Shout! Factory returns to the showfloor at San Diego Comic-Con this year with a dynamic lineup of pop-culture panels, signings, new home entertainment products, CCI exclusives and fun booth activities at Shout! HQ: #4118. Among the fan-favorite notables scheduled so far are Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson, Jonah Ray (Nerdist), Felicia Day (Geek & Sundry), Gail Simone (Red Sonja), Gregg Berger (Transformers: The Movie, Gargoyles) and Misty Lee (Ultimate Spider-Man).
Swing by the booth to pick up exclusive Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir buttons if you use the secret passphrase: “Be Miraculous!” Scream Factory is also giving away collectible five-button packs for the fourth year in a row. Home ent. highlights for the event include Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir – Spots On!, My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: Season 5, Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues, MST3K Vol. 36 and more.
Character Appearances (Booth)
Power Rangers – Thurs. & Fri. at 10 a.m.
Meet Spot! a.k.a. Cthulhu from Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom upcoming animated feature – Fri. & Sat. at 2 p.m., Sun. at 1 p.m.
Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot from MST3K photo opp – Sat. at noon
Ladybug and Cat Noir from Miraculous – Sun. at noon
Signings (Booth)
Gail Simone and Misty Lee for new animated comic Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues – Thurs. 11 a.m. to noon
Return of the Living Dead presented by Scream Factory, with Thom Mathews (Freddy), John Philbin (Chuck) and Sean Clark (host of Horror’s Hallowed Grounds) – Fri. at 3 p.m.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 new season, with creator Joel Hodgson, Jonah Ray and Felicia Day – Sat. 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Gregg Berger with exclusive Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition posters – Sun. at 11 a.m.
Panels/Events
An Inside Look at Shout! Factory and Scream Factory (Fri. at 8 p.m.; Rm. 29AB) with Brian Ward (Director of Blu-ray and DVD Production) and Jeff Nelson (Sr. Marketing Director). Exclusive announcements, sneak peeks from upcoming releases and more! Moderated by Julia Cunningham, host of Entertainment Weekly Radio’s “LA Daily” on SiriusXM.
MST3K at Camp Conival (Sat. at 4 p.m.; Conival Main Stage) Join Nerdist and Geek & Sundry for Camp Conival: a trip back in time to classic pop culture summer camp! Swing by the Conival Main Stage on the second concourse at Petco Park for a special Q&A with Joel Hodgson, Felicia Day, and Jonah Ray. Camp Conival does not require an event badge and is open to the public.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Is Back! (Sat. at 8:30 p.m.; Rm. 24ABC) Creator Joel Hodgson, Geek & Sundry’s Felicia Day and others discuss the show’s record-breaking crowdfunding campaign, and reveal behind-the-scenes info on Season 11.
, Felicia Day (Geek & Sundry), Gail Simone (Red Sonja), Gregg Berger (Transformers: The Movie, Gargoyles) and Misty Lee (Ultimate Spider-Man).){kind=link}