I can't believe that...

It's been over 83 days since I've played any video games .  Well that ends today w/ the release of GTA IV.  See you peeps online!

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Wizard World LA Conclusion

So it's been almost a month since my last blog about WWLA.  I was going to blog more of my day but I left the convention center disappointed of my experience.  Although the highlight was meeting Alyssa Milano and Summer Glau, the overall experience was somewhat blah.  So before calling it a day, the last panel I wanted to check out was Heroes.  Milo and some of the writers were going to be present to discuss the 2nd season and the what to expect in season 3.  My experience from Comic Con has thought me to get there ahead of time and try to sit in on the panel before the one you want to see, to guarantee yourself a seat.  They do not clear out the rooms and you are allowed to sit there all day, if you want.  So i decided to sit on the DC panel, which was cool but the only thing I was interested is Batman.  Apparently the next major Batman storyline is Batman R.I.P.  WTF? Not much was discussed but they did shoot down the rumor that Bruce Wayne becoming a New God, as speculated in some comic forums.  Please don't tell me that this is DC's answer to Cap's death.  SIGH.  Anyways, once that panel was completed, it would be a few minutes before the Heroes one started. 

The lights were dimmed and they began to play a clip.  To my surprise it was Battlestar Galactica, which I though was weird but sat through it anyways.  I thought it might just be a promotional clip played in between panels.  But it was no ordinary clip, it was about the appreciation of BSG.  They had various actors that enjoy the show and commented about it.  I believe this was played on TV or might have been an extra on the dvd sets.  Anyways, for some reason, I decided to continue to watch and it was over in 20 minutes.  A little preplexed of the whole situation, I left the room.  I checked the sheet that was listed at the door of the schedule and the Heroes panel was moved to another room and at another time.  While I was in the DC panel, the Heroes panel had taking place in another room.  Disappointed, I called it a day.

So that was pretty much my experience.  I did picked some trades, Ultimates 1, Ultimate X-Men and the Walking Dead.   Also got a nice WWLA variant exclusive of Return to Wonderland.  It was pretty strange that the largest comic company present was Top Cow and Aspen.  Marvel had a booth for it's writers and artists to sign autographs but nothing to check out.  DC didn't even bother to show up.  1/3 of the convention floor was bare and to fill it in, the organizers decided to have cars w/ comic logos being displayed.  Unless there is someone I want to meet next year, this might be my final WWLA.  So until next time...

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The drk_knight01 returns & Wizard World LA

Hello 2o2p peeps... It's been awhile since I have blogged, since I have some free time, I figure I would post something quick. I am currently @ wizard world LA, which is a comic convention, waiting in line for some autographs. The line that I am currently in, is for Alyssa Milano & Milo Ventimiglia. They are promoting the movie Pathology, which I had discussed about in one of my previous entries. The convention is disappointing as it is relatively small for a comic convention. Those that went to WW Chicago, at last years LAN, it less than a 1/3 of that size. Most of my time has been in line waiting for autographs. Earlier this morning, I was able to get Summer Glau's autograph, she currently stars in the new Terminator TV show, previously in Firefly and the movie Serenity. I haven't really had a chance to roam the floor but that is probably due to me not wanting to buy anything. Well I think I am going to keep this short, as it's kind of hard to type continously on my iPhone. I will be sure to update my day later tonight or tomorrow, unless something crazy occurs. Till next time...

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My Comic Book Wed

Since LB posts what he picks up on Wed, I figure I would do the same but only those that he does not collect. There are a few titles that he doesn't collect. In case you have not seen those covers, here is a link to his blog www.2old2play.com/Blog/lbsutke

Titles collected from LB's blog.
- Halo Uprising #1
- Amazing Spiderman #543
- Wolverine #56
- X-Men #202
- Battlestar Galactica Season Zero (Starbuck ass cover) (Unlike LB, I do not need to collect them all)

Batman #668:



Countdown #36:



Green Lantern Corps #15:



Astonishing X-Men #22:



Astonishing X-Men #22 (Variant):



Cable/Deadpool #44:



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Wizard World Chicago

As previously stated in my blog, I was lucky enough to attend the Dark Knight panel at Wizard World Chicago.   As you can tell, I am somewhat of a bat fan, so I might be a little biased.  But the only way to describe this experience was IT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!! However, this experience almost never happen. 

Rumors on the internet was that there was going to be a panel at Wizard World, since there was not one at Comic Con.  They were filming part of the movie in Chicago, so it made sense to have the panel there.  However, as the days drew near, rumors began to state that there was a falling out between the two sides and the panel was in jeopardy.  Myself and a few 2o2p's had visited the convention on Friday and there was no mention of anything relating to the movie.  Sadly, it looked like the rumors were true. 

On Saturday, I ventured on my own to the convention to get an autograph from Tricia Helfer and to get some deals on some comics.  As I was waiting in line for Tricia's autograph, I notice some people walking around in Dark Knight t-shirts.  On the back of the t-shirt, there was Wizard World Chicago and the date of the convention.  I was a little perplexed, as I question if this was part of an another viral campaign.  Once I had gotten my autograph, I headed over to the main panel room, to see if there was any details. On the schedule there was a panel for the Dark Knight, later in the day.   However, it appeared it was recently added, as it was written in ink on the board.  I quickly headed over to the DC booth to get the details and it appears that they were giving out wristbands for the event.  Of course, they had already passed them out and it looks like I am SOL. 

I was determine to get into the panel, so I decide to wait it out and hope that they would let us in.  Of course w/ my luck,  I wasn't expecting too much.  Once they let everyone w/ a wristband in, they determined that there was still room and let those w/o one in.  SWEET!!! I was in.  I rush to locate a seat and was able to find a nice spot.  After a few minutes, once of the reps from Wizard came out and introduced DC's President Paul Levitz. He greeted us and proceeded to introduce the panel.  One by one, David Goyer, Jonathan Nolan, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Christian Bale, and Chris Nolan came out.  HOLY F*CK, I am in the same room w/ Batman, Harvey Dent and Commish Gordon!!!  This is awesome and everyone was greeted to standing ovations.  The panel had a few quick words and a Q&A was set up.  Thanks to the wonder that is the internet, the Q&A was posted online  I will provided a link to those that are interested. Once that was over, we were treated to a little treat, an exclusive clip.

I am not certain if what I saw was the trailer that is going to be debut in Dec or something that was put together for Wizard World, but after seeing it I was in awe.  I will provided some details, but I am also relying on the internet to help me.  Sadly the screens were not up to par, so it was hard to see, plus the writers from Wizard can give a better description of the trailer than me.  Now before I continue, there are some spoilers, so do no click on the links, if you do not want to know.

Trailer description:

www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/dark_knight/005607875.cfm

Q&A panel

www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/dark_knight/005609461.cfm

So in the end, it looks like the movie is darker than the previous.  Joker is going to be a crazy mofo!  With the surprise at the end of the trailer, this is going to be a kick ass movie!!!  I can totally not wait for it to come.out!!!  Batman Begins is easily one of my favorite movies and it appears that the Dark Knight will be up there w/ it.  So until next time...





 

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