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Fillion, Lee, Glau Among 2013 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con Stars

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NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, March 19, 2013 – “Castle” Star Nathan Fillion, fellow “Serenity” and Firefly headliner Summer Glau, Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee and WWE® Superstars John Cena® and Daniel Bryan® are at the top of a standout roster of celebrity guests scheduled to appear at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, May 30 – June 2 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It is the third in the 2013 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and will also feature a top-drawer collection of well-known artists and writers and a variety of activities, exhibitors and special attractions.

20130319-113926.jpgFillion and Lee will appear on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2; Cena is scheduled for Thursday, May 30; and Bryan will be on site on Saturday, June 1 only. Other standout celebrities attending include William Shatner (“Star Trek,” “Boston Legal”), “The Walking Dead” duo of Michael Rooker and Norman Reedus, Adam Baldwin (“Serenity,” Firefly), Jewel Staite (“Serenity,” Firefly), Manu Bennett (“Arrow,” The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) and many others.

Additionally, all full price attendees will receive a free copy of the Exclusive Variant Cover of The Walking Dead #1 comic, available only at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con.

Superstar comics creators scheduled to attend include Bryan Hitch (“America’s Got Powers,” “Wolverine”), Salvador Larroca (“Avengers vs. X-Men,” “Captain America”), Leinil Yu (“Hulk,” “Fantastic Four”), Howard Chaykin (“New Avengers,” “Iron Man”) and Barry Kitson (“Thor,” “Spider-Man”).

Also featured in the autograph area are the “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” trio of James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter and Juliet Landau, the “Charmed” threesome of Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs and Brian Krause, “The Fonz” Henry Winkler, “Brat Packer” Andrew McCarthy and “NCIS” star Lauren Holly, among dozens of popular celebrities.

Wizard World Comic Con events bring together thousands of fans of all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more. Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con show hours are Thursday, May 30, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, May 31, noon – 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

For more on the 2013 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-pa.html.

About Wizard World:
Wizard World produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.

The full event schedule can be found at www.wizardworld.com

World War Z … Is About Zombies, Right?

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A lot of blogs are running the new World War Z Super Bowl spot. I’m joining suit if only for the fax that I really, really want this to be good. It’s been pretty well documented that I’m a huge fan of Max Brooks’ original novel.

This film has had a rough going with reshoots and some significant script doctoring. With going the serious, drama angle I can see how the studio is trying to capture some of that Walking Dead audience … but we all know how they feel about fast zombies.

The Walking Dead Season Three Gets A Cast Photo

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Courtesy of Screen Rant comes the official cast photo for The Walking Dead’s third season.  Noticeable additions are Michonne (complete with samurai sword and zombie walker pets) and the Governor.  The second half of season two picked up considerably, and I’m very much looking forward to the prison, the town of Woodbury, and especially Michonne. [via Screen Rant]

According to The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, the mid-season finale has wrapped and he tweeted a picture from the set.

Many blame the disjointed start of season two to the departure of series creator/show runner Frank Darabont, who got into a rather public feud with the executives at AMC over funding and other creative decisions.

Apparently the 90-minute season premiere was actually put together from two completely different hour long episodes, one of which had an entirely different opening than what actually aired.   Ain’t It Cool News is reporting that the  the Blu Ray release of The Walking Dead Season Two will actually feature more of the unused footage along with commentary from new show runner Glen Mazarra.  [via Ain't It Cool News]

All The SDCC News Worth Reading (So Far)

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The Walking Dead comes back this October for Season 3.  The trailer is just non-stop.  The prison! Michonee! The Governor! And Merle?!?! [Topless Robot]

After years in a legal battle over merchandise rights, Mattel and Hot Toys will start producing action figures based on the 1966 Batman series.  The ’66 Batmobile from Hot Toys is a thing of beauty.  [Action  Figure Insider] & [Action Figure Pics]

