The Doom Crew has landed in San Diego and we’re gearing up to bring you coverage of Comic-Con International over the next few days. The doors open tonight for Preview Night, where we’ll get a glimpse of what the major studios and comic boom publishers have in store for us on the convention floor this year. The city is already crawling with fans, attendees, and cosplayers eager for the big event to start. Keep an eye out here at Geeks Of Doom (you can follow our SDCC category) for our coverage.

But for now, I’m going to shower and take a nap. So, until tonight, take some time to watch the 4-minute video here below on put together by MovieClips on “The History of Comic-Con,” which gives a quick look at how the convention went from a tiny gathering of scifi geeks to the mega-super-giant convention it is today.

Stuck in traffic? Doing the dishes? Working out? Doing something else that requires your hands and eyes to be otherwise occupied? Sure, you could listen to the new Judas Priest again, but why not switch it up with some knowledge, a bit of romance, a smidgen of mystery, or terrorizing horror? Put down the book you can’t put down, and press play.

Below are some featured excerpts from titles such as Ender’s Game, The Walking Dead, and more, with descriptions from Macmillan Audio and some of the best audiobook narration I have ever heard. The publisher will be at this weekend’s Comic-Con International in San Diego.

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett will be at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con later this month where he’ll be signing his new limited edition zombie action figure.

The Famous Zombies Jr. limited edition green Hammett figure, which is being released by the guitarist’s own Kirk Von Hammett Toys with an edition of only 300, will be a SDCC exclusive and Hammett will be on site at the Con to sign. You can catch Hammett, whose 2012 book Too Much Horror Business shows off his vast array of horror collectibles, at the Nuclear Blast SDCC booth 503 on Friday, July 25th from 1pm to 2pm, and on Saturday July 26th from 2pm to 3pm. Beginning on Wednesday July 23, Con attendees will be able to purchase tickets for the Friday appearance and once those are sold out, Saturday tickets will be released. Tickets will be available at the Nuclear Blast Records/Stern Pinball/JSR merch booth (503).

Check out a photo here below of the exclusive figure, along with Hammett’s thoughts on the upcoming event.

It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks for Doctor Who fans. Just this past weekend, we learned that Peter Capaldi is the next Doctor; and before that, there was the 50th Anniversary Panel at Comic-Con in San Diego last month.

While there, a gathering of 600 people got together for the 50th Anniversary Fan Gathering, and BBC America decided to film them all singing the theme song – you can check the video out below.

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