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Comic-Con International: San Diego 2008 Coverage Guide

By Newsarama Staff
posted: 24 July 2008 02:39 pm ET

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Here's your usual handy-dandy one-page compilation of all news, reports, features, previews, and videos from the 2008 Comic-Con International: San Diego.

Look for updates everyday throughout the 4+ day event.

And of course, don't forget to check out Blog@Newsarama's own Comic-Con coverage for the whole picture, or at least as much as the picture the Newsarama family can bring you...

 

Sunday

VIDEO - Dan DiDio Wraps Up DC's Comic-Con
Dan DiDio walks us through some of DC's bigger announcements of Comic-Con 2008 in this video interview
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VIDEO - Bruce Timm, Grant Morrison, Jeph Loeb, More
Newsarama's friends from 'the Stack' are on the Comic-Con floor all weekend interviewing comic's biggest creators
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The 'Fables' Panel & Announcements
Bill Willingham received an Inkpot Award, new projects were announced, and a rollicking god time was had by all at the SDCC Fables panel
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IDW Publishing Panel
Playing to a full room Saturday. at Comic-Con, IDW featured a full line up of guests discussing their upcoming projects
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More on Gaiman-Batman with Dan DiDio
We caught up with Dan DiDio on the Comic-Con floor for some more comments on Neil Gaiman's Batman story
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DC Nation 2, Neil Gaiman to Write Batman
Why is DC holding ANOTHER DC Nation Panel Sunday at Comic-Con? Perhaps a Mr. Gaiman has something to do with it
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FOX's '24' Panel
The upcoming '24' prequel movie & the series' 7th season were the topics of conversation at Comic-Con on July 25th
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Legion of Superheroes Visits 'Smallville'
Paralleling the original story, the Legion of Superheroes will visit Smallville this season, courtesy of Geoff Johns
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The Return of Cloak & Dagger
Cloak and Dagger are coming back to Marvel, written in a new series by Valerie D'Orazio. We spoke with the writer about the characters and their return
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Morrison-Way Panel
Grant Morrison and My Chemical Romance front-man and 'Umbrella Academy' creator Gerard Way shared a stage at Comic-Con Saturday
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Abnett, Lanning on Marvel's 'War of Kings'
Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning gave us the inside scoop on the battle that's spoiling between Vulcan and Black Bolt, and just what the scope of this galactic tale will be
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VIDEO - Marts On Batman Post-RIP
In our latest video interview from DC, editor Mike Marts discusses the post-"RIP" Batman titles
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VIDEO – Dan DiDio on 'Brave & the Bold"
In exclusive video, Dan DiDio discusses JMS brining back the 'Archie' superheroes in "Brave & the Bold'
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Millar on his Ultimate Return
We caught up with Mark Millar to ask about his upcoming return to Marvel's Ultimate Universe, and he hit us with the teases
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Mik Grell on the Return of Warlord
Travis Morgan, the original Warlord is coming back to DC, and he's bringing Mike Grell with him. We spoke with the creator about the return.
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Aliens & Predator at Dark Horse
Dark Horse editor Chris Warner tells us a little more about the return of Aliens and Predator to the pages of Dark Horse's comics in the coming months
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Saturday

