Posted 4/17/12 11:58 am EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2, Marvel
Starting in July, the Ultimate Universe is about to crossover in a big way... And none of Marvel’s characters may survive the experience. Teaming up writers Brian Michael Bendis, Sam Humphries, and Brian Wood on Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics Ultimates, and Ultimate Comics X-Men respectively, the event - titled “Divided We Fall” - introduces a new enemy in the Ultimate Universe that may change everything. Read More...
Posted 4/16/12 5:32 pm EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2, Comic Books
Elliott Serrano, host of Chicago’s “Geek To Me” show, welcomed some local creators for one of the last panels of C2E2 2012, a spirited discussion about deep dish pizza, and wind. Just kidding. The panelists included Jenny Frison (cover artist on Angel), Mike Norton (Battlepug), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash), Rafael Nieves (The Apocalypse Plan), and a late arriving Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother).
Serrano kicked things off talking about what’s different about working in Chicago. “There isn’t a lot of challenges in Chicago, other than that in New York City there’s Marvel and DC,” said Seeley. “It used to be that was the only place you could do things, but now, with FTPs, and the Internet, you can be in Chicago. I think it’s really the third place to be after NYC and LA.”
“Other than time zones,” added Norton. “Sometimes they call me earlier than I’d rather. You can do face to face in New York, but I really don’t like being face to face with people. I like being farther away, where I can use distance as an excuse.” Read More...
Posted 4/16/12 12:14 pm EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2, Comic Books, Marvel
With C2E2 2012 winding down on its last day, that didn’t mean there wasn’t still room for a few big announcements from Marvel. A packed, standing room crowd filled the room at the publisher’s Next Big Thing Panel to reveal some new series, big crossovers, and more. Attending the panel were Director of Communications Arune Singh, Talent Director C.B. Cebulski, Editors Sana Amanat and Daniel Ketchum, and writers Dennis Hopeless, Kelly Sue Deconnick, James Asmus, and Cullen Bunn.
But that’s not what you’re here for, right? You’re here for the news! Big scoops! Etc, etc: Read More...
Posted 4/16/12 11:21 am EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2, Comic Books
If you like your humor dark, tinged with weirdness, and with an extreme focus on pigs and moose, Jhonen Vasquez is your man. From cult classic comic Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, to cult classic cartoon Invader Zim, Vasquez has cornered the market on insane maniacs who like to scream at people, and only occasionally do the right thing. A clearly appreciative group of fans packed his spotlight panel at C2E2 2012, and though it was light on news of any sort, there was spirited Q&A. Here’s some of our favorite bits, which mainly focused on what movies Vasquez had seen lately:
On The Hunger Games: “I don’t go to things because I want to see violence, I go to things because I want to see them handled well.” Read More...
Posted 4/16/12 10:53 am EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2, Comic Books, Marvel
One of the biggest panels at any Con for Marvel? Cup O’ Joe, which usually peppers a couple of big announcements, with a free form discussion with the company’s Chief Creative Officer, and a few of his amazing friends. This time around, C2E2 2012 welcomed Joe Quesada, as well as EIC Axel Alonso, Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb, Talent Director C.B. Cebulski, Director of Communications Arune Singh, and writers Jason Aaron, Dan Slott, and Rick Remender.
Before the panel started, Slott had fun with the audience, as one audience member tweeted, “I see @DanSlott talking on his phone at a panel,” which led Slott to quip that he should now tweet, “Now @DanSlott is talking about my tweet on a panel.” And then we wrote about it in a panel recap, which will later be tweeted out, and the cycle of reflexivity was complete.
Anyway, news: Read More...
Posted 4/15/12 1:59 pm EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2, Comic Books, Marvel
So it’s come down to this: Avengers vs. X-Men vs. Chicago. The AvX panel at C2E2 2012 played to a packed crowd of fans eager to here what’s next with Marvel’s big event of the year, and to - of course - weigh in on who they think will win the comic book fight of the century. On the panel? Joe Quesada (CCO, Marvel), Axel Alonso (EIC), writer Jason Aaron (one of the architects behind AvX, and the guy who wrote the second issue), writer Rick Remender, and Talent Director C.B. Cebulski. They were joined halfway through the panel by artist Frank Cho... It was all moderated by Marvel’s Arune Singh, as per usual.
Singh kicked things off by asking who was with Avengers, and who was with X-Men, with Quesada joking that if you’re for the X-Men, “You’re not allowed to see the Avengers movie.” Then he welcomed a costumed Scarlet Spider, and a costumed Wolverine up on stage to read AvX: Versus #1, before getting into it. (Oh, and he gave a little plug for MTV Geek’s War Journals series, so that was nice... Looks like our intense glaring at the stage paid off).
First, the news, and a little bit of recap: Read More...
Posted 4/15/12 1:34 pm EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2, Comic Books, DC Comics
For fans of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s classic Watchmen, the reaction to the news that DC Comics was planning a series of prequels titled Before Watchmen provoked shock, horror, derision, and then when the creative teams were announced... Well, a lot of more of the same, but also a fair amount of excitement, as well. At WonderCon, fans got their first chance to see some of the divisive project, and chat with the creators.
But here at C2E2 2012? The "DC All Access: Before Watchmen" was the big one, bringing most of the major creators - writers and artists - on stage to show off a look at the mini-series, as well as talk back to them about just what they thought about one of the biggest - if not the biggest - comic book event of 2012. Did the panel leave fans saying, “Hurm,” or... Well, we can’t really think of any positive catchphrases from Watchmen, but you get the drift.
Attending the panel were DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio, Mark Chiarello, Will Dennis, writer Brian Azzarello, artist Lee Bermejo, artist Amanda Conner, artist Adam Hughes, writer J. Michael Straczynski, artist Joe Kubert, and writer Len Wein. Read More...
Posted 4/14/12 11:26 am EST by DanicaDavidson in C2E2
Hold on to your Indiana Jones hats: Shia LaBeouf wrote a comic. Actually, the actor - best known for his role in the Transformers movies - wrote three comics, that he drew himself. And then decided to sell in Artists Alley at C2E2 2012 this Friday, much to the surprise of... Well, everyone. You could almost hear the murmurs going up and down the aisle, excitement that the actor was present, and confusion as to what - exactly - he was doing.
Turns out, it’s exactly what it seemed: rather than getting a big booth, or a panel, LaBeouf wanted the chance to prove himself where every other struggling artist does, in the fighting pit of a comic convention’s Artist Alley. Granted, most starting artists don’t have a legion of movie fans wanting pictures and autographs, but the crowd was surprisingly calm and cool, chatting amicably with the star, and buying copies of his comics. Read More...
We’ve all thought about what we would do differently if we could go back in time and have a second chance. Peter Bagge, the graphic novelist behind Apocalypse Nerd, is exploring this dilemma in his new work, Reset.
Reset, which will debut in April and is being published by Dark Horse Comics, is about actor and comedian Guy Krause. Unfortunately, Krause’s career is less than stellar (the word “washed-up” is used). But then he offers himself up to be a research subject for an experiment dealing with virtual reality.
