ANIME WORLDS TO COLLIDE AT NEW YORK COMIC CON
Voltron®
and Robotech to team up for the first time
at New York Comic Con this October.
Los Angeles CA,
– Fresh off the blockbuster
comic series team up announcement this summer from Dynamite
Entertainment, New York Comic Con will host a joint panel of two of
anime's greatest legends—Voltron®
and Robotech—for the first time on Friday October 11th at 11:00 a.m. in Room
1A14
! This historic event will be the first time representatives of both
properties will be together discussing the much buzzed about
Robotech / Voltron crossover from Dynamite Comics.
To
give fans the latest news, sneak peeks, and insights into the creation
of this historic crossover, World Events Productions (WEP,LLC) and
Harmony Gold
U.S.A. can confirm the following members of the creative team will be
attending the New York Comic Con:
Jeremy Corray
– Voltron Creative Director
Tommy Yune
– Robotech Creative Director
Bob Koplar
– Vice President, World Events Productions
Kevin McKeever
– Vice President of Marketing for Robotech
Joseph Rybandt – Senior Editor, Dynamite Comics
Tommy Yune is co-writing the story with Dynamite Comics who will produce and distribute the comics. The first issue of the
Robotech / Voltron Crossover is expected to be released in December 2013.
“Voltron
fans at New York Comic Con have always shown us tremendous amount of
love and enthusiasm,” commented WEP’s Jeremy Corray. “This opportunity
to form up with our friends at Harmony Gold for the first ever
Robotech / Voltron crossover panel has been a pop-culture event
years in the making that fans of classic ‘80s cartoons, anime, and giant
robots won’t want to miss. Fans planning their panel hits should mark
it down now.”
"Robotech and Voltron
share many common roots as two of the best known series in anime
history,” said Tommy Yune, Creative
Director, Harmony Gold. “We're thrilled to be a part of this exciting
project with our colleagues from World Events Productions."
“The New York Comic-Con is the perfect venue for the inaugural
Robotech / Voltron teamup panel! I think fans are really going to enjoy it!,” said Kevin McKeever, Vice President of Marketing for Robotech.
In addition to the
Robotech / Voltron Crossover panel on Friday, fans can also catch the annual
Robotech Industry Panel that Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Room 1A15 and the
Voltron 30th Anniversary Sneak Peek panel Sunday, October 13th at 2:30 PM Room 1A06 for prizes, previews and more.
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