Call them Hall I and Hall J. That expansion of the Marriott Marquis in San Diego we've been telling you about is set to be completed in time for this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and we can only imagine everyone is slavering over getting a chance to hold their activation in the new event spaces, which adds up to over 100,000 sq. ft. of exhibit and outside space.
The construction, which replaces the old Marriott Hall (a mysterious place I never knowingly entered in 20 years of con going) is being replaced by a new $70 million expansion that includes:
As you may have noticed, female cartoonists are dominating sales charts (well graphic novel sales charts, anyway) and awards and current cartooning classes are anywhere from 50 to 75% female. It seems that a majority of the most notable "emerging cartoonists" are women, and a lot of folks have been joking that it's hard to find up and coming men in comics.
A group of 13 publishers have reached a settlement with the Diamond estate and Sparkle Pop to get their inventory back, and this Diamond business may finally be drawing to a close
Korean entertainment giant Kakao is shutting down Tapas, their North American webtoon platform, leaving creators and readers devastated and an uncertain future
Paramount has settled the lawsuits from 12 attorney generals and the WGA over its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, promising an independent editorial board for CNN and CBS News, and more.
Zoe Thorogood and her husband Joe Whiteford will team up on the Image miniseries and accompanying EP Vampire on Aisle 6, which tells the story of a recently turned vampire trapped in a superstore until the Sun sets.
Spider-Man: Homecoming director and Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts is reportedly set to helm the first in a new Star Wars movie trilogy written by Simon Kinberg, which will purportedly feature Rey Skywalker in a minor role.
Paulina Ganucheau and a host of artists will team up on Dynamite's We Bare Bears Christmas Special, which will mark the Cartoon Network series' first comic book.
