rise of the Beasts, the first Studio Series Commander, and Generations Exclusive toy reveals. The team will also hold a Q&A to discuss all things Cybertronian. So, get ready for a panel that’s . . . more than meets the eye.
Hold the Sauce! Good Burger 2 Is Back!
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Room 6BCF
The highly anticipated movie’s stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell will be joined by Good Burger 2 cast members Lil Rel Howery, Josh Server, and Kamaia Fairburn to discuss the all-new Paramount+ original movie and sequel to the iconic ’90s feature film based on the sketch from Nickelodeon’s hit comedy series All That.
Focus on: Kevin Eastman
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 23ABC
Kevin Eastman, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, creator of Drawing Blood, and mind behind the success of The Last Ronin, will appear for a presentation and Q&A. Kevin will discuss all things TMNT, some history behind the scenes, and lots more.
Turning a Comic Book into a Franchise
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 5AB
Historically, comic books have been a powerful source for our modern franchises—Superman and DC Comics, Spider-Man and Marvel Comics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Walking Dead among dozens of others. But even when a comic book gets into the public mind, it still takes investment and guidance to bring the property to movies, television, video games, toys, and other media across the world. This panel of entertainment industry insiders will explore the ways a comic book can inspire an entertainment company to put the full forces of their areas of expertise behind a particular comic book property, what they look for, how they do it, and how comic book owners choose their partners.
Keenspot's Star-Studded Grubbs Cartoon Bringing Christmas in July to Comic-Con
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 7AB
Stars Jodie Sweetin (Fuller House), Felicia Day (Supernatural), and Debi Derryberry (Nickelodeon's Jimmy Neutron) join showrunner M. J. Offen (Jade Armor), composer Doug Bresler (Doogtoons), and creator Max Weaver to discuss and preview Keenspot's animated adaptation of Weaver's acclaimed Grubbs comics, which chronicle the nostalgic adventures of eight-year old Billy "Grubbs" Watson and his imaginary friend Tyler as they cause mayhem in 1980s suburbia. The cartoon, which also stars the voices of Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell, Jaleel White, and Jason Marsden, premieres this holiday season with an old-fashioned half-hour Christmas Special.
All A-Bot Transformers: EarthSpark
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 24ABC
Prepare for more Autobots, more Decepticons, and more Terrans! From Paramount+, Hasbro’s Entertainment One, and Nickelodeon, Transformers: EarthSpark is an original animated series based on the iconic global franchise. Catch this exclusive panel and screening of never-before-seen content. Attendees will also be treated to a sneak peek of behind-the-scenes visuals from upcoming new episodes, including the special one-hour season finale slated to debut exclusively on Paramount+ later this summer. Plus don’t miss the chance to participate in a Transformers-themed trivia contest– study up and come prepared to win awesome franchise swag.
What’s the Tea About Animation IP?
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Room 4
Moderator Siobhan Murphy (literary manager at The Gotham Group) joins industry executives Jane Riegler (development, Lucasfilm Animation), Lynsey Brown (production and development, Marvel Studios Animation), Eddie Gamarra (vice president of literary affairs, Nickelodeon content creation/live-action current series), and Daniel Stellan Kendrick (senior vice president, film & television, IDW Entertainment) to discuss the process of taking intellectual property (book/graphic novel/comic) and selling it into animated television or film.
Friday, July 21
IDW Publishing: 2023 and Beyond
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room 10
IDW Publishing's co-publishers MarkDoyle and TaraMcCrillis, along with EIC Jamie S. Rich and Top Shelf’s Chris Staros, discuss the exciting new direction of IDW’s future. From fan-favorite titles like TMNT, Star Trek, Sonic the Hedgehog, Godzilla, My Little Pony, and Cosmoknights, plus IDW Originals like Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces, IDW has something for everyone. Here’s your chance to hear about the work being done by talents like Snyder, Hannah Templer, Jeremy Lambert, Sam Maggs, Frank Tieri, Scott Bryan Wilson, and Che Grayson.
Big Nate's Big Panel
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 25ABC
Calling big fans of Big Nate! In this intimate talk, Lincoln Peirce (author, Big Nate comic strip and book series), Mitch Watson (executive producer, Big Nate animated series), and Ben Giroux (the voice of Nate Wright) will discuss the surprising journey of comics’ most awesome and mischievous middle schooler from page to screen. From Nickelodeon and Paramount+, learn how Nate’s perspective drives the story and the unique visual style of the original series, watch an exclusive sneak peek of footage, and score an exclusive Lincoln Peirce print to inspire your inner comic book artist!
