This is a big weekend for Rocketship Entertainment, the publisher that for the past several years has worked to bring webcomics to the printed page, teaming with a whole host of creators and entertainment company. Rocketship will be at both the Los Angeles Comic Con in Los Angeles AND ThetaCon in Dania Beach, Florida on Friday, December 2nd. At ThetaCon, Cyko KO creator Rob Feldman will be joined by Napoleon Dynamite‘s Jon Heder, both of whom will talk about creating an animated adaptation of Cyko KO.

Meanwhile at the Los Angeles Comic Con, the publisher will be at the Rocketship Way Station (booth #208), with Black Friday deals lasting through Sunday for fans wanting to snag graphic novels and merchandise from their favorite creators and characters.

Several of those creators will also be at the Rocketship Way Station, including Leeanne M. Krecic (Let’s Play, Dragon King Oath), who’ll be doing signings each day of the con, and Let’s Play fans getting free bookmarks and an exclusive new print “BOWS” by Krecic. Also in attendance will be Lars the Awkward Yeti and Heart & Brain‘s Nick Seluk, who’ll be doing signings and free sketches of his characters. Meanwhile, on Saturday and Sunday, Tom Akel, co-writer of Stan Lee’s Backchannel and Rocketship CEO, and Brother Bond‘s Ryan Benjamin will be at the convention to sign prints from Stan Lee’s Genesis, an upcoming tabletop game, with Benjamin also doing live art of some the game’s characters.

Also, Rocketship will be hosting the panel Knowing Your Worth – Creators Taking the Reins of Their IP. Here are the details:

Sunday Dec 4 from 10- 11, Room 304 ABC

2022 has been a referendum on fair terms for comic creators. Everything from work life balance and compensation to control of creator’s intellectual property and how their work is marketed have come to the forefront of industry conversations. With the explosion of digital comics platforms and crowdfunding, hear from creator’s who are taking control of their own destinies and what creators who have never been published before should be looking for in their contracts and representation. Join a panel of creators including Einser and Ringo nominee Leeanne M. Krecic (Let’s Play, Dragon King Oath), New York Times bestselling author Nick Seluk (Heart & Brain, Lars the Awkward Yeti), and Eisner nominee Ryan Benjamin (Brothers Bond, Stan Lee’s Genesis) along with attorney Matt Sugarman of Weintraub Tobin and Rocketship Entertainment CEO and creator Tom Akel. Moderated by ReedPop Deputy Editor Tiffany Babb.

Meanwhile, back at ThetaCon, Feldman and Heder will be on a We3 panel to discuss the aforementioned animated adaptation of Feldman‘s Cyko KO webcomic. The synopsis of the series is as follows:

SuperEarth’s greatest hero you’ve been waiting for! Follow Cyko KO, his sidekick Peachy Keen and their pet Meemop, as he protects the colonies of SuperEarth from giant monsters and crazy characters in this Saturday morning cartoon-inspired, all ages title.

The series, which first appeared on WEBTOON, eventually went to print and was nominated for a Ringo Award in 2018 for Best Kids Graphic Novel. Feldman and Rocketship are now working to produce the Cyko KO animated adaptation with Replay and Verified Labs. The animated series was the first of its kind to be funded on the Theta blockchain and distributed on Rewarded TV. Heder and Feldman will be chatting about the cartoon at their panel at ThetaCon:

Cyko KO Animated Series Discussion w/ Rob Feldman, Replay & Verified Labs

Friday, December 2 from 5:15 – 6:15, Aqua Vista Ballroom 

Join host Wes Sherwin as he sits down with creator Rob Feldman, streaming platform Replay and Tigon’s Verified Labs with special guest Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) as they discuss the groundbreaking Web3 animated series “Cyko KO” slated to debut next year on Rewarded TV!

Rocketship Entertainment will be at both the Los Angeles Comic Con and ThetaCon this weekend. For the full details, check out the official press release below!

