‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’s’ Breakout, Ryan Reynolds’ Jeanpool Stunt and More Comic-Con Highlights
A new fandom took over San Diego Comic-Con this year: “Dungeon Crawler Carl.” While there were plenty of Marvel and DC superheroes walking around the...
Key points
- A new fandom took over San Diego Comic-Con this year: “Dungeon Crawler Carl.” While there were plenty of Marvel and DC superheroes walking around the convention center and the surrounding Gaslamp Quarter (not to mention the Trekkies and “Star Wars” storm troopers, and the other comic book cosplayers), there were just as many people sporting t-shirts featuring Princess Donut, the tiara-wearing talking cat from the popular book series.
- Sure, hundreds of diehard Marvel fans began queuing for Saturday evening’s Hall H presentation on Thursday, but there was just as much buzz around newer (“Percy Jackson,” “The Vampire Lestat”) and niche IP (“Neuromancer”), plus plenty of nostalgia fare (“Spaceballs,” “Grimm,” “Pan’s Labyrinth”).
- Popular on Variety Here are some of the highlights: “Dungeon Crawler Carl’s” Warm Welcome Author Matt Dinniman’s book series, which turns Earth into a video game-inspired alien game show, has skyrocketed in popularity — with more than 10 million copies sold — and just last month, Peacock ordered a live-action series produced by Seth MacFarlane.
- To the delight of fans, Dinniman revealed that Hays will voice Princess Donut in the Peacock show.
What happened
A new fandom took over San Diego Comic-Con this year: “Dungeon Crawler Carl.” While there were plenty of Marvel and DC superheroes walking around the convention center and the surrounding Gaslamp Quarter (not to mention the Trekkies and “Star Wars” storm troopers, and the other comic book cosplayers), there were just as many people sporting t-shirts featuring Princess Donut, the tiara-wearing talking cat from the popular book series. Sure, hundreds of diehard Marvel fans began queuing for Saturday evening’s Hall H presentation on Thursday, but there was just as much buzz around newer (“Percy Jackson,” “The Vampire Lestat”) and niche IP (“Neuromancer”), plus plenty of nostalgia fare (“Spaceballs,” “Grimm,” “Pan’s Labyrinth”). Popular on Variety Here are some of the highlights: “Dungeon Crawler Carl’s” Warm Welcome Author Matt Dinniman’s book series, which turns Earth into a video game-inspired alien game show, has skyrocketed in popularity — with more than 10 million copies sold — and just last month, Peacock ordered a live-action series produced by Seth MacFarlane. To the delight of fans, Dinniman revealed that Hays will voice Princess Donut in the Peacock show. “Have you no...
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