Saturday, July 22
The Creative Process in Children’s Entertainment
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room 7AB
Tom Kenny (SpongeBob, Ice King, etc.), Van Partible (creator, Johnny Bravo; director, Pete the Cat), DJ Lance Rock (Yo Gabba Gabba!), Jerome Lu (Hyperactive Monkey), and Legendary Disney imagineer Bob Gurr (Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn Bobsled) do a deep dive into their life as creators, entertainers, directors, and influencers in today’s pop culture universe.
TMNT: The Next Evolution of Turtlemania
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room 23ABC
From the unstoppable ongoing series to the new frontier of The Last Ronin to nostalgia-packed stories of Saturday Morning Adventures to epic IP crossovers like TMNT x Stranger Things, Turtlemania is in full force and isn’t slowing down. IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Mateus Santolouco, Erik Burnham, and senior editor Charles Beacham discuss what’s next for everyone's favorite heroes in a half-shell. Serious shellheads won’t want to miss this panel that’s guaranteed to serve heaping helping of shell shock!
The Smurfs 65th Anniversary: Celebrating 65 Smurf-tacular Years!
11:30am - 12:30pm
Room 29CD
Nerdist’s Dan Casey celebrates the legacy of the beloved blue creatures with a discussion on the animated series with Nickelodeon’s Dana Cluverius, offers early looks at the upcoming tabletop game with Maestro Media’s Javon Frazier, goes inside the making of the AR-centric Smurfs comic with Mad Cave Studios’ Mike Marts, and presents first looks at the upcoming video game from Microids’ Vincent Gallopain. Expect giveaways!
Water, Earth, Fire, Air: Continuing the Avatar Legacy
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Room 24ABC
Abrams Books, Dark Horse Comics, Nickelodeon, and Magpie Games are thrilled to treat fans to a panel worthy of the Avatar! Creators and writers of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, including F.C. Yee (Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Legacy of Yangchen), go on an exploration of the beloved world. Moderated by Cara O’Neil (vice president of marketing, Dark Horse Comics).
Voiceover 101: Make Money Talking!
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room 3
Do you have what it takes to make a living in the competitive world of voiceover? Come learn from the experts what makes for a successful career (hint: it's not your voice!). Industry veterans Scott Brick (Dune, Bladerunner, Jurassic Park audiobooks), Townsend Coleman (voice of The Tick, and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and Suzanne Elise Freeman (Five Nights at Freddie's and The Ferryman audiobooks) will give attendees personal instruction on the nuances needed to make a living by talking.
Critical Role: Fireside Chat and Cast Q&A
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Ballroom 20
A fireside chat and short Q&A session with the founders and cast members of Critical Role, including Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us: Parts I & II), Marisha Ray (Final Fantasy XV: Comrades), Taliesin Jaffe (World of Warcraft), Matthew Mercer (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom), Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II), Sam Riegel (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Travis Willingham (Marvel’s Avengers), and Liam O’Brien (Star Wars: The Bad Batch).
Sunday, July 23
TBA
Star Trek will also be boldly going to the 2023 Comic-Con International: San Diego. Below is a selection of Star Trek panels:
Thursday, July 20
15th Annual Behind-the-Music panel: Supersonic
10:00am - 11:00am
Room 25ABC
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating the scores and sounds to some of today's most popular TV series and films. Panelists include Phil McGowan (score mixer, Star Trek: Picard), Amanda Jones (composer, American Horror Stories), Chris Bacon (composer, Wednesday), Sherri Chung (composer, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai), Kurt Farquhar (composer, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder), and Michael Yezerski (composer, Cabinet of Curiosities).
Home Space: Stories Set in Our Solar System
10:00am - 11:00am
Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library
We are in an age where we are looking to set a permanent habitat on the moon in the next decade and have our eyes set on landing on Mars. How do the rocky worlds that we can actually reach with rocketships and investigate with probes inform creators when spinning fictional tales? How can the real science from exploring our own solar system inspire near-earth space stories? Moderator Emily Lakdawalla (planetary scientist) talks with Corinna Bechko (The Expanse), Cecil Castellucci (Shifting Earth), Paul Cornell (Wild Cards), Brandon Easton (Star Trek: Year Five), and Mark Russell (Traveling to Mars), all of whom have crafted science fiction stories that are set a little bit closer to home.
Crazy Talk: Fifty Years of Mental Health, Pop Culture, and Comic-Con
11:00am - 12:00pm
Grand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Comic books and graphic novels—as well as their creators and readers—are facing challenges not seen since the inception of the Comics Code Authority nearly 75 years ago. From unprecedented bans of graphic novels (many of which feature mental health and substance use themes) to the stressors of freelance work and toxic fandom, mental health has emerged as a common topic in the comic-book discourse. Has mental health finally achieved parity with other diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging priorities of publishers, or is that just "crazy" talk? Heather Antos (group editor, IDW; Eisner-nominated series, Star Trek), MariNaomi (I Thought You Loved Me, Turning Japanese), and Hannah Rose May (Rogues' Gallery) join forensic psychiatrist Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D. (Broadcast Thought) to discuss the state of mental health and comics. Moderated by attorney Jeff Trexler (The Comics Journal, The Beat).
