Wizard jumps the shark, fires two
After a week of folks piling on with all their stored-up grievances against Wizard, things took a darker turn last week, as Wizard fired Stewart Morales and Gabe Fieramosco, the two folks most responsible...
Manga watch: ComiKet!
Naniwa at Mangacast covers the biggest show of them all:ComiKet!
Twice a year doujin fans across the world head for the big one. This is the manga mecca. This is where people pass out in...
WWC new record: 58,000 souls
Newsarama has the press release on WW Chicago's attendance, and to the shock of all it's a new record!
Wizard World, the country’s foremost touring event for pop culture and comic books, announced today that...
WW Chi: Loeb Auction huge success
Just to end this on an up note, Newsarama has a really nice story about an auction to benefit a scholarship founded in honor of Sam Loeb, the late son of Jeph Loeb.
âI was...
WW Chi: mopping up the sweat
As we've noted here before, the second floor lobby of the Hyatt Rosemont O'Hare is made of poured concrete. It is impervious to damage. That thing is like Isengard. MAYBE Ron Garney with a...
NYCC 07 announces first guest: Stan the MAN
With this year's Conmageddon behind us, it's time to look forward to next year's Nerdpocalypse, the second New York Comic-Con in February '07. And it's never too soon for guests, as Stan...
Rosemont wrap-up
Ragnell and Kalinara were there. We're hoping they're not in the above photo. Praying, really.
So was Johanna who has three posts. Along the way she has an unsourced report on Wizard...
Worst Fan Ever?
Colleen Doran reports on a Very Bad Fan who stalked Billy Boyd at the LotR con:
All of the women having dinner at her table were apalled by the Fan From Hellâs behavior. âShe gives...
Carnage in Rosemont!
While the online reports from WWChi have been pretty subdued, Bendisboarders have not let us down with some "internet posters gone wild!" type frolicking. We don't know what happened to Adam Beranek here, but...
WW Chicago ’06, impressions
We've had a few reports from the show, most saying Friday seemed to be a manageable day, although Artist Alley was quite busy. If you read our comments section (AND YOU SHOULD!) someone reports...
WW Chicago News updates
HOLY F**K THIS IS EASY! We just sit at home and link to other people's reports. GodDAM, why didn't we think of this year'4, while DC "tallied" nine. ABC/Disney was the lone none DC...
Otakon news
Anime News Network has DMP panel news
Several titles were announced for a Spring 2007 release, including Kurashina Senseiâs Passino, La Vie en Rose, Waru, Wagamama Kitchen, Fake Fur, and Paradise on the Hill....