Dallas Comic Con January 30-31, 2010

Ah, nothing kicks off the new year like the first convention of the year and nothing beats the Dallas Comic Con. Great guests, lots of your favorite artists, and hundreds of exhibitors to browse. Of course, this is all hearsay because this will be my first visit and I’m looking forward to it.

First off, it’s Adam freakin’ West. The original Batman. Okay, he’s no Dark Knight, but it’s the  original Batman! You also have Charisma Carpenter from Buffy, Angel, and Legend of the Seeker along with Daniel Cudmore of X-men 2 and The Last Stand and Twilight. Peter Mayhew was added after Alan Harris postponed due to a bloodclot. Herb Jefferson, Jr. is still in attendance. For all you young folks, it’s the original Boomer from Battlestar Galactica! Can’t wait to meet him!

There will also be tons of artists, but I’m looking for my two local favorites, Brian Denham and Josh Howard. Denham is penning the new story arc for Angel that started in issue #28 and Howard has just this past year had an offer to turn his Dead@17 into a movie. Keep a watch out for these folks.

The Variants are also going to be there. If you haven’t heard of these folks then you need to check them out ! Richard, Barry, Keli, and Joe of Zeus Comics in Dallas will be on-hand promoting their web show. Episode 6 is up on the site so it shouldn’t take long to catch up!

The recently crowned official Woman of The Web by G4 will also be there, local girl Katrina known as Action Flick Chick. She was featured on Attack of The Show for her coverage of the last comic con.

I did a double-take on this last fellow. To preface, I was in a Half Price bookstore about 7 months  back and was browsing the comics bin when I came across a comic called Team Tejas. I love locals so I picked it up to do a little research. To my surprise I saw that it was also autographed. Couldn’t find any information  at the time but lo and behold I see the comic’s creator Richard Dominguez on the docket for the con. I will be bringing my copy and having him sign it again for me.

Dallas Comic Con will be held at the Richardson Civic Center in Richardson, Texas January 30th and 31st. Hours are 11am to 6pm on Saturday and Noon to 4pm on Sunday. Priority Access Passes are sold out but the Celebrity Access Tickets are still selling for $20. That is good for both days according  to the site and is a great deal especially when it’s the same as a general access but you get media area access. If you get the chance to go be sure and link me the photos and tell me your stories!

Cast of Percy Jackson at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco

January, 17 2010 03:00 PM - Cast of Percy Jackson and The Olympians Signing at Stonebriar Centre Hot Topic

2601 Preston Road, Frisco, Texas 75034 -
Logan Lerman (Percy), Alexandra Daddario (Annabeth) and Brandon T. Jackson (Grover) from Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief will be signing autographs at the Stonebriar Centre Hot Topic located at 2601 Preston Road, Frisco, TX. 75034 on Sunday, January 17th at 3 PM! Want to meet them? Just purchase the Percy Jackson Tour T-shirt for $25 at the Stonebriar Centre Hot Topic location only and receive a wristband** that guarantees you the opportunity to meet the cast members on January 17th. Need more info? Then call the Stonebriar Centre Hot Topic at 972.377.2157. Note: This event is an HT+1 Member Exclusive!* Not an HT+1 Member? That’s okay. Click here to sign up and start taking advantage of all the great benefits! *Offer valid for HT+1 Members only. Enrollment accepted at time of purchase. Membership is free with no obligation. **Limit one wristband and one autograph per person. Purchase must be made at specified Hot Topic locations only. Space is limited. Wristband required for entry to signing. No cameras allowed within Hot Topic locations.

[Courtesy of Hot Topic MySpace]

Spider-Man 4 is a reboot?

So, it’s not so much that Raimi and the crew are not going to be in on #4. Well, maybe it is but, to be sent all the way back to high school really sucks. I feel like I’ve done something to Sony and now I have to pay for it!

After #3, was Sony so disillusioned with Raimi that they didn’t want to let him try with #4? And was #3 really that bad, not to let him do another? I didn’t think the movie was a great as the first two, but it was still a pretty cool movie.

I guess that’s my big question. Did you think that Spidey 3 was a stinker and if so did you think that Raimi should be sent packin’! If not, do you think that Sony has done the right thing by rebooting? Let me know what you think out there!

New Kick-Ass Trailer

The hits just keep on coming! I love to watch the trailers at least once a day. Does that make me an addict?

'Kick Ass' Theatrical Trailer 2 @ Yahoo! Video

Greats gifts and purchases this holiday

Got some good swag for Christmas and found some great deals while tooling around this past week. I have to say thank you to my in-laws for supporting my gaming habit. I got ‘Dragon Age: Origins’ for the PC and having to re-schedule life around my sessions.

I hit the local Half Price book store with my wife today and found '”BSG: Razor” for cheap. I also purchased ‘District 9’ and ‘Something Something Something Dark Side’ to satisfy my movie cravings. Now, to add those to my already busy schedule. 
In books, I had to get my ‘Serenity’ fix, so I purchased “Those Left Behind”.  I also found “A Princess of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs in a Ballantine print from 1964. It’s a second printing but it’s in pretty good shape so I got it to keep on the shelf and a extra copy by a more recent publisher to read. This is going to probably be the setting for the new John Carter of Mars that is filming as we speak. I’m also reading a book by A. Lee Martinez called “Gil’s All Fright Diner” and it’s a hoot! It’s been described as similar to Douglas Adams in it’s humor and I seriously like and look forward to more. Born in El Paso, Martinez now lives in Dallas which means I’ll add him to my list of local authors and get that posted.
With the new year, I think I’m gonna try and revamp the site a little so expect some changes. In the meantime, let me know what you think and drop a comment.