Ace Comic Con Highlights
Ace Comic Con took place last weekend from December 8-10 at the NYCB Live: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This unique convention is centered on creating a curated fan experience. This inaugural con brought together most of the Justice League cast to meet, sign and chat with fans at panels and events all weekend. Marvel’s Daredevil […]
Ace Comic Con Launches This Weekend
Ace Comic Con enters the arena of comic conventions this coming weekend with its inaugural event launching in Long Island, New York. Helmed by the Gareb and Stephen, who previously built Wizard World from the bottom up among other successes such as their pop culture magazine. From December 8 to December 10, fans can descend […]
Thor Ragnarok: The End of the World is a Fun Ride
If you could get abs from laughing, you’d have a sixpack by the time you walked out of Marvel’s latest addition to their massive cinematic universe, Thor Ragnarok. Who knew the end of the world could be so much fun? No spoilers in this review, we promise! Director Taika Waititi pulls out the […]
The GCE Interview with Stan Lee (and Podcast!)
Awesome Con, the Washington D.C. comic convention running between June 16-18 this year, invited several members of the press to submit questions and listen in on a conversation with Stan Lee. Luckily for us, our editor Steph was one of these members. The conference call was set up where each member of the press listened […]
Become a Spider-Man Know-It-All in a Weekend
“100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die” lives up to its name where it is one of the most comprehensive compendiums of Spider-Man history, as well as adding in ways to become a more active fan. Mark Ginocchio knows his stuff. He has amassed one of the most impressive Spider-Man comic […]
New Book Explores the Psychology Connected to Captain America: Civil War
In the wake of consciousness between what is right and what is wrong due to Marvel’s blockbuster entry to the 2016 box office, Captain America: Civil War, fans, critics and everyone in between have weighed in on who is right and why. In Captain America vs. Iron Man: Freedom, Security, Psychology, these debates are all […]
Stan Lee’s 15 Best Marvel Movie Cameos
For the last 15 years, Marvel has made a tradition of sneaking comic book creator Stan Lee into just about every Marvel-affiliated film. Fans love watching each film carefully, waiting for Stan The Man to make his appearance, and Stan no doubt enjoys being involved. From his background appearance in X-Men to his role as bartender in Ant-Man – wherever […]
WinterCon Year Two
Last year was the first year for local New York comic convention WinterCon, and I was in attendance for its inception focusing on comic creators and their independent work. WinterCon returned on December 5 and 6, bigger this year, and my focus zeroed in on how they managed their growth. Going from a one-day affair to […]
[NYCC 2015] Vending v. Attending at Comic Con
As I enter my mid-twenties, I can proudly say I’ve attended my fair share of comic cons- both local and internationally acclaimed- as attendee and as a member of the press. This past New York Comic Con I was presented the unique opportunity to volunteer at a booth. It was NYCC’s 10th year, and after […]
A Love Letter to New York: Superheroes in Gotham
When you think of New York, you think of its famous landmarks, the native accents, fast-paced, well-dressed, and a culture that cannot simply be replicated anywhere else. But would you think of comics? The New York Historical Society Museum & Library’s latest exhibit Superheroes in Gotham testifies to the culmination of New York City culture […]