DC Animation Panel
DC gave fans a brief first glimpse at its upcoming "Wonder Woman" animated feature, kicking off a discussion with fans at the San Diego Comic-Con in which fans and panelists talked about which character's they'd next like to see come to DVD.
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Chris Warner on the Return of Aliens & Predator
Dark Horse editor Chris Warner tells us a litlte more about the return of Aliens and Predator to the pages of Dark Horse's comics in the coming months
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Mike Grell: The Return of Warlord
Travis Morgan, the original Warlord is coming back to DC, and he's bringing Mike Grell with him. We spoke with the creator about the return.
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Keith Champagne on Ghostbusters at IDW
The film version of the Ghostbusters are back, and Keith Champagne has them at IDW. The writer of the coming miniseries tells us all about it
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Top Cow Panel
Part comic book publisher, part media company, Top Cow spent Saturday at Comic-Con talking about their various ventures
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Dark Horse Comics Panel
The Dark Horse panel focused on new titles, existing properties like Hellboy and Buffy, and two surprise guests: Bruce Campbell and Mark Verheiden.
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Marvel's Ultimate Universe Panel
We've heard much about the Marvel Universe at Comic-Con, so its time for the Ultimate Universe to get its moment
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Terminator: Salvation Panel
Christian Bale was too busy to be at Comic-Con, but director McG and cast were there to promote 'Terminator: Salvation'
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Whedon's Dollhouse Panel
Joss Whedon and star Eliza Dushku showed a trailer and spoke to fans about their new Fox series 'Dollhouse'
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'Secret Invasion' Panel
Marvel's big summer mega-event got its own panel Saturday at Comic-Con
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Andy Diggle Talks T-Bolts
Andy Diggle was announced at the upcoming new writer of Marvel's 'Thunderbolts'. We speak with him<
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VIDEO - 'Black Panther' Trailer
The online premiere of the Trailer for BET TV's upcoming Black Panther animated series
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VIDEO Interviews
Newsaranma's friends from 'the Stack' are on the Comic-Con floor all weekend interviewing comic's biggest creators
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'Lost' Found in San Diego
Those who could make it in got to listen to the creators of 'Lost' muse about the show's always mysterious future
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'Heroes' Panel
The message is loud & clear. The cast and creators of NBC 'Heroes' wants you to believe Season 3 gets it back on track
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DCU Guide Panel
Saturday at Comic-Con, DC Comics focused on their DC Universe, with news of some surprising additions
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JMS Talks DC's Brave & and the Bold
The Brave and the Bold and Archie?? JMS Breaks it all down for us with this surprising announcement
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Milestone & DC Merge
Milestone characters are not only back, they're going to be a part of the DCU. Dan DiDio explains
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Denys Cowan on BET's Black Panther Animated
Steve Fritz talks with creator and executive Denys Cowan about BET's entry into Marvel Animation - Black Panther
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VIDEO - Idelson Talks "New Krypton"
DC Editor Matt Idelson talks more about the upcoming "New Krypton" story upcoming in the Superman titles
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IDW's GI Joe/Transformers
IDW now has both of Hasbro's biggest licenses ad gathered the masses in San Diego Friday to discuss their plans
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Koi Pham on Marvel Exclusive
One of the newest artists to sign an exclusive contract with Marvel, Khoi Pham tells us about the whys and what he's got coming up, and Tom Brevoort checks in too
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Craig Kyle Talks Marvel Animation, p2
In part two of our interview with Marvel's Craig Kyle, we discuss Wolverine, the Hulk, Iron Man and more
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David Mack on PKD's Electric Ant
Marvel continues to spread its wings in literary adaptations, and David Mack tells us about adapting Philip K. Dick's Electric Ant
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Talking to the New Krypton Team
We caught up with James Robinson, Sterling Gates, Geoff Johns, and Editor Matt Idleson to talk about 100,000 returning Kryptonians
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Friday

Talking to the BPRD 1947 Team
With the announcement of a sequel to BPRD 1946 coming up, we spoke with the Josh Dysart, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon and Scott Allie about BPRD 1947
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Talking to the Superman/'New Krypton' Team
We caught up with James Robinson, Sterling Gates, Geoff Johns, and Editor Matt Idleson to talk about 100,000 returning Kryptonians
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DC's 'Crisis Management' Panel
Dan DiDio and a host of creators involved in the current Final Crisis titles answered fans questions at Comic-Con
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Lionsgate's 'The Spirit' Movie Panel
Frank Miller's big screen adaptation of the Will Eisner classic had its moment at Comic-Con on Friday
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Video - Carlin on Trinity, Green Arrow
In our latest exclusive video interview, DC's Mike Carlin talks about the 2nd act of Trinity, and the new Green Arrow/Black Canary Writer
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Vertigo: View of the Future Panel
DC's Vertigo imprint enjoyed its hour in the spotlight Friday at Comic-Con with details of its crime titles
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Marvel to the Nth Degree Panel
Marvel called a panel to discuss the announcement made earlier Friday at Comic-Con
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What is 'Image United'?
Six of the original Image Comics founders, and Robert Kirkman are teaming for a unique Image crossover
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DC's Batman Panel
While 'The Dark Knight' was the titular subject of Friday's panel at Comic-Con, it was the Joker who ruled the day
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The Haunted Tank Rolls Again
A classic DC property gets new life under the Vertigo banner courtesy of Frank Marraffino and Henry Flint, who've re-set the supernatural tank in Iraq
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The DDP Panel Report
Devil's Due's Thursday panel played host to special guest Kevin Spacey who took the opportunity to announce a partnership with the publisher and his production company
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BOOM! Studios Panel
A Farscape announcement fans have been waiting for was the centerpiece of BOOM!'s Friday Comic-Con panel
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SDCC '8 - Warner Bros Watchmen Panel
Perhaps the most anticipated panel of the Comic-Con weekend was Friday's Watchmen preview and Q&A
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DCU Online MMO Demo
Newsarama's JK Parkin gets a hands on demo of the upcoming DC Universe Online MMO and finds himself in the Speedforce
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Mortal Kombat vs DCU Panel
DC Universe video games are getting a lot of play at Comic-Con, with Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe in the spotlight
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Brave and the Bold Animated Panel
Cartoon Network gathered fans to discuss the upcoming Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series Friday at Comic-Con
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Cup 'O Joe Panel
The Marvel Editor-in-Chief's ubiquitous convention panel resumed at Comic-Con on Friday
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IDW's Transformers News
The Dinobots get their moment in the sun, the film sequel gets a prequel, the Transformers get their origin, and much more coming in '08-'09
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VIDEO - DC's Ian Sattler Talks Flash: Rebirth

