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Orbital In Conversation Looking Back At SDCC '15
[audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/4847/0/OiCPodcastEpisode139.mp3] by Chris Thompson With James, Liz & Karl from Orbital Comics … Following on from last week's chat with Skottie Young at SDCC (which you can still listen to here), this time I'm back with James Wilson, Liz Jordan & special guest host Karl to discuss our recent trip to San Diego Comic-Con International. Karl slips into the[...]
Flipping 25 Lots Of SDCC '15 Swag From $10 To $212
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[...]
Peter Kuper's Ruins Could Make Your Year
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[...]
Exactly When Mile High Comics Started To Make Money At SDCC
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[...]
The Bizarre Case Of Colonel Sanders At San Diego Comic Con (VIDEO)
[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[...]
100 Comics From SDCC '15 Flipped On eBay From $20 To $711
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[...]
Celebrating The 75th Anniversary Of The Joker, Catwoman, And Robin At SDCC '15
Robin. These iconic comic book characters celebrated their 75th anniversary during a special panel at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con Panelists included current Batman artist Greg Capullo, former Marvel Comics editor Danny Fingeroth, Batman author Will Brooker, and Lee Meriwether — the actress who portrayed Catwoman in the campy 1966 Batman movie. The panel was moderated by[...]
Cosplaying Kids At SDCC '15 Really Watch The Most Inappropriate Films & TV (VIDEO)
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[...]
186 Toys From SDCC '15 Flipped On eBay From $40 To $3000
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[...]
Fox Releases Highlight Reel From SDCC
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
101 Posters From SDCC '15 Flipped On eBay From $40 To $1500
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[...]
#OrbitalComicsWorldTour2015 – SDCC Draws to a Close!
We drive along the San Diego Bay and feel the warm breeze blowing through the open windows It's a particularly beautiful day We're sad to leave the palm trees and blue skies behind us, but it's been an amazing experience and we've done what we came here to do It's time to go home. Goodbye, San[...]
And Finally…The Social Life Of Bleeding Cool At SDCC
And it was great to hang out and see familiar faces once again. Thanks to all our writers who brought you, the readers, the happenings of San Diego Comic-Con through crowds and struggle, and to the comics pros who support our site with friendship and good will. Here's SDCC in Bleeding Cool photos: [...]
188 Things We Learned At San Diego Comic Con
The show finished about a week ago, but San Diego Comic-Con is still fresh in all our minds Here are a few of the things that the women and men of Bleeding Cool learned at the show, from Joshua Stone, Michael Sangregorio, Peter Svensson, Kirk Staley, Abdulkareem Baba Aminu, Frazer Brown, Octavio Karbank, Joe Glass,[...]
SDCC '15: When Cosplayers Charge For Photos At Comic Cons
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[...]
SDCC '15: ComiXology Submit Panel
 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[...]
SDCC '15: The Adventures Of Being A Cosplay Boyfriend
Love it or hate it, cosplay is here to stay. When Amanda and I first started dating, I quickly discovered that it was her dream to one day attend San Diego Comic-Con, and she wanted to dress-up as one of her favorite characters, Harley Quinn I definitely picked a keeper Amanda isn't just a comic book[...]
SDCC '15: The Orphan Black Clone Club Meet Up
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[...]