Star Trek: More Bold Than Ever Before
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Room 28DE
Never before has Star Trek been bigger (or bloodier)! IDW Group Editor Heather Antos and writers Chris Cantwell, Collin Kelly, and Jackson Lanzing give an inside look into Star Trek: Day of Blood, the first ever Star Trek comics crossover event. Plus: Marc Guggenheim, Sam Maggs, Malachi Ward, Chirs Sequiera, and Liana Kangas share all the exciting things happening across IDW’s line of Star Trek comics.
How to Boldly Go into the Star Trek Universe
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
With Discovery, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, and Picard, Star Trek is going strong after 57 years. However, with so much Trek and such little time, it’s overwhelming to know what is essential viewing. With over a dozen movies, several series, and now all the streaming content, where does someone new to Star Trek start? Moderator Tony B Kim (Hero Within, Crazy 4 Comic Con) leads this fun and helpful discussion with Star Trek pros Giraffe (Strange New Podcast), Myrriah Gossett (Star Trek Discovery Podcast), and Clyde Haynes (Star Trek Discovery Podcast).
Roddenberry Presents
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room 24ABC
Roddenberry Entertainment is warping back into Comic-Con, and resistance is futile. Prepare to be assimilated into the Roddenberry collective as this panel transmits updates on all things Star Trek. Executive producers Rod Roddenberry (Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Prodigy) and Trevor Roth (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Lower Decks) engage in a Q&A session moderated by Scott Mantz (Variety, Enterprise Incidents with Scott and Steve). Get ready to hear about the newest developments in the world of Star Trek (the Prime Universe, of course) as well as Rod and Trevor's hopes for the future of the franchise.
Women of Concept Art for Film and TV
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Room 6A
Concept artists Gina DeDomenico (The Boys, Star Trek: Picard), Barbara Araujo (Haunted Mansion, The Acolyte), Maybelle Pineda (Black Adam, Blue Beetle), Robin Richesson (Mars Attacks!, The Spiderwick Chronicles), and Jen Hancock (Haunted Mansion, Violent Night) join for a candid discussion moderated by costume designer Mairi Chisholm (Sleepy Hollow, Lucifer) highlighting their professional journeys into Hollywood, the unique challenges they are facing as female concept artists, and how their careers continue to grow and change alongside an ever-evolving industry.
Improving Sci-Fi Storytelling Through Science Accuracy
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Omni Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor
Clifford Johnson (theoretical physicist/Avengers science adviser), Erin Macdonald (astrophysicist, Star Trek science consultant), Tara Smith (professor of epidemiology), Trevor Valle (paleontologist), Joy Lin (nerdy comedian), and moderators Nikhil Shah and Jose Gonzalez, Jr. offer their thoughts about how sci-fi stories can be strengthened by using real concepts from physics, epidemiology, chemistry, and paleontology. They will also discuss movies and TV shows that have strived to be scientifically accurate and how their unique stories have contributed to them being financially successful as well as received critically.
Celebrating 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever on the CW
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 5AB
Go behind the scenes of Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982, premiering this month on The CW, with an exclusive in-depth look at the making of this series spotlighting the incredible films of 1982, including Blade Runner, The Beastmaster, Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan, Poltergeist, Firefox, First Blood, The Thing, Tron, Dark Crystal, Diner, Fast Times Forbidden World, and, of course, Megaforce. Film critic Scott “Movie” Mantz and producers Mark A. Altman (Free Enterprise, The Librarians, Castle), and Roger Lay Jr. (Aliens Ate My Homework, Remembering Rod Serling) take you back four decades and remind you that the good guys always win . . . even in the ’80s.
Inglorious Treksperts Live: Free Enterprise at 25
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room 5AB
The hosts of the Star Trek podcast TrekMovie present a 25th anniversary tribute to the ultimate love letter to Star Trek, the beloved cult classic Free Enterprise, released in theaters in 1999 and starring William Shatner and Eric McCormack. Panelists will be sharing never-before-seen clips and footage from the film that proved Captain Kirk was cooler than Han Solo. Featuring Inglorious Treksperts hosts Mark A. Altman (author, Star Trek: The Fifty-Year Mission; writer/producer, Free Enterprise), Daren Dochterman (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture—Director’s Edition), Ashley E. Miller (writer, Thor, X-Men: First Class), and Robert Meyer Burnett (director/writer, Free Enterprise, The Burnettwork), along with a special panelist or two.
Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius
4:30pm - 7:30pm
Omni Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom ABC, 4th Floor
Star Trek Adventures is a Tabletop RPG where new discoveries await explorers of Starfleet. It’s a 2D20 game of action, adventure, hope, and shenanigans. The company GM and players boldly go where no con-goer ever went before. The Shackleton Expanse will never be the same!
Critical Completism! What It's Like to See It All
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Douglas Wolk (All of the Marvels) read every Marvel superhero comic and wrote an Eisner Award–winning book about it; Cecil Castellucci (Shifting Earth) is watching every Disney movie and live-tweeting about each one; Marc Bernardin (Star Trek: Picard) podcasted about every episode of Battlestar Galactica. They'll discuss the joys and terrors of experiencing and responding to every last piece of a gigantic body of work.
It's Alive, Jim! Evolutionary Biology in Star Trek
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Room 28DE
Did you ever wonder if giant space jellyfish could ever realistically be a thing? Could our parasites evolve to take over Starfleet Command? Or computers be reprogrammed by sentient yeast? Would aliens really just look like us with pointy ears or ridge noses? Since the beginning of Star Trek, exploring strange new worlds has been synonymous with meeting fascinating new species—friendly or less friendly . . . Star Trek shows us life as we know it and as we've never seen it before, and examining the science behind both can teach us a lot about where we come from, where we're going, and what we might meet—out there. Dr. Ashley Poust (paleontologist at the San Diego Natural History Museum), Dr. Danielle de Carle (researcher and lecturer at the University of Toronto), and Dr. Amanda Jack (biochemist and biophysicist at SyntheX) take a deep dive into the reality, the fiction, and the possibilities of this Trek-tastic biology these last 56 years. Moderated by Giraffe of the Star Trek podcast Strange New Pod.
Friday, July 21
Official 50th Star Trek Animated Celebration
10:00am - 11:00am
Room 25ABC
The Star Trek brand team first look at Star Trek: The Animated Celebration, a campaign celebrating 50 years of Star Trek: The Animated Series. Explore the latest in publishing, gaming, and beyond with one-of-a-kind giveaways, exclusive sneak peeks, and special panelists
TV Academy: Bringing TV to Life
10:00am - 11:00am
Omni Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the honorary organization behind the iconic Emmy Awards. Moderated by Ryan Arey (ScreenCrush), this panel features six TV Academy/Producers Peer Group filmmakers of your favorite TV shows as they discuss the creative challenges of bringing their projects to the screen. Featuring Doug Aarniokoski (Star Trek: Picard, Sleepy Hollow), Juan Alfonso (Emergence, El Diez), Seth Edelstein (For All Mankind, Better Call Saul), Erik Holmberg (Fargo, Lucifer), Scott Trimble (Snowfall, Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett), and Sabrina Wind (Muppets Now, Desperate Housewives).
Women of the Hollywood Art Department
11:00am - 12:00pm
Room 9
Explore the works and minds of several of the talented women and members of the Art Directors Guild who are responsible for dreaming, designing, and drawing some of the most memorable and immersive environments for film and TV. Panelists include Amelia Brooke (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Westworld), Danelle Davenport (Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The Little Mermaid), Kelly Rae Hemenway (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Bullet Train), Rupali Ingle (Star Trek: Picard, Abbott Elementary), and Daniela Medeiros (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Thor: Ragnarok). Moderated by Kate Weddle (Yellowstone, WandaVision).
Den of Geek and Roddenberry Entertainment Present: Does It Fly?
11:30am - 12:30pm
Room 29CD
What would it take to make Spider-Man’s web-shooters a reality? Is there a real-world “invisibility cloak” from the world of Harry Potter? Is Star Trek’s replicator truly feasible? Roddenberry Entertainment, originators of modern-day fandom, is joining forces with Den of Geek to put your favorite sci-fi and fantasy concepts on trial! Come join these two entertainment juggernauts for a live episode of Does It Fly?—a new weekly podcast hosted by Hakeem Oluseyi (Nova, Outrageous Acts of Science) and Tamara Krinsky (Tomorrow’s World Today, Marvel LIVE! Red Carpet broadcasts) to see whether movie magic flies or crashes and burns. Get your burning questions ready, prepare to argue over your favorite properties, and maybe even win fun giveaways. Hosted by Scott Mantz (Variety, Enterprise Incidents with Scott and Steve).
Production Design for Indie Filmmakers and Content Creators
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Grand 6, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Learn how to use production design, set decoration, prop design, and location scouting to enhance the world building of your web series, indie film, cosplay videos and photos, TTRPG live-play sets, and more. Set decorator Rae Deslich (Drunk History, Promising Young Woman) leads the production design team Cindy Chao and Michele Yu (Waffles + Mochi, American Born Chinese), prop master Josh Bramer (Euphoria, Everything Everywhere All at Once), graphic designer Sarah M. Gonzalez (Kindred, Dave, Double Dare 2019), art director Liz Kloczkowski (Star Trek: Picard, Quantum Leap), prop master Kevin Hummel (Lyle Lyle Crocodile, Dark Knight Rises), and producer and assistant director Johnny Recher (Rebel Moon, Our Flag Means Death) in an introductory presentation of Hollywood cinema techniques that you can use immediately in your own projects.
