At
this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Cartoon Network’s amplified Convention Center
presence will include a fan-centric booth, buzzing with activity showcasing a
life-sized, interactive re-creation of the living room from their hit series Regular
Show, where lead characters Mordecai and Rigby spend a majority of their
time. As the network prepares for its
20th Birthday celebration later this year, fans will have an opportunity to be
filmed by Cartoon Network cameras in the Regular
Show living room or in the Network’s 20th Birthday “confessional room”
sharing some of their favorite Cartoon Network memories. Some lucky fans may
even be featured on the Network during three upcoming marathon weekends! For
fans and collectors alike, this year’s Comic-Con exclusive giveaways will
include five different Regular Show buttons and a sure-to-please Cartoon
Network 20th Birthday mini-poster.
With hit animated comedy series Regular
Show and Adventure Time taking center stage at this year’s San
Diego Comic-Con, events will include star-studded panels and signings along
with other featured Cartoon Network series Ben 10:Omniverse, Annoying
Orange, Dreamworks Dragons: Riders of Berk, Level Up, Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
MAD and many more!
Can’t
make it the Con? No problem! “Cartoon Network’s Big Fan Weekend” will invite
viewers from across the country to tune-in Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July
15 for a first look at new series, sneak peeks of returning series and
on-the-scene Comic-Con exclusives.
Below is a schedule of
Cartoon Network series panels, fan events and signings at 2012 Comic-Con
International in San Diego,
Calif., Thursday, July 12 -
Sunday, July 15, 2012. All times, dates and locations subject to
change.
Thursday,
July 12
CARTOON NETWORK: Dreamworks Dragons: Riders of Berk
Picking up where the critically-acclaimed feature
film, How to Train Your Dragon, left
off, this weekly animated series follows the continuing adventures of master
dragon trainer Hiccup, his faithful dragon Toothless and his friends on the island of Berk.
Dragon training reaches new heights as our heroes unlock secrets about
their dragons, explore wild frontiers and discover new dragon species, all
while battling against fierce enemies they never dreamed existed. Come get a first look at the series, which
premieres this fall on Cartoon Network, and hear from some of the talented
dragon trainers who helped bring it to life. Room
6A
WB: MAD Screening and Q&A
It’s a MAD world, we just
laugh in it. The magazine you tried to hide from your parents is now an
animated series on Cartoon Network! Currently in its third season, this Warner
Bros. Animation series is inspired by the country’s best-selling humor magazine,
MAD, and features animated parodies, crazy commercials, pretend promos
and classic gags. Take a peek behind the MAD curtain and learn what goes
in to bringing the funny to your television every week. Back to bring more
laughs this year will be series producers Kevin Shinick (Crank Yankers) and Mark Marek (Robot Chicken) along with Peter Girardi, Senior Vice President
of Series and Alternative Animation at Warner Bros. Animation. Room 6DE
Friday, July 13
CARTOON NETWORK: Annoying Orange
Boasting more than 1 billion YouTube views to date, Annoying
Orange is the Web sensation transformed into a new Cartoon Network
television series that follows Orange
and his buddies as they go on a wide range of adventures taking them from the
fruit stand to parts unknown and everything in between. Join series creator Dane Boedigheimer (Orange), Toby Turner (Nerville) and
others for a delightfully
annoying time. Room 6A
CARTOON NETWORK: Regular Show
Yeaaauuhhh! It’s Regular
Show at Comic-Con 2012! Join series creator JG Quintel (Mordecai, High Five
Ghost), Bill Salyers (Rigby), Sam Marin (Benson, Pops, Muscle Man) and others
for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the comedy, drama and tomfoolery
that make this Regular Show so jolly
good. Come for the merrymaking, stay for
songs, sneaks and surprises! Room 6A
Saturday, July 14
CARTOON NETWORK: Adventure Time
Not just any ol’ panel, this is Adventure Time!
Join series creator Pendleton Ward (Lumpy
Space Princess), Jeremy Shada
(Finn), Tom Kenny (Ice King) and
others as you experience the all out good time that is Cartoon Network’s Adventure
Time! There will be singing, live readings, lots of exclusive clips and
other mathematical surprises! Room 6A
LUCAS PANEL: Star
Wars: The Clone Wars: Onto Season Five
The aftermath of Season Four has
left the Star Wars galaxy a very dangerous place: Darth Maul is alive,
Asajj Ventress is a bounty hunter, and the Mandalorian Death Watch is deadlier
than ever. How will these threads continue in Season Five of Star Wars: The
Clone Wars? Find out in this behind-the-scenes panel, which will feature
new clips, new insights and more. Join the discussion with Supervising Director
Dave Filoni and head writer Matt Michnovetz (who wrote Season Four’s powerful
Umbara arc). Moderated by Star Wars author Pablo Hidalgo. Room
6DE
Sunday, July 15
CARTOON NETWORK: Level Up
Huzzah! The Level Up gang is leaving Daventry Hills and heading to San Diego! Fans of
Cartoon Network’s hit series about high school friends who battle their online
foes IRL won’t want to miss this action packed panel! Peter Murrieta (executive
producer) leads the stars of Level Up,
Gaelan Connell (Wyatt), Connor del Rio
(Dante), Jessie T. Usher (Lyle), Aimee Carrero (Angie) and Lonny Ross (Max
Ross) along with executive producers David Schneiderman and Derek Guiley in a
lively discussion on the upcoming adventures awaiting the Neverfail clan. The panel will answer fan questions and offer
a sneak peak from a never-before-seen episode of Level Up! Room
6A
WB PANEL: DC Nation
Screening and Q&A
The Nation is coming to San Diego! DC Nation
— Cartoon Network’s one-hour action and comedy programming block starring some
of the most beloved and legendary heroes of the DC Universe — will make its
first-ever Comic-Con appearance. In addition to exclusive video content for
fan-favorite series Green Lantern:
The Animated Series and
Young Justice, the panel
will also present sneak peeks at two highly anticipated upcoming DC Nation
series: Beware The Batman and Teen Titans Go! The panel of super hero goodness will feature
top animation producers Glen Murakami (Teen
Titans), Mitch Watson (Scooby-Doo!
Mystery Incorporated), Michael
Jelenic (ThunderCats), Aaron
Horvath (MAD) and Jeff
Prezenkowski, director of series and shorts at Warner Bros. Animation. Room
6BCF
CARTOON NETWORK: Ben 10: Omniverse
It’s hero time in San
Diego! You don’t want to miss this chance to see the
world premiere exclusive sneak peek of Ben 10: Omniverse. In the
brand-new animated series premiering this fall, Ben has a new look, new aliens,
a new sidekick and, of course, new bad guys to battle. Yuri Lowenthal (Ben)
hosts a panel featuring stars and producers who will give an inside-look at the
creation and direction of Ben 10: Omniverse, and you’ll be the first to
see animation from this exciting new series! Room 6DE
CARTOON NETWORK
BIRTHDAY BOOTH
Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15 at 2 p.m.
If you are a big fan, Cartoon
Network wants to meet you. Come tell us all those Cartoon Network memories in
our 20th Birthday Booth (#3735). You may even be featured on TV
during our BIG FAN WEEKEND. All ages welcome.
REGULAR SHOW
EXPERIENCE
Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15 at 4 p.m.
Do you look like a Racoon? A Blue
Jay? No? Come to Cartoon Network’s Regular
Show experience anyway, located at the Cartoon Network Booth (#3735)
dressed as your favorite Regular Show
character. Or just bring your Muscle Man Physique. Either way, we’ll possibly
put you on TV. All ages welcome.
