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  • Comic-Con 2026: ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’

    Comic-Con 2026: ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’

    Dungeon Crawler Carl was lowkey more popular than anticipated at Comic-Con. The ballrooms for both panels for author Matt Dinniman felt too small; there were clearly a lot more fans that wanted in, and I felt lucky that I was able to attend both of the panels. And the cosplays! It felt like there was a Carl or a Princess Donut cosplay every 10 feet throughout the convention center and throughout the Gaslamp. Not to mention, cosplays of many other characters from the novels, some of which I have no clue about yet, since at the time I was close to done with the second book (and I can proudly say I’m on the third book now).

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  • Comic-Con: Reflection

    Comic-Con: Reflection

    Preview night of Comic-Con is upon us and my years of going are approaching 30 years — which is wild to me — and I find myself reflecting on it. One of the things that suck out to me is how I used to wait entire days to get into Hall H for the panel for Marvel Studios. An entire day out in the hot sun, fighting dehydration and becoming hangry at everyone around me.

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  • Timothy Olyphant: Actor

    Timothy Olyphant: Actor

    I recently raved about Alien: Earth and the season finale was this week. Don’t worry — I’m not going to spoil it. Or really talk about it either. Rather, I’m going to talk about one of the actors on the show: Timothy Olyphant.

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  • Comic-Con: An Evening with Kevin Smith

    Many years ago, I fought valiantly in the hot, summer sun for a coveted seat in Hall H on a Saturday. Marvel Studios was in full swing being a main event at Comic-Con. The heat was nearly too much, and I barely made it into Hall H just as Marvel started their panel. I didn’t make it. I was stuck in line near the front until Marvel’s panel ended. But spending hours in the heat meant I was stubborn and still wanted to get into Hall H. I wanted a nice, cool, dark room to relax in. And thus, I had my first experience at a Kevin Smith panel.

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  • 2025 Comic-Con Preview Night

    Droves of people were in every direction outside of the convention center, all with the same goal of making their way inside to grab lanyards, booklets, and bags. And then, of course, the packed floor with fully setup booths with comic books, figurines, and collectibles. There were many lines throughout the floor, all for Comic-Con exclusives from various vendors.

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  • Matt Reeves Write & Directs ‘The Batman’

    Per usual, I’m very late to the party, but I digress.

    Batman v Superman brought Batman back in the comic book movie fold and kick-started DC’s film universe. Granted, after Justice League, they decided to change gears and not have the movies as connected as their counterpart in Marvel’s cinematic universe. The ongoing movies are more loosely connected instead. One in particular is the change in actor playing Batman.

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  • A Shawless ‘Prometheus’ in ‘Alien: Covenant’

    Michael Fassbender plays a replicant in Ridley Scott's Prometheus.

    Ridley Scott’s Prometheus left things open ended. Our surviving protagonists — one of them arguably an antagonist — took a ship and went off in search of new, fun adventures.

    I  hope I didn’t spoil anything for you. If I did — oh god, I’m so sorry! Please stop reading and go watch the movie. It’s on Blu-ray and it’s a gorgeously shot film.

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  • ‘Star Wars’ Vinyl

    starwarsA few weeks ago I went to a little music store with my girlfriend and her family. We browsed, pointing out a different vinyl to each other. But then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a vinyl sticking out. I saw the word “Star”. It was in a very familiar font. I gasped and I briskly walked towards it. It was calling my name — in five different languages. I slowly picked it up.

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