Live from B.L.A.R.D.
We're finally ensconced here at the Beat Local Action Rapid Deployment HQ, aka B.L.A.R.D., aka the Horton Grand. We've even managed to score a room with a balcony, excitingly enough. We were all set...
Hit of the show
The WB booth has a life-sized model of the Owlship from WATCHMEN.
This is a pretty shitty picture but the model is cooler than dirt.
Man, these iPhones really do have lame cameras. Could only...
“A Mysterious Galaxy Ten Miles Away…”
Yay, back on the Wi-Fi grid. Saddened to report that the Omni lobby no longer has free Wi-Fi , making the former blogger's paradise a wasteland, albeit one with much better food.
After a...
Reminder: Rory Root Tribute
Just as a reminder, this panel on Friday is a must attend:
Remembering Rory: The Rory Root Tribute – 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Room 22
When Comic Relief owner Rory Root passed away in May,...
We’ll pass on SEX DRIVE, thanks
Well, as you may have noticed, there's a little Hollywood shindig coming up in a few days. Whereas once, San Diego prep -- with the accompanying anxiety, dashed hopes and teeth gnashing -- was...
Women of SDCC
There's are not any "Women in Comics" panels in San Diego, but there are a few women-focused panels of various sorts; there's also this:
11:00-12:00 LEGO and BrickJournal: Brave New World— See what grown-ups and...
THAT’S IT!
Okay we're outtie. NO MORE PRESS RELEASES AND BOOTH SCHEDULES. We're done. We leave the Beat in the hands of trusted operative Mark Coale, and a new operative, S. Stahl, who has taken on...
SD08: Hero Initiative — #907
As usual, The Hero Initiative will have a spectacular lineup of events and guests at the big show, inlcuding the Marvel vs DC softball game. Much more below the cut.
BOOTH SCHEDULE
WED., 23 JUL...
SD08: Royal Flush
Via PR:
Comics Fans Meet ROYAL FLUSH MAGAZINE
- an exquisitely-produced jammed-with-comics Rock / PopCulture magazine...
+ Patton Oswalt feature interview + Patton cover by Drew Friedman
+ Meet Royal Flush @ Comic-Con and get filmed for Toyota's...
SD08: Red 5 – L03
Via PR:
If you're going to be in San Diego this week for Comic-Con International 2008, be sure to stop by the Red 5 Comics booth — L03 in the small press section at the...
SD08: The Beguiling – #1529
Via Chris Butcher:
Thanks to their friends at Drawn + Quarterly, The Beguiling Books & Art will be exhibiting at booth #1529 at this week’s Comic Con International: San Diego, in its role as a...
SD08: Marvel Comics — #2429
A lot is going on.
Hey True Believers, do you know where you want to spend Comic-Con International? At the Marvel Booth (#2429) of course! We’ve got more programming at our booth than ever...
