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Si Spurrier, Kieron Gillen And Max Brooks Talk Avatar Comics At Diamond Retailer Day (VIDEO)
Straight from yesterday's Diamond Retailer Day in London, the day before today's London Super Comic Con… Avatar Press' presentation to retailers, including Si Spurrier, Kieron Gillen and Max Brooks talking about Disenchantment, Crossed, Uber and Extinction Parade. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQloRzx2sJk[/youtube] Sorry for blinding Si Spurrier. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOmkr0lCK0s[/youtube] And sorry about the angle on Max… it does make him look a little Messiah[...]
Rebellion At Diamond Retailer Day – The Return Of Robo Hunter And Rogue Trooper, New Zenith Art, More Dredd Movie Sequel Comics And Paul Grist's Demon Nic
Straight from yesterday's Diamond Retailer Day in London, the day before today's London Super Comic Con… Rebellion, talked through many of their 2000AD and Judge Dredd projects, including a heavily promoted jumping on point being supported by a poster campaign, a New Talent Summer Special that seems to be reviving all sorts of 2000AD favourites, new[...]
Titan Comics Lays Out Its Stall At Diamond Retailer Day, London
Yesterday, Diamond Comics held a Retailer Day ahead of today's London Super Comic Con Which consisted of a room full of British comic book store owners with publishers and creators talking up their wares. Titan Comics were up first, with Titan's PR guy Rick Claydon. They were there to show off Scarlett Couture by Des Taylor, planned[...]
The Look Of London Super Comic Con The Night Before…
I've just got back from the Diamond Retailer Day just before London Super Comic Con Before I left, I had a quick runaround the show floor, where people are setting up It will be the last time I'll be able to do that without the crowds I was also ably assisted by Tom Huxley. Here's how[...]
San Diego Comic Con Registration Opens This Saturday. For Thirty Seconds.
You can increase your chances of obtaining a badge by reading all of the instructions carefully and having your personal information ready on the day of the sale. And if you still don't get in, there's always James Earl Jones… In other San Diego Comic Con related deadline news, Monday is the deadline for submitting works to[...]
DC Announces Two New Retailer Roadshows For March, One In Orlando, One In Seattle
And more to come in subsequent months… The first is the MegaCon Retailer Roadshow at Orange County Convention Center on Thursday 20th, with Dan DiDio, Bob Wayne, Brandy Phillips and Stuart Schreck. Then the week after the Emerald City Comicon Retailer Roadshow will be held on Thursday 27th at Washington State Convention Center, with Jim Lee, Dan[...]
Cover Variance – From Adi Granov To Michael Golden To Travis Charest
Limited to 250 copies. The Michael Golden cover to Daredevil #1 being given away at Wizard World Louisville Comic Con. The Winter Soldier: Bitter March #1 given away at Marvel's SXSW panel yesterday, signed by members of the panel And already several copies at low prices on eBay… Travis Charest's cover to Starlight #4 – and the original[...]
Sixty-One Cosplay Shots From Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con
Taken at Wizard World Sacremento Comic Con by Hilton Collins, for Bleeding Cool… is there anyone you recognise? Is it you??? #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Taken at Wizard World Sacremento Comic Con by Hilton Collins, for Bleeding Cool…[...]
What Does This Chase Freedom Credit Card Ad Mean For Comic Book Culture?
Can we all just love this Chase Freedom credit card ad? Why? Because, yes there are cliches and inaccuracies all over the place, but this might be the recognition that liking comics, like superheroes, going to Comic Con, is now a totally acceptable and mainstream activity and one that can be portrayed by an everyman[...]
Monday Morning Runaround – That Is Not Spock
HIGHLY ILLOGICAL The comic convention where you pay $100 minimum to see Leonard Nimoy on Skype and get a pre-signed autograph… I'M NOT SURE WHAT SPORT IT IS BUT THEY SURE LOOK PRETTY Las Vegas Wranglers get all webbed up. The Wranglers will be dressed as your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man Saturday, March 1, versus the Idaho Steelheads, after which[...]
Denver Comic Con – War Of The Infographics
Bleeding Cool reported on the recent kerfuffle at the Denver Comic Con between former founders of the show and the current administration The accusers had an infographic asking where the money had gone and, basically, accusing the show's organizers of embezzlement. A "Town Hall" style meeting is set to take place tomorrow, but the Denver Comic[...]