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Comic Con Hotel Panic! Sensitive Data of Over 500 Million Marriott International Guests Stolen

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Today, the Marriott International hotel chain stated that its Starwood reservation system had been hacked, compromising the personal data of around 500,000,000 guests who had stayed at the company’s hotels since 2014. According to the company, which manages over 6,500 properties worldwide, only its Starwood subsidiary reservation system was hacked. However, that still means data […]

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/12/18: Poor Gerard Butler

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§ Nice Art: If you were wondering if Robert Hack – co-creator of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comic – drew the titles for the hit Netflix show, well, yes he did, Der, and he shared the seven new ones he did on the tweets:   pic.twitter.com/rAgEeK63wz — Robert Hack (@Robert_Hack) November 7, 2018 § […]

Maker Faire San Diego allows sneak-peak into the Comic-Con Museum

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Despite not even having an official opening date planned, the former Hall of Champions Sports Museum and the future home of the Comic-Con Museum opened its doors for the first time to the public for the Maker Faire weekend.

SDCC ’18: Hasbro Toy Breakfast Rolling Out with Star Wars, Transformers, Power Rangers, and More!

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Early in the morning of every first official day of San Diego Comic-Con, the Hasbro Toy Company delights the press with a promise of food and toys. This year, they delivered a veritable buffet of both; so much so that I didn’t know exactly where to start.

SDCC ’18: DC Collectibles Panel Shows Off Rick Baker’s Joker and More

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Even before the start of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con Preview Night, DC Collectibles released a startling amount of information regarding their upcoming statue and figure lines. So, when it came around to the next day’s DC Collectibles panel attended by moderator Paul Malmont, Art Director Travis Hastback, artist Joe Ledbetter, artist Chrissie Zullo, Executive Creative Director Jim Fletcher, Special Makeup Effects Artist Rick Baker, and sculptor Paul Harding, much of the information they discussed was more of a reiteration from the day prior.

SDCC ’18: Con-Attendees Say at Annual Talk Back Panel “Best Comic-Con in Years!”

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“Seeing as we always run over every year, let’s get started,” said Rogers after his customary introduction and reminder of one topic of discussion per-person since there is always a large line. It was almost comical when the first person at the microphone responded to Rogers’ request of one item per-person, “That said, I have a list of ten questions.” A mixture of laughter and groans throughout the crowded responded.

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