Q&A Sessions With Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Jason Momoa, Sean Astin, Evening Parties, 75th Anniversary Of Batman, Costume Contests Highlight Programming At Inaugural Wizard World Louisville Comic Con James Marsters, Summer Glau, Dean Cain, Michael Rooker, Jason David Frank, Other Celebrity Q&A’s, Comics Creator Sessions, Film Festival, Marvel Trivia, ‘Kids Day’ Among Full Three Days Of Panels And Events LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 20, 2014 – Question-and-answer sessions with top celebrities like Matt Smith and Karen Gillan of “Doctor Who,” Jason Momoa, Sean Astin and James Marsters, meet-and-greets, adult and kids costume contests, a discussion on the historic 75th anniversary of
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Capullo, Larroca, Adams, Van Sciver, 100+ Comics Creators At Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, April 4-6
Greg Capullo, Salvador Larroca, Neal Adams, Ethan Van Sciver, 100+ Comics Creators To Attend Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con, April 4-6 David Mack, Carlo Pagulayan, John Tyler Christopher, Mike Grell, Arthur Suydam Also Take Prominent Artist Alley Spots At America’s Center; VIP Attendees Get ‘Wolverine And The X-Men #1’ Variant By Mack ST. LOUIS, March 18, 2014 – Greg Capullo (“Spawn,” “Haunt”), Salvador Larroca (“Avengers vs. X-Men,” “Iron Man”), Eisner Award Hall of Famer Neal Adams (“Batman,” “Green Lantern”) and Ethan Van Sciver (“Green Lantern,” “Action Comics”) are among the headliners on a roster of more than 100 top comics artists and writers who will attend Wizard World St.
Continue readingWWE Hall of Famer Ultimate Warrior To Appear At Wizard World Minneapolis Comic Con, Saturday, May 3
Former WWE Champion, 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee Joins William Shatner, Ralph Macchio Other Celebs At Pop Culture Festival At Minneapolis Convention Center MINNEAPOLIS, March 17, 2014 – One of the most influential stars in WWE history will make his first Wizard World appearance when WWE® Hall of Famer Ultimate Warrior™ attends the inaugural Wizard World Minneapolis Comic Con on Saturday, May 3 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The legendary Superstar will join notable celebrities like William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “T.J. Hooker”), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings, Rudy) and Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid, My Cousin Vinny) at the event. The Ultimate Warrior was one of the most iconic and exciting
Continue readingFunko Announces Emerald City ComicCon Exclusive DIY Pop! Vinyl Figures, Charity Auction
Oh, man, oh, man, I am so jealous of those of you going to Emerald City Comic Con. Funko sent over pictures of their exclusive Pop!Vinyl figures that will be sold at the convention. First off, they will be selling their new DIY Pop!Vinyl figures! ECCC is the first time you’ll be able to buy them — and then they will be unavailable until May. You can get either a male or female Pop! figure (or both) in white, meaning it’s a great base to start custom making your own figure! But that’s not all. Exclusive to ECCC are the rare
Continue readingThe Hub Network Announces New “Transformers” Series in 2015
[UPDATE: Added image via http://thetransformers.tumblr.com/post/79891475098/the-hub-network-announces-brand-new-transformers] The Hub Network, home of “Transformers Prime”, is continuing the story of Bumblebee as he grows into a leadership role. Will Friedle will return as the voice of Bumblebee, and the show will also star Darren Criss, Constance Zimmer and Ted McGinley. Set to take place years after the end of “Transformers Prime” this unnamed show will air in 2015, and Jeff Kline returns as Executive Producer. No word on if Peter Cullen and Frank Welker will return as Optimus and Megatron. Feast your eyes on the new design of Bumblebee, then hit the full press
Continue readingDark Horse to Publish Kickstarter Giants: “Leaving Megalopolis” & “Guns of Shadow Valley”
MARCH 14, MILWAUKIE, OR — Coming to shelves this summer are two of Dark Horse’s hottest new titles, originally funded via Kickstarter: Dave Wachter and James Andrew Clark’s The Guns of Shadow Valley and Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore’s Leaving Megalopolis! Dave Wachter (Night of 1,000 Wolves, Breath of Bones) and James Andrew Clark (Scar Tissue) began The Guns of Shadow Valley as a webcomic of western adventure and the supernatural. It was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2010 and for the Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work in 2011. Read the exclusive interview on
Continue readingDark Horse Announces Exclusive Emerald City ComicCon Variants
MILWAUKIE, OR, MARCH 13 — As the pop culture world gears up for Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon, Dark Horse announces not one, not two, not even three, but four variant covers for this year’s show! The first few months of 2014 will see some of Dark Horse’s biggest launches of the year, and we have chosen to celebrate with Emerald City variants for Serenity #1, Buffy #1, Veil #1, and a very special variant of Witcher #1. First up is Veil, the much-talked-about new, original series by Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula. For this year’s show, Dark Horse has tapped
Continue readingDark Horse Announces Participating Hellboy Day Stores
MILWAUKIE, OR, MARCH 11—March 22 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mike Mignola’s career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After the character’s somewhat humble beginnings in an eight-page feature in Dark Horse’s San Diego Comic-Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the long life of the beloved “beast of the apocalypse.” In December, Dark Horse announced March 22, 2014, would be Hellboy Day, with events happening in comic shops around the world! In addition to a slew of exclusive giveaways, Dark Horse has produced an all-new sampler comic featuring two classic Mignola tales, “The Ghoul” and “Another Day at the Office,” as well as two new stories
Continue readingMarvel ‘Wolverine And The X-Men #1’ Limited Edition Exclusive Cover By David Mack At St. Louis Comic Con
Marvel Comics & Wizard World Reveal ‘Wolverine And The X-Men #1’ Exclusive Variant Cover By David Mack For St. Louis Comic Con VIP Attendees Receive Free Copy, April 4-6; Continues Year-long Series In Which Marvel Will Offer Exclusive Books At All 16 Wizard World Shows NEW YORK, March 3, 2014 – Marvel Comics and Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today revealed the latest edition of its 2014 series of exclusive variant covers of the best Marvel titles with the unveiling of Wolverine And The X-Men #1, drawn by New York Times Best Selling author and artist David Mack. VIP attendees at Wizard World St. Louis
Continue readingFX’S “The Strain” Offers Transformation Station “Rejuvenation Pods” to SXSW Attendees
LOS ANGELES, February 2014 – FX is bringing relief to fatigued South by Southwest attendees in Austin, Texas. The Strain Transformation Station will provide participants with the chance to recover from “the strain” of SXSW with 20-minute power naps inside custom-built Rejuvenation Pods. The pods are equipped with tablets showcasing exclusive content from the new FX original series, The Strain. The Strain Transformation Station Operating from March 7 through March 10, 12:00pm – 6:00pm Located in the prominent downtown Austin location 419 Congress Ave. @ 5th Street A hostess will be on hand to book power-nap appointments in 10 Rejuvenation Pods with additional
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