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Will Romine writes for Bleeding Cool Hello Friends! I'm in San Diego now, 23 hours away from preview night.  In my five years attending SDCC, I have learned one unchanging truth: you can't do it all.  Oh sure, you could try, but the old pros will tell you to pick your one "can't miss" panel and plan[...]

This is one of those stories you can only pick up while wandering the San Diego Comic Con floor…. Bleeding Cool has always believed that Marvel were to launch its Star Wars comics line with two monthly titles, now that they have the license after Disney bought both Marvel and LucasFilm And we expect to learn more at[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Vampire Boogie (Limited Edition Preview) from the 7-nation-British army of Corey Brotherson (writer), James Daniels (artist) and Mike Stock (letterer and[...]

From the hotel room… these are $20 for a double set of Blind Box figurines from Skybound, available at San Diego Comic Con from tomorrow, both Invincible and The Walking Dead figurines. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZPm5wFOVA[/youtube] So… which will you get? From the hotel room… these are $20 for a double set of Blind Box figurines from Skybound, available at[...]

It could also provide a model for other entertainment industries to follow. So this is the question to ask comics publishers talking about their digital strategy at San Diego Comic Con If ComiXology offers you a DRM-free distribution service for your comics – will you take it? ComiXology, recently purchased by Amazon, is the largest distributor[...]

Coming into San Diego Airport, you're already at the con… As even the baggage conveyors want to let you in on the Comic Con experience. But it has one message to send…. It's true, he does have a tendency to, well, die in everything. The Marriott is covered in Simpsons, advertising the new FXNOW streaming of every episode[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Cyrus Perkins and the Haunted Taxi Cab #1 by Dave Dwonch (writer/colorist/letterer), Anna Lencioni (artist) from Big Monster, Booth L-14 24 Full Color[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! The Guns of Shadow Valley by Dave Wachter and James Andrew Clark, Dial R Studios, 2103 Limited Signed/Numbered Edition hardcover, 256 pages, full color,[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Virga: Sun of Suns – Vol.1 by Karl Schroder (creator), Jeff Moss (Script), Guy Allen (Art)  Blind Ferret Entertainment, Booth 1231 Softcover/TPB, $15, 128pp,[...]

Please! Disturb away! I love it! So… this is us. Hannah Means-Shannon, Editor-In-Chief of Bleeding Cool, steers the massive con-faring craft known as Bleeding Cool as EIC, and is ridiculously enamored of comic cons, spending way too much time as a roving reporter in years past She finds most comics of any genre quite interesting and[...]

San Diego is upon us. As you read this, I am somewhere 35,000 feet in the air without any form of wi-fi. I am probably feeling more nervous about the lack

Cartoonist, archivist of great comics of the past, and parent, Craig Yoe is joining Stacie June of Unilever at San Diego Comic Con in an historic panel to introduce the comics community to a massive campaign, already underway, to help save the lives of millions of children in countries where basic educative needs are not[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Hannibal Tabu is coming back to San Diego with a boatload of news. On Thursday at the Insights for Independent Creators panel,[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! Set List: The Marvel Art of Mark Brooks by Mark Brooks available from Booth #5557 50 page hardback art book debuting at SDCC[...]

All right folks, I'm off. San Diego bound, via Chicago. Anyone who needs to contact me, I'll be at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, 333 W

San Diego Comic Con is days away And, despite the mainstreaming of Comic Con culture, some still hold to the stereotype that it's full of fat bald bearded 40 year old straight male virgins. When any glance at Craigslist will let you see that they're not straight at all. Indeed there's a lot greater variety… here are[...]

One of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are about and how to find them! The Contraptor by Free Isabelo & Jeremy Lassner at Desert Wind Comics booth #4201 The Contraptor will be a SDCC Exclusive (102 printed)[...]

The first of a series of articles looking at comics making their debut at this week's San Diego Comic Con, What they are, who they are by, what they are abot and how to find them! Gofu Part 1 and Part 2 by Deon de Lange. Tomica mini-comic #1 by David Covas Lourenco & Deon de Lange Find out[...]

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The Warner Bros bags are iconic at San Diego Comic Con Last year they morphed into backpacks with capes, though this year they seem to have reverted to type. But which one to pick? You'll get handed one at random but you are able to swap it for the show of your choice. I get the feeling[...]

San Diego Comic Con is less than a week away now I really need to think about packing And, yes, it is very likely that one or two things I pick up at the show, I may sell on eBay It has been known. But for some, it's a vocation. Such as the street posters that have[...]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivNr92BnzRQ[/youtube] Received from Disney the other day, the San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Baymax figure… in a lounge somewhere in South West London the week before… based on the animated Disney film and the Marvel comic book.   And here's a look at all the toys they'll also have on display at the show! ACTION FIGURES Deluxe[...]

We've got a peek at the upcoming toys that DC Collectibles will be unveiling at this years Comic-Con International. Those to be revealed includes: Batman:

Welcome to the London Film And Comic Con 2014 I'll be back on Sunday morning with the kids, most likely! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph3ifiaZ_Go[/youtube] We ran a report of the True Believers Awards earlier today – with Stan Lee, Anthony Head and Jason Mewes… but we also managed to get a little of Tony singing… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjlRKaFGgE0[/youtube]   [...]

On Thursday we ran all the San Diego Comic Con programming for the day And then we wept at al the things we wanted to go to…but know that there is no chance So sad… Here comes Friday And it starts with something just for comic store owners and workers… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAdUcp8u3zQ[/youtube] Friday, July 25 9:30am Fresh Start FOR RETAILERS ONLY. Get your[...]

He and Dave went on to speak a little about the fast approaching San Diego Comic Con that Douglas will be attending. [youtube]http://youtu.be/uKsfyHqXuAk[/youtube] Last night actor Michael Douglas was a guest on the David Letterman show and was asked about his upcoming role in Marvel's Ant-Man Douglas, who is set to play Hank Pym, admitted he[...]

But with San Diego Comic Con in less than two weeks, it's about tome for a reminder. A regular volunteer staffer at San Diego Comic Con, Nee is crediting with maintaining the existence and prominence of Artists Alley, smack bang up against Hall H when other pressures have reared their head over recent years. And she needs[...]

We Frankensteined what we could about the San Diego Comic Con programming yesterday But this is the real deal, all the panels for Thursday, July 24th. And it starts? With Babylon 5 How appropriate Take it away Kosh… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYbVQu7YAQ[/youtube] 10:00am #FreeBabylon5: A Fan Campaign Jan Schroeder (freebabylon5.com) and Jon Del Arroz (flyingsparkscomic.com) discuss a growing fan campaign that sprang up after J[...]

So he'll be embargoed all the way up to the stratosphere over it. But if you're looking for a sneaky peek, you might want to check into Boom's new Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes comic books, the first to be based on the new Ape continuity. First, Michael Moreci will write a  the six-issue series filling the[...]

Who watches the Watchman… eat? This San Diego Comic Con… it could be you. IDW have published the Watchmen Artefact Edition, reprinting selected pages from the mist celebrated graphic novel of all time, Watchmen, in a fashion that resembles the original art as closely as possible. But at San Diego, they will be creating an exclusive version that[...]