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With YouTube Originals’ Cobra Kai returning April 24th for season 2, the Karate Kid sequel series's official trailer teases a Daniel/Johnny smackdown.

The Jack Kirby Tribute Panel was the last event I attended at this year's WonderCon, and it's always good to end a con with a panel that is sentimental and funny because it can help you forget any nonsense from the rest of the convention And thanks to moderator Mark Evanier (one time assistant to[...]

I don't think I fall into what would be the expected demographic for Lumberjanes, lucky for me though I don't care as I have been on board with all the Janes since issue one and I was extremely excited to attend the Lumberjanes 5 year anniversary celebration panel at WonderCon 2019. Tracy Brown, writer for the[...]

So I was super excited to be able to attend the first-episode screening and panel at WonderCon 2019 – with the series set to premiere on Sunday, June 2 (following the fifth season premiere of Fear the Walking Dead). Showrunner Jami O'Brien, Author Joe Hill First off, when it comes to talking about what was in the[...]

When it comes to panels at comic conventions I think my favorite moderator is Mark Evanier, but coming in a close second is the man who moderated the Our Favorite Villains panel at Wondercon, Mark Waid Now I think there is a possibility that Bleeding Cool may make Waid's list of villains, but I have[...]

2nd Author's Note 3: I happened to have bought the issue the day before on the Wondercon convention floor while dollar bin diving.) My $1 copy of the Amy Grant cover Doctor Strange 15 Liefeld got around to talking about his new Marvel book, Major X He said if he hadn't left X-Force to form Image Comics,[...]

Taking their turn on stage at this year's WonderCon 2019, the cast and creative from Fear the Walking Dead followed up yesterday's announced Sunday, June 2, premiere date with the official season 5 trailer… which includes the return of Ruben Blades' Daniel Salazar (with Blades making a surprise appearance at the panel). Credit: Marcos SalinasFrom what[...]

The team took some time at Wondercon 2019 to answer some questions about the show and its production that have been on the minds of myself and other fans. Star and executive producer, Daniel Wu, joined members of the cast and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar to answer some behind the scenes questions While they[...]

IDW announced plans to launch a new Care Bears comic at WonderCon Saturday The comic will be based on the new Care Bears cartoon from Boomerang, Care Bears: Unlock the Magic Matthew Erman and Nadia Shammas will co-write the comic, with art by Agnes Garbowska. THR reported the news, and in a shocking twist for comics[...]

WonderCon 2019 continued to be a weekend of announcements, teasers, and trailers… ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D made the most of their time in the spotlight With Clark Gregg, Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker, Henry Simmons, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, and Jeff Ward in attendance – along with executive producers Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Jeff Bell, and Jeph Loeb –[...]

WonderCon 2019 continued to be a weekend of announcements, teasers, and trailers… and this time it was ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D time in the spotlight Speculation over when the serirs would return for its sixth season were put to a rest during the show's Saturday afternoon panel In attendance at the event were Clark[...]

Riding the success of a freshman season that was well-received by viewers and critics alike and following up on executive producer and creative force Noelle Stevenson's unveiling of the season's official poster at Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) earlier this month, fans were treated to their official first look at Netflix's DreamWorks She-Ra and the Princesses[...]

This evening at WonderCon, DC Comics has announced that their entire digital comics library will be added to its DC Universe Service Subscribers to DC Universe will have access to 80 years worth of comics for no extra charge, meaning that for only $7.99 you can read from DC's humble beginnings through Crisis to Rebirth[...]

The 80th anniversary… that's the foil one, right? DC seems to think so, as the publisher is planning a birthday bash for Batman at WonderCon next weekend and they're bringing along a collection of foil variants for Batman and other books to the party Sadly, no hordes of rampaging bats will be released amongst the[...]

But he won't be attending, nor following up with C2E2 and WonderCon, shows he was also a guest over the following month He posted the news on Instagram. Saying, It is with great sadness to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances I will no longer be attending ECCC, C2E2 and Wondercon To all my fans who wanted[...]

Anaheim spring convention WonderCon is right around the corner, taking place over March 28th-31st 2019, and the three-day schedule has just gone live. There's something for everyone from the CCI event, the same company who does San Diego Comic Con (SDCC). A simple perusal through the schedule results in dozens of options for the comic, film, and[...]

