‘Bill & Ted’, ‘His Dark Materials’, ‘The Walking Dead’ heading to virtual Comic-Con

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterIf a fan convention is held on the internet and no one’s there to talk about it, does it make any noise?That was the overwhelming experience with Comic-Con@Home, the virtual fan convention that ran from July 22-26.

[email protected] comes to a close Sunday, ending a five-day lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was canceled in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time the annual pop culture event won’t happen as planned in its 50-year history.

Dudes, this is going to be most totally excellent if true! Kevin Smith may have let a surprise posthumous cameo slip on Saturday (July 25) while moderating the Bill and Ted Face the Music panel during the virtual 2020 San Diego Comic-Con.

San Diego Comic-Con is quite different than it has been in previous years because, well, it's not taking place in San Diego — at least not exclusively. As a result of the social distancing brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Comic-Con is instead taking place virtually.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerFXX has set the premiere date for the 11th season of Archer, the Emmy Award-winning animated comedy series.The new season premieres September 16 on FXX, and is available the next day on #FXonHulu.

San Diego Comic-Con is quite different than it has been in previous years because, well, it's not taking place in San Diego — at least not exclusively. As a result of the social distancing brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Comic-Con is instead taking place virtually.

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Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic“The End Is The Beginning” declares some rough graffiti scrawled on a wall in the just released trailer for Season 6 of Fear the Walking Dead – and the end is looking very rough.Kicking off the zombie apocalypse mega-panel at the virtual Comic-Con@Home today, the first TWD spinoff aimed to give the people what they want – even if the FearTWD and the fans weren’t packed into the San Diego Convention Center’s huge Hall H as usual.To that end, FearTWD

[email protected] is in full swing, boasting an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country,” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub.Meanwhile, AMC is hosting panels for its “Walking Dead” universe and “NOS4A2” and Disney is prepping 11 different presentations, including a career retrospective on Nathan

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe Boys are back — well, almost, anyway.“The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke and stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Capon and Aya Cash got together for a virtual panel as part of San Diego Comic-Con@Home on Thursday, during which they revealed that the show’s already been renewed for Season 3 and will get an aftershow hosted by Aisha Tyler, who moderated the panel.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterUsually a massive presence at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Entertainment is largely sitting out this year’s virtual iteration of the 50-year-old fan convention, Comic-Con@Home.

San Diego Comic-Con is quite different than it has been in previous years because, well, it's not taking place in San Diego — at least not exclusively. As a result of the social distancing brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Comic-Con is instead taking place virtually.

[email protected] As a result, there will be no Marvel, DC Comics or for that matter any Hall H panels, no Artists Alley, no convention floor to walk around, and definitely no cosplayers (despite the uptick in masks we’re all seeing).It’s not just fans, of course. The other side of the big events in Hall H and Ballroom 20 is that they are the place many studios, networks and streamers kick off the promotional arm of an upcoming tentpole movie or genre TV show.

[email protected], a free virtual event that boasts an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded panels, kicks off Wednesday with the online version of SDCC’s traditional “preview night.” But that’s just the beginning of the festivities, which will run through this Sunday and consist of no big Marvel or DC Universe panel, but will include the appearance of many streaming services, cable networks and studios promoting their upcoming shows and movies.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAt his Friday news conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered counties on the state’s coronavirus watch list to shut down school campuses this fall, at least to begin the school year. The 30 counties on the list — which include Los Angeles and most of Southern California — must switch to virtual instruction only.

[email protected] event is less than two weeks away and, as of Sunday, its full schedule has been set with a full lineup of almost-entirely-prerecorded panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub within the official [email protected] site.

The Walking Dead will get a confirmed release date at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.The episode, pushed back multiple times due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, was promised for later this year.

[email protected] event is taking shape with the schedule for the lineup of almost-entirely-prerecorded panels rolling out this week.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub within the official [email protected] site.

[email protected] And even though there won’t be 6,500 fans screaming at the top of their lungs in Hall H, Comic-Con organizers are planning an event befitting its lofty stature that will take place two weeks from now, just when the in-person con would have been held.“Everybody is committed to trying to make something the fans can enjoy and can interact with and have that community feeling, even though it will be not in person,” Comic-Con International spokesperson David Glanzer told TheWrap.

Dino-Ray Ramos, Patrick Hipes Fanboys and fangirls may not be traveling en masse to San Diego for Comic-Con this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the confab is set to swing into people’s homes like Spider-Man with its very first virtual edition, dubbed Comic-Con@Home. The event will take place July 22-26 and is free.Organizers began revealing details of the schedule Wednesday.