(NYCC) Press Conference: Velma w/ Mindy Kaling

Press conference w/ Mindy Kaling: Star/Executive Producer Charlie Grandy: Showrunner

Otakus & Geeks got to cover the New York Comic Con 2022 - Velma Press Conference - with Emmy® nominee Mindy Kaling about her new adult animated series premiering in 2023 on HBO Max.

Catch Mindy and show-runner Charlie Grandy discuss making the series adult-themed and the choice to make Velma South-Asian and the direction of representation. VELMA is an adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. An original and humorous spin that unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers, executive producer Mindy Kaling will voice the titular character. Charlie Grandy, Howard Klein and Sam Register also serve as executive producers. VELMA is produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

HBO Max: Velma

Full Casting was released at the conference:

Mindy Kaling as Velma

Constance Wu as Daphne

Glenn Howerton as Fred

Sam Richardson as Shaggy

Legend Of Vox Machina NYCC Panel

Hey O&G Fans, New York Comic Con 2022 was awesome this year. From the four new levels for panel space to all the great vendors this year. I got the chance to attend the Legend of Vox Machina panel and if haven’t watched Season one, catch up on prime video.

Vox Machina’s crew consists of the half-elven archer twins Vax (Liam O’Brien) and Vex Vessar (Laura Bailey), the goliath barbarian Grog Strongjaw (Travis Willingham), the gnome bard Scanlan Shorthalt (Sam Riegel), the gnome cleric Pike Trickfoot (Ashley Johnson), the insecure druid Keyleth (Marisha Ray), and the tormented gunslinger Percy de Rolo (Taliesin Jaffe).

In my announcer voice “last season on Vox Machina” Our heros restored the sun and justice to Percy’s home kingdom of Whitestone. But upon a homecoming to their homebase kingdom of Emon, a force of dragons, called the Chroma Conclave, descended upon the region. At the start of the panel a clip of Scanlan singing a rap ditty recapping all of season 1. He did a better job of recapping season one, than my terrible written voice over lol.

image by Sean Tucker

The panel touched a few things we could expect from season 2. Will the rogue sex-loving Scanlan find love? Vex and Vax’s ride-or-die sibling relationship may waver. According to O’Brien, “That’s going to come into question. They’re going to have to grow outside of each other and with each other.” Pike and Grog’s friendship will also get tested, but “can’t say what it is.” She did share that “Pike does more healing.

Fans were treated to a sneak peek of the first episode picking up immediately where the first season ended Vox Machina, along with the rest of Eomn’s citizens, attempt to escape the massive invaders and the destruction they bring and of course some truly epic dragon fights on the horizon.

It was also revealed the series was green lit for a season three, but the cast members joked that they were only there to talk about season two. The panel was an enjoyable experience especially for fans of Critical Role who filled with cheers and awesome cosplay of the characters. The Legend Of Vox Machina season two premiering January 2023.

By Sean Tucker