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If you go to San Diego Comic Con, you learn that everything has value The free KFC comics being handed out Your hotel keys The giveaway posters Someone somewher will pay you money And if you can get a whole bag of stuff, someone will pay handsomely to give the impression that they too went[...]

Today, Dan Farr Productions, the organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con claimed a win, that they had been granted the trademark for "Salt Lake Comic Con", despite legal challenges from Comic-Con International, the organisers of San Diego Comic Con. Salt Lake City co-founder Bryan Brandenburg said Thursday that the trademark granted will "virtually" end the legal case. "The[...]

But amidst all of this, there is one scene that should make the audience stand up and leave complaining that it's gone too far. When they go to New York, during Comic Con. And see this sign. Yeah, how exactly? Everyone knows you have to be lucky to get a ticket online in the thirty seconds after they[...]

I had the good fortune to meet Peter Kuper at San Diego Comic Con, as he sat with his only copy of Ruins, the new graphic novel coming out in a couple of months from SelfMadeHero. And what a joy it was to sneak a peek. Ostensibly it's a road trip movie, only in that the driver[...]

At San Diego Comic Con, I reported on Mile High Comics; Chuck Rozanski's plans for the show Taking on the big boys and their exclusive comics by spending $200,000 on exclusive variant and second prints of the new Star Wars books from Marvel. Well, before the show he had broken even on the Star Wars variants that[...]

Dusty! (Courtesy of Katie Cook) #sdcc pic.twitter.com/jjMtgn2DtV — Teri (@tmvogel) July 26, 2014 At Bleeding Cool, I have repeatedly reported on comic

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKGiW5f9Hek[/youtube] What was the Colonel Sanders unicorn statue at San Diego Comic Con about? Why does the comic book about his life see him shooting a man? What the hell are KFC playing at with Comic-Con Patrick Willems investigated for Bleeding Cool His answers may shock you[...]

By Jason Strangis Mark Waid has long been considered major league comics writer with an incredible amount of knowledge on superheroes. But now, Waid is

By Michele Brittany, West Coast Correspondent Founder of Free Comic Book Day Joe Field established Flying Colors Comics located in Concord, California in

Ye! That's right! People were buying comics at San Diego Comic Con as well as everything else And here is how some people found a way to flip them for profit! How naughty! Skybound and IDW did very well out of this, it seems, as did J Scott Campbell. And big props for We Can Never[...]

By Jason Strangis The Joker. Catwoman. Robin. These iconic comic book characters celebrated their 75th anniversary during a special panel at the 2015 San

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zubamg-hUWs[/youtube] From Patrick Willems for Bleeding Cool – the true experience of Hall H, San Diego Comic Con The wristbands The people who line up through the night And then spending an entire day without sunlight… This is as close as it gets to being there. [...]

There are a lot more kids watching Mad Max: Fury Road and the Walking Dead TV show than I was previously aware of, exhibiting detailed knowledge of death, murder and zombie killing… well, I suppose it is San Diego Comic Con. Thanks to Kendra Pettis for being brave enough to face the little horrors. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmlrr47NGmI[/youtube] And make sure you[...]

Three weeks before SDCC ’15, I received an email asking if I was interested in interviewing Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk for their new web series Con

A few days before SDCC ’15 was set to begin I got an email asking if I would be interested in interviewing Sid and Marty Krofft. While I was thinking

It certainly seems to pay to line up in a certain area of San Diego Comic Con, get a movie poster you grabbed for free, signed, and then run to eBay as fast as possible Indeed, you could pay for your entire trip with the right poster at the right time And the high point[...]

For those who weren't able to get to SDCC, 20th Century Fox has released this highlight reel of their panels from the show. It includes the casts of The

It certainly seems to pay to line up in a certain area of San Diego Comic Con, get a movie poster you grabbed for free, signed, and then run to eBay as fast as possible Indeed, you could pay for your entire trip with the right poster at the right time And the poster this[...]

The Orbital Comics World Tour continues ... Chris Thompson writes, Saturday July 11, Day 7 Walking into the exhibit hall is like being sucked into a mosh

Well, we thought it was one easy way to make sure our writers all got to see pictures of themselves while at SDCC, at least. These are photos taken at our

Never do two comic conventions in a two weeks period! (I did, and my energy was worn down by the time of SDCC) 8 Bring dress shoes and dress pants and dress shirts for Omnia! 9 If you are flirting with a girl, and she asks, Where is your hotel?, you better have a hotel (I didn't) 10[...]

Friend of Bleeding Cool, Paul Nicholasi noted a new trend at this year's San Diego Comic Con, cosplayers walking the aisles and charging for anyone who wanted to take a photo of their costume. He writes, Nicole Marrokal has been photographing events with us for some time now, and is not known for exaggeration She is very[...]

 by Mike Sangregorio On Saturday afternoon at San Diego Comic Con, the comiXology "Submit" panel was held to introduce fans, and potential creators, that may not already be familiar with it, to the user submitted publishing imprint of the online digital comic retailer Moderated by Chip Mosher, Vice-President of Communications and Marketing, a wide range of topics were[...]

First, if you don't know what Temple of Art is then go here and check out the trailer. It has some adult language, so if you are delicate you may want to

This was also before cosplay truly exploded and became its own thing on the convention circuit, with some people labeling themselves "professional cosplayers." Some attendees and exhibitors have gone on record claiming cosplay is the downfall of comic conventions, while others praise the creativity and hard work put into the different outfits Check any comic[...]

By Joshua Stone As a big fan of the classic horror films from the 50s and 60s, I was very excited to attend this panel. The panel was moderated by Gary

My Once Upon A Time brain has been buzzing since the release of all the SDCC news. Between the addition of Brave's Merida, and all of the Dark Swan

by Mike Sangregorio Saturday at Comic Con was the Return of Invader Zim panel by Oni Press, publisher of the new comic series, the first issue of which shipped July 8 and is available now The room was packed, with people standing towards the sides, as all in attendance eagerly awaited new information on everyone's favorite[...]

Ashley Piderman wrote from San Diego Comic Con for Bleeding Cool, My whole con was about Orphan Black, after the panel my next plan was the Clone Club meet up This was my first time going to a fan meet up, and I wasn't disappointed It was well worth the three and a[...]

Ashley Piderman wrote for Bleeding Cool from San Diego Comic Con, Well, this was a highlight for me My entire con schedule was worked around this one panel I have become obsessed with this show over the last couple of years I laughed through the entire panel and my checks hurt by the end of the hour. Now[...]