Among the many awards given that evening, the members of the Kirby family accepted the Bill Finger award given to Jack Kirby for his writing. While neither the movie nor the theme park materialized, the unproduced movie script and artwork were used as part of the scheme to rescue American diplomats who were in hiding in Iran following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, events portrayed (in a fictionalized version) in Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning film, Argo.Īnd, as always, Friday evening brought the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Ceremony, which is a wonderful event honoring the women and men who create comics. On Thursday, the panel “Jack Kirby’s Consciousness, Roger Zelazny’s Lord of Light, Barry Ira Geller, and the Real Argo” featured Barry Ira Geller and artist Mike Royer discussing Kirby’s work on a planned movie and science theme park based on Roger Zelazny’s novel, Lord of Light. A number of this year’s comics-focused panels honored his legacy. This year marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of famed comics artist and writer Jack Kirby. While it’s a shame to keep the content from fans who couldn’t make it into Hall H - and it’s likely beneficial to the studios to have the material seen by the largest possible audience - I’m pleased Marvel is upholding the tradition of showing exclusive content to the fans who who camped out for hours (or even days) to get inside Hall H. While the footage shown in many of Saturday’s panels was released to the public shortly following its debut in Hall H, the Marvel Studios footage remained unavailable elsewhere. Responding to the rising audience demand for additional material, Fiege, playing along, relented and showed the first public footage from Avengers: Infinity War. On Friday, the cast of Twin Peaks: The Return took to the stage for “ Twin Peaks: A Damn Good Panel.” Moderated by Damon Lindelof, the panel included Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Matthew Lillard, and Don Murray.Ĭhris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston rousing the audience.Īlthough Fiege had initially stated the session would cover two films: Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther, when Fiege began to sum up after the Black Panther cast exited the stage, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, Chadwick Boseman, and Mark Ruffalo returned to egg Fiege on for more - pointing out there were three Avengers on stage. Kyle MacLachlan gives the thumbs up at the ‘Twin Peaks’ panel. The most popular programming sessions at Comic-Con are held in the 6,500-seat Hall H. Here is an overview of San Diego Comic-Con 2017 from my perspective. And, of course, there are things of which I’m personally a fan, which often send me to the mammoth Hall H for the major movie and television properties. As a photographer for TwoMorrows’ Comic Book Creator and other magazines, I attend many of the comic book panels and autograph signings. For I’m on the lookout for emerging business trends, which frequently sends me to many of the offsite marketing “activations” (as they are known). Comic-Con scheduling is particularly vexing in my case since I wear multiple hats. Each year presents attendees with a challenging exercise to determine which of the many simultaneous activities they can afford to miss. Comic-Con International: San Diego or, as it is more commonly known, San Diego Comic-Con or simply SDCC, is a massive event.
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