AS SCI FI TELEVISION CLASSIC FARSCAPE MARKS ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY,A&E HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE JIM HENSON COMPANY PARTNER ON A RE-LAUNCH OF THE DVD FRANCHISE



The Re-packaged Line, Slated for November 2009, Includes the First-Ever

COMPLETE SERIES MEGASETâ„¢ Featuring All Four Out-of-This World Seasons



Fans Invited to Attend Panel Featuring Executive Producer Brian Henson,

Creator Rockne O’Bannon and Stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black

This July at Comic-Con International 2009


NEW YORK, NY (July 1, 2009) – When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled TV series Farscape. The award-winning fan favorite show, which ran from 1999-2003 on Sci Fi and was named by TV Guide as one of television’s best cult shows ever, is about to blast off again on DVD courtesy of a pact between A&E Home Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company.



Blasting off in November 2009, as the show marks its 10th Anniversary, the treasure of the newly re-packaged DVD line will feature a Farscape home entertainment first: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™. Never before available in one package, A&E Home Entertainment brings together all four out-of-this-world seasons with countless hours of absorbing bonus programming featuring multiple commentaries, interviews with cast and crew, behind-the-scenes featurettes and much more! Single season collector’s sets will also be released, offering genre fans of all walks the opportunity to sample this superlative sci-fi classic.



To launch this eagerly-anticipated re-release, there will be a Farscape panel convening at this year’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. Executive producer Brian Henson, creator Rockne O’Bannon, and stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black (Officer Aeryn Sun) will be in attendance to discuss their favorite moments from the series and the DVD re-release.



A&Eâ Home Entertainment, part of the Consumer Products Division of A&E Television Networks (AETN) is a video distributor of non-theatrical programming, featuring collectible DVD editions of the high quality programming from A&Eâ Network and HISTORY™, as well as acquired classic programming. A&Eâ Home Entertainment brings the best of critically acclaimed entertainment presented in award-winning packaging to the special interest category. For more information about ordering these and other titles from the A&E Home Video Collection, call (212) 206-8600 (TRADE ONLY). Consumers please call 1-800-423-1212 (A&E). In addition to placing orders by phone, A&E Home Video products may be purchased over the World Wide Web at ShopAETV.com.

Now that the E3 dust has settled, we wanted to stir things up again and let you know that NCsoft will be out in full force this coming show season with participation in all of the major shows – Comic-Con, GamesCom (Leipzig successor) and PAX. With the highly anticipated MMO game, Aion, as the NCsoft front runner, show attendees will have an opportunity to see captivating video, listen to panel discussions, play the game and get their hands on beta codes.



Along with Aion, both City of Heroes and Guild Wars will have a presence at the shows as well – with City of Heroes at Comic-Con and PAX, and Guild Wars at PAX.



For more information on each title’s presence at the shows, please visit the community Web pages at:

Aion – www.aiononline.com

City of Heroes – www.cityofheroes.com

Guild Wars – www.guildwars.com

ON JULY 24th, STARZ PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED ORIGINAL DRAMA ‘SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND’ AT COMIC CON



Cast And Crew Including Lucy Lawless, Rob Tapert and Steven DeKnight Host Exclusive First Look of Action Series Premiering January 2010



PANELISTS INCLUDE LUCY LAWLESS (“XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESSâ€

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Series Panels and Events Lineup for 2009 Comic-Con International


Cartoon Network and Adult Swim announces a number of panels, fan events and signings at 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, July 23 - Sunday, July 26, 2009. All times, dates and locations subject to change.





CARTOON NETWORK AND ADULT SWIM PANELS



THURSDAY, JULY 23



ADULT SWIM: Robot Chicken w/ Titan Maximum

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Location: 6A

Moderator: Keith Crofford, vice president of production Adult Swim



Seth Green (co-creator, Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum), Matthew Senreich (co-creator, Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum), Tom Root (head writer, Robot Chicken/co-creator, Titan Maximum) and Doug Goldstein (head writer, Robot Chicken) with Chris McKay, Breckin Meyer, Kevin Shinick, Mike Fasolo and Dan Milano discuss the popular Adult Swim series Robot Chicken. They also discuss the upcoming new stop-motion animated series Titan Maximum, slated to premiere on Adult Swim this fall.





