comics

Will San Diego Comic-Con soon be called Anaheim Comic-Con?

According to THR’s HeatVisionBlog, Disneyland’s stomping grounds could soon be home to the largest fanboy con in the U.S. Anaheim tourism officials said Wednesday that they have submitted a proposal to Comic-Con International’s board that could unseat the sci-fi, comics and pop culture event from its longtime San Diego home. The Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & ….

Warner Brothers forms DC Entertainment to incubate new comic-based live-action features

Warner Brothers recently announced the creation of DC Entertainment, a new subdivision of WB aimed solely at multimedia development of their classic stable of characters, including Superman, Batman and the many others, according to SplashPage. The new company will be run by Diane Nelson, who previously served as president of Warner Premiere, the division responsible ….

Long Beach Comic Con 2009

Long Beach Comic Con is here to do one thing – make you love comic books more than you did when you first set foot on the show floor. Guests include Seth Green, Vince Hernandez and Tom Hodges. Comic book legend Stan Lee will open the con with an Inaugural ribbon-cutting ceremony this year. Dates: ….

List of exclusive figures, comics and other collectible items released for Comic-Con 2009

Comic-Con International has released it’s annual list of hundreds of exclusive items from top manufacturers, that will be available only at the CON! Currently, there are items from AFX (Action Figure Xpress), Avatar Press, Diamond Comics, Entertainment Earth, Funko, Gentle Giant Studios, Graphitti Designs, Hasbro, IDW, Mattel, Mezco, Mindzeye Studios, Peanuts, PopFun Merchandising, Scott Tolleson, ….

Todd McFarlane to appear with actor and Mayhem creator Tyrese Gibson at San Diego Comic-Con ’09

McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane himself will be at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. McFarlane has expanded its presence at the con by teaming up with other key retailers that will be exhibiting, and are planning exclusive figures, comics, artist signings, giveaways, panels and a first look at upcoming figure lines. Here is a list ….

Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con 2009

With amazing comic book industry guests like Jim Cheung (Secret Warriors cover artist), Frank Cho (Hulk artist), George Pérez (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds artist), Jason Aaron (Scalped writer), Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets writer), Billy Tan (New Avengers artist) and Guest of Honor Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass and Fantastic Four writer), you can look ….

Wizard World Philadelphia 2009

Wizard World is one of the largest gatherings of comic-related memorabilia, figure manufacturers and comic artists, on the East coast. With amazing comic book industry guests like Phil Jimenez (Amazing Spider-Man artist), JG Jones (Final Crisis artist), Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man writer), Kevin Maguire (Batman: Confidential artist), Walt Simonson (World of Warcraft writer), Dan Slott ….

Win a free trip to San Diego Comic-Con and join G4 Attack of the Show event coverage

Yesterday, G4 and Dark Horse Comics kicked off a search for the ultimate Comic-Con fan who will receive the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to appear in G4’s special coverage of this year’s 40th Anniversary Edition of San Diego Comic-Con. One lucky winner will be selected as a “Special Correspondent” to G4 and ….

Image Comics to make exclusive announcement tonight on G4 TV

Tonight on Fresh Ink, comic book geek Blair Butler will present an exclusive announcement from Image Comics, along with an exclusive first-look at cover art and sketchbook images from an upcoming issue of one of Image’s most popular comic series. If I get any additional info on this, I’ll update this post. That’s tonight, Tuesday, ….

Zombie Studios and Fox developing military action epic into film, game and comic property

Independent game developer Zombie Studios has reached an agreement with Fox Atomic and production company Union Entertainment to develop its military action franchise Blacklight, into a feature film, comic series and video game. The announcement was made jointly by Zombie CEO Mark Long, Fox Atomic chief Debbie Liebling, and Union president Richard Leibowitz. Blacklight is ….

Enter the MAD About Comic-Con Sweepstakes to win a free trip to San Diego Comic-Con, the animated Wonder Woman film, the DC Comics Encyclopedia and more

This is a great contest – and easier to enter than the contests I sponsor on FilmFetish.com. DC Comics and San Diego Comic-Con are sponsoring the MAD About Comic-Con Sweepstakes, giving you the chance to win a an all expense paid trip for two to San Diego during the 40th Anniversary edition of the largest ….

Chiller Theatre Toy, Model and Film Expo spring 2009

The next Chiller Theatre takes place on April 17-19, 2009. For the next show, no tickets will be sold at the door for Saturday, and must be purchased in advance. Location: Hilton Parsippany One Hilton Court Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (973) 267-7373 Partial guest list includes: Peter Graves Mission Impossible, Airplane Oliver Robins Poltergeist 1 & ….