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The San Diego Comic-Con International, often referred to as just Comic-Con, is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually in San Diego, California. The four-day event (Thursday-Sunday) held during the summer at the San Diego Convention Center.
Originally Comic-Con showcased just comic books and science fiction and fantasy related film and television. However, the convention now includes a larger range of pop culture and entertainment elements across many genres, including horror, animation, anime, manga, toys, collectible card games, video games and fantasy novels.
Each year the convention attracts over 130,000 attendees.
Along with panels, seminars, and workshops with comic book professionals, Comic-Con hosts a series of previews of upcoming feature films and television series. The evenings include events such as awards ceremonies, the annual Masquerade costume contest, and the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, which showcases short and feature length films.
Researchers, academics and comic book industry professionals present and attend the Comics Arts Conference annually at Comic-Con, presenting scholarly studies on comics and various other works.
Though Comic-Con is often associated with comic books and video games, the convention is popular for television series, and the number of television shows that are promoted far outnumber films. During the 2011 convention, at over 80 different TV shows were represented, compared to about 35 films.
The convention hosts over a thousand panels each year (in 2013, there were 1075 total panels held during the convention), bringing together actors, directors , comics creators, science fiction and fantasy authors, film and television directors, producers, and writers, and creators from all aspects of the popular arts together with their fans for discussion.
Shel Dorf, Richard Alf, Ken Krueger and Mike Towry, a group of comic book and pop culture aficionados, founded Comic-Con as the Golden State Comic Book Convention back in 1970.
Here are the top news stories regarding film and television from Comic-Con 2014!
1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Preview
At the 2014 Comic-Con, DC Comic world revealed the first footage from the highly anticipated Batman vs. Superman film, which will star Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman.
Batman’s costume was revealed, which differs slightly from the costume worn by Christian Bale in the highly popular Dark Knight trilogy.
Wonder Woman’s costume was also revealed, after much speculation.
The video below offers insight into the preview shown at this year’s Comic Con!
2. The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 Teaser
Fans of The Hunger Games series were shown another teaser for the upcoming Mockingjay film, which will be compromised of two parts.
For those unable to make it to San Diego to see the trailer, rest assured as it is set to be made public in the next two weeks.
Watch a teaser trailer for the upcoming film below.
3. The Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Revealed
The Avengers director Joss Whedon revealed new footage of the upcoming film The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
4. Game of Thrones New Characters Revealed
At Comic Con’s HBO Panel for Game of Thrones, the new faces of Westeros were revealed. The show’s producers explained that a total of nine new actors will be joining the cast.
The video below shows the new cast introducing themselves and their new character.
The video below shows Comic-Cons interview with the Game of Throne cast and author George R.R. Martin.
5. American Horror Story Reveal New Villain for Freakshow
An announcement was made by the show’s executive producer Tim Minear during American Horror Story’s first ever Comic-Con panel on the 26th of July in San Diego, that actor John Caroll Lynch would play the villain in the next season.
Minear expressed that this next season of American Horror Story, and John Caroll Lynch’s character, will ‘scare the s**t out of you’, before explaining that the upcoming series Freakshow is ‘not like the first three seasons’.
Season four of FX’s horror series will focus on the last remaining American freak show in the 1950s, managed by a German expatriate named Elsa Mars (played by actress Jessica Lange).
American Horror Story is a horror television series created and produced by Glee creator Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. The show has been described as an anthology series, as each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries. The video below shows the cast of American Horror Story talking about the upcoming season, named Freakshow:
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