Announced by our friends at Ladykiller, the Thrilling Adventure Hour is unloading a whole boatload of awesome at New York Comic Con and all throughout New York Super Week. With two live shows planned and a multitude of panels with tons of great comic guests including Charles Soule, Gerry Duggan, Brian Michael Bendis and Ales Kot (and Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, creators/writers of “Thrilling Adventure Hour” and the duo closing out the latest iteration of “Thunderbolts”). While these events are ticketed events that you’ll have to pay for, the proceeds for these events will be donated to 826 NYC, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging creative writing NY area students as well as Housing Works which fights homelessness and AIDS in NY. You can check below for links and all that, with the panels running $10-15.
The other key piece of information slipped into the press release (well, not really slipped in — it’s literally in the first sentence) is that the Night Vale/Thrilling Adventure Hour crossover special is coming to iTunes and Bandcamp on October 1st. Like Night Vale’s previously released live specials, it’ll be a pay episode, but it’s a very funny show well worth listening to if you’re a fan of either show — or both. It’s not “canon” to either, but it does prove that crossovers can be funny if you don’t rely on the same meta jokes for roughly an hour’s worth of runtime. (Looking at you, Family Guy/Simpsons.)
Thrilling Adventure Hour’s super week in New York begins next week, because holy crap, NYCC and NYSE are next week. Crap! We’ve got work to do! For the full press release from Ladykiller, please see below.
Ladykiller Press Release
After a staggering presence at San Diego Comic-Con including a sold out Welcome to Night Vale cross-over collaboration (audio releasing to Bandcamp and iTunes on Oct 1), everyone’s favorite podcast/staged show/graphic novel/web series/transmedia mogul brand, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, returns to New York City for New York Comic Con and New York Super Week in October.
Join the WorkJuice Players from your favorite “new-time podcast in the style of old time radio,” for a wealth of appearances with special guests during New York Comic Con including a dedicated Thrilling Adventure Hour booth for signings and exclusive merchandise, a full cast panel on Sunday, October 12 with special New York Comic Con announcements, appearances in the World of Mouse Guard panel – and more!
The WorkJuice Players will be present including Paget Brewster, Paul F. Tompkins, Marc Evan Jackson, Autumn Reeser, Craig Cackowski, Hal Lublin and Mark Gagliardi, co-creators Ben Acker & Ben Blacker and show composer Andy Paley. Special guests include Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra), Terry Kinney (Oz), geek singer-songwriters Paul & Storm, Scott Adsit (I) as well as your favorite players from “WorkJuice East” including John Hodgman (The Daily Show) and Jonathan Coulton.
Don’t have a Comic Con badge? The Thrilling Adventure Hour is participating in the first ever New York Super Week for off-site ticketed events and appearances that are open to the public.
There are TWO Thrilling Adventure Hour live shows with a host of surprise guests at their normal haunt in the Bell House of Brooklyn on Saturday, October 11; and a lively conversation for the ages at the Dead Authors Podcast: Live with Paul F. Tompkins with John Hodgman benefitting 826NYC on Wednesday, October 8th at Littlefield NYC.
On Friday, October 10th, The WorkJuice Players will create an entire show on the spot and take questions from fans in Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: WorkJuice Improv Show & Panel, also at at Littlefield NYC, with special guests Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra), Scott Adsit (30 Rock) and Donal Logue (Gotham). A few more tickets just released!
Thrilling Adventure Hour co-creator, Ben Blacker, is also hosting several Nerdist events on the subject of comics and writing – and all benefit NYC charitable causes…
Super-star writers Charles Soule (Death of Wolverine; She-Hulk; Letter 44; Superman & Wonder Woman) and Gerry Duggan (Deadpool; Nova; Hulk) join hosts Ben Blacker (Thunderbolts; Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Heath Corson (Batman: Assault on Arkham) for a special NYCC edition of Nerdist Comics Panel on Wednesday October 8th. They’ll discuss the process and business of writing comic books, writing for Marvel and DC, and ways to kill Wolverine. The Nerdist Comics Panel Part 2 features Ben Blacker, Heath Corson and Brian Michael Bendis (Guardians of the Galaxy) on Friday, October 10th. Both are at Rockbar in the West Village and benefit 826 NYC, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging creative writing with NY area students.
Continued belowThe Nerdist Writers Panel on Thursday, October 9 features a conversation with Danny Strong (The Butler; Hunger Games Mockingjay) and Ales Kot (Secret Avengers; Iron Patriot) benefitting Housing Works to fight homelessness and AIDS in NY, hosted by Ben Blacker (Supernatural; Puss in Boots).
For more information, check out www.newyorkcomiccon.com and watch www.thrillingadventurehour.com for updates and announcements.
Dead Authors Podcast Live with Paul F. Tompkins at New York Super Week –
Wednesday, October 8 at 8PM benefitting 826NYC – courtesy of Ladykiller
Nerdist Comics Panel #1 & #2 at New York Super Week –
October 8th, 6pm & October 10th, 6pm to benefit 826NYC
Nerdist Writer’s Panel at New York Super Week to benefit Housing Works Charity;
Thursday, October 9th, 7PM – courtesy of Ladykiller
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: The WorkJuice Improv Show and Panel;
Friday October 10th, 9:30PM – courtesy of Ladykiller
About The Thrilling Adventure Hour
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a staged show and podcast on the Nerdist network in the style of old-time radio in which actors you know and love from television, comedy, animation, and film dress nicely and enact all manner of genre-based comedy segments.
Created by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker, the show features the WorkJuice Players and a wide array of special guests. Past guests have included Nathan Fillion, Patton Oswalt, Alan Tudyk, Jason Ritter, Neil Patrick Harris, Ed Helms, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zachary Levi, Alison Brie, Danny Pudi, Chris Hardwick, Molly Quinn, Andy Richter, Patrick Warburton, Dave Foley, Colin Hanks, Adam Baldwin, Amber Benson and more! The Thrilling Adventure Hour also boasts an Eisner-nominated graphic novel (Archaia Entertainment/BOOM! Studios) and a new web series on the Nerdist Network.
www.thrillingadventurehour.com @ThrillingAdv
About Ladykiller:
Based in Seattle, Ladykiller is a transmedia marketing and publicity firm faithfully serving the pop culture and gaming industries providing marketing strategy and event services. From consulting and strategic design to turn-key execution, Ladykiller provides completely seamless, multi-faceted, integrated marketing solutions that work together – the kind of marketing that delivers results.
www.ladykiller.co @LadykillerLLC
