Shocker Toys has announced its San Diego Comic-Con show exclusives and hosted panels.  Take the jump for toys, panel info, and where you can meet some Suicide Girls.

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Press Release

(San Diego, July 7, 2008) IDW Publishing is proud to present unexpected happenings and exciting news at this year’s Comic-Con.  The Con runs from Thursday July 24 to Sunday July 27th, and throughout the show, IDW (booth #1705) will be offering a number of Con exclusive comic books and other items listed below that are only available during the show. IDW’s two panels will run down upcoming projects and feature special guests and surprise announcements.

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Surprisingly, Dynamite Entertainment had a few major announcements at Wizard World Chicago.  Take the jump for the rundown of cool new titles coming from the company.

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Here’s all the news from DC that we’ve found coming out of Wizard World Chicago so far.

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Go Hero and Bluewater Productions are boarding a ship and setting forth to discover all new collectibles of MYTHIC PROPORTIONS! Take up your swords and grab your guns, as you venture into uncharted worlds of fantasy and science fiction, starring the iconic characters of visionary master Ray Harryhausen and the Bluewater universe! The collectibles and apparel are based off of Bluewater’s titles as well as the “Ray Harryhausen Presents” series.

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Wizard World Chicago is in full swing, and everyone has some kind of news to report.  Here’s your rapid-fire rundown of the announcements and comments made by Marvel at the show so far.

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Image Comics has announced Tori Amos will appear at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote her anthology Comic Book Tattoo.

Amos’ Comic Con plans begin with LIVE FROM COMIC-CON, TORI AMOS & COMIC BOOK TATTOO, hosted by comics and music critic Douglas Wolk, on Saturday, July 26 from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.  The signing will be held the same day at 2PM. Fans wishing to meet the acclaimed songwriter can receive tickets to her signing, limited to two hundred fans, by purchasing a copy of COMIC BOOK TATTOO at the Image Comics booth (#2729).  Tickets will be made available in increments with twenty on Wednesday, seventy five on Thursday, another seventy five on Friday and thirty on Saturday.

Comic Book Tattoo is 480 pages, and arrives July 23, 2008.

via Image Comics

Top Cow has released its schedule of panels and booth signings for this weekend’s Wizard World Chicago.

“Chicago brings out some of the best comics fans in the word and we are excited to be able to present them with the best Top Cow has to offer, especially during opening weekend of the Wanted movie in theaters,” pronounced Mel Caylo, VP-Sales and Marketing, referring to the film based on the Top Cow comic mini-series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. “Not only are we bringing CEO and Founder Marc Silvestri to the show, we’ve also invited Puerto-Rico based Madame Mirage artist Kenneth Rocafort, popular Darkness writer Phil Hester and Magdalena/Daredevil artist Eric Basaldua to meet the Midwest fans!”

You can find Top Cow at booth #1204.

Take the jump for the complete schedule and show exclusives.

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Diamond Select Toys has announced it will be giving away its Battlestar Galactica Chief Tyrol action figure to the first 750 people to give blood during the Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive at the San Diego Comic-Con.

“After the last three years’ extremely successful campaigns, we’re delighted to once again be contributing to the Robert A Heinlein Blood Drive,” said Chuck Terceira, Director of Diamond Select Toys in a prepared statement.  “They’ve broken three consecutive records, so we’re hoping for even more blood to be donated this year!”

Wouldn’t it have been cooler to give away that SDCC exclusive blood splattered Cylon to those that participated?

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Archie Comics has announced Dan Parent will make an appearance at Wizard World Chicago taking place this weekend in the windy city (June 26-29).  Dan will sketching and signing in the Artist Alley, table #4008B.

via Archie Comics

DC Comics and Warner Bros have announced Bruce Timm, Josh Olson, Brian Azzarello, Greg Rucka, Alan Burnett, and others will make an appearance at Wizard World Chicago for the Batman Gotham Knight World Premiere and Panel.

If you are going to Wiz World Chi, better take the jump to see how you can get into this big event.

Oh, and more cool pics from the movie after the jump too!

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17 June 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - This upcoming weekend, Charlotte, NC’s HeroesCon once again plays host to Image Comics, with guests and panels galore!

“HeroesCon is a darned fine funnybook show,” Image Comics Publisher Erik Larsen said. “In an age when outside media like movies and video games have taken over most conventions, Shelton Drumm and his dedicated team consistently keep Heroes focused on what matters most to those of us in the world of contemporary pictorial literature - a bona-fide COMIC BOOK convention that’s fun for the whole family!”

In addition to the overwhelming number of Image creators attending, Image will be spotlighted on a total of three panels including the State of the Industry Discussion, Friday at 1:30, featuring Image Comics Publisher Erik Larsen in room 207. Saturday brings Tori Amos’ COMIC BOOK TATTOO panel at 12:00PM and The Image Comics Show at 4:00 PM, both in room 217BCD. This Image Comics Show’s HeroesCon debut  features Erik Larsen, THE WALKING DEAD’s Robert Kirkman, THE NIGHTLY NEWS’ Jonathan Hickman, PERHAPANAUTS’ creators Todd Dezago & Craig Rosseau and a number of announcements, including the first word on Whilce Portacio’s other big project.

HeroesCon will take place June 20-22 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Image Comics can be found at booth 320.

Jon, from Double Dumbass On You.com attended Wizard World Philly this past weekend, and ran into any number of Skrulls running around the show floor. If there was this much Skrull cosplay on the show floor this year, I can’t wait until Marvel Apes hits store shelves.

Take the jump for Jon’s complete report and a better look at ol’ green chin.

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Do we really need another zombie tale set in the Marvel Universe? According to Fred Van Lente, the answer is yes. In the next installment, one of the zombies escapes from zombie world and stumbles into Marvel 616 territory, thus making Marvel Zombies an in continuity title.

“Marvel Zombies 3” will focus on a different group of zombies than Kirkman and Phillips’ books. “This is partly because ‘MZ3’ is set in a very specific period of ‘MZ’ continuity,” Van Lente explained. “For fear of giving away too much, I’m going to tell you when, exactly. But let’s just say the pursuit of sweet, sweet human flesh makes for some odd allies.”

The four issue mini-series will debut in October. I don’t know about you, but the zombie genre has overstayed its welcome.

via CBR

Now here is a San Diego Comic Con figure exclusive I’m actually excited about. With all the hoopla surrounding the return of the Skrulls - or rather the revealing of the Skrulls that have been around for a long time - Diamond Select Toys has unveiled the Elektra Skrull action figure.

In addition to getting Matt Murdock’s girlfriend all glammed up in green paint and funky chin (sorry no Jennifer Garner likeness), the seven-inch figure will also include a variety of martial arts weapons, and interchangeable arms and legs. Best of all the figure is packed with her very own Skrull soldier - not just any Skrull soldier, but the creepy old school outfit Skrull.

The Skrull two-pack will be available at the San Diego Comic Convention for $20.

Full image after the jump.

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