CARTOON NETWORK COMEDY – ORIGINAL ANIMATION

4:15 – 5:15 p.m.

Location: 6A

Moderator: Brian Miller, senior vice president and general manager Cartoon Network Studios



Come join us for a panel celebrating three of the best comedies from Cartoon Network Studios. First up is a sweet treat with Chowder, including special guests C.H. Greenblatt (creator), Tara Strong (voice of Truffles) and Dana Snyder (voice of Gazpacho). Then set sail with The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and creator Thurop Van Orman (voice of Flapjack) and Steve Little (writer, voice of fan favorite Dr. Barber). Finally, hold on to your seats for a sneak peak of the new series, Adventure Time with Finn and Jake, with creator Pendelton Ward.



FRIDAY, JULY 24



WB PANEL: BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Location: 6B

Moderator: Sam Register, executive producer



Gotham takes over San Diego as Diedrich Bader (Surf's Up), the voice of Batman, returns to headline a panel alongside John DiMaggio (Futurama), the voice of Aquaman, executive producer Sam Register (Teen Titans), producer James Tucker (Justice League Unlimited), producer and story editor Michael Jelenic (The Batman) and voice director Andrea Romano (Superman Doomsday). Fans will enjoy a discussion and lively Q&A as this dynamic and creative team look back upon the show's incredible first season and provide an exclusive look at what season two holds for the Caped Crusader. From Warner Bros. Animation, Batman: The Brave and the Bold airs on Cartoon Network.



LUCASFILM PANEL: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Building the Universe

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: 7 AB



The Clone Wars expanded the scope of Star Wars beyond anything seen in the feature films – but Season One was just the beginning. Get a rare glimpse into the epic scale of the ongoing galactic conflict with supervising director Dave Filoni and key production staff from the series. Find out insider secrets about building the Star Wars galaxy, making the first season of the groundbreaking series and what’s to come in Season Two!





LUCASFILM PANEL: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Behind the mic

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Location: 7 AB



Season Two of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming in hot, and you can believe that the talented voice cast has something to say about it! Join supervising director Dave Filoni as he talks with the actors behind your favorite Clone Wars characters, and get an intimate look at the animated antics inside the recording studio - as well as some unique and exclusive insights into what's coming this Fall!





The BBC PANEL: THE MIGHTY BOOSH

4:45 – 5:45 p.m.

Location: 6A



Cult comedy favorite and BAFTA-nominated, The Mighty Boosh, comes to Comic-Con for the first time to celebrate the airing of all three seasons on Adult Swim, and the BBC’s DVD release, just two days before the convention begins. Inspired by the Perrier Comedy Award-winning live comedy show, creators-stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, along with actors Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher and Dave Brown. The hit UK comedy series follows crazy zookeepers Howard Moon and Vince Noir and was described by The San Jose Mercury News as “an acid-trip fantasy-comedy [that] is seriously deranged and seriously funny.â€

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) will be taking Comic-Con attendees to the final frontier and beyond for out-of-this-world fun celebrating some of the year’s hottest films.

At the PHE booth fans can be photographed at the helm of the Enterprise, fraternize with galactic green girls and enter to win a limited edition Captain’s chair to build anticipation for the DVD and Blu-ray debut of Star Trek. Visitors can get a 3D photo with B.O.B., the gelatinous hero from DreamWorks Animation’s smash hit Monsters vs. Aliens, who will also make a live appearance on family day (Sunday). Plus, the booth will feature loads of giveaways for other upcoming home entertainment releases, including the box office behemoth Transformers, and demos of new games including Star Trek PSN and Warriors XBLA.

The co-creators and stars of Comedy Central’s irreverent hit “Drawn Togetherâ€

I'm there.


