Category: Conventions

Comic-Con 2012: “Breaking Dawn” Panel Brings Surprises

Comic-Con 2012: “Breaking Dawn” Panel Brings Surprises

The most anticipated panel of Comic-Con 2012 (for better or worse) was also the convention’s first of the week. Summit Entertainment brought The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 to Hall H, and they definitely had the goods. Get the highlights of the panel, including my reaction to the footage shown, after the break.

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“Elysium” Viral Campaign Reboots at Comic-Con

“Elysium” Viral Campaign Reboots at Comic-Con

It looks like the viral marketing for Elysium is sticking strictly to Comic-Cons. The futuristic interplanetary border patrol from Columbia Pictures had a small presence at last year’s convention, and they are back again, but this time they have definitely gone bigger. Get the details after the break.

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HGTV and Disney Create “Electrifying Garden” At Comic-Con

HGTV and Disney Create “Electrifying Garden” At Comic-Con

If you’re going to San Diego Comic-Con this week, then you are in a visual treat courtesy of Disney and HGTV. The two have teamed up to transform the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter lawn into an “Electrifying Garden” inspired by Disney’s Frankenweenie. We will include this and the film’s “The Art of Frankenweenie Exhibition”…

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Comic-Con News Round-Up 3: “Iron Man 3”, A&E’s “Coma”, “Doctor Who”, “Star Trek”, and More!

Comic-Con News Round-Up 3: “Iron Man 3”, A&E’s “Coma”, “Doctor Who”, “Star Trek”, and More!

In the days and weeks leading up to San Diego Comic-Con, we the press get bombarded with emails with press releases about events, panels, and other happenings in and around the convention. We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting ones twice before (here and here), and we are going to do it one more…

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