NICKELODEON AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2014

Nickelodeon heads to Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 to showcase its rich content through an innovative booth design, fan activations, talent-driven panels and more.

Nickelodeon’s booth is inspired by the excitement and imagination streaming out of its Burbank Animation Studio. Spiraling down to the floor from the ceiling of the convention center, the booth’s bold collage design showcases beloved hits that have come from the studio, like Rugrats, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Fairly OddParents, Invader Zim, SpongeBob SquarePants and more.

For the first time, the network will hold an open call during the convention for original animated project ideas. Nick’s animation development team will be on-site from Thursday, July 24, to Saturday, July 26, with the goal of greenlighting a pitch for its global Animated Shorts Program, which is designed to identify and develop original comedy-driven content for kids.
Nickelodeon’s booth will feature fan activations that include a voice-record room where fans can lend their own voices to select scenes from their favorite Nick TV shows; a GIF Booth; a fan-art competition and autograph signings with Tom Kenny, Sean Astin, Janey Varney and more.

The network also will present four panels: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Sanjay and Craig; The Legend of Korra;and Nickelodeon’s New Animation Pipeline which will give fans an inside look at the network’s new and upcoming series (Breadwinners, Bad Seeds (working title), Pig Goat Banana Cricket).

Nickelodeon Exclusives Around the Con:

FUNKO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelango Hikari

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelangelo Hikari is a highly collectible Sofubi figure inspired by Japanese Vinyl Figures. Each piece will be hand numbered and from a limited edition run of 500 pieces. The Michelangelo Hikari Figure stands 6″ tall and comes in a window display box. Ages 3+.

SRP $50.00

KidRobot Bebop figure

Mutated to gain strength and ability to fight the Ninja Turtles, Rocksteady is a rhino humanoid street thug known for his stupidity.  This 7-inch mutated vinyl comes with classic cargos, goggles, and machine gun. The unique color combination is used only at conventions!

SRP $49.99

KidRobot Rocksteady figure

Mutated to gain strength and ability to fight the Ninja Turtles, Bebop is a warthog humanoid street thug known for his stupidity.  This 7-inch mutated vinyl comes with mohawk, glasses, and turtle shell drill. The unique color combination is used only at conventions!

SRP $49.99

Playmates Original Comic Raphael figure

Based on original comic drawings, this figure is decorated in black and white and features his signature weapon.  The figure stands on a sewer lid with Raphael engraved.

SRP TBD

Peavey Electronics Guitar

In the Fall of 1983, two friends and comic book writers, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, created what would become an iconic brand of pizza-eating, skateboarding, crime-fighting mutant reptiles. Today, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® are cultural icons and wildly successful franchise, including cartoon series, movies, music and merchandising. The team at Peavey® is proud to announce their new partnership with Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael in their newest production guitar!

The Limited Edition 2014 Comic-Con Eastman/Laird Rockmaster® guitar is now available with officially licensed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® “Glow-in-the-dark” artwork, and a high gloss finish on a basswood body, providing excellent balance, playability and tone. With a maple neck and rosewood fretboard for fast rhythm and lead playing, plus sealed tuner gears and an adjustable bridge to keep your guitar in tune longer, the Rockmaster Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle guitar is ready to rock. Comes with cable, strap and picks.

This Limited Edition custom guitar is available exclusively through Action Figure Express and will be introduced at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con. Only 100 will be available for sale and each on is individually hand numbered.

Body: Basswood with TMNT glow-in-the-dark artwork

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Rosewood

No.of Frets: 21

Pickup: 1 Humbucking

Control: 1 Volume & 1 Tone

Tuners: Diecast Chrome

Hardware: Chrome

Scale Length: 25.5″

Nut width: 1.65″

Weight Packed: 8.82 lb(4 kg)

Width Packed: 15.5″(39.37 cm)

Height Packed: 41″(104.14 cm)

Depth Packed: 4.5″(11.43 cm)

Nickelodeon Comic-Con Activity:

• Open Call for Animated Project Ideas: Nickelodeon’s animation development team will hold an open call for original animated project ideas, aiming to greenlight a pitch to be developed as part of its global Animated Shorts Program during the week of convention. A limited number of one-on-one pitches will be scheduled with pre-registered attendees at Nickelodeon’s booth on the main convention floor. Participants must register in advance for their one-on-one meetings and will have 15 minutes to pitch their idea. Guidelines, restrictions, and pre-registration information are available at www.nickshortspitches.com.

• VO Your Favorite Show: The center of the Nick booth will feature a voice record booth where fans can test their voiceover skills by recording their own scene from a popular Nick animated show. Participants will be video recorded and will receive an email of the video featuring a side-by-side of the booth with the animated scene to share with friends.

