Rocketship Entertainment Blasts Into SDCC With Panels, Signings, Exclusives and the Exclusive North Americal Launch of the Naruto Mythos Trading Card Game
San Diego, CA, July 16th, 2026 - Rocketship Entertainment, the 2021 Ringo Award winner for Favorite Publisher, will make its appearance at San Diego Comic-Con from July 22nd to 26th, 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center. Rocketship publishes original comics, graphic novels, and games, partners with the world's leading entertainment brands on licensed titles, and stands as the definitive home for hit webtoons and webcomics in print, bringing the biggest names in digital to bookshelves in critically acclaimed premium editions.
The Rocketship Entertainment booth (#2707) will be on the main show floor where fans can pick up graphic novels, games, merchandise, and the NARUTO Mythos Trading Card Game with an SDCC-exclusive card.
Author Brandon Lee, aka TurtleMe, creator of the mega-hit franchise The Beginning After The End will be making his San Diego Comic-Con debut! To celebrate the print launch of the novel Rocketship has published a limited number of The Beginning After The End Volume 1 SDCC Exclusive “Grey for King Grey” Editions that will be available at the con and through Rocketship's Comic Con @ Home sale for fans unable to attend. The Beginning After The End just wrapped its second season on Crunchyroll with the current season of the webtoon running on Tapas. TurtleMe will be signing free prints from the deluxe illustrated edition of the novel at the Rocketship booth on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with a different print available each day.
Leeanne M. Krecic, also known to fans as Mongie, will be appearing throughout the weekend in celebration of the long-anticipated launch of season 4 of Let's Play exclusively on Tapas. A season 4 pre-launch episode is live now and the series officially returns on July 22nd, Preview Night of SDCC. Fans will be able to get a free print of the new Let's Playcover art for the season 4 launch signed by Mongie. Volumes 1 through 5 of the graphic novel including the rare gamer variant covers will be available at the Rocketship booth along with other limited Let's Play merchandise. The webtoon returns following the conclusion of season one of the hit anime on Crunchyroll and the launch of the Let's Play: Everdate tabletop game!
Actors and creators David Dastmalchian and Leah Kilpatrick will be signing at the Rocketship booth on Thursday from 5 to 6pm. SDCC-exclusive editions of their new series, The Accessories will be available for purchase and all fans attending the signing will receive a free autographed print of the cover of The Accessories #1. After lifetimes in the background, three of history's greatest horror sidekicks finally say what they've never dared to before: Enough is ENOUGH! Igor, Renfield, and Mrs. Hyde have aided their masters' diabolical missions for decades, but today is the day they stop being loyal. Today the real horror walks out the front door. The Accessories launches in stores on August 5thfrom Rocketship and PANICK Entertainment.
Multiple Eisner Award-winning creator Sanford Greene will appear at the Rocketship booth on Thursday from 4 to 5pm and Sunday from 2 to 3pm for the launch of his Ringo Award-winning series 1000. All fans will receive a free 1000 print and there will be a limited number of the softcover and deluxe hardcover editions of the book available for the very first time.
Fans of Angry Birds will be treated to 2 signings by artist Thom Zahler and colorist M. Victoria Robado on Thursday from 2 to 3pm and again on Sunday from noon to 1pm with free prints of the wraparound cover to Angry Birds: The Haunting of Hog House which releases this November ahead of the The Angry Birds Movie 3 premiering December 23rd from Paramount Pictures. There will be more news and a special look at the upcoming graphic novel series from Rocketship at the Angry Birds and Palworld: Epic Games with Epic Toys! panel on Friday in Room 6BCF.
Additional creators signing at the booth throughout the weekend include Reilly Brown (Outrage), Ryan Cady(Wolfsbane), M. Victoria Robado (#Blessed), Thom Zahler (Cupid's Arrows), Ryan Benjamin (Frostpunk, Stan Lee's Genesis), David K. Wilson (Empiria), Adam Schlagman and Doug Pasko (T.A.M.A), Fernando Pinto (Gunpunch, Eat Fighter), Tom Akel (Backchannel, Stan Lee's Genesis), Rob Feldman (Cyko KO), and Nate Lovettt (Commander Tomorrow). The full schedule will be posted at booth #2707.
As the exclusive partner of the North American launch, Rocketship is the only place at the con that fans can purchase booster packs, displays, and cases for the first trading card game from the world of NARUTO. One exclusive NARUTO Uzumaki – Shadow Clone Jutsu Mythos Rarity card comes with the purchase of every display box while supplies last. The sale will start on Preview Night with single packs, full display boxes, and full cases available while supplies last. Each morning of the con the game will be available for purchase from 9am to 10:30am with controlled inventory available for each day.
Entering the universe of NARUTO Mythos Trading Card Game Konoha Shido means living an adventure that combines strategy, collecting, and passion. It's not only about building a winning deck, but about being transported into the beloved world of ninjas, where you can relive Naruto's adventures in an immersive way, just like in the anime itself.
The collection is structured across multiple levels of power and rarity: from Common and Uncommon, also available in FullArt and Holo variants, to the Rare cards, which, when placed side by side, create spectacular images, up to the Rare ART, enriched with micro-engravings that turn them into authentic little jewels. Mysterious as ninjas, the Secret cards captivate with their sophisticated and precious design, embodying a charm that makes them among the most sought-after. At the top of the collection lies the unique and legendary Gold 22K, crafted in real gold a cult object, extremely rare, and the ultimate symbol of prestige and desire for every collector. A rich and unmissable collection, in which every card is a fragment of legend.
