Here’s all the biggest news and announcements coming out of the comic con and fan convention scene this week!
‘POWER RANGERS’ ACTOR JASON DAVID FRANK IS RETURNING TO PHOENIX COMIC CON, WHERE A GUNMAN TRIED TO KILL HIM LAST YEAR
Frank, the former Green Power Ranger and Bloodshot in the upcoming Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe web series, is returning to the convention where a gunman tried to shoot him last year. Read full article >>>
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ACTORS HITTING PHOENIX COMIC CON IN MARCH
Guardians of the Galaxy’s Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn and Dave Bautista–Yondu, Kraglin, and Drax–have been tapped to appear at Phoenix Comic Con, March 24-27, 2018. Read full article >>>
CARTOONIST GETS ENGAGED AT RHODE ISLAND COMIC CON WITH HELP FROM ‘SUPER TROOPERS’
A comic-book loving couple met at Granite State Comic-Con, got engaged at Rhode Island Comic Con, and will be married next year at Granite State Comic-Con. Read full article >>>
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2018 EARLY BIRD HOTEL SALE NOW OPEN
It’s not even December yet, but the early-bird sale for San Diego Comic-Con hotels is here…. now that’s REALLY early. Read full article >>>
COURT SAYS SALT LAKE COMIC CON IS NO LONGER PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING TRADEMARK CASE
San Diego Comic-Con is currently suing Salt Lake Comic Con over trademark infringement. Up to this point, Salt Lake was barred from discussing the case (or giving opinions) in social media. But that all changed. So expect to see a lot of tweets. Read full article >>>
THIS SUCKS! AN ISLAMIC PARAMILITARY GROUP ATTACKS PEOPLE AT A LIBYAN COMIC CON EVENT
Straight from medieval times — comic con organizers in Libya were viciously attacked and thrown in jail by Islamic extremists. Here in America, all we have to “withstand” are the yellow-sign holding preachers, who are harmless. In Libya, attending a comic con can get you jailed–or worse! Sickos. Read full article >>>
THE COMIC-CON HQ STREAMING SERVICE IS KINDA DEAD — LIONSGATE IS OUT
Lionsgate has decided to pull the plug on its geek-centric streaming service. The studio is in the process of winding down the consumer business of Comic-Con HQ, the niche video service it launched in cooperation with Comic-Con some 18 months ago. Read full article >>>
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