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ReedPOP, Syfy Wire to Live-Stream NYCC, ECCC and C2E2 in New Deal
Credit: (left) ReedPOP / (right) Syfy Wire ReedPOP and Syfy Wire are set to give fans who can't make it out to Chicago, Seattle or New York City this year the next best thing to being there, with the editorial arm of NBCUniversal's Syfy cable network striking a deal with the event producer to be the exclusive[...]
Ozark Season 2: Jessica Jones' Janet McTeer in Second Netflix Series
The first season was executive produced and directed by Bateman. Set in the dark and dangerous modern world of drug-money laundering, Ozark introduces us to financial planner Marty Byrde (Bateman), his wife Wendy (Linney) and their family's sudden relocation from their home in the Chicago suburbs to a summer resort community in The Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri[...]
Heist 88: American Crime's Courtney B. Vance To Lead FX Crime Drama
Simpson) and Dwayne Johnson-Cochran (Love and Action in Chicago) Johnson-Cochran and Vance will write and star in the project, respectively, under Anthony Hemingway's (Underground, Shameless) direction; and all three will serve as executive producers. Set in 1988, Heist 88 tells the true story of arch-criminal and master manipulator Armand Moore (Vance), who persuaded four young African-American[...]
Netflix Calls Closing Time On 'Stranger Things' Pop-Up Bar
Good news, Stranger Things fans! There's a very cool pop-up bar in Chicago's Logan Square celebrating everything Upside Down and Eggo waffles that's currently open and running until October 1st. But there's some bad news: I strongly advise that if you can make it there then you probably should; and if you do go, you might want[...]
Who Did It Better? WWE's Backlash vs. NXT Takeover: Chicago
Hey there, kids! We're going to get into spoilers for two PPV events that happened over the weekend: NXT's Takeover: Chicago and WWE's Backlash If you somehow haven't seen it or didn't read result yet, you should turn away and come back after you've properly watched them both Here's a photo of Tyler Breeze dressed[...]
Variety Comics Shop Of Chicago Closes After 41 Years
The oldest comic book store in Chicago, Variety Comics, is closing after 41 years, their last day open will be on October 31st. It opened in the summer of 1974, in Chicago's rundown Lincoln Square neighbourhood In 1975, it was bought by Rich Vitone who run it until illness stopped him in 2009 After he died in 2011,[...]
Cosplay Vs. Fox Studios Over Fantastic Four
From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   From Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, courtesy of Erik Hodson…   Not going to happen…   [...]
C2E2 Official Poster – New Captain America, Thor And Iron Man Fight Ultron, By Ryan Stegman
Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention, C2E2…  here's Ryan Stegman's poster. Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention, C2E2…  here's Ryan Stegman's poster. Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention, C2E2…  here's Ryan Stegman's poster. Only three-and-a-bit months to go until Chicago's biggest comic convention,[...]
Jason Aaron And Tony Moore Tell A Zombie Comic  Across A Six Pack
Chicago craft brewery, Arcade Brewery, announced today that it will release its first volume of 6-Pack Stories tomorrow. Festus Rotgut: Zombie Cowboy is a western zombie comic by Jason Aaron and Tony Moore across six bottles of Black Wheat Ale The beer was brewed after the story has been created… "Since there are zombies, I immediately thought something dark," said[...]
Dennis Barger On That DC Retailer Chicago Summit
This morning, Bleeding Cool ran a report on a recent DC Retailer Summit at Chicago a couple of nights ago During which our anonymous retailer clerk took exception to some comments from Michigan retailer Dennis Barger of Wonderworld Comics We offered Dennis a right to reply And boy did he take it… This is exactly the[...]
Oni Press Boycotts Uline Over Their Support For Anti-Gay Campaigns
A Chicago-based political action committee, Family-PAC has campaigned for voters to tell Representative Mike Smiddy to vote against last year's proposed marriage equality bill, saying children raised by same-sex couples will "never know their real parents" Family-PAC director Paul Caprio spoke in a robocall saying "Same-sex marriage denies children the right to know who their real[...]
Cosplay And Comment At Wizard World Chicago Comic Con
Peter G writes; Hello, it's me, your favorite Polish manga-ka, reporting from the Wizard World Chicago convention in Rosemont, Illinois I know a lot of people who read my report last year are wondering if things got any better So, rather than bury the lead, let's get to the shit! WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS, TO THE SHOW[...]
Beware Of Geeks Bearing Gifts
Pete Holland writes from Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. In the autograph area at the 2013 Wizard World Chicago Con was something calling itself The Next Geek Thing  Didn't seem to be a vendor or anything, people went in the door and came out  It's some sort of competition  You pitched your idea to the camera[...]
The Chicago Comic Con Cosplay And Celebrity Lip Dub – Call Me Maybe
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rSRdiRD30[/youtube] All credit to the ten video teams who put this together over the weekend of Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, with hundreds of cosplays joined by Bruce Campbell, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Katrina Law, Nicole & Brianna Garcia, Jon Bernthal, Adrianne Curry and David Della Rocco…   [...]
Fasten Seatbelts For 2012 Wizard World Chicago
Peter G wrote for Bleeding Cool from Wizard World Chicago; Ladies and gentlemen, this is Peter G, your captain, speaking I'm afraid that we are running into some rough patches on this trip through the 2012 Wizard World Chicago convention Absolutely nothing to be concerned about However, please observe we have turned on the "Fasten Seatbelts"[...]
Menton3 And Kasra Ghanbari – The Bleeding Cool Interview
It is just as much me as him.  It is "what happens when these two crazy fucking guys join psyches?".  It was a lot of fun.  The fourth book is just now finished and I already miss it. Taylor:  Like sending the kids off to school? Menton:  Yeah. Taylor:  Do you live geographically close together or is[...]
A Worm's Eye View Of C2E2 By Peter G
Peter G writes for Bleeding Cool from Chicago; Well, here we are in Chicago, Illinois, home of great food, bad sports teams, and dead people who somehow still vote It is the third annual C2E2 convention from Reed, held on the shores of Lake Michigan at McCormick Place. Unlike Wizard World in Rosemont, there's no tolls to[...]
Patrick Reed Chilled Out At C2E2
(They're calling it the "first EVER Doctor Who crossover", though I believe Death's Head appearance in the old Marvel UK magazine holds that title.)  Also from that panel, the word that their Will Eisner's Spirit Artist Edition is "even bigger than the Wally Wood one" has me thinking about rearranging my shelves to make room. [...]
Best Practice Award Winners For Comic Stores Announced In Chicago
At the Diamond Retailer Summit at Chicago, retailers met to judge the winners of the inaugural Best Practice Awards, given to retailers for the following categories And here are the winners, with links to the stores in question! Best Window Display – Level Up Entertainment in Mays Landing, NJ Best Counter Display – Heroes and Villains in[...]