Rod Roddenberry (son of Star Trek creator Gene) brought a new project to San Diego this year for Comic-Con (SDCC). The film short, Instant, begins innocently enough in Mickey’s, a neighborhood bar with a group of regulars doing the usual stuff: drinking, playing darts, schmoozing. But things get very tense …
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SDCC Interview: Spencer F. Lee Talks About ‘From the Bridge’
Spencer F. Lee’s homage to the geekdom of pop cultural creators fans From the Bridge is a feature-length documentary coming out at the end of the summer. Lee, along with George Takei, Nichelle Nichols and others tease the new film in a special preview at this year’s Comic-Con International (AKA …
Read More »Conan O’Brien Gets Ready for ConanCon at San Diego Comic-Con
It’s become part of the annual San Diego Comic-Con (AKA SDCC) landscape. Starting the evening before the official start of the five days of controlled chaos that is SDCC, Conan O’Brien brings his TBS talk show to the venerable Spreckels theater in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp District. Last year, I …
Read More »Comic-Con Interview: Arvind Ethan David on ‘Darkness Visibile,’ ‘Dirk Gently’ and More
Arvind Ethan David (The Infidel) is executive producer of the Netflix/BBC America hit series Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency, which is in its second season. But he was also at San Diego Comic-Con promoting his latest project Darkness Visible, a collaboration with comic book creator/novelist Mike Carey (Lucifer). I met …
Read More »SDCC Essentials: Tips for Staying Cool and Charged Up
Coming to Comic-Con for the first time? A few tips to keep you cool and charged up.
Read More »San Diego Comic-Con, Here I Come!
Tommorrow’s the day. Chicago to San Diego to cover Comic Con International (AKA San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC) for Blogcritics. This is my fifth year going into the fray of crowds, cosplayers and general chaos that is the behemoth, ultimate fandom conclave of Comic-Con. I can’t cover it all, and as …
Read More »Awesome Con Q&A: David Tennant on ‘Doctor Who’
"You can't research being a Time Lord. I wish you could! You can't really go and hang out at the Time Lord offices for a week – be an intern and see how they work."
Read More »Awesome Con Q&A: Catherine Tate on Her Time on Doctor Who and Her Career
The former 'Doctor Who' companion discusses her acting career and speculates on the fate of Donna Noble.
Read More »Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con 2017: Friday Recap (June 16)
Wizard World inducted Trina Robbins into its Hall of Legends during a ceremony on June 16, 2017 in Sacramento at the Convention Center.
Read More »Awesome Con Preview: More from Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee
Stan Lee discusses storytelling, underrated Marvel characters, and cameos ahead of his arrival at Awesome Con.
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