This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2017. Marvel continue to have one of the most disappointing exhibitor spaces (in the context of who they are and what Comic-Con should be). I ripped Marvel Entertainment pretty hard in sharing my thoughts on their exhibitor space in 2016, and 2017 is just more of the same. Marvel (“Disney-owned Marvel”?) has become a giant IP that puts all of its emphasis on its awesome movies and little else. [Read more…]
This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2017. As per tradition, the DC Comics space in Hall H featured costumes, this year from the upcoming Justice League film due out on November 17th
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This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2017. This year, Profiles in History was promoting their sale for “The Personal Property Auction of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”, scheduled for September 23rd. [Read more…]
This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2017. As always, Weta Workshop had spectacular costume pieces on display. This year it included Ghost in the Machine, Lord of the Rings, Power Rangers, Spectral, and Chappie. [Read more…]
This is part of my ongoing coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2017. The new Batmobile from the upcoming Justice League film made its first public appearance at San Diego Comic-Con at the Mattel booth in the main exhibit hall. [Read more…]
Bonhams will be holding their “Entertainment Memorabilia” (auction 24240) auction will be held on June 28th in Knightsbridge. This sale includes 186 lots featuring a mix of film/television as well as rock and roll and popular music related memorabilia. [Read more…]
My friend Dan Lanigan is the focus of a new article published by WIRED magazine titled “Inside the Deeply Nerdy—and Insanely Expensive—World of Hollywood Prop Collecting“. Written by Rene Chun with photography by Dan Winters, it takes a close look at select high end movie props… [Read more…]
Bonhams is holding their next Turner Classic Movies curated auction event this month with their “TCM Presents… Rock And Roll Through The Lens” on March 27th in New York. The sale is comprised of 213 lots of rock and roll related memorabilia. [Read more…]