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

Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2025. 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.

Let's try this again! After last month's Open Registration had issues and ended early, it's time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Open Registration sale…Part 2, where anyone with a member ID can participate. Will the problems resurface? Will it run smoothly? Tune in and find out. We'll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the third and (hopefully) final badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2025!

Hot off the heels of Returning Registration last month, it's time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Open Registration sale, where anyone with a member ID can participate. How did it go? Tune in and find out. We discuss the sale as it happens... or doesn't. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the second and (no longer) final badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2025!

It's that time again, the annual ritual of anxiety. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. How will it go? Tune in and find out. 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 2025!

Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we're doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2024 season. We'll go over the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC. Join us for a fun and marginally coherent show.

The time has come! Welcome to the final episode of SDConCast before we head to San Diego Comic-Con next week. We're going to cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives as well as answer common questions. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to a special episode of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part Two of our annual “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 a fun and informative show.

Welcome to a special episode of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part One of our annual “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 a fun and informative show.

This week on the show we are welcoming back television critic Eric Goldman to talk about the TV shows of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may or may not show up, the likelihood of a return to normal, and more. We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on the show we are joined by two returning special guests. First up we will welcome back Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter covering entertainment for Gizmodo and io9. We'll talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may show up, or won't, and more. Then Tom Vargas from Factory Entertainment will join us to talk about their exclusives, exhibiting at SDCC over the years, and more. We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on SDConCast we are joined by Ryan Coan, CEO and Founder of Creative Riff, the company that has put together wonderful offsites at San Diego Comic-Con, including Abbott Elementary, Disney Plus, and many years of FX. We'll talk with him about what it takes to create these activations and events. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on SDConCast we are joined by two special guests. Up first will be Rick Geary, award-winning artist and illustrator and creator of the Toucan (“Stan”), the San Diego Comic-Con mascot. Then we'll be joined by Experience Level Entertainment (XLE Productions), the company behind last year's “Best Party at SDCC”, to discuss this year's themed events. We'll also cover all the latest news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on SDConCast we are joined by Maija Gates, current Event Director at ReedPop and former CCI Chief Experience Officer who also worked in Industry Registration, Talent Relations, and more in her 22 years with Comic-Con International. We'll talk with her about what it's like working for, and growing up in, the world of conventions. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on SDConCast we are joined by Steve Coulson and Mike Monello of Campfire, the company that has helped bring so many amazing and immersive offsites to life at San Diego Comic-Con, including last year's The Street of Immortality for AMC and Animayhem for Hulu. We'll talk with them about what it takes to create these activations and events. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on SDConCast we are joined by Jonah Keel of 42West Fandom & Franchises, the full service public relations firm who have helped put together and promote many of your favorite offsites (including Fandom), panels, and exhibitors at San Diego Comic-Con. We'll talk with him about what it's like creating these for such a massive pop culture event. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on SDConCast we are joined by artist Priscilla Wilson, creator of Soonay and Toratai, as well as a wide range of art, figures, pins, and more. We'll talk about creating her art and experiences at San Diego Comic-Con and more. We'll also cover all the latest news, exclusives, and more. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to week two of the 2024 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by returning guest 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 talk what's new with him over the last year, his Tales From My Spinner Rack panel series at both SDCC and WonderCon, as well as look back at Gary's time at Comic-Con. We'll discuss all of that and more, as well as the latest SDCC news and exclusives. You can find Gary's My Life in Comics series on his blog, Innocent Bystander, which 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 at the world of Comic-Con behind the curtain. Join us for a fun and informative show!

Welcome to Season 13 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog, and it's also our 15th anniversary. We're kicking off this season in our now annual tradition 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 2024!

WonderCon has come and gone for 2024 and the UBlog team is here to wrap it up. We'll discuss the good, the bad, and the weather. 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 2024. 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. (This is a new version of this episode with fixed audio.)

Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2024. 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.

Hot off the heels of Returning Registration, it's time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Open Registration sale, where anyone with a member ID can participate. How will it go? Tune in and find out.

Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we're doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2023 season. We'll go over the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC. Join us for a fun and hopefully coherent show.

Welcome to the final episode of SDConCast before we head to San Diego Comic-Con next week. We're going to cover the latest SDCC news and exclusives as well as answer common questions. Join us for a fun and informative show.

Welcome to a special episode of the 2023 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part Two of our annual “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 a fun and informative show.

Welcome to a special episode of the 2023 season of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is Part One of our annual “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 a fun and informative show.

This week on the show we are welcoming back Eric Goldman, Managing Editor for Fandom. We'll talk about the TV shows of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may show up, or won't, how the strike may affect the con, and more. We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week on the show we are welcoming back Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter covering entertainment for Gizmodo and io9. We'll talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con; which ones may show up, or won't, how the strike will affect the con, and more. We'll also cover all the latest SDCC news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

This week we are welcoming KAP Media Group to the show, who have put wraps all over the Gaslamp during San Diego Comic-Con over the years, including 18 locations in 2022 featuring The Rings of Power, Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Krapopolis, and more. We're joined by Lori Brabant (Founder and CEO), and Kelly Reynolds (Partner, Strategic Business Development) to talk all aspects of wrapping up San Diego Comic-Con, from designing and producing to installing and removing wraps. We'll also cover all the latest news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.

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.