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Cosplay Glory at Comic Con 2011 by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 26, 2011)
Comic Con can have varying levels of Cosplay; each with their own take and interpretation of characters. Saturday and Sunday featured tons of people either getting ready for the big contest or showing off their stuff. What we here at Mania love to celebrat

Cosplay Babes and Hotties at SDCC 2011 by Robert T. Trate, Contributor
(July 24, 2011)
Usually we mix it here at Mania with our Cosplay photos. Never do we lean to one side or the other. This year, on Friday, at the San Diego Comic Con we noticed a hell of lot more ladies dressed up than the men. So let us celebrate the ladies here and now w

SDCC: Amazing Spider-Man Panel by Rob Vaux, Editor
(July 23, 2011)
A Comic Con searching for the energy and excitement of earlier years may have found it with the Spider-Man reboot. The cast and filmmakers spoke to the press briefly before electrifying the Hall H audience with a surprise appearance by star Andrew Garfield

SDCC: Pacific Rim Logo Revealed by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(July 23, 2011)
With Guillermo del Toro's monster movie Pacific Rim not ready to invade theaters until summer of 2013, we're still way too early in the production game for them to reveal much at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. But we do have something. The producers over

SDCC: Extended Fright Night Clip by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(July 23, 2011)
DreamWorks Pictures and Yahoo Movies are showing an extended clip from the 3D remake of Fright Night, the same piece of action they showed off at the SDCC. With co-star David Tennant introducing it, you can watch the clip in the video player below. The vam

SDCC: AVENGERS Artwork Online by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(July 23, 2011)
Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures may be sitting the SDCC out for a lot of their presentations (waiting instead on the Disney Expo later this summer) but the two have come together to release artwork from The Avengers as the weekend progresses. At th

22 Cool Cosplay Photos at Comic Con 2011 by Robert T. Trate, Contributor
(July 22, 2011)
What is Comic Con without people dressing up? The first official day of Comic Con had plenty of Cosplayers to both entertain and delight. There were tons of babes, heroes, and of course more Slave Leias.

SDCC: Total Recall's Police Force by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(July 21, 2011)
It seems that Columbia Pictures and director Len Wiseman chose the streets of the SDCC as their venue to show off futuristic cops and their rides. Or rather the street across from the popular con which kicked off today. The folks over at ComingSoon took so

SDCC 2011 Preview Night by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 21, 2011)
Comic Con is here again. For those fortunate enough to get Preview Night tickets it is a great chance to hit the floor early. It is the best time to grab your exclusives. Score some of that fully in stock swag and if you are lucky, pick up a few free comic

SDCC Weekend Schedule by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(July 11, 2011)
We have two weeks to go before the San Diego Comic-Con officially opens their doors and the folks from southern California have officially revealed some more dates and times taking place over the event weekend. While you can check out the full schedule her

SDCC Thursday Schedule Hits by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(July 08, 2011)
With this year's San Diego Comic-Con poised to open its doors in two week's time, the reps have revealed their schedule for the first day. Here's the movie, TV and other panels that will be taking place on the preview night Wednesday, July 20, 2011 and fir

Comic Con 2011 Toy Exclusive Update by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 08, 2011)
The San Diego Comic Con is ripe with freebees, t-shirts, and of course exclusives. There are always tons of exclusive toys and we here at Mania like preparing you for the Con. Last week, we brought you our 2011 SDCC Survival Guide. A few weeks before that,

San Diego Comic Con Survival Guide 2011 by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 01, 2011)
Your weekly Toy Maniac is switching hats this week to bring you his annual San Diego Comic Con Survival Guide. As a participant of Nerdvana now for the fourth straight year I have learned a trick or two. Much of this information will be the same as the pre

9 More Cool Cosplay Pics from Wizard World Philly by Robert T. Trate & Kimberly McCall, Columnist & Photographer
(June 22, 2011)
This weekend, in the city of brotherly love, Wizard World Philadelphia landed. Despite the convention lacking a real comic book presence (Marvel and DC were absent), the Cosplayers were out in droves. Mania photographers, Robert Trate and Kimberly McCall,

10 Geeky Cosplay Pics from WizardCon Philly by Robert T. Trate & Kimberly McCall, Columnist & Photographer
(June 21, 2011)
This weekend, in the city of brotherly love, Wizard World Philadelphia landed. Despite the convention lacking a real comic book presence (Marvel and DC were absent), the Cosplayers were out in droves. Mania photographers, Robert Trate and Kimberly McCall,

Top 10 Toys at Comic-Con 2010 by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 30, 2010)
The San Diego Comic Con has come and gone. As we sit back and take in all the information I thought I would highlight the Top 10 Toys at Comic Con. There were plenty of exclusives this year. Surprisingly, there were not as many sell outs as previous years.

14 Final Cool Cosplay Costumes from SDCC by Korynda Pasini, Contributor
(July 26, 2010)

SDCC: Marvel Panel by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 26, 2010)
Comic Con definitely ended with bang this year as Marvel Comics took center stage in Hall H with big reveals of both Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Marvel Producer Kevin Feige brought the two Avengers as well as their villains, directors and

SDCC: The Expendables Panel by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 26, 2010)
The Harry Knowles, of all people, moderated the manliest of panels at Comic Con, The Expendables. Though the entire cast was not present the director, writer, and star Sylvester Stallone (Rambo) was.

SDCC: Abrams and Whedon: The Visionaries Panel by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 26, 2010)
J. J. Abrams and Joss Whedon are two minds that have shaped our collective pop culture. Whether it is creating new worlds or re-inventing old ones their names on a project easily draw our attention.

SDCC: The Walking Dead Panel by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 26, 2010)
What is amazing about Comic Con is seeing and meeting people that share a common interest. Sure many of us like comics and movies but the exact same ones? Mania arrived at The Walking Dead panel a few hours ahead of time (yes, you read that right) as a pre

SDCC: Skyline Operates Below the Radar by Rob Vaux, Critic
(July 25, 2010)
The producers of the new alien abduction film Skyline stressed their ability to deliver grade-A special effects without funding from the studio system. The sibling director team of Colin and Greg Strause own their own effects studio, Hydraulix, which gives

20 More Cool Cosplay Fans from SDCC Day 3. by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 25, 2010)
Saturday was without a doubt the biggest turn out for cosplay conventioneers. This meant that the Babes, Heroes and Slave Leias were everywhere.

New MONSTERS Teaser Trailer by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(July 24, 2010)
Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing have revealed the latest teaser trailer for Monsters, the upcoming alien dna tale from the mind of director Gareth Edwards. Check it out below. Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able star in the sci-fi thriller that will see

20 More Cosplaying Babes & Geeks from Comic-Con by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(July 24, 2010)
You Maniacs wanted more Cospaly photos and we refuse to disappoint you. What blew us away is how many good Slave Leias there were this year but we never thought we would see an Evil Slave Leia. Let alone a female Whiplash from Iron Man 2. We salute Cosplay