Many purists complain that San Diego Comic Con is no longer about comics at all, and with the highlights and focus all revolving around movies and TV definitely supports this argument. However, every once in a while, comic books are the stars of the Con and this year the biggest comic book surprise wasn’t Iron Man 3 [...]
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Comic Con was a whirlwind of geek insanity with colorful sights and sounds in every direction! If you missed it, be sure to check out our Day 1 Comic Con gallery. Here are some photo highlights from Day 2 of the pop culture orgy. As seen in Ridley Scott’s Alien: There is no way God [...]
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Saturday night was dominated by the Marvel panel in Hall H, but meanwhile some smaller Marvel news was taking place. Leading up to the Con, Thomas Jane‘s team promoted his panel and teased about a special screening that could get him kicked out of the Con! It was all very dramatic, with releases saying: [quote]Jane won’t [...]
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The resident production of KÀ by Cirque du Soleil at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and Marvel Entertainment introduced KÀ #1, an all-new custom comic book to fans at Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego. Fans were able to get up close and pose for photos with KÀ artists, receive signature KÀ airbrushed tattoos and take home their [...]
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One of the highlights of this year’s Comic-Con was the return of Marvel to the main stage. Last year marked a huge departure with all the Disney and Marvel projects choosing to abstain from Comic-Con and instead focusing their efforts on Disney’s 23 Expo (aka DisneyCon). This was a massive disappointment to fans and it’s [...]
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While bigger studio fare like Wreck-it Ralph and Twilight were the big projects stealing the show at San Diego Comic Con yesterday, I had the chance to sit down with newcomer Jamie Bradshaw about his unique film Branded. Check out the official synopsis for a glimpse into this original film: [quote]Branded is a dark and [...]
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IMAX joined the fun at San Diego Comic Con this year with an exclusive off-site event at The Ruben H. Fleet Science Center. While that doesn’t sound like the ideal location for a Comic Con event, it makes perfect sense given that this has one the largest IMAX screen in town. After drinks, light bites, [...]
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This year’s Comic Con is off to an amazing start!! Check out our totally math photo gallery from Preview Night and Day 1. There is so much Adventure Time cosplay going down, it might as well be called FinnCon! Algebraic!!! Giant Finn watches over all of us here: Outside the convention center: Screen Invasion in [...]
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Another highlight from Comic Con today was the brand new Frankenweenie “homage” trailer, which debuted during the Walt Disney Studios panel. Honestly, the flick was not really on my radar, but after watching this trailer and chatting with the film’s producers, Don Hahn and Allison Abbate, this adaptation of Tim Burton’s 1984 short film has [...]
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