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NEW YORK COMIC CON CENTRAL!
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NEW YORK COMIC CON CENTRAL!

Wizard's comprehensive coverage of NYCC featuring news, interviews, announcements, pictures and videos from the big panels to the show floor!
By The Wizard, ToyFare and Anime Insider Staffs
Posted 4/18/2008
Welcome to Wizard's News Central for everything you need to know from New York Comic Con. We had massive amounts of staff running around, so scroll on down for comprehensive coverage of the whole weekend!

Also, for a fan's eye view of the Con, make sure to check in with off-beat humorist Ethan Kaye over at our newest blog, Feed Me A Kitten!

Curious about the indie scene or what went down at ICV2 graphic novel conference on Thursday, check in with Kiel Phegley and David Paggi over at Indie Jones.

And WU News Editor Jim Gibbons blogged it up over the course of NYCC at The Loudest Monkey, so check in there as well!

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Now...on with the news!
NEW YORK COMIC CON CENTRAL!

WIZARD TV Q&A: SIMONE BIANCHI: Kiel talks with Simone Bianchi at New York Comic Con! pad



WIZARD TV Q&A: GAIL SIMONE: Kiel talks with Gail Simone writer of Wonder Woman!



WIZARD TV Q&A: DAVID FINCH: Kiel talks to comic artist David Finch!



WIZARD TV Q&A: DANIEL WAY: Wizard TV talks with comic writer Daniel Way about Deadpool, Secret Invasion, and novelty t shirts!



WIZARD TV Q&A: JASON AARON: Kiel and Wizard TV talk with comic writer Jason Aaron!



WIZARD TV Q&A: ETHAN VAN SCIVER: Wizard TV talks with Ethan Van Sciver!



[NYCC] 'FINAL CRISIS' PANEL: J.G. Jones, Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagen and Grant Morrison talk Final Crisis with fans.



Wizard TV talks with GREG PAK and PAOLO RIVERA!



IRON MAN AND INCREDIBLE HULK VIDEO GAME UPDATE: Sega and Marvel reveal sneak peeks at their two major summer games.



GEARS OF WAR: Sunday's Panel with Epid president Michael Capps, game writer Josh Ortega, and NECA's Randy Falk



[NYCC] WIZARD TV Q&A: HELLBOY II DIRECTOR & CAST: Kiel Phegley of Wizard TV talks with director Guillermo del Toro and his cast for the highly anticipated movie Hellboy II: The Golden Army!



DARK HORSE PANEL: Big Buffy news, loads of Hellboy projects and new books galore is the word straight from the publisher's mouth.



CMX ANNOUNCES NEW TITLES: 'Fire Investigator Nanase,' 'Ballad of a Shinigami' and others join DC label's manga catalog.



[NYCC] GAIA GOES GAMING: Developer David Georgeson on Gaia Online�s latest and largest game venture



WIZARD TV Q&A: LAURENCE CAMPBELL AND MIKE PERKINS: Kiel meets up with British artists Laurence Campbell and Mike Perkins on the floor of New York Comic Con!



WIZARD TV Q&A: JAMAL IGLE Kiel hangs out in artist alley and talks with comic artist Jamal Igle.



[NYCC] CUP O' JOE: Marvel's EIC took fan questions, announced some new Marvel exclusives and shares stage time with a living legend.



[NYCC] GRANT MORRISON SPOTLIGHT: The 'Final Crisis' writer talks about his plans after the DC event and...the most shocking 'Batman' revelation in 70 years



"HULK" PANEL UNVEILS NEW FOOTAGE: Rumors of Robert Downey Jr.'s cameo confirmed, as the actor appears as Tony Stark in mean green footage!



NEW DARK KNIGHT TRAILER SNEAKS INTO NYCC: Footage heavy with the Joker arrives two weeks early thanks to Warner Bros. surprise.



FRANK MILLER DEBUTS 'SPIRIT' FOOTAGE : Director unveils the first look at his upcoming film and discusses his love of the franchise.



[NYCC] ORSON SCOTT CARD SPOTLIGHT: The sci-fi writer talks about his upcoming comic and books projects along with tips for writers.



[NYCC] WILDSTORM PANEL: Imprint talks about World's End and other upcoming projects



[NYCC] BOOM! STUDIOS PANEL: Licenses and new series galore!



