Search Results for: San Diego Comic-Con