SDCC '10

The Beat endorses this soiree!

This is not comics, but it sounds too cool not to post.

By Torsten Adair While the Beatrix goes forth among the ravenous hordes of Comic-Con International, I remain at stately Beat Manor, stuck on monitor duty. So, while we wait for news from the Californian Cannes, let's...

There are lots and lots of events at Comic-Con, but The Beat also endorses the Pop Candy Meetup, hosted by our pal, Whitney Matheson!

Before things get rolling too much, we would like to state that the Beat endorses the Odysea bar at the Hilton Bayfront as the new "in" drinking spot, replacing the nasty old homophobic...

Okay, we're on the ground and ready to get Preview Night and there are some press events already going on, notably this: We had flight delays and other unpleasant stuff like a server meltdown that near about gave us a heart attack yesterday but it's all over now and the real suffering can begin. Oh, we kid. There was a South Park marathon on Comedy Central that made the flight very bearable, including the classic World of Warcraft episode, the Logan's Run episode and one about sex education where Kyle...oh we can't say but we know you remember. We haven't had time to take the temperature of the town, but let's just say San Diego couldn't be more eager to welcome Comic-Con! There were e-signs up at BAGGAGE CLAIM for crying out loud. The signs at the trolley stop have been made over in Klingon. Signs, banners, parties, breakfast specials...the red carpet hasn't been rolled out, it's been shot out of a t-shirt cannon over the whole city.

Although they are out of business, Alvin Buenaventura is using his previously reserved booth to run a "going out of business" sale, sad as it sounds. Lisa Hanawalt and Johnny Ryan will both be...

Last Gasp, Pantheon, Bill Plympton, Nickelodeon, Mike Golden, Mark Texiera 0-- all the little bits of news we couldn't put anywhere else! Lots of greta stuff in the jump.

A lot of new Captain America and especially Thor movie art floating around today. From Yahoo Movies, two posters that Marvel will be distributing at their booth and panels, one presumes. The posters use...

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BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid invites all Comic-Con attendees to the BOOM! Studios 5 Year Anniversary Drink Up* taking place at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Odysea Bar, Thursday July 22nd from 9pm to...

-- you don't need a booth numbers, it's its own zip code. DC has a ton of stuff going on; here's their panel schedule: