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Has Comic-Con Become Poison to Blockbuster Movies?

by Robin Parrish
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Has Comic-Con Become Poison to Blockbuster Movies?

Ah, Comic-Con. Where else in the world can you find 125,000 sweaty, smelly geeks crammed together in a massive convention center to dress up in elaborate costumes and celebrate their favorites comic books, TV shows, movies, and video games? The New York Times today is reporting that all of the major movie studios are reassessing their strategies for San Diego Comic-Con. Generally the biggest genre films get big representation at Comic-Con, with star-studded panels, exclusive footage, big booths with giveaways, and viral marketing campaigns. This stuff can cost studios millions of dollars to produce. There was a time when “Comic-Con hit” equated to “box office gold,” but the last few Read more »

Comic-Con Ticket Sales Crash Computer Systems, Ticket Buying Halted

by James Johnson
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Comic-Con Ticket Sales Crash Computer Systems, Ticket Buying Halted

Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego may not arrive until July 21st but that didn’t stop ticket buyers today from flooding the company with so many requests for tickets that went on sale that they crashed the company’s ticketing system. Tickets went on sale Monday morning, however the ticketing system soon crashed and resulted in the following message on the Comic-Con website: “Only a handful of badges were actually sold today.” Ticket sales were halted indefinitely after the system went down,  a new registration will need to be announced. The company’s website said of the ticket closing: “We are really sorry for the problems with registration today,” adding,   “We do Read more »

Living La Vida Geeka: NYCC ’10

by Dina Ely
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Living La Vida Geeka: NYCC ’10

I’ve been wracking my brain for three days to try to think of a coherent way to express the geek bliss that is a comic convention, and in this case, the New York Comic Con. Ever since my return home on Sunday I’ve been trying to think of an angle for a piece here at ForeverGeek, because there’s so much material to cover it’s almost impossible to put into words what a smorgasbord of delights the NYCC really is. I knew going into it that the most exciting day of the con was going to be, at least for me, Sunday – and those familiar with both the NYCC and Read more »

Comic-Con Staying in San Diego

by Robin Parrish
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Comic-Con Staying in San Diego

After months of deliberation and endless negotiations with hotels and city officials, Comic-Con International has come to the decision that it will remain in San Diego for the next five years. Anaheim and Los Angeles have been famously lobbying for Comic-Con to migrate to their cities, where there are bigger convention centers and less expensive hotel rates than in San Diego, but the fan-favorite city won out in the end. The primary sticking point was the fact that many downtown hotels near the convention center are known to hike their rates during Comic-Con, to gouge those convention-goers who want to stay within walking distance. Comic-Con has long tried to curb Read more »

150+ Comic-Con Costumes from Twitter

by Robin Parrish
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Scarecrow from the 'Batman: Arkham Asylum' video game

Ah, Comic-Con. That time of the year when freaks, geeks, and the downright inexplicable annually migrate to San Diego to pay tribute to the almighty Pop Culture. For many of them, their love is so great that they’re compelled to dress up in elaborate outfits and costumes — most of which are homemade. I grabbed over 150 of the best costumes, as seen on Twitpic, Yfrog, and other Twitter-related photo streams, and have compiled them into a gallery that’s turned out kind of like peopleofwalmart.com for the geek set. With huge thanks to all of the Comic-Con Twitterers out there, here goes… Read more »

A Twitterverse tour of Comic-Con

by Robin Parrish
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The exhibit hall, eerily quiet before the show opens.

Thank God for Twitter. Without it, we unable-to-attend Comic-Con would have to wait like, minutes, to find out what’s happening down in San Diego at Nerdvana. But thanks to the glories of Twitter and its many image posting services — like Twitpic and Yfrog — those down at the San Diego Convention Center can send out their pics of what’s happening to the entire world immediately. I always love walking around and checking out the show floor and all the ads and whatnot adorning the hallways. There also seem to be a bigger-than-ever amount of outdoor activities happening this year. So, swiped shamelessly right from Twitter, click through for a Read more »

Westboro Baptist Church Protests SDCC, Nerds Fight Back!

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Westboro Baptist Church Protests SDCC, Nerds Fight Back!

If you’re unfamiliar with the Westboro Baptist Church, they are basically a group of morons who hate everyone. The group shows up at killed soldiers funerals and protest their military burials and they like to walk around with signs that say “Got Hates Fags” and other insulting slurs. However, there is one group the Westboro Baptist Church wasn’t ready to take on…Nerds! Tons and tons of glorious nerds! Topless Robot presented the picture above, which shows not the Westboro Church group, but rather hundreds of Nerds holding up signs at SDCC, signs that mock the “church,” including such gems as “God Loves Gay Robin” and “Superman Died For Your Sins.” Read more »

TRON: Legacy (2010) Trailer

by Noemi Twigg
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Comic-Con never fails to excite geeks all around the world. Even those of us who do not get to actually be there faithfully follow the events – courtesy of the Internet. As you can see, my fellow Forever Geeks have been writing a lot about Comic-Con, and in keeping with the trend, here’s something that I hope will delight you guys. Yesterday, Disney showed off the trailer for the new TRON movie. Titled TRON: Legacy, the movie is set to be released on the 17th of December this year. I know that’s still a long way off, but to keep you happy for a little while, check out the trailer Read more »

Stan Lee announces 3 new creations at Comic-Con

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Stan Lee announces 3 new creations at Comic-Con

At a press conference yesterday just before Comic-Con got underway, Boom! Studios and Stan Lee‘s Pow! Entertainment announced his three new ongoing superhero to be published by Boom! this fall. They are: Soldier Zero: about an astronomy teacher in a wheelchair who’s bonded to an alien weapon of war after a freak accident. Soldier Zero is being written by Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Action Comics), with art by Javier Pina (Superman). Soldier Zero will ship with two variant covers by Trevor Hairsine and Dave Johnson, as well as one very limited edition signed by Stan Lee himself. The Traveler: a mysterious new superhero with time-traveling powers who battles the Split-Second Men, Read more »

Cap & Thor images straight from Comic-Con

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Cap & Thor images straight from Comic-Con

Marvel has released some new imagery from the Thor and Captain America movies in honor of Comic-Con 2010, which is just about to get underway in San Diego. Check out these awesome pieces of concept art, along with a jaw-dropping new still image of Chris Hemsworth as Thor from USA Today (you won’t believe the size of Hemsworth’s arms!). Oh how I hope that the movies can live up to these images… Read more »