iFanboy Exclusive: Top Cow to Unveil Something New at the San Diego Comic Con

Our friends over at Top Cow tipped us off that they're going to be rolling out some new exciting stuff at the San Diego Comic-Con.

They were tight lipped on the details, but did send us this image to wet our palettes.

From the looks of it, we see an iPad or phone background with a gun, a very Terry Dodson-esque drawing of a woman and a Pat Benatar reference. Okay, they've got my attention

If you're going to be attending the San Diego Comic-Con, sounds like you won't want to miss their panel on Saturday at 1:30 PM in Room 9, where all will be revealed, or so they tell us. If we find out anything more, we'll be sure to keep you upated!

Source: iFanboy

Twitter Report: Nelson Blake and that Thingy

Nelson Blake II (@nelsonblake2): Drawing comics professionally for 5 years and I JUST figured out how to use that triangle ruler thingy.

Read more tweets from the comic world here.
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iFanboy Talks The A-Team

In 2010, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... iFanboy.

This week Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Joe Carnahan's The A-Team! Does it do justice to a beloved 80s TV classic? Find out now!

As always, from here on out, in the podcast and comments, you have been spoiler-warned.

Listen to the podcast here.
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iFanboy's A Taste of Comics #7 - Burgers

With C.B. Cebulski out traveling the world in the name of comics, Filip Sablik, Russ Cundiff and Ron Richards pick up the Taste of Comics baton and have a rousing discussion of recent meals, great comics, a discussion about Digital Comics as well as talking about the great american dish: Burgers.

Listen to the podcast here.
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iFanboy's A Taste of Comics #6 - Breakfast

With the large string of conventions behind them, C.B. Cebulski, Filip Sablik, Russ Cundiff and Ron Richards get together to talk about their favorite spots around the country for the first meal of the day, breakfast. In addition to the world of breakfast, they talk up some of their favorite spots to eat, including the best meatball sandwich and best pastrami sandwich for lunch and the amazingness of Dumpling trucks.

In comics, C.B. is loving Ultimate Spider-Man, Ron raves about Daytripper, Filip is late to the game but loves Detective Comics and finally Russ throws a curveball questioning the paper quality at Vertigo and Filip and C.B. share their opinions and it ain't pretty

iFanboy: A Taste of Comics #5 Podcast - Chicago

April 14, 2010 - With WonderCon behind them, C.B. Cebulski, Ron Richards and Filip Sablik have tales of San Francisco dining, while Russ Cundiff reminsces about his trip to Austin, TX and the wonderful food he enjoyed there. In the world of comics, Filip is excited for the upcoming Magdelena series from Top Cow, while Ron is raving about the new Parker prelude by Darwyn Cooke, C.B. enjoyed Millar and McNiven's Nemesis and X-Fan geeked out over Dani Moonstar in New Mutants, and Russ discovered the Vertigo Crime books with Area 10 by Cristos Gage and Chris Samnee. Upcoming meals that the guys are excited about are centered around Chicago as C2E2 looms on the horizon and C.B., Filip and Ron have their meals already planned out!

See it here.
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iFanboy Podcast: Don't Miss: Magdalena #1 with Ron Marz

Writer Ron Marz talks to Josh about his new series from Top Cow, about a woman named Patience who kills demons with a big spear, Magdalena #1. But there's more to it than that. Marz has been running things in Witchblade, and the Top Cow Universe for about 5 years, and this is the book he's always wanted to write. There's some political, church intrigue, the aforementioned demons and spears, and a fantastic art team of Nelson Blake II, Sal Regla, and Dave McCaig. Also, a cover by Ryan Sook! Don't miss Magdalena #1 at the shop this Wednesday!

See it here.
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What The Con: Pictures from the 2010 Isotope/iFanboy Party: 100 Proof Hex!

WonderCon is always a crazy weekend, and it's usually because of the social events that we co-sponsor with Isotope. Whenever you see anyone dragging their ass on the con floor it's usually because they were out way too late the night before and there's probably rum still coursing through their veins.

The Saturday night event was the party held at Isotope in honor of Jonah Hex. This year the special guests were Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and Darwyn Cooke and it had a cowboy theme.

