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WonderCon 2024 Spotlight
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Before DC's Sandman could add one of the Endless, Neil Gaiman went to Marv Wolfman to ask permission to use them
Neil Gaiman would only add Destiny into the Sandman Universe if Marv Wolfman said he could
Jules Chin Greene
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Inside Warner Bros.' aborted Buffy the Vampire Slayer cartoon that would have staked the franchise
Warner Bros. almost aired a Buffy the Vampire Slayer cartoon, and it would have been terrible.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel's Falcon can fly - so why does he need a super-car? Inside '90s Marvel corporate offices
Why does a flying superhero need a car? And what would Spider-Man do with a motorcycle?
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Disney pushed Star Wars animation to be more kid-friendly from the inside, as explained by a longtime Disney cartoon writer
Star Wars animation writer reveals the kind of changes that came when Disney took over the franchise
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
WonderCon 2024 Feed
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Before DC's Sandman could add one of the Endless, Neil Gaiman went to Marv Wolfman to ask permission to use them
Neil Gaiman would only add Destiny into the Sandman Universe if Marv Wolfman said he could
Jules Chin Greene
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Inside Warner Bros.' aborted Buffy the Vampire Slayer cartoon that would have staked the franchise
Warner Bros. almost aired a Buffy the Vampire Slayer cartoon, and it would have been terrible.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
![Falcon from Avengers: United They Stand](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.thepopverse.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages-1-chmg5nrpwmle1g4ibibhivhbbm.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Marvel's Falcon can fly - so why does he need a super-car? Inside '90s Marvel corporate offices
Why does a flying superhero need a car? And what would Spider-Man do with a motorcycle?
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Disney pushed Star Wars animation to be more kid-friendly from the inside, as explained by a longtime Disney cartoon writer
Star Wars animation writer reveals the kind of changes that came when Disney took over the franchise
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The new movie The Strangers is a Lord of the Rings style epic, but for horror movies
A producer of The Strangers: Chapter 1 explains why the three films were shot back-to-back
Jules Chin Greene
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Gail Simone quietly quit comics four years ago, until Marvel offered her Uncanny X-Men relaunch for 2024
Gail Simone is a bear of a comics fan... but that wasn't enough to keep her in the industry for years
Chris Arrant
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Clancy Brown showed up to his Gargoyles audition in full character as Goliath
Gargoyles casting and dialogue director recalls Clancy Brown's memorable audition
Jules Chin Greene
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How the Marvel's Invisible Woman inspired the New Teen Titans’ female superheroes, according to Teen Titans co-creator Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman wanted strong female characters
Jules Chin Greene
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Christian Slater's Spiderwick Chronicles performance was inspired by The Shining
Christian Slater's Mulgarath performance has a Jack Torrance element
Jules Chin Greene
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The comic book industry has a variant cover problem, and the upstart publisher Magma proposes a solution
Magma Comix wants to provide a simpler experience for both comic book readers and retailers.
Jules Chin Greene
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Ultraviolent and wacky was the plan from the start for Boy Kills World, as cast tells us
Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Sharlto Copley chat acting within the realms of a weird world with Boy Kills World
Tiffany Babb
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Marvel's Blade creator Marv Wolfman has still never seen a Dracula movie (or most horror movies)
Marv Wolfman isn't a fan of horror movies
Jules Chin Greene
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A love letter to WonderCon
Comics legends, friendly staff, and tons of cosplay
Tiffany Babb
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Uncanny X-men relaunch revamps it as a creepy Southern Gothic tale set in Louisiana
Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler, and Jubilee are being joined by four new mutants in Uncanny X-Men
Chris Arrant
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Comic con trendwatch: Potions, potions, everywhere
And not a drop to drink (don't drink the potions, friends)
Tiffany Babb
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A murderer's row of comics writers regale packed room at Wondercon
"It's our job to find out what's fun and exciting about these characters"
Tiffany Babb
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The Beat celebrates its 20th birthday (and independent journalism) at WonderCon
The Beat Editor-in-Chief Heidi Macdonald led a panel full of contributors to chat one of comics' longest running websites
Tiffany Babb
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WonderCon 2024: The coolest cosplay of the show
Watch our cosplay roundup video to see the coolest cosplay at WonderCon 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Wonder Woman welcomes back Gail Simone - but the pair aren't teaming up for comics
Could Gail Simone be working on the long-simmering Wonder Woman video game? We think so
Chris Arrant
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Zack Snyder wants a Rebel Moon spin-off for Doona Bae's Nemesis with Gail Simone
Zack Snyder wants to team up with Gail Simone.
Chris Arrant
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Revisit Uncanny X-Men's Gail Simone spotlight panel from WonderCon 2024
The Birds of Prey, Red Sonja, and Secret Six writer talks about her upcoming projects like Uncanny X-Men, and more.
Jules Chin Greene
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The Boys co-creator Darick Robertson is launching his next franchise: Greaser
Here's what to expect next.
Chris Arrant
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Marvel and DC are both skipping WonderCon for the first time in years... at least, officially
Neither publisher will field either a physical presence or panels at the Californian event this year
Graeme McMillan
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Los Angeles Comic Con boasts it beat all its area competitors to be the biggest in the LA area
Los Angeles Comic Con says it just bested others as the biggest LA-area comic convention around
Chris Arrant