Newsarama speaks with DC's Ian Sattler about their Flash: Rebirth title in this exclusive video interview.
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Marvel: Your Universe Panel
Marvel's biggest wigs from around their various divisions got together to discuss the company in all media
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Jeff Parker Talks Agents of Atlas
We spoke with writer Jeff Parker about bringing the Agents of Atlas back in a big way at Marvel. Even the talking monkey.
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C.B. Cebulski on X-Men: Infernus
Writer CB Cebulski will revisit a classic X-Men storyline beginning in December with X-Men: Infernus, and thematic (and possibly more) sequel to Inferno
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Greg Pak & Bill Rosemann on War Machine
With a new series on the horizon, we spoke with writer Greg Pak and editor Bill Rosemann about Jim Rhodes, and War Machine
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Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon Talk Punisher
December will see the return of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon to the pages of the Punisher with the six issue Punisher: War Zone. We spoke with them about it
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Blog@: How is SDCC a Non-Profit?
The San Diego Comic-Con is the biggest multi-media event for consumers in the country. So how is it still a non-profit? Jeff Traxler explains.
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Stephen King, Marvel Team for "N."

Marvel today announced a new project with Stephen King, which will see an original story published exclusively for small screen digital delivery
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Thursday


Star Trek Panel
Star Trek publishers from comics to novel to manga got together at Comic-Con to discuss the franchises future
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Stan Lee & Activision
Activision held a panel at Comic-Con to talk about the upcoming releases of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion & Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
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Caleb Munroe on Boom's The Remnant

