Five(ish) Fangirls Episode #535: Fandom Christmas 2026

It’s the most wonderful time of the fandom year—San Diego Comic-Con, or as we like to call it, Fandom Christmas! In this episode, we break down some of the biggest news, announcements, trailers, reveals, and surprises to come out of this year’s convention. While some of our usual fandoms may have kept a lower profile, there was still plenty to get excited about. Join us as we discuss the highlights, speculate about what’s next, and celebrate another year of SDCC excitement. Plus, while Rachel did not attend GenCon this year, we do chit chat about some of the excitement that we watched via socials.

 

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TIME STAMPS

00:00:23 Intro

00:14:19 News

00:46:02 Feedback

01:15:02 SDCC

02:00:50 Closing Thoughts

02:02:16 Outro

NEWS

D23 sneak peeks:

Details for D23 Day at Disneyland Resort 2026 - Disney Parks Blog 

Meet the Friends of Disney Coming to D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event - D23 

Fanniversary Frenzy Merchandise at D23 

Mickey’s of Glendale at D23 2026  

Book club update

Gold Standard: Matinee with Shaun Collins

Rachel on Next Stop Everywhere

 

RESOURCES

AutoMatters & More: San Diego Comic-Con 2026 including Apple TV & Marvel Studios in Hall H

REVIEW: Nickelodeon's San Diego Comic-Con 2026 "Fun Flows Here" Delivered

 

Spaceballs The Hall H Panel

The Heartwarming Reason Why ‘Spaceballs 2’ Went to Comic-Con 

Inside Rick Moranis’s Spaceballs 2 Comic-Con Comeback 

'Spaceballs: The New One' Parodies Marvel Panels at Comic-Con  

 

Marvel Hall H

Ghost Rider

Black Panther III

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Five(ish) Fangirls Episode #466: Fandom Christmas 2024

Join us this week as we break down the biggest news and announcements from this year's San Diego Comic Con! We dive into the exciting reveals from Doctor Who, including sneak peeks and upcoming projects, and the latest updates from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from new movie trailers to series announcements. Plus we've got some non-SDCC news, your feedback, and an announcement about a little extra squee.

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TIME STAMPS
00:00:16 Intro
00:01:55 News
00:16:34 Feedback
00:23:48 San Diego Comic Con
01:50:18 Closing Thoughts
01:53:16 Outro

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NEWS

All GenCon badges are SOLD OUT

Rachel’s chat with Justin Coke (SWAT- the Secret Wizard Assault Team)

Rachel on Happiness in Darkness: The Black Cauldron

 

Doctor Who

SDCC 2024: Doctor Who and Star Trek to Crossover in Mobile Games for Intergalactic Friendship Day

SDCC 2024: Doctor Who Spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea Announced 

Doctor Who 2024 Christmas Special First Look Released

MCU

-Captain America: Brave New World

-The Thunderbolts*

-Fantastic Four: First Steps

-Avengers: Doomsday (2026) & Avengers: Secret Wars (2027)

 

RESOURCES

Every MCU Reveal at SDCC 2024

Comic-Con 2024: Marvel Studios Hall H Panel Recap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five(ish) Fangirls Episode #381: Fandom Christmas 2022

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Nope, not THAT one. It's San Diego Comic-Con! We take time in this week's episode to scratch the surface of the exciting announcements from this year's event. What are YOU most excited about that's coming down the pipeline? Plus we've got non-SDCC-related news and your feedback!

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NEWS

Titanic and Omen actor David Warner dies at 80

Moonage Daydream documentary trailer

GenCon Food Truck schedule

Gold Standard Ep #55: Gandhi

Gold Standard Patreon for July 2022: Heat

 

RESOURCES

TRAILERS

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Madame Tussaud’s MARVEL UNIVERSE 4D movie experience

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Secret Invasion, an Original series, streaming Spring 2023 on Disney+

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, in theaters May 5, 2023

• Loki Season 2, an Original series, streaming Summer 2023 on Disney+

• Blade, in theaters November 3, 2023

• Echo, an Original series, streaming Summer 2023 on Disney+

• Ironheart, an Original series, streaming Fall 2023 on Disney+

• Agatha: Coven of Chaos, an Original series, streaming Winter 2023 on Disney+

• Spider-Man: Freshman Year, an Original series, streaming in 2024 on Disney+

• Captain America: New World Order, in theaters May 3, 2024

• Daredevil: Born Again, an Original series starring Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, streaming Spring 2024 on Disney+

• Thunderbolts, in theaters July 26, 2024

• Fantastic Four, in theaters November 8, 2024

• Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, in theaters May 2, 2025

• Avengers: Secret Wars, in theaters November 7, 2025

 

Five(ish) Fangirls Episode #8: It's Fandom Christmas!

It's that Most Wonderful Time of the Year on the geek calendar! Yes, San Diego Comic-Con was in full swing this weekend and there was PLENTY of goodness on display from panels to announcements to trailers and all manner of fannish shenanigans! While the Fangirls were not in attendance in San Diego, we still found lots to talk about and squee over from what we did get to see online. We all had our favorite things - what were some of yours? (leave us a comment!)

Also - general not-SDCC related news, including other convention announcements and Doctor Who news (which, DW was not at SDCC, instead gearing up for their Worldwide Whirlwind Tour).

Non-SDCC News:
- Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill special event at Fan Expo Canada
- ABC is casting another Frozen character in Once Upon a Time (it's not Olaf, sorry)
- First official promo image of Elsa and Kristoff in Once
- "Weird" Al Yankovic's Mandatory Fun hits #1 on Billboard charts
- Pirates of the Caribbean 5 gets a release date for July 2017
- Doctor Who, Series 8 premiere "Deep Breath" to be shown in movie theaters around the world
- Hobbit director Peter Jackson still in consideration for directing an episode of Doctor Who
- Steven Moffat's teasers for each Series 8 episode (Minor Spoilers!)

San Diego Comic-Con Roundup:
- 24: Live Another Day panel featuring star Kiefer Sutherland and executive producer Jon Cassar
- Toy Story That Time Forgot ABC special details revealed
- Jeff Bridges and Lois Lowry discuss The Giver movie at SDCC panel
- Korra isn't canceled! (well, that's a relief) Moving to digital release instead
   - Other coverage of The Legend of Korra panel (SECRET TUNNEL!) panel video here (minus exclusive footage)
- Firefly cast will reunite for online video game
- Marvel's Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter panel recap
- Once Upon a Time cast and creators panel, Season 4 teasers galore, a behind the scenes "look" at the writer's room, video message from Ginnifer Goodwin (with special surprise cameo)
   - Jennifer Morrison at Nerd HQ's Badass Women panel (for some reason the YouTube link starts in the middle of the panel, just rewind it)
   - Colin O'Donoghue at the TV Guide Fan Favorites Panel: Part 1, Part 2
- Marvel Movie News:
    - Release dates announced (no titles yet, contrary to our fangirl-squee-fueled Facebook page)
    - More panel coverage - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 announced, Avengers: Age of Ultron to be released May 1, 2015, Josh Brolin is playing Thanos, Robert Downey, Jr. knows how to work a crowd

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