C2E2 2012: DC Comics’ “Before Watchmen” Viral Hits The Show Floor Alex Gerage, April 15, 2012April 15, 2012 One would think with The Dark Knight Rises hitting theaters in a few months, DC Comics would pull out all the stops to capitalize on what is arguably the most anticipated film of all time. While Marvel was proudly pushing their film properties at their C2E2 booth by handing out…
C2E2 2012: Captain America Auction Alex Gerage, April 13, 2012April 15, 2012 As one of the site’s resident Chicagoans, I am fortunate enough to attend the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) at McCormick Place with relative ease. Since it first launched in 2010, C2E2 has sought to provide the Midwest with a taste of pop culture the way the San Diego…
Practice For The Zombie Apocalypse in a British Shopping Mall Dan Koelsch, March 25, 2012April 27, 2012 Have you ever wanted to feel what it was like to experience a zombie apocalypse? Have you wanted to have said experience in a mall like in the classic Dawn of the Dead or its impressive remake? Now you can, thanks to Zed Events and an abandoned shopping mall in…
WonderCon Wrap Up: Interesting Booths and Gallery Dan Koelsch, March 21, 2012December 28, 2012 This was our second year covering WonderCon, the comic book and geek convention that is sort of the little brother to Comic-Con. You can read all of our previous coverage on this year’s event here and see my random gallery from the convention here. After the break I give my…
WonderCon 2012: “Looper” Roundtable Interview With Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson Dan Koelsch, March 19, 2012 Our other roundtable interview at WonderCon was for the upcoming sci-fi action film Looper, in which we had the pleasure to sit down with star Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Director/Writer Rian Johnson. The film stars Levitt as a hitman who kills people sent back from the future by the mob, but…