The gods, both new and old, converged atNew York Comic ConFriday afternoon.
This wasnt the subject of the panel, however.
Ian McShane didnt make it.

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As Gaiman divulged, He will be zapping kidney stones, which he will then be pissing out.
An appropriately NSFW tidbit to kickoff a jaw-droppingly provocative show.
The last third, his favorite, will be kept for season 3.
Season 1 had a lot to do with belief, Jones elaborates more in a separate interview with EW.
New additions to season 2 include Kahyun Kim as New Media.
In addition, Sakina Jaffrey has been cast as Mama-Ji (a.k.a.
An Indian woman is more powerful than Easter, he says.
I hoped that was the kind of places it would go.
There are a lot of characters to service, but it really has done a good job of that.
With Sam Black Crow, Whittle says backstage, Shes a First Nations lesbian.
The actress, Devery, is a First Nations lesbian.
So thats how tight we are to the book and telling peoples stories.
With any luck, we may even find out where hes going next.
Theres a reason why they were not only established but why they continue to endure.
Jones Mr. Nancy will have more to do, as well.
So its really focused on women.
Nancy was only in two scenes last year.
So theres a lot going on.
(That alone brought certain implications to light for book readers.)
Some things just didnt align, Whittle explained.
We tried certain actors, like Kristin Chenoweth and Jonathan Tucker, they are all so busy.
Thats the problem with having a hugely talented cast.
American Godsseason 2 will premiere in 2019.
Updated with information from EWs cast interviews.