¢ No.9 50 JULY SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO 2017 COMIC-CON COMIC-CON 48-page anniversary edition! SURVIVAL GUIDE THEGUIDE Celebrating 10 years! COMIC-CON 2017 THE GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................3 Marvel Heroes ....................................................................................4 Superhero Showdown .......................................................................8 Legends of DC .....................................................................................9 That Was a Comic Book? ................................................................10 Click Picks Comics ...........................................................................12 Heroes & Villains ..............................................................................14 You Know, For Kids! .........................................................................15 Comic-Con Exclusives .....................................................................17 Flights of Fantasy .............................................................................19 Level Up! ............................................................................................20 How to Speak Geek ..........................................................................21 In a Galaxy Far, Far Away ...............................................................26 The Final Frontier .............................................................................27 Invasion! ............................................................................................28 Here There Be Monsters ................................................................29 Comic-Con Tips & Tricks .................................................................30 Mad Science .....................................................................................31 The Future is Now ............................................................................32 The Earth is Dead. Long Live the Earth! .......................................34 How to Survive the End of the World ............................................35 Heroes of Comic-Con .......................................................................36 TL;DR ..................................................................................................38 How to Draw .....................................................................................40 Hail to the King .................................................................................41 I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost ................................................................42 Hello, Dolly! .......................................................................................43 Live. Die. Rinse. Repeat ...................................................................44 So You’re in a Horror Movie............................................................45 The Click Team ..................................................................................46 Credits ................................................................................................47 BINGO ................................................................................................48 Created by Team Click COMIC-CON 2017 THE GUIDE COMIC-CON 2017 THE GUIDE WELCOME TO THE DORK SIDE! OBLIGATORY DISCLAIMER Click's Guide is just a little something fun we wrote, tongues planted firmly in cheeks, for your information and our entertainment. While YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD we can vouch for our research skills, we can't guarantee CLICKERS that the information found on the Internet is 100% reliable. 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Created by Team Click 3 COMIC-CON 2017 THE GUIDE MARVEL AVENGERS AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (Walt Disney Studios/Marvel Studios) – 5/4/18 Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Starring: Half of Hollywood The main event is finally here! All of Earth’s heroes, from Iron Man to Black Panther, finally join forces to face Thanos. Who will live? Who will die? And who’s soul do we have to sell to find out where that last Infinity Stone is hiding?! BLACK PANTHER (Walt Disney Studios/Marvel Studios) – 2/16/18 Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Andy Serkis After stealing the show in Captain America: Civil War, T’Challa returns to his homeland of Wakanda to face much worthier opponents in Erik Killmonger and Man-Ape. In a surprising twist, Man-Ape will not be played by Andy Serkis. THOR: RAGNAROK (Walt Disney Studios/Marvel Studios) – 11/3/17 Director: Taika Waititi Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson What will survive the cataclysmic event known as Ragnarok? Not Thor’s fantastic mane, as the God of Thunder hits the barbershop for a fresh look in ‘17. Thor must do battle against Hela, Skurge, and a long- overdue rematch with his favorite sparring partner, The Hulk. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (Walt Disney Studios/Marvel Studios) – 7/6/18 Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Michael Douglas Lured out with sugar cubes on a picnic blanket, Rudd is back in fighting shape and this time he’s joined by The Wasp! (For the record, Wasp was totally an Avenger before Cap, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision and Black Widow. Just sayin’.) Created by Team Click COMIC-CON 2017 THE GUIDE COMIC-CON 2017 THE GUIDE MARVEL KNIGHTS THE PUNISHER (Netflix/Marvel Television) – November 2017 Creator: Steve Lightfoot Starring: Jon Bernthal, Jason R. Moore, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Deborah Ann Woll, Paul Schulze Spinning out of the events of Daredevil, Frank Castle is about to show New York’s underworld what the devil actually looks like. It’s possible they won’t be able to see through the hail of bullets, though. THE DEFENDERS (Netflix/Marvel Television) – 8/18/17 Executive Producers: Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez Starring: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Rosario Dawson The culmination of four separate Marvel Netflix series, The Defenders brings fans a classic Marvel Team-Up! Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist will come together to fight The Hand in an epic game of Miss Mary Mack. INHUMANS (ABC/Marvel Television) – 9/1/17 Creator: Scott Buck Starring: Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, Iwan Rheon, Ken Leung A new breed of Marvel super-powered metahumans is about to step out into the light. The Inhuman’s royal family is led by Black Bolt, who possesses the ability to shatter mountains with his voice. (We hope ABC gives us a heads up on which episode will feature this guy speaking so we don’t blow out our speakers.) Created by Team Click 5 COMIC-CON 2017 THE GUIDE HERO HIGH NEW WARRIORS (Freeform/Marvel Television) – 2018 Showrunner: Kevin Biegel Starring: Milana Vayntrub, Jeremy Tardy, Kate Comer, Calum Worthy, Matthew Moy, Derek Theler Able to lift paperclips with a single thought! The power to calm jittery squirrels! Defy actual death! Talk to…germs! Thrash on a skateboard! Generate bouncing balls! These are the powers bestowed upon our next great superhero team. (Are we sure the Avengers are off planet?) RUNAWAYS (Hulu/Marvel Television) – 2018 Creator: Brian K. Vaughn Starring: James Marsters, Angel Parker, Kip Pardue, Ryan Sands, Annie Wersching, Kevin Weisman Six teenagers, gifted with a diverse array of powers and abilities, discover that they all have something in common: their parents are all mean! Not like the normal “you can’t stay up late playing Xbox” mean, more like “we are going to take over the world and kill whoever gets in our way” mean. CLOAK & DAGGER (Freeform/Marvel Television) – 2018 Creators: