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As Joss Whedon Likes It

Shakespeare, comic books—for the Avengers auteur, it's all the same thing

Aerosmith - Hollywood Bowl - 8/6/12

Aerosmith Hollywood Bowl 8/6/12 See Also: *Aerosmith Take A Break Fighting Amongst Themselves To Record A New Album *Long-Awaited Aerosmith Due in 2011?*TV on the Radio - Huntington Beach Pier - 8/3/12 [Updated w/ Video] Rock superheroes Aerosmith played a show for the ages last night at the Holl ... More >>

'The Amazing Spider-Man' Fantasy

The spider becomes a man and a joy

How Do You Follow the Disney California Adventure Re-Do? Make Hulk Mad

How do you follow a boffo grand re-opening weekend at Disney's California Adventure?By marrying future expansion plans with a comic-book series whose movie franchise is drawing boffo box office around the world.

[UPDATED with Victims Speak:] Luis Mijangos, Sextortion Hacker, Gets 6 Years

​UPDATE, SEPT. 2, 11:04 A.M.: Two victims of Luis Mijangos hacking into dozens of computers to obtain personal data--and in some cases demanding sexually explicit videos from female victims in exchange for not distributing other images--spoke at the undocumented immigrant's sentencing."During to ... More >>

D23 Expo Announces Arena Schedule

​The annual D23 Expo (or "Disney Expo" for all you non-Disnerds out there) hits the Anaheim Convention Center this August 19th through the 21st.Disney just announced the arena schedule for the three-day event which includes feature screenings, celebrity panels, autograph signings and more.Look fo ... More >>

'Thor' Is a Bore

But that brother from another mother sure does steal his thunder

[UPDATED] Luis Mijangos Guilty of Being Sextortion Hacker

​UPDATE, MARCH 22, 4:46 P.M.: Santa Ana's Luis Mijangos, who had previously pleaded not guilty to 16 federal charges, pleaded guilty Monday to two federal counts related to his tricking about 230 people into downloading a virus that allowed him to hack into their computers, and then extort from th ... More >>

Doesn't Make Spidey Sense: What Happened to Legitimate Theater?

Wikipedia​This week's edition of Orange Curtains has nothing to do with Orange County theater. Which is why it has everything to do with Orange County theater... It will be several years before Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark AKA "steaming pile of actor crippling shit," will debut on an Orange Count ... More >>

OC's Scariest People

Crypt from the headlines, here are our annual 31 flavors of fiendishness

Second Annual Long Beach Comic Con = Largest Costume Party EVER in Long Beach!

Keith May/OC Weekly​The Long Beach Comic-Con probably knew what it was doing when it scheduled to be at the Long Beach Convention Center on Oct. 29 to 31--after all, it's the best excuse to dress up prior to Halloween FOR THREE WHOLE DAYS!It doesn't hurt that there's a plethora of comic book talen ... More >>

Breaking Into the Boys Club: The New Crop of Female Comics Creators (Part 2)

Oni Press/Terry Dodson​The portrayal of fictional female characters took it on the chin this week. And that chin happened to belong to The Facebook Movie Social Network.Anyone who had ever hidden a friend's Farmville update dog-piled on the movie's negative depiction of women, claiming the filmmak ... More >>

Obama-Palin Comics: Heal Our Country by Putting the Right Words in Archie's Mouth

Archie Comics/Dan Parent and Tito Pena​Oh, comic book publishers, how you love to splash President Obama and Resident Crazy Palin on your covers. It's a compulsion with you people, isn't it? It's like watching an alcoholic try to convince you that he can stop at anytime while scouring the house fo ... More >>

TV on the Comics Page: Six Strangest Series Based on Television Shows

IDW, HBO/David Messina​Last Sunday, True Blood closed out another bug-fuck crazy season. Fans are forced to wait until next year to find out what's next for Sookie, Bill, Eric and company. Of course, if you're as addicted to the True Blood universe as a were-panther strung out on meth, you pr ... More >>

Go to Hell: Five Favorite Comic Book Visits to the Devil's Playground

Marvel Comics/Jae Lee​Hell is different things to different people. For me, it's trying to juggle--unsuccessfully, I might add--blogging, a recent move and a new full-time job.The same idea applies in comic books. Creators love to send characters to Hell for all variety of reasons, and almost ever ... More >>

Home Sweet Home: Five Comic Book Dwellings I'd Move In To Immediately

Marvel Comics/Marie Severin and Terry Austin​A major move for myself a light comic book release week = A very specially themed edition of Panel Discussion. In keeping in the theme of moving and new homes, I've put together my list of the top five places in graphic literature where I wouldn' ... More >>

Prop 8 is Enough: Five Gay Comic Book Couples Who Should Tie the Knot

Marvel Comics/David LaFuente Garcia​Sure, the repeal of Proposition 8 is a major political and legal victory for gay rights, but it pales in comparison to a much more significant event in LGBT equality. An affectionate gay couple made the cover of a Spider-Man comic! And we're not talking abo ... More >>

Five Reasons From Five Comics That Make Us Love Jonathan Hickman

Marvel Comics/Jim Cheung (left) and Gerald Parel​If you've been a regular reader of Panel Discussion, you've seen the name Jonathan Hickman pop up before, albeit briefly. I've mentioned him when it comes to praising the writer's work on such Marvel Comics titles as the Fantastic Four and Secret Wa ... More >>

Comic-Con International 2010: Mostly Underwhelming Weekend Highlights

At Comic-Con International 2010, the nerds kept multiplying overnight. This year, the panels were separated into two types: the must-sees and the if-I-get-a-chance-tos. Friday was a bit of the latter--and by Saturday, the stench of nerd BO had officially taken over the building. Aside from the stab ... More >>

Come On Pilgrim: Eight Comic Book Musical Acts That Are Ready for the Big Screen

​Besides San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest comic book event to happen this week has been the release of the sixth and final volume of Bryan Lee O'Malley's musical-video game-romantic epic, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour.(Oh, and you might've heard that the series is getting the big-screen treatment fr ... More >>

Fifteen Celebrities to Check Out at Comic-Con

​One of the unofficial highlights of San Diego Comic-Con is people watching. You've got your socially awkward fans who could use adult-sized Garanimals so they can dress themselves. You've got your cosplayers, your furries, your LARPers, your booth babes and your homebrew costume designers. A ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Luis Mijangos, Alleged "Sextortion" Hacker, Pleads Not Guilty

​UPDATE: Luis Mijangos pleaded not guilty today to 16 federal charges, including conspiracy, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, extortion, wiretapping and other counts. U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick in downtown Los Angeles set an Aug. 9 status conference in the case.In the Marvel Comic ... More >>

10 Must-See Panels at Comic-Con

​San Diego Comic-Con is a week away, but it's not too early to start strategizing about what you should see when you're there. Especially if you've seen the size of the event's program schedule.But there's no reason to battle eye strain. We've put together a list of the 10 comic-related events to ... More >>

Horses, Anti-Arizona/Pro-Jesus People Outnumber Anti-Mexi Loons at MLB All-Star Game Protest

​Unsurprisingly, the area around Angels Stadium in Anaheim was a slow, baking crawl before the baseball All-Star Game, airing rightnow on television. Unsurprisingly, the Aztlanistas came out in full force--about 125--to bring awareness to their campaign to move next year's All-Star Game from Phoen ... More >>

Casanova Is Comics for Music Lovers: An Interview With Matt Fraction

​If you don't think music plays a big role in Matt Fraction's writing, you're not reading closely enough. Or the last album you bought was Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet.Let's present the case:He titled an issue of Uncanny X-Men "All Tomorrow's Parties" and used Velvet Underground references as capt ... More >>

Patriot Fame: 10 Captain America Moments That Make Us Proud to be Americans

Marvel/Marco Djurdjevic​Captain America has had a tough past five years. He led the losing side of a civil war, was murdered (well, not really, but everyone thought he was dead), and when he finally returned, he found out that Chris Evans is set to portray him in a movie next year.But that's ... More >>

Marvel Characters to Soon Appear in Disney Parks?

Flickr user KingKong21Nemo finds Dr. Doom. Aw. ​Well, you knew it was coming and here it is: When Disney acquired Marvel Comics in a $4 billion transaction in 2009, we joked about Kingdom Hearts-y collaborations... Darkwing Duck and Spidey teaming up to take out Doctor Octopus, Snow White and the ... More >>

Five Things We Hope Are Covered in the Comic-Con Documentary

Keith MaySuper Girl, super flexible.​First discussed in February of this year, and confirmed earlier this week, a documentary about the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego is about to go into production. The team behind it is sort of an all-star roster in the intersection of film and geeks ... More >>

'Iron Man 2' Was Built to Last

Comic-book-based film will likely lead to more sequels, but that doesn't mean it should

'Doctor Cerberus' and Mr. Aguirre-Sacasa

The triple-threat writer's tense, hilarious family drama is a highlight of SCR's Pacific Playwrights Festival

Big Names on Local Stages This Year Include Sondheim, Wilson, Shepard and, of Course, Debbie

Long Beach Comic Con

Long Beach Convention Center

'The Unborn' Raids the Modern Horror Memory Bank

'The Incredible Hulk' Becomes the Not-Terrible Hulk Under Ed Norton and Director Louis Leterrier

Cream of Elite

Sporting perhaps the greatest hip-hop bill ever, Rock the Bells enshrines rap's history—and foreshadows its future

The Big Con

Out of the basement and into the spotlight, Comic-Con 2007 is the place to be

(Jan) Hammer Time!

OnDVD: Cocaine Cowboys

Viktor Vaughn

Eight-legged Freaks

New York trembles as Spidey, Doc Ock, play patty-cake

Daily Journal

Steven Daily paints what he is

Newport Beach Film Festival 2002

Aint No Sin to Be Glad

Jungle Boogie are committed deeply to something shallow

Bard to the Bone

SCR probes Shakespeare controversy

Everything but the Talking Poo