The schedule for Saturday and Sunday's
San Diego Comic Con panels has been released. Here is a breakdown of what you can expect for action figures. Times listed are Pacific Time
Saturday July 27th
Indie Toy Makers Unite - 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT Grand 12 & 13, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
Dreaming up, designing, crowdfunding, and manufacturing your own toys and action figures—can it be done? Yes! And this panel will jump right into the process. Sit in on a candid conversation with the indie creators who are making independent toys happen! Panelists include Brian Flynn (Super7), Bill Murphy (Fresh Monkey Fiction), Gavin Hignight and Doc Wyatt of Wandering Planet Toys, Chris Scott (Grindhouse Toys), and Doug Murphy (Plasticgod Toys). Moderated by Jordan Q. Hammer (Instagram and YouTube's Toyshiz) and Rich Mayerik (Toys That Made Us, The Secret Compartment Show). Hear insights, strategies, motivations, and mistakes to avoid when creating and selling your own toy line.
Jazwares 2024 Sneak Peek - 12:30pm - 1:30pm PDT Room 5AB
Collectible connoisseur Jeremy Padawer debuts new collectibles from the Jazwares Vault, Pokémon, Squishmallows, Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron, Total Anime, AEW, and Hello Kitty and Friends. Expect the unexpected with epic brand updates from Jazwares panelists Jamie Sikorski, Aaron Margolin (Pokémon brand and design), Megan Holgate (Squishmallows marketing), Jordan Patick, Gihoon Song (Star Wars Micro Galaxy Squadron brand and design), Greg Mitchell, Daniel Jung (AEW brand), Selah Estrada, Ray Gordon (Total Anime brand), and Elena Wilson (Hello Kitty and Friends design).
ToyTubers Unite - 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library
Comic-Con is one of the biggest toy and action figure events of the year, with many big reveals from toy companies both big and small, and featuring the hottest properties. “Pixel Dan” Eardly (Pixel Dan), Jay Glatfelter (Geek. Dad. Life.), The Mad Hatter (Mad Hatter Reviews), and Craig Goldberg, Abigail Gardner, and Jacob Walsh (Toy Anxiety) break down the biggest toy reveals from this year's convention!
Collectible Figures And More From Playmates Toys - 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT Room 10
Celebrating 40-year milestones for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Voltron and 70 years of Godzilla, Playmates' Jeff Trojan, Ray Geiman, Pat Linden, John Stelzer, Lydia Whitman, and Aidan Rutten (marketing and design leaders) will review the calendar of collectible figures and exclusives from those brands and more.
Sunday July 28th
The Evolution Of Toy Collecting - 4:00pm - 5pm PDT Room 32AB
It's expected that toys have evolved over the decades, but what about how people collect them? Super collectors Martin Smith (Heroes of the Halcyon podcast), Brian Frey (toy package artist), and Silver Ciprian (Star Wars Thrifting channel) discuss the paradigm shifts and innovations that have FUNdamentally changed the hobby of toy collecting from the 1970s to the present. From Toys "R" Us and holiday catalogs to 3D printing at home, collecting toys over the past 50 years has itself been an adventure worthy of a retrospective. All attendees will receive an exclusive giveaway that allows you to proudly display your love for the most fun hobby in the universe!