Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
Well, it looks like no Comic-Con for me this year. First time I’ve missed it in the last four or five years, I think. It’s either Comic-Con or FantAsia in Montreal, though, and I know which one is going to feed my head the right way. So I’m going to have to let Quint (that miserable sneaky New Zealand-goin’ bastard) and Beaks and some of the other guys have all the fun in San Diego.
If you want to know exactly what’s going on, you need to check out the official Comic-Con website, because there’s no way I can list all the goodies here. A few people have sent me specific reminders, though, of things you might be interested in, and as the week gears up, I figure we might steer you towards a few of them.
First up is a signing I highly recommend you go to. I had the chance to have lunch with Mark Hamill recently, and I was surprised at what a giant honking geek he is. It was so easy to just fall into a conversation with him about comics and movies and SF and cartoons and voice actors and a million other topics. His film, COMIC BOOK: THE MOVIE, stars a lot of voice talent that you never see onscreen, like Billy West and Arlene Sorkin, and there’s a great deal of trust and friendship between these performers. That comes from all the time they’ve spent together, I’m sure, and if you want a glimpse of how they are together, it sounds like this is the best chance next weekend:
Hi,
I'm from the Wonderful World of Animation. We wanted to make sure that you, your staff, and readers knew about our big Celebrity Signing Event that we are having at Comic Con Booth #129, Sat. July 19th from 1:30-3:30 PM. We are aware of the good job that you all do in getting important announcements out to the film industry and its enthusiasts. We would truly appreciate anything that your organization could do do help spread the word about the event. A press release follows for your convenience--Hope to see you at the show! We also have over 800 Batman cels to shop at the following link:
RIGHT HERE!!
FOR PRE-EVENT PRESS COVERAGE
A Warner Bros. Exclusive Signing Event at Comic-Con International
CELEBRITY GUESTS:
MARK HAMILL, voice of the Joker,
KEVIN CONROY, voice of Batman
ARLENE SORKIN, voice of Harley Quinn
WHO: Wonderful World of Animation Art gallery (WWA) along with Clampett Studio Collections, Home of the Warner Bros. Gallery Art Program, welcomes Mark Hamill, voice of the Joker, Kevin Conroy, voice of Batman and Arlene Sorkin, voice of Harley Quinn for an exclusive authorized signing event at Comic-Con International, the largest collectors venue for comic book and animation related art in the world.
WHAT: A special Warner Bros. authorized signing event – The Wonderful World of Animation booth hosts a landmark signing event. WWA Gallery owner, Debbie Weiss, adds, “This is a great opportunity for fans to see the art while meeting the ‘faces behind the voices’ of their favorite characters. We are honored to welcome the immense talents of Kevin Conroy, voice of Batman, and Arlene Sorkin, the voice of the zany Clown Princess- Harley Quinn, and Mark Hamill, voice of the Joker. Mark is renown for having that quintessential Joker sound and we thrilled that he has chosen to work with us”.
WHEN: Saturday, July 19, 2003, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center, 1111 Harbor Drive, San Diego, California 92101
WWA art gallery is one of the world’s leading animation art galleries. WWA specializes in original animation and has over 5,000 pieces from a variety of animation art studios including Fox, Disney, Chuck Jones, Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. WWA is an award-winning gallery and is distinguished as the largest US Simpsons gallery as well as the leading animation art gallery on the Internet.
This next quick release was from Sci-Fi Channel. Now that they’ve got guys like Steven Spielberg and Bryan Singer and Martin Scorsese all developing original programming for them, Sci-Fi is stepping up, and their next major premiere is going to be for the updated BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Here’s what they’re doing:
The SCI FI Channel returns to the SAN DIEGO COMIC CON with the debut of the cast and crew from its highly anticipated upcoming mini-series Battlestar Galactica, July 18th and 19th, 2003.
Battlestar Galactica is the SCI FI Channel's "re-imagination" of the classic and loved original series of the 1970s. The mini-series' executive producer and writer will join the cast on a special panel to discuss the project. Cast members of the channel's Stargate SG-1 will also be on hand to answer fan's questions.
Additionally, viewers are invited to the SCI FI Channel's booth to have their pictures taken with life-size cutouts of characters from the upcoming animated series Tripping the Rift. Fans can then log on to www.scifi.com to download their photos.
Dates & Times (cast and times are subject to change):
Friday, July 18th from Noon-1PM: Battlestar Galactica: Jamie Bamber, Katee Sackhoff, Tricia Helfer, and writer Ron Moore. Tentative are Edward James Olmos and executive producer David Eick.
Saturday, July 19th from 12:30PM-1:30PM: Stargate SG-1: Amanda Tapping, Don Davis and Martin Wood (writer).
I’m wondering just how “tentative” that Edward James Olmos appearance is after he made his statements warning fans not to watch the show recently. I know what he meant, but that had to make the network wince a bit.
If you’re doing something at the Con that you think merits special mention ahead of time, make sure to drop us a line and let us know this week. Thanks, everybody.
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