I'm so there.

D23 TO MAKE FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON


The Official Community for Disney Fans to Bring Special Exhibits, Sneak Peeks and a D23 Member-Exclusive Lithograph to Comic-Con



BURBANK, Calif. – July 8, 2009 – The fantastic intersection of Disney creativity and science-fiction imagination will be the focus of D23’s first-ever appearance at San Diego Comic-Con from July 23 to July 26, and D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans has been developing unique plans for its debut at the popular annual convention.



At Booth 3917 on the Comic-Con floor, D23 will present a display of costumes and props from Disney’s classic sci-fi and fantasy films, including The Rocketeer, The Black Hole, Condorman, Sky High and 1982’s landmark Tron. This “Heroic and Roboticâ€

If able, I would warp-speed my way there.

Daniel-Do you have any idea if Adult Swim will be hosting a private party again this year as they have done in the past? And do you have any tips on how I can get into it???

DARK HORSE COMICS (BOOTH #2615)
2009 SIGNING SCHEDULE!



WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 (Preview Night):

Domo raffle! Come to our booth to win one of our San Diego Exclusive Domo Figures!

6:00 – 7:00 Charles Vess: Drawing Down The Moon

7:00 – 8:00 Bryan Talbot: Grandville



THURSDAY, JULY 23:

*11:00 – 12:00 Sergio Aragones: Groo

12:00 - 1:00 Dean Motter: Mister X, Electropolis

1:00 – 2:00 Steven Daily: It Ate Billy On Christmas

1:00 – 2:00 Scott Allie: Solomon Kane, Exurbia

2:00 – 3:00 Eric Powell: The Goon

2:00 - 3:00 Jill Thompson: Beasts of Burden

3:00 – 4:00 The Cleaners: Mark Wheaton & Rahsan Ekedal

3:00 – 4:00 Aliens & Predator: Raymond Swanland, Mark Irwin & Chris Warner

4:00 - 5:00 Gabriel Ba & Fabio Moon: Umbrella Academy, Pixu, MySpace Dark Horse Presents, B.P.R.D.

4:00 – 5:00 Joshua Dysart: B.P.R.D., Conan

5:00 – 6:00 Dave Gibbons: Martha Washington

5:00 – 6:00 Rick Remender: Fear Agent, End League, Gigantic

6:00 – 7:00 David Lloyd: Kickback



FRIDAY, JULY 24:

10:00 - 1:00 Stan Sakai: Usagi Yojimbo

11:00 – 12:00 Applegeeks: Ananth Panagariya & Mohammad F. Haque

11:00 – 12:00 Ricardo Delgado: Age of Reptiles

12:00 - 1:00 Adam Warren: Empowered

1:00 – 2:00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty

1:00 – 2:00 Thomas E. Sniegoski: Lobster Johnson – The Satan Factory

2:00 – 3:00 Steve Niles: Criminal Macabre

2:00 – 3:00 Matt Wagner: Grendel

3:00 – 4:00 Yasuhiro Nightow: Trigun (*ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee for details)

4:00 – 5:00 Mass Effect: Omar Francia & Mac Walters

5:00 – 6:00 Creepy: Mike Woods, Joe Harris, Neil Kleid, Jason Shawn Alexander,

Eric Powell, Dan Braun & Hilary Barta

5:00 – 6:00 Unbound Saga: Joe Linsner, Lienil Yu & Mike Kennedy

6:00 – 7:00 Umbrella Academy: Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba

(*ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee for details)

ALSO, FRIDAY, JULY 24TH IS STAR WARS DAY! STAR WARS CREATOR SIGNINGS ALL DAY:

11:00 – 12:00 Jeremy Barlow, Rick Lacy & Michael Atiyeh: Star Wars Adventures

12:00 - 1:00 Rob Chestney & Alex Sanchez: Star Wars – Old Republic

3:00 - 4:00 Colin Wilson & Tom Taylor: Star Wars - Invasion

4:00 – 5:00 Matt & Shawn Fillbach: Star Wars – Clone Wars Adventures



SATURDAY, JULY 25:

