ZombiCon Shooting – 1 Dead, 4 Wounded
Gunfire at the Ft. Myers charitable event created a real-life running zombie herd, but the organizers' security safeguards may have helped prevent further harm.
Shootings have become a depressing fact of life here in the...
NYCC ’15: Diversity Sells Out
Diversity is a recurring theme in panels at this year's New York Comic-Con, mirroring a trend in fandom nationwide.
Race, gender, physical ability, mental health, even geeks as an emerging protected class - amidst...
Person of interest sought in sexual assault at DragonCon
Dragon-Con has the reputation for being an no holds barred exploration of fantasy and cosplay. It draws a lot of lookie-loos, as well, and there have been reports of harassment incidents for some time....
Two arrested in apparent gun threat at the Pokémon World Championships
With cons and fan events growing in popularity, and shooting an almost everyday occurrence here in the US, one wonders if there will ever be an "incident" at a con. Well here's one that MAY have been thwarted. It seems two invited participants in the Pokémon World Championships were arrested after making some online threats and showing up armed to the teeth:
Washington court orders payment and fines in Kickstarter fraud case
As crowdsourcing has become a normal part of financing creative projects, a few bad apples have soured the barrel with non delivery. A few months ago, the FTC announced it would start looking in to Kickstarters that don't deliver and now a Seattle court has ordered the creators of the Asylum Playing Cards Kickstarter—Altius Management and Edward J. Polchlopek—to pay over $54,000 in fines and settlement.
Salt Lake Comic Con claims trademark win; SDCC: “Not so fast.”
The ongoing legal battle over the trademark of the term "comic-con" between The San Diego Comic-Con (or to give it it's official name: Comic-Con International: San Diego) and the Salt Lake Comic Con flared up a bit yesterday when the SLC group claimed a win by being granted a trademark:
New Black Lightning Archive: DC, Tony Isabella Reconcile
"Dogs and cats, living together!" - that's what immediately popped into my mind yesterday when I read Tony Isabella praising DC on Facebook for how it was treating him in regard to Black Lightning.I've...
SDCC ’15 – The Beat’s Panel on Ethics in Comics Journalism
Reflecting on The Beat's comics journalism ethics panel tonight at San Diego Comic-Con, my thoughts keep going back to the comics community - who we are, where we're going, and what can keep us...
SDCC ’15 Comics Journalism Panel – You-know-what vs. the Beat?
What will you be wearing on Thursday night at 6:30pm? The answer could reveal where you stand on the theme of Heidi's latest SDCC Comics Journalism panel, "It's About Ethics in Comics Journalism."
If you've...
Kickstarter Fail – A Federal Offense?
The Federal Trade Commission has just sent a press release touting its first successful action against a failed Kickstarter campaign.
The FTC's mission is to protect consumers from false or misleading advertising, and as part...
Bombshell: Court rules Moulinsart does not own rights to Tintin
In a shocking court reveal over the fate of one of the world's most beloved and influential comics characters, a Dutch court has ruled that Moulinsart, the company that runs the publishing and licensing...
Baseball, Comic-Cons, and Paying Volunteers
Yesterday The Mary Sue published an article suggesting that for-profit comic-cons could be violating federal labor law by not paying minimum wage to workers improperly classified as volunteers. However, a recent case involving Major League Baseball shows how ReedPop and other commercial comic-con ventures could beat the tag.
