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Comic-Con Sold Out
Hopefully you weren't planning to make any last-minute plans for next week's San Diego Comic-Con, because for the first time in the show's history, all four days of the show are sold out before the con even begins. You may think that the organizers would be happy about that, but as Comic-Con International's Director of Marketing and Public Relations David Glanzer explains, nothing could be further from the truth. More »
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We're gearing up for Comic-Con next week, joining the over 100 thousand other nerds who are converging on San Diego to find out what the studios, publishers and toymakers have in store for us next year. All your editors will be there — Annalee Newitz (that would be me), Charlie Jane Anders, Meredith Woerner, and Graeme McMillan — and we'll be joined in our scifi mania by amazing videographer Eddie Codel. We're even doing a panel on Thursday from 2-3. Though there are over 400 panels and even more events going on at Comic-Con, we've pared down the list for you so you can get a sense of what's making us freak out. Below, see our (semi) annotated picks for what to do and watch at Comic-Con.
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io9's (Semi) Annotated Picks for Comic-Con
We're gearing up for Comic-Con next week, joining the over 100 thousand other nerds who are converging on San Diego to find out what the studios, publishers and toymakers have in store for us next year. All your editors will be there — Annalee Newitz (that would be me), Charlie Jane Anders, Meredith Woerner, and Graeme McMillan — and we'll be joined in our scifi mania by amazing videographer Eddie Codel. We're even doing a panel on Thursday from 2-3. Though there are over 400 panels and even more events going on at Comic-Con, we've pared down the list for you so you can get a sense of what's making us freak out. Below, see our (semi) annotated picks for what to do and watch at Comic-Con.
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Obviously, someone at Marvel Studios agreed with us when we said that African superhero the Black Panther should be a star in his own right. One of the exclusive previews fans will be able to see at next week's San Diego Comic-Con is of BET's new Black Panther animated series.
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Black Panther Stalks Comic-Con
Obviously, someone at Marvel Studios agreed with us when we said that African superhero the Black Panther should be a star in his own right. One of the exclusive previews fans will be able to see at next week's San Diego Comic-Con is of BET's new Black Panther animated series.
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DC's Prez Drops Comic-Con Movie Tease
What's making Paul Levitz, the president of DC Comics, come over all coy at the end of a recent piece he wrote for Newsarama.com? Why is he suggesting that any comic fans interested in movies should mortgage their collection to make sure that they're in a particular place at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday? Does he think that fans will get something exclusive to watch, man? More »
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You've Got Comic-Con Questions, and We've Got Answers
Wanna ask Ron Moore what the frak was up with Gaius Baltar's sex harem in Battlestar Galactica this season or ask James Callis himself what is was like to be a cult leader? At San Diego Comic Con this year, you can ask via io9. The nice folks over at Sci Fi have opened up the door to the io9 readers to get their questions answered at all of the Sci Fi panels at Con. So if you've got a burning question for the cast of Stargate Atlantis, Eureka, Sanctuary or BSG look no further. See the list a cast and crew available for your questions after the jump. More »
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Are Conventions Our Last, Best Defense Against Cylons?
She's been to Hell - Oh, alright, Earth - and back, and even shot depressed mothers out of airlocks on SciFi Channel's Battlestar Galactica. But according to Rekha Sharma, AKA Tory, the most mind-bending thing she's ever experienced was a fan convention. More »
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Abrams Upset At Comic-Con's Lack Of Trek
Disappointed that there won't be any Star Trek sneak peeks at this year's San Diego Comic-Con? You're not the only one - Director JJ Abrams (who will be there, in support of his new TV show Fringe) has been sharing his feelings about the decision to reporters on the Television Critics Association tour, and he's happy to lay the blame at other people's feet. More »
Comic-Con Schedule Online
Get your weekend planners out now - The entire schedule for this year's San Diego Comic-Con has been released, from Wednesday (Yes, something's happening on Preview Night this year; two special screenings of the Fringe pilot) through to Sunday. We'll have a rundown of our choices for what you should be attending later this week, but don't let that stop you from going to pick your own favorites now. Just remember that we're in Room 2 on Thursday at 2pm. [San Diego Comic-Con 2008]
Get your weekend planners out now - The entire schedule for this year's San Diego Comic-Con has been released, from Wednesday (Yes, something's happening on Preview Night this year; two special screenings of the Fringe pilot) through to Sunday. We'll have a rundown of our choices for what you should be attending later this week, but don't let that stop you from going to pick your own favorites now. Just remember that we're in Room 2 on Thursday at 2pm. [San Diego Comic-Con 2008]
Get Ready for Comic-Con with the Leaked Schedule
A schedule for San Diego Comic-Con, coming up in the last week of July, has been leaked. Now you can start figuring out how you will clone yourself into six people so you can see everything you want. All the io9 editors will be there, and several of us will be on a panel on Thursday at 2 PM called "Science Fiction that Will Change Your Life." Come say hi, and we'll give you a limited-edition io9 pin. Check out the full Comic-Con leaked schedule, thanks to Paul Moore at SpoutBlog.
