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#OrbitalWorldTour2015 – SDCC Days 1 to 3!
IDW have just moved house to the former Navy barracks in Liberty Station and opened the San Diego Comic Art Gallery (go check out their Kevin Eastman exhibition) VP of Marketing Dirk Wood's band is playing, so we get to hang out in their super-cool new offices and see a gig We get back in[...]
Lying In The San Diego Gutters – 13th July 2015
They're taking it all away… Top Thirty Traffic Of The Week 1. SDCC '15: Star Wars Fever Causes Chaos At Hasbro Booth 2. Arthur Suydam Responds To Confirmed Photoshopping Of His Photos 3. The Walking Dead Just Did Its Game Of Thrones Finale (SPOILER UPDATE) 4. SDCC '15: Lots More All-New All-Different Marvel Comics Teased Today 5. Is There A New Superman Game In The Works[...]
SDCC '15: Blade's Daughter Gets A Marvel Comic From Tim Seeley And Logan Faerber
A new Female Blade character launching in her new comic from Marvel and announced at today's Women Of Marvel panel at San Diego Comic Con. Her name is Fallon Grey from rural Oregon, facing a threat she doesn't understand and meeting her father Eric Brooks, the classic vampire hunting daywalking Blade From Tim Seeley and Logan[...]
SDCC '15: DC Developing Programmes For New Writers And Artists
Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have been holding court on Sunday morning of San Diego Comic Con and had plenty to say. When asked about Scott Snyder's note on his Batpanel the other day that he is working with new writers for DC Comics, Dan and Jim talked about Bobbie Chase, VP Talent Development working with[...]
SDCC '15: DC Crossover Batman '66 With The Avengers. No, Not Those Avengers.
Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have been holding court on Sunday morning of San Diego Comic Con and had plenty to say. Including DC announcing a crossover between the retro series Batman '66 and the Avengers. No, not those Avengers The first Avengers The TV Avengers from the sixties Who DC can't actually call The Avengers. So instead[...]
SDCC '15: Francis Manapul Announced On Aquaman Earth One
Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have been holding court on Sunday morning of San Diego Comic Con and had plenty to say. JMS mentioned he was working on Flash Earth One in his panel yesterday Well Dan DiDio and Jim Lee just announced that officially. But it's not the only one they also announced that Francis Manapul[...]
SDCC '15: A Multiversity Too Logo, And More Than Just Grant Morrison Writing
Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have been holding court on Sunday morning of San Diego Comic Con and had plenty to say. Jim Lee designed the logo, there and then, on panel A 'T' with an infinity sideways symbol for Multiversity Too. Dan DiDio mentioned that he is constantly asked "why don't you do Elseworlds" again[...]
SDCC '15: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Eisners
I've been to a number of Eisner Awards over the decades – it's one of the highlights of San Diego Comic Con, and you can read this year's results right here But this year, it went in a stranger direction Rushing to the awards, I was a little late as usual, I all but bumped[...]
The Image Comics Exclusives, Creators And Panels At SDCC '15
Robert Kirkman sadly won't be at San Diego Comic Con as he is indergoing throat surgery I has a touch of that myself last year and I know how nasty it can be My sympathis, sir, and a speedy recovery. But plenty pf other Image Comics folks will be at the show… here's what they are[...]
Christmas Comes But Once A Yesteryear…
It's time for comic book creator Johnnie Christmas' annual appearance at Yesteryear Comics of San Diego tomorrow, signing copies of Sheltered or his new comic Pisces, with its third issue out that day… he'll be signing from 9am to 1am, before the show starts… Maybe some folk could take that opportunity to pick up their pull list!         [...]
SDCC '15: Zen Intergalactic Ninja Debuts
The first issue of the new Zen Intergalactic Ninja mini-series 'Hard Bounty' will arrive in comics shops in November, but fans and collectors will find a special limited edition of the book at San Diego Comic Con. The 'Hard Bounty' series from publisher Devil's Due/1 First Comics is written by Zen co-creator Steve Stern and illustrated by[...]
