SD08: DC Comics
Share this link on Facebook!TweetEven with all the movie stars, TV stars and Slave Leias, the heaving epicenter of Comic-con is still the DC booth. At any random moment you’ll see more lines, more toys, more aspiring cartoonists, more practicing cartoonists, and more celebrities stopping by to see their favorite cartoonists than any other place [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: First Second — #1321
Share this link on Facebook!TweetFirst second spotlights Eddie Campbell, Prince of Persia’s Jordan Mechner, Nick Abadsis and Danica Novgorodof with signings and panels this year: Thursday: 12:30 Eddie Campbell spotlight panel, room 3 1:30 Eddie Campbell and Dan Best sign their latest graphic novel, _The Amazing Remarkable Monsieur Leotard_, at the First Second booth. Friday: 12:00 Jordan Mechner talks Prince [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: Abrams — #1021
Share this link on Facebook!TweetAfter a groundbreaking 2008, Abrams will be at the con with a booth, signings and a panel which seems to be announcing…something. Details and schedules in the jump. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., is pleased to be hosting a booth at San Diego Comic-Con for the third year in a row. The Abrams [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: CBLDF — #1831/1833
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet The CBLDF is pulling out all the stops with an exclusive new Neil Gaiman book from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (above) and Neil’s signed tee shirts on sale at the booth. The auction includes Jack Kirby, Dave Gibbons, Jeff Smith, Matt Wagner and many more great originals . Jim [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: Udon — #5368
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet UDON will have all sorts of exclusives and signings, including the Street FIghter Tribute book. You can read all about it in the jump!
Continue ReadingSD08: Antarctic Press — #2307
Share this link on Facebook!TweetDaniel Connor from Antarctic wrote us the following very nice email about what they have planned for San Diego this year: In our twenty-four years of business, which began in 1984, Antarctic Press has published over 850 titles with a total circulation of over 5,000,000! This includes some of the most respected [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: Active Images — #2016
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Our good pals at Active Images reveal their doings and sent an attractive product shot as well. Those awfully nice, Eisner-Award-nominated, chaps at Comicraft, John JG Roshell and Richard No Middle Initials Starkings have a whole bushel of goodies for visitors to their booth in the Independent Publishers’ Pavilion (just look for [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: The Search for Carl
Share this link on Facebook!TweetAdult Swim has warned us of an ATHF promotion to find a Carl look-alike–things could get ugly. One “lucky” real person to star as Carl in first-ever live action episode Adult Swim today announced the nationwide search for a Carl look-alike to appear in the first-ever live action episode of Aqua Teen [...]
Continue ReadingSan Diego's economy…again
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet We’re interrupting our ongoing attempt to sort through our San Diego-related email to note something rather curious. You see, The Beat and Future Mr. Beat are staying on Monday night in San Diego to chill out, detox and simply sit staring silently into space. Our accommodations are still in a state of [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: DEXTER and SHEP FAIREY
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet DEXTER just got first-time Emmy noms for Drama and Best Actor and the show will also be at Comic-Con. We’re informed that Showtime has commissioned Shepard Fairey (OBEY) to create original art for DEXTER. You’ll be able to buy your own artwork based on the lovable serial killer at the [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: Fantagraphics
Share this link on Facebook!TweetYou can read all of FBI’s Comic-Con activities here , but we’ve pasted in the signing schedule, which is highlighted by Kim Deitch, Los Bros, Jim Woodring and the debut of…Natalia Hernandez.
Continue ReadingSD08: BOOM! Studios – #2543
Share this link on Facebook!TweetChip Mosher, who has steadily won our heart with his stream of press releases, sends word of BOOM! signings, including Mark Waid and Stephen Baldwin. They also have info on their benefit for artist Josh Medors. AND this: BOOM! 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY DRINK UP! / GAY PRIDE PARTY Where: Hyatt Grand Lobby Bar When: [...]
Continue ReadingSD08: Dial R Studios — #2306
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Dial R Studios (booth 2306) returns to Comic-Con International with four new books! The following titles are set to debut at the show: The Path to Armageddon trade paperback, Billy Banes # 1, and two special convention exclusive books: HoCal: The Collected Webcomics, and The Guns of Shadow Valley. Dial R creators [...]
Continue ReadingThis made our day
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Finally, some Hollywood studio put their money where it matters and got FREE GODDAM WI-FI for the entire convention center. Everyone go see EAGLE EYE~!
Continue ReadingWhitney wins
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Details, here. She’s also officially a “superstar” now. Saturday: 2:00-3:00 Comics: Across Every Medium— Paul Feig (creator of Freaks & Geeks), David Goyer (Batman Begins), Chip Kidd (The Learners), Whitney Matheson (USA Today’s Pop Candy blog), and Brad Meltzer (The Book of Lies) are five superstars who make headlines in television, film, the [...]
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