IDW Publishing: 2023 and Beyond
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room 10
IDW Publishing's co-publishers MarkDoyle and TaraMcCrillis, along with EIC Jamie S. Rich and Top Shelf’s Chris Staros, discuss the exciting new direction of IDW’s future. From fan-favorite titles like TMNT, Star Trek, Sonic the Hedgehog, Godzilla, My Little Pony, and Cosmoknights, plus IDW Originals like Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces, IDW has something for everyone. Here’s your chance to hear about the work being done by talents like Snyder, Hannah Templer, Jeremy Lambert, Sam Maggs, Frank Tieri, Scott Bryan Wilson, and Che Grayson.
Haunted Discoveries: Dive into the Realm of Supernatural Investigations
8:30pm - 9:30pm
Room 5A
The cast of Haunted Discoveries highlights the stunning finds they’ve made in their paranormal research, while exposing common tricks and flawed methodologies currently dominating the field of supernatural investigation. A sneak preview of the series will be shown for the first time ever! World-renowned scientist and Star Trek writer Dr. Harry Kloor, A&E’s Ghost Hunters standouts Brandon Alvis and Mustafa Gatollari, historical researcher Malia Miglino, and producer Kevin Otte present a first look at the series, with sneak peeks of some of their most stunning finds and the eerie stories behind these captures. The panel is moderated by Neo Edmond, writer of John Carpenter’s HalloweeNights and Grimms Town Terror Tales).
Saturday, July 22
Inside the Writers' Room: Building a Better Future for Writers
10:00am - 11:30am
Room 24ABC
Showrunner Mark A. Altman (Pandora, The Librarians, Castle) moderates this annual panel, reuniting some of the biggest showrunners and writers in the business to share their insights into the state of television today and what’s at stake as writers fight for their futures. You’ll hear from Terry Matalas (Star Trek: Picard Season 3, 12 Monkeys), Gabrielle Stanton (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Haven), Ashley E. Miller (DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, Fringe, Black Sails), Kay Reindl (Shining Vale, Swamp Thing), Deric A. Hughes (Quantum Leap, Legacies), Christopher Cantwell (Halt & Catch Fire, Paper Girls), Anslem Richardson (The Boys, Timeless), VJ Boyd (Justified, SWAT), Marc Bernardin (Carnival Row, Masters of the Universe: Revelations), Amy Berg (Warrior Nun, Counterpart), and Steven Melching (Star Wars Rebels, The Clone Wars, DOTA: Dragon’s Blood).
Intro to TV Writing: From First Draft to Getting Staffed
10:00am - 11:00am
Room 9
Moderator Spiro Skentzos (Arrow) and several writer/producers, including J Holtman (The Handmaid’s Tale), Caitlin Parish (Foundation), Keto Shimizu (Legends of Tomorrow), Gabe Garza (The Winchesters), Derek Simons (Supergirl), and Noga Landau (Star Trek: Starfleet Academy) discuss navigating the TV spec terrain, including beginner’s mistakes, what they look for in a writer, and what it takes for you to write a killer spec that will stand above the crowd.
Women Rocking Hollywood 2023: How Female Filmmakers Reach the Hollywood A-List
10:30am - 11:30am
Room 5AB
Recent findings show that gender-balanced hiring is still not a priority in the industry, with women of color having the hardest time getting hired, despite critical acclaim. However, studies have also shown female filmmakers hire more women in key roles on feature films, so female-fronted films are more gender-balanced overall. There’s a small list of directors and producers with household names who have the juice to go after the biggest gigs, but how does a female filmmaker get on that list? The WRH panel, now in its eighth year, features women who have claimed their power or are climbing to the top through big studios, streaming, and high-profile indie projects. Writer/director Rosemary Rodriguez (director, Peacemaker, upcoming indie horror/drama mashup Hail Mary) Sam Bailey (producer/director, Dear White People, director, Marvel’s IronHeart), Jen McGowan (director, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek: Discovery), Nzingha Stewart (director, Daisy Jones & The Six; director/EP, the upcoming Cross), Laura Merians Gonçalves (director of photography, Black is King, Dead Ringers), and Andria Wilson Mirza (director, Sundance Institute and Women in Film’s ReFrame Project) share their thoughts on positive impact unions have for women in film, talk about their newest projects, and offer insights about finding success in the industry and moving the needle forward for everyone. Moderated by Leslie Combemale (creator, Women Rocking Hollywood; lead contributor, The Alliance of Women Film Journalists).