The Women And Men Of Bleeding Cool At SDCC '15
We'll be at San Diego Comic Con this week… so forgive us if Tuesday is a little on the slow side as we are all in wi-fi-deprived airlines… but if you are at the show, keep an ey out for us! And come say hello! EIC at Bleeding Cool, Hannah Means-Shannon has survived until her 3rd[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 6th July 2015 – San Diego Dreaming
Cartoon by Aidan Casserly… So, I'm off to San Diego tomorrow That's if everything goes to plan But first I'm off to see Ant-Man… Top Twenty Traffic Stories Of The Week 1. Table Swipe File: Arthur Suydam At Montreal Comiccon 2. A Few Other #MarvelOctober Relaunches We Previously Didn't Know About 3. A Female Starlord For Guardians Of The Galaxy? 4. The Ultimates Is Back[...]
Arcana's HP Lovecraft And Steampunk Oz Exclusives For SDCC '15
Comics from Arcana at San Diego Comic Con – and I can see something my children will be fighting over… Cthluhu Plush (in guide) – $20 Based on H.P Lovecraft's Cthulhu stories, this limited edition plush makes a great addition alongside your Lovecraft novels This exclusive toy is a must for any Lovecraft fan and for those who must answer[...]
The Enormous Party List Of SDCC 2015
As the panels for San Diego Comic Con are about to start being announced, it's always fun to take a look at what is happening outside of the show as the sun starts to set… this list will be updated, feel free to pass any of your events on to richjohnston@gmail.com… Find these and more at[...]
In One Week (It's San Diego), In Two Weeks (It's Not Anymore)…
Next week, on the day San Diego Comic Con opens, as is traitional, there are lots of big comic book launches. We have Negative Space, Tomorrows, Mad Max Fury Road, Star Trek/Green Lantern, Bloodstrike, 1872, Age Of Apocalypse, Civil War, Spider-Island, Lando, Princeless: Raven Pirate Princess, Bornhome, Archie, Critter, Eternal Soulfire, Transference, Strange Fruit The Gun,[...]
Would You Pay $350 To Meet Stan Lee?
At San Diego next week – though not at the Comic Con, if you have a sapre $350 knocking around in your wallet, you can join a private meet and greet with Stan Lee from Stan Lee Collectibles What do you get for the price of an iPad Air on Amazon? A set of our Exclusive[...]
Comic Con To Stay In San Diego Till At Least 2018
Just announced in San Diego by the mayor Kevin Faulconer… San Diego Comic Con will stay in San Diego for another three years until at least 2018. "More Superman means more safer streets More light sabres means more libraries…." And councilman Todd Gloria broke it down… "130,000 attendees,  60,000 room nights, $2.8 million dollars in tax revenue…" With Comic-Con's David[...]
Mayor Of San Diego To Make A Special Comic Con Announcement In One Hour
Faulconer will join Comic-Con International to make a special announcement, alongside Comic Con's David Glanzer and councilmember Todd Gloria, at the Art of Comic-Con exhibit in San Diego Central Library. It is likely to involve the future of the show in San Diego. Do you think, maybe, that someone has decided something?   Today, Mayor Kevin L[...]
This Year's Black Panel At SDCC Will Be The Last Black Panel?
I have always told people that the two best panels at San Diego Comic Con are Sergio & Mark on Thursday afternoon and The Black Panel on Friday morning, which has been running since 1998. And while the former continues to entertain a reasonable audience, the latter fills to capacity, and you have to run to[...]
A Look At Bleeding Cool's Panels For SDCC '15
Bleeding Cool is going to have a very busy San Diego Comic Con And we have a couple of panels as well Here is where we are going to be on Thursday and Friday early evening Come by, say hi, it'll be great! Thursday, July 9th 6:30-7:30 So, The Internet Ruined My Life…What now?—Bleeding Cool's EIC Hannah[...]