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.

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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.

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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.

Let’s try this again! After last month’s Open Registration had issues and ended early, it’s time for the San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Open Registration sale…Part 2, where anyone with a member ID can participate. Will the problems resurface? Will it run smoothly? Tune in and find out.

We’ll be discussing the sale as it happens. Come join the SDCC UBlog team as we cover the third and (hopefully) final badge sale for San Diego Comic-Con 2025!