Space Command: Epic Adventures
11:00am - 12:00pm
Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library
Thousands of fans funded the pilot of Space Command, seen by fans around the world. The cast is a Who's Who of TV and film genre stars, including Doug Jones (Star Trek Discovery, The Shape of Water), Ethan McDowell (Walking Dead, Doom Patrol), Bryan McClure (Doom Patrol, Mindhunter), Mike Harney (Orange Is the New Black, Project Blue Book), Bruce Boxleitner (Babylon 5, Tron), Bill Mumy (Space Cases, Lost in Space, Babylon 5), James Hong (Everything Everywhere, Blade Runner), Mira Furlan (Lost, Babylon 5), Aaron Gaffey (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Katharine McEwan (Solitary) and John Hennigan (Glow, WWE). The series was created by Star Trek writer Marc Scott Zicree (TNG, New Twilight Zone), with post sound by David Bartlett (Speed), designs by Iain McCaig (Star Wars, Avengers), editing by Dave Edison (Remember the Sultana), and music by David Raiklen (Star Trek New Voyages, Max Steel). Also appearing: Joe Ochman (Star Wars Visions) and Ellen Dubin (Dune, M3GAN).
Upcoming Video Games to Be Excited For
11:00am - 12:00pm
Omni Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor
Gareth Von Kallenbach (creator/editor, Skewed and Reviewed) and panelists Michael Newman, Victor Calderon, Karen Newman, and Juliet Calderon (Skewed and Reviewed reporters) look at video games that will be coming in the next year or two, with a focus on standout and promising titles, including licensed titles from popular comic, movie, and television franchises such as Alien, Indiana Jones, Avatar, Star Trek, Star Wars, and more.
Star Trek Universe
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Hall H
The fan-favorite Star Trek universe panel returns to Comic-Con, featuring exclusive content from Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Comics and Other Geek items for the Vision Impaired
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 3
Blind and visually impaired people love comics, gaming, TV, movies, and all sorts of science fiction/fantasy/horror artforms just as much as their sighted counterparts. How do they enjoy such things with little or no eyesight? Blind adventurer and unashamed geek Joshua Loya (52 Masters, Miracle in Malibu) and actor/writer Scott Brick (audiobook narration, Dune, Shannara series) are joined by actor and audio description advocate Roy Samuelson (Star Trek Discovery, Westworld) to share what options exist for nonvisual entertainment.
Saturday July 22, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Writing across Film/TV, Games, and Comics
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 25ABC
Film writer/director Duncan Jones (Moon, Rogue Trooper), games designer Cliff Bleszinski (Gears of War, Fortnite), and TV writer Marc Bernardin (Star Trek: Picard, Critical Role) discuss the differences (and similarities) between writing for the screen/the Steam and writing comic books. Moderated by comics and animation writer Alex de Campi (Blade Runner: Black Lotus; Dracula, Motherf**ker!).
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Hall H
The icon himself, William Shatner, hosts an entertaining discussion about his illustrious career, spotlighted by his two most recent adventures: Legion M’s new documentary, You Can Call Me Bill, and the famed sci-fi captain’s real-life journey into space! Beam into Hall H for a lively chat between Shatner, doc director Alexandre O. Philippe (The People vs. George Lucas, Lynch/Oz), Legion M executives Jeff Annison and David Baxter, and some very special surprise guests. Publicist Gary Miereanu moderates the festivities.
Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 10
Concept artist Neville Page discusses his incredible career with Forbidden Planet TV's Andrew Sumner. As a visionary creature designer, Neville has applied his considerable expertise to the creation and development of the aliens of the Star Trek universe. From the movies Star Trek (2009) through to Star Trek Beyond (2016), as well as the shows Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, Page’s incredibly detailed and intricate work has yielded some of the franchise’s most memorable characters! Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page from Titan Books is a stunning retrospective celebrating all of Neville’s fantastic Star Trek creations - and debut copies will be available at the show!
Out in Comics: Year 36
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Room 4
The comic world’s longest-running panel is back for its 36th record-breaking year. The Comic Book world has become a celebrated part of the Pop Culture world. LGBTQ comics and graphic novels for all ages are being produced and acclaimed in incredible numbers, and queer characters are finally starting to show up in genre movies and TV shows. And yet, in our politicized and polarized world, LGBTQ comics and graphic novels and LGBTQ characters in popular media are facing more censure and opposition than in previous years. This means that telling stories of queer characters of diverse backgrounds and identities is more important than ever before. Join Prism Comics, moderator Andy Mangels [he/him/his] (the founder of the “Out in Comics” panel; bestselling author of Wonder Woman ‘77 Meets The Bionic Woman, Star Trek and Star Wars books and comics) and special guest panelists as they discuss what being “Out In Comics” means now and in the future. Panelists to be announced.
