San Diego Comicon News: Comics.....

[Immortal1982]

This top post will be loaded with links over the next few days.

The big expected announcments include the new creative teams(writer(s) and artists) on the TRI-MONTHLY Amazing Spiderman, new books and creative team changes elsewhere.
Day 1 (Thursday)
Jon Favreu and Adi Granov on an Iron Man miniseries. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/IMLasVegas.html)
Brian Reed(Spiderwoman:Origin. Miss Marvel) on Captain Marvel (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/CapMarvel.html)
Matt Wagner(Grendel, MAGE) doing a Madame Xanadu ongoing for Vertigo. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/Xanadu.html)
Darwyn Cooke to leave The Spirit at issue 12. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122747)

Day 2.(Friday)
Warren Ellis is the New Writer of Astonishing X-men. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/AXMEllis.html)
His Artist? Simone Bianchi. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/Simone.html)
Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones on "Final Crisis" for DC Comics. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/JGJFinalCrisis.html)
Where are all the DC villians? Bill Willingham has sent them on a "Salvation Run" (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/SalvationRun.html)
He's also bringing the House of Mystery back to Vertigo. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/HouseofMystery.html)
Josh Dysart brings a modern twist to "The Unknown Soldier" for Vertigo. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/Unknown.html)
Terry Moore and Humbarto Ramos are the new Runaways at Marvel. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122838)
The Eternals are back in an ongoing at Marvel. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122873)
IDW announces new "30 days of night", Angel Season 6, Speed Racer, Dr. Who, and more... (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122899)
Phil Jimenez and Marc Guggenheim are now Marvel-Exclusive. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122801)

To separate this one from the rest a little bit....
The IMAGE founders panel report.... (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Image/founders.html)

The voice cast from Justice League: The New frontier, based on Darwin Cooke's graphic novel. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=122820)

Day3 (Saturday)
Editor Steven Wacker reveals all.... (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/Wacker.html)
Part 1 of many featuring all of the new Spiderman creative Team (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/SpiderTable.html)
The Panel with art.... (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/spider-man.html)
Judd Winick talks....Titans East? (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/TitansEast.html)
The New Worlds order Panel from DC. (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/DCU_NewWorlds.html)
Ultimate Marvel Panel (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/Ultimate.html)
Jeph Loeb talks "Ultimatum" (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/Ultimate.html)
Wanna see some Iron Man armor?Clicky... (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/InsideCrate.html)

Day 4 (Sunday)
DC's big guns panel (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/DC/BigGuns.html)
X-men:Messiah Complex panel (http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/X-Men.html)
(Unconfirmed)Jeff Smith (Bone) to take over The Spirit at DC. (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=123096)

updating....

[Son of Gilbert]

Has anybody seen or heard about the "Joker" dollar bills floating around? I think there is a web site on them?

[KingVoyeur]

Yeah, what's up with that Tri-monthly Amazing Spider-man thing? Are they really cancelling Sensational and Friendly Neighborhood? I've been watching the coverage on G4, but they're mainly concentrating on the movie stuff. I thought this was COMIC-Con, not MOVIE-Con.

[Immortal1982]

Yeah man that was announced at wizardworld philly back in may. Sensational and Friendly Neighborhood are done with One More day, and Amazing would be the only Spider-book.

Time to update the top post....

[KingVoyeur]

I'm glad to hear that the Eternals are getting an ongoing. I liked last year's mini by Gaiman and I'd like to see where they go from there.

[southpaw]

IRON MAN COMICON FOOTAGE......WoW! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVRQjCG8tn4)



HULK SMASH!!!!!! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=15YeV8QNPFM)

[KingVoyeur]

Holy crap, I am so freaking psyched for Iron Man now, that was AMAZING!!! Batman's gonna have some competition for biggest movie next summer.

[Sgt. Awesome]

Anybody actually there? I've got a friend who did Europe, then flew back and is conning it up. She was complaining on how hard it was to shop for me... she's in a bastion of nerd-dom, how hard can it be...

