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Bongo 2013 Calendars

Now available! Celebrate the fact that the world (hopefully) doesn't end in 2012 by picking up some of these nifty 2013 calendars from your friends here at Bongo! 

As an added bonus, all these calendars will work in the year 2019 as well. What a bargain!

Take your pick from:

 

The Simpsons 2013 Fun Calendar

The Simpsons take you on a whirlwind trip around the globe. See the spectacular fireworks over the famed Sydney opera house from the harbor. Marvel at the majesty of the Great Wall of China. Stroll down the Champs-Elysées in the most elegant haute couture. Take part in the pomp and pageantry of a Bollywood musical while in Bombay. It’s a yearlong international sabbatical with the Simpsons you’ll never forget.

 

The Simpsons 2013 Laugh-A-Day Daily Desk Calendar

Rip, flip, and tear your way through a brand new year with The Simpsons Laugh-A-Day Daily Desk Calendar. Loaded with twisted TV trivia that will challenge your choice maker, bother your brain pan, and hurt your head bone, this year’s daily desk reference will fill you with giggles aplenty and help turn you into a Simpsons master.

 

Futurama 2013 Wall Calendar

Sultry, sexy, and scandalous do not begin to describe the surprises that await you in this year’s “Futurama” offering. There are pin-ups and peekaboos aplenty as the employees of Planet Express–yes, the entire staff (with a few ringers)–tantalize and titillate you with a companywide calendar that is out of this world.

 

 

It’s the Life in Hell 2013 12-Month Calendar

Experience another year of Life in Hell with pop culture pundit Matt Groening. Let Binky, Bongo, Akbar & Jeff guide you through perilous pitfalls and menacing missteps. Along the way you'll be enlightened by trivial but significant recommendations that will enrich your life!

 

 

…And if it turns out the world actually DOES end in 2012, these calendars will come in handy to chuck at the zombies as you make your escape across the post-apocalyptic landscape. 

You can thank us later!

 

 

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Bongo Panels at SDCC 2012

 

For those of you who think you’re in the know but want to know more, come join us at the Bongo Comics panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday 7/12 from 11 AM-12 PM in Room 9. Creative director Nathan Kane, managing editor Terry Delegeane, art director Jason Ho, fan favorite/intern Louis Lane, and Simpsons/Futurama know-it-all Bill Morrison will fill you in on all the latest Bongo happenings. Then absorb everything that Chris Duffy, the Managing Editor of United Plankton Pictures, has to tell you about the future comic book exploits of SpongeBob SquarePants.

 

On Friday 7/13, meet the creative talents behind Bongo’s newest partnership at the Mylo Xyloto panel. What is Myloto Xyoloto, you ask? Well, it's the epic six-issue miniseries that tells the story behind the story of Coldplay’s newest album. Meet Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie) and his production team Alejandro Fuentes, Steve Hamaker, and Dylan Haggerty in Room 23ABC from 1-2 PM and prepare to experience the sights and sounds of Coldplay in a whole new way. Following the panel, join the team at an autograph session in the Sails Pavilion at AA02 from 2:30-3:30 PM.   

 

Finally, on Saturday 7/14 start off your panel-going day from 12-12:45 PM in Ballroom 20 at the “Futurama” panel. Join the cast and crew of the Emmy award-winning series for world premiere footage of the all-new season on Comedy Central. Plus: Wear your “Futurama”-themed costume for the chance to win slightly valuable prizes! Scheduled panelists include creator/executive producer Matt Groening, executive producer David X. Cohen, and stars Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, and Maurice LaMarche.

 

Then, stay put in Ballroom 20 from 12:45-1:30 PM for the “Simpsons” panel when moderator David Mirkin, creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising producer Mike Anderson, and the voice of Lisa Simpson, Yeardley Smith, take a lengthy look at the upcoming “Treehouse of Horror,” a sneak (2D) peek at the Simpsons theatrical (3D) short “The Longest Daycare,” and much, much more (okay, 45 minutes' worth).

 

Then follow (at a safe, non-stalkery distance) the cast of “Futurama” down to the main floor where they will signing at the Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment booth (4313) from 1:30-2:15 PM. That autograph session will be followed by a “Simpsons” signing from 2:15-3:00 PM.

 

It's a pretty hectic schedule, but what the hey! It's Comic Con!

 

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BONGO EXCLUSIVES SDCC 2012

Bongo has a ton of goodies to share with our fans at Comic-Con this year.

 

• First, we’ve been talking up our Radioactive Man: Radioactive Repository, Volume One hardcover trade a lot over the last couple months, and we encourage every fan of the Nuclear Knight to check out the limited “glow-in-the-dark” edition available only at the Bongo booth in San Diego. This handsome 272-pg volume radiates its own greenish glow as only a book about the most famous superhero of the Plutonium Age of comics can. Signed copies by Matt Groening are available on a limited  basis for $50. Unsigned copies are selling for $30.

 

• Every four years, athletes from all around the world compete to uphold the spirit of competition and the test the limits of human ability and endurance. And this the year that Bart Simpson  to write a report all about it. Have you ever wondered how the ancient Olympic games began, or what sports Olympians first competed in, or why athletes competed in the nude? Well, Bart has all the answers to those questions and many more. We’re not saying he’s right, but when has that stopped him? We're offering Bart’s unique appreciation of the ancient Olympics with The Simpsons Go for the Gold. This book is only available at the San Diego Comic-Convention International (and may not be available for another four years) with signed copies by Matt Groening available on a limited basis for $20 and unsigned copies for $10.

 

• Also, for the diehard Milhouse fans out there, we are offering a limited number of “Milhouse Packs." These include a copy of Bart Simpson’s Pal Milhouse #1, a Milhouse fan, an extra “Thrillhouse” decal, and a special, limited edition print signed by artists Jason Ho and Serban Cristecu ($20)

 

• Finally, Coldplay fans are in for a special treat. Bongo has teamed up with the band and Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) to present a six-issue miniseries that tells the epic story behind the story of the platinum-selling album Mylo Xyloto. We've got the very first issue months before the series debuts, complete with a variant cover that won't be available in stores. Get it and you might find yourself “dreaming of paradise.” ($5) We'll have more info on this special project in the next few days!

 

Add in to the mix a Futurama poster exclusive ($5) and we've got something for everyone!

 

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San Diego or Bust

 

It's that time of year again! We know that the San Diego Comic Con is not the only massive comic and pop culture convention out there, but it's the only one that Bongo attends in full force and we're always excited when it rolls around.

 

Come on down and join us Wednesday, July 11th, to Sunday, July 15th, in the San Diego Convention Center for four days and one wild preview night. The Bongo Comics booth is located at #2519 on the Comic-Con international floor, just inside Hall C. We will do our very best to bring that Bongo brashness to the occasion! 

 

Other than meeting the whole Bongo Comics staff, you’ll brush shoulders with writers, artists, editor-types, people who color real good, and extra neat letterers who can create huge sound effects with a sweep of the stylus. There will be exclusives; there will be tchotchkes; and there will be comics galore!

 

We look forward to seeing our regular convention buddies and can't wait to meet new friends. If you're a fan of Bongo, we'd love to meet you and say thanks for your support! Who knows, you may even walk away with something cool!

 

See you there!

 

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