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Every year fans from all over the globe truck it over to San Diego’s International Comic-Con to celebrate the best in comics, sci-fi, and fantasy. Shel Dorf was a comic book reader and collector who was one of the few pioneers who kicked off the annual gathering back in 1970. According to The Chicago Tribune, [...]
What are the chances that this is good news? /Film relayed to us that comic book writer Alan Grant mentioned at the MCM Expo (the little sister of Comic Con that takes place across the pond) that neither he, Keith Giffen nor Simon Bisley have been contacted about consulting for the upcoming Lobo film and the [...]
LIGHTS / Photo by Caitlin Cronenberg If only there could be more pop stars like LIGHTS. The Toronto-based 22-year-old is a refreshing change in an industry where young singers are often better known for their exploits than for their talents. Not only does she make synth-driven "intergalactic music," but she has also created an alter ego called "Captain LIGHTS." The character first appeared in a ...
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Escape From Mom's Basement We're big fans of the Boston Comic Con, which is reliably awesome and for the nerds. The guests this weekend include Louise Simonson, which alone is reason enough to go. She created Power Pack , dudes and dudines. Back Bay Events Center, Old John Hancock Building, 180 Berkeley St., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $10. Party at City Hall Yes, there are festivals at City Hall Plaza ...
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Attention all fanboys! If you were thinking of scoring four-day + preview night passes for San Diego Comic-Con 2010, think again. According to Collider, the four-day + preview night passes are already sold out. Let me repeat that again in bold: the four-day + preview night passes are already sold out. You heard it right. Even though [...]
Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector who instigated the founding of the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76.
As a child, Dorf was an avid comic reader and collector. The first convention drew 300 people in 1970. More than 125,000 attended this year's edition of the pop-culture showcase. Shel Dorf, a prominent comic-book collector who was the architect behind the pop-culture showcase in San Diego now known as Comic-Con, has died. He was 76.
Shel Dorf, the founder of Comic-Con International in San Diego, one of the biggest comic book conventions in the world, has died at age 76, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76.
SAN DIEGO Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76.
Sheldon "Shel" Dorf, the man who founded the now-world famous San Diego Comic-Con International, died Tuesday. He was 76. Dorf, a resident of Ocean Beach, succumbed to diabetes-related complications at Sharp Memorial Hospital, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Dorf moved to San Diego from his native Detroit in 1970, the same year he founded Comic-Con. He spent the next 15 years as a ...
Sheldon "Shel" Dorf, the man who founded the now-world famous San Diego Comic-Con International, died Tuesday. He was 76.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure.
SAN DIEGO — Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure.
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