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Feb 042013
Jan 232013
Denver Comic Con rolls into 2013 with a wave of exciting guest announcements including new TV & film stars, voice animation actors and comic book legends for their May 31-June 2 event. With a guest list that reads like the Who’s Who of the comic and sci-fi world, Denver Comic Con will be showcasing appearances with such luminaries as Stan Lee, George Takei, Wil Wheaton, George Pérez, and many more. Colorado’s first major pop culture and comic convention saw a record-breaking opening attendance and is setting their sights on even bigger and better programming for 2013.
Perhaps the most exciting addition to guest of honor Stan Lee is the addition of Star Trek’s own George Takei, who was voted one of social networking’s most influential people in 2012. With a career spanning five decades, Takei is known around the world for his founding role in the acclaimed television series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the Starship Enterprise. Takei starred in three seasons of Star Trek and later reprised his iconic role in six subsequent movies in the franchise. More recently, Takei won over a new generation of fans with his recurring guest role on the NBC-TV sci-fi drama Heroes as Kaito Nakamura, the father of time-traveler Hiro Nakamura.
In his nearly 38-year comics career, George Pérez,, has been involved with many of the industry’s landmark publications. With writer Marv Wolfman, Pérez created The New Teen Titans, which ushered DC Comics back into competitive prominence during the 1980s. The team struck gold again when they redefined the entire DC Universe with the hugely successful Crisis on Infinite Earths and its follow-up History of the DC Universe. Pérez had two enormously successful runs, almost two decades apart, on The Avengers and attained great personal success as writer and artist for the 1980s re-launch of Wonder Woman.
Other notable guests scheduled to appear at Denver Comic Con 2013 include Star Trek TNG’s Wil Wheaton, The Guild’s Sandeep Parikh and Robin Thorsen, Warehouse 13’s Eddie McClintock and numerous comic book artists from all walks of fame.
The 3-day event will feature a number of activities for children of all ages including gaming, arts booths, various comic exhibitors and exhibitions in addition to a wealth of photo opportunities with hundreds of costumed attendees and fans of the event. It’s truly a sight to see and it’s all set to go down this summer at the Colorado Convention Center from May 31 – June 2. Tickets are on sale now at the official Denver Comic Con website, where VIP packages are already SOLD OUT and Stan Lee Packages are expected to be released soon! Check out www.denvercomiccon.com for more information.
Tickets are on sale now for the 2013 Denver Comic Con set to take place at the Colorado Convention Center May 31st – June 2nd, 2013.
For more information about Denver Comic Con or the Comic Book Classroom check out denvercomiccon.com or comicbookclassroom.org.
ABOUT DENVER COMIC CON: DCC/LC is Denver’s premiere fan experience, covering the worlds of comic books, film, and related media, taking place May 31-June 2, 2013 at the Colorado Convention Center. For the latest news and information, visit www.denvercomiccon.com
ABOUT COMIC BOOK CLASSROOM: Comic Book Classroom is a charitable organization that educates through alternative approaches to literacy, learning, and character development. CBC creates programs for underserved students, schools, and communities via comic books, graphic novels, and related media. CBC is the organizer and producer for the DCC/LC. www.comicbookclassroom.org.
Oct 252012
October 2012 Cosplay Babe of the Month, Jean Gomez, bringing our Star Wars fantasies to life.
Welcome to part two of our feature on Jean Gomez our October 2012 Cosplay Babe of the Month! Great interview and photos so far so let’s get back to it.
Photo left, Jean as the Black Cat.
Comics Ninja: Now, we note that you cosplay both Marvel and DC. Favorite comic books that you are reading right
Jean: Now? I have to say that when it comes to reading and collecting, I’m a Marvel girl! I do read and follow some DC issues like Wonder Woman, Batman, new 52 Batgirl, but most of my comics are Marvel. I am reading “House of M” right now and it’s so great!! I love Epic stories like this (and the Infinity Gauntlet) that really push the superheroes to their limits. It’s great to see them overcome huge obstacles in time of adversity. Because if it was easy, the accomplishment wouldn’t be as grand.. ya know?
Comics Ninja: And now for the tough part of the interview. Best movie: Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi, and why?
Jean: Agghh! I’ll have to go with ROTJ.. and for only one reason….EWOKS! I love them.
Comics Ninja: We’re going to bite our tongues in regards to that answer and just move on. Next, if you could have any superpowers what would they be?
Photo right, Jean with the wonderful Ms. Yaya Han.
Jean: I would have to go with mind reading 
or invisibility! Think of the possibilities!
Comics Ninja: Unfortunately we are and that could gets us in all sorts of trouble. Anywhoo, what costumes are you planning in the near future?
Jean: I always cosplay characters I relate with or am attracted to.. and right now Scarlet Witch has caught my eye!
