Q&A Sessions With Stan Lee, William Shatner, Bruce Campbell, Evening Parties, Meet-And-Greets, Costume Contests Highlight Programming At Wizard World Portland Comic Con WWE® Superstar CM Punk®, Michael Rooker, Ray Park, Billy Dee Williams Q&A’s, ‘Hollywood Confidential’ Symposium, Pub Crawl, Comics Creator Sessions, Film Festival, Evening Parties, ‘Kids Day’ Among Full Three Days Of Panels And Events PORTLAND, Ore., January 14, 2014 – Question-and-answer sessions with top celebrities like Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, William Shatner and WWE® Superstar CM Punk®, meet-and-greets, adult and kids costume contests, film festival and an array of comics and pop culture themed panels comprise the robust featured programming schedule at Wizard
Continue readingZeck, Cheung, Sandoval, Adams Among Top Creators At Portland Comic Con
Mike Zeck, Jim Cheung, Rafa Sandoval, Neal Adams, Humberto Ramos Headline Superstar Comic Creators At Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 24-26 George Pérez, David Marquez, Jim Valentino, Mike Allred, Matt Wagner, Arthur Suydam, Eric Powell, Michael Golden, 150+ Artists And Writers, Including 15 Eisner Award Winners At Pop Culture Festival At Oregon Convention Center PORTLAND, Ore., January 10, 2014 – A world-class roster of more than 150 comics artists and writers, including notables Mike Zeck (“Spider-Man,” “Punisher”), Jim Cheung (“Avengers vs. X-Men,” “Iron Man”), Rafa Sandoval (“Catwoman,” “Ultimate Hawkeye”), Neal Adams (“Batman,” “Green Lantern”) and Humberto Ramos (“Amazing Spider-Man,” “Impulse”), will be
Continue readingBrace Yourself: Funko Is Giving Us Twenty-Four Game of Thrones Mystery Minis
(Alternate groan-inducing pun-filled titles: “Cuteness is Coming”, “The Night Is Small and Full of Cute”) Funko just sent over some images of their new Game of Thrones Mystery Minis. Standing 2.5 inches tall, each of these figures packs a lot of cuteness in their small stature. There are twenty-four to collect, and it looks like each is blindpacked. Also, there are super-rare and glowing chase versions to hunt for. Man. Funko really knows how to get you right in your wallet heart with these things…. Rarity Scale:
Continue readingAcademy Award Winner Whoopi Goldberg To Attend Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, June 20-21
‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,’ Ghost, The Color Purple, ‘The View,’ ‘Sister Act,’ Star, International Celebrity To Greet Fans, Sign Autographs, Pose For Photos At Massive Pop Culture Festival At Pennsylvania Convention Center PHILADELPHIA, January 7, 2014 – Oscar® winner Whoopi Goldberg, will make her Wizard World debut at Philadelphia Comic Con,June 20-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. With dozens of television and film credits, including “The View,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Sister Act, The Color Purple, and a wide range of talents and accomplishments, Goldberg is known to millions as an actress, comedian, host, producer, author, activist, and singer-songwriter. Goldberg began performing at
Continue readingOh, Doctor! Matt Smith To Attend Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, Feb. 7-8
‘Eleventh Doctor’ In ‘Doctor Who’ Series To Make First Wizard World Appearance At Ernest N. Morial Convention Center NEW ORLEANS, January 6, 2014 – Matt Smith, who recently completed an acclaimed four-year run as the 11th incarnation of the Doctor in the landmark British television series “Doctor Who,” will make his first Wizard World appearance at New Orleans Comic Con on February 7-8. Smith will greet fans, sign autographs, pose for photo ops and conduct an interactive Q&A during the event, held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Smith began his acting career on stage, appearing in various popular London theatrical performances before
Continue readingMarvel & Wizard World Reveal ‘Miracleman 2’ Exclusive Cover By Neal Adams For New Orleans Comic Con
Marvel Comics & Wizard World Reveal ‘Miracleman 2’ Exclusive Variant Interlocking Cover By Neal Adams For New Orleans Comic Con Marvel Will Offer Exclusive Books At All 16 Wizard World Shows Including ‘Miracleman #2’ At New Orleans Comic Con, February 7-9; VIP Attendees Receive Free Color Version; B&W Limited Edition Available For Purchase NEW YORK, January 2, 2014 – Marvel Comics and Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) have announced a program by which VIP attendees at each of the 16 scheduled 2014 Wizard World Comic Con pop culture conventions will receive exclusive variant covers of the best Marvel titles, continuing with Miracleman #2 at
Continue readingDark Horse Will Have Big Presence At Wizard World Portland Comic Con
Award-Winning Publisher Dark Horse Will Have Big Presence At Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 24-26 Top-5 Premier Publisher Will Create Exclusive Comic Book For Attendees, Host Booth And Programming Panels At Oregon Convention Center PORTLAND, Ore., January 2, 2014 – Dark Horse, bridging the gap between the best licensed and original comics work from the industry’s top talent, will make their debut at Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 24-26 at the Oregon Convention Center. The Oregon-based Premier Publisher, which produces such notable titles as Tomb Raider, Mass Effect, Halo, Terminator, Serenity, Star Wars, Hellboy, and Conan, will be appearing at Portland Comic
Continue readingIt Is The Year 2014… and I’m Listening To New Vince DiCola Music
Sure, it’s been almost 30 years since the original animated The Transformers: The Movie appeared in theaters, and it’s been almost 30 years since the Transformers fandom was introduced to the music of Vince DiCola. It’s nice to know that even now, well past the future of 2005, we can still get new Transformers music from Vince. He announced a few months ago that Sony/Intrada would be releasing a new version of the score from the movie (the first time it would be available in full outside of the BotCon CDs), due out sometime this month. But what if you
Continue readingThanks for a Great 2013!
From all of us here at ASM, we thank you for making this our biggest year yet. While things as of late have been a bit quiet, thanks to the Baby Bot at home, we appreciate you visiting and reading the site. The upcoming year should certainly be an interesting one, and we hope that you will join us through the changes. Toy Fair is less than two months away…. Happy New Year to each and every one of you, and if you celebrate tonight, stay safe!
Continue readingDark Horse Announces New MATT KINDT Original Graphic Novel – POPPY!
DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS MATT KINDT AND BRIAN HURTT! MILWAUKIE, OR, DECEMBER 23—Matt Kindt, the award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of MIND MGMT and Red Handed, and Brian Hurtt, the award-winning, New York Times best-selling artist of The Sixth Gun and The Damned, are soon to publish Poppy! and the Lost Lagoon, the first in a new graphic novel series for children. The book follows the story of Poppy Pepperton, a ten-year-old girl with a typographic memory who goes on globe-spanning adventures with her sidekick Colt Winchester (who thinks he’s her legal guardian). Publishers Weekly announced last week that Poppy! and the Lost Lagoon will
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