When a con HAS crap: Wizard World Chicago
A happy camper @WizardWorld #ChicagoComicCon ! XX pic.twitter.com/Jo4ZR63UGs
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Wizard World Chicago was this weekend, a now four-day extravaganza of...
Comics stars taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge — UPDATED with Bendis and more
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The weekend in comics events, San Jose to Minnesota and beyond
Will every single comics creators be at a show this weekend? Since we know comics culture is booming I thought it might be interesting to check out just WHAT is happening around this nation of outs. I got most of these from Convention Scene but it didn't include the biggest show, Big Wow.
If you're going to one of these shows, feel free to report back to us here! We're keen to hear about comics culture around the world.
Gary Oldman told Ben McKenzie to read comics. Did he do it?
It's getting so people who play various superhero roles must pass on the lore to younger versions of the roles. Thus when Gary Oldman—the...
Avenger actress admits that superhero costume isn’t for her
Elizabeth Olsen is a lovely, normal young woman, but she isn't a superhero or a fitness model, and she's nixed the idea of wearing...
Did Shia LaBeouf rip off a Daniel Clowes comic for his short film? UPDATE:...
If you look at the plot of Shia La Bouef's short film Howard Cantour, it sounds exactly like Daniel Clowes's short comic Justin M....
Jamie S. Rich’s Webseries ‘From The Gutters’ Launches with Matt Wagner Interview
From The Gutters, a new comics interview show, has launched their first episode today. Presented by Jamie S. Rich, the webseries will be hosting...
They’ve Cast Grant Gustin as The Flash
Setting up the TV pilot for a Flash TV series, The CW appear to have cast actor Grant Gustin - best known for his...
Best idea ever: Shatner and West kibbitz at Salt Lake City con
HOW has no one ever thought of this before? Putting William Shatner and Adam West—the two most mellifluous, self mocking and endearing of legendary...
SDCC’13: South Park and the Stick of Truth
By Nicholas Eskey
This year at Comic Con International 2013, we were given a treat to have the South Park show creators Matt Stone and...
Life among the nerdlebrities: Wizard World NYC
I had no idea what to expect as I approached the Wizard World Comic Con NYC Experience last Friday evening. First off it was located a new venue—Basketball City—in a part of Manhattan that I had never been to except on an FDR Drive flyover: a mysterious realm east of Chinatown, north of the Seaport and south of the Williamsburg Bridge. In local speak we call it "no mans land": the moody banks of the East River.
Patton Oswalt Pitches a Star Wars/Marvel Crossover Movie
Patton Oswalt has been rather busy over the last few weeks. When not convincing the World that he should be cast as The Penguin...