SDCC 2025: Rocketship Entertainment Takes Off with Panels, Signings, and Exclusives

Rocketship Entertainment will make its appearance at San Diego Comic-Con from July 24-27, 2025 at the San Diego Convention Center. The Rocketship Way Station (booth #2707) will be on the main show floor where fans can pick up graphic novels, games, and merchandise.
Among the merch fans can purchase will be a limited run of 300 exclusive shirts featuring key art from the upcoming Crunchyroll anime adaptation of Let’s Play! In addition, at the Rocketship panel one lucky fan will walk away with a one of kind hand drawn shikishi illustration of Bowser by series director Daiki Tomiyasu and signed by both Director Tomiyasu and creator Leeanne M. Krecic!
Creator Leeanne M. Krecic will be at the Rocketship booth throughout the weekend for signings of a special poster from the upcoming Crunchyroll anime adaptation! Creator Nick Seluk will be signing and doing free sketches all weekend of your favorite Heart & Brain characters! On Friday, Thom Zahler will be signing free Cupid’s Arrows prints from 2:00-3:00 PM for the launch of Cupid’s Arrows: Volume 2.
On Saturday from 10:00-11:00 AM, Rocketship Co-founder and creator Rob Feldman will be signing prints and copies of his Ringo-nominated series Cyko KO with special guests Jon Heder(Napolean Dynamite, Blades of Glory) and Efrin Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite, Eastbound and Down), who voice Cyko KO and Lil Kahuna respectively in the Ckyo KO animated series. And for Monsterverse fans, later Saturday from 3:30-4:30 PM, creators David M. Booher, Rosie Knight, and Drew Zucker of Monsterverse: Declassified will be signing free prints and copies of the book, which will both be available at the booth. Finally, the Rocketship booth will feature portfolio reviews for new and aspiring artists to have their work critiqued by Rocketship CEO & Publisher Tom Akel and Eisner nominated artist Ryan Benjamin. In addition to its activities at the Way Station, Rocketship Entertainment will be hosting the Taking Off with Rocketship Entertainment panel with Leanne M. Krecic, Ryan Benjamin, Fernando Pinto, Thom Zahler, Nick Seluk, and Tom Akel. Ryan Benjamin and Comic Pro Boot Camp will also be hosting Learn How to Draw Professional Comics.
Taking Off with Rocketship Entertainment
Saturday, July 26th 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Room 26AB
Rocketship Entertainment, the 2021 Ringo Award winner for favorite publisher, has quickly become an industry leader in publishing hit webcomics and webtoons and a growing force in independent publishing. Hear from CEO & publisher Tom Akel, creator Leeanne M. Krecic (a.k.a. “Mongie,” Let’s Play, Dragon King Oath), creator Ryan Benjamin (founder, Comic Pro Boot Camp, co-creator of Stan Lee’s Genesis), creator Fernando Pinto (Gunpunch, Eat Fighter), cartoonist Thom Zahler (Angry Birds, Cupid’s Arrows), and NYT bestselling author Nick Seluk (Heat & Brain, Awkward Yeti). They’ll talk about the transitions from webcomics to print and back and what’s coming to Rocketship, T-Minus 10 tabletop, and Bottlerocket! all ages comics. The panel will include an exclusive look at the upcoming Let’s Play anime series premiering on Crunchyroll this fall, at the Cyko KO animated pilot starring the cast of Napoleon Dynamite, the upcoming Angry Birds graphic novels, and a special Let’s Play giveaway!
Learn How to Draw Professional Comics – Comic Pro Boot Camp
Thursday, July 24th, 11:30 – 1:00 PM
Room 3
Whilce Portacio (Uncanny X-Men, Punisher), Ryan Benjamin (Batman Beyond, Grifter), Carlos D’Anda (Justice League vs. Godzilla), and Alex Sinclair (Hush 2, Justice League) will run a hands-on drawing workshop teaching professional strategies from pencils, inks, and colors. Each attendee needs to bring drawing materials.
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