The Beat sits down with Fantastic Beast’s Dan Fogler to talk about his comics writing career, the great coming yin/yang union, conspicy theories, and the coming of Brooklyn Gladiator in April.
Comic-Con HQ SVOD channel moves to Roku, TubiTV and Amazon
Some news that’s been floating around for a bit: Comic-Con HQ, the streaming video-on-demand channel focused on all thing Comic-Con lifestyle, will stream as its own channel no longer. The channel, which was launched as a partnership between San Diego Comic-Con and Lionsgate, will now operate as licensed content from Lionsgate, Variety first reported. The […]
Riverdale is a hit! Will the stars be the next big nerdlebrities?
Seeing as we’re talking metrics this Monday, one of the stats revealed in one of the data presentations at last weeks ICv2 NYCC Insider Talks was that Riverdale ranks right after The Walking Dead in terms of social media reach. Thus is should come as no surprise that Riverdale’s second season premiere rating jumps nearly […]
Ex-Wizard showrunner Macaluso launches Fandemic comic cons with Reedus, Morgan, Campbell and more
Are there too many comic cons? Apparently not because John Macaluso, who was the showrunner at Wizard World until about a year ago, is launching his OWN line of shows, Fandemic. The inaugural show will be held Sept. 15-17 in Houston, at the NRG Center. The nerdlebrity A-lists guests are out for this, with Norman Reedus, […]
Con Watch: An angry crowd formed when Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Norman Reedus departed early from Fan Expo Dallas
Convention season kicked into high gear last weekend with WonderCon, Anime Boston, Fan Expo Dallas and MoCCA all taking place, and the schedule just gets busier from here. Of all of them Fan Expo Dallas had the most crowd problems. The event, which is part of the Informa family of shows (which includes Fan Expo in Toronto, MegaCon, Boston […]
Wizard and Stephen Shamus reach a settlement in lawsuit – but not before a laptop was destroyed
According to court documents, the lawsuit filed against former Wizard exec Shephen Shamus for Breach of Contract and Misappropriation of Corporate Assets (among other things) was settled last month. No terms were announced. As you may recall, last November, Wizard sued Shamus, who had been Chief Marketing Officer at Wizard for years, for $1 million in […]
When a con is crap: Rewind Con and the broken photo printer
While this story has nothing to do with comics, it does have to do with cons, and when people see the word con, they think of the wonderful world of “Comic-Con,” a celebrity filled nirvana of excitement and fulfillment. But it is not always that way. And it seems that Rewind Con, a 80/90s themed boy […]
Wizard World sues Stephen Shamus for $1 million, but who are the 10 ‘John Does’
Say it ain’t so, Norman Reedus. Last week convention company Wizard World fired their Chief Marketing Officer Stephen Shamus, and they filed suit against him. The suit alleges that Shamus used his position to obtain more than $1 million worth of signed memorabilia and collectibles from Wizard World guests which he then sold. A sweet set-up for some extra cash, if true.
SDCC ’16: Camp Conival presents more nerdlebrity shenanigans
Call this not a con war but an offsite war and not even really a war, but…it’s getting so you can’t swing a cat without hitting some kind of nerdlebrity activation around Comic-Con. The best known is the long running Nerd HQ which this year wil; be held once again at the Children’s Museum just […]
Awesome Con report: will this be the next fifth biggest convention?
Disclaimer: I was a sponsor and paid guest for Awesome Con held last weekend in Washington, DC so considered this a sponsored post. That said, as you know, I write a lot about comic cons, and I am not a spokesman for Awesome Con. These are my honest opinions and if you have any questions please […]