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27th March – A Second Chance For San Diego Comic Con Tickets
Tickets to the San Diego Comic Con 2012 sold out in 90 minutes of being onsale But there were problems with the forwarding link sent out to people by mail, which crashed leaving many willing customers none the wiser while the queue for tickets filled up. Well, the organisers of the show are giving one last[...]
Seven Things To Do If You Didn't Get San Diego Comic Con Tickets
You didn't get a ticket to San Diego Comic Con And you've realised with the crackdown on ticket scalpers this year, you probably won't get one later either Hell, even next year is looking dodgy So what to do? Here are seven thoughts. 1 Come Anyway As San Diego Comic Con has outgrown the convention centre,[...]
Tomorrow Is The Final Day For Eisner Award Nominations
The awards, as always, will be presented at the San Diego Comic Con in July… I wonder if Markosia submitted the Royal Wedding comics? Probably not…   March the 6th is the last day publishers or creators can submit their work for the 2012 Eisner Awards. The tentative categories are best short story, best single issue, best continuing[...]
In Half An Hour, San Diego Comic Con Tickets Go On Sale
In half an hour ticket sales open for San Diego Comic Con 2012 If you didn't register for a Member ID, I'm sorry but you are out of luck No begging, borrowing or pleading will suffice here And hopefully the site will stay up Hopefully. Last year, let's face it, was a clusterfuck This year, they[...]
Four Days To Sign Up For San Diego Comic Con
February 28th. That's the cut off date to sign up for a Member ID to attend the San Diego Comic Con, whether you are professional, press, exhibitor, volunteer or fan. If you're not signed up, you won't get to buy a ticket or register for a pass. So basically if you are going, if you are thinking of[...]
San Diego Comic Con Volunteer Registration Is Now Open
There are many ways to get into San Diego Comic Con One is to work for a publisher, studio, vendor or attending retailer Another is to be a legitimate member of the press which also includes working for Bleeding Cool Another is to be lucky enough to be allowed to buy tickets, after fighting through[...]
Meet The Eisner Awards Judges For 2012
Here are the judges for next years Eisner Awards, to be held at the San Diego Comic Con! In Western-traditional reading order, they are… Brigid Alverson, comics journalist and reviewer After earning an MFA in printmaking, Brigid worked as a book editor and later as a newspaper reporter She started MangaBlog to keep track of her[...]
Captain America Cannabis Seized In San Diego
US federal agents, working with Mexican counterparts seized seventeen tonnes of marijuana earlier this week, as attempts were made to smuggle the haul through two 400 yard long tunnels under the border between San Diego and Tijuana. After visiting Tijuana a couple of times while attending San Diego Comic Con… yeah. And in true All-American branding fashion,[...]
No San Diego Comic Con Parade For 2012
Along with threats to the funding for the extension of the San Diego Convention Center, it looks like the announced nationally televsised San Diego Costume Parade will now not be going ahead But it's not down to the local government it seems, but Comic Con International: San Diego City Council President Toby Young tweets; Comic [...]
Geek Girl On The Street Reports: Where Are The Women In Superhero Comics?
Kate Kotler writes for Bleeding Cool; One of the most interesting stories San Diego Comic Con this year was that of the "Batgirl of San Diego" – a Stephanie Brown Batgirl cosplayer who grilled DC executives at panel-after-panel about the lack of both strong female superheroes and the lack of female creators in the DC universe. The[...]
DC Comics On The New DCU 52 Protestors
I saw this image briefly at the Retailer Presentation at San Diego Comic Con by DC Comics, but wasn't quite quick enough to capture it Thankfully DC Comics have included it in this week's comics As part of DC Nation, this reworked version of Justice League Of America #28 seems to both reference and mock[...]
Fifteen San Diego Comic Con Panels And The Eisners In Audio…
Thanks to Jamie Colville and his mighty recording devices, we have fifteen panels from the San Diego Comic Con in audio, as well as the Eisner Awards It's just like being there if you close you eyes And queue up at the computer for an hour And have a large bag digging into your shoulder. Maggie[...]
RT America – Why Not Spend Comic Con Money On A Charity?
Under the banner Comic-Con Groupies Escape Reality & Leave Others To Save Dark Economy, news network RT America ran a piece on San Diego Comic Con that questioned the entire basis of the show Noting the homeless problem in downtown San Diego, and that attendance to the show cost individuals a thousand dollars or more,[...]
DC Comics Listens To Batgirl, Makes Changes
At San Diego Comic Con, one thing you couldn't escape from at the DC panels was the issue of gender Thanks to one woman (known as Kyrax2 on Twitter) dressed as the Stephanie Brown Batgirl who went to all of the panels to ask question, then follow up question, then follow up question, creating a[...]
A Comic Show – San Diego Comic Con Swag
Aaron returns to A Comic Shop in Florida from San Diego Comic Con and Tri-Force Mike with plenty of San Diego swag and a chance to check through tomorrow's comics today But no store exclusive cover of Amazing Spider-Man #666, Aaron? For shame… Weekly TOP PICKS: 7.27.2011 Top Books AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #666 – DAN SLOTT! SPIDER-ISLAND! For[...]
When Comic Con Ruined Twilight – A Look Back At San Diego 2011
Although half an hour earlier when he just arrived, he was accosted by one person who believed he was an excellent Doctor Who cosplayer. So what else did I learn at San Diego (that I haven't all ready written over the last few days?) Well firstly, while the Nokia X7 is a lovely phone, when you[...]
Trending Topics Special: Who Won San Diego? The Top 50 Stories Of San Diego Comic Con
 And things look different on the ground, particularly in the middle of Captain America: The First Avenger release week, than they do via website traffic. That said:  Going by simple pageviews, Marvel vs DC during San Diego is… too close to call in a meaningful way  Though it's probably worth noting that various Marvel movie-related news[...]
The Doctor Who Panel At San Diego Comic Con With Tiny Timey Wimey Spoilers
But that was just the half of the Doctor Who panel at San Diego Peter Svensson writes; Clips from future episodes were shown at the final day of Comic Con, giving glimpses of the second half of season six Stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, writer Toby Whitehouse and producers Piers and Beth spoke about the[...]
Marvel Confirms Defenders By Matt Fraction And Terry Dodson
At San Diego Comic Con, Marvel has confirmed previous reports of a new Defenders series by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson And while this does actually have Namor… these are not all the Defenders This is the team that goes after the "ticking clocks" of the Marvel Universe. At San Diego Comic Con, Marvel has[...]