SDCC '13

ComiXology is getting more into the mix. Already the #1 digital distributor for comics, with more than 100 million comics downloaded, the company is getting more involved with tangible things of late, including a...

Toucan, the San Diego Comic-Con's official blog, unveiled Dave McKean's Sandman cover for the souvenir books, aka that nice looking thing you get in your Big Bang Theory giant swag bag. Sandman, the Neil...

Bucking trends, fans and How I Met Your Mother, one plucky comics publisher is going ahead with plans to actually set up at Comic-Con next month. San Jose based SLG and their brave...

As Comic-Con continues to morph into a loose confederation of events all centered around the Old Spaghetti Factory on 5th and K, Gam3rCon will also be returning. The full 4-day gaming-focused event will take...

People often ask me "Why don't you do a podcast?" I answer, "I do." • In this week's More To Come podcast, Calvin Reid, Kate Fitzsimons and I talk about my MAN OF STEEL world premiere...

It seems that Comic-Con is getting its Slamdance, but it's a nerdlebrity Slamdance. Zachary Levi, best known as the star of Chuck but a smart entrepreneur in his own right, has been putting on...

Okay kids, the lottery is here. SDCC is going their annual badge resale, but you'll need to enter a lottery to be able to purchase them. Basically you go enter the drawing now and...

If you are like The Beat, you have always wanted to see a graphic of San Diego Comic-Con's attendance growth and now thanks to this infographic presented by Film School Rejects and BuyCostumes.com, you can! (click for big) There's much more in the complete chart including masquerade info and how Comic-Con compares to a Super Bowl in economic impact.

Hotels, badges...can there be yet another San Diego Comic-Con-related lottery? Why yes. Parking. Ace Parking offers pre-sale parking at the convention center for $12 a day, so you don't have to get to the...

Get those packages out today with material for consideration in the Eisner Awards. Details here. Judging will take place next month (if the usual schedule holds), nominations announced soon after, and the Awards...

While we all know the San Diego Comic-Con reigns as the biggest, loudest, most stressful and exciting media event in the world, we've also predicted that fickle Hollywood may someday not view it as...

Since planning for Comic-Con is now a year-round endeavor, here's some of the latest news for July's megafest. § The much-debated convention center expansion is on track, and funding via a hotel room tax...