Tag: SDCC ’14
SDCC ’14: Comixology announces DRM-free backups for Image, Top Shelf, Dynamite, Monkeybran, Thrillbent
With a line up of publishers yet unknown, Comixology has announced that from now on publishers will be able to choose a DRM-free option for their comics downloads. It's both an acknowledgement of the...
Comic Con: Beyond the Panels
By Hannah Lodge
For some, the real glamour of San Diego Comic Con lies beyond the confines of the convention center. For four days, the Gaslamp quarter is transformed into an outdoor festival, with parties,...
SDCC ’14: ‘All-New Captain America: Fear Him’ Digital Comic
The first Marvel announcement from SDCC came today at their 'House of Ideas' panel, as the creative team of Dennis Hopeless and Szymon Kudranski will put together a six-issue digital series featuring Sam Wilson,...
SDCC ’14: The year things didn’t get bigger
Although it's still overwhelming and nuts, there is a genera sense among the exhibitors, cab drivers and con vets that the massive show biz whirlwind has, if not contracted, at least stayed the same...
SDCC ’14: Werthamania
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Fredric Wertham's influential and notorious Seduction of the Innocent, and Comic Con's programming schedule includes several panels addressing the book and its core themes.
Today (Thursday) at noon,...
SDCC 2014: Journal – Preview Night Blur
By Victor Van Scoit
A few years back I decided I to start arriving to San Diego a day early. Then it became two days. This time it was three. No matter what it seems...
The Beat Podcasts! – SDCC ’14 Day 1: Eric Powell & Richard Starkings
Live from San Diego Comic Con, it's More To Come! Publishers Weekly's podcast of comics news, interviews and discussion with Calvin Reid, Kate Fitzsimons and The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald.
In day one of...
SDCC: The HUMANS are coming to Image – Exclusive Preview and Interview
First it was vampires, then it was zombies. After that it was bronies but now? It's all about monkeys and Image Comics is one step ahead of the latest ape craze with a new...
SDCC ’14: IDW to publish Orphan Black comics
Ever since we got to San Diego it's been :orphan Black, Orphan Black, Orphan Black" because it's amazing. And now IDW is getting in on the amazing with a comic series. NO creative team...
SDCC 2014: A Little Birdie Told Me How To Cure Your Fear Of Missing...
By Victor Van Scoit
San Diego Comic Con is a behemoth with opportunities for any number of unique experiences. Its attendees create a micro-ecosystem for four days that can be difficult to manage, but isn't...
SDCC 2014: Day -1 — a peak at the floor and The Year of...
I kind of had an inkling that Guardians of the Galaxy would be the big thing at Comic-Con 2014, and after looking on the floor for a few minutes…I was right. If it isn't...
SDCC 2014: The Beat Picks Showbiz Panels You Can Go To Without Ruining...
Not everything showbiz related at Comic-Con is innately douchey. There are even some panels that sound downright FASCINATING. Like these. But get there early. Also check out my PW story on the top...