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Contest: Suvudu’s Comic Con ‘09 Signed Copies


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Maybe you were unable to attend Comic Con to stand in the long lines for books and posters signed by your favorite authors or just maybe [...]

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The Actual Eisner Awards Shakedown Our Shakedown


Predicting outcomes is fun. Checking your predictions can be fun. Finding out that you predicted incorrectly? Maybe not so much fun. But then when it comes to the Eisner’s, there are so many talented nominees in each category, you have to go into your predictions knowing that you’re probably going to get it wrong. [...]

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SDCC: The Legos and Replicas of Comic-Con


There are all kinds of good reasons to go to Comic-Con: the freebies, the previews of upcoming projects, the chance to meet your favorite author or illustrator, the opportunity to attend professional or informational panels, chances for interviews, autographs, and networking. And then there’s the other reason: the spectacle.
I spent a lot of time at [...]

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Ali Opens Comic-Con 2009 with a rousing speech


Hot on the heels of his 2008 rally speech, Ali Kokmen of Del Rey offers a guiding vision for this year’s Con.

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Swim, my minions!


Everyone else is at San Diego Comic Con, having a wondrous time, meeting all sorts of amazing folks, and generally enjoying themselves while I and a few hardy compatriots hold down the fort back home. But I’m not the only one who wants to go to the ball…
…THE SQUIDS ARE COMING TOO.

According to a recent [...]

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Comic-Con Opens with a Preview BANG!


My plane touched down at ten minutes to 3pm (Pacific Time, mind you), and I’ve been inside Comic-Con for only 3 hours now, but already it’s packed – and this is only preview night! So, we’ll see how the rest of this event shakes out, but early early early indications are hinting that we may [...]

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10 Days to Comic-Con: Day 8, The Theme’s the Thing


On top of it being the 40th convention (though not the 40th convention under this name, as CCI explains here), there are other events and anniversaries being celebrated at Comic-Con this year. What to know what’s going on? Here’s a short list for you:
Special Day Themes
Friday, July 24 – Star Wars Day
You may not [...]

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10 Days to Comic-Con: Day 9, CCI’s Independent Film Festival


Though the name is Comic-Con, it’s about much more than just comics. It’s about the science fiction and fantasy genres, television shows and big budget movies give sneak peeks, and stars from all over the media spectrum find a way to make an appearance. So what began as a really cool gathering for Comics [...]

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10 Days to Comic-Con: Day 1, Quirky Exclusives


Really? Ten days? I had to do a double-take this morning when the calendar alert began popping up on my computer, but it’s true. In ten days, the world’s largest comics, science fiction, fantasy, and gaming culture convention will open it’s doors and take in a population base larger than the town I grew up [...]

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