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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.
There are a million pieces about how difficult it is to succeed in comics. This week’s No-Fly Zone is our contribution to an admittedly cynical body of blog posts and editorials about how brutal the business can be. But, there’s inspiration to be found in this week’s piece, so fear not. Succeeding in any creative field is difficult. From comics to music, everyone wants in. Art is fun. It can be ...
by Ben Flanagan Tusk writer Perusing the Sunday circulars led to isolated incidents of sudden nausea. Open up Best Buy or Target’s catalogues, turn to their DVD sales, and you’ll find something we haven’t really seen since Leo, JTT or ’N Sync. Unless my eyes mistook the regrettable image, I’d swear they saw a new disc titled “Rob-sessed.” In fact, after several squints and...
By Kerrie Mitchell Kerrie Mitchell on the ''New Moon'' star's visit with Jimmy Fallon; still endearingly awkward, with a pretty good arm
Two vampires bask in the reflected glory of "New Moon."
LOS ANGELES — Robert Pattinson goes from vampire to vision in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”The British actor, 23, not only plays brooding vampire hunk Edward Cullen in the eagerly awaited sequel, opening today, he also appears as a flickering apparition to his human ex-girlfriend, Bella Swan ( Kristen Stewart )."Those scenes were the hardest scenes,” Pattinson said in a news conference at the ...
Writers have turned to the Web to interact with fans and market their work.
Filmmaker Chris Weitz said that he knew the "Twilight" phenomenon had gone off the rails when the female immigration officer at the Canadian border already knew who he was. And when paparazzi pictures of him and his family eating hot dogs showed up on the Internet. And when he faced the audience at July's Comic-Con convention in San Diego.
May the fangs be with you! The “Twilight” series has picked up where “Star Wars” left off. From its rabid fan base to its soap-operatic plot, wooden dialogue and cutting-edge special effects, Stephenie Meyer’s vampire romance epic has trumped George ...
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is the second time around for most of the cast but the first "Twilight" experience for director Chris Weitz, who took over for Catherine Hardwicke in a dispute over
When brothers Donald and Tim Karter opened their comic book store in Las Vegas 22 years ago, neither had any experience running a business. Donald had lost his job at a casino and Tim worked at a video rental store, and they needed help paying the rent. But tucked away in storage was an opportunity: Since childhood, Tim Karter had collected comic books and stored some 4,500 of them into 15 boxes ...
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.
With "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" in theaters tomorrow, it's time to pick: Are you on Team Edward or Team Jacob? Take the poll. Watch the trailer.
Sam Rockwell talked about his 2009 with us, a year of space travel in "Moon" and shooting his part for the upcoming "Iron Man 2."
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.
Of all the viral marketing campaigns I’ve seen over the last few years, I’ve really been digging how Fringe is carrying-over one of the running mysteries of the show into the real world: namely, the appearance of “The Observer,” a creepy-looking bald man in a black suit and fedora, who has shown up (on camera, [...]
Who loves hearing a director talk about their work? I know I do. That’s why it was such a pleasure to find this video of Matthew Vaughn offering a sort of pesudo-commentary track to the first trailer for his upcoming adaptation of the comic book Kick-Ass. The trailer, which comes our way courtesy of /Film, was [...]
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