A schedule for San Diego Comic-Con, coming up in the last week of July, has been leaked. Now you can start figuring out how you will clone yourself into six people so you can see everything you want. All the io9 editors will be there, and several of us will be on a panel on Thursday at 2 PM called "Science Fiction that Will Change Your Life." Come say hi, and we'll give you a limited-edition io9 pin. Check out the full Comic-Con leaked schedule, thanks to Paul Moore at SpoutBlog.
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The San Diego Comic-Con isn't just the place to go to meet your favorite geek celebrities, hear about the latest comics, movies or television shows or pick up that long-desired issue of Adolescent Radioactive Black-Belt Hamsters - It's also where toymakers release a lot of "exclusives" that you can't find anywhere else. Under the jump, we have the eight things you should make a point of picking up when you hit "America's Finest City" (Hey, they said it, not me) next month.
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Eight Toys You Can't Leave Comic-Con Without
The San Diego Comic-Con isn't just the place to go to meet your favorite geek celebrities, hear about the latest comics, movies or television shows or pick up that long-desired issue of Adolescent Radioactive Black-Belt Hamsters - It's also where toymakers release a lot of "exclusives" that you can't find anywhere else. Under the jump, we have the eight things you should make a point of picking up when you hit "America's Finest City" (Hey, they said it, not me) next month.
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Some Notable Absences at Comic-Con
With this year's San Diego Comic-Con just around the corner, now is normally the time that publishers, movie studios, comic creators and various other celebrities start making the kind of noises that get fans excited about what's to come. This year, however, things are starting out slightly differently with the news that Paramount Pictures and publisher Tokyopop won't be exhibiting at the show. More »
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Behold the Masked Karimbah, the first character to make the jump from the mind of comic book artist Paul Pope to the real world, thanks to the magical toy elves at Kid Robot. The image above is Pope's artwork for the packaging of the two-piece figure that'll get an exclusive limited edition release at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and under the jump you can see Pope's design for the figure and a preview shot of the toy itself.
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Meet The Masked Karimbah
Behold the Masked Karimbah, the first character to make the jump from the mind of comic book artist Paul Pope to the real world, thanks to the magical toy elves at Kid Robot. The image above is Pope's artwork for the packaging of the two-piece figure that'll get an exclusive limited edition release at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, and under the jump you can see Pope's design for the figure and a preview shot of the toy itself.
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Ember's Train In Vain To San Diego
Going to the San Diego Comic-Con next month? You're not the only ones - we'll be there for the whole five-day geek bacchanalia - but if you're wondering what the most ridiculous mode of transport you could take to get there would be, movie producers Walden Media have that covered: They're recreating the mythical city from their latest movie, City of Ember, on a train traveling to the con. More »
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Watch a Cylon Interrogation and the Venture Bros. Preview
Earlier this week, you read our take on the Battlestar Galactica panel at this year's New York Comic-Con, but now - thanks to NBC/Universal's Hulu - you can watch it for yourself. And, also thanks to the wonder of the internet, you can read just why panel moderator Marc Bernadin stayed away from the tough questions. Both of those, plus the exclusive NYCC Venture Bros. preview, under the jump. More »
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Batman Fights Catman, And We All Win
Don't get too cozy with the line-up of characters in Gail Simone's new ongoing Secret Six comic, about second-string supervillains who get caught up in shady deals. There will be death and mayhem, and nobody is safe, she warned in her panel at New York Comic-Con this past weekend. We'll finally get the Batman vs. Catman showdown we (well, I) have been waiting for. And her Wonder Woman comic will have "so much crazy shit," you'll be playing bullets-and-bracelets with your eyeballs. Are you ready for Gail Simone's onslaught of awesomeness? Prepare yourself below. More »
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Best Of io9's New York Comic-Con Coverage
What did we learn at New York Comic-Con? So many deep and important lessons... like the fact that Marvel Comics' invasion of shape-shifting green alien Skrulls goes even further than we thought, engulfing even figures from Norse mythology and Peter Parker's Aunt May. We found out that our television idols can grow and change along with us — and even X-Files' Mulder and Scully can learn SMS slang. (I know, stfu!) We found out that even alien super-cops like the Green Lantern Corps. should maybe stay away from a place called Sector 666. More lessons from NYCC in our complete round-up, under the jump. More »
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