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When a man was caught stealing $500 worth of comic books from dealers at the 1973 Comic-Con, no one knew what to do with the thief. No one, that is, except the convention’s treasurer. “Call the police,” Ken Krueger insisted.
At the Animation Show event at this year's Comic-Con, the show's producers screened some new shorts and some past favorites, and Don Hertzfeldt's Intermission in the Third Dimension and Rejected were greeted like old friends. They were also the biggest laugh-getters of the evening.
Now that the comics industry has overtaken film, its outstanding writers are starting to step up to the biopic bar. Subversive brainiac Grant Morrison is up next, with a dedicated documentary due in time for next year’s Comic-Con International.
The remake/reboot/prequel game is now in full swing around Hollywood, but Disney has shown some promise in this area with the likes of the upcoming Tron Legacy, which made a huge (and somewhat unexpected) splash this past summer at Comic Con. If you haven’t seen the Tron Legacy trailer, then you probably don’t yet know [...]
Above: Players battle at the Pokémon Tournament, one of the most popular youth events at Comic-Con's Kids' Day.
Comic-Con International is nine months away, but tickets alreadyare selling faster than a speeding bullet.
These 10 fresh faces just might go from up-and-comers to household names in the next 12 months.
Yes he/she was here in San Diego. Check out some of the best celeb sightings of 2009.
Lucasfilm and Reed Exhibitions have announced Star Wars Celebration V is coming. The latest official Star Wars convention will take place August 12-15, 2010 in Orlando, Florida.
Star Wars Celebration V is set to come to Orlando next summer, and tickets go on sale next week. Why so early? Well, when it's a Lucasfilm sanctioned event and a true gathering of the tribes, tickets go fast.
Lucasfilm and Reed Exhibitions have announced Star Wars Celebration V, a fan event celebrating the 30th anniversary of The... [read more]
It's the eve of a new year for Marvel & Disney. Plus: Another new ' Iron Man 2 ' poster. ' Conan ' gets distribution. ' Buck Rogers ' coming to the web. More! The daily column with no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness...
Tekzilla and Playstation host Veronica Belmont is transformed into a cartoon character for the December 10th holiday episode of The Gloomers animated series.
LOS ANGELES----Just about every home chef has experienced a memorable disaster in the kitchen. But no matter how bad things get, odds are your culinary crisis can’t compare to the mayhem that afflicts The Gloomers – the new animated cartoon family that has more than its share of bad luck, albeit with plenty of good humor.
Andrew Farago: It's March 3, 2007... Patton Oswalt: That's a lie! AF: ...and I'm here with Patton Oswalt, and we're at WonderCon here in San Francisco. Have you been to any comic conventions before?
Scores of people on any given day are waiting for that call, that go-ahead, that "Yes, we want to put your property into development!" But what happens next? How many don't end up on television or in theaters? How many do but take years to happen?
New Moon studio Summit Entertainment will adapt the Top Cow comic book Alibi. John Hlavin, who is also writing the fourth Underworld film for Screen Gems, is attached to pen the script.
Desiree Haro confesses that she is a “big-time wolf girl.” From “The Twilight Saga” series, her favorite character is Jacob Black, who happens to be a werewolf.
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"Arrested Development," despite becoming a cult classic and instant favorite among many viewers, had a short, yet memorable three-season run. Although its abrupt cancellation greatly upset the shows slowly growing fan base, dedicated viewers finally have something to rejoice over.
Exclusive: Tom Hardy said he would be an "entirely different" Mad Max, if he gets the part. "It would be ridiculous to pick up where Mel [Gibson] left off," the actor said of his potential role.
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