Tag: Convention
SDCC ’17: Shelly Bond’s Fall Launch of “Black Crown” Has Three Titles Dated
The last remaining remember of DC’s Vertigo imprint before cutting ties in the early part of last year, Shelly Bond has since moved on to a much more personal project. In October of this...
SDCC ’17: A “Goosebumped” R.L. Stine is Awarded an Inkpot at His Panel
As a “shockingly-scary” first, author R.L. Stine is attending this year’s San Diego Comic-Con; The same R.L. Stine who has consistently scared children for around twenty-five-years, mostly with his highly-popularized Goosebumps book series. Even...
SDCC ’17: Box Brown Discusses His Eisner Award Nominated “Tetris”
We all know the game “Tetris.” It’s addictive and embedded in the halls of video game history. Did you know though that it originated from Russia? How about that near the pinnacle of its...
SDCC ’17: Getting Pretty and Becoming a Unicorn at Hasbro’s Brand Preview Breakfast
Hasbro is without a doubt one of the toy juggernauts at San Diego Comic-Con, having a fairly-large slice of the collectible’s market. Just look at their line that wraps around their own booth like...
NSFW INTERVIEW: Eisner Nominated Jason Shiga dives into the twisted world of DEMON
Hilarious in execution, serious in subject matter, irreverent to human life, and an homage to various science fiction tropes; This only scratches the surface of what comprises Demon. Broken up into four books, this...
SDCC ’17: This Year’s Exclusive Collectibles and Merchandise to Watch Out For
Forget about all that there is to see at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, what about all that there is to buy? Prepare to shout at unsuspecting vendors “Shut up and take my money”...
SDCC ’17: No Parking? Try These Alternate Modes of Transportations for the Convention and...
If you have a vehicle, my first suggestion would be to either: A) Make sure your hotel comes with complementary parking, or B) Don’t bring your vehicle at all. Not to say that there...
“San Diego Comic-Con Staying Until 2021” Says Mayor Kevin Faulconer
Yesterday morning, outside of legendary Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center, Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced that the San Diego Comic-Con will be staying in the city through 2021. The San Diego mayor...
WonderCon ’17: Mark Evanier and Steve Sherman Share Touching Memories of Jack Kirby
This year marks the 100th year anniversary of legendary comic book writer and artist Jack Kirby’s birth. The artist’s influence has undeniably touched the comic book industry, helping to change and shape it forever....
WonderCon ’17: Industry Artists Give Insight on How to Draw for Action Scenes
Many an artist of the comic, graphic novel, and manga format will cringe when the respective writer they work with asks for the dreaded “action scene.” Perhaps more confusing than the rendering of hands,...
WonderCon ’17: Annual End of Con Talk Back with John Rogers Hits Record
Marking the end of every WonderCon and San Diego Comic-Con, John Rogers, Comic-Con International President, sits alone at the raised table and readies himself for what is typically a slew of questions and comments....
WonderCon ’17: Comics Change the World: A History of Activism in Comics
If you are familiar, or in the least semi-familiar, with the early history of the comic medium, images of fit men flying and punching everything in sight while wearing tights might blip through your...
