San Diego Comic Con Day 1 by Jeremy Kahn

Opening the Comic Con with a bang, many studios and publishers presenting their latest creations have made a bunch of announcements already from. Follow along each day as I report on the news, announcements and other tidbits from the show.

First Marvel Studios, the official announced the Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor movie sites have gone live. Not much is there now, except the main logos for the films.

Next up Working Title Films has snatched the movie rights for Kurt Busiek’s Astro City.

Created in 1995, Astro City is a fictional US city with character plots set in the 1970s and 80s. The series went on to win numerous awards and has become renowned for a sporadic publishing schedule.

Sony, counting their live adaption of the Resident Evil series from Capcom, has made the official site for Resident Evil After Life 3D live. There, you can see the trailer, visit the photo gallery for stills from the movie, download wallpaper for your desktop, and more.

On the toys side of the convention, from WETA we get a full size replica of an alien assault rifle from the movie District 9. WETA specializes in movie props and items, so it’s not as much a toy as much as a collector’s item. This item was revealed last night and is already available for purchase on their site.

Mattel will be showing off their new collector’s line from some of their most well established franchises. Expect to see a huge presence of Masters of the Universe. The company will also display their line of DC Comics’ 75th Anniversary toy collection celebrating the 75th anniversary of DC with celebrity panels and autograph signings.

Hasbro will also have a presence as they unveil a new line of G.I. Joe toys, as well as other licensed toys. They will have toys based on properties from Marvel, StarWars, Transformers and more on show. Also on display, Hasbro will debut its 30th anniversary Strawberry Shortcake merchandise. For this anniversary, they will not only be showing a new line of dolls but the original doll from 1980 for comparison. Like most of the conventions, participants can also pick up special limited exclusives made just for the show. Among these exclusives are items from G.I. Joe, Marvel, My Little Pony, StarWars and Transformer just to name a few.

For gamers, Kotaku has listed all of the games that are scheduled to appear at the show. Check out the list on their web site. Some other games from major studios include, Activision- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Capcom- Marvel vs Capcom 3, EA- Rock Band 3, Hudson- Bomberman Live: Battlefest, Konami- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Namco- Splatterhouse, Nintendo- Metroid: Other M, Sony Computer Entertainment- Gran Turismo 5 (3D), Warner Bros- Super Scribblenauts, Microsoft- Halo: Reach, and much more.

On top of these releases, there will be several events and panels. For Konami, Hideo Kojima will be judging a Konami cosplay tournament. Both Microsoft and Sony will be showing off their new technology, Kinect from Microsoft and Move from Sony. Capcom will also be having panels with the producers of the games at the show.

Disney will showcase Tron Legacy where they will unveil new footage, host panels with the cast and crew, and a premier a special interactive exhibit. Like I mentioned in my previous article, expect to see the return of Flynn’s Arcade.

For those not able to attend, fear not as there are many alternatives. Myspace and MTV.com will be streaming events and interviews live.

Their schedule is as follows:

Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 3:00 pm ET/12:00 pm PT
Guests include Seth Rogen from THE GREEN HORNET; the cast from RED; director Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo from MACHETE and many more.

Friday, July 23, 2010 at 3:00 pm ET/12:00 pm PT
Guests include Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and director Joseph Kozinski from TRON: LEGACY; Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick, Jason Schwartzman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong and director Edgar Wright from SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD and many more.

Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 6:00 pm ET/3:00 pm PT
Guests include director/writer/producer Joss Whedon and surprise appearances.

On top of all this, Time Warner Cable will be making interviews and coverage available to all their owned news outlets including Time Warner Cable’s Youtube Channel.

This is just the start, expect more to come over the next four days.