by Ray Flook The Simpsons, Futurama and SpongeBob SquarePants are three shows in completely different situations: one is coming-up on its last season
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By Ale Bodden Throughout SDCC Viz Media hosted a total of three panels centered around: manga, Neon Alley (online anime streaming channel), and Sailor
By Ale Bodden Throughout SDCC Viz Media hosted a total of three panels centered around: manga, Neon Alley (online anime streaming channel), and Sailor
With the sweet combination of comic books, beer, and a good cause, the CRAFT/art event was definitely the perfect getaway after Comic-Con's Preview Night.
CRAFT/art was an event designed to celebrate San Diego's visual arts and craft beer communities while raising funds and awareness for Media Arts Center San Diego It was put on by Vince[...]
Last week, Mile High Comics' Chuck Rozanski was bemoaning San Diego Comic Con, blaming the rise of the high dollar exclusive items being sold on the show floor sucking away the dollars from people's pockets, to the extent that after losing $10,000 this year, he felt he couldn't do another show, after forty-two years.
He has,[...]
San Diego Comic Con has a no-smoking policy But not, as yet, a no-shrooms policy.
Joseph Kyle Schmidt writes,
People plan their entire year around the act of crawling out of a cat's butthole For Anwar Newton, being a piece of human catshit was just too much But that just might be the shrooms talking.
Newton is a[...]
Hale
While attending the 2014 San Diego Comic Con, myself and three fellow Bleeding Cool contributors were given the opportunity to participate as a team in Skybound's The Walking Dead Escape As a fan of both the comic book, television show, and post apocalyptic fiction I was ecstatic This was an opportunity to compete with my brothers-in-arms[...]
Liz Hey reports from San Diego Comic Con 2014
Amidst the exclusive movie trailers and big announcements this past weekend, history was made in an entirely different way This year's San Diego Comic Con was the first ever to hold a panel that exclusively focused on the changing politics of gender and identity in the media[...]
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Comic-Con International have been asked to make their any harassment policies more explicit rather then the general catch-all language they use at San Diego Comic Con.
"Code of Conduct Attendees must respect common sense rules for public behavior, personal interaction, common courtesy, and respect for private property[...]
The regular Zombie Walk through downtown San Diego Comic Con was this year's source of Convention-related serious injuries, and in a rather public fashion These two videos have been the main source of reportage.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1W6s5179uM[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXmv_UoXTPk[/youtube]
The Wrap reported,
A deaf family with small children was inside the vehicle when it slowly rolled through a large crowd of pedestrians, the San Diego Police Department[...]
It began two days ago with this tweet, started by Amuly.
@sirdefdot #JANETVANCRIME
— EverybodyILoveDies (@Amuly21) July 27, 2014
It was a reaction to the San Diego news that Ant Man would not feature Janet Van Dyne, but a new character and daughter of Hank Pym, Hope Pym played by Evangeline Lilly, as seen in A-Next, the daughter of[...]
Marq Romero writes,
To celebrate Batman's 75th anniversary and the upcoming release of Batman: Arkham Knight, WB Interactive Entertainment held a one-of-a-kind exhibit at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego Acclaimed artists from comics to tattoos to graffiti gave their take on the iconic cape and cowl Artists include Zack Snyder (Batman v[...]
Okay, there's Reginald Hudlin, Matt Wagner, Nick Barrucci here as well. But the massive crowd is here for Quentin Tarantino, to celebrate the publisher's
Remember when Jonathan Ross was castigated after accepting the invitation from Neil Gaiman to host this year's Hugo Awards? It was quite a thing and made
Paraded at the Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic Con, IDW showed off a bunch of comics that they had previously cold out of, including this week's Ragnarok #1 from Walt Simonson.
And then one that they were expecting to sell ut of, in advance, really really soon…
But for[...]
Reported from the Retailer Lunch at San Diego Comic Con, Diamond Comic Distributors wanted to point out that, while sales may be a little softer in recent months, overall sales are still up 12% on 2012 sales so far.
That the larger story outside of the month-to-month sales is that sales are still up… and that[...]
I spoke to both sides and asked why they were there.
Joe Gaona on the microphone
Nikolai Fomich: Why are you protesting San Diego Comic Con?
Joe Gaona: We're not protesting actually The Bible tells us to go out and preach the good news – though they're here to have a good time and enjoy their lives on[...]
A new Dragon Ball Z movie has been confirmed for Japan only in 2015. No word on an English dub at this time. Creator Akira Toriyama is personally credited
So here is a thing.
According to the Salt Lake Comic Con, San Diego Comic-Con has sent them a cease and desist letter over their use of the phrase "Comic Con"
Salt Lake Comic Con have issued statements in response saying
"This cease and desist order is baseless and has been attempted before by this organization and has[...]
Every year the crew of Ascension watch an old black-and-white film, from a German rocket scientist based on Von Braun, announcing the Ascension project.
And now the audience at San Diego Comic-Con saw it too.
"So the time has come for mankind to take longer strides, we must move further down the line, we must reach for[...]
The Nailbiter is a big comics fan, but is not happy that Bendis killed Peter Parker, the Ultimate Spider-Man. Brian Bendis has agreed to appear in an
To see the sizzle reel, go here Mike Tyson Mysteries | San Diego Comic Con 2014 Sneak Peek | Adult Swim
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To follow my adventures on the floor, follow me @notacomplainer.
Will Romine writes for Bleeding Cool:
Mike Tyson Mysteries Let that sink in for a moment If you're overcome with a sense of confusion and giddiness,[...]
By Hilton Collins
Four creators discussed the state of female characters in genre entertainment during the Friday afternoon panel, Wonder Women of the 21st Century at San Diego Comic-Con Fans and critics have long argued that pop culture storylines often perpetuate negative female stereotypes and deny women characters the same three-dimensional story development that male counterparts[...]
Jeremy Konrad lets us know... Hasbro is partnering with Marvel to do exclusive Marvel Legends variant covers in October. Ten in total. First two are here.
When I arrived a few minutes late, to my consternation since I have a deep reverence for thoses guys and their work, to the Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
Liking quite a bit of what I'm seeing from DC tv these days. Here's a new one for Gotham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S_bodvIBG4
Peter S. Svensson drinks Gatorade and writes for Bleeding Cool. Boom Studios had their annual panel at Comic Con, which didn’t announce any new titles,
It has just been announced at San Diego Comic Con that Kieron Gillen and Jason Aaron are the two new writers for two new Star Wars monthly titles to be published at Marvel Comics Jason writing the Rebel Alliance, Kieron writing the Emperor and Darth Vader…
On learning this, I was able to send a few[...]
Ray Flook reports from San Diego Comic Con He writes,
Berkeley Breathed discussed a future animated project, Something About C-Mo, about a mysterious frozen dog found by a couple and who is trying to remember who he is and where he came from.
As for a Bloom County movie, the rights are with The Weinstein Company but[...]
Pete Sailer liveblogged this panel from the far suburbs of San Diego, Room 28DE This panel promises "lively discussion" on Little Nemo, V-Wars, Ragnarok and Winterworld. Will IDW announce any new titles? Maybe a Little Nemo/V-Wars/Ragnarok/Winterworld Crossover? Little Ragnarok World Wars? Keep on checking here to find out!
Featuring panel moderator IDW CCO and Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, Walt Simonson, Chuck Dixon, Jonathan Maberry, Gabriel[...]