comic-con-2009

With so many outsiders entering the world of comic books, it's nice to see a gutsy entrance into the medium. Following the success of her NASCAR themed "Metro Girl" and "Motor Mouth" novels, Janet Evanovich is taking her Alex Barnaby series from mystery novel to graphic novel through Dark Horse Comics, which the publisher announced at Comic-Con...

The Eisners, a.k.a. the Oscars of Comics, were announced last night. Here's a rundown of the winners in case you didn't make it to the Indigo Ballroom section of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront for the festivities. Best Short Story -- "Murder He Wrote," by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo) Best Continuing Series -- All Star Supe

Marvel's got a new hero in town, and he's a real company man. At the publisher's "Cup 'O Joe" panel today, it was revealed that Mick Anglo's 1954 creation Marvelman (a United Kingdom creation printed as "Miracleman" in the United States) has been acquired by the company after years of legal limbo and Marvel is ready to welcome the magic hero into their main universe... Read Mor

Can't be at Comic-con? Enjoy the mania of non-stop Comic-con tweeting direct from your desktop. Look for Chris Daughtry and Megan Fox sightings. Plus, Peter Jackson has trimmed down this year. <a href="http://www.coverit...

"Heavy Liquid" artist Paul Pope -- who's also contributing an "Adam Strange" strip to "Wednesday Comics" -- sat down with io9's Graeme McMilliam for an inside glimpse at his work not only on the comics page but the DJ booth, where he's been playing parties after connecting with the Eclectic Method remix trio...

The Booster Gold Fan Club has revealed #1 fan of the futuristic hero: Blair Butler. The lovely "Fresh Ink" host, who covers comics for the G4 network, will grace the cover of the upcoming "Booster Gold" #23 while sporting a Booster Gold Fan club t-shirt...

It's easy enough to whine about the crowds or the lines or the food, etc., at Comic-Con International. But it's organizers certainly got the press room right. This is where most of the stories you read online at TV Squad and other sites (at least I think there are other sites) are written and filed...

Grab your Green Lantern costume and leave the sunscreen at home, because the San Diego Comic Con is here! This year's fest features a veritable cornucopia of geek-friendly previews ("Iron Man 2"!) and plenty of stuff Hollywood just wants to plug shamelessly...