[Senormac]

Anybody actually there?

Bob was there.........and since he's a little short, he had a friend fly him around. :D :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/silversurfercropped.jpg

[mckracken]

you know I walked by that for four straight days and never took a picture of it.. LOL!
my pics are here, there are eight pages of photos (so far) (http://www.animationmountain.com/conventions/sdcc07/sdcc071.php)

[Senormac]

Lol......there were actually 2 of em that I saw cracky. This one was somewhere in the first ten aisles.....the other was way down on aisle 5400 or somethin. Your pics are great.......looks like your emphasis is on costuming eh? Especially females in costume? I figured daforce would have put up a couple by now......

Remember this ........?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1419.jpg

[Gentlemen Death]

I like your pics, guys. Just when I think I am a star wars nerd I see people who actually dress up and go and walk around...It is still pretty cool though...I think I might have to check it out next year...You guys should post some more pics for the people who missed out on all of it.:D

[Senormac]

I don't mind posting up a few, but I don't wanna hog up all the picture glory :) Have you ever seen those "human statue" people who get in some pose and just hold it for a really long time....and you look at them....and you stare at them.....and they don't move even one eyelash.....and you sometimes can't figure out if they are real or not? Well, thats what I thought when I saw these two....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1228.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1223.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1224.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1229.jpg

It was, of course, the guns that attracted me ....(you were thinking something else maybe???) The Ray Guns....those futuristic disintegrator fire-arms that they were carrying. They were some of the coolest items I saw at the whole show, and for a measly $690 apiece....they were not out of reach. BTW....after staring for a couple of minutes (along with a hundred other people)...I realised....these were "NOT" real people. The clothes were real....the leather was real.....the guns were real metal......but when I touched the ladies leg.........even though it was soft rubber latex of some kind, and felt like flesh....it was cold. Still amazing though. The guys face was fantastic!!! The guns were even MORE fantastic!!!!!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1227.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1230.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1330.jpg

These guns grabbed my imagination. Something about them just reeked of uniqueness. And with names like...MANMELTER 3600...GOLIATHON 83....and F.M.O.M. Wave Disrupter Gun....I wanted one bad. Still...$690 doesn't just grow on trees at my house, and I managed to keep my wallet (and my VISA card) in my pocket. Heres the weta New Zealand ray gun home page. Check out the little advertising movie they show. The part where he shoots the horse is a crack up.

http://www.wetanz.com/rayguns/index.php?catid=4

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1225.jpg

"Stick em up"

[mckracken]

so Seniormac or Daforce... did you happen to see (by chance) an idiot wearing a yellow duck hat with felt ear coverings? that was me.
http://www.animationmountain.com/images/4793.jpg
"this duck's got style!"

Sometimes I would wear the hat with my Elvis shades and I got a ton of compliments.
http://www.animationmountain.com/images/4609h.jpg

[Senormac]

Hmmmmmm???........did I see you? I don't remember seeing you...LOL. Maybe you saw me. I was the tall guy wearing the plaid golfers hat. In fact heres a pic of me with that Jesus guy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1365.jpg

[mckracken]

I've actually had my picture taken with the jesus guy only at the Wondercon in SF.
by the way, I posted three more pages of photos on my site. (http://www.animationmountain.com/conventions/sdcc07/sdcc079.php)

http://www.animationmountain.com/images/4836h.jpg
the very final picture (DC's The Flash fan riding up the escalator) I'm warning you, its NOT for the squeamish or faint at heart! These are fanboys.... at their worst.

[sickness]

Mac, I gotta say that you have just about the most well-developed sense of humor and thickest skin to go along with it that I've ever seen. From pretty much anyone. I can't imagine many self-described devout Christians taking a picture with the Buddy Christ.

You freaking RULE!

