There are hundreds, if not thousands of costumes at the San Diego Comic Con, so standing out can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. While some folks go for incredible quality and detail, others recognize that a little creativity goes a long way when it comes to getting noticed and mashing together two different […]
San Diego Comic Con cosplay music video
Warning: Contains Samuel L. Jackson cosplay inspired swearing. Aggressive Comix went to San Diego Comic Con and put together this cosplay music video. I’m reminded of the old cosplay videos. These days the videos we tend to see first have been put together by teams the cosplayers know and that allows for picture perfect poses, […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 2 teaser
This is a teaser for the next season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. recorded for SDCC. No prizes for guessing which room the audience was in. Listen out to the agent Mockingbird chat. Mockingbird was introduced back in the early 70s. She doesn’t have full-on super powers but was subject to a science serum injection that […]
King Ghidorah in Godzilla 2
Legendary Films has announced their will be a Godzilla 2 and used Comic-Con to tell the world. We already know a little about the movie. Mothra and Rodan will be in it. These two are flying kaiju and sometimes side with Godzilla. Mothra’s only a giant moth, tends to appear when mankind is messy up […]
Confronting all those sexy fake-geek cosplayers
It’s a problem. You’re at a con. There’s a sexy cosplayer with plenty of flesh on show. Here’s the question: are they really a geek? One journalist decides to tackle the problem in this video: “Dear Fake Geeks, Go Away?” Wait? Did you think this video would be about fake geek girls? I’m pleased to […]
Manga promise news for Scotland Comic Con
Back in November 2012 MCM announced Scotland Comic Con. We’ve had little in the way of updates since then although I can confirm that Geek Native will be ticket holders. In this video Jerome Mazandarani, Head of Marketing and Acquisitions at Manga UK, announces Sword Art Online will be imported to the UK on DVD […]
Giant robot stalks Comic Con
If you’ve got the Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects to build a mech that’s nearly ten feet tall and your plan is to have it stomp around San Diego Comic Con then a great person to unveil the creation is Adam Savage. That’s exactly what Conde Nast’s Wired did. The robot is an impressive […]
Comic Con Curves
This piece by Andrew Hickinbottom will grab your attention. Whereas this is very much Hickinbottom’s style there is a clever social comment here. He says this is; A homage to comic conventions, and a tribute to those brave attendees who cosplay in skimpy outfits! Our star is clearly less than comfortable with the attention she’s […]
Comic Con Scotland launches
MCM, the group that runs Comic Cons in London, Manchester, Birmingham and the Midlands, today announced MCM Scotland Comic Con. The Scottish arm of the franchise will be hosted at the SECC Glasgow. It opens on the 31st August. Bryan Cooney, show co-organiser, said; “MCM are so looking forward to bringing our brand to Glasgow’s […]
Cosplay highlights from London Comic Con
MCM Expo manage to grow London Comic Con every year. With the rise of the convention it comes as no surprise that the amount and quality of cosplay also increases. What do you expect from British cosplay? It’s a healthy mix. Yes, there’s Doctor Who, but there’s also anime, computer games and all genre costumes. […]
