Where & When To Expect The Big DC Comics & Marvel News Since Milestone 50th San Diego Comic Con 2019 (SDCC 2019) Begins Today!

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Where and When To Expect The Big DC Comics and Marvel News Since Milestone 50th San Diego Comic Con 2019 (SDCC 2019) Begins Today!

Details about the show can be found on their official website here.

Please also note the time zone difference between the west and east coasts; New York City for example is three hours ahead of Los Angeles and San Diego. So, if it is 9 a.m. in NYC it is 6 a.m. at SDCC.

While other publishers have one or a few panels where their news can break, the big two have lots of panels over the next four days.




Starting with DC Comics, they have their own schedule here.

Below are the panels likely to generate comic book news.

      DC Meet The Publishers
      11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.
      Room 6DE
      Talent: Dan DiDio, Jim Lee, Joe Hill

      Join DC Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee as they dish the latest news on the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes! Filled with humor, breaking news and even the occasional superstar surprise guests, this panel is the place to be to find out what’s in store for your favorite DC heroes and villains!

      DC Nation
      11:15 am – 12:15 pm
      Room 6DE
      Moderator: Dan DiDio
      Talent: Cecil Castellucci, Amanda Conner, Greg Capullo, Jimmy Palmiotti, Scott Snyder

      If you want to get the scoop on the latest from some of your favorite DC talent, then join DC Publisher Dan DiDio as he hosts a gathering of all-star talent for a behind the scenes talk about their current and upcoming stories!

      DC Batman
      3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
      Room 6DE
      Moderator: Tiffany Smith
      Talent: Greg Capullo, Cecil Castellucci, Tony Daniel, Mitch Gerads, Tom King, Scott Snyder, Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Walker

      Eighty years after his debut, Batman continues to be one of the most popular and iconic Super Heroes of all time. Meet some of the key players in the Dark Knight’s world who create and bring you the best Batman comics stories ever. Buckle up for an incredible ride (in the Batmobile) and hear what these creators have to say about your favorite Gotham City protectors!

      DC Year Of The Villain
      11:15 am – 12:15 pm
      Room 6DE
      Moderator: Amy Dallen
      Talent: Scott Snyder, Tom Taylor, James Tynion IV, Josh Williamson

      What happens when the villains of the DC universe finally got the upper hand? What kind of chaos will entail? Join the brains behind DC’s Year of The Villain as they take you on this twist of heroism and see what’s to come for the future of our favorite DC heroes. It’s looking pretty evil right now!

      The Super Heroes Of DC
      12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
      Room: 6DE
      Moderator: Sam Humphries
      Talent: Cecil Castellucci, Adam Glass, Dan Jurgens, Tom Taylor, Robert Venditti, Josh Williamson

      DC’s legacy of epic storytelling marches on! The creative talent behind some of DC’s most popular characters are on hand to give behind the scenes details on their stories and how they put their own unique voices to the heroes and villains that DC fans have come to know and love (and hate)!

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Marvel Comics also has their own schedule here.

Below are the panels likely to generate comic book news.

      Thursday

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      Friday

      Marvel Comics #1000 Revealed: A This Week in Marvel Special Event (TWIM)
      12:30 PM PT – 1:30 PM PT, Room 5AB

      Marvel’s flagship podcast comes to Comic-Con loaded with secrets, giveaways, reveals, news, guests, and more! And, if you think you’ve got the stuff and want some swag, you can challenge the Marvel crew in a special House of Ideas Throwdown! Join hosts Ryan Penagos (aka Agent M, VP & Creative Exec, Marvel) and Lorraine Cink (Senior Creator Producer, author of “Marvel Powers of a Girl”) along with CB Cebulski (Marvel Comics Editor in Chief) and an array of Marvel creators as they dig into Marvel Comics #1,000, one of the biggest Marvel Comics projects ever assembled, and celebrate Marvel’s 80th Anniversary!

      Marvel Comics: Spider-Man
      1:30 PM PT – 2:30 PM PT, Room 5AB

      Get caught in Spider-Man’s tangled web along with Executive Editor Nick Lowe, Assistant Editor Kathleen Wisneski, as well as writers Nick Spencer (Amazing Spider-Man), Seanan McGuire (Ghost-Spider), and Frank Tieri (Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool, Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors) to find out what’s on the horizon for all of your wall-crawling favorites! Spider-Man’s mysterious new foe sets his plan into motion! Ghost-Spider joins the Marvel Universe! And New York experiences Absolute Carnage! PLUS – Don’t miss an exclusive giveaway variant comic of Spider-Man: City At War #5! The stunning rendering by Skan depicts an homage to the classic Amazing Spider-Man #3 cover by Steve Ditko!

      Saturday

      Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing
      1:45 PM PT– 2:45 PM PT, Room 6A

      Legendary writer Jonathan Hickman is joined by Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski and other Mighty Marvel Guests to bring you all the latest and greatest news straight from the House of Ideas! Learn what comes next for the X-Men after the senses-shattering revelations of the House of X and Powers of X!! Plus, stick around for a few things we can’t even hint at yet!

      Marvel Comics: Marvel Fanfare with C.B. Cebulski
      3:00 PM PT – 4:00 PM PT, Room 6A

      This is your chance to meet the head of editorial at Marvel! In an exclusive and intimate panel experience, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, along with superstar talents including Rob Liefeld and Skottie Young, will talk about anything and everything involved with Marvel Comics. What secrets are held in the House of X? Can Venom prove himself a true hero in Absolute Carnage? When is Dazzler’s next album coming out? What were C.B., Rob and Skottie’s favorite Marvel characters as kids, and how do they feel about those characters now? Ask these questions and more in the Q&A! Plus, don’t miss an exclusive giveaway variant of Silver Surfer Black #2, Giuseppe Camuncoli’s take on Carnage soaring the spaceways on Silver Surfer’s board!

      Sunday

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An interesting few days ahead for the big two.

John is a long-time pop culture fan, comics historian, and blogger. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief at Comics Nexus. Prior to being EIC he has produced several column series including DEMYTHIFY, NEAR MINT MEMORIES and the ONE FAN'S TRIALS at the Nexus plus a stint at Bleeding Cool producing the COMICS REALISM column. As BabosScribe, John is active on his twitter account, his facebook page, his instagram feed and welcomes any and all feedback. Bring it on!