Fan Expo 2010 Day Three: Out With A Bang
Fan Expo 2010 is done for me. None of my Sunday goals were reached and the show remained packed; no last day slow down. It’s solid for the retailers but as a buyer I like bargain hunting at the end…
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Fan Expo Day 3 | As Crazy as Yesterday?
FanExpo 2010 starts it’s third day with a bit of a cloud over it’s head. Yesterday’s crazy long lines both inside and outside the actual con had most people describing this convention as a ‘clusterf%#&’ – and comparing their experiences…
Fan Expo 2010 Day 2 | A Smattering of Pictures
It’s a safe to say that Toronto’s 2010 Fan Expo is going to be remembered. Whether it’s for the right reasons that’s something that’s going to depend on the person. Most time in the line ups (that stretches down Front…
The Avengers Assemble on Teletoon in October
Marvel animation and Teletoon announced Saturday the debut of Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes in the fall. After screening a two episodes featuring the Avengers coming together to fight Graviton, Teletoon`s director of programming Caroline Tyre that Avengers will debut on…
Daredevil Gets Reborn in January
Marvel announced at Fan Expo on Saturday Daredevil’s return to the forefront with a four issue limited series. Starting in January, Daredevil Reborn will launch and it will mostly focus on rebuilding the character from the ground up. The book…
Fan Expo 2010 Day Two: Art who?
Saturday at Fan Expo was crazier than usual: the crowds were so intense all afternoon there was a long line waiting to get in. If only the deals were that crazy… I dedicated the day to getting various hardcovers signed.…
Fan Expo 2010 Panel Report :: Pint o’ CB
When and Where: Saturday August 28, 2010 @ 3:30pm; Room 206c, Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) Before I move onto the announcements, I have to congratulate CB Cebulski on his thirteenth consecutive appearance at Fan Expo Canada. CB (who is…
Boom! Studios announces new Disney title at panel.
Boom! Studios CEO Ross Richie announced Saturday Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers as its newest addition to the company’s Disney Afternoon line. Starting in December Boom! Will begin publishing Rescue Rangers as an ongoing title, hot on the heels of…
Day One At Fan Expo: Marvel X-Men Panel
X-Men fans gathered after a long day at the Con to find out what the future holds for their favourite mutants, and they weren’t disappointed. Joined by Senior Vice President C.B. Cebulski and creators Whilce Portacio, Valentino DeLandro and Leonard…
Preview: Atomic Robo: Last Stop Teaser Trailer
Writer Brian Clevinger announced back in January that Atomic Robo, his Red 5 Comics creation with artist Scott Wegener, was getting an animated short film courtesy of The Fictory, titled Atomic Robo: Last Stop. Now we have the first teaser…
Geek Chic: Get Feet Like Namor's
We’re sitting around Comic Book Daily headquarters getting ready for day 2 of Toronto’s Fan Expo when I saw a tweet from artist Jaime McKelvie which said “Want to have feet like Namor’s?” Clicking the link brought up this webpage…
Day One at Fan Expo: DC Nation panel
DC comics’ executive editor Dan Didio delivered a dynamic duo of tidbits to Batman fans at Friday’s DC Nation panel. Opening the panel, Didio asked fans what they thought about the direction Batman titles have taken recently. Many applauded DC’s…
Toronto's Fan Expo 2010 | Day One – Pete's Eye View
Fan Expo is absolutely crazy. Usually Friday is the dead day, the day that you don’t have to worry as much about the crowds. This was definitely not the case. Luckily it’s Canadian comic crowds so everyone is really nice,…
Fan Expo 2010: A smattering of random pictures
We’ve just gotten back from the first day of Fan Expo and boy are my arms tired. I leave you with just completely random photos snapped by a man who is easily distracted and can’t work an 8oo dollar DSLR…
Fan Expo 2010 Day One: Art and Hardcovers
Fan Expo 2010 started today at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The early bird package had a 2:00 PM entrance and there were hundreds lined up to get in: I’ve never seen a crowd that large buying a premium VIP…
How to Break into Comics….
Over the years, as an aspiring comic book writers, I’ve sat in on a number of con panels that offers advice on how to break into comics. Most of the advice cautions against submitting unsolicited Word documents of their scripts…
Fan Expo Starts Now!
Sounds off below on all the things You’re looking forward to seeing/doing at this year’s Toronto Fan Expo! Check out the Hobbystar website for the schedule. Publishers ranging from DC Comics and Marvel to BOOM! Studios and Udon will have…
HOLMES INC is here!
Whatever happened to the Holmes family? HOMES INC features the descendants of the Holmes family, in the year 2010. In the many decades since the Master Detective died back in 1935, the great-grandchildren of Sherlock, Mycroft, and Watson, have managed…
Dressed For Success | Episode Twenty Six
The newest webcomic to join to the Comic Book Daily family is Dressed For Success. Written and Drawn by Egesta Comics‘ Chris Howard and Jeff Wasson. We’ll be updating Tuesday and Thursday until we catch up with their current run.…
Interview: Dreadful's Mark Slater
We’re coming up on our first year of Comic Book Daily and I’ve managed to interview a whole lot of artists at different points in their career, and I can honestly say that the interviews that are the most fun…
Just A Thought | Fan Expo 2010
Ah it’s Fan Expo time again. For those of you outside Ontario, Fan Expo is Toronto’s largest convention. I’ve heard reports that overall it’s the 3rd largest con in North America and after seeing the line ups last year, I’d…