Comic Con

This Week In Indie Cinema: Spurlock Takes On Comic Cons

The Huffington Post | Christiana Lilly | Posted 05.21.2012

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Comic book fans, rejoice! This week at O Cinema, the theater is hosting a comic con experience of its own with the screening of popular comic books tu...

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Morgan Spurlock Talks Comic-Con

Posted 04.20.2012

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Morgan Spurlock stopped by "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (Weeknights, 12 a.m.ET on ABC) to talk about his new documentary "Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope....

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Morgan Spurlock on Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Dan Persons | Posted 04.06.2012

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Dan Persons

For some, it is Valhalla; for others, it is a seething, roiling, chaotic pit of humanity. For many, I suspect, it's a phenomenon just slightly more indecipherable than Naked Lunch.

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Morgan Spurlock Wants You To Know He's Not In His New Movie

The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 04.05.2012

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Morgan Spurlock wants you to know that he does not make a single appearance in his new film, "Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope." In other words: if ...

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Movie Review: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.02.2012

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Marshall Fine

The key here is the mix of tones Spurlock achieves: a blend of boyish gee-whiz fascination and a winking sense of the absurdity of grown-ups devoting their lives to this sort of fantasy and role-playing.

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Catherine Lawson

'Doctor Who' Showrunner Talks Season 7, 'Sherlock' Crossover & More!

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Lawson | Posted 03.27.2012

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At the first official "Doctor Who" Convention of the new era in late March in Wales, stars and creators, including showrunner Steven Moffat and execut...

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Should the Bay Area Be Concerned That WonderCon Is Foresaking Frisco for Anaheim?

Jim Hill | Posted 03.25.2012

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Jim Hill

It's the rumor that makes the rounds every summer. That Comic-Con is soon going to abandon San Diego for some other convention-friendly city like Las ...

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Chicago! Come Discover Local Comic Creators and More

Dave Scheidt | Posted 03.21.2012

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Dave Scheidt

Are you in Chicago? Do you like comic books? Sure you do! So with that, here comes the 2nd Comics Art Show!

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The Man Who Started Comic-Con Dies At 59

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

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SAN DIEGO -- Richard Alf, one of the co-founders of San Diego's Comic-Con, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 59. Friend and fellow Comic-Con co-...

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The Occupy Movement: What Would Batman Do?

Zaki Hasan | Posted 01.14.2012

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Zaki Hasan

With how much and how clearly Frank Miller seems to identify with the comic book realities he's spent his life toiling in, I'm surprised he hasn't put himself in the cowl of the character with whom he's most identified and asked, "What would Batman do?"

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David Lohr

What Does It Sound Like When A Vampire Sings? . . . And Other Comic Con Treasures

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.25.2011

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Columbus, OH -- If you're dying to know what intergalactic badass Billy Dee Williams wants as his final meal, and if a guitar serenade from "Buffy The...

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David Lohr

Mid-Ohio Comic Con Photos

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.25.2011

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Photos of fans, artists, actors and industry professionals from the 2011 Wizard Word Mid-Ohio Comic Con: ...

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David Lohr

Wizard World Mid-Ohio Comic Con Kids Costume Contest

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.25.2011

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Take a look at the participants and winners of the 2011 Wizard World Mid-Ohio Comic Con kids costume contest: ...

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David Lohr

Mid-Ohio Comic Con Adult Costume Contest

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 12.25.2011

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Take a look at the participants and winners of the 2011 Wizard World Mid-Ohio Comic Con adult costume contest: ...

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WATCH: 'Robot Chicken' Panel At New York's Comic Con

video.adultswim.com | Posted 12.21.2011

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WATCH: David Cross Is Disappointed In Jon Benjamin

Posted 12.19.2011

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Fans of "The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret" have to wait until January 2012 to see new episodes, but those who made it to New York Comi...

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11 Halloween Costume Ideas From New York Comic Con

Posted 12.16.2011

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Here at HuffPost Comedy, we make it our personal mission to make sure you have all the creative inspiration you need to come up with the perfect Hallo...

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New Yorkers Unite! Comic Con Arriving Thursday

Posted 12.12.2011

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CHELSEA — New York Comic Con is letting its freak flag fly this year. The annual fanboy fiesta celebrating comics, movies, television and anythin...

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A Primer for Your Entry Into Geek Culture

Hugh Sterbakov | Posted 12.08.2011

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Hugh Sterbakov

Haven't you heard? The geeks have inherited the earth! Take my hand... and together, we'll rule the galaxy as -- well, soon you'll get the reference.

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Justin Timberlake's 'Most Memorable Day Ever' As Ernie

People | Posted 11.14.2011

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It's unusual for Justin Timberlake to go unnoticed. But at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego, where the actor was promoting In Time, Timberlake s...

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Morgan Spurlock Unveils New Comic-Con Documentary

Andrew Reilly | Posted 11.12.2011

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Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock debuted his latest, 'Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope', at the Toronto International Film festival this week...

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THIS WEEKEND: Comic Con, Street Food, Kites And More

Posted 10.12.2011

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As young Chicagoans slink back to school and the rolling rainstorms begin to eclipse our sunny summer days, this weekend is primed for heatstroke-free...

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Dear Westboro Baptist, Please Protest My Funeral

Brandon G. Withrow | Posted 10.03.2011

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Brandon G. Withrow

I can imagine that great day when Westboro heads out to protest and Americans shrug their shoulders. If a protest of my funeral takes them one step closer to future obscurity and irrelevance, then do your worst.

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Elle Fanning Gets Super Creepy

Posted 10.02.2011

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Just because you're seeing certain footage in this trailer doesn't mean it'll make it to the big screen. At least not necessarily on the night you see...

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Readers Outraged With DC Comics

guardian.co.uk | Alison Flood | Posted 10.02.2011

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Reader outrage at the lack of female writers and characters at DC Comics has prompted the publisher to tell fans it is taking their concerns "very ser...

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