Comic Riffs Archive: San Diego Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2011: Today's registration again delayed

Never mind the San Diego Convention Center. San Diego Comic-Con International has now outgrown even its own website. For the second time in recent weeks, the Con has had to delay attendee registration for the 2011 event over systemic...

By Michael Cavna | November 22, 2010; 12:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: San Diego Comic-Con | Tags: San Diego Comic-Con International
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Update: SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON registration set for Nov. 22

To us, it's as big an announcement as who will next wear the Superman suit (with or without the hoodie) or who his next big-screen villain might be: San Diego Comic-Con has now announced that attendee registration for the...

By Michael Cavna | November 8, 2010; 1:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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BREAKING: Comic-Con plans to stay in San Diego till 2015

San Diego Comic-Con International will announce Friday that the largest comics convention of its kind will remain in its native city for at least five more years, the San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting. For months, speculation has run high...

By Michael Cavna | October 1, 2010; 12:01 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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'COMIC-CON 2011 Preview Night Already Sold Out.' (*No, we are not making this up.)

"COMIC-CON 2011 PREVIEW NIGHT" ALREADY SOLD OUT No, afraid that isn't an Onion headline. Particularly because it's difficult to satirize something that's already reached the point of presale absurdity. Various outlets are reporting that all 15,000 four-day passes that...

By Michael Cavna | July 28, 2010; 6:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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COMIC-CON 2010 POSTSCRIPT: Is this the new 'Avengers' team -- or the ol' E Street Band? [PHOTOS]

We thought that Marvel lineup with the rock-star charisma and camaraderie looked familar. Perhaps it's just us -- entirely possible -- but when the "Avengers" roster united for the first time for public consumption, stepping to the skirt of...

By Michael Cavna | July 26, 2010; 12:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Geek Buzz, San Diego Comic-Con, Superheroes | Tags: Captain America, Iron Man, Joss Whedon, San Diego Comic-Con 2010, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Thor
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COMIC-CON 2010: ALEX ALBRECHT talks comics fandom, Hall H perils -- & his 'awesome' work history with BP

"I'm more famous for being fired from 'Screen Savers,' " says Alex Albrecht [left]. He just might be the coolest person in the country ever to have worked for BP. "Oh, that's right -- I did do work for...

By Michael Cavna | July 25, 2010; 2:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: San Diego Comic-Con | Tags: Alex Albrecht, Diggnation, Totally Rad Show
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