More publishers, more creators, more activities, more of everything …

Feel free to keep sending me stuff up until the show starts.

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UDON will have a Street Fighter Tribute limited edition hardcover, among other activities …

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We’re just a little more than a week away from the San Diego Comic-Con. Last night the meters measuring how many badges they had left were getting dangerously close to being sold out, so I imagine they’ll be gone soon.

Also, the official signing schedule is up … these are the signings that the con arranges and puts in the special autograph area, so it doesn’t include all the signings they’ll be having at booths on the floor.

If you’re a creator, publisher, company or any other entity that’s exhibiting at the San Diego Comic-Con, there’s still time to send in your update. I’ll likely be doing these reports right up until the show starts. So send’em on over.

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Mattel will have several folks signing at their booth during the convention, including Keith Giffen, who will be signing the exclusive Lobo figure they’ll have at the show:

–Four Horsemen (Jim Preziosi, Eric “Cornboy” Mayse, Eric Treadaway and Chris Dahlberg) - Famous action figure sculptors, responsible for Mattel’s DC Universe Classics and Masters of the Universe action figures (Thursday – Saturday, 1 p.m.)
–Keith Giffen - Appearing courtesy of DC Comics, creator of “Lobo” (Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m.)
–Frank Varela – Mattel Graphic/Concept artist (Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m.)
–Emiliano Santalucia - Cover artist on the recent Masters of the Universe animated series (Thursday and Saturday, 3 p.m.)
–Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivias - Husband/Wife team, VW Bus Artists (Friday, 3 p.m.)
–Greg Smikins - VW Bus Artist (Saturday, 2 p.m.)
–Mattel Executives - Available for interviews regarding Hot Wheels® and much more (throughout show)

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Yesterday J.K. linked to photos from New York Comic Con of character sketches for the X-Men and Wolverine OEL manga titles, due out in spring 2009 from Del Rey Manga and Marvel.

Now the fine folks at Del Rey Manga have provided us with those sketches: Kitty Pryde, The Beast, Iceman and Nightcrawler from the shojo X-Men, by Anzu, and Logan, Tamara and Vincent from the shonen Wolverine, by Wilson Tortosa.

X-Men will be written by Raina Telgemeier and Dave Roman, and Wolverine by Antony Johnston. You can read more about the titles, and the creators, here.

The rest of the character sketches can be seen below:

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