AUDIBLE BRINGS AUDIO STORYTELLING TO SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON WITH PANELS AND PUBLIC ACTIVATIONS SUPPORTING NEW SCRIPTED AUDIBLE ORIGINAL SERIES
SDCC ATTENDEES WILL IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE WORLDS OF ‘IMPACT WINTER’ ‘MORIARTY,’ AND
‘THE SANDMAN’ AT ‘THE AUDIBLE BEACH’ WITH LARGER-THAN-LIFE THEMED SAND SCULPTURES
AUDIBLE WILL ALSO HOST TWO PANELS ON THURSDAY, JULY 21 WITH
THE CREATORS OF ‘IMPACT WINTER’ AND CAST OF ‘MORIARTY’
“THE AUDIBLE BEACH” ACTIVATION:
WHAT: In celebration of hit Audible Originals, Impact Winter and The Sandman, and the launch of Moriarty: The Devil’s Game, Audible, the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, will transport convention attendees into the series through colossal, themed sand sculptures at “The Audible Beach” from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24. Fans will sample the Audible Originals, snap photos of the unbelievable sculptures, and recharge on the beach.
WHERE & WHEN: Activation Dates: Thursday, July 21 – Sunday, July 24
Hours of Operation: Thursday, July 21 – Saturday, July 23: 8:00am – 8:30pm & Sunday, July 24: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Location: 1st Avenue + Martin Luther King Promenade, San Diego (Across from the convention center)
AUDIBLE’S SDCC PANELS:
Impact Winter: Sound to Page Panel:
WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, July 21 from 10:00 – 11:00am
Location: Room 9, San Diego Convention Center (111 W Harbor Dr.)
WHO: Panelists: Impact Winter creator and writer Travis Beacham, Head of Podcasts at Skybound Alexandra August, Head of Comics at Skybound Amanda LaFranco, EVP and Head of US Content at Audible Rachel Ghiazza, Impact Winter comic artist Stephen Green (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.), and comic editor Amanda LaFranco (Skybound), moderated by John Rocha.
WHAT: “Sound to Page” – Impact Winter, Audible’s hit audio series from writer/director Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Carnival Row), takes place 10 years after a comet strike blacked out the sun, and vampires have emerged in the darkness to take over what remains of the world. One vampire hunter, a young woman named Darcy, is lured by a powerful vampire overlord and thrust into a fight for her people’s future. Executive produced by Skybound Entertainment (The Walking Dead) and Anonymous Content (True Detective), Impact Winter delivers binaural audio, original music and incomparable sound design, all of which bring to life this post-apocalyptic world in visceral detail. Join the team as they spill secrets behind the year’s biggest audio hit and its evolution into a visual medium via the stunning prequel comic written by Travis Beacham with art from Stephen Greene (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.). Impact Winter is available on Audible and wherever you listen to podcasts now: https://www.audible.com/pd/
Moriarty: The Devil’s Game Panel:
WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, July 21 from 12:15 – 1:15pm
Location: Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront (1 Park Blvd.)
WHO: Panelists: Cast members Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings, Lost), Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings), Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction, Family Guy) and Lindsay Whisler, moderated by Andre Meadows. *All talent is subject to change
WHAT: Audible will also host a Moriarty: The Devil’s Game panel with cast members Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Phil LaMarr, and Lindsay Whisler to discuss the thrilling task of bringing these known characters to life in stunning audio. Audible’s bold new addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe, Moriarty: The Devil’s Game, dares to ask: What if Holmes’ most villainous nemesis was actually an innocent man? Moriarty turns one of literature’s most famous rivalries on its head, recasting Professor James Moriarty (Monaghan) as a desperate fugitive framed for murder and hunted by dark forces who will stop at nothing to exploit his brilliance. Moriarty: The Devil’s Game is available now on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/