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.
Continue ReadingSPX announces more guests
A slew of Ignatz-Award wining guests will be at this year's SPX:
Continue ReadingThe Watchtower: Comic-Con Morning Edition — DC ‘droid, Lego, Wood, Comic Bucks, and Costumed Catastrophes
While Heidi slumbers after surviving yet another Preview Night, I am ensconced at Stately Beat Manor, monitoring the Internet for all sorts of info which might get eclipsed by the myriad millions of memes occurring this weekend.
Continue ReadingSDCC Preview Night at a glance
It's Preview Night and the ICv2 Conference at San Diego Comic-Con, and while the big announcements are still being held back for the convention proper, news has begun to come out of San Diego in a trickle that will soon become a torrent.
Continue ReadingSDCC11: Day -1– Tr!ckster debuts, spectacles erected
Even as a prep day, Tuesday is now crammed with faces and activity. While inside the convention center, a massive Avengers display took shape at the Marvel booth, outside Tr!ckster made a sparkling debut, and a line of themed carnivals took shape along the railroad tracks. The big news outside the convention center was the soft opening for Tr!ckster, the comics-themed offsite event, showcasing independent comics creators. While it was still evolving -- prints and posters set up in front of industrial sized stoves -- the wares on display look sharp. The life drawing classes -- led by two gorgeous models -- were well attended, and the bar got a shake-down cruise. As Tr!ckster is held inside the San Diego Wine and Culinary Center, the wines are quality -- we enjoyed a stunning dry rose from the south of Italy last night.
Continue ReadingBryan Lee O’Malley’s SECONDS to be published at Villard
Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley has been teasing a new projects called SECONDS with a photo on his Twitter feed, and Publishers Weekly has confirmed that it will be a new graphic novel to be published by Random house imprint Villard in 2013.
Continue ReadingThe Comics Reporter has returned
Since going on a nearly month long hiatus from blogging, Tom Spurgeon has left indie comics readers in serious withdrawal from golden age comics reprints, indie comics art dumps, old photos of cartoonists doing things, and of course, insightful commentary. Luckily as of today Tom is back to blogging today, with a San Diego preview, and a look at why it may have been time for the Xeric to go. Sadly, the elements that caused the hiatus have also prevented him from making the San Diego trip, but we're sure that he'll give better coverage from afar than most of us could do from the ground.
Continue ReadingSDCC11: Marvel Launches Season One Graphic novels
Tom Brevoort believes in the satisfying chunk. Or in his case, "big, sizable, meaty chunks" of of story like those found in graphic novels. Marvel has significantly rejected the notion of creating original graphic novels over the years, with former E-i-C Joe Quesada continually saying they don't make economic sense. However, maybe they do make more reading sense for new readers in a world of tablets and Kindles. Marvel has announced a new line of Season One hardcover original graphic novels which will give modern readers a modern take on the origins of classic characters:
Continue ReadingTo do: Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies Launch Party
Today at Jim Hanley's Universe 15 creators signing! Awesome line-up -- be there!
Continue ReadingSDCC11: Yoe! Books!
Given the huge crowds at Comic-Con International, it's not surprising that an artist or publisher will promote The Latest and Greatest at the show. With all the buzz, the media, the fans... it's an excellent opportunity for a publisher to debut something amazing, something they hope will generate a lot of interest and lead to sales through the holiday season. So regular con-goers shouldn't be surprised that Craig Yoe, Eisner-Award winning author and designer, will have a new book to showcase. Not only are his history books beautifully designed and researched, but they are also fun to read. He even finds little gems, like Elvis reading a copy of "Betty and Veronica", to spice up his books.
Continue ReadingRuss Manning Award Spotlight: Nate Simpson
None of this year's Russ Manning Award nominees created a bigger splash than Nate Simpson with the debut of his comic Non-Player. With it's gorgeous, fully imagined artwork it was the toast of the internet for a few weeks and sold out right away. LIke may recent Manning nominees, Simpson works in video game design -- not only artwork but character and story concepts; his resume includes Demigod, Space Siege, Supreme Commander 2, GoPets. the Starfleet Command series and dozens more.
Continue ReadingRuss Manning Award Spotlight: Paul Roman Martinez
Continuing our look at this year's Russ Manning Award nominees, we come to Paul Roman Martinez, aka Kopetkai. He's the creator of the dieselpunk webcomic The Adventures of the 19XX. According to his bio, he's a California-based graphic designer/web designer who works on his comics in his spare time. The 19xx combines his interests in art and history with a pretty nifty premise:
Continue ReadingSDCC11: CBLDF has t-shirts, posters, perfume, party, auction
The Beat endorses the CBLDF -- the freedom you save may be your own. Clothe yourself, smell good, bid on some great art and then hang out at one of the best parties Comic-Con has to offer.
Continue ReadingThe Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Ali C. Day 2
hours to flight: 32 (minus at least 8 hours of work and like 10 for sleeping (2 nights)) hours of work-work to do before I leave: 12 pre-con to do list items: 17 number of scotches consumed: 3 (v. bad)
Continue ReadingThe Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Nate C. Day 2
So as you’re reading this, I’m either on Delta flight 547 eating a Clif Bar, or I’ve already landed in beeyootiful San Diego, California. Figured I should get there a few days before SDCC, see some sights, see if San Diego PBR tastes different from New York PBR. The convention experience has evolved for me throughout the years. I’ve had four cycles:
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