Lots of bold face names spotted at this party which were headlned by guests of honor Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, and Darwyn Cooke. They were joined by Dave Johnson (at times wearing his pirate mustache from the night before), Joe Casey, Matthew Southworth, Marley Zarcone, Filip Sablik, Blair Butler, Sara Lima, Graeme McMillan, Laura Hudson, Esther Inglis-Arkell, Sonia Harris, Kevin Gamble (aka Johnny Johnny) and iFanboy staffers Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, Mike Romo, Josh Richardson, David Brothers, and Ryan Haupt.

Thanks to Isotope propieters James Sime and Kirsten Baldock for hosting what might have been their best party yet!

Source: iFanboy

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iFanboy's A Taste of Comics #4 - San Francisco

The boys are back after surviving Seattle and the Emerald City Comic Con, C.B. Cebulski, Filip Sablik and Ron Richards return to the podcast to discuss their meals in Seattle. On the comics side it's a Marvel episode as Ron is loving revisiting Avengers Forever while C.B. was surprised to have enjoyed Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers as much as he did, while Filip is loving the art on Avengers: Initative. And now with WonderCon and San Francisco on the horizon, Ron shares some of his favorite restaurant spots while Filip and C.B. are already plotting their meals.

Listen to the podcast here.

Source: iFanboy

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iFanboy's A Taste of Comics #3 - Seattle

After a long break, A Taste of Comics is back! Join C.B. Cebulski, Russ Cundiff, Filip Sablik and Ron Richards as they discuss their most recent meals and restaurants, the comics that are really working for them (including 20th Century Boys, Joe the Barbarian, and Afrodisiac) as well as take a look at the emerald jewel of the northwest, Seattle and all the food that can be had while attending Emerald City Comic Con (Here's a tip: try the salmon!).

Listen to the podcast here.

Source: iFanboy

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The Comics Beat: Graphic.ly Acquires iFanboy

The official press release announcing Graphic.ly's acquisition of iFanboy:

Graphic.ly, the cutting-edge community and digital content delivery platform for comics and other forms of publishing, has acquired iFanboy, one of the leading communities, news and audio & video sites for the comics and graphic novel enthusiast. With the acquisition, iFanboy becomes a division of Graphic.ly, and will be integrated into the Graphic.ly Web site, as well as into the various platforms and applications Graphic.ly runs on, such as Windows 7, Adobe Air and the iPhone.

With the acquisition, iFanboy’s founders will join Graphic.ly, as well as keep their responsibilities for the iFanboy site and community. Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan will lead content creation for iFanboy and overall publisher and creator relations, while Ron Richards will oversee product and business development for iFanboy.

“As community and content become more and more entwined, Graphic.ly wants to be at the forefront of the new digital comic age. By acquiring iFanboy, we become part of one of the best communities in the industry,” said Micah Baldwin, CEO and co-founder of Graphic.ly. “Working with iFanboy, we are able to take our vision to the next level and fully integrate our product into the fandom community.”

Graphic.ly’s iFanboy will lead reader engagement and other community efforts, as well as content creation with its contributing staff. The contributing staff will continue to be part of the iFanboy family, and the site will help Graphic.ly become a bigger part of the comic book community and industry.

“The one constant at iFanboy the past ten years is that we love comics, and we love working with each other. Teaming up with Graphic.ly ensures that we can keep doing what we’ve always done and continue serving the fantastic community that has grown around us, and keep growing,” said Ron Richards, general manager of iFanboy. “Becoming part of Graphic.ly helps us be part of the new digital age of comic books and other forms of entertainment, growing the audience and helping others celebrate the genre as much as we do.”

The iFanboy founders will focus on publisher and creator relations, building upon relationships with top creators and publishers in the industry, such as Geoff Johns and Filip Sablik.

“Life’s too short for cynics, embrace what you love. iFanboy is one of those rare comic book sites that isn’t afraid to be a comic book site,” said Geoff Johns, writer of Green Lantern, The Flash and Superman for DC Comics. “They unabashedly love comic books and it oozes out of every pixel.”

“The community that Ron, Conor and Josh have built at iFanboy from a single weekly review podcast is impressive by any standard,” said Filip Sablik, publisher, Top Cow Productions. “From audio to video podcasts to interviews to the truly interactive iFanboy Web site, these guys have kept their roots firmly planted in fandom while growing iFanboy into an open, honest, and great to work with professional community. I can’t wait to see what this next stage of their evolution brings!”

The acquisition has closed, and integration of the sites will be finished within 30-days.

Source: The Comics Beat

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