2006 Comic Book News Archives

San Diego Comic Con

July 18, 2006: Superman at the San Diego Comic Con

The world's biggest comic convention, the San Diego Comic Con, is on again this year from Thursday July 20 to Sunday July 23. Here are the Superman related events you won't want to miss out on if you're attending...

Thursday

1:00-2:30 Mattel Action Figures - What's the latest with Mattel's action figure lines? Mattel toy makers sit down to give fans the inside scoop on Naruto and Avatar as well as its DC Heroes, The Batman, Justice League Unlimited, and Superman Returns toy lines. This program will include a sneak peak at upcoming toys as well as a Q & A with Mattel designers. Room 2.

Friday

10:30-12:00 Comic Arts Conference Session #4: Superman and the Heroic Ideal - Alex Boney (Ohio State University) discusses how a central aspect of the Superman myth - fighting through the web of constraints placed on American hopes and aspirations by modernity - grew directly out of Captain John Smith's portrayal of himself in his narrative of his adventures published in 1630. Peter B. Lloyd (Whole-Being Books) surveys Superman's use of extra-judicial violence in defense of law and order in the post-9/11 era. Barry Morris (Pace University) discusses the challenge of postmodern critical inquiry to the idea of the superhero as an icon, and how the chroniclers of Superman have respond to this challenge. Clare Pitkethly (La Trobe University) explores the collision of Old World ideology and New World identity in the early presentations of Superman and Wonder Woman. Room 7B.

11:00-12:30 Warner Bros. Pictures Presents - Bryan Singer Returns! Please welcome long-time friend of Comic-Con, director Bryan Singer, to answer your questions about Superman Returns and give you an idea of what's next. Plus: more news and special promo items will be given to all who attend. Hall H.

1:00-2:00 Warner Home Video's Superman Through The Ages - Featuring special guests from the film and television incarnations of Superman, including a special reunion with surprise guests and extended exclusive footage for Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut. Q&A with Marc McClure, Jack O'Halloran, Tom Mankiewicz (creative consultant), Michael Thau (editor in charge of the SII reconstruction), and more. Also in attendance super-secret special guests from the Adventures of Superman, Lois and Clark, Smallville, Superman The Animated Series, and Superman Returns! Room 20.

2:00-3:30 DVD Sneak Peek 2006 - Bill Hunt and Todd Doogan, editors of The Digital Bits.com (recently named one of Entertainment Weekly's Top 25 Entertainment Sites of 2006) and a panel of some of Hollywood's leading special edition DVD producers will give you a first look at lots of great movie and TV DVDs on the way for 2006 and 2007! They'll talk about the new HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc high-definition formats and answer lots of audience questions. Scheduled to participate are Robert Meyer Burnett (Superman Returns, Free Enterprise: SE, Chronicles of Narnia), JM Kenny (Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder, Zoom, Rocky Balboa), Charles de Lauzirika (Kingdom of Heaven, Twin Peaks, Blade Runner), Andy Mangels (He-Man, She-Ra, Dungeons & Dragons), and Javier Soto (Pan's Labyrinth, The 4400). Room 6B.

4:00-5:30 Bruce Timm Retrospective/Legion of Super Heroes - Warner Bros. Animation president Sander Schwartz introduces a retrospective on the creativity of animation legend Bruce Timm (Batman Beyond, Superman: The Animated Series). Bruce will talk about his 20-year career, screen selected scenes from his body of work, and take part in a Q&A. Immediately following the Timm retrospective, Warner Bros. Animation presents a sneak peek at Legion of Super Heroes, a new Superman-themed half-hour adventure series inspired by the DC Comics series and set to air Saturdays this fall at 11:00 AM ET/PT in the Kids' WB! programming block on the new CW. Producers Linda M. Steiner (Teen Titans) and James Tucker (Justice League Unlimited), story editor Rob Hoegee (Teen Titans), and others from the show's creative team will join several of the Legion cast members, including Yuri Lowenthal (voice of Superman), Andy Milder (Lightning Lad), Shawn Harrison (Timber Wolf), and Michael Cornaccia (Bouncing Boy) for a Q&A session and debut of scenes from the upcoming show. Room 20.

Saturday

11:30-12:30 Spotlight on Kurt Busiek - Get to know Kurt Busiek, writer of Action Comics, Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis, Superman, and Astro City, as he sits down for an in-depth conversation, answering all your questions! Find out what's next for Superman, the heroes of Astro City, and more. Room 1A.

1:00-2:30 DCU: One Year Greater - With the world in post-Crisis shock, there's a lot of picking up to do. Look into the future of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman - not to mention Green Lantern, Green Arrow, the Flash, and all your other DCU favorites - in this slide-show presentation moderated by Dan DiDio, senior VP/executive editor, DCU, and Bob Wayne, VP, sales. Joining them will be editor Steve Wacker and creators Terry Dodson (Wonder Woman), Geoff Johns (Teen Titans, 52), Kurt Busiek (Action Comics, Aquaman, Superman), Ivan Reis (Green Lantern), Gail Simone (Birds of Prey, Secret Six, All-New Atom), Grant Morrison (52, Batman, WildCATS), Judd Winick (Green Arrow, The Outsiders), Greg Rucka (52, Checkmate), Jimmy Palmiotti (Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven, Jonah Hex, Secret Six), Paul Dini (Detective Comics), and Brad Meltzer (Identity Crisis, the upcoming Justice League of America). Room 6B.

Sunday

10:30-11:30 DC: The Big Three - For one year, DC's three finest heroes were gone. But now they've returned! Find out where they've been and what's in store for the World's Greatest Super-Heroes with the new iconic architects Geoff Johns (Action Comics, 52, Green Lantern, Teen Titans), Grant Morrison (52, Batman, WildCATS), Kurt Busiek (Superman, Aquaman), Terry Dodson (Wonder Woman), Paul Dini (Detective Comics), and group editor Eddie Berganza and senior editor Matt Idelson. Room 5AB.

1:00-2:30 Comic Arts Conference Session #13: The "Other" Superhero - Kristy Boney (Ohio State University) examines the way displacement affects the construction of identity for modern superheroines Wonder Woman and Shining Knight. Anita McDaniel (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) answers the question, Will marriage to the Black Panther change Storm? Chris Carpenter (Father's Flicks) explores the mythologies of Superman and other messianic superheroes and links them to scriptural and other messianic traditions. Room 7B.



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