Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Gameplay Footage

Alex Langley | August 6, 2010

Words cannot express how much I’m looking forward to the video game Marvel vs. Capcom 3. I love Marvel comics. I love Capcom games. TWO GREAT TASTES COMBINE! Here’s some footage I snagged of the upcoming fighter, fresh from the San Diego Comic-con floor!

Comic-Con Report: Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, Robotomy, Regular Show

Marko | July 30, 2010

Cartoon Network held an “Algebraic!” panel at San Diego Comic-Con International on Friday to discuss their new show Adventure Time, with voice actor Tom Kenny (voice of Ice King) moderating. Also present were J.G. Quintel, Jeremy Shada (voice of Finn), John DiMaggio (voice of Jake), Pat McHale (creative director), and Pendleton Ward (creator of Adventure Time). Tom began by asking the crowd, [...]

Comic-Con Report on Showtime’s Anti-Heroes Panel: Californication, Nurse Jackie, Weeds, and Dexter

Marko | July 29, 2010

Ballroom 20’s hour-and-a-half wait at Comic-Con was well worth it to see the Showtime anti-hero panel. The panel started by introducing the big names of Showtime: Dexter’s Michael C. Hall, Nurse Jackie’s Paul Schulze, Weeds’ Mary-Louise Parker, and Californication’s David Duchovny. Each actor took a little time to talk about his or her character along [...]

Comic-Con Report: Graphic.ly Platform for Digital Comics

Papa Llama | July 24, 2010

While at San Diego Comic-Con this year, I was given the opportunity to take an exclusive look at a comics program called Grapic.ly. Graphic.ly is a new biz spark company that has been around for about a year and half but is really just now coming to fruition. Dave Drach from Microsoft, who is in [...]

TRON Legacy Press Conference at San Diego Comic-Con International

Papa Llama | July 22, 2010

It seems ironic that a press session for a movie about some of the most advanced technology ever is starting late due to technical problems. One of the earliest questions is about why neither of Cindy Morgan’s characters are in the movie. Joe Kosinski says you have to make hard choices, it’s a father-son story, [...]

Screen Team Show Video: Comic-Con Girls! Starring Supergirl and Wonder Woman with Princess Leia Cameo

Papa Llama | July 20, 2010

Over 7,000 hits in its first two days! Off to a great start, this looks certain to pass the Screen Team Show’s previous YouTube best, which had Greyson Chance singing “Better Than Bieber.” Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill has gotten inundated with requests to do pics as Slave Leia for the last two years, but she [...]

Academics Assemble! Comics Arts Conference Programming at San Diego Comic-Con International 2010

Papa Llama | July 19, 2010

Thursday, July 22 Fri, Jul 09, 07:35PM 10:30-12:00 Comics Arts Conference Session #1: Comics in the Classroom— Lisa Vizcarra (Carquinez Middle School) explores the pedagogy for creating a middle school biology curriculum based on the book Becoming Batman by E. Paul Zehr, who will join the discussion. Kathy Hall (El Camino College) gives an overview [...]

Why Is a Kid Batman’s Crimefighting Partner?

Papa Llama | July 12, 2010

I’m getting ready to do a panel at Comic-Con later this month to discuss Batman’s crimefighting partnerships. Last year Dr. Robin Rosenberg and I got to discuss the psychopathy of the Joker with creator Jerry Robinson, “The Laughing Fish” author Steve Englehart, The Dark Knight executive producer Michael Uslan, and TV’s original Batman himself, Adam [...]

After Zuda Falls, Does Lily Leave the Valley? Interview with Adam Atherton (Lily of the Valley)

Papa Llama | July 9, 2010

Zuda Comics, DC Comics’ webcomic line built on the last couple of years’ worth of monthly competitions in which hopeful creators fought it out to see who’d win the vote and get contracts to produce another year’s worht of comics, is gone. Zip! It was there and then it was not. No fanfare, no forewarning, the website [...]

Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope – The Video Submissions, Round 3

Papa Llama | July 2, 2010

Some of those who got cast in the documentary Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope werennotified yesterday, but casting was still in progress. Apparently the casting folks were still looking for specific types of people, like male cosplayers. For other video auditions for the documentary by Morgan Spurlock, Joss Whedon, and Stan Lee, see previous [...]

Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope – The Fan Candidates

Papa Llama | June 14, 2010

Morgan Spurlock, Joss Whedon, and Stan Lee want you! As our friends at ActionFlickChick.com recently discussed, Morgan Spurlock of Super-Size Me fame and infamy is teaming up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and endless-superheroes creator Stan Lee, backed by Thomas Tull, to follow 7 fans around during this July’s San Diego Comic-Con International. The lucky few [...]