When Warner Bros. Animation first launched the DC Universe Animation Original Movies back in 2007, I don’t think anyone could have anticipated the huge body of work that would have come from such a high caliber of talented filmmakers. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release a massive 30-movie box set […]
NYCC ’17: Illuminating “Batman: Gotham by Gaslight”
For the years the creators behind these DC Animated films have been teasing fans with an animated adaptation of the critically acclaimed Batman story Gotham by Gaslight as a dream project high on their list. Well, dream has finally become reality as an animated feature Batman: Gotham by Gaslight has now been officially announced for […]
NYCC 2017: Con-Pression, Con-centration, Con-gestion, Con-sternation
During New York Comic Con, I spent three days at the Javits Center. (Thursday was spent attending the professional programming at the New York Public Library!) This is the TWELFTH NYCC I’ve attended (yes, all of them!), so you might be wondering what I thought this year… Torsten AdairI’ve been writing for The Beat since […]
The 7 Coolest Booths at New York Comic Con 2017
Another New York Comic Con has come and gone! Now that the hoopla and humidity have settled, let’s reminisce about some of the coolest booths and most fun activations from this year’s annual gathering of the nerd tribes.
NYCC ’17: Joining the Coalition in “Voltron: Legendary Defender” Season 4
The Voltron Coalition was in full force last weekend at NYCC to learn the latest about the Legendary Defender and the struggle against the Galra Empire. On hand were executive producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, as well as voice actors Josh Keaton (Shiro), Kimberly Brooks (Allura), and AJ LoCascio (Lotor). Needless to say, much […]
NYCC 2017: The Quest for A Toilet
Maybe it’s that it was Sunday and everyone was chugging vats of coffee to stay awake. Maybe it was just three days of horrible eating catching up with everyone. Whatever the cause, wherever I went the Sunday of this year’s New York Comic Con, everyone was talking about going to the bathroom. Planning a visit, waiting in line, or even fleeing the con in search of an available facility.
NYCC ’17: It’s official – new record attendance set with 200,000 tickets sold
As reported here and confirmed for me by ReedPOP, This year’s New York Comic COn sold a record 200,000 tickets. That’s not quite 200K people, as I reported here, ReedPOP counts 1 ticket = 1 person, Since fans could only buy single day tickets and not four day passes, there were more individual tickets […]
NYCC ’17: The Magic Realism of “HEY ARNOLD!: THE JUNGLE MOVIE”
Back in 2002, Nickelodeon aired an hour-long Hey Arnold! special entitled “The Journal” that ended with everyone’s favorite “Football Head” discovering a mysterious map of the fictional Central American country San Lorenzo that would at long last lead Arnold to discovering what happened to his parents. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, “the best-laid plans of […]
Kodansha Comics announces 2018 lineup – NYCC ‘17
By Kerry Erlanger Sunday, The U.S. arm of Japan’s largest book publisher, Kodansha Comics, hosted the last in what was a series of panels by the publication at New York Comic Con. Unlike previous Kodansha panels at the con, the focus this time was less on Hiro Mashima and more on the future, specifically the handful […]
NYCC 2017: NYCC Staff Q&A: Lots of Good, But Could Always Be Better
Once again, we’ve reach the completion of another New York Comic Con. As always, things changed, things improved, things went awry, and as always, Lance Fensterman and staff met to listen to show attendees express their compliments, criticisms, and concerns. So, what were people talking about? Here are the main points: Torsten AdairI’ve been writing […]
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