During a panel for Dredd, Karl Urban let loose that footage from Star Trek 2 will end up on YouTube before the end of the weekend.  [SlashFilm]

Neill Blomkamp’s followup to District 9, Elysium screened at SDCC and it sounds awesome. [Ain't It Cool News]

LEGO has unveiled their Superheroes Minifigure lineup for 2013. Spider-Man, Venom, Dr. Doom, Bane, Batman (possibly TDKR version) and even Aquaman! [FBTB]

Mattel also unveiled an exclusive subscription for 6″ scale, comic styled action figures based on The Watchmen [ToyNewsI]

Game of Thrones Season 3 begins March 2013.  At the show’s panel, new cast members were introduced.  Onto book three in the series, and possibly my favorite of all.  [Screen Rant]

Let’s Talk About The Walking Dead (Spoilers Ahead)

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The second season of The Walking Dead was full of drama, both on screen and off.  With the bitter separation with series developer/producer/writer/director Frank Darabont and AMC, many fans side with Darabont (I was one of them).  The second season was split with fans, most growing tired of the seemingly one-sided characterizations and (overly) long search for Sophia.  However, the second half of the season was packed with big plot revelations and characters dying off at a steady clip.

I will admit, I was about to bail on this show after Dale bought it two weeks ago.  I’ve been a huge fan of The Walking Dead since I picked up the first trade paperback in 2004.  I felt that the plotting was just inching along and that the show runners were trying their hardest to “stay away” from the source material.  They won me back with  Rick killing Shane, only with Carl to kill him again once he turned to a zombie.  The second season left our ragged troop in shambles, on the run from the remnants of Hershel’s Farm (which was overrun by a gigantic zombie horde) in search of safety.

There were three big reveals in Sunday night’s season finale, two of which are huge shout outs to fans.  The first being the mysterious woman who saved Andrea from certain death. Out of nowhere there is a hooded figure with a samurai sword, with two armless, mouthless zombies fettered on chains behind her.  That woman is Michonne, one of my favorite characters in the comic series.  No one really saw that coming, I surely did not.  Robert Kirkman announced the casting of actress Danai Gurira (Treme) as Michonne shortly after the airing of the finale.

The second big nod to fans came in the last panning shot in the closing seconds of the finale.  As the camera moved away from the group, huddled over a fire the wide shot revealed somewhere safe … a prison.  For those of you who are unaware of the importance of the prison, in the comic it is a crucial story arc which brings about the introduction of the villain The Governor.  And for you fans out there, it was only a month ago that David Morrisey was cast as The Governor, who is a truly despicable human being.  And with the third big reveal, in that Rick told the group that “everyone was infected” and he had been holding onto that secret since the end of the first season after the group’s run in with Jenner at the CDC in Atlanta.

With just these three reveals dropped on the viewing public this past Sunday, I can say now that I am fully on board for season three.  Let the feverish wait commence ….

 

And This Is Why I Love The Walking Dead

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The second season of AMC’s The Walking Dead kicked off this past Sunday to huge ratings totally dominating that crucial 18-49 year old male demographic. As a long time fan of the comic, I’m very pleased to see it getting the respect it deserves as one of the great modern zombie tales.

One of the key things that creator/executive producer/awesome bearded one Robert Kirkman stated from the outset of the series was that it wouldn’t follow every plot point and character development he laid out in the comic. For the series, the comic would serve as the road map getting us to some of the key dramatic moments long time fans have yearned to see on the screen.

The 90-minute finale ended with one of those “Holy shit Kirkman I can’t believe you did that and are making me wait at least another month before the next issue” moments that fans of the comic are used to. The final scene was something that I saw coming as it is one of the critical plot development early on in the series that sets the stage for **SPOILER ALERT** Hershel’s Farm!

It was kind of like cheating on a test because some of us knew what was coming for poor Carl Grimes.