"HELLBOY II" PANEL: 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane to voice character, among other news announced.



[NYCC] SPOTLIGHT ON MIKE MIGNOLA: Fans get their chance to talk with Mike Mignola!



[NYCC] DEVIL'S DUE: Heroes' Milo Ventimiglia and the Suicide Girls team up with DDP for tons of comic awesomeness in 2008



[NYCC] ROBOT CHICKEN: Seth Green and Matt Senreich drop knowledge on Season 4 and the Star Wars DVD



[NYCC] 'LEGION' TURNS 50: Giffen, Levitz reunite to celebrate DC's superteam of the 31st century.



UNIVERSAL UNLEASHES 'WANTED' FOOTAGE: Universal Pictures and director Timur Bekmambatov were on hand to air new footage and answer questions about the upcoming film.



[EXCLUSIVE] SWIERCZYNSKI MAKES HIS MARVEL: The 'Cable' and upcoming 'Immortal Iron Fist' scribe signs in for the long haul with the House of Ideas.



[NYCC] STEVE GERBER MEMORIAL: Memorial panel held for the departed creator.



[NYCC] BRYAN HITCH SPOTLIGHT: The 'Fantastic Four' artist speaks at New York Comic Con!



[NYCC] 'YEN PLUS' LINEUP UNVEILED: 'Soul Eater,' 'Bambloo Blade,' 'When They Cry' and other manga join upcoming Yen Press anthology.



DMP LICENSES TEZUKA'S 'SWALLOWING THE EARTH': Mature-audiences psychological thriller leads 'DMP Platinum' manga line.



TOP COW PANEL: Two new series announced, one by Ron Marz and another by Randy Queen, and talk about "Wanted," Freshmen and Pilot Season 2008.



[NYCC] GRANT MORRISON, VIRGIN COMICS TEAM UP FOR 'MBX': Animated series to turn classic Indian epic into futuristic war saga



LUCASFILM PANEL Steve Sansweet looks at the year in Lucas, from Indiana Jones to the Clone Wars and beyond



[NYCC] WIZARD TV Q&A: DAN SLOTT: Kiel and Amazing Spiderman writer Dan Slott get serious at New York Comic Con!



[NYCC] WIZARD TV Q&A: JIM LEE: Kiel sits down with Jim Lee to talk about cons and comics!



IMAGE COMICS PANEL: New Spawn creators were hinted at and a charity comic with numerous special guests was announced.



[NYCC:] RANDY QUEEN'S 'STARFALL': Queen chats about his new comic series!



MATTEL MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE PANEL:Mattel announces brand new Masters of the Universe Classics line .



DCU: COUNTDOWN TO CRISIS PANEL: New series, updates and teasers galore from DC�s Dan DiDio and an all-star roster of creators.



[NYCC] 'MAKE MINE MARVEL' PANEL: One-on-ones with several creators, plus the announcement of two new series!



[NYCC] MATTEL DC PANEL: Mattel, two of the Four Horsemen and DC talks DC Universe Super Heroes, Infinite Heroes and much, much more



[NYCC] DEL REY LICENSES 'SAYONARA ZETSUBO-SENSEI': 'Gakuen Prince' and 'Samurai 7' manga also join publisher's 2009 lineup.



[NYCC] 'STAN OF STAN!' PANEL Stan Lee to write, edit and create new superhero universe for Virgin and work with writers and artists in the "Marvel Style" to create new roster of comics.



BRIAN REED TALKS 'SECRET INVASION: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN': With Marvel's announcement of the newest Secret Invasion tie-in, this time featuring everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, we sat down writer Brian Reed to discuss the three-issue mini and possible future plans for the character.



WOMEN IN COMICS PANEL: Women from all ends of the comic book world talk about the state of the industry.



[NYCC] WILL EISNER TRIBUTE PANEL: An all-star panel of comics historians and Eisner friends discuss the impact of The Spirit�s creator on the medium.



[NYCC] WIZARD TV Q&A: MILO VENTIMIGLIA: Kiel sits down with Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and chats with him about living life, making comics, and Alyssa Milano!



[NYCC] WIZARD TV Q&A: MIKE OEMING:Kiel chats with comic creator Mike Oeming!



