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Overheard at San Diego, part 5

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  • July 28, 2007

cherrydarling-8053988People keep talking, and we keep taking notes…

"One guy asked me if I had my leg amputated to get the job." — Lacey Henderson, pictured at right, who’s been appearing as Cherry Darling to promote the DVD release of Grindhouse. Via USA Today.

"How did they make her look like that?" — A mother with two kids looking at Ms. Henderson working at the booth.

"How do they post for a job like that?" — ComicMix‘s Matt Raub

At the pilot screening for ABC’s Pushing Daisies:

Audience member: "There seem to a be a lot of symetric and palindromic references in this show — can you explain?"

(long pause from the writer, director, and cast)

Chi McBride: "Ummm, what?  What did you say? This is COMIC CON.  Repeat your question."

In the hall between panels: "It’s so crowded I couldn’t even get into the ballrooms for the studio panels, and I’m writing for Entertainment Weekly!"

“Hellboy plus Pan’s Labyrinth on steroids.” —Javier Soto describing next year’s Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Introducing themselves at the GameTap Tomb Raider Re-envisioned panel:

"I’m Stan Lee." –Warren Ellis

"I’m Jack Kirby." –Brian Pulido

"I’m Peter Chung." –Peter Chung

Contributing spies: Kai Connolly, Adriane Nash.

Overheard at San Diego, part 4

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  • July 28, 2007

sdcc2007mystique-8078461Can we hear anything over this much hubbub? Of course we can… and our spies are everywhere.

Around aisle 2300: "I can prove the convention is too crowded. When a pretty girl walks by, and a second pretty girl walks by before you’re done staring at the first one, it’s too crowded."

Marv Wolfman: "The biggest celebrity here is Stan Lee. Everybody, young, old, knows who Stan Lee is, what he looks like, and what kind of personality he is. And of course everybody knows that Stan Lee created Superman."

At the "Writing About Comics" panel:

Tom Spurgeon: "I hope words continue to remain prominent in this field, becuase if we all go to video, I’m screwed."

Glenn Hauman: "Can I quote you?"

Tom: "Sure, and then I’ll link to you."

Douglas Wolk: "Good, and then Dirk can link to you linking to him."

 Douglas Wolk: "I’m a little tired of all these comics that want to a movie when they grow up."

Nisha Gopalan, EW: "Isn’t that Virgin Comics’ business model?"

Tom Spurgeon: "It’s a little amazing that Variety and Enterainment Weekly are covering comics, when distribution is so sporadic– it’s writing about this great book that you might be able to find on such and such a time and maybe in such and such a place."

In the audience at "The Black Panel":

"What is Marv Wolfman doing on this panel?"

"He’s a token."

Soundwave sounds off

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  • July 28, 2007

This one’s for Mark "Bumblebee" Ryan. If you wondered why you didn’t see all your favorite Transformers in the movie, it’s because they were going through their own personal transformations…

The defining picture of San Diego Comic Con 2007

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  • July 28, 2007

4daymemsdcc-4381381This shot was taken outside the convention center Thursday morning. The sign he’s holding reads:

"FOR SALE: 4-day Membership. Best offer."

And this was before we found out that the individual days had also sold out. I wonder what he got as his final price.

On the other hand, perhaps it’s best not to know — if it was known, the Con might consider that the opening price for a membership next year.

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Overheard at San Diego, part 3

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  • July 28, 2007

cartoonjedihead-5603555The most quotable things that have been said in public and overheard in private. Onward!

Overheard on the trolley, while looking at the guy to the right: "Is he getting off at the Imperial Transfer station to go to the Con or does he work at the Imperial Transfer Station?"

At the IDW panel, commenting on John Byrne’s art on the upcoming Star Trek: Romulans: "Everybody looks like Namor…"

DC’s new House of Mystery turns the old barn into a bar and restaurant where patrons sit around telling strange stories. Funny, but it seems like we’ve seen that in comics before… Something called Munden’s…

Mike Grell and Mark Ryan (Bumblebee in Transformers) announced a new project called The Pilgrim. Grell starts working on it after he finishes his latest Jon Sable Freelance graphic novel.