• Animated GIF booth: Fans can stop by the booth for a special photo experience. Participants can handpick their favorite Nick accessories or character cutouts and create a Nick-ified GIF to share across their social accounts.

• Tumblr Fan Art Contest: This activation will kick-off with a pre-Comic-Con announcement encouraging fans to upload art of their favorite Nick character, past or present, to their Tumblr using #NickFanArt for a chance to have it featured at the Nick booth during the convention. The winning 10-15 pieces will be showcased on the main booth screen, as well as photographed with key talent/creators.

• Autograph Signings: Duringthe convention, Nickelodeon talent and executives will be signing autographs for fans. Signing opportunities include: SpongeBob SquarePants voice talent; The Legend of Korra creators and talent; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles talent and executive producers; Sanjay and Craig creators and talent; Breadwinners creators, Pig Goat Banana Cricket creators and Bad Seeds (working title) creators; and Power Rangers Super Megaforce cast.

• Costumed Characters Appearances: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star and Power Rangers Megaforce characters will make appearances during the convention.

• Giveaways: Fans have chance to win special products over the course of the convention.

Panel information:

• Friday, July 25, 11:15a.m.–12:15p.m. – Nickelodeon: Legend of Korra: Book 3 – Join executive producer and creator team Mike Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) as they give a behind-the-scenes peek at how they create one of animation’s most stunning television productions. Special guests include voice actors: Janet Varney (Korra); David Faustino (Mako); Seychelle Gabriel (Asami); Mindy Sterling (Lin Beifong) and John Michael Higgins (Varrick). The panel includes an exclusive sneak peek screening of a new Book 3, Change episode. Moderated by Megan Casey (VP of Current Series for Nickelodeon). Room: Ballroom 20.

• Saturday, July 26, 11:15a.m.–12:15p.m. — Nickelodeon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Booyakasha! – Revel in the mutation madness as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles nunchuk their way through bad guys, eat pizza and kick Kraang butt! Executive producers Ciro Nieli and Brandon Auman pull back the curtain to give an in-depth look at the creation of the current series and talk with the amazing voice talent behind NYC’s most dangerous teenagers: Sean Astin (Raphael); Rob Paulsen (Donatello); Greg Cipes (Michelangelo); Seth Green (Leonardo); Mae Whitman (April O’Neil); Josh Peck (Casey Jones) and Kelly Hu (Karai). Moderated by Rich Magallanes (SVP of Current Series Animation for Nickelodeon). Room: 6A.

• Sunday, July 27, 10:00a.m.–11:00a.m. — Nickelodeon: New Animated Comedies – Bringing you Buds, Baps & Bad Seeds! — Be the first to see an exclusive sneak peek of Nickelodeon’s all new LOL-inducing animated comedies! You’ll also get an insider’s look at the creative process behind these funny, warped, endearing and booty-shaking shows. The panel features Breadwinners creators Steve Borst and Gary “Doodles” Di Raffaele; Bad Seeds (working title) creator C.H. Greenblatt; Pig Goat Banana Cricket creators JRyan and Dave Cooper; and executive producer David Sacks. Moderated by Rich Magallanes (SVP of Current Series Animation for Nickelodeon). Room 7AB.

• Sunday, July 27, 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. — Nickelodeon: Sanjay and Craig – Dude! What’s up? — For the first time ever at Comic-Con, the rad-awesome stars of Sanjay and Craig will perform an episode live, accompanied by clips and storyboard panels from the series. Co-creators Jay Howell and Jim Dirschberger will operate a sound board and pepper the performance with noiice SFX. Scheduled to perform are Chris Hardwick (The Nerdist); Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock); Tony Hale (Arrested Development); Matt Jones (Breaking Bad); John DiMaggio (Futurama); Nika Futterman and other special guests. Following the performance will be an exclusive sneak peek at an upcoming episode and audience Q&A with cast and creators. All children, doom babies, chicken-wing-eaters and talking snakes are welcome! Moderated by Claudia Spinelli (VP of Current Series for Nickelodeon) Room: 6A.

Additionally, Nickelodeon’s presence will be seen at various locations throughout the convention with our partners’ booth activations. Partner activity includes: SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles products sold at Funko booth; mini TMNT giveaway at Mega Blocks booth; TMNT IDW comic giveaway and Shredder build sold at Lego booth; TMNT banks and mini-mate figures sold at Diamond Comics booth; original black and white TMNT figures sold at Playmates booth; exclusive Bebop and Rocksteady vinyl figures sold at Kidrobot booth; Battle Damage Turtles sold at The Loyal Subjects booth; Just Like Me “Lil Mikey” sold at Mondo booth and Korra specialty merchandise and Aang figure sold at Dark Horse booth.