Boldly Go: The Psychology of Star Trek: Picard
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Dr. Drea Letamendi (psychologist at UCLA, host of The Arkham Sessions Podcast) and Brian Ward (host of The Arkham Sessions Podcast) take a deep dive into the psychology of Star Trek: Picard's final season with showrunner Terry Matalas and actor Todd Stashwick. This lively conversation will celebrate what makes Trek both illuminating and entertaining and will cover powerfully emotive themes such as resilient leadership, family conflict, and finding purpose in the face of failures, risks, and dangers only imagined in the final frontier.
Sunday, July 23
George Clayton Johnson: Master Storyteller
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Room 29CD
Martin Olson (Adventure Time), David Weiner (Famous Monsters), Phil Yeh (Winged Tiger), artist Wendy All, writer Mark Habegger, and author Marc Zicree (The Twilight Zone Companion) chat with Henry Chamberlain (George's Run) about his new graphic novel exploring the origins of sci-fi and modern horror through the journey of one writer, George Clayton Johnson. George wrote iconic episodes of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek and co-wrote the cult classic sci-fi novel Logan's Run.
Star Trek: Picard: Backstage and Between the Cracks
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room 24ABC
Larry "Dr. Trek" Nemecek (Portal 47, The Trek Files) moderates a show-n-tell and tall-tales panel presentation by members of the Star Trek: Picard creative team. The lineup is dependent on work schedule, but it includes Rommél Calderon (visual effects artist/supervisor), Geoffrey Mandel (graphics artist), Dr. Erin MacDonald (science adviser), and Kit Stølen (art director).
Afrofuturism: Black to the Future VI: No Mo' TriX
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room 25ABC
Are you tired of logging into a new game and finding dozens of Eurocentric characters, while offering only one Black male and one Black female character? Meet the BlackDevs, who are throwing some color into the game. They're about to do to the gaming industry what we've done to entertainment, sports, and medicine. Game must recognize game! Panelists will discuss emerging technologies in the gaming industry and how they will uniquely impact the Pan-African Diaspora. Panelists include Dr. Kishonna Gray, Ph.D. (associate professor, University of Kentucky, writing, rhetoric, digital studies, author of Instructional Tech), Carl Varnado (writer, consultant, Need For Speed Unbound, Street Fighter 6, Wylde Flowers), and Jabari Alii (Oakland site director, The Hidden Genius Project; game designer, The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners Chapter 2: Retribution), HipHopGamer ("GOAT of Game Creators"; industry leader where the culture of Hip Hop meets games). Professor Ajani Brown, MFA (lecturer, Africana Studies Department, academic senator, San Diego State University) will introduce the participants. The moderator and panel organizer is Jimmy Diggs (original content producer, Screenwriter Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).
Gaaays In Spaaace
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Room 32AB
The reality of the burgeoning space tourism industry has blurred the lines between today’s world and the sci-fi future of series like The Orville and Star Trek. But how do we ensure that universal equality is part of this new frontier for humanity? Deborah Sass (Space Hero, co-CEO), Phil Wocken (World View Enterprises, vice president), Michelle Hanlon (Space Lawyers, For All Moonkind, CEO), Karissa Winters (Innovation Collective), and two of your favorite sci-fi actors (TBA) discuss what can be done today to build a future that goes beyond inclusion. Moderated by Dan Deevy (GIS, founder).
7BUCKSAPOP Signings
Booth #4545
Schedule and pricing to be announced soon!
Greg Baldwin
Greg Baldwin is back for his second appearance with 7BAP. Greg voiced the beloved Uncle Iroh for the final seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender and for The Legend of Korra. He voiced Aku in the fifth season of Samurai Jack.
He can also be heard as the ancient Jedi Master Tera Sinube, Gwarm, and Cassis on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He provided the voice of multiple characters in Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, most notably, the voice of Furlac. Baldwin voiced the iconic character Frank Fontaine in the original Bioshock. In addition, he voiced Proctor Teagan in Fallout 4 and Jack M. Crazyfish in Spongebob Squarepants.
We will have Pops of Iroh w/ Tea available for purchase for Greg to sign.
Dante R. Basco
Dante R. Basco is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg’s Hook, for voicing the titular character of American Dragon: Jake Long, and for voicing Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Basco began his acting career at a young age and quickly gained recognition for his captivating performances. He rose to prominence with his breakthrough role as Rufio in the 1991 film “Hook,” where he showcased his exceptional talent and charisma. This iconic role propelled him into the spotlight and cemented his status as a beloved figure in popular culture.
Throughout his career, Basco has exhibited his versatility by taking on a wide range of roles in both film and television. He has lent his voice to numerous animated characters, notably voicing the character of Zuko in the critically acclaimed series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Basco’s ability to bring depth and emotion to his characters has garnered him praise from both audiences and critics alike.
