Legion M ROCKED Comic Con@Home 2020!
Just a few short months ago, we all learned that the king of all cons, San Diego Comic Con, was taking its live event off the calendar for 2020 due to COVID-19. And that hit particularly close to home for us here at Legion M, as many of our members and investors came to us through San Diego Comic Con. We’ve been a part of the festivities for as many years as we’ve been in business, and it was sad to think we wouldn’t all be together in the Gaslamp quarter this summer.
But news of the virtual version, Comic Con@Home, quickly spread and perked us all back up! Legion M was excited and proud to be a huge part of the con this year — from a dedicated panel on the Comic Con schedule to brand new merchandise to over 30 hours of gaming content on our LegionM.tv channel! If you missed out, don’t worry — we’ve got a breezy wrap up on all things Legion M and Comic Con@Home below! And if you were there with us, well, why not relive the magic?
Check out everything Legion M brought to the con scene this past weekend!
ARCHENEMY TEASER
Comic Con@Home saw the FIRST EVER LOOK at Legion M’s upcoming project with Spectrevision, Archenemy! You don’t have to look too closely to peep Legion M investor Matt Conkling’s El Camino, which is driven by our hero Joe Manganiello. The teaser has already garnered more than 30k views across the internet, and dozens of hits in the press. Take a look at the teaser below, and get hyped for when this film hits theatres next year!
“Archenemy is produced by Legion M, a “fan-owned” entertainment company that uses crowdfunding for its productions, alongside Voltage Pictures and Spectrevision. Notably, this collaboration produced Mandy, the ultra-gory hallucination of a film starring Nicolas Cage that was immediately heralded as a cult classic. Archenemy’s trailer here clearly wants to tap into the same vibe, emphasizing blood and style, promising something a good deal more grindhouse than standard superhero fare.”
“Also, interestingly enough, funding for Archenemy was partially provided by Legion M, which bills itself as the first fan-owned entertainment company. Since its inception in 2016, Legion M claims to have raised over $10 million from 25,000 investors; its previous feature projects include Mandy, the David Tennant starrer Bad Samaritan, and Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.”
ADDITIONAL COVERAGE AT OVER 20 OUTLETS!
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LEGION M PANELS
Hey, look, ma, we made it! Legion M was excited to be included in the official Comic Con@Home schedule with a sparkling new panel on all things Legion M — “How We're Opening the Gates to Hollywood!” Hear from members of our staff as well as a few special guests from our upcoming film, Archenemy. We were also proud to share an exclusive interview with the cast and filmmakers of our upcoming film, Save Yourselves! You can watch both panels again and again below. And be sure to leave your feedback on our panel the official Comic Con@Home schedule!
LEGION M PANEL
Learn about Legion M’s upcoming sci-fi films, projects currently in development, and what's on the horizon from Legion M's top execs!
SAVE YOURSELVES!
Film Threat's Chris Gore chats with filmmakers Eleanor Wilson and Alex Fischer and the film's stars Sunita Mani and John Reynolds!
LEGION M GAMING
If you love Dungeons and Dragons as much as we do, then you probably stopped by LegionM.tv over the weekend to tune into any one of our games! Legion M streamed over thirty hours of content during CCI Gaming, and you can catch replays of the epic games below!
THURSDAY, JULY 23
We couldn't have picked anything better to kick off our weekend of incredible gaming content than the Lost Oddyssey: The Book of Knowledge game, presented by Roll 20. With a star-studded cast and a follow-up Q&A moderated by Legion M's own David Baxter, this was the perfect way to whet appetites going into the long Comic Con@Home weekend. After that, audiences were treated to a special inside look at David Baxter's all-star birthday Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game, followed by an intereactive Q&A with some of the players.
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Friday's programming kicked off with a replay of one of our peronal favorite AMAs with Jack Anderson, creator and writer of The Left Right Game podcast by QCODE. Next up was Legion M very own Comic Con@Home panel, “How We’re Opening The Gates To Hollywood,” full of fun surprises and sneak peeks! Then we took it back even further to our AMA with Joe Manganiello, where he explores his death metal streetwear collection "Death Saves." Finally, the Sirens of the Realms lulled us with their sweet dulcet tones in a three-hour Dungeons and Dragons game hosted by Satine Phoenix.
SATURDAY, JULY 25
It was all Gygax all day for day 3 of our Comic Con@Home entertainment! We kicked things off with "Growing Up Gygax," a one-hour panel hosted by Michael Witwer and featuring members of the Gygax family, followed by a Q&A with Luke Gygax himself! Then Luke took an intrepid band of celebrity players through his father’s most famous and deadly dungeon -- the Tomb of Horrors -- followed by an interactive Q&A with some of the cast.
SUNDAY, JULY 26
While we were sad to see the end of Comic Con@Home, there was no better way to cap off the whole experience than with this epic four-hour game of Dungeons and Dragons. Dwarven Forge founder Stefan Pokorny led us through the wildlands of Mythras, a miniatures-filled adventure where death awaits behind every shrub and tree!
LEGION M MERCHANDISE
It just wouldn't be a con without an epic merch drop! Legion M was so excited to partner with Entertainment Earth to bring exclusive merch and tons of fun bundles to con-goers. On the Legion M store, we saw the highest conversion rate our store has ever seen! And Entertainment Earth SOLD OUT of the Cheddar Goblin plush AND the Mooby's plush + pin set!
Check out the all-new CHEDDAR GOBLIN PLUSH that we premiered at Comic-Con@Home, along with this BATTLE-WORN BEAST NECKLACE! Everything's better with Cheddar, or the blood of your enemies.
We had a total blast at Comic Con@Home, but we truly hope we can see you all in person next year at San Diego Comic Con!