Nickelodeon will be bringing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sanjay and Craig, and The Legend of Korra talent to the San Diego Comic-Con, with the Sanjay and Craig gang even performing an episode live during the show’s panel on Sunday, July 27th. The network’s also pulling off another first by holding an open call during the Con for original animated project ideas.
Per the official announcement, Nickelodeon will have a team on hand throughout Comic Con to listen to pitches and, ultimately, greenlight a project to be included in their Animated Shorts Program. For those interested, visit nickshortspitches.com< to reserve a one-on-one timeslot during the event.
Nickelodeon’s Comic-Con Panels
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 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. 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). 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. 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, Maulik Pancholy, Tony Hale, Matt Jones, John DiMaggio, 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! Room: 6A.