[NYCC] WIZARD TV Q&A: ROB WILLIAMS: Kiel talks with Rob Williams about bringing Indiana Jones back to comics!



[NYCC] 'INDEPENDENTS': A look into an independent documentary about independent comic art and its creators



THE BLACK PANEL: Conversation about BET and Marvel's new Black Panther cartoon dominated the panel.



[NYCC] SECRET INVASION PANEL The Mighty Marvel panel full of secret Skrulls sees the announcement of many Secret Invasion tie-ins!



[NYCC EXCLUSIVE] ABNETT & LANNING SECRETLY INVADE EVENT SEASON The writers behind Marvel's cosmic epic 'Annihilation: Conquest' dive into Skrull territory with 'Guardians of the Galaxy' tie-ins



[NYCC] GRANT MORRISON, VIRGIN COMICS TEAM UP FOR 'MBX' Animated series to turn classic Indian epic into futuristic war saga

[NYCC] STAN LEE TURNS JAPANESE: Comic legend announces Ultimo manga, Viz picks up license.



NEW "X-FILES" TRAILER DEBUTS: Creator Chris Carter reveals new footage and explains new subtitle of the film.



[NYCC] DIAMOND SELECT MAY MAKE HEROES MINIMATES? Diamond Select Director Chuck Terceira says its "more likely than not."



[NYCC] VERTIGO PANEL: WELCOME TO THE EDGE: New mature readers series coming from Grant Morrison among highlights.



[NYCC] DC NATION: DC's first panels comes with a slew of announcements, including official titles to 'Final Crisis' tie-ins and a new Power Girl ongoing series.



[NYCC] NEW YORK COMICS LEGEND CEREMONY: Tune in true believers, and watch as Stan Lee receives the first ever New York Comics Legend Award kicking off New York Comic Con 2008!



[NYCC] LEGENDS: Comic legends chat up their books.



[NYCC] STATE OF THE MANGA INDUSTRY: Del Rey, Tokyopop and Viz Media discuss current manga trends.



[NYCC] BANDAI TO RELEASE 'GURREN LAGANN': Gainax's giant-robot show comes out of limbo, starts shipping in July



I CAN'T GET NO LADY ACTION: Captain Action panel brings creators together to kick off return of the hero... and introduce Lady Action!.



[NYCC] ACT-I-VATE PANEL: Members of web comic community ACT-I-VATE met at NYCC!

ROBERT KIRKMAN AND CORY WALKER LAUNCH DESTROYER MAX: The creators of 'Invincible' reteam to tell a Marvel MAX tale of Stan Lee's first superhero with Destroyer.



"HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY": New poster revealed, and Mezco unveils Series 2 of "Hellboy II" figures plus a new 18-inch figure!



MARVEL LEGENDS: Hasbro goes exclusive with waves of Legends for both Target and Wal-Mart (Guess who got Wave 4!) Plus: Hulk video game, Iron Man movie, two-packs and more!



[NYCC] MONDO MARVEL PANEL: Marvel's first panel of the Con sees announcements on 'Amazing Spider-Man,' 'Runaways' and a new Robert Kirkman/Cory Walker project



[NYCC] PETER LAIRD Q&A: The Ninja Turtles creator talks NECA figures based on his mean green creations.



[NYCC] DIAMOND SELECT: The toy company talks Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Marvel Select and more.



[NYCC] STAN LEE RECEIVES NEW YORK COMICS LEGEND AWARD: Peter David, Joe Quesada and waves of fans are on hand to congratulate Stan "The Man" and kick off New York Comic-Con 2008.



DC Direct reveals their Green Lantern box set, "The Spirit" figure and "Watchmen" prototypes. Check out the story and photos of the toys here.



[NYCC PREVIEW] ADAM WEST OR BUST! Check out this NYCC preview of the famed 'Batman' actor getting busted courtesy of Ruben Procopio and Masked Avenger Studios.



[NYCC PREVIEW] THE WIZARD Q&A: GREG HORN: The cover artist extraordinaire talks about his latest gig: the forthcoming young reader's book, Anna Smudge: Professional Shrink.

And, check out another interview with Horn's collaborator on Anna Smudge, Glenn Fabry!



[NYCC] CONAN & GEARS OF WAR: NECA unveils new Conan the Barbarian toy, as well as Gears of War, Harry Potter and TMNT.
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