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Fan Cinema Today Picks for New York Comic Con 2009

February 5th, 2009 | Posted in Analysis, Blinky Productions, Books, Comic Books, Copyright, DC Comics, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Review, Superheroes, TV, Watchmen, Writing, friday the 13th, marvel comics

The 2009 New York Comic Con is upon us, so as Fan Cinema Today has done in the past, here’s FCT‘s top fan film-related choices for the weekend. The overall offerings at the convention are a little underwhelming compared to previous years, however, and the business panels in particular have been severely pruned back; gone [...]

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September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Blinky Productions, Comic Books, Dan Poole, Education, Fan Film, Filmmaking, Gray Areas, History, Homemade Hollywood, Mainstream Media, Public Screening, Star Wars, Superheroes,

Way back in the Dark Ages—OK, April—I hosted a panel of some of the brightest stars in the fan film universe at the New York Comic Con. We got nearly 300 people in audience for the event, and despite technical glitches, it went so well that I was inspired to bring this blog back from [...]

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New York Comic Con 2008 Fan Film Panel Wrap-Up

April 21st, 2008 | Posted in Analysis, Author, Blinky Productions, Books, Comic Books, Continuum Books, Dan Poole, Education, Fan Film, History, Homemade Hollywood, Iron Fist, Mainstream Media, News, Public Screening, Publishing, Review, Star Wars, Superheroes, The Green Goblin's Last Stand, Uncategorized, Writing

This was my third visit to the New York Comic Con, which, gee, is in its third year. As always, it was a blast. All of New York City decided to fly its proverbial freak flag and jam into the Javits Center. I read that they were expecting 60,000 people this weekend, and I think [...]

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