Other highlights for the day include panels with cast members of “Preacher“, and producers and writers of “The Big Bang Theory”. “Game of Thrones” and “The Walking Dead” have been particularly adept at connecting with the same geek audience that serves as Comic-Con’s lifeblood.
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“Comic Con is the ultimate playground for someone that’s a fan boy or girl”, said Idris Elba, who plays the villain Krall in the new film.
” This year’s event included “a Ferris wheel ride with the hero of “Mr. Robot”.
Ghost Rider will appear in season 4 of the MCU TV series; he will be adapted from a recent Marvel Comics reboot of the character, in which mechanic/street racer Robbie Reyes inherits the mantle of Ghost Rider from a demon named Eli who resurrects him from a fatal shooting.
North County Transit District officials said they added a northbound Coaster train that will leave the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego at 9:15 p.m. Amtrak will not accept Rail-to-Rail service with Coaster fares during Comic-Con.
She said there’s plenty for kids to do, too, at Comic-Con.
Not a bad day’s work for a gathering that began more than 40 years ago with just a few hundred attendees. It was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans, which included Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger, and Mike Towry; later, it was called the “San Diego Comic Book Convention”. “I started out looking like Jerry Garcia, but one year my sister gifted me with Lasik eye surgery and there went the aviator glasses. I don’t know what it’s going to be, but I would expect some really interesting announcements, kind of about that third wave of Marvel movies that’s coming”. DC Comics in particular seems to be capitalizing on the moment, with the rollout of its Rebirth return to core principles in its main titles, along with the launch of the new Young Animal line run by former My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way.
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Most come to Comic-Con for the panels, celebrity sightings and special edition merchandise, but some come just for the cosplay.
