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SDCC '12: The defining moment and the burrito

07/06/2012 8:01 am by Heidi MacDonald

SDCC '12: The defining moment and the burrito

How a stop for a bit of hearty breakfast can change your life.

Filed Under: Food, Late Night, SDCC '11, SDCC '12 Tagged With: SDCC '12

NYCC 11: 3-day and 4-day passes sold out; line up outside

10/14/2011 7:57 am by Heidi MacDonald

NYCC 11: 3-day and 4-day passes sold out; line up outside

It’s official: Three- and four-day passes for New York Comic Con are sold out. And fans are being urged NOT to line up to get in today due to having to line- up outside in a rain-slicked city:

Filed Under: SDCC '11

Rhys Ifans, The Hall H Shover, will not be charged

08/16/2011 8:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Rhys Ifans, The Hall H Shover, will not be charged

While not as bloody an incident as the 2010 stabbing, this year the fever pitch of Hall H at Comic-Con was again marred by violence when Welsh actor Rhys Ifans, who plays the Lizard in the upcoming Spider-Man movie, got into a scuffle with a security guard, which resulted in a citizen’s arrest by said guard.

The incident was said to kick off when Ifans, who might have had a tiny bit to drink that afternoon, him being Welsh and all, went outside for a smoke with his entourage, and upon trying to get back in, found his entourage didn’t have the proper credentials. After a shouting match with the guard, Ifans reportedly gave her a shove, went on stage looking pale and rattled, and upon getting offstage, was arrested.

Filed Under: Nerdlebrity News, SDCC '11

Comic-Con 2011: Perception vs. Reality, Part Two

08/02/2011 9:00 pm by Torsten Adair

Comic-Con 2011: Perception vs. Reality, Part Two

Well, after posting my initial analysis of Comic-Con programming, astute Beat readers suggested I consider the square footage and attendance of each panel.

Using the color-coded programming grids found on the CCI website, and then using the occupancy data for the convention center and nearby hotels, I created a nice spreadsheet for each room or hall.

Here are the totals…

Filed Under: SDCC '11

SDCC11: Brian Ralph’s Comic-Con comics diary

08/01/2011 10:57 am by Heidi MacDonald

SDCC11: Brian Ralph’s Comic-Con comics diary

Another winner in TCJ’s cartoonist diary series.

Filed Under: Art, SDCC '11

SDCC11 Videos: 50 Years of Comic Book Fandom Panel

07/29/2011 11:32 am by Heidi MacDonald

SDCC11 Videos: 50 Years of Comic Book Fandom Panel

The Comics Journal is posting video tapes of several Comic-Con panels — so avoiding those crowds was the right way to go after all! Here’s one that we much desired to see 50 Years of Comic Book Fandom with Mark Evanier, Jean Bails, Paul Levitz, Dick and Pat Lupoff, Richard Kyle, Bill Schelly, Roy Thomas, and Maggie Thompson. This is where it all began, people.

Filed Under: Fandom, History, SDCC '11 Tagged With: History

Comic-Con 2011: Perception vs. Reality

07/28/2011 7:00 pm by Torsten Adair

But does media really dominate the programming at Comic-Con International?

Let’s find out!

Filed Under: SDCC '11

SDCC, A Look Back: The Beat

07/28/2011 3:27 pm by Heidi MacDonald

SDCC, A Look Back: The Beat

One red-eye flight from Burbank later, and I’ve had the most uninterrupted sleep I’ve gotten in two weeks. It will take another 10 hours to really get normal, but for that I’ve got to hang on until the weekend. YOU CAN DO IT!

I’ll have more emblematic con thoughts tomorrow, but for now a few shout outs:

Filed Under: Meta, SDCC '11

SDCC11 A Look Back: James Kochalka

07/28/2011 2:28 pm by Heidi MacDonald

SDCC11 A Look Back: James Kochalka

Okay we’re not going to spend weeks and weeks rounding up San Diego memories, but we are going to share a few good ones. James Kochalka has started his sketchbook diaries account, and this is the comics equivalent of the MODERN FAMILY recap.

Filed Under: SDCC '11, Webcomics Tagged With: James Kochalka

The Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Ali C. — Final Report

07/28/2011 9:40 am by Heidi MacDonald

The Comic-Con Virgin Diaries: Ali C. — Final Report

By Ali Colluccio

Days at Comic-Con: 4
Total hours of sleep: 15
Total number of drinks: lost track after 23…
Time of brain death: Sunday, July 24, 12:47am PDT, Hyatt lobby bar
Items crossed off To-Do list: 10 (out of 22)

Filed Under: SDCC '11

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