Comic-Con Returns to IN-Person Convention

ReedPop has announced it is going back to in-person conventions for the New York Comic-Con, Florida Supercon, Emerald City Comic Con, and the C2E2. “ReedPop’s number one priority is the wellbeing of the people that come to our shows,” said Kristina Rogers US Comic Portfolio Director, as the conventions will feature limited capacity with rules in place for the safety of its attendees. The convention dates include: -Florida Supercon, Miami Beach Convention Center: September 10-12 -New York Comic-Con, Javits Center: October 7-10 -Emerald City Comic Con, Washington State Convention Center:…

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Quarantine and Entertainment

In these times of reflection of what’s really important in everyday life, the Corvid-19 virus has brought us as a society a moment to take account of our lives and what we offer each other in comfort in these troubling times. While we practice social distancing and self-quarantine we must encourage each other to stay the course and protect ourselves and our loved ones from this deadly disease. Gather as much accurate information you can and have extreme caution in how we interact with other people. We are grateful for…

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Politics and the Social Media War in Entertainment

The social media war for the minds and hearts of the society we live in today is evident to any rational thinking person. Traditional values are being threatened by progressive thought and the media news and the majority of the entertainment world leans towards liberal ideas and biases. It really is not arguable that this is not happening right here in the land of the free and even worldwide. With this in mind, I want to talk about the content today in TV and film and how it has changed…

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‘Picked Apart By Vultures’ Stan Lee

Joan Lee, the wife of legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, died quietly last July in Los Angeles at the age of 93 surrounded by family. Since then it has been reported that Stan Lee at 95 years old has suffered from people taking advantage of him financially. Many of the details are spelled out in an article in The Daily Beast by Mark Ebner. It goes into great detail and I have a Link to the Article at the bottom of this page. JC (Loan Celia) is the sole…

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Kevin Smith Heart Attack

Kevin Smith suffered a massive heart attack. Smith posted about the incident on his Facebook page, which sees the writer and director presently making a recovery. Comics Talk News wishes Kevin Smith a speedy recovery!. Here is the post: I was trying to do a killer standup special this evening but I might’ve gone too far. After the first show, I felt kinda nauseous. I threw up a little but it didn’t seem to help. Then I started sweating buckets and my chest felt heavy. Turns out I had a…

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Interview with Jeff Parker at I Like Comic Con

Starting in comics as an artist, Jeff Parker gained wide acclaim in the last decade writing at Marvel with his runs on big action books such as Thunderbolts and Hulk, as well as creating new titles like Agents of Atlas and X-Men: First Class. At DC Comics he launched Batman ’66 while also revamping Flash Gordon for Dynamite. His next big upcoming project is FUTURE QUEST, an event series bringing back the classic action-adventure heroes of Hanna-Barbera, out this Summer. Among his original creations are the sci-fi and adventure graphic…

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Interview with Karl Kesel at I Like Comic Con

Karl Kesel is known as comics writer and inker in the comic industry for over 34 years. He has inked many comics and was a writer on The Adventures of Superman, Daredevil, Harley Quinn, Hawk and Dove vol. 2 and 3, Superboy vol. 3, Superman vol. 2. Kesel has been nominated for a number of Eisner Awards, “Best Inker” (1991) and (1992) and “Best Cover Artist” (1992). In 2016, he was nominated for Inkwell Awards Favorite Inker. Current creation Section Zero with Tom Grummett can be found at Panic Button…

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I Like Comic Con Review

This was the ad for The First Ever I like Comic Con in Vancouver Washington: I Like Comic Con is a return to the roots of what made the current state of pop culture great – comic books, artists, and writers. This is an event for fans of all genres and ages! We bring you the best in guest writers, artists, creators, comic book related celebrities, cosplay, panels, a huge artist alley, exhibitors, free art lessons, giveaways, and an amazing weekend of fun! We hope you’ll join us for I…

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Join Comics Talk At I Like Comic Con

Join us at I like Comic Con in Vancouver this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County Event Center. We will have a table there and would love to meet you. We will be seeking new writers for Comics Talk News Blog and would enjoy hooking up with the talent in the area. Plus come to the table and ask for a free E-Book of W.B. Stiles’ superhero novel The Gathering: Book One. Come by and meet the author and learn more about this exciting book. Guests include:…

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Joe Quesada Pens Open Letter on Social Media’s Impact on Comics

Joe Quesada is best known for his work at Marvel as editor of Marvel Knights, and later as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. Now he is Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment. Because Quesada has been a part of the comic book industry for over 20 years, I am interested in what he has to say about the social media and how it has evolved. Recently he wrote an open letter to those who use social media to criticize the comic industry. I have provided the full letter below. As is…

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Lost Siegel and Shuster Superman Story to Be Published

Lost Siegel and Shuster Superman Story to Be Published In New Action Comics #1000: 80 Years of Superman Hardcover Book Edited by Paul Levitz with a New Jim Lee Cover and an All-Star Talent Line-up Including Laura Siegel Larson, Jules Feiffer, Gene Luen Yang, Al Plastino, Otto Binder, Curt Swan, Marv Wolfman, John Byrne, Dick Giordano, Grant Morrison, Len Wein, Carmine Infantino and More! A new hardcover book, ACTION COMICS #1000: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN, is being published by DC Entertainment as part of its celebration of the one-thousandth issue…

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SCI-FI, FANTASY and Action Movie Release Schedule List

Yes there are more films of interest in theaters coming to your area in the next couple years other than comic book-based superhero movies. Here are the sci-fi, fantasy, and other popular genre movie list for the next several years with intended movie dates and a link to the project or trailer if possible. If a film has robots, giant monsters, aliens, super spies, lightsabers, or magic you should find it below. 2018: January 26: Maze Runner: The Death Cure (Fox) February 23: Annihilation (Paramount) March 9: A Wrinkle In…

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Super Team Family The Lost Issues: Team Up

Super-Team Family is a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 that lasted for fifteen issues. The series published a mix of original and reprinted stories. This omnibus series had a higher page count than standard titles. It reprinted stories of superhero teams and superhero team-ups from Golden Age and Silver Age DC Comics titles. Recently I came across a special Blog that features Super Team Family The Lost Issues. It was created to make special covers about team ups that should have happened by…

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The Full COMIC BOOK SUPERHERO Movie Release Schedule

The Superhero movie schedule may not be written in stone but here it is using all the media outlets we can to get accurate dates. Our disclamer is that things are subject to change. Keep in mind the Aquaman movie was moved back to December 2018. The movie industry is always in flux with Marvel Entertainment the most stable of all the movie makers. Here it is for superhero the movie fans. 2017: September 1: The Inhumans (Marvel/ABC) [Editor’s Note: The first two episodes of this planned 8-episode series will…

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Misfit City #1 Review

Please welcome a new contributor to the articles on Comics Talk News, Tyrel Kessinger. He will be adding his reviews from time to time about independent comic titles and other points of interest in the comic world. Thanks for reading Comics Talk. Walt Boom! Studios Writers: Kirsten Smith & Kurt Lustgarten Art: Naomi Franquiz, Brittany Peer With its very ambitious tribute to the classic 80s movie, The Goonies, Boom! Studio’s latest release, Misfit City, attempts to draw readers in by tugging on their fond memories for the film. And while…

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