Jake’s Take: the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con (Saturday edition)

San Diego Comic-Con explodes today as Hollywood and the comic book industry go all out for fans. (Photo property of Comic-Con International)

San Diego Comic-Con explodes today as Hollywood and the comic book industry go all out for fans. (Photo property of Comic-Con International)

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com

Ladies & gentlemen, start your engines!

Today is the most action-packed day of the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con!

Without further ado, here are the panels you should definitely check out:

The Evil Queen is back on "Once Upon A Time!" Can Regina and the heroes survive her attack? (Poster property of ABC Studios)

The Evil Queen is back on “Once Upon A Time!” Can Regina and the heroes survive her attack? (Poster property of ABC Studios)

10 AM Once Upon A Time panel (Ballroom 20)

The Evil Queen is back! Mr. Hyde is in control of Storybrooke! Our heroes are in for a big battle as characters from the Land of Untold Stories invade our favorite Maine town. Longtime Oncer Yvette Nicole Brown is scheduled to interrogate show creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis and the Once Upon A Time cast for Season Six hints at this San Diego Comic-Con fan favorite panel.

11:15 AM Back to the 90s: Nickelodeon’s All That Reunion & Legends of the Hidden Temple (Room 6A)

Did you laugh at the antics of Repairman, Superdude or the Loud Librarian? Ever wanted to go inside Olmec’s temple? Entertainment Weekly’s Marc Snetiker will sit down with four of All That’s MVPs (Josh Server, Kel Mitchell, Danny Tamberelli, and Lori Beth Denberg! Also, veteran Legends cast members Kirk Fogg and Dee Bradley Baker (the voice of Olmec) will preview the upcoming Nick movie of this beloved kids’ game show.

11:15 AM DC Rebirth: Batman (Room 6DE)

DC Comics’ DC Rebirth has taken Gotham City by storm! Creators Julie and Shawna Benson (Batgirl and the Birds of Prey), Tom King (Batman), Scott Snyder (All-Star Batman), James Tynion IV (Detective Comics) and the rest of the Batman family are expected to tease the future of the Caped Crusader and his allies at this panel.

12 PM The Simpsons (Ballroom 20)

The Simpsons will celebrate its landmark 600th episode this season! Creator Matt Groening, executive producers Al Jean and Matt Selman and Bart Simpson herself, Nancy Cartwright are expected to tease the misadventures of America’s favorite dysfunctional family!

 

Meeting Stan Lee at Planet Comicon

It was a true privilege meeting one of my heroes, the one & only Stan Lee, at Planet Comicon. If you are at the SDCC, go to his panel, you won’t be disappointed! (Photo property of Epic Photo Ops)

1:45 PM Spotlight on Stan Lee (Room 6A)

Attention, True Believers! This is Stan Lee’s final appearance at San Diego Comic-Con! If you have not been to any of his panels, please consider going to this once-in-a-lifetime event, you will not be disappointed!

2 PM Star Trek (Hall H)

The world of television and science fiction was changed forever on September 8, 1966, when Star Trek hit the airwaves. Over the past 50 years, this franchise has changed the pop culture world through its films, TV series, and books. Today, several of Star Trek’s biggest names: William Shatner, Scott Bakula, Michael Dorn, Jeri Ryan, and Brett Spiner will come together to reflect on this significant milestone.

 

"Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow" will be highlighted today at the San Diego Comic-Con. (Photo property of the CW & DC Entertainment)

“Flash” and “Legends of Tomorrow” will be highlighted today at the San Diego Comic-Con. (Photo property of the CW & DC Entertainment)

4:15 PM & 5:00 PM DC’s Legends of Tomorrow/The Flash (Ballroom 20)

Get ready for a back-to-back nearly two-hour panel! The CW will preview the upcoming seasons of two of its’ biggest superhero shows: Legends of Tomorrow and The Flash! Up first, the Legends of Tomorrow heroes defeated Vandal Savage but lost Hawkman and Hawkgirl in the process. Can Rex Tyler help them and what does his mission have to do with the Justice Society of America? In the Flash universe, Barry defeated both Zoom and the Reverse Flash, but he did the unthinkable and rewrote history. The third season of The Flash is expected to deal with this Flashpoint Paradox and will also see Wally West get his supersuit.

For more information about the San Diego Comic-Con, visit their website!

Copyright 2020 Jacob Elyachar