FELICIA DAY’S GEEK & SUNDRY PREMIERES WRITTEN BY A KID, ANNOUNCES HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEASON 6 OF THE GUILD AND ADDS 6 ORIGINAL NEW SHOWS

Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton, Daniel Strange & The Guild Cast Wow Audiences on Panel As Geek & Sundry Concludes A Wildly Successful 3-Day Comic-Con Line-Up of Events Devoted To Hit Channel  

SAN DIEGO, CA (International Comic-Con) – July 14, 2012 – Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry, a multimedia company and hit premium YouTube channel dedicated to the best of indie geek entertainment, today premiered Written By A Kid, revealed a new voiceover lineup for upcoming Dark Horse Motion Comics that includes some of the hottest names in Anime, and announced a sixth season of the award-winning The Guild in addition to six new shows to a packed hall at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC).  The news rounds out the channel’s popular SDCC programming of events, meet-and-greets, panels, games and signings at the BELO venue, in partnership with official sponsor AMD. 

The hit channel which launched on April 2 2012, already features compelling and fan-favorite content such as The Flog hosted by Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible, Eureka), TableTop hosted by Wil Wheaton (Star Trek, The Big Bang Theory), Dark Horse Motion Comics, Sword & Laser hosted by Veronica Belmont & Tom Merritt and The Guild. This summer, a new roster of programming will include:

·         Written By A Kid (Premiering July 18^th, new episodes every Wednesday)

Original sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories by real kids are transformed into stunning shorts by some of today's coolest directors. The series premieres with “Scary Smash” directed by Daniel Strange, an action story in which S.Q.U.A.T. team (you read that right) commander Gerald (Joss Whedon) engages in an EPIC battle against a monster.  Written By A Kid combines original live-action and animated pieces that truly capture the madness and magic of the 5-to-10-year old mindset.

Directors include Daniel Strange (Between Two Ferns with Zach Galfianakis), Rhett & Link (IFC’s Commercial Kings) and Roque Ballesteros (Ghostbot Animation Studios).

                 Created by Josh Flaum and Will Bowles

·         The Guild Season 6 (Coming Fall 2012)

The widely popular award-winning web series that’s topped 150 million views comes to YouTube!   

Chronicling the adventures of online game guild Codex (Felicia Day), Bladezz (Vincent Caso), Vork (Jeff Lewis), Tink (Amy Okuda), Zaboo (Sandeep Parikh) and Clara (Robin Thorsen), the sixth season follows Codex as she tries to balance her new job at The Game with her duties to the Knights of Good. The season will also include weekly Behind-The-Scenes featurettes.

Executive Producers: Felicia Day and Kim Evey

·         On The Table (Coming August 2012)

On The Table is a high-octane tabletop gaming news show that will air bi-weekly. The show covers          all that’s new and great in the world of war gaming, role-play, board games and more. If you want             the best in war gaming and tabletop gaming news, this is the show for you.

Executive Producers: Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant, Warren Johnston

·         Pat Rothfuss’ Authors’ Roundtable (Coming August 7, 2012)

New York Times Bestselling Author Pat Rothfuss (The Name of The Wind) leads lively monthly discussions about the craft of writing and creativity with a rotating panel of notable authors from literature, film, television, comics and the web.

Executive Producers: Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant, Pat Rothfuss

·         Vaginal Fantasy (Coming August 14, 2012)

Join Felicia Day, Veronica Belmont, Bonnie Burton and Kiala Kazabee for a gathering of wine, women and smut as they discuss and dissect a new romance novel each month.

Executive Producers: Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant

·         Penile Code (Coming August 21, 2012)

In this monthly hangout, Sean Plott (Day9) and friends explore the confusion and puzzlement shared by geek men everywhere when it comes to the fairer sex while drinking excellent imported beer and playing old text and video games revolving around the conflict between the sexes.

Executive Producers: Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant, Sean Plott

·         Frontiers of Geekage (Coming January 2013)

Geek & Sundry’s first ARG! Host J. Keith Van Stratton (Beat The Geeks, Best Week Ever) investigates the people who are pushing boundaries and exploring new frontiers in art, science, technology and more while simultaneously providing clues for a covert and elaborate alternate reality game.

Executive Producers: Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant

·         Learning Town (Coming January 2013)

In this smart, offbeat musical, nerd music duo Paul & Storm blend vocal harmonies with comedic scenarios as they are tasked with reviving the flagging educational show of their childhoods. In the face of adversity from villainous hipsters, cantankerous ghosts and flammable puppets, Learning Town is one show that has to been seen to be believed.

                 Created by Paul & Storm and Josh Cagan.

                Executive Producers: Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Sheri Bryant

“Since Geek & Sundry launched in April we’ve received an overwhelming response from fans of our shows,” said Felicia Day. “At Comic-Con this week we really wanted to give back to our community through our dedicated events and hope they’re excited about the new series that we’ve created for them for the rest of the year.”

Viewers can watch Geek & Sundry on YouTube and subscribe to the channel by signing up at www.youtube.com/geekandsundry.  Written By A Kid premieres July 18^th at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT.

About Geek & Sundry:

Premium YouTube channel Geek & Sundry features the best of indie geek culture and the internet's foremost geek voices. Founded by the producers of the hit web series The Guild, Geek & Sundry offers a diverse lineup of shows that create a hub for fans of comedy, gaming, comics, music, and literature around the world.  Spearheaded by prominent geek figureheads, Geek & Sundry features original content by Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible, Eureka), Wil Wheaton (Star Trek, The Big Bang Theory), Veronica Belmont & Tom Merritt (Sword & Laser, Tekzilla), Paul & Storm (w00tstock), and Dark Horse Comics.  Premiering July 18th 2012 will be Written By A Kid, with Learning Town slated for a January 2013 debut.  Several more exciting new shows including On The Table, Felicia Day’s Vaginal Fantasy Hangout, Sean Plott’s Penile Code Hangout and Pat Rothfuss’ Author’s Roundtable Hangout were announced at SDCC 2012. For more information, visit www.geekandsundry.com & watch us on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/GeekandSundry.