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Comic-Con 4-Day Passes Sell Out!
I’m floored. Absolutely floored that 4-day passes for Comic-Con International 2010 have sold out. I mean, it’s the first week of November, and the convention isn’t until next July! Tickets with access to Wednesday’s Preview Ni...
Upcoming Cons: Long Beach, WonderCon, Anaheim & San Diego
Long Beach Comic-Con is only two weeks away! They’ve posted their programming schedule and floor map, and I’m happy to see that the panels I most want to see are (a) on the day I’m going and (b) not opposite each other! Comic Con I...
50 Years of the Flash at Comic-Con 2006
Flashback Post from 3 years ago. Some of the stuff is old news about the launch of Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, but a lot of it is also a look at Flash history with a number of writers and artists who have worked on the character: Geoff Johns, Carm...
Quick Link: Comic-Con 2009 Index
Over at K-Squared Ramblings, I’ve put together an index to all 2009 Comic-Con International posts made at that blog and this one. Panel write-ups, photos, the costume how-tos, tips, general convention experiences, etc. Comic-Con International...
Flash Costume Sightings at Comic-Con
If the number of Flash costumes at Comic-Con International last week is any indication, the fan base is energized. Most years I only see one or two Flashes, if any. This year there were at least three Jay Garricks including myself, two women who ma...
Flash News from San Diego
DC made only a few Flash announcements at Comic-Con, but they were big ones! Blackest Night: Flash miniseries by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins — 3 issues starting in November. (announced at the Geoff Johns Spotlight on Thursday) The book will ...
Sunday at Comic-Con (in Tweets)
Retweeting @GreatWhiteSnark: RT @slashfilm: A real life light cycle in Flynn’s Arcade. # RT @SpeedsterSite: OH NO! The Flash: Rebirth #4 pushed back again! Set to release August 26th. # Retweeting @SpeedsterSite: RT: @CBR CCI: Geoff Johns on &#...
Saturday at Comic-Con (in Tweets)
All right! Friday’s photos actually uploaded overnight! # Just walked up to Mark Waid for autograph at Boom booth, no line. How times change. # Had no idea Leonard Nimoy & Brent Spiner were going to be here. # Took a trip thru Artists alle...
Friday at Comic-Con (in Tweets)
Around the Con Apparently the secret to uploading photos in this hotel is to wait until 6am when there’s no competition. http://flickr.com/photos/kelsonv # The fastest man alive…stuck in traffic. # Saw Michael Jackson. # Lots of *ahem* F...
Yomiko and the Flash
Yomiko and the Flash, originally uploaded by Kelson. Here’s me with my wife at Comic-Con International today, dressed as Yomiko Readman (a.k.a. The Paper) from the anime Read or Die and Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash! The hat is a paper mach...
DC Nation at Comic-Con
3:06:09 PM: Posing for photo w/ Liberty Belle&Stargirl. Dan Didio walks up: “I hate to do this to the Flash, but I need the ladies.” 3:10:21 PM: Huge applause for Geoff Johns 3:11:21 PM: Plush Dex-star red kitty of rage 3:13:05 PM: Fu...
Comic-Con Thursday Tweets
Harvey Dent would love Cafe 222 on 2nd. # Anyone need a new front door? # In line for Bryan Lee O’Malley. #sdcc not horrendously crowded…yet. # Scary costume #843: bearded guy in diaper, leather vest & fur hat. Hazards of SDCC # Took ...
Tweets from Preview Night
RT @Robot6: SDCC ‘09 | Mark Waid takes a turn as radio DJ on KCRW # In San Diego, checked into hotel. Free wifi = yay! # Hotel room has great view of…the roof. Whee. # Serious fans! RT @Robot6: SDCC ‘09 | Behold the power ...
San Diego: We Have Arrived
This is the scene about an hour ago. Traffic was surprisingly light — I guess we managed to just avoid rush hour. Getting all settled in at the hotel, then need to head out to the convention center for badges and preview night. Or maybe dinner...
Quick Thoughts: Reprints, Tropes and Cons
Some links and observations for the day. Links Comics Should Be Good looks at DC Super-Stars reprints from the 1970s — including a Flash book which re-drew a Golden Age story. Hmm, I have a new blog post idea: comparing the original and redraw...
Quick Thoughts: Weekly Twitter for 2009-07-19
Crazy: even though I’m disappointed w/ Flash:Rebirth at this point, I’m tempted to preorder the hardcover if $13.59 holds. # RT @breagrant: RT @wendilynnmakeup: SSSSPPPPEEEEDDDDSSSTTTEEERRRRR! # Last issue of Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Wor...
Comic-Con Trolley Tips
The trolley is a good way to get around Downtown San Diego. Here are some tips for making the most of it during Comic-Con International: Trolley maps and schedules are on sdcommute.com and sdmts.com. Here’s a direct link to the trolley map. Y...
On the Hunt: Finding Back Issues, Then and Now
How I searched for back issues of comics in… 1989: Look at the local comic store. Wait for a convention that my parents were going to. 1999: Look at the local comic store. Drive around to other stores. Save up for San Diego Comic-Con. Look o...
Quick Thoughts: Weekly Twitter for 2009-07-12 (including CCI Schedule)
RT @karlkerschl: Win a piece of original art! There’s a ‘Wednesday Comics’ contest on the ‘Abominable’ site. # Retweeting @weeklycrisis: Road to Blackest Night post is up. # I almost couldn’t get past the “Ho...
Downtown San Diego Shows During Comic-Con
As a follow-up to my last Comic-Con Tip — catch a play or concert at a downtown theater — I’ve compiled a list of events going on in or near Downtown San Diego during the convention. I’m sure there’s more going on —...
Flash Panels at Comic-Con 2009
DC has posted their panel schedule for Comic-Con International. Some panels where the Flash is likely to come up include: Thursday, July 23rd 2:15-3:15 Spotlight on Geoff Johns He is the mastermind behind the smash-hit, critically acclaimed Flash: R...
Need a Last-Minute Comic-Con Ticket?
San Diego: Comic-Con International sold out weeks ago, but now that the con has processed cancellations (the deadline was last Friday), they’re selling the freed-up memberships that on eBay. The auctions are going up a few at a time on the sdco...
Daily Tips for Comic-Con
HeroesCon and WizardWorld Philadelphia start today. For fans who aren’t attending one of those two conventions, it’s time to start seriously thinking about Comic-Con International in July. Every day between now and the start of the conven...
