Comic Con

Sheldon Dorf Dead: Comic-Con Founder Dies At 76

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Home


SAN DIEGO — Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, G...

Big Apple Comic Con: Fanboys, Sci-Fi Geeks Attending Comic Book Convention This Weekend In New York

AP | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A three-day love-in devoted to pop culture opened Friday with William Shatner unveiling his new comic book and fans geeking out on th...

Jesse Eisenberg Becomes an Action Figure in Zombieland

Brad Balfour | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

This wry, macabre horror comedy not only brings out the mayhem-making on Eisenberg's part, it shows he's capable of spoofing the kind of post-collegiate, sexually repressed nervous wreck he played so well in Adventureland.

Beatles For Sale, John Leckie Interview on The Stone Roses, This Week's New Albums, plus Scott Weiland, Jason Mraz, and Glee

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

With the release of stereo and mono box sets, individual album reissues, and their own edition of Rock Band, The Beatles finally have stepped into the 21st century in a major way.

The Bizarre World of Nell Minow

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media


Robert J. Elisberg

Nell Minow, movie reviewer and one of the leading experts in America on corporate governance, is perhaps the most bizarre woman in America.

D23 Expo: Disney Courting Super-Fans With Comic-Con Like Expo

Los Angeles Times | Geoff Boucher and Dawn Chmielewski | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


Will the success formula of Comic-Con International work for a Mickey Mouse operation? The leadership at Walt Disney Co. hopes so as it moves forwa...

Jimmy Fallon Goes To Comic-Con! (VIDEO)

Posted 08.28.2009 | Comedy


Jimmy Fallon jetted out to San Diego for the 2009 Comic-Con last week where he pitched his new comic-book-inspired film to Jon Favreau, a writer at DC...

Notes from the Media Party Circuit at Comic-Con

Ed Martin | Posted 08.28.2009 | Entertainment


Ed Martin

Even with the outsize parties, the 6000-person screenings and all the action in the expansive exhibition floor, there were smaller and equally memorable moments throughout the Con.

Monday Music Quarterback

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.26.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.

Comic Con Draws Megan Fox, Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz & More (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment


Along with the 'Twilight' cast, big celebs are turning out to promote their latest projects at Comic Con in San Diego. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton un...

"Twilight" And Robert Pattinson Fever At Comic-Con (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment


(SCROLL FOR PATTINSON PICS, COMIC-CON HOME VIDEO, AP TEXT) SAN DIEGO -- Most camped out overnight. Some spent two nights outside the San Diego Conven...

James Cameron's 3-D 'Avatar' Wows Comic Con

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment


SAN DIEGO — James Cameron originally wrote "Avatar" as a way to challenge the special-effects firm Digital Domain, where he served as chief exec...

Comic-Con Offers Attendees Rare Glimpse of Women

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Mr. Klugian said that he had not actually spoken to a real woman at Comic-Con this year, but added, "I did get Supergirl to sign my ticket."

Comic-Con 2009 In Photos: Pick Your Favorite! (SLIDESHOW) (POLL)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.23.2009 | Comedy


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Comic Con: Costumes, Comics, And Crowds

AP | SANDY COHEN and RYAN PEARSON | Posted 08.23.2009 | Comedy

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SAN DIEGO — Every summer, Comic Con brings together thousands of colorful and costumed fans for four days of pop-culture indulgence. Not all of...

Weeds, Episode 7 Recap

Holly Cara Price | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


Holly Cara Price

Once Nancy sees that the house is being outfitted with a birthing room, and she's pretty much a prisoner, she reaches out to the one person who will always save her -- Andy.

ABC's Low-Key Upfront Presentation

Ed Martin | Posted 06.20.2009 | Entertainment


Ed Martin

    This week marks the 20th anniversary of my first Upfront experience (which consisted way back when of only four networks putting on pres...

Rainbow Flags at Comic-Con

Jonathan Handel | Posted 09.06.2008 | Entertainment


Jonathan Handel

Although Prism's "only" five years old, it's an outgrowth of a group founded about 20 years ago, at the time of the first Comic-Con panel on gays and comics.

I'm A Freak And A Geek

Kim Morgan | Posted 08.04.2008 | Entertainment


Kim Morgan

Amid the herds of nerds and costumed fan-freaks at Comic-Con, I am, in the grandest of understatements, a bit overwhelmed.

Comic-Con! Stan Lee To Guest In "Wolverine" Movie

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 08.02.2008 | Entertainment


SAN DIEGO — The creator of "X-Men" bumped into Wolverine at Comic-Con. After happy introductions between Stan Lee and Hugh Jackman, the actor a...

My First Comic Con

Michelle Kung | Posted 04.28.2008 | Entertainment


Michelle Kung

This past weekend, I experienced my first New York Comic Con and am a better geek for it.