AMC is set to dish out the "wonder" at WonderCon 2019, bringing the cast, crew, and producers of original hit series Fear the Walking Dead, new supernatural horror series NOS4A2, martial arts drama Into the Badlands, and spell-casting thriller A Discovery of Witches Running from March 29-31 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, the three-day[...]

Sounds like Marvel Television is going to have a pretty big presence at this year's WonderCon in Anaheim, CA In an announcement today, it was revealed that Marvel TV shows Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, and FX series Legion will all have panels and events throughout the annual March convention. MARVEL'S CLOAK & DAGGER, EXCLUSIVE SIGNING! Friday, March 29th at[...]

It is not uncommon for nationally (and internationally) recognized con events to happen on the same weekend, but the final weekend of March 2019 seems to be the top pick for no less than three big conventions. March 29th-31st 2019 just happens to be the chosen dates of C2E2 in Chicago, WonderCon in Anaheim, Planet Comicon[...]

Jimmy Leszczynski went to WonderCon 2018 for Bleeding Cool. Rick might have said that "none of it matters, and the entire show is stupid," but we don't think so! We sat down to talk with Rick and Morty composer Ryan Elder at WonderCon 2018 The 'Get Schwifty' writer starts by explaining his humble beginnings in 2005 making internet[...]

[Editor's Note: This 'Ready Player One' piece comes to us from Bleeding Cool contributor Dana Han-Klein of The DHK who takes a look at the pre-theatrical release hype at WonderCon and how it showed at the weekend box office results.] Well the world has now seen Steven Spielberg's interpretation of Ready Player One and the big question is did it[...]

Marvel has a whopping 6 Netflix superhero tv shows right now with the team of costume designer Stephanie Maslansky and makeup designer Sarit Klein handling the majority of them. We were lucky enough to get some time to chat with both the creative department heads at WonderCon 2018, covering the bases for Jessica Jones, The Defenders, Iron Fist, Luke Cage,[...]

This isn't really a negative, with so many prolific writers popping up in places like io9, Bleeding Cool, and The Nerdist, there's plenty of room in the waters of the internet for everyone with a column. One of the annual panels at both WonderCon and SDCC focuses on this very subject, Everyone's A Critic: Being a[...]

[Editor's Note: This piece comes to us from the Gather Round the Campfire panel during WonderCon 2018 from Bleeding Cool contributor Dana Han-Klein.] Throw a bunch of fantasy writers in a room and what do you get? Philosophy, minimal practicality, and some great zingers. WonderCon 2018 special guest Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Kingkiller Chronicle series, was joined by fellow[...]

[Editor's Note: This Into the Badlands piece from WonderCon comes to us from Bleeding Cool contributor Dana Han-Klein.] Based on the trailer for the third season of AMC's Into the Badlands, it looks like we're going to get some Game of Thrones-esque politicking Though unlike Westeros, the world of Badlands is populated by a cast (and extras)[...]

David Lucarelli writes: WonderCon 2013 (My First WonderCon) Five years ago I had this crazy idea I was a lifelong fan of comics, and I had made one: a single floppy issue of my first comic called The Children's Vampire Hunting Brigade I had submitted it to several publishers, and while I had gotten a little interest[...]

Spilling out of WonderCon comes the buzz from comics professionals that DC Comics is to conclude its current variant cover programme. Starting with the DC Rebirth issues, each twice-monthly and monthly series (and a few of the mini-series) had a regular variant cover gig for a major artist to work on the character with images less likely[...]

We interrupt your regular weekly Dieselfunk Dispatch with three reports from the floor of Wondercon in Anaheim Read previous issues of the Dieselfunk Dispatch here. Tim Fielder writes for Bleeding Cool from Wondercon: Greetings Dieselfunkateers! Dropping Science at Wondercon 2018 with MARCIA CHEN of JOE BENITEZ PRODUCTIONS Okay so I've covered creators who one might call OBSCURE[...]

WonderCon is always a great event to listen to fascinating discussions about the behind-the-scenes creation of some of our favorite shows and films Friday had one of the two weekend panels highlighting TV writers This one was specifically about the shows that inspired writers to be writers. The panel was moderated by Mark A Altman (The Librarians,[...]

We interrupt your regular weekly Dieselfunk Dispatch with three reports from the floor of Wondercon in Anaheim Read previous issues of the Dieselfunk Dispatch here. Tim Fielder writes for Bleeding Cool from Wondercon: Greetings Dieselfunkateers! Look, over there! Why it's The MOON MINIS Next up we continued our Wondercon INDIE Quest and saw a great many offerings[...]