Fortunately for the viewing public, we will only have to wait another week to see what happens with Rick’s son Carl. I’m more interested in the goings on of Daryl Dixon, my favorite and most loveable crossbow wielding racist redneck.

Wizard World Philly ’11: Programming Highlights

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I must have missed this in the inbox, as Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con recently announced its programming schedule. From the official press release:

Some of the highlights include:

* “Buffyfests” with “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer” stars Nicholas Brendon, Kelly Donovan, Mercedes McNab and Clare Kramer
* “Green Lantern” franchise discussions with featured creators like Ethan Van Sciver, Carlos Pacheco, Shane Davies, Todd Klein and others
* Rare Q&A sessions with Margot Kidder (“Lois Lane” from the SUPERMAN movies), Julie Benz (“Dexter,” “No Ordinary Family), Bruce Campbell (“Burn Notice,” ARMY OF DARKNESS), and Adam Baldwin (SERENITY, “Firefly”)
* “Stargate Universe” Q&A with the beautiful tandem of Alaina Huffman and Julia Benson
* “Kids’ Day” program with face painting, balloons, other fun activities specially designed for children
* Popular panels with Billy Dee Williams and the “Dynamic Duo,” Adam West and Burt Ward of “Batman” fame
* Sessions featuring stars of other huge multiplatform franchises such as STAR WARS (Jake Lloyd, Peter Mayhew, Daniel Logan), TERMINATOR (Michael Biehn, Kristanna Loken), “The Incredible Hulk” (Lou Ferrigno) and “The Walking Dead” (Chandler Riggs, Iron E. Singleton, Addy Miller)
* Wizard Art School and Q&A’s featuring leading creators like Bill Sienkiewicz, Greg Horn, Humberto Ramos, Mike Grell, Francisco Herrera and others
* The popular adult costume contest and fun kids costume contest with great prizes

The full scheduling lineup is after the jump:

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AMC To Premiere The First Full Scenes From “The Walking Dead” at NYCC

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If you happen to be attending New York Comic Con and you’re excited as I am for AMC’s adaptation of The Walking Dead, it will be worth your while to hang around on Sunday afternoon for their panel. To entice you, AMC has released a brand new sizzle reel introduced by creator Robert Kirkman.

The Walking Dead panel will feature producers and members of the cast and will provide attendees an exclusive preview of the first full scenes before the series premiere on October 31st.

During the 90-minute event, moderator Eric Moro of IGN.com will lead panelists in a discussion about their experience shooting the “The Walking Dead,” and the process of bringing Kirkman’s comic book to life on the small screen, among other topics. The panel will be followed by a Q&A session with attendees.

No word yet if they will have any goodies to hand out to fans, like that truly epic poster they had at SDCC done by master poster artist Drew Struzan. I would murder someone to get my hands on one of those … just saying.

via AMCTV.com

The Walking Dead’s Second Season Is Not Official (Yet)

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After the Internet ran wild with reports that AMC’s The Walking Dead had already been picked up for a 13-episode second season. Executive Producer Frank Darabont told Ain’t It Cool News that the suits have made not such decision yet.

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See Internet that’s why you can’t have anything nice! Some asshole with a twitter account fabricates “news” and before you know it puppies are getting thrown into a river by a teen girl in a former Soviet Bloc republic.

The Walking Dead, based on the truly awesome comic by Robert Kirkman premieres October 31st at 10pm on AMC.

The Walking Dead Officially Kicks Ass

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At this point, I don’t think there is anyone who isn’t on board for this. I’m thrilled beyond belief with the casting and visual style that Frank Darabont brought to this project. I may have been skeptical initially about Andrew Lincoln’s casting as Rick Grimes; but this trailer has me absolutely sold … he is Rick Grimes.

When I have non-nerd friends asking me about the comic, asking if they can borrow some of my trades you can be assured that AMC will have a smash hit on their hands. The Walking Dead premieres Sunday, October 31st at 10:00pm.