Both the NARUTO Mythos TCG and The Beginning After The End Volume 1 SDCC Exclusive “Grey for King Grey” Edition will be available to fans to order online through Rocketship's Comic Con @ Home Sale running from Wednesday July 22nd through Sunday July 26th.
In addition to its activities at the booth, Rocketship Entertainment will be hosting the Taking Off with Rocketship Entertainment panel with Leanne M. Krecic, Ryan Benjamin, Sanford Greene, Brandon Lee, David K. Wilson, Fernando Pinto, and Tom Akel. Ryan Benjamin and Comic Pro Boot Camp will also be hosting Learn How to Draw Professional Comics, and other Rocketship creators will be featured as panelists on How Webtoons Have Changed the Comics Industry, Angry Birds and Palworld: Epic Games with Epic Toys!, and Tarzan and John Carter of Mars Live!
Comic Pro Boot Camp - Learn How to Draw Professional Comics
Thursday, July 23rd, 11:00 - 12:30 PM
Room 3
Whilce Portacio (Uncanny X-Men, Punisher), Ryan Benjamin (Absolute Batman, Iron Man), Alex Sinclair (Hush 2, Justice League), and Carlos d'Anda (Justice League vs. Godzilla) lead a hands-on drawing workshop teaching professional strategies for pencils, inks, and colors.
How Webtoons Have Changed the Comics Industry
Thursday, July 23rd, 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Room 24ABC
Webtoons, vertical-scrolling comics, are changing how people read comics. Deb Aoki (Mangasplaining), Kalai Chik (K-ComicsBeat), and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) are joined by Leanne M. Krecic (Let's Play) and Derek V. Song (Fantasy High) to talk about the latest trends coming from Korea to the U.S. and how U.S. publishers are adapting traditional comics to the format. From a $1.3 billion industry in Korea to one of the fastest-growing storytelling platforms around the world, the panel looks at how people are making and reading webtoons, and what that means for the future.
Angry Birds and Palworld: Epic Games with Epic Toys!
Friday, July 24th, 11:30 – 12:30 PM
Room 6BCF
Rovio Entertainment and The Loyal Subjects unveil new toys inspired by the upcoming film The Angry Birds Movie 3 and the world-dominating Palworld game. Toy designer Dina Al Rifai (The Loyal Subjects) shares behind-the-design insights and reveals upcoming M.A.S.K. and The Hunger Games movie toys. Featuring John Cohen (The Angry Birds Movie 3, producer), Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie 3, composer), Tom Akel (founder, Rocketship Entertainment), Thom Zahler (Angry Birds, artist), Evan Lee (EvanTube), and Ben Mattes (Rovio), the panel highlights new projects and creative processes across film, comics, and collectibles. The program also includes a special Palworld message from John "Bucky" Buckley (communications director, Pocketpair) and a preview of a remade classic 1980s toy planned for 2027.
Tarzan and John Carter of Mars Live!
Friday, July 24th, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Room 32AB
Academy Award–winning supervising director Mark Andrews (Brave) and Michael Kogge (Star Wars) discuss their vision for the animated TV series John Carter of Mars in development, followed by updates on the upcoming John Carter of Mars audio drama, with Wase Chief (Horizon: An American Saga) discussing her voice work as Dejah Thoris. Both efforts are authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Andrew Sumner (Titan Books, Titan Comics) shares a new announcement while Tom Akel of Rocketship Entertainment shares updates on the upcoming massive Russ Manning's Tarzan project and Matías Timarchi of Alien Books discusses a new take on the Lord of the Jungle in Tarzan Beyond. . The session concludes with Wolf Larson (writer/producer; former Tarzan TV star; VP of entertainment, ERB, Inc.) and Christopher Paul Carey (VP of publishing, ERB, Inc.) on what's ahead in the ERB Universe for film, TV, and publishing.
Taking Off with Rocketship Entertainment
Saturday, July 25th, 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Room 26AB
Rocketship Entertainment, the 2021 Ringo Award winner for favorite publisher, is an industry leader in publishing hit webcomics and webtoons and a growing force in independent publishing. Tom Akel (CEO and publisher), Leeanne M. Krecic (aka "Mongie," Let's Play, Dragon King Oath), Ryan Benjamin (founder, Comic Pro Boot Camp; Frostpunk), Sanford Greene (1000), Brandon Lee (aka "TurtleMe," The Beginning After The End), David K. Wilson (Empiria), and Fernando Pinto (Gunpunch, Eat Fighter) discuss the transitions from webcomics to print and back, and what is coming to Rocketship, T-Minus 10 tabletop, and Bottlerocket! all-ages comics. The panel also includes a look at upcoming Rocketship games and series, including Angry Birds, Frostpunk, and Tarzan.
And more future Rocketship projects and partnerships will be discussed in the Legendary Comics: Streetfighter, Dune, Godzilla/Kong and More, Top Cow: 2026 and Beyond, and PANICK: The Next Nightmare Begins panels.
About Rocketship Entertainment
Rocketship Entertainment, LLC, founded in 2019 by Tom Akel and Rob Feldman, is a publishing, consumer product, and entertainment company with multiple Eisner-nominated and Ringo award-winning series including Let's Play, Angry Birds, Fox Fires, Frostpunk, Moulin Rouge, Lars the Awkward Yeti, Pacific Rim, Felix the Cat, Urban Animal, and Stan Lee's Backchannel. Rocketship's partnerships include Legendary Entertainment, Simon & Schuster, The Gotham Group, Rovio, Crunchyroll, Tapas Media, Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., Meta, DreamWorks, and Stan Lee's Pow! Entertainment. Rocketship is the 2021 Ringo Award Winner for Favorite Publisher. For more information visit rocketshipent.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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