[mckracken]

actually false alarm... my friend Fred had HIS picture taken with Buddy Christ at Wondercon 2005 (I was the one BEHIND the camera...) well every little bit helps I suppose, myself I wouldnt have any qualms about having my picture taken with Buddy Christ but I'd HAVE to be wearing my yellow duck hat and getting him to pimp my comics.. LOL!

http://www.animationmountain.com/images/4768.jpg
one of my personal favs!

[sickness]

actually false alarm... my friend Fred had HIS picture taken with Buddy Christ at Wondercon 2005 (I was the one BEHIND the camera...) well every little bit helps I suppose, myself I wouldnt have any qualms about having my picture taken with Buddy Christ but I'd HAVE to be wearing my yellow duck hat and getting him to pimp my comics.. LOL!

http://www.animationmountain.com/images/4768.jpg
one of my personal favs!

Actually, I was referring to Senormac but that's awesome all the same! And I did a full quote directly after you just because I needed an excuse to see the above pic twice in this thread. Yowza!!!

[Senormac]

Mac, I gotta say that you have just about the most well-developed sense of humor and thickest skin to go along with it that I've ever seen. From pretty much anyone. I can't imagine many self-described devout Christians taking a picture with the Buddy Christ.

You freaking RULE!

Wow Sick....thats the nicest thing anyone has said about me in a long time. Thanks bro.....thanks. I sure hope that what you (and people) see in me, is Jesus..... and His love and His kindness and His mercy....that would be the best thing of all !!! I'm trying to immitate Him you know...... :) :p :)

I didn't see that girl. Good thing too, cuz its not polite to drool in public :anismirk:

[Senormac]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/Senormac/IMG_1188.jpg

Just wondering if anyone goes back this far?

[Gentlemen Death]

The girl with the pink hair is ONE of many reasons why I AM going next year....And my GF does not want to go so its on, baby!!! :lol:

[mckracken]

I've toyed with the idea of getting a small press table labled "FRIENDS OF MANIA.COM" so we would all have a meeting place instead of being hap-hazardly thrown into a sea of people at random, but I dont know if I'd be allowed to use the name MANIA at the ComicCon since I dont officially do anything with the site.

maybe we could convince darkjedi or some of the other mods to do the table thing, for promotion (if it even needs it? LOL!) it would give us a meeting place.

[Senormac]

Are those kind of tables free Kracky? I know the regular dealers tables are pretty expensive.....I thought I heard $1200 but I'm not sure.

[mckracken]

nothing is free at ComicCon... NOTHING (except my PRO badge... which is free if i get my application in early enough) but the table I was reffering to isnt $1200 (which sounds about right for a regular dealers table, although i think they offer lower priced tables too)
tables in the Small Press Area were $350 this year and will be even higher next year (every year they raise their stupid prices) I usually split one with my buddy, but he likes going solo so currently I just get a 2nd exibitors badge from his table and get in free and work his table when he isnt there.
I think a FRIENDS OF MANIA table in the small press would 1) provide a meeting place for forumers to gather and meet and hang out and bullshit and 2) create extra publicity and awareness for the site.. hell, theres might be people coming to the SDCC that formerly posted in the old cinescape forums that dont come around anymore... having a centralized gathering spot might unite the forumers.

[Gentlemen Death]

nothing is free at ComicCon... NOTHING (except my PRO badge... which is free if i get my application in early enough) but the table I was reffering to isnt $1200 (which sounds about right for a regular dealers table, although i think they offer lower priced tables too)
tables in the Small Press Area were $350 this year and will be even higher next year (every year they raise their stupid prices) I usually split one with my buddy, but he likes going solo so currently I just get a 2nd exibitors badge from his table and get in free and work his table when he isnt there.
I think a FRIENDS OF MANIA table in the small press would 1) provide a meeting place for forumers to gather and meet and hang out and bullshit and 2) create extra publicity and awareness for the site.. hell, theres might be people coming to the SDCC that formerly posted in the old cinescape forums that dont come around anymore... having a centralized gathering spot might unite the forumers.

Dude, I am so down. You can count me in! :D