Dan Aykroyd Announced For Rare San Diego Comic-Con Panel Appearance

The legendary Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, Coneheads) is on a mission to join San Diego Comic-Con with a good ole' special panel in celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Blues Brothers, and fans will want to make sure to put on their shades and get the band back together as they will get a special look at The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, a new graphic novel which is a continuation of the classic film.

The panel takes place on Thursday, July 24, from 4:15 to 5:15 PM in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

The premise of the graphic novel The Escape of Joliet Jake focuses on Elwood teaming up with a young detective after Jake escapes from prison, with the novel picking up almost two decades after the original movie with Chicago law enforcement is once again in pursuit of the notorious musical criminal, Jake Blues, after a mysterious jailbreak.

Cover for The Escape of Joilet Jake (©) Copyright Z2 Comics

The project's editorial oversight was overseen by Dan Aykroyd and was also developed in collaboration with the late Judy Belushi Pisano. Joining Dan Aykroyd on stage will be his daughter Stella Aykroyd who is the writer of The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joilet Jake, Luke Pisano (son of Judy Belushi), James Werner, and Z2's Comics Editor-in-Chief Rantz Hoseley and President Josh Bernstein.

Stay tuned to Nexus Point News for more San Diego Comic-Con coverage!