The Countdown to SDCC 2025!
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From the 1974 San Diego Comic Con, Charles M. Schulz:
Charles "Sparky" Schulz is the creator of the comic strip Peanuts which features his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists in history. But I really doubt if you need me to tell you any of that. If you've lived anywhere on Planet Earth in the last 75 years you know who he is. His creations have become icons and rightly so.
Peanuts first appeared in newspapers on October 2, 1950. 2025 marks their 75th anniversary. Not many characters have that much staying power. To mark the occasion, Peanuts will be featured on this year's Comic Con Souvenir Book:
The Peanuts characters have always had a presence at Comic Con, both in the Exhibit Hall and offsite:
Sparky's work will stay in print for as long as people love comics.
12 Days Until SDCC 2025!
Charles "Sparky" Schulz is the creator of the comic strip Peanuts which features his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists in history. But I really doubt if you need me to tell you any of that. If you've lived anywhere on Planet Earth in the last 75 years you know who he is. His creations have become icons and rightly so.
Peanuts first appeared in newspapers on October 2, 1950. 2025 marks their 75th anniversary. Not many characters have that much staying power. To mark the occasion, Peanuts will be featured on this year's Comic Con Souvenir Book:
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The Peanuts characters have always had a presence at Comic Con, both in the Exhibit Hall and offsite:
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Sparky's work will stay in print for as long as people love comics.
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12 Days Until SDCC 2025!
Thor-El
Pensive
If you wouldn’t mind shilling for more Serpent Society figures while you’re at it… ;-)
The Hasbro Marvel Legends panel will be held on Friday July 25, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT in Room 5AB.
I will of course be there. I'll be the guy in the back of the room yelling "When am I going to get my Invaders figures, Hasbro? When? When? When?" Whereupon I will be escorted out by security.
I will of course be there. I'll be the guy in the back of the room yelling "When am I going to get my Invaders figures, Hasbro? When? When? When?" Whereupon I will be escorted out by security.
I absolutely will. And The Warriors Three.
Thor-El
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Preach it.
Beamish
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"Followed by a Q & A for your burning Marvel Legends questions"
Yeah, right.
More like: "Let's eat up time by showing fan videos and letting Jesse comment on everything so we can avoid Q & A, then literally throw giveaways at the crowd before we get kicked out of the room by going overtime".
Yeah, right.
More like: "Let's eat up time by showing fan videos and letting Jesse comment on everything so we can avoid Q & A, then literally throw giveaways at the crowd before we get kicked out of the room by going overtime".
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Yeah, that's pretty annoying the way they check valuable items to literally whoever is closest.
I'm going to repeat my request to anyone who can ask them if they can sneak the Goblin Queen Haslab headsculpt into the line. Figure too, if they want, but at least the head!
I'm going to repeat my request to anyone who can ask them if they can sneak the Goblin Queen Haslab headsculpt into the line. Figure too, if they want, but at least the head!
Yeah, no problem. I can ask that. Remind me when we get closer to the show.
Super Camel
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So, Friday July 25th. I'm excited. I don't even know who I want to see revealed in the way of figures. They've made pretty much everyone I could hope for. but I'm sure they'll show a bunch of stuff that i end up buying. I'm always hoping to see anything X-men related.
I'm sure most folks in here are going after the Savage Lands Exclusive pack, but what other SDCC Exclusives are you after?
I think all I need this year is the Savage Lands Pack and probably the Retro Real Ghostbusters Glow in the Dark 4 pack. I was going to get the Black Series Revenge of the Sith set for Star Wars, but since they are just letting the new ROTS Kenobi and Anakin out individually as well, I'll probably just get those. Probably.
I'm sure most folks in here are going after the Savage Lands Exclusive pack, but what other SDCC Exclusives are you after?
I think all I need this year is the Savage Lands Pack and probably the Retro Real Ghostbusters Glow in the Dark 4 pack. I was going to get the Black Series Revenge of the Sith set for Star Wars, but since they are just letting the new ROTS Kenobi and Anakin out individually as well, I'll probably just get those. Probably.
Chooch555
Thoughtful
Cold Slither! And apparently there is no Transformers exclusive?
Where the Anakin and Obi are going to go on my shelf needs elevation, so the added SDCC dio pieces are fantastic for me. Not at that price - but I wants them!
Right now it's that one, Savage Land and DC Multiverse Beast Boy (unless he's coming out separately - still unsure).
Question for those who remember: how long after SDCC did it take for Amazon to list Death's Head last year? Was he always mentioned in conjunction with Amazon availability or did he just not sell well?
Right now it's that one, Savage Land and DC Multiverse Beast Boy (unless he's coming out separately - still unsure).
Question for those who remember: how long after SDCC did it take for Amazon to list Death's Head last year? Was he always mentioned in conjunction with Amazon availability or did he just not sell well?
PanchaMaestro
Studious
From SDCC 2014, Frank Miller.
I'm fairly certain that most of you are familiar with Frank Miller. He made a huge impact in the comics field when he came on the scene in the late 70's and early 80's, with a very unique style that combined manga with film noir. Reading a comic that was written and drawn by Frank Miller was like watching a Martin Scorsese movie that had guys in costumes. It was gangsters with superheroes. Needless to say it was different than what readers were used to and it came at a time when comics really needed something different.