10:00 – 11:00 John Landis: Ground breaking filmmaker

11:00 – 12:00 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Jane Espenson & Georges Jeanty

11:00 - 12:00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Dave Filoni, Henry Gilroy & Steven Melching

12:00 – 1:00 Bryan Talbot: Grandville

12:00 – 1:00 Star Wars: Old Republic – Rob Chestney & Alex Sanchez

1:00 – 2:00 Ricardo Delgado: Age of Reptiles

2:00 – 3:00 Dethklok Vs. The Goon: Eric Powell & Metalocaplypse Director

Jon Schnepp

Saturday afternoon celebrates Dark Horse Originals!

2:00 – 3:00 Citzen Rex: Mario & Gilbert Hernandez

3:00 – 4:00 Insomnia Café: M.K. Perker

3:00 – 4:00 3 Story: Matt Kindt

3:00 – 4:00 Rick Geary: The Adventures of Blanche



3:00 – 4:00 Mike Mignola: Hellboy

(*ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee for details)

4:00 - 5:00 SUPER SECRET ANNOUNCEMENT PANEL (see Dark Horse Panel for details!) Gerard Way, Shaun Simon & Becky Cloonan

(*ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee for details)

4:00 - 5:00 Larry Marder: Beanworld

5:00 – 6:00 365 Samurai: J.P. Kalonji

5:30 – 7:00 Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Joelle Jones

(*ticketed event: See Dark Horse employee for details)

6:00 – 7:00 Matt & Shawn Fillbach: Werewolves on the Moon: Versus Vampires



SUNDAY, JULY 26:

11:00 – 12:00 Bryan Talbot: Grandville

11:00 – 12:00 Star Wars: Invasion: Colin Wilson & Tom Taylor

12:00 – 1:00 Pixu: Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Becky Cloonan & Vasilis Lolos

12:00 – 1:00 Furry Water: Rafael Grampa & Daniel Pellizzari

1:00 – 2:00 Emily the Strange: Creator Rob Reger and Jessica Gruner

1:00 – 2:00 David Lloyd: Kickback

2:00 – 3:00 Tara McPherson: Lost Constellations

2:00 – 3:00 Nathan Fox: Pigeons From Hell

3:00 – 4:00 Dean Motter: Mister X, Electropolis

3:00 – 4:00 Unbound Saga: Joe Linsner, Lienil Yu, Mike Kennedy



And Check out these Dark Horse Related Panels and Events!



THURSDAY JULY 23



Action Figure Times present the Toy Maker Q&A

(featuring Dark Horse’s David Scroggy)

11:00 – 12:00 Room 32B



Free Screening: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog with Musical Commentary!

8:00pm – 10:00pm Room 6A



FRIDAY JULY 24



Comic-Con in the 80’s (featuring Dark Horse’s David Scroggy)

12:00 – 1:00 Room 2



Creepy Panel

3:30 – 4:30 Room 3



Joss Whedon Panel

4:00 – 6:00 Ballroom 20



Eric Powell’s Goon Panel

6:00 – 7:00 Room 8



SATURDAY JULY 25



Dark Horse Panel!

Dark Horse: We Love Comics, Too! Join Publisher Mike Richardson, Director of Public Relations Jeremy Atkins and Senior Managing Editor Scott Allie, along with a cast of top creators, for an exclusive preview of all that Dark Horse has to offer in the coming year. THIS IS THE BIG ONE. Dark Horse breaks the mold with a format you've never seen. Make sure you're able to say you were there when a new era in panels was ushered in. With breaking news on all of your favorite Dark Horse titles, major announcements and surprise guests, be the first to know about heroes, horror and more!