Comics Ninja: Good choice. Any advice for fellow cosplayers planning to go to the conventions dressed as their favorite characters in the future?
Jean: DO IT! Don’t hold back because of fear of what people might say.. if it makes you happy do it!
Photo left, Jean as the Punisher.
Comics Ninja: Any last parting pearls of wisdom or otherwise to pass onto the readers?
Jean: Always wait 20 after you eat to go swimming.. uhm, Beer before liquor you’ve never been sicker… and always follow the golden rule: Treat people how you want to be treated!
Comics Ninja: All good advice and noted. Finally, any websites or links we should check out to see more of your wonderful costumes and learn more about you?
Jean: Like my page on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/jeangomezcosplay.
Comics Ninja: Thank you!
Jean: No, thank you !!!!
And of course the fan favorite photo of each feature, Jean as…herself (with a little bit of naughty school girl thrown in)!
That ends our feature on Ms. October. Until next time, the Ninja Report is always the place to begin your search for this hour’s latest comic book and sci-fi news. Never miss another headline, preview or breaking story, Ninja Nation!
Oct 232012
October 2012, Cosplay Babe of the Month, Jean Gomez as Wonder Woman.
Happy almost Halloween, Ninja Nation. With that in today we have a special treat for you. Please join us in welcoming October 2012 Cosplay Babe of the Month, Jean Gomez. Jean has been kind enough to sit down and give us a wonderful interview and share some of her favorite cosplay photos. We’ve split her feature into two parts, so let’s get rolling with part one.
Comics Ninja: Jean, thank you for joining us today all the way from southern California. Briefly tell us a little bit about yourself.
Photo left, Jean as the Lady Joker.
Jean: Hi! Thank you so much for having me. I’m from Temecula, CA, a small town 80 miles north of San Diego. I’m a comic book enthusiast who reads and collects comics. I work a full time job by day, and I’m a star gazer by night. Most of my cosplaying stuff happens at home on the weekends in my cosplay room, that’s also formally known as “the office” lol.
Comics Ninja: What first got you into cosplay?
Jean: Well, it really all started back in 2006, when my husband took me to my first Comic Con. It was the accuracy and the quality of the costumes that attracted me to cosplay, but it wasn’t until a couple years later that I summoned up the courage to actually try it myself.
Comics Ninja: What was your first cosplay experience like at a convention or otherwise?
Jean: My first cosplay experience was Wonder Woman at San Diego Comic Con. The first couple of steps out of our hotel and onto the street were the hardest, but once I hit that convention floor it was like I was at home!
Photo right, Mary Jane Watson does some Spidey Laundry. Peter Parker you are a very lucky man.
Comics Ninja: What is your favorite comic book convention to attend?
Jean: I have been fortunate enough to be able to attend several conventions, I have to say that Phoenix Comic Con was one of my favorite. That convention has so much heart! You can feel everyone’s excitement to be there for the artist, vendors, panels and cosplayers.
Comics Ninja: What does your husband think of your cosplaying? Does he ever participate himself?
Jean: Oh he loves it! Lol. He doesn’t cosplay so he just keeps a watchful eye and makes sure that things don’t get strange.
Comics Ninja: What do you think of all of the attention you have gotten from the fanboys (and girls) on the internet and at conventions?
Jean: It’s a great compliment to have people ask to take pictures with me. I love that they want to include me in their memories, and that they like my cosplay so much that they want to remember it!
Comics Ninja: What are your best and worst fanboy experiences at the conventions?
Photo left, Jean as Elektra.
Jean: I have so many great experiences with fanboys/fangirls! The most memorable ones are those who stop and ask me how I’m doing, its so sweet that they’re fully aware of how uncomfortable some of the costumes are, and they’re genuinely concerned about how bad my feet hurt! Lol. I have been fortunate enough to not have bad encounters. I think the “worst” one was a guy why blatantly walked up and took a picture of my booty! Luckily the husband was there to ask him very nicely to delete the pic!
Comics Ninja: Good for you and husband!
That wraps up part one of our feature, be sure to join us tomorrow for part two, until then get the latest comic book, gaming, sci-fi, movie, cosplay and animation news on our all new revamped Ninja Report, containing the best sourced and aggregated news from every corner of the internet and updated every ten minutes! Never miss another headline, preview or breaking story, Ninja Nation!
And one last shot for the next time you’re sitting around reading your new comics. Trying getting this little image out of your head.
Sep 062012
Following a successful viral launch of the fan-recreated version of Star Wars: A New Hope, the folks behind Star Wars Uncut are now enlisting submissions for The Empire Strikes Back. Click here to visit the Uncut website for more details and to claim your Episode V scene. Otherwise, check out the new teaser below!
Source: TheForce.Net
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