Caleb Munro is writing The Remnant (based on a concept by Stephen Baldwin and Andrew Cosby) for Boom! Studios, and stopped by to tell us all about it
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Stephen King, Marvel Team for "N."
Marvel today announced a new project with Stephen King, which will see an original story published exclusively for small screen digital delivery
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Dan DiDio on Kevin Smith, Batman, and Onomatopoeia
We caught up with Dan DiDio after the DC Nation panel for a few quick words about Kevin Smith's upcoming Batman miniseries and Onomatopoeia
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Barry Levine on Bryan Singer & Freedom Formula
We caught up with Radical Publishing's Barry Levine to talk about Bryan Singer joining on to produce a film version of Freedom Formula
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The Punisher: War Zone Panel
Gale Anne Hurd, Ray Stevenson and Julie Benz spoke about the coming Punisher War Zone film at SDCC on Thursday evening, and showed a new trailer
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Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment showed off three upcoming films at Comic-Con Thursday, including Twilight
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Lionsgate/ Marvel Panel
Marvel Animation and Lionsgate previewed the DVD feature Hulk vs Wolverine at Comic-Con on Thursday
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Barry Back's in Flash: Rebirth
Not just a tease... Barry Allen is coming back for earnest in Geoff John's a& Ethan Van Sciver' Flash: Rebirth
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MGM Announces New Aronofsky-Direced ROBOCOP
MGM has signed Darren Aronofsky to direct and David Self to write a new installment for its ROBOCOP franchise.
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Stan Lee, Perry Moore Partner
Stan Lee and Perry Moore today announced a new business partnership surrounding Moore's novel "Hero" about a gay superhero
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Brubaker on Angel of Death
At his spotlight panel, Ed Brubaker brought on actress Zoë Bell to talk about their upcoming Angel of Death online video project for Sony
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DC Nation Panel
Dan DiDio hosts this DC Comicsgabfest talking and teasing upcoming stories
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New Green Arrow/Black Canary Writer
We speak with the upcoming new writer of DC's Green Arrow/Black Canary - Andrew Kreisberg
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Mondo Marvel Panel
Marvel's broad-view of the Marvel Universe panel as held Thursday at Comic-Con
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20th Century Fox Panel
Stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, plus director Scott Derrickson and producer Erwin Stoff, present an exclusive look at The Day The Earth Stood Still
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Cartoon Network Creates First AAA, Browser-Based MMOG
Cartoon Network: FusionFall Takes Kids on 3D Online Adventure to Defend the Cartoon Network Universe.
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DC Universe Online
Preview night at Comic-Con International San Diego saw a presentation of Sony's DC Universe Online
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DC's Superman panel
DC Comics discussed the present and future of Superman Comics Thursday at Comic-Con
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Stan Lee & Grant Morrison @ Comic-Con
Two of the most important creators in the history of comic books team up to discuss the bold new frontiers being explored in the art of storytelling.
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Marvel's X-Men Panel
What's new and upcoming in Marvel's X-Men family? The crowds at San Diego Comic-Con found out Thursday.
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'Fringe' Review
Preview night at the San Diego Comic-Con featured the premiere of J.J. Abrams new Fox series 'Fringe'. We review
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NBC's 'Kings' Panel
NBC's upcoming new series 'Kings', a loosely-based modern retelling of the Kind David story, was in the spotlight at Comic-Con
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Preview Night & Pre-Show Thursday


Rob Liefeld's 'Extreme Image' Preview
Rob Liefeld has provided Newsarama with a few images he'll be previewing at the San Diego Comic-Con
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Comic-Con Preview Night Floor Buzz
Vaneta Rogers brings her patented reports from the floor of Comic-Con International 2008
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More Trek From John Bryne & IDW
Trek is back at Comic-Con this year, and we caught up with John Byrne to talk about his coming Star Trek projects at IDW
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Manga Makers to Deliver Comics via Wii
Manga publishers will soon be offering their comics via Nintendo's Wii
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The New Booster Gold Team
We caught up with Rick Remender, Pat Oliffe and Jerry Ordway - the new team on DC's Booster Gold series - to talk about the time faring hero and his adventures to come
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Watchmen: The Video Game?
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will publish an episodic downloadable game based on the coming Watchmen film.
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Cooke Adapts 'Parker'
Creator Darywn Cooke will adapt the popular 'Parker' novel by Richard Stark to comics at IDW
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Ed Brubaker Creates Online Series
Ed Brubaker & White Rock Lake Prods. team to produce Angel of Death, a new live-action series for Sony's Crackle.com
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DC Universe Online
Preview night at Comic-Con International San Diego saw a presentation of Sony's DC Universe Online
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Video: Dan DiDio Talks SDCC '08
Newsarama is back at the DC offices to talk about their San Diego Comic-Con announcements for this year
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Marc Silvestri Talks Top Cow Movies
Top Cow Founder Marc Silvestri speaks with Newsarama about the upcoming Witchblade & Magdalena feature films
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Gibbons Talks Martha Washington Omnibus

Dave Gibbons sits down to talk about what readers should expect from DHC's Martha Washington Omnibus
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BOOM! Editor Talks Disney/Pixar
BOOM! Studios editor Paul Morrisey talks about the finer details of the Disney-Pixar Deal
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BOOM! Announces Disney/Pixar Deal
BOOM! Studios E-i-C Mark Waid tells Newsarama about their new deal with Disney/Pixar announced Wednesday
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Firebreather, Vanishers, Mice Templar To Cartoon Network
Fan-favorite Book Titles Amplify the Network's Slate of Original Movies
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