Diamond Comic Distributors has announced its lineup of exclusives for the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. “We’re very excited to offer these exclusives to 2010 SDCC attendees,” said Dan Manser, Director of Marketing for Diamond, the publisher of PREVIEWS. “Each month, PREVIEWS offers great fare for comic shop customers, a number of which are exclusive. It’s a natural for us to extend PREVIEWS Exclusives to trade shows and the largest pop culture convention in the country.”
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For years, San Diego Comic-Con has become THE place for H’Wood to push their wares to get the pop culture crowd hooked on their product in hopes they will get others to get in on the fun. Television networks have picked up on this over the years, and it look like 2010 will be a huge year for the networks to show off favorite programs, and upcoming releases. Take the jump for the complete rundown of shows confirmed for this year’s event.
We somehow missed yesterday’s Art Appreciation Moment of the Day – well, we know how and why we missed it, the bigger question for you to ponder is what we were doing that was more important (Hint: The answer may surprise you in the coming months). To make it up to you, we’re not featuring just one drawing, but a slew of sketches whipped up by one of our favorite artists, Gene Gonzales, from his recent HeroesCon appearance.
Press Release PHOENIX, AZ – The independent feature film “Comic Book Literacy” won the “Best Documentary” award at the Phoenix Comicon Film Festival over Memorial Day weekend. The film features interviews with comic book creators, educators and scholars and delves into the topic of using comic books to promote literacy and education.
BOOM! Studios released the booth information, exclusives, and scheduled signings and panels at this weekend’s Heroes Con in Charolette, North Carolina.
This weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, Archie creators, writers, and editors will be at Heroes Con 2010 doing signings and sketches. Archie Comics sent Major Spoilers a rundown of the Artist’s Alley and word on a contest the company is running at the show.
Press Release Mid-Ohio-Con announced that Eisner Award-winning creator, Chris Sprouse, has joined the guest roster for Mid-Ohio-Con 2010. “Recently described by Atomic Comics as one of today’s artistic juggernauts, Chris has produced fan-favorite work alongside some of the most prominent writers in the world of comics today. We’re very pleased to welcome him back as a special guest for our 30th anniversary show,” commented James Henry, Managing Director of Mid-Ohio-Con.
I’ll give this to Zenescope Entertainment, when it comes to variant covers for comic book conventions and events, the copany goes all out with covers that rival any booth babe that might be in attendance at the show. Take the jump for a recent roundup of the company exclusive covers.
Art Asylum is showing off the packaging for the San Diego Comic-Con Ghostbusters Exclusive MiniMate set it will be offering up at the show. The figures are based on the Ghostbusters television commercial from the film, and look totally awesome and ready to believe you. via Art Asylum
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, fans of DC’s Plastic Man are in for a treat as the show exclusive packaging and content has been released by Mattel.
Last week, we posted information about Morgan Spurlock’s documentary about the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Many of you wrote asking how they might apply to be one of the people featured in the film, and thanks to the people behind the people (aka Morgan Spurlock’s PR people), we have the answers you seek, after the jump.
When you’re at the San Diego Comic-Con this year, be on the look out for Stan Lee, Harry Knowles, Thomas Tull, Joss Whedon and Morgan Spurlock as the dynamic team converge for a big screen documentary project. Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope will follow seven fans from around the world as they head to the world and experience the event. “When I was a kid, comics changed my life and my world,” Spurlock said. “So when I got to San Diego, I felt like I was home. It was such an overwhelming experience for me, and I soon found…
This year at the San Diego Comic-Con, G.I. JOE fans will line up at the Hasbro booth looking to get their hands on the new Sgt. Slaughter action figure. Here’s what we know so far: There are going to be two different versions of the Sgt. Slaughter 3.75-inch figure – a primary figure (PF) and variant figure (VF), sold separately. Both the PF and VF will come with a whistle and a non-removable hat. The PF also comes with a weight belt, baton, and microphone; the VF also comes with a machine gun and revolver. There is the potential for…
Press Release From the warped minds of creators, writers and executive producers Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser, comes the most reprehensible and most guilty-pleasure movie of all time…”The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!” The first animated film based on the “Drawn Together” series will be released by COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, to be screened for the fans on Saturday, April 17 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. PT at Anaheim Comic Con.