It's that time again, the second half of the annual ritual of anxiety. It's the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for everyone with a member ID. How did it go? Tune in and find out.

We discussed the sale as it happened. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the final badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2026!

It’s that time again, the annual ritual of anxiety. It’s the San Diego Comic-Con badge sale for returning attendees. How did it go? Tune in and find out.

We discuss the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we kick off the first event for San Diego Comic-Con 2026!

Another San Diego Comic-Con is over and we’re doing one more SDConCast to wrap up the 2025 season. We’ll go over the highlights, regular lights, surprises, and possibly some lowlights from SDCC.

Join us for a fun show with 100% not half asleep hosts.

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week is the final episode before SDCC and we’re joined by two special guests. First up from 15/40, the event company behind Paramount Plus’ The Lodge, is Marissa Kiersch (Vice President of Brand & Experiential) and Annie McAllister (Executive Producer). Then we’ll be joined by Crunchyroll’s Josellie Rios Lopez (Director, Marketing, UCANZ) to discuss this year’s Crunchyroll Anime FanFest at Rady Shell. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This episode is Part Two of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at the 2025 schedule for the main panel rooms on Saturday and Sunday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This episode is Part One of our annual “Breaking Down the SDCC Schedule” podcasts. Join the team as we look at the 2025 schedule for the main panel rooms on Preview Night, Thursday, and Friday; give insight and analysis on room flow and when to line up; and give our dark horse picks you can use as your back-up choices – or even your main one!

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by two special guests. First up is returning guest, television critic Eric Goldman, to talk about the TV shows of San Diego Comic-Con, and what we might see at the convention. Then we’ll be joined by Alexa Criscuolo, Director of Production at Creative Riff, to discuss the agency’s long history of providing fan-favorite offsites at Comic-Con, from FX to AVA Fest and beyond. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by returning guest Germain Lussier, Senior Reporter covering entertainment for Gizmodo & io9, to talk about the movies of San Diego Comic-Con. We’ll find out what we will see, might see, or won’t see at SDCC this year. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by two special guests. First we’ll chat with actress Shelby Young (Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, LEGO Star Wars, Persona 3 Reload) about her work over the years and what Comic-Con means to her. Then Alexis Belway from 360x Events & Promotions — who have helped put together some of our favorite street teams over the years, including the Sharknado parade and the costumed Laika characters — will join us to talk about what it takes to manage street teams at SDCC, booth staffing, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Mark Olson, Director of Marketing & Communications at the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). We’ll talk about all those trolley wraps, how MTS gets you where you want to go during the con, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by Peter Lugo, CEO and Founder of Honey Badger Fabrication — the fabricators for some of our favorite offsites over the last few years, including AMC’s Streets of Immortality (Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches offsite from 2023) and last year’s Those About to Die. We’ll talk about building offsites, helping to create immersive worlds, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by the owner of Cat Cafe, Tony Wang. We’ll talk about what it takes to run a cat cafe and its mission, how Comic-Con attendees help support local Gaslamp businesses, and why it’s the best break you can take from the con. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we're joined by artist and designer Alex Pardee. We'll talk about his years of exhibiting at the con, his Brightmares, his latest Return of the Doppelgangers book, and what it feels like to have James Gunn walk onto the Hall H stage in your shirt. We'll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome to SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week we’re joined by multiple special guests! First up we have Patty Everett (Marketing Director) and Brandon Lively (Creative Director) from Adult Swim joining us, along with GDX Studios‘ Seth Bardacke (President) to discuss what it takes to create the zany world of Adult Swim’s Festival on the Green at San Diego Comic-Con each year.

Then we’ll be joined by artist Val Hochberg for a conversation about being an independent artist at SDCC, what goes into having a table in Small Press, and what’s so great about Gary. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we lead up to SDCC 2025!

Welcome SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. This week our special guest is Paul Turner, General Manager for the San Diego Convention Center. We’ll discuss what it takes to host a massive event like Comic-Con, from the trash to everyone’s favorite topic — carpet. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show!

Welcome to Season 14 of SDConCast, the official podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog. We’re kicking off this season in our annual tradition with special guest, moderator extraordinaire, and writer, Mark Evanier. But there’s a twist! Also joining us will be returning guest Gary Sassaman, former Director of multiple departments at Comic-Con International, including Director of Programming (2000-2007), Director of Print and Publications (2007-2012), and Director of Print and Digital Media (2012-2021) — though these days you can find Gary recounting Comic-Con and comics history over at his Innocent Bystander blog. We’ll discuss their memories from past cons, what their plans are for this year, and more. We’ll also cover the latest SDCC news.

Join us for a fun and informative show as we return to a weekly schedule leading up to SDCC 2025!

WonderCon has come and gone for 2025 and the UBlog team is here to wrap it up. We’ll discuss the good, the bad, and the surprising. Plus a heaping helping of what we thought of the exhibit floor, panels, and everything in between.

Join us for an informative show!

Join the SDConCast for the first special edition podcast of 2025. We're breaking down the WonderCon panel schedule with highlights of the big rooms, what panels you might have overlooked, and of course, our dark horse picks. 

Tune in for an information-packed show.