It’s the most wonderful time of the year for nerds — San Diego Comic-Con, aka “Fandom Christmas”! In this episode, we break down the highlights from this year’s event. While many of our usual fandoms were noticeably absent, there were still some exciting announcements and moments worth geeking out over. And yes, we know this episode is fashionably late — life really got in the way this time! But better late than never when it comes to celebrating SDCC.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:01 An Apology
00:03:30 Intro
00:06:39 (Non-SDCC) News
00:31:30 Feedback
00:38:50 Fandom Christmas 2025
01:34:51 Closing Thoughts
01:37:36 Outro
NEWS
Celebrity deaths: Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The Cosby Show), Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne
Gen-Con badges are sold out (sort of)!
Only Murders S5 to premiere on September 9
FANDOM CHRISTMAS NEWS
George Lucas tells Comic-Con crowd his new museum will be ‘a temple to the people’s art’
Critical Role’s The Mighty Nein animated series premieres this November
New Spider-Man action figures will come with Magic: The Gathering cards
The ‘Doctor Who’ Comic-Con Pop-Up Offers a Fun Peek at UNIT’s ‘Black Archive’
SDCC ’25: The future of DOCTOR WHO remains murky
3,300 pints of blood collected at annual Comic-Con drive
Destination D23 2025: A Journey Around The Worlds of Disney
The Destination D23 event is scheduled to be held from August 29 to 31, 2025, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World Resort and it will be double the size from the previous events.[65][66] In addition, it was announced that attendees will be able to participate in several events around Walt Disney World, including D23 Kuzcotopia Night at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disney Animation's The Emperor's New Groove (on August 30), Disney '80s-'90s Celebration in Concert (on August 31), and The Walt Disney Archives Presents: Charting the Course – Disney's Global Stories & Inspirations, along with "A Goofy Movie Throwback Premiere" and D23 Nights at Disney Springs (on August 28), and Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party During Destination D23 Weekend (on August 29) during the week of the event.
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