fan conventions

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 ….

Twilight Saga: New Moon, Peter Jackson and James Cameron’s Avatar circling 40th Comic-Con International

The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Peter Jackson, who’s finishing up the horror film The Lovely Bones and James Cameron’s epic sci-fi movie Avatar, are purported to be among the highlights of this summer’s 40th Anniversary edition of Comic-Con International in San Diego, according to the New York Times. Jackson has never attended the event, despite ….

Leonard Nimoy and Jeffrey Combs to be guests at East Coast Star Trek Con in July

The Official Star Trek Convention East Coast lans in July, as the first major area Star Trek Convention to follow the blockbuster Star Trek feature film from JJ Abrams. The legendary actor, director, producer and photographer Leonard Nimoy is scheduled to be one of the featured guests at this year’s event, along with Star Trek: ….

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 ….

Guillermo Del Toro joins guest list of Fangoria fest in NYC

Fangoria announced today that superstar director/producer/writer Guillermo Del Toro has joined the guest list headlining the upcoming Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors, which is slashing its way back into New York City on June 5 to 7, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Guillermo’s incredible work includes directing Hellboy I & II, Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade ….

Win concert tickets, manga books, collectible figures and more during Super Para Natural Manga Day

Organizers of the upcoming New York Anime Festival are sponsoring an event called Super Para Natural Manga Day at New York City’s Kinokuniya Bookstore. This Sunday, May 17th at Kinokuniya Bookstore – located at 1073 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan – the New York Anime Festival will present a day of events celebrating the ….

Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors New York moves to Javits Center for 30th Anniversary event

Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors returns to the New York area for its 30th Anniversary, the weekend of June 5-7, 2009. After years of holding the events at regional hotels in Northern New Jersey, Fangoria is returning to the heart of Manhattan, with all events being held at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The guest line-up ….

Blu-ray release of Star Trek: The Original Series giving hardcore Trek fans exclusive this weekend

Owners of Star Trek: The Original Series on Blu-ray will be able to access daily reports from FEDCON, Europe’s largest Star Trek convention, for direct download from the disc’s BD-Live portal. Apart from the additional information and exclusive videos and trailers provided via BD-Live, videos of the highlights at FEDCON will be available for download. ….

Clive Barker opens up about Book of Blood trilogy and the Hellraiser, Candyman and Night Breed remakes

Clive Barker’s latest films, Dread and Book of Blood will be previewed at the next West Coast Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention, April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, according to Sci-Fi Wire. Last year I attended the New York area Weekend of Horrors, and Fangoria Magazine editor Tony Timpone read a letter from ….

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 & ….

Robert Patrick to attend panel for Alien Trespass at New York Comic Con

A lost Sci-Fi epic’s recently been unearthed! Not seen since 1957, this film by legendary producer Louie Q. Goldstone is essential viewing for anyone who considers themselves a science fiction fan. Be one of the first of this generation to glimpse vintage Alien Trespass broadsides and meet the creator, veteran X-Files director R.W. Goodwin as ….