History Channel’s hit show Vikings invades the biggest convention of the year, San Diego Comic-Con, later this month with never-before-scene footage, exclusive merchandise, autographs, a panel, and a “Vikings Viper’s Den” where fans will get to feel what it’s like to be in an abyss filled with snakes.

Check out all the details here below, along with the teaser video for the Vikings Season 4 trailer, which will make its debut exclusively at this year’s SDCC.

Since today, May the 4th, marks the annual celebration of that film in the galaxy far, far away known to the billions of generations as Star Wars, I thought it would be fun to go back to 1976, the year right before the film was released when filming was still underway and a generation of science-fiction fans were being teased with elements and characters from the upcoming space opera, most notably at that year’s San Diego Comic-Con.

The SDCC that everyone knows today circa 2016 was nothing like what it was four decades ago. There was no social media; there was no hint of that kind of anticipatory buzz that comes with each upcoming Con as the New Year bell tolls; cosplay was a term that was non-existent in those days, as well as even trying to get licensed or unlicensed for that matter favorite character paraphernalia to dress up in. You wanted a Spidey mask to wear? You best ask your mom to ask your grandmother to knit one out of itchy yarn. The things that Comic-Con goers take and see as gospel in today’s climate was light years away, unheard of, in 1976.

It is really no secret that San Diego Comic-Con isn’t really about comic books anymore. The annual summer convention has expanded beyond that scope and has turned into a place where toys, games, video games, TV, and movies can be found. Major studios have staked their claim at the convention center’s iconic Hall H, where they push their latest tentpole films for your viewing pleasure, and fans wait hours and sometimes even overnight just to step foot into the massive area to get an early look an upcoming movie. In the early days, studios had to deal with piracy when shoddy poor resolution videos of these sneak peeks appeared on the internet. There is only so much that security can cover, but when they find them, they are dealt with in a swift manner. The problem is, the technology has advanced so much it has become harder to detect when someone is recording a video. In a matter of minutes, someone can upload their recorded content onto the internet via social media, and by the time a studio finds out, not only has it already been seen by the masses, it has already been downloaded and mirrored 1,000 times.

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At San Diego Comic-Con, yesterday the Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll panel got together for the first time at this huge Con as a show, and as a band, and as a family. The panel consisted of: Denis Leary, who plays aging lead singer Johnny Rock, Liz Gillies, who plays Gigi, Johnny’s surprise daughter and new lead singer of The Heathens, John Corbett, who plays guitarist, Flash, John Ales, who plays bassist, Rehab, Robert Kelly as drummer Bam-Bam, and Elaine Hendrix, who plays Ava, Johnny Rock’s longtime girlfriend and backup singer.

Check out the panel videos and some clips from the red carpet below.