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WonderCon 2012: IDW Details and Schedule

December 10, 2014March 14, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

IDW Releases WonderCon 2012 Details

Announcements, signings, exclusives, and excitement abound!

Press Release

IDW is thrilled to announce its jam-packed schedule of events and exclusives for WonderCon 2012, taking place March 16-18, 2012 in Anaheim, CA. IDW will be located in booth #301. Follow the thunderous echo of triumphant high fives.

This year’s show promises treasures of epic proportions to be unleashed on convention-goers. Among other delights, IDW is pleased to offer -exclusive editions of two of our most popular Artist’s Editions. We’ll be offering an exclusive variant of the wildly popular Wally Wood’s EC Stories Artist’s Edition and a very special edition of John Romita’s Amazing Spider-Man Artist’s Edition signed by Romita and Stan Lee and including a sketch by the legendary Romita himself!

Image Expo 2012: Happy! by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson Arrives in 2012

February 25, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

During his keynote speech at Image Expo 2012, Grant Morrison announced he’s working on a new series for Image Comics. Happy! by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Darick Robertson is due to ship sometime in December 2012.

No other information was provided yet at the convention, but iFanboy had a short conversation with Morrison after his speech.

Image Expo 2012: New Phonogram Series by Gillen, McKelvie, And Wilson Announced

February 25, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl Coming in November 2012?

Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl, A new Phonogram series by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matt Wilson, was announced today at Image Expo 2012. On his blog, Kieron Gillen gave us a look at the teaser promo for the series along with some info:

MegaCon 2012 Cosplay Gallery

March 7, 2013February 23, 2012 by The Comic Book Critic

MegaCon 2012 Cosplay Photo Gallery

It’s that time of year again when the sun feels just a little warmer, the days are longer, and the cosplayers begin to show up. Yep, it’s the start of the comic book convention season!

This past weekend Orlando, Florida hosted their annual MegaCon and, as usual, there was a strong showing of cosplayers in attendance. We’ve culled several sites for images and brought you a sampling of what we found.

Long Beach Comic Con 2011 (LBCC ’11) Cosplay

November 11, 2014November 11, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

The long stretch of large Comic Cons runs mainly through the late spring and summer, but there’s never a shortage of smaller Conventions throughout the year. Any convention wouldn’t be worth its salt without a large contingent of cosplayers, and the Long Beach Comic Con 2011 had its fair share. LBCC ‘11 also had the added bonus of being held on Halloween weekend.

Here is a large collection of cosplay photos from LBCC ‘11.

Enjoy!

source: wired.com

NYCC ’11: Hulk Smash Avengers in February 2012

October 16, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

Hulk Smash Avengers is a weekly five-part miniseries exploring The Hulk’s relationship with his Avengers teammates over the years. The series, beginning in February 2012, features Lee Weeks on covers and a different creative team on each issue.

NYCC ’11: Artwork from X-Men: Regenesis Panel

October 16, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

Marvel Comics released a lot of artwork at their X-Men: Regenesis panel at the New York Comic Con 2011 this weekend. Below is what they had to show the fans and press.

X-Men: Regenesis Panel Artwork!

New York Comic Con ‘11 Avengers Panel Footage

October 16, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

Marvel has made available some B Roll footage of The Avengers panel from the New York Comic Con 2011. The actors on the panel include Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Chris Evans (Captain America), and Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/The Hulk).

Here are two videos featuring the B Roll footage.

NYCC ’11 Random Photos and Art – Part Two

October 15, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

We at Comic Book Critic have compiled some random images of NYCC ‘11 taken from various sources, including Twitter, Yfrog, and Flickr. They include everything from cosplay to artist’s sketches.

If you’ve taken one of these pictures and would like to be given credit on it, please let us know!

You can find Part One here. Enjoy!

Superman #7 Begins Jurgens and Giffen’s Run

March 7, 2013October 15, 2011 by The Comic Book Critic

DC Comics has announced that Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens will be the creative force on Superman starting with Superman #7. Jurgens will handle the writing chores while Giffen will provide the artwork.

Being a man of many artistic styles, I wonder which one Giffen will opt for? Maybe a Jimmy Olson Kirby style? A Curt Swan classic style? I doubt it will be his Trencher style! We’ll find out soon enough.