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Comic-Con 2009 News
The latest happenings and updates from the 2009 Comic-Con
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Rob Zombie & Chris Hardwick Talk Halloween 2
Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version Though he never seemed to be part of the nerd crowd, Rob Zombie still stopped by the San Diego Comic-Con '09 this past weekend to talk to Chris Hardwick about writing, directing and producing Halloween II. So why is our Web Soup host so excited to see Rob Zombie? Chris Hardwick actually appears in...
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Scribblenauts Comic-Con 09 Preview
For the past couple of months, the gaming world has been fascinated with Scribblenauts, the game that takes objects from your head and turns them into animated, playable objects. At Comic-Con 09, Sterling McGarvey got his hands on the game, and tried out some of the stranger ideas he'd heard, just to see if the game would recognize them. Guess...
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Sessler's Soapbox: Delays Are A Good Thing!
By now you're all used to hearing that the game you can't wait to play has been delayed, and the release date is now 3-6 months after when your pre-order says it will be in your grubby little hands. Well last week's Comic Con saw a short list of big video games get the delay treatment, and that's not necessarily a bad thing! Take the time to...
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Comic-Con Interview
You never know who you're going to run into at Comic-Con. Take, for example, this interview with Naughty Dog Community Manager Arne Meyer, who G4tv.com's Dana Vinson ran into at the Planet Illogica party in San Diego. Arne graciously gave us some information on the game, as well as the cinematic devices that make it look like a seamless...
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'Torchwood' Star Wants To Play 'Captain America?'
It seems that the mad rush to get cast as the iconic Captain America has officially begin. At Comic-Con's panel for the BBC's popular Dr. Who spinoff, Torchwood, star, John Barrowman let it be known that he wants a crack at the shield and blue tights of the First Avenger himself. That's right, "Captain Jack" is looking to trade-up for...
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New Dexter Season Figures And Bobbleheads
One the hottest selling items of Comic-Con '09 was "The Dark Defender" Dexter action figure from figure designer Bif Bang Pow! Did you grab a look and/or actual figure or bobblehead of the upcoming new season yet? If not, here's Bif Bang Pow!'s CEO Jason Lenzi with what you missed from Showtime's hit show Dexter at the Con. Watch...
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Comic-Con 09: Kevin Smith Works The Crowd
One of the highlights of the last few Comic-Con is the appearance of Kevin Smith. The director of Clerks and Zach and Miri Make a Porno hosts a standing-room-only panel every year where he offers a refreshingly honest and profanity-laden antidote to the Con's usual parade of barely-disguised marketing material. We had planned to live-blog the...
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In Case You Missed it: G4tv.com's Comic-Con 09 Live Blogs
If you were able to look around the G4 offices today, at the faces of our dedicated and unrelenting co-workers who have since returned from reporting onsite from Comic-Con 2009, you would instantly realize just how outrageous and comprehensive G4 and G4tv.com’s coverage of this year’s convention truly was. The sheer amount of...
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Comic-Con 09 Interview: Dana Vinson Interviews The Cast of 'Lost'
This winter, the time-bending mind warp that is Lost will premiere its final season on ABC, and some of the cast were at Comic-Con 2009 to talk about it. G4tv.com reporter Dana Vinson was on hand to speak with Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Michael Emerson (Ben Linus), and Nestor Carbonell (Richart Alpert), about the show, their impressions of...
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Comic-Con 09: Cliff Bleszinski And Director Len Wiseman Talk Gears of War Movie
Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Bungie’s Halo might be dead in the water (for now), but Len Wiseman’s big-screen take on Epic Games’ gore-tastic Gears of War is moving along as planned. Wiseman and screenwriter Chris Morgan joined Epic heads Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Ferguson for Epic’s Comic-Con 2009...
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Comic-Con 2009 Ratchet And Clank Future: A Crack In Time Will Focus On Clank
I realize he's a fictional character from a video game, but Clank, of Ratchet and Clank fame, must be tired of always getting second billing. Luckily, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time, the next game in the series, will give Clank a bigger role. Speaking at a Comic-Con 2009, the game's creators promise there will be more Clank...
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Comic-Con 09: LittleBigPlanet To Get Marvel Sackboy Outfits
Among the many delightful aspects of PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet is the ability to dress the main character, Sackboy, in a variety of different costumes. At Marvel Comic's panel at Comic-Con 2009 this weekend, the company revealed that Sackboy would soon have the option of dressing up as Marvel Comics heroes Iron Man, Wolverine and...
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Comic-Con 09 Interview: Blair Butler Gets A Massive Update On The DC Universe
Watch Larger Version of this Video For an update on the DC Universe G4tv.com's Blair Butler met up with DC's senior story editor Ian Sattler. Among the topics discussed are the Blackest Night crossover event, Wednesday Comics (a newsprint-format limited-series with Brian Azzarello, Neil Gaiman, and more!), Dick Grayson (Nightwing) serving...
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Comic-Con 09 Interview: Blair Butler Goes One-On-One With Marvel EIC Joe Quesada
Watch Larger Version of this Video G4tv.com's Blair Butler invades the Marvel booth at Comic-Con 09, where she goes one on one with Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada. Among the topics discussed are Captain American Reborn (with the return of Steve Rogers!), World War Hulks (with a sexy Red She-Hulk), and the return of Magneto. Quesada...
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Comic-Con 09 Live Blog: Army Of Two -- The 40th Day, Bridging Video Games With Comics
Superhero games aren't the only ones that are influenced by comics. Action titles with mouthy protagonists also borrow from the comic-book world. Take Army of Two: The 40th Day, for example. You wouldn't think this action game would be influenced by comics, but its executive producer cites the medium as a big contributor. Here's the official...