Len Wein: "When I first met Hugh Jackman, he said ‘I apologize for being so tall.’ [Jackman is 6’3"; Wolverine, which Len created, is 5’1".] And I said, ‘It’s okay — you play short.’ "

And finally, a special hat tip to Mark Evanier, who mentioned the most heard phrase from Wednesday night.

Contributing writer: Mike Gold

IDW to do Doctor Who

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  • July 27, 2007

drwhogibbons-5548087IDW announced at their SDCC panel this morning that they’ll be doing a Doctor Who comic series, featuring the tenth doctor and Martha Jones. It’ll be written by Gary Russell (Doctor Who story editor for the BBC) with art by Nick Roche. Russell T. Davies will be keeping his eye on the series as well. The series will make its bow in December 2007, starting as a 6-issue limited series, with more to follow.

They’ll also be reprinting the Dave Gibbons Doctor Who stories from many years back, many in color for the first time.

Happy 67th birthday, Bugs Bunny!

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  • July 27, 2007

wildhare-3481559On this day in 1940, A Wild Hare was released in theaters, which was written by Rich Hogan, animated by Virgil Ross, and directed by Tex Avery. It was in this cartoon that Bugs Bunny first emerged from his rabbit hole to ask Elmer Fudd, now a hunter, “What’s up, Doc?" It was also the first meeting of the two characters, and the first cartoon where Mel Blanc uses the version of Bugs voice that would become famous worldwide.

The film would go on to get an Academy Award nomination for best short film, alongside Puss Gets The Boot, which introduced Tom and Jerry. Both lost to Citizen Kane.

Overheard at San Diego, part 2

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  • July 27, 2007

lucylawlesstattoo-8217844Waiting for a trolley: "I’m so glad, I just found out that Lucy Lawless is going to be here on Sunday. I hope I get to show her my tattoo!" And in case she doesn’t get a chance, everybody else can see it here.

Neil Gaiman, at the Paramount preview panel: "I’m growing vats of people like you all around the world. Eventually we’ll put a bunch of you in a room with knives, and whoever emerges alive will be the winner and can make the Sandman movie."

On Market Street: "IDT buying IDW? Aren’t they supposed to buy a company called IDU first?"

Marvel Studios has both Doctor Strange and Ant-Man in development as live action movies, along with gosh-darn near everything else in the catalog. The good Doctor, of course, will make his live action D2DVD debut in a few weeks. And, according to a source, a new slate of animated D2DVDs is in the works.

Contributors to today’s column: Adriane Nash, Matt Raub, Mike Gold

Jenna Jameson born again at Virgin

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  • July 27, 2007

jennajamesonvirgin-9026876Jenna Jameson. Virgin Comics. We’ll wait while you go through all the punchlines.

Now then.

In a transparent effort to change her Google rankings, Jenna Jameson is writing a comic book series for Virgin Comics.  Jenna Jameson’s Shadow Hunter will debut in December with a cover by ace illustrator Greg Horn. (Go ahead, do a few more jokes. We’re patient.) A 144-page trade paperback collection is scheduled for release next June.  Virgin is also setting up a new website, JennaComix.com that will provide on-going information and previews of the new comic book series.

Perhaps the funniest side piece on this is the comments thread on TMZ, which claimed an "exclusive!" to the thing. The comments are along the lines of how covering this demeans their site. One supposes they should stick to covering such paragons of virtue as Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan.

All right, just a little more Harry Potter

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  • July 26, 2007

In an exclusive interview with Meredith Viera on NBC’s Today show, J.K. Rowling reveals more of the information that got left out of the epilogue of the book– the magical equivalent of the ending of American Grafitti, I suppose. If you missed the interview, there are video clips at the link, plus the interviw will be rerun tonight on Countdown on MSNBC. Part two of the interview will air tomorrow on the Today show and again in the evening on Countdown, check your local listings for times.

AS IF WE NEED TO TELL YOU: Spoilers abound at the link. Proceed at your own whim and danger.

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