San Diego 2008

SDCC 08:  ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Torchwood’ Press Roundtables Part Two

SDCC 08: ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Torchwood’ Press Roundtables Part Two

At this year’s San Diego Comic Con Julie Gardner, Naoko Mori and Steven Moffat met with reporters to talk about all things Doctor Who and Torchwood. This was the first press event of the con, happening on Wednesday before Preview Night. We journalists gathered at a closed off restaurant in a nearby hotel [...]

SDCC 08:  Talking Up ‘Spaced’

SDCC 08: Talking Up ‘Spaced’

Pop Culture Zoo got a chance to talk to Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright from the hit show ‘Spaced’ at San Diego. Click away to check it out!

SDCC 08: Going ‘Grimm’ with American McGee

SDCC 08: Going ‘Grimm’ with American McGee

Ready to head back into the twisted mind of American McGee? We spoke with GameTap’s Ricardo Sanchez about the new game ‘Grimm’ at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Check out this PCZ exclusive video interview!

SDCC 08: Researching the Ranks of G.I. Joe

SDCC 08: Researching the Ranks of G.I. Joe

Last year’s resurgence of the G.I. Joe brand has been one of the most celebrated developments for collectors in recent toy history. The 25th Anniversary line won the respect and more importantly, the expendable income of a great number of previously apathetic collectors. This was in part due to the product’s deep respect for [...]

SDCC 08:  ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Torchwood’ Press Roundtables Part One

SDCC 08: ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Torchwood’ Press Roundtables Part One

At this year’s San Diego Comic Con Julie Gardner, Naoko Mori and Steven Moffat met with reporters to talk about all things Doctor Who and Torchwood. This was the first press event of the con, happening on Wednesday before Preview Night. We journalists gathered at a closed off restaurant in a nearby hotel [...]

SDCC 08: Mattel and Hasbro News

SDCC 08: Mattel and Hasbro News

Thursday was a good day to be a comic-lovin’ toy collector. Both Mattel and Hasbro had panels revealing the next characters from the DCU and Marvel universe to hit toy stores.
Mattel/ DCU
- Even though the Justice League Unlimited cartoon is done, the toy line will live on well into 2009—and Beyond. Figures based on old [...]

SDCC 08:  Ryan’s Panel Rundown

SDCC 08: Ryan’s Panel Rundown

Contributing writer Ryan Ingram gives us the skinny on a few of the panels you may have overlooked at this year’s San Diego Comic Con.
SPORE w/ Will Wright
The human idea-machine Will Wright made his first Comic-Con appearance to promote SPORE—a game that lets you play as George Lucas, instead of Luke Skywalker, creating everything [...]

SDCC 08: Entertainment Earth and Bif Bang Pow Join Forces

SDCC 08: Entertainment Earth and Bif Bang Pow Join Forces

Entertainment Earth and its sister company, Bif Bang Pow!, are two major forces in internet toy retail. EE began as a site dedicated to Star Wars collectibles but over the last decade has grown to not only carry products from all manner of licenses but also serve as an international distributor, offering wholesale opportunities [...]

SDCC 08:  Exclusive Interviews With John Barrowman And Gareth David-Lloyd

SDCC 08: Exclusive Interviews With John Barrowman And Gareth David-Lloyd

From this year’s San Diego Comic Con convention floor we present two interviews with John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd, two of the stars of ‘Torchwood.’

SDCC 08: Star Wars Clone Wars ‘Midnight Madness’

SDCC 08: Star Wars Clone Wars ‘Midnight Madness’

Not all the action at this year’s San Diego Comic Con was contained to the con floor. We spent an evening among some rabid Star Wars fans waiting in line for the Star Wars Clone Wars ‘Midnight Madness’ toy release. Does the embattled franchise still inspire fans to sojourn into the night to stand in line for action figures? Read on to find out!