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Tag: San Diego Comic Con

Totalitarianism, Alive and Well, or Red Shirt Rant: Comic-Con 2008 Blog Entry

Posted by | Jul 24, 2008 | , , |

Pink shuttles and red shirts – not the worst things to face off with the first day of the con, but necessary evils. (Now pondering the word ‘necessary’) But at least with the buses, there is the option of walking. With the redshirts waxing tyranical over their little bits of ballroom turf, threatening you with eviction at every turn and shutter click, one wonders that if the powers at Comic Con really wanted their con goodwill and Hollywood marketing heft spread to the world beyond out there on the web, that this form of small tyranies isn’t off-putting and counter-productive. For some redshirts, tiny tyranies may be all they know, that and pointing to the exit that is either the furthest away, through dark tunnels and dank back passages, or blocking off perfectly acceptable exits due to "blockages." Yes, that communist-era word was actually uttered; tree fell over in the woods, I heard it.

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Comic-Con 2008: William Katt Interview

Posted by | Jul 24, 2008 | , |

William Katt eases his lanky frame into his chair at the Catastrophic Comics booth near the center of the massive San Diego Convention Center. It’s Day 1 of Comic-Con and he’s already addressed an enthusiastic panel of fans to announce the launch of the latest Catastrophic title and met with journalists from TV and print media, but still graciously took a few minutes to talk to Whedonopolis.

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Comic-Con 2008: Doctor Who & Torchwood Interviews

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | , , |

On a bright and sunny Wednesday afternoon before the full onslaught of Comic-Con, this reporter braved the early crowds and burgeoning traffic to a nice San Diego harborside location. We had the opportunity to speak to Steven Moffat from Doctor Who and Julie Gardner and Naoko Mori from Torchwood in roundtables and find out what the future holds for the shows as well as the three people behind them.

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Preview Night: Comic-Con 2008 Blog Entry

Posted by | Jul 23, 2008 | , , |

It is now the Edge of Tedium to mention the early-bird crowds already clogging the streets of the Convention Center sidewide and Gas Lamp District on Wednesday Night at Comic Con in San Diego, but it has to be said in an admittedly vain attempt to prevent more attendees from doing the sardine boogie in the aisles. Early shopping was the order of the day, and for the newbies, and there were a few, a first real taste of the happy insanity that is the largest con in the Western Hemisphere. Today, the first official day of the con, will be a test of the increased registration personnel enthusiastically waving their arms to get attendees registered and on their merry way to panels, meetings and shopping. The exhibit hall this year is dominated by a giant Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade size balloon of Pokemon and more (and various) giant bags given out by Warner Brothers. And the giant purple Big Frakkin’ Bags given out by SciFi Channel. Honest, it says Big Frakkin’ Bag in big white letters.

Fresh off the John Barrowman booksigning, there will be Dr. Who and Torchwood panels, BSG panels, The Day The Earth Stood Still and Dexter. So, armed with a brand new camera, this iguana is off to forage in the well-illustrated jungle of the 2008 SDCC.

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