Wizard Entertainment of the double-decade Wizard Worlds is to launch "Wizard World Virtual Experiences" just as WonderCon announced its postponement/cancellation, and in the wake of the cancelled ECCC, and potentially more to come. Launching later this month, fans will have the ability to purchase a personal one-minute video chat, :15- or :30-second personalized video recording, […]
In 2010, Bleeding Cool went to Wizard World Chicago. Who, amidst the wrestlers, cosplayers and William Shatners, was a very unusual guest. One Rod Blagojevich, who had been charged with misleading investigators looking into charges that he tried to sell Obama's vacated senate seat for personal profit. But Chicago loved their ex-governor Rod Blagojevich and […]
Convention season is here, and you know what that means — making sure you have everything you need to survive a long weekend! These items have been in my convention bags for years, and have helped me make the most at any convention. These items will also fit perfectly inside of your new convention bag! […]
In a handful of days, C2-E2 will be kicking off the convention season. This is one of my favorite times of the year — I love convention season! And to celebrate, why not get yourself a fancy new bag to carry your swag in? These bags will be the envy of your fellow con attendees […]
Transformers have arrived and this time it looks like its time to take it offroad! At the Dortmund Comic Con in Germany, Hasbro has given us the give of the future with an upcoming look at some new Transformers figures. Each one is a Deluxe Class figure and comes in at 4.5 inches tall and […]
Thought convention season was over for 2020? Think again. The Big Apple Comic Con is the longest-running comic convention in New York. Started by retailer Michael Carbonaro in March 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church, it switched from 2001 to 2008 to the Penn Plaza Pavilion, a location that Heidi […]
Rob Liefeld has been attending the Saudi Arabia Stan Lee Super Con in Riyadh and has been posting to Facebook. I just had the best time ever @stanleesupercon2019 in Riyhad. I had no idea what to expect but the people here were the finest, funnest most energetic folks I've encountered! This is the furthest I've […]
Some comic conventions are about comics. Some about wrestlers. Many are somewhere in between. But Lake Como Comic Con is about artwork. The guests are all comic book artists – some write as well, but it's all about the art. It's a place to buy original art from the artists, get commissions, buy sketchbooks (sketched […]
Last night at New York Comic Con, was the invite-only Marvel Comics Talent Party at New York Comic Con. There was singing. And Ant-Man-shaped balloons. Other ballons. Masks. Drink. Pizza. And it all got a bit glittery when people also partying at The Wicked + The Divide Wake party arrived and spread it all around […]
As a comic creator these past few years, vending at comic book conventions have been one of my favorite parts of being a member of the culture. I always looked forward to convention weekends as a fan and now as a creator it's on a whole other level. I get to meet fans and people […]
It was an end-of-panel appearance and mention at Marvel's Hall H presentation, for Mahershala Ali to come up on stage and for Kevin Feige to announce that he would be the new Blade in a Marvel Studios reboot of the character. Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan for Marvel Comics in the comic book […]
San Diego Comic Con 2019 is about to kick off. The 50th anniversary of the show. And Bleeding Coolers Dan Celko and Mike Sangregorio are chomping at the bit to get in. But until the magic doors open, there's plenty around the place to have a nose out, even this early on. Garth Ennis and […]
With the cast and crew of AMC's The Walking Dead already in a deep-dive production-wise on the tenth season, life in the Walking Dead universe has become a lot like the NFL: neither have off-seasons anymore. Last season bid farewell to Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and hello to a strong ensemble cast (and a "Big Bad" fronted by Samantha Morton in […]
One drumbeat we've been playing ever since news started coming out regarding the schedule for this year's San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) was that this year's pop culture extravaganza is going to be eyeballs-deep in television panels and screenings – even as more movie studios choose to sit this year out. Well, Netflix is doing its […]
Watch for the circular high-in-the-sky booth sign for Red 5 Comics, at Booth 1717 at San Diego Comic-Con in a couple of weeks or so, as the publisher debut a number of new titles coming out for us mere mortals later in the year… and you can keep an eye on other SDCC exclusives with this […]
You know Neal Adams' massive San Diego Comic-Con booths. Less a comic store booth, more a fully stocked corner store. And here's what he'll be filling it up with at Booth 1815… and you can keep an eye on other SDCC exclusives with this handy tag. Neal Adams Exclusive 2019 Savage 3 Sketchbook. Signed by […]
Might I suggest that the standard copy of Canto #1 going for $27 on eBay mean that the Canto #1 SDCC exclusive variant selling for $10 may be a) rather underpriced and b) there may be a feeding frenzy from speculators/flippers as a result? You'll find it, with all the other titles below at IDW […]
Titan Comics has a plethora of exclusives and debuts at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 over at Booth 5537… and you can keep an eye on other SDCC exclusives with this handy tag. Bloodborne #13 with Comic-Con Exclusive cover Exclusive black-and-white cover by Jeff Stokely (The Spire, Terminator). The Veil, Torn Asunder: Part 1 of 4. […]
Alex Ross – and Alex Ross Art will be setting up tall and proud with signage that can be seen across San Diego Comic-Con at Booth 2415. And he'll have plenty of lithographs, exclusive cover comics and the like for sale… and you can keep an eye on other SDCC exclusives with this handy tag. Batman […]
Bill Sienkiewicz will be exhibiting at San Diego Comic-Con at one of those big tables, booth 2614. Where you can not only meet the man but also buy a number of his variant covers and poster prints. Here's what's new for SDCC 2019… and you can keep an eye on other SDCC exclusives with this handy […]
