Tag: Top News
Walking Dead Round-up: Shocking deaths reveal that the zombie apocalypse is awful
Last night the seventh season of The Walking Dead kicked off and answered this cliffhanger of a question: just WHO did Negan beat to death with a baseball bat? (SPOILERS, obviously, although if you...
The mixed messages of Wonder Woman as she’s named Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment...
In a sometimes emotional presentation, Gal Gadot, Lynda Carter, Patty Jenkins and DC president Diane Nelson joined UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Cristina Gallach at the UN today to name Wonder...
Flame Con 2 was the nicest and most forward-looking con of the year
Flame Con is now in its second year, and it's billed as the "comics, arts, and entertainment expo showcasing creators and celebrities from all corners of LGBTQ geek fandom." And after attending for a...
SDCC ’16: Hall H has shrunk back to its normal size now
While Hall H is the ultimate Valhalla of nerd lore, it isn't quite what it used to be. Checking out the schedule this year reveals that the studio pullout is pretty complete, with only...
Money and Magic: Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hill talk THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS
Jonathan Hickman (EAST OF WEST, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, AVENGERS) demands reading and re-reading. His creator-owned work presents philosophy with nut-punches of viscera and it stays with me long after I close the cover. A...
SDCC’16: Tips from a Local – Getting Gear Ready for the Convention
By: Nicholas Eskey
Attending conventions can be the highlight of anyone’s year. They allow fans to share their fandom with other likeminded individuals, purchase rare and exotic collectibles, explore new destinations, get the latest news...
Breaking: All the Marvel Now (2016) leaks and no more X-men?
UPDATE: In the original version of this post, I made a joke about Dennis Barger being a suspect for the leak. IN this case he most certainly was not, as he did not get...
SDCC ’16: All the Wednesday and Thursday panels with Kieron Gillen, Luc Besson and...
IT'S HERE. Time to lock down those schedules, people. Comic-Con has released the entire schedule for Wednesday and Thursday and we'll have a sleection of highlights as soon as our mnd stops boggling.
JULY 20 • WEDNESDAY
4:00pm – ...
This Jim Woodring animated SPX poster is the trippiest thing you’ll see today
Via the SPX tumblr, a reminder that once San Diego Comic-COn is over it'll be straight to the fall show line-up including the annual Small Ppess Expo in Bethesda, the annual Camp Comics for...
Downtown San Diego’s expansion of the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina; Impact on Comic-Con...
By Nicholas Eskey
As the world’s largest comic convention, one that celebrates all forms of popular culture in film, television, video games and of course print, San Diego Comic-Con is also well known also for...
Paul Jenkins’ ALTERS may be the first mainstream superhero book with a transgender protagonist
AfterShock Comics, announced with much fanfare last year, has been rolling out dozens of comics since December, but they've just announced the one that MAY be their breakout hit. At AwesomeCon I got to...
Column: A World Without Superman
Years ago I found myself in Sofia, Bulgaria as part of the production team on a Dolph Lundgren movie I had written (in three days because that’s how the low-budget action kingdom works), kept around to do last-minute changes as is sometimes the case in filmmaking. Bulgaria was a remarkable place, a country with a much older history than America, a history you felt in the architecture, in the manner and the speech of people who had not forgotten the old ways.
