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2013 SDCC Badge Sale Begins February 16

If you plan to go to SDCC this year, get your credit cards and CCI Member IDs ready because Comic Con has announced the day of their badge sale! With Twilight already signed off and Divergent too far away, Ender’s Game will no doubt have a big presence at the con along with Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Registration for Comic Con Member IDs will close on February 12 and will not re-open until after the sale. Since you can’t buy a badge without a member ID, you have to register in the next 11 days!

For more information, visit the CCI website.

February 1, 2013
Aramis Knight to Attend 2013 San Diego Comic Con

Since Nancy Kirkpatrick, worldwide marketing president for Summit, said in an interview a couple of months ago that she would be turning her focus from Twilight to Ender’s Game, it’s safe to say that the company is planning a decent if not huge presence at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. The film will undoubtedly be a huge draw for attendees of the con and so it would make sense for a full trailer to be unveiled in Hall H.

Still, it’s all up in the air with regards to who from the cast will be attending. But thanks to Aramis Knight, we now know that we’ll at least be seeing Bean in attendance at this year’s con!

The young actor tweeted yesterday that he’ll be at the next Con. Since professional badges for SDCC 2013 went on sale today, hopefully we’ll see more confirmations soon.

If you plan on attending SDCC for the first time this year, don’t forget that you must have a valid CCI Member ID before you can attempt to purchase a badge when the sale starts in early spring. To get your Member ID, click here.

January 28, 2013
A Quick ‘Ender’s Game’ Guide to Comic Con 2012
With a release date nearly 500 days away, it’s no surprise that there won’t be panels, big giveaways, or cast signings at SDCC this year, but that doesn’t mean nothing’s going on for Ender fans.

San Diego Comic Con 2012 is officially getting under way tonight with Preview Night, so here’s a quick guide for people that may not have been following all the news regarding the presence of ‘Ender’s Game’ at the con this year.

Booths to Visit

Tor (#2707) – Publisher for the Ender’s Game books. They’ll be hosting signings on Friday and Saturday and will be giving away five copies of Earth Unaware on Friday.

Summit Entertainment (#4029) – Movie studio producing the Ender’s Game movie. They will have signage for the movie and will be giving out a small premium for Ender’s Game.

Smart Pop Books (#4300) – Publisher of the upcoming book Ender’s World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic. They will be giving out 25 advance copies of Ender’s World and giving out free copies of their preview volume, which will include one essay from the book.

Book Signings

Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card will be doing three book signings at the convention along with co-authors Aaron Johnston and Emily Card.
- Friday 12 PM to 1 PM with Aaron Johnston for their book new book Earth Unaware at the Tor Booth.
- Saturday 12 PM to 1 PM with Emily Card for their book Laddertop Vol. 1 at the Tor Booth
- Saturday 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM with Aaron Johnston for Earth Unaware in Room 23ABC.
Panel

Orson Scott Card will be participating in the panel ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ in Room 23ABC from 3 PM to 4 PM on Saturday.
July 11, 2012
Ender’s Game Author Signings at SDCC 2012

Aaron Johnston, co-author of the upcoming Ender’s Game prequel Earth Unaware, has published a schedule of book signings for himself, Orson Scott Card, and Emily Janice Card (Card’s daughter).

Included in these book signings are the chance for you to buy Earth Unaware a few days early, as the book won’t be hitting shelves until July 17.

Friday, July 13

Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston – Earth Unaware
12:00-1:00pm
Tor In-booth signing – #2707

Saturday, July 14
Emily and Orson Scott Card – Laddertop, Volume 1
12:00-1:00pm
Tor In-booth signing – #2707

Orson Scott Card – Earth Unaware, Ender’s Game
3:00-4:00pm
A Wrinkle In Time Panel – Rm 23ABC

4:30-5:30pm – Scott Card and Aaron Johnston
Post Panel Book signing

Sunday, July 15
Emily Card – Laddertop, Volume 1
2:45pm – 3:45pm
Heroes for the Middle-Grade Reader Panel – Rm 5AB

Mr. Johnston has also informed me that only five copies of Earth Unaware will be available on Friday, so make sure you plan ahead if you mean to get one of those five. Otherwise, bringing their other titles is probably your safest bet.

Source: Aaron Johnston

July 5, 2012
Orson Scott Card to Appear at SDCC 2012

Orson Scott Card, author of Ender’s Game and the upcoming new novel Earth Unaware, will be appearing on a panel at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con on Saturday, July 14 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in room Room 23ABC.

The panel, titled “A Wrinkle in Time”, will feature numerous science fiction authors as they discuss their thoughts about imagining storylines in other dimensions.

A Wrinkle in Time— “To boldly go where no man has gone before” is the phrase that has greeted many of us who have looked to the heavens in awe. From the far-flung reaches of the Milky Way to the mind-bending possibilities of time travel, let the authors of speculative fiction tell you what they see when they venture to other dimensions. Board a starship to the future with David Brin (Existence), Deborah Harkness (Shadow of Night), Michael Cassutt (co-author of Heaven’s Shadow trilogy),Charles Yu (Sorry Please Thank You), Phil Hornshaw (co-author of So You Created a Wormhole), Peter F. Hamilton (The Nano Flower), Orson Scott Card (Earth Unaware, Ender’s Game), and Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time graphic novel), captained byMaryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy.

Source: Comic-Con.org

July 4, 2012
Nonso Anozie to Appear at London Film and Comic Con

Nonso Anozie, who plays Dap in Ender’s Game, will be making an appearance at the 2012 London Film and Comic Con.

The convention will be taking place at the Olympia Grand Hall in London from July 6-8. Anozie, who plays Xaro Xhoan Daxos on the HBO show Game of Thrones, will be attending the convention on Sunday, July 8 to take part in a photo shoot and discussion.

Discussion will likely be focused on Game of Thrones since a they have quite a few cast members from the show appearing at the con including James Cosmo (Jeor Mormont), Amrita Acharia (Irri), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), Eugene Simon (Lancel Lannister), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly).

For information on venue and tickets, head over to the LFCC website.

June 22, 2012
Smart Pop Books Holding ‘Ender’s World’ Giveaway at SDCC 2012

Smart Pop Books will be publishing ‘Ender’s World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic‘, a collection of essays written by almost two dozen writers and edited by Orson Scott Card himself, in February 2013, but 25 lucky fans won’t need to wait that long to get their hands on a copy.

Visit Smart Pop Books at booth #4300 at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con and you can enter to win one of 25 advance copies of the book. Head over to Smart Pop Books to see what else they have in store for SDCC.

They will also be giving out free copies of their preview volume, which will include an essay by Hilari Bell called ‘Winning and Losing in Ender’s Game‘.

Ender’s World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender’s Game, edited by Orson Scott Card, comes out in February 2013. But we’re giving 25 Comic-Con attendees the chance to read it first.

Come by booth #4300 and ask us to scan your badge to be entered to win an advance copy of Ender’s World. We’ll pick the winners after the end of the convention and notify you via email. Then we’ll ship you your copy, hot off the presses, as soon as they’re printed!

The preview volume will also include excerpts from their upcoming books about ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘A Game of Thrones’.

June 19, 2012