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WonderCon 2018: DC Announced New Justice League Titles

03/24/2018 3:17 pm by Todd Allen 5 Comments

WonderCon 2018: DC Announced New Justice League Titles

And a Teen Titans announcement, too.

Filed Under: DC, Wondercon Tagged With: DC, Justice League, WonderCon '18

WonderCon ’18: Patrick Rothfuss Speaks of “What If” at “Gather ‘Round the Campfire: Telling Tales”

03/24/2018 12:00 pm by Nicholas Eskey 1 Comment

WonderCon ’18: Patrick Rothfuss Speaks of “What If” at “Gather ‘Round the Campfire: Telling Tales”

“There are only two questions you can answer if you’re going to write: What is it, or what if. No genre but fantasy lets you answer so successfully for ‘what if.’”

Filed Under: Conventions, News, Top News, Wondercon Tagged With: 2018, author, CCI, comic-con, fantasy, genre, Jenna Rhosdes, novel, Novels, Patrick Rothfuss, R.A. Salvatore, Tine LeCount Myers, WonderCon, Writers

WonderCon ’18: Writers Discuss A City’s Character in “Life in the Weird City: Urban Fantasy”

03/24/2018 9:00 am by Nicholas Eskey Leave a Comment

WonderCon ’18: Writers Discuss A City’s Character in “Life in the Weird City: Urban Fantasy”

In many urban fantasy books, the city in which the story takes places does more than act as a setting. Often, the city also becomes a character of its own.

Filed Under: Conventions, News, Top News, Wondercon Tagged With: CCI, comic-con, Convention, fantasy, fiction, Kevin Hearne, Mairghread Scott, Mishell Baker, panel, Rachel Marks, Stephen Blackmoore, urban fantasy, WonderCon, WonderCon '18, WonderCon 2018, writer, writing

WonderCon ’18: Black Crown’s Shelly Bond Talks Assassinistas and the Year Ahead

03/23/2018 9:24 pm by Andrea Ayres 1 Comment

WonderCon ’18: Black Crown’s Shelly Bond Talks Assassinistas and the Year Ahead

Shelly Bond talks the first year of Black Crown and what’s up for the year ahead.

Filed Under: Conventions, IDW, News, Wondercon Tagged With: black crown, IDW, Shelly Bond, WCA 2018, Wonder-Con

WonderCon ’18: BOOM! Studio Announces new Giant Days YA Novel and 4 More Titles

03/23/2018 6:27 pm by Andrea Ayres Leave a Comment

WonderCon ’18: BOOM! Studio Announces new Giant Days YA Novel and 4 More Titles

Five exciting announcements from BOOM! Studios help kick off #WCA2018

Filed Under: Archaia, Boom Studios, Breaking News, Comics, Wondercon Tagged With: Boom Studios, Boom! KaBOOM, WCA, WCA2018

DC to livestream tomorrow’s WonderCon ’18 publisher’s panel with Dan DiDio and Jim Lee

03/23/2018 5:00 pm by Alexander Lu 2 Comments

DC to livestream tomorrow’s WonderCon ’18 publisher’s panel with Dan DiDio and Jim Lee

Join DC’s co-publishers for a live in-your-face look at DC’s many new imprints!

Filed Under: DC, Wondercon Tagged With: Dan DiDio, DC Comics, jim lee

C2E2 – Plan Ahead: Image Releases It’s Panel Schedule and Exclusives

03/23/2018 1:30 pm by Todd Allen 1 Comment

C2E2 – Plan Ahead: Image Releases It’s Panel Schedule and Exclusives

Remember, C2E2 is only two weeks away.

Filed Under: C2E2 Tagged With: c2e2, Image

Wizard World Announces 16 show schedule for 2018, adding three cons

03/23/2018 10:30 am by Heidi MacDonald 1 Comment

Wizard World Announces 16 show schedule for 2018, adding three cons

It’s been quiet on the Wizard front for a while, but they’ve just made some changes to their 2018 show schedule: three shows are being added. Winston-Salem, Springfield-Mo, and Montgomery. Tulsa will return replacing OKC. And dates for the Austin and Sacramento shows have been added. Finally the Madison, WI show has a new date. […]

Filed Under: Conventions Tagged With: montgomery, springfield MO, tulsa, winston salem, Wizard World

How-To: So You Want To Start A Sketchbook….

03/22/2018 12:30 pm by Beat Staff 2 Comments

How-To: So You Want To Start A Sketchbook….

by Joe Grunenwald Convention Season is upon us once again, that magical time of the year when tens of thousands of comics fans have the opportunity to hobknob with their favorite creators. For a lot of fans, this means putting money into said creators’ hands by buying things directly from them. Writers often have copies […]

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Conventions, Top News Tagged With: How To, joe grunenwald, original art, sketchbooks

WonderCon: IDW’s Show Schedule and Variants (Including LEOG and Sonic), For Your Planning Needs

03/20/2018 12:30 pm by Todd Allen Leave a Comment

WonderCon: IDW’s Show Schedule and Variants (Including LEOG and Sonic), For Your Planning Needs

Yes, the League of Extraordinary Gentleman preview is free, but the Sonic #1 variant will run you $10

Filed Under: IDW, Wondercon Tagged With: IDW, LEOG, WonderCon

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