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Tuesday Runaround: Vampires, Monsters And Martians

Tuesday Runaround: Vampires, Monsters And MartiansLeavingOnAJetPlaneWatch: By the time you read this, Brendon Connelly and I will be flying out of Heathrow to Chicago, then on to San Diego. We'll land around 4pm and it will be straight into pre-San Diego meetings.

CBR has 42 people covering the show. Bleeding Cool has two – but we've still managed a couple of decent scoops ahead of the show.

If you're going to the show, or even just following on Twitter, do feel free to let us know what's going on. There's a big button somewhere above, or you can just email richjohnston@gmail.com for comics stuff or bleedingcoolfilms@gmail.com for the film and TV stuff. We're looking for headlines, photos and insight… this is your chance to shine!

As for games… yes, we're going to have to sort something out about that.

Okay. I wonder if they'll have Green Lantern on the plane yet, I haven't got round to seeing it yet. Probably not.

VampireWatch: Yen Press to adapt Anne Rice's An Interview With A Vampire... told from the child vampire Claudia's point of view, drawn by Ashley Marie Witter.

MonsterWatch: Zenescope is running a Scavenger Hunt through San Diego Comic Con.

Each day, contestants must capture some of Comic-Cons most dangerous monsters by taking phone pictures of 10 of the 12 listed monsters and posting them to Zenescope's Facebook wall at www.facebook.com/zenescope

SongWatch: More things.

LA-based rock band Annie Automatic will release a limited edition comic book "Killer In Disguise" at Comic-Con starting Thursday, July 21. The concept for "Killer In Disguise" was created by French & Feldman, and the story and script was written by Sam Scott. The comic book gives fans an inside look to the heart and background behind the band.

MarsWatch: Here's the solicit for the Marvel/Disney John Carter: World Of Mars prequel comic book being lined up for October to accompany the John Carter movie.

This October, John Carter: World of Mars #1 reveals the shocking events that transpire before the motion-picture story begins by showing fans just how John Carter, Princess Dejah Thoris and Tars Tarkas are set on the path that would bring them all together. Amidst this brutal thousand-year war, find out what decisions were made that let events escalate this far—and why

Written by PETER DAVID. Art by LUKE ROSS. Cover by ESAD RIBIC

Tuesday Runaround: Vampires, Monsters And MartiansShadowWatch: New series from Dynamite,the revial of Dark Shadows in comic book form.

Tuesday Runaround: Vampires, Monsters And Martians Tuesday Runaround: Vampires, Monsters And Martians

Television's original reluctant vampire is back! Barnabas Collins is re-adjusting to life under his vampiric curse. Haunted by terrifying dreams of his age-old lover and nemesis, Angelique, and fighting his bloodlust, Barnabas fears that danger lies ahead for all who live at Collinwood. Meanwhile, Barnabas's ally and trusted friend Dr. Julia Hoffman is harboring secrets of her own.  Written by Stuart Manning and drawn by Aaron Campbell, with covers by Campbell and superstar artist Francesco (Black: Panther: Man Without Fear, Swamp Thing) make sure to get the horrifying Dark Shadows #1!


Post by Greg Pak — Super Power Blues

Back in 2002, long before I began writing comics professionally, I directed a short film called "Super Power Blues." It was produced by +Karin Chien and stars the lovely and talented +Sakura Sugihara and Brian Nishii.

'Spider-Man' director Marc Webb feels a 'responsiblity to reinvent' the hero | Hero Complex – movies, comics, fanboy fare – latimes.com

I feel we have certain obligations to the iconography of Spider-Man, which is based mostly in the comics. The other thing is Spider-Man has a lot of different incarnations in the comics. While there are certain mainstays — a kid who gets bitten by a spider, he's an outsider, the death of his Uncle Ben helps endow [him] with the mentality of a hero — those things remain the same but there's also room for interpretation

Confirmed: 'The Avengers' will film at The Plum Brook Station in Ohio

Apparently, the NASA facility has a feature of particular interest to filmmakers: A vacuum chamber that can recreate the cold and airlessness of outer space. Reportedly, this is one of the reasons why Plum Brook was chosen as a filming location.

Borders Forced to Liquidate, Close All Stores – WSJ.com

Borders, which employs about 10,700 people, scrapped a bankruptcy-court auction scheduled for Tuesday amid the dearth of bids. It said it would ask a judge Thursday to approve a sale to liquidators led by Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group.


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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