San Diego Day 4
As usual, as the show wears on, our obligations pile up, leaving less and less time for blogging, which is totally lame. Saturday, long dreaded as the ultimate Con-Mageddon, was instead a lovable pussy...
California Dreaming, Part Three
A special report by Zena Metal
Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost, mother’effen Lost! Arguably one of the greatest—and most heavily expounded upon—TV shows of the last millennium held its annual panel at San Diego Comic-Con,...
SD09: Saturday is FUN day!
Will everyone stop moaning about how bad Saturday will be? EVERY DAY of the con has been sold out thus far and from the folks we talked to, Preview Night was actually the most...
California Dreaming, Part Two
A special report by Zena Metal
Day Two of San Diego Comic-Con 2009 was a star-studded affair as dozens of Hollywood elites came down to pander their wares. A-list actors like Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman,...
Eisner Award Winners
OH YEAH! Finally found a spot in the Indigo Ballroom where I could get Wi-Fi! It's on!
Here's where we stand ....winners in BOLD!
Best Publication for Kids
* Amulet, Book 1: The Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kibuishi...
MARVELMAN comes to Marvel
Joe Quesada made a big announcement at his Cup o' Joe panel, marking the return of one of the most contended characters in comics history: Marvelman. Ironically, the venerable Brit character was called Miracleman...
Finally, Wi-Fi
Wow, finally made it to the Wired Cafe where free Wi-Fi, music and Tequila cocktails prevail. Also, some of the kids from Twilight are sitting at the next table. The Wi-Fi and phone signals...
SD09: All your parties
Twitpicced from the Hyatt last night.
BTW, welcome Special Beat Correspondent Zena Tsarfin, who has already done a bang-up job of actually seeing what went on at the con while we were busy making history,...
Exclusive: Dark Horse to publish Archie Archives, more Casper
Adding to their slate of classic comics reprints, Dark Horse is set to publish the Archie Archives, hardcover reprints of every Archie story starting from the very beginning, starting early next year. According to...
SD09: Day 1
Hm, well...not really sure what happened Thursday or whether Robert Pattinson was dreamy or not...our day began with a fine breakfast with Jeff Smith and FMB. Then we raced off to our only panel...
One and Done
Paste Pot Pete by Colleen Coover
As I told a number of people, I stopped coming to SD in 2003 because it had gotten too big. And after one day, I'm glad I'm leaving tomorrow.
Exhausted...
California Dreaming, Part One
A special report by Zena Metal
Day One of San Diego Comic-Con 2009 has come and gone, and though my heart feels a little bit heavier for not being a part of it, I’ve...