In addition to his acting prowess, Dante Basco is also an accomplished poet and spoken word artist. He has performed his poetry on various platforms, using his powerful words to address personal experiences, social issues, and themes of identity and cultural heritage. Basco’s creative endeavors continue to inspire and captivate audiences, making him a respected and influential figure in the entertainment industry.
We will have Pops of Zuko available for purchase for Dante to sign.
Sean Astin
Sean Astin has demonstrated his innate ability to share his heart with the world through such iconic roles as Mikey Walsh in “The Goonies,” the title character of “Rudy,” Samwise Gamgee in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Bob Newby in "Stranger Things 2," roles that epitomize hope, determination and loyalty.
With both his parents being well-known, respected actors, it’s no surprise that Sean’s career, spanning four decades with over 160 acting credits, began at a young age. For his first feature film, he portrayed Mikey in Steven Spielberg’s classic “The Goonies” (1985), “Staying Together” (1989) and as the lead character Billy Tepper in “Toy Soldiers” (1991). He successfully navigated the transition from child actor to young adult in such critically acclaimed films as “Memphis Belle” (1990), “The Low Life” (1995), and “Rudy” (1993).
In television, Sean has appeared in numerous movies and series, including multi-episodic runs in J. Michael Straczynski’s “Jeremiah”, the popular thriller “24”, and Guillermo Del Toro’s “The Strain”. He joined the award winning cast of the engrossing and critically acclaimed Netflix series "Stranger Things" as the beloved Radio Shack manager, Bob Newby.
He narrated three seasons of the beloved Animal Planet series “Meerkat Manor” and voiced the title character in the animated Disney Channel series “Special Agent Oso”. He was also the voice of Raphael in Nickelodeon’s popular “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.
We will have Pops of Mikey & Samwise available for purchase for Sean to sign.
Corey Feldman
Corey Feldman began his career at the age of three, starring in a Clio Award-winning McDonald's commercial and hasn't stopped working since. Corey has been a mainstay in the industry and has now appeared in over 100 films. In 1979, he landed his first leading role in The Bad News Bears and made his big screen debut in Time After Time. Since then, Corey has gained recognition for his work as the voice of Young Copper in Disney's The Fox and the Hound, and as Tommy Jarvis in the Friday the 13th franchise. This led to Corey's appearance in a series of Blockbuster hits, including, Gremlins, The Goonies, Stand By Me, and The Lost Boys-- for which he received a Young Artist Award.
Other notable roles include the voice of Donatello in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and appearances in The 'Burbs and Maverick. He has become a full-time producer, producing sequels to The Lost Boys for Warner Bros, as well as many other films and TV shows such as A&E's The Two Coreys, and more recently, he served as executive producer for the Lifetime Network's A tale of 2 Coreys. Corey both produced and starred in his newest feature film, Corbin Nash. Feldman has also produced over a dozen projects including Lost Boys: The Thirst for WB, a Lifetime Movie about his career, and his recently self produced and distributed documentary My Truth.
Corey is about to embark on his final round of touring the U.S., before beginning a world tour next year in support of his recent album Love Left 2: Arm Me With Love, which has already earned two songs in the Billboard Top 40. Part of his Box Set Love Left 2.1, which was released last year. His latest single “Without U” premiered at number 26 on Billboard's Top 40 Adult Contemporary Chart, marking Feldman's highest debut position to date.
In addition to his impressive background in entertainment, Corey is a NY Times best-selling author for his 2013 autobiography Coreyography.
He serves as National Ambassador for CHILD USA, helping to bring awareness to the campaign for statute of limitation reform for victims of child sexual abuse. For more information visit https://coreyfeldman.net/
We will have Pops of Donatello available for purchase for Corey to sign.
Butch Hartman
Here's a Fairly Odd announcement: legendary artist and creator Butch Hartman will be joining us at SDCC!
Butch Hartman (@FairlyOddFather) is an icon when it comes to the Nickelodeon cartoons that helped shape so many of our childhoods. He created treasures such as The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy and Bunsen is a Beast. Butch will be available to sign your Fairly OddParents 2023 SDCC Exclusive Funko Pop 3-pack, and you can also purchase his original artwork at the 7 Bucks A Pop booth.
Butch's passion project is Hartman House, a non-profit foundation established by Butch and his wife Julieann in 2005. Hartman House helps underpriveleged children by spearheading aid projects and orphanages around the world. More information regarding the non-profit foudnation is available at www.hartmanhouse.org.
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Originally published: July 06, 2023 at 21:23 BST.
H/T: SDCC Unofficial Blog, special thanks to @RoyalSmurf2022 for the news!; Additional source: ComicBook.com.
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