The San Diego Comic-Con International is less than a week away. Whether it’s art, comics, games, toys or whatever, before you go, make a list of all the stuff you want to get and see. The Convention Center is really massive and even though you’ll want to visit every booth, just make sure you know where everyone is located*. Wear comfy shoes and pack snacks, lunch and drinks, along with some spending $$$.

Check back here later for more posts and pictures from the show floor.

* The Exhibit Hall Map (pdf) and Comic-Con’s Convention Center Maps (pdf)

When I’m not looking around the main exhibit floor at toys and old comic books, I’ll try to check out the following panels:

Thursday (Complete Thursday Schedule)

• 10:30-11:30 Freaks, Geeks, and Tiny Toons (Room 6A) - Warner Home Video discussing the Tiny Toon Adventures and Freakazoid shows.
• 11:30-12:30 SPORE (Room 6CDEF) - One-on-One with Will Wright and his next video game, which is scheduled for release on Sept 7.
• 11:30-12:30 Hasbro: GI Joe (Room 7AB) - discussing their 2009 movie.
• 11:30-1:00 20th Century Fox: The Day The Earth Stood Still - w/ stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly (Hall H)
• 12:00-1:00 Doctor Who (Ballroom 20) - Russell T Davies and writer Steven Moffat discussing their creative process and experience working on Britain’s most successful sci-fi franchise.
• 1:00-2:00 Torchwood (Ballroom 20) - Russell T Davies and writer Steven Moffat
• 1:00-2:00 Activision with Stan Lee (Room 6A)
• 1:45-2:45 Marvel: X-Men (Room 6B) - with the writers of the X-Verse.
• 2:30-3:30 Dumbrella (Room 3) - with Andrew Bell (The Creatures in My Head), Sam Brown (explodingdog) and more.
• 4:00-5:00 Star Trek Without a Blueprint (Room 32AB) - Wil Wheaton, and more discuss the future of Star Trek publishing.
• 4:15-5:15 Lionsgate/Marvel: Hulk vs. Wolverine (Hall H)

Friday (Complete Friday Schedule) Also known as Star Wars Day (Stormtroopers Everywhere Day)

• 10:00-11:00 Marvel: Your Universe (Room 6A) - w/ Joe Quesada!
• 11:15-12:15 Powerpuff Girls 10th Anniversary and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends (Room 6A) -Craig McCracken and the voice actors of the Powerpuff Girls.
• 11:15 - 12:15 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Room 6B)
• 11:55-1:00 Warner Bros.: Watchmen (Hall H) - Guest appearances TBA.
• 12:30-1:30 Spotlight on Jim Lee (Room 6B) - I’m a big fan.
• 1:45-2:45 Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Room 6B) - Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and panelists from Sierra Entertainment and Sony Pictures.
• 2:00-3:00 The World of Graphic Novels (Room 3) - Tom Spurgeon (ComicsReporter.com) to discuss graphic novels.
• 2:30-3:30 Hasbro: Marvel (Room 5AB) - Marvel Legends and more.
• 2:45-3:45 Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment: The Spirit (Hall H) - Writer/director Frank Miller preview of the new film.
• 3:30-4:15 Family Guy (Ballroom 20) - Stars Seth MacFarlane and Seth Green w/ a sneak peek episode.
• 4:00-5:00 Image Comics Show (Room 7AB) - Robert Kirkman, Whilce Portacio, Brian Posehn, Gerard Duggan, Erik Larsen and others.
• 4:45-5:45 It’s a Great Comic-Con, Charlie Brown (Room 6A) - Jeannie Schulz and the voice cast for all those classic Peanuts cartoons.
• 7:15 - 8:15 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) (Room 6B) - historic reunion of cast and crew!

Saturday (Complete Saturday Schedule)

• 10:00-11:00 Nickelodeon’s The Fairly Odd Parents (Room 7AB) - creator and voice actors. Cosmo and Wanda will entertain you with their magic.
• 10:00-10:45 Futurama Secrets Revealed! (Ballroom 20) - Yeah!
• 10:30-11:45 Heroes (Hall H) - The entire cast talks about Chapter 3: Villains. Sylar will pop open some brain cases.
• 10:45-11:30 The Simpsons (Ballroom 20) - The gang is all here to talk about the 20-year old cartoon.
• 11:00-12:00 Hellboy (Room 8 ) - w/ Mike Mignola!
• 11:30-12:30 Sam & Max, Strong Bad and the Secrets Behind Turning Comics into Games (Room 4)
• 12:00-1:00 Hasbro: Transformers (Room 7AB) - It’s the 25th anniversary of Transformers in 2009.
• 3:15-4:15 Pushing Daisies Screening and Q&A (Room 6A)
• 7:15-8:15 MythBusters Q&A and Sneak Preview (Room 6B) - Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of MythBusters talk.

Sunday (Complete Sunday Schedule) Also known as Kids Day

• 12:00-12:45 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (Ballroom 20) - Kal Penn, John Cho, and Neil Patrick Harris in attendance.
• 2:45-4:15 Fraggle Rock (Room 6B) - 25th Anniversary of Fraggle Rock and DVD release! Dance your cares away and join Red down at Fraggle Rock!

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