11:00 – 12:00 Room 2



Gerard Way Panel

2:15 – 3:15 Room 6DE



Hellboy Panel

4:30 – 5:30 Room 4



El Cortez Memories (Featuring Moderator David Scroggy, of Dark Horse)

5:00 – 6:00 Room 2



SUNDAY JULY 26



Emily the Strange Panel

11:00 – 12:00 Room 2



Usagi Yojimbo 25th Anniversary Panel

1:30 – 2:30 Room 8



“Grandville and the Art of Anthropomorphic Comic Traditionâ€

"The Woman in Red" herself, Kelly LeBrock, will be making her first Comic Con appearance on Friday, July 24th, from 12PM to 3PM in the Catastrophic Comics Booth #2109 to promote her new tell-all Hollywood novel.



(July 21, 2009) HOLLYWOOD -- Kelly LeBrock, mega model and well-known movie star of such films as "Weird Science" and "The Woman in Red," will be appearing at Catastrophic Comics booth 2109 to sign autographs Friday July 24th from 12PM to 3PM." LeBrock, who has enjoyed a long and successful acting career, was also a hugely popular model, appearing on countless magazine covers. In the late 1980s, she popularized the phrase "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" in a series of television commercials. Kelly is currently appearing in a new movie titled "Mason", directed by Billy Prince, and in addition, devotes her time to people who are terminally ill.

"We are thrilled to have Kelly who is one of our favorite actresses making her first appearance at Comic Con in our booth. Kelly has an incredible new book to promote as well an announcement into the world of comics." said Catastrophic Comics President and CEO, William Katt.


***Please contact us to book interviews with Kelly LeBrock for interviews in-person at San Diego Comic Con July 24th from 12PM to 3PM.

www.catastrophiccomics.com


Catastrophic Comics is an independent comic book publishing company created by William Katt. The company was not only the first to embrace the digital media with the creation of the first motion comic book for the iPhone but it was also the first motion comic book with lip-synch for iTunes, titled "Sparks".

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today revealed that the creative team behind DC Universeâ„¢ Online - Jim Lee (renowned comic book artist and Executive Creative Director, DC Universe Online), Geoff Johns (iconic DC Comics writer behind the best-selling Green Lantern series), Marv Wolfman (legendary DC Comics writer, The New Teen Titans) and key members of the SOE development team - will unite for the panel “DC Universe Online featuring Jim Lee, Geoff Johns and Marv Wolfmanâ€

ACTIVISION TO SHOWCASE TWO OF THE YEAR’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SCI-FI AND COMIC BOOK GAMES: MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 AND SINGULARITY AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON



Stan Lee Returns to Comic-Con to Join the Discussion on Bringing Marvel’s Civil War to Life; Singularity Comic Book Debut with David Atchison and Tom Mandrake at the Helm



WHO: Activision, Inc. to unveil playable demos of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 and Singularity for the first time. Activities include in-booth guided demos and gameplay stations, trivia-driven giveaways, talent signings, and panel participation.



WHAT: ACTIVISION SHOW FLOOR ACTIVITIES:

o Live video game and trailer screenings of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 with game developers from Vicarious Visions.

o Live video game walkthroughs and trailer screenings from the Singularity team

o Playable game kiosks for fans to get their first chance to play select levels from both the featured games.

o Limited edition San Diego Comic Con giveaways for fans



PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:

o Autograph Signings

· Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2

§ Stan Lee, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel

Saturday, July 25, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

§ Armin Shimerman, actor / in-game voice talent

Saturday, July 25, 4:30 PM-5:30 PM

§ Fred Tatasciore, voice actor / in-game voice talent

Saturday, July 25, 4:30 PM-5:30 PM

· Singularity

§ David Atchison, comic book writer

Thursday, July 23, 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Friday, July 24, 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Saturday, July 25, noon – 1pm and 3:30pm – 4:15pm

Sunday, July 26, 12:30pm – 1:30pm and 2:30pm – 3:30pm

§ Davide Fabbri, cover artist

Thursday, July 23, 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Friday, July 24, 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Saturday, July 25, noon – 1pm and 3:30pm – 4:15pm

Sunday, July 26, 12:30pm – 1:30pm and 2:30pm – 3:30pm

§ Christopher “minkâ€