EMERALD CITY COMICON 1 Month Away

 

Monsters & Dames 2014 courtesy Emerald City Comicon
Monsters & Dames 2014 courtesy Emerald City Comicon

Emerald City Comicon 2014 is just 1 month away.

Getting bigger like the Hulk while staying cool like Martian Manhunter, the Seattle pop culture celebration just keeps growing.

ECCC is a full three days and taking over the entire Washington State Convention Center this year.

It’s three days of geek thrills for locals like yours truly but the Seattle con is now a major destination for fans across the country. Continue reading EMERALD CITY COMICON 1 Month Away

CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 Preview

Captain Marvel #1 courtesy Marvel
Captain Marvel #1 courtesy Marvel

All-New Captain Marvel #1 takes Carol Danvers even higher as the fan-favorite goes cosmic. Carol’s deep space adventures mean new friends, enemies, a new home and potentially a new love.

 

Marvel shared a first look at All-New Captain Marvel #1 by new artist David Lopez. You can remember Lopez’s work from X-Men with Brian Wood.

 

Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick tells Carol Corps fans and potential new readers what to expect from Captain Marvel’s new mission. Continue reading CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 Preview

Classic Hero Joins AGENTS OF SHIELD

J. August Richards in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel
J. August Richards in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel

A classic Marvel hero celebrating his 40th Anniversary joined the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

Mike Peterson (J. August Richards) has been a recurring character since the pilot episode but now his true role has been revealed.

 

Before I continue here’s a…

 

SPOILER WARNING Continue reading Classic Hero Joins AGENTS OF SHIELD

EMERALD CITY COMICON 2014 Seattle Geek’s Preview

Arthur Darvill, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan of Doctor Who courtesy BBC
Arthur Darvill, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan of Doctor Who courtesy BBC

The stars are aligning and heading north to Seattle for Emerald City Comicon 2014. With just 2 months and counting and tickets going fast as The Flash here’s a quick geek guide of my top 14 reasons to go to Emerald City Comicon 2014.

 

Yes, it’s hard to pick with such a great roster but let’s start with these 7 celebrity guests:

 

Karen Gillan Yes, Whovians you are being rewarded! Continue reading EMERALD CITY COMICON 2014 Seattle Geek’s Preview

Jason Aaron at Emerald City Comicon 2014

Wolverine and the X-Men #4 cover courtesy Marvel.com
Wolverine and the X-Men #4 cover courtesy Marvel.com

Fan favorite Wolverine and X-Men writer Jason Aaron is coming to Emerald City Comicon in 2014.  After his gritty Scalped series, Aaron took on Marvel’s darkest heroes including Ghost Rider, Wolverine and the Punisher. Aaron ripped apart the mutants in X-Men: Schism and is currently co-writing the 50th Anniversary X-Men crossover: Battle of the Atom. Aaron co-wrote Avengers vs. X-Men, Thanos Rising a series about the origin of the Mad God of Titan.

 

Aaron is going into his second year as writer of Thor: God of Thunder. After a blistering first arc The God Butcher, Aaron is taking on Malekith in The Accursed. Continue reading Jason Aaron at Emerald City Comicon 2014

Nichelle Nichols at Emerald City Comicon

nichellenicholsUHURA1   The first celebrity for 2014’s Emerald City Comicon is a Star Trek icon! Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura of the classic series) will appear next year’s event all three days. The announcement closes a great milestone for Trek fans. Nichols is the fifth and final original cast member to attend ECCC over the last five years.

Nichelle Nichols is a trailblazer in television and life as one of the first black actresses in a prominent television role. Nichols would use her star power to work for NASA recruiting women and minorities into the space agency.

Nichols is also an accomplished Continue reading Nichelle Nichols at Emerald City Comicon

ECCC Cosplay Surprise: Beast & Brand

photo by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM
photo by Josh Lewis courtesy KOMONEWS.COM

Got to love cosplayers! Sure you have the classic icons like Batman, Superman, Avengers and always lots of Harley Quinns! At Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this weekend I was thrilled to see a first of her kind – at least I’ve never seen a cosplayer honor Agent Abigail Brand of S.W.O.R.D.

Only fitting that the green-haired female Nick Fury of outer space appear at the Emerald City Comicon. Josh Lewis of KOMONEWS.COM captured this pic of Agent Brand with her boyfriend Beast of the X-Men. Brand was created by Joss Whedon during his run of Astonishing X-Men.

“Oh My Stars and Garters!” Indeed!

By Editor