This year’s Comic-Con was squirming with female nerds. TIME’s Vanessa Kaneshiro pulled some aside at the convention center in San Diego to find out what piques their interest. See what they had to say in the video above.
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Comic-Con To Announce Move Next Month?
There may be a quicker resolution to the question of whether Comic-Con International will leave San Diego than most expected; in a post-con interview with Comic Book Resources, CCI Director of Marketing and Public Relations David Glanzer said that the organization was looking to make a decision about the con’s future home much sooner than …
Emanata: When I Am King of Comic-Con
I’m not going to deny it: I had an absolutely great time at this year’s Comic-Con. I saw some fascinating panels (and moderated a few), I found some books I’ve been looking for forever, I bought some fantastic original art, and I was convinced, contra Lev’s essay, that nerd culture is the healthiest it’s ever been, both in numbers and in …
Top 10 Must-See Trailers Out of Comic-Con
Our eyes were opened at Comic-Con. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse – filled constantly with sights of new costumes, new comics, and new movies.
There was a lot to take in in San Diego – maybe too much – but at the end of the party, there were a handful of new images that lingered with us most. Mostly trailers for films and …
Comic-Con: S%&^ Gets Unreal at the Cosplay Masquerade
Who are those people who stalk the convention hall dressed up in Weta-quality costumes? And what’s it like doing it? Video journalist Vanessa Kaneshiro dares to find out.
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Let Me In: Meet The Next Bloody Brilliant Vampire Thriller
Move over Bella and Edward, a whole new vampire franchise is about to take the country by storm. And for those who have been dying for a sneak peek: The red band trailer just launched today via facebook. Check it out here.
I love how we get just a glimpse of this little girl, scaling the tree. A fleeting vision of an image that is …
Comic-Con: Celebrating TRON, Crowning the Arrival of Garrett Hedlund
There were plenty of big announcements at 2010 Comic-Con. Guillermo Del Toro said he was going to direct a Haunted Mansion remake. Marvel gave loyalists the biggest headline of the fest with the on-screen appearance of all the Avengers standing side by side, even Mark Ruffalo as Edward Norton’s replacement.
But I said all the way back …
Our Picks: The Next Big Hits Coming Out of Comic-Con
We walked the three miles of the convention floor, we went to the panels, we took it all in while spending the past five days in San Diego. Now that Comic-Con 2010 is officially over, we’ve picked a few of our favorites that we think will blow up big within the sci-fi entertainment industry in the next year or so.
Find out what we …
Comic-Con: First Look, Green Lantern
It’s not every day that a Comic-Con film is chosen to grace the cover of Entertainment Weekly. So it was little surprise Saturday, when the crowds flooded Hall H to catch a glimpse of Green Lantern, which had been singled out by EW as the single biggest event of the 2010 festivities. (See EW’s exclusive gallery of celeb portraits from …
Comic-Con: What It’s Really Like on the Convention Floor
Everyone says Comic-Con is crazy. After spending five days in San Diego this year we know that’s true. We loved it. We hated it. We even caught wind some guy was stabbed. And we’ll have more wrap up coverage for you over the next day or two.
But for all of you who couldn’t make it (or were there and want to re-live it), here’s a real …
Jeff Bridges Talks Comic-Con, Tron, and How His Young Avatar Came to Be
There’s no doubt about it: Jeff Bridges is a really nice guy. In the eye of the Comic-Con hurricane, attached to the most popular property of the year, he has nothing but smiles and thoughtful answers for journalists. And after learning a little bit more about the project, and all that was involved in bringing the TRON universe back to …
Comic-Con: First Look At Sucker Punch
There have already been a lot of movie screenings at Comic-Con – a lot of big cheers for Harry Potter and sneers each and every time the trailer for Devil, bearing the name of one M. Night Shyamalan, screens.
But I think it’s pretty safe to say that the most heads cocked to one side, and the most jaws dropped in disbelief, during …