Rocketship Entertainment, the 2021 Ringo Award winner for Favorite Publisher, will appear at both Los Angeles Comic Con and at ThetaCon on Friday, December 2nd.  The industry leader in publishing hit webcomics will be at Los Angeles Comic Con December 2-4, 2022 at the Los Angeles Convention Center while Rob Feldman and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) will be discussing the animated adaptation of Feldman’s Ringo nominated comic Cyko KO during ThetaCon at the Le Meridien Hotel in Dania Beach, Florida.

It will be Black Friday all weekend at the Rocketship Way Station (booth #208) at Los Angeles Comic Con on the main show floor where fans can pick up graphic novels, games, and merchandise from their favorite Rocketship titles with sales throughout the weekend!

At the booth, Eisner and Ringo nominee Leeanne M. Krecic (Let’s Play, Dragon King Oath) and New York Times bestselling author Nick Seluk (Lars the Awkward Yeti, Heart and Brain) will both be doing signings each day of the convention. Let’s Play fans will get free bookmarks and an exclusive new print “BOWS” at signings with Leeanne M. Krecic, and Nick Seluk will be doing free sketches of your favorite characters from Lars the Awkward Yeti and Heart & Brain. On Saturday and Sunday, Rocketship CEO Tom Akel (Stan Lee’s Backchannel) and artist Ryan Benjamin Brothers Bond, Stan Lee’s Genesis) will be signing prints from the upcoming Stan Lee’s Genesis tabletop game, and Ryan Benjamin will be doing live art of characters from the game.

Also, Rocketship Entertainment will be hosting the panel Knowing Your Worth – Creators Taking the Reins of Their IP.

Knowing our Worth – Creators Taking the Reins of Their IP

Sunday Dec 4 from 10- 11, Room 304 ABC

2022 has been a referendum on fair terms for comic creators. Everything from work life balance and compensation to control of creator’s intellectual property and how their work is marketed have come to the forefront of industry conversations. With the explosion of digital comics platforms and crowdfunding, hear from creator’s who are taking control of their own destinies and what creators who have never been published before should be looking for in their contracts and representation. Join a panel of creators including Einser and Ringo nominee Leeanne M. Krecic (Let’s Play, Dragon King Oath), New York Times bestselling author Nick Seluk (Heart & Brain, Lars the Awkward Yeti), and Eisner nominee Ryan Benjamin (Brothers Bond, Stan Lee’s Genesis) along with attorney Matt Sugarman of Weintraub Tobin and Rocketship Entertainment CEO and creator Tom Akel. Moderated by ReedPop Deputy Editor Tiffany Babb.

In addition to appearing at Los Angeles Comic Con, Rocketship Entertainment will also be represented at ThetaCon in Dania Beach, Florida when Ringo nominee Rob Feldman takes the stage with actor and producer Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) for a panel on the Web3 animated adaptation of the hit webcomic Cyko KO.

The series is described as:

SuperEarth’s greatest hero is here! Cyko KO is the fourth-wall breakin’, pinball-addicted, cereal eatin’, motorcycle-ridin’ hero you’ve been waiting for! Follow Cyko KO, his sidekick Peachy Keen and their pet Meemop, as he protects the colonies of SuperEarth from giant monsters and crazy characters in this Saturday morning cartoon-inspired, all ages title.

Cyko KO premiered as the first WEBTOON Originals “FX” series in the United States in 2015. It later went to print and received a Ringo Award Nomination in 2018 for Best Kids Graphic Novel.

Now, Rob Feldman and Rocketship are producing the animated adaptation of his series with Replay and Verified Labs, and it is the first animated series ever to be funded on the Theta blockchain and distributed on Rewarded TV.  He will be discussing the series with its star Jon Heder during the panel Cyko KO Animated Series Discussion w/ Rob Feldman, Replay & Verified Labs.

Cyko KO Animated Series Discussion w/ Rob Feldman, Replay & Verified Labs

Friday, December 2 from 5:15 – 6:15, Aqua Vista Ballroom 

Join host Wes Sherwin as he sits down with creator Rob Feldman, streaming platform Replay and Tigon’s Verified Labs with special guest Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) as they discuss the groundbreaking Web3 animated series “Cyko KO” slated to debut next year on Rewarded TV!