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...
Graphic novels serving as inspiration for movies
Have you heard???Graphic novels serving as inspiration for movies? It's true!
Graphic novels serve as rich source material for film producers looking for ready-to-visualize stories, and they're viewed as product extensions of comic book publishers,...
This used to be my slabbed playground
Neilalien rounds up a bunch of recent links that paint a sad picture of the decline of the sports card industry.
Slate: Requiem for a rookie card
... this was my old stash. Thousands,...
Jonathan Levine interview
Regular Beat readers know that we're big fans of Jonathan Levine's art gallery here in NYC, which specializes in "lowbrow" or "pop surrealism" art, much of it influenced by pop culture and comics....
Con odds and ends
Yes yes, we know this is yesterday's news and Chicago is where it's at now, but a few last links before we sail into the sunset. Chuck Rozanzki sends out a daily report from...
Naked Harry to show potter
In a time tested move to shed his "Kiddie Star Label" HARRY POTTER star Daniel Radcliffe will simultaneously show his stage chops and his doodle by taking on a role as a troubled teen...
Party happenings
The Hollywood Reporter Risky Business blog has all the actual happenings at San Diego -- a world of parties far too cool for comic book people to attend.
Sci-Fi Channel threw a cool rooftop...
SAN DIEGO – DAY 0
Okay can we just say, we now officially hate the Hyatt? WE HATES IT WE HATES IT FOREVER. We have various reasons for this but catch us in person and we'll go down our...
LA Times on Comic-Con
If you wonder why Comic-con has become a Hollywood go-to fest, articles like this are part of the reason. Profiling Tim Sale, Marc Silvestri, bookseller Stuart Ng and artist Sue Katowich, the subtext of...
San Diego suspicious of nerd spending
This local San Diego site requires you to pay $100 to read their online content. Foo that, but from the looks of the free lede, the city is only grudgingingly beginning to accept the...
Must link of the day: FIELD GUIDE TO SAN DIEGO
Skribbl at Story Boredom presents a lovely field guide to the types you'll see at Comic-con, with their habits noted.
Look out for this one near any bathroom entrance or waste recepticle. Instead of...
