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Archives for 07/21/2011 10:00 pm

The Watchtower: Comic-Con – Special Star Wars Edition

07/21/2011 10:00 pm by Torsten Adair

The Watchtower: Comic-Con – Special Star Wars Edition

Star Wars Ruined Comic-Con!

Filed Under: Marvel, Movie Comics, Movies, SDCC '11 Tagged With: Star Wars

Studio Coffee Run SDCC Thursday: Game of Thrones Panel Highlights

07/21/2011 9:32 pm by Shannon OLeary

Studio Coffee Run SDCC Thursday: Game of Thrones Panel Highlights

Here’s nearly everything you need to know about Game of Thrones at Comic Con

Filed Under: Culture

SDCC11: Live blogging the New 52 panel — UPDATED

07/21/2011 4:35 pm by Heidi MacDonald

After standing in line with several hundred other people to get in, we filed into a huge room to see DC’s New 52 panel with

Dan DiDio
Eddie Berganza, crisis master
Bob Harras
JT Krul
Freddie Williams
Cliff Chiang
Paul Levitz
Paul Cornell
Dan Jurgens
Scott Lobdell

Filed Under: DC Tagged With: DC

Twitter: Two survival keys for #sdcc: 1) dl official Con app for a schedule and maps. 2) bring a poster tube! http://lockerz.com/s/122335498

07/21/2011 3:59 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Comixace Two survival keys for #sdcc: 1) dl official Con app for a schedule and maps. 2) bring a poster tube! http://lockerz.com/s/122335498 [Source] Heidi MacDonaldHeidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on […]

Filed Under: News

SDCC11: ICv2 conference hightlights: digital comics sales doubled in 2010

07/21/2011 12:57 pm by Heidi MacDonald

SDCC11: ICv2 conference hightlights: digital comics sales doubled in 2010

Yesterday’s ICv2 Conference on Comics, Media, and Digital kicked off Comic-Con with a look at the business side of things. Over at Publishers Weekly, Calvin Reid and I have a brief recap of some of the stats that Milton Griepp presented at his annual White Paper.

Some quick hits:

GN sales were up 3% so far in 2011 — up more in bookstores, despite the Borders disaster, than in comics shops — while periodical sales were down 8%. The peak of sales for comics and GNs was 2006-2007. Coincidentally that was also a peak year for manga sales, which has declined significantly yet again. But the rate of decline has stabilized.

Filed Under: Business News, SDCC '11

Time Machine: San Diego Comic Con 1988

07/21/2011 12:14 pm by Heidi MacDonald

Time Machine: San Diego Comic Con 1988

This year’s show with its lines, security, street teams and skywriting to much for you? Return to the simpler days of San Diego Comic Con 1988 via Ironic Sans and their scans of the program book:

Filed Under: Fandom, History

The Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Nate C. day 3

07/21/2011 11:10 am by Heidi MacDonald

The Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Nate C. day 3

I announced a new book yesterday! COW BOY, being published by good ol’ Archaia Entertainment. I’m writing, Chris Eliopoulos is drawing! Super-exciting, we’ve been working on it for a wnile. Me an’ Chris aren’t super-duper-megastars, so we figured doing an online announcement before the con started would be better than the weekend, when we could get drowned out by the massive announcements. So…yeah! Cool. In other news…

Filed Under: SDCC '11

SDCC11: Spectacular images of Comic-con line

07/21/2011 11:01 am by Heidi MacDonald

SDCC11: Spectacular images of Comic-con line

Folks have been lined up for a while to get into Comic-Con — camp Twilight must be packing up about now, hopes and wishes high. Meanwhile, the regular line is about to start entering the hall. Earlier this morning, this is how the line looked — we can’t copy but click for the largest version which shows people lined up all the way around the marina.

Filed Under: SDCC '11

The Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Ali C. Day 3

07/21/2011 10:46 am by Heidi MacDonald

The Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Ali C. Day 3

Must pack. Must. Pack! Why do I never pack early? (Am an expert procrastinator.) Flight leaves at 8:30am! Several piles of clothes on bed! Nothing of use in suitcase! Am spending more time dancing and reorganizing clothes out of the laundry. There may have been some singing.

Filed Under: SDCC '11

SPX announces more guests

07/21/2011 10:28 am by Heidi MacDonald

A slew of Ignatz-Award wining guests will be at this year’s SPX:

Filed Under: Indie Comics

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