Frank grew up a comics fan and it was his dream to become an artist. His first job was at Gold Key doing Twilight Zone short stories, then he did a couple of shorts for DC's war books. In 1978 he got a job at Marvel as a regular fill-in and cover artist. One of these jobs was drawing Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28, which guest starred Daredevil. When Gene Colan left Daredevil's book, Frank lobbied to get the job as the Man Without Fear's regular penciler. Frank's first issue was DD #158 in 1979, and the rest is pretty much history. He stayed on the book until late in 1982 and in that span of time he transformed Daredevil into one of Marvel's best selling and most popular characters. It was in this historic run that Miller created Elektra, who has herself become something of an icon. The Elektra Saga in one of the most enduring stories Marvel has ever published. In the summer of 1982, Frank teamed up with writer Chris Claremont for a critically acclaimed four issue Wolverine mini-series.
In 1983 Frank briefly left Marvel for DC where he did his first creator owned series, Ronin. And then in 1986, Mr. Miller wrote and drew a four issue prestige format mini series for DC called The Dark Knight Returns, a landmark and iconic tale that many consider to be the best Batman story ever told. It was a major turning point in comics history.
1986 was a watershed year for comics. It was the pinnacle of a creative renaissance, unprecedented in any medium, that started with the rise of direct market comic book shops and culminated in positive, mainstream media attention for comics projects that were diverse, creator driven and have all since gone on to be regarded as among the greatest the industry has ever produced. Besides The Dark Knight Returns, 1986 also gave us Watchmen, by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman, and Miller also returned to Marvel for Daredevil Born Again as well as writing a four part Batman Year One story for DC. Watchmen remains the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award, and Maus won a Pulitzer Prize. In the space of that single year, the comic book industry took a giant leap forward in terms of respectability and acceptance by mainstream media.
But oh, Frank was not done. In the 1990's he did Sin City and 300 for Dark Horse. He teamed up with artist Dave Gibbons for Give Me Liberty and co-created the character of Martha Washington. He got in the movie business and wrote the screenplays for Robocop 2 and 3, and he wrote and directed a big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit for Lionsgate Films.
And that's a partial resume. It is safe to say that Frank Miller has cemented himself as one of the most popular and impactful creators in comics history.
Here's some pretty covers for you to look at:
11 Days Until SDCC 2025!
I'm fairly certain that most of you are familiar with Frank Miller. He made a huge impact in the comics field when he came on the scene in the late 70's and early 80's, with a very unique style that combined manga with film noir. Reading a comic that was written and drawn by Frank Miller was like watching a Martin Scorsese movie that had guys in costumes. It was gangsters with superheroes. Needless to say it was different than what readers were used to and it came at a time when comics really needed something different.
Frank grew up a comics fan and it was his dream to become an artist. His first job was at Gold Key doing Twilight Zone short stories, then he did a couple of shorts for DC's war books. In 1978 he got a job at Marvel as a regular fill-in and cover artist. One of these jobs was drawing Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28, which guest starred Daredevil. When Gene Colan left Daredevil's book, Frank lobbied to get the job as the Man Without Fear's regular penciler. Frank's first issue was DD #158 in 1979, and the rest is pretty much history. He stayed on the book until late in 1982 and in that span of time he transformed Daredevil into one of Marvel's best selling and most popular characters. It was in this historic run that Miller created Elektra, who has herself become something of an icon. The Elektra Saga in one of the most enduring stories Marvel has ever published. In the summer of 1982, Frank teamed up with writer Chris Claremont for a critically acclaimed four issue Wolverine mini-series.
In 1983 Frank briefly left Marvel for DC where he did his first creator owned series, Ronin. And then in 1986, Mr. Miller wrote and drew a four issue prestige format mini series for DC called The Dark Knight Returns, a landmark and iconic tale that many consider to be the best Batman story ever told. It was a major turning point in comics history.
1986 was a watershed year for comics. It was the pinnacle of a creative renaissance, unprecedented in any medium, that started with the rise of direct market comic book shops and culminated in positive, mainstream media attention for comics projects that were diverse, creator driven and have all since gone on to be regarded as among the greatest the industry has ever produced. Besides The Dark Knight Returns, 1986 also gave us Watchmen, by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman, and Miller also returned to Marvel for Daredevil Born Again as well as writing a four part Batman Year One story for DC. Watchmen remains the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award, and Maus won a Pulitzer Prize. In the space of that single year, the comic book industry took a giant leap forward in terms of respectability and acceptance by mainstream media.
But oh, Frank was not done. In the 1990's he did Sin City and 300 for Dark Horse. He teamed up with artist Dave Gibbons for Give Me Liberty and co-created the character of Martha Washington. He got in the movie business and wrote the screenplays for Robocop 2 and 3, and he wrote and directed a big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit for Lionsgate Films.
And that's a partial resume. It is safe to say that Frank Miller has cemented himself as one of the most popular and impactful creators in comics history.
Here's some pretty covers for you to look at:
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