Fan Expo Sunday (a day in pictures)
This year my wife was able to join me on Sunday for Fan Expo. She enjoys taking pictures and I thought it would be great if she just walked around the show, taking some pictures of the crowd and what…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Biff Socko, Two-Fisted Newshound: Aug 29th
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATELINE: METROPOLIS– The world is abuzz…
Fan Expo 2012 Final Thoughts
And so another Fan Expo has come and gone, and those of us who attended are left with fond memories, lighter pocketbooks, and sore, sore feet. Every year Fan Expo continues to grow, bringing more attendees, more exhibitors, and more…
Minicomics
While some blame the Internet for declining sales of print comics, the democratic, shareable and open nature of the world wide web has created an excellent marketplace for boutique books. Whether Kickstarter’d, Indiegogo’d, pre-ordered or otherwise, self-published minicomics and graphic…
Captain Canuck a Fan Expo Hit!
There is a lot of buzz around Captain Canuck lately. A month or so ago CBD reported that Mind’s Eye entertainment hired Canadian writer Arne Olsen to write the script of the promised Captain Canuck feature film. Now, just before…
Fan Expo | Arrow: Review and Q&A
CTV was a major presence at Fan Expo this year by setting up a large booth on the convention floor, bringing in cast members from Criminal Minds and Flashpoint for panels and autograph signings and holding special screenings of its…
Fan Expo | Retailer Recap
This year at Fan Expo I got a chance to work with Walter and Marc at the Big B Comics booth, which gave me an interesting dealer perspective on the convention. I saw quite a few sales driven by movies…
Fan Expo | Changing with the Times
Over decade ago when the Canadian Fan Expo made the big leap to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) I really didn’t like our booth placement on the convention floor. We were placed out of the “comic book alley” where…
Episode 19: Final thoughts on Fan Expo 2012
Sitting back for a moment and really considering this past weekend’s event, it’s difficult to be particularly upset with Hobbystar’s event planning. Despite a Toronto Star report citing the displeasure of several thousand fans who waited in line until 3…
Fan Expo | DC All-Access: new Before Watchmen title
DC Comics kicked off its all-access panel Aug. 25 with multiple Before Watchmen announcements.
Fan Expo | X-Men Panel
Panel: C.B. Cebulski, Axel Alonzo, Leonard Kirk, Nick Lowe, Arune Singh. I am not a regular reader of X-Men. I really like the X-Men but I don’t read it (my theory is if you read one X-Men title, you need…
Fan Expo | Masquerade Aftermath – Sunday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Burlesque Poison Ivy For entire Fan Expo 2012 photo set on Flickr, click…
Fan Expo | DC Entertainment All Access Sunday Panel
DC Entertainment All Access Sunday Today, on the last day of Fan Expo, I decided to hit up the DC Entertainment panel. They have been having these panels all weekend and each day they have covered a different topic or…
Fan Expo Panel: Creating Comics For Younger Readers
Here’s the full audio from the Fan Expo 2012 panel Creating Comics For Younger Readers. Join Willow Dawson (Hyena in Petticoats), Scott Chantler (Three Thieves), Faith Erin Hicks (Bigfoot Boy), and Jack Briglio (Growing Up Enchanted) for a discussion about…
Fan Expo Panel: Canada’s Award Winning Graphic Novels
Here’s the full audio from the Fan Expo 2012 panel It Came From The Great White North: Canada’s Award Winning Graphic Novels. From the Eisners to the Harveys, Canada’s cartoonists are taking the world by storm with some of the…
Fan Expo | Road to the Masquerade – Saturday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Harley Quinn …
Fan Expo | Spider-Man (and Marvel) Panel
Panel: Axel Alonzo, Dan Slott, Ryan Stegman, Steve Wacker and Arune Singh Marvel started off saying that they are really excited for Spider-Man during the next couple of months. The beginning of the excitement for Marvel and Spider-Man was issue…
Fan Expo | DC creators present the future at all-access panel
DC comics hosted its first of three all-access panels at Fan Expo in Toronto August 24, featuring a host of the company's brightest creators as they chatted with fans for the better part of an hour
Fan Expo | Road to the Masquerade – Friday
PHOTO OF THE DAY: The Ring …
Chewing the Fat: Chew Q&A Panel at Fan Expo
Chewing the Fat: Chew Q&A with Layman and Guillory panel I was pretty excited to go to this panel. It was really the only one I wanted to go to today (Friday) so, I got off the expo floor early…
Roughin’ It
In but a barren wasteland, I have not… except comics. This summer… actually this whole year has been busy. Between real work (the one that pays the bills), Comic Book Daily, family commitments and volunteering for my local fall fair,…