Hit of the show
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet 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 snap this surreal composite. Better photos later.
Continue ReadingHour one
Share this link on Facebook!TweetWell, we managed to make it across the floor. Once. Warner Bros. is once again giving out giant bags — this time with Wonder Woman AND a shoulder strap for crossbody styling. There’s practically a riot going on in front of the WB booth. A harried guy with a headphone told [...]
Continue ReadingMcKellen to be Gandalf in THE HOBBIT
Share this link on Facebook!TweetPresumably, this news will help THE BEAT recover from any travel-related mishaps that may have occurred on her trip out to SD. Empire magazine caught up with Sir Ian at THE DARK KNIGHT premiere and said his returning to play everyone’s favorite wizard is all but a done deal. Well, I haven’t had [...]
Continue ReadingWATCHMEN — the games
Share this link on Facebook!TweetVariety reports that WATCHMEN will be adapted as a series of downlaodable games . Two are planned with one coming out when the movie does and the other with the DVD release. The games are being developed by Danish developer Deadline Games, and will star Rorschach and Nite Owl, hurm hurm. WBIE [...]
Continue ReadingVertigo Crime line announced
Share this link on Facebook!TweetAt PW, Rachel Deahl scoops a new Vertigo Crime imprint from DC: As thousands of fans and industry professionals prepare to descend on San Diego for the annual Comic-Con, DC has unveiled a new offshoot of its edgy, celebrated Vertigo imprint, Vertigo Crime. The new line, dedicated to crime titles, will launch [...]
Continue Reading"A Mysterious Galaxy Ten Miles Away…"
Share this link on Facebook!TweetYay, 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 decade of vowing never to return on a Tuesday, we now find it the most pleasant and relaxing [...]
Continue ReadingTo Do 7/23: Golden Apple's Pre-Con mixer
Share this link on Facebook!TweetIf you’re hanging out in LA and want to get things rolling tomorrow Golden Apple is at it again. This time they are hosting a Pre-Con Publisher Showcase & Tribute Mixer and you’re invited! Wednesday, July 23 from 6-9pm join us for our 1st annual Pre-Comic-Con Showcase & Tribute Mixer featuring [...]
Continue ReadingReminder: Rory Root Tribute
Share this link on Facebook!TweetJust 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, a huge void was left in the comics’ world. Please join us as we pay tribute to [...]
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Batman busted
Share this link on Facebook!TweetMaybe it wasn’t such great acting after all…Very sad news, as actor Christian Bale has been arrested in London for assaulting his mother and sister. Batman star Christian Bale has been arrested by detectives investigating claims he assaulted two family members. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a 34-year-old man had been arrested in [...]
Continue ReadingKirkman named Image partner
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThe New York Times once again scoops the big Comic-Con news: Robert Kirkman has been named an Image partner, the first new partner since the fabled original seven partners formed in the Days of Yore. Mr. Kirkman was asked to join Image in part to reward him for his commitment to [...]
Continue ReadingWe'll pass on SEX DRIVE, thanks
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet 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 exclusively the provenance of the comics industry, now, the entire entertainment industry is in full throttle PR [...]
Continue ReadingKibbles 'n' Bits
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet§ Just what we needed, more competition. § John McCain is…the Joker? § Viz has a new movie division and ICV2 interviews head Jason Hoffs: As far introducing a new, rich world, I think that manga is certainly the equal of any U.S.-created intellectual property, certainly including comic books and graphic novels. [...]
Continue ReadingJames Jean does Sally Jupiter
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Carla Gugino…va-va-voom! from the WATCHMEN movie everyone seems to be talking about: The good people over at AICN have received an artsy pop-up of Carla Gugino as Sally Jupiter from James Jean. According to him, this little beauty will play a role in the introduction of Sally Jupiter. Technorati Tags: va-va-voom
Continue ReadingWomen of SDCC
Share this link on Facebook!TweetThere’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 “big kids” are doing with LEGO today and what fuels them to never put the brick down! [...]
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