Fan Expo Report: Day 3
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last two years, it’s that when you combine Fan Expo with a Saturday, you’re typically in for a rough day. Thankfully I was only on-site for a few hours on Saturday to…
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A Day At Fan Expo: DC Panel, Marvel Panel, pictures and maybe some more!
This week, I managed to make it into the Friday of Fan Expo. Arriving for the start of the show, you could definitely see that this was going to be a busy day at the show, even before the big…
Road to the Masquerade – Saturday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Steampunk Rogue R2-D2 and C-3PO Ms. Marvel Benn’Joon The Macho Man Randy Savage The Red Queen Dr. Who Wonder Woman The Riddler and Bane Carnage Renji Abarai Elizabeth (from Gin Tama) Morrigan Aensland and Pyramid Head…
DC 52 Panel – Robinson helmed JSA title announced
DC held a panel on Aug. 27 focusing on the DC 52 relaunch, where creators talked about their work, while new projects were also unveiled.
Kill Shakespeare’s Del Col discloses secrets to indie-comic success
Kill Shakespeare co-creator offered a workshop on how to market your independent comic book, with topics ranging from finding the right partners to composing a sound business and marketing plan.
The FF Panel or the “Djurdjevic rant”
Hey guys, I’m currently at Fan Expo so I’m going to make this a bit brief, I promise I will expand upon it on Thursday’s regular column. Marko’s words were pretty much what everyone is reporting on the net. I…
DC Final Flashpoint Friday Panel
Some of DC's brightest creators involved in the Flashpoint mini-series spoke to fans for an hour on Aug. 26 at Fan Expo during the Flashpoint Friday DC panel.
Fan Expo: Friday
Interesting day Friday. It doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be. It was terribly busy, but the crowd being spread out over multiple days is a good thing (at the very least for safety reasons). Again here are…
What’s New Saturday August 26
Friday at Toronto’s convention center, Fan Expo 2011 continued. Fan costumes were out in full force today and the venue was practically packed by 11 a.m. Saturday is what event planners have been bracing for. A big turn out is…
Fan Expo Report: Day 2
Friday was my first day at Fan Expo 2011, and I would say it turned out fairly well.
Marvel Fear Itself Panel
Fan Expo in Toronto this Friday afternoon was the place for Marvel Comic’s hints and teasers, as the Marvel: Fear Itself panel dropped talked superheroes and what fans can expect in the coming months from Fear Itself and upcoming spin-off…
Road to the Masquerade – Friday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Team Rocket Chika Peach World of Warcraft and Steampunk Cardcaptor Sakura Batgirl and Batman cosplay Rorschach and Zatanna Steampunk Grendel Sibylline Sister Rogue Darkwing Duck Cybermen Hexadecimal Spock Optimus Prime Seven of Nine Altaïr Officer Jenny…
Jeff Smith Panel
Jeff Smith is an American cartoonist best known for his comic book series Bone. His current series is RASL. The series follows the art thief RASL who jumps to parallel universes to steal paintings. In this panel, Jeff talks about…
Gone vacationing!
That’s right. I was on vacation this week. So I haven’t had much time to write a column. I didn’t bring any comics with me either to read during my down-time. I could have easily finished my Thor Walt Simonson…
Road to the Masquerade – Thursday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Bruce Lee Sookie (True Blood) Ikkaku Madarame (Soul Reaper from Bleech) Fourth Raikage Rogue and Storm Super Mario Supergirl J-pop Cosplay Doctor Who (Tom Baker) Faith,…
Fan Expo: THURS
Whooo! Day one has come and gone and we have learned one fact: Thursday is the new Friday. A solid day, good size crowds but you still can easily look through the stalls and chat with the exhibitors. But does…
Con Report Thursday
Ah, the first day of Fan Expo 2011. It was busy, but not too busy (which was nice). I do, however, think that things are just going to get busier from here on out. Before I begin, I should probably do…
Writer’s Guild Panel
This panel is about respecting the fan base. It discusses the rewards and challenges of adapting a well known and well loved story from one platform to another. This panel is moderated by The Listener showrunner Peter Mohan. The panel…
Paranormal Potpourri Panel
This panel consisted of James Davidge (Driftwood Saga series), Greg Lamberson (Jake Helman Files series) and Crissy Calhoun (Vampire Diaries companion books and managing editor of ECW Press). The panel discussed paranormal literature. Unfortunately, the panel got off to a…
What’s New Friday August 26
What’s going on this Friday at Fan Expo at downtown Toronto’s Convention Center? Plenty. From the looks of it Chris Claremont, X-Men, has just been added to the Expo line up. According to the Official 2011 Show Program Claremont will…
Fan Expo Survival Guide
Fan Expo 2011 kicked off this Thursday April 25 and fan boys and girls lined up at the girls dressed up in their favorite superhero garb. The rain started around 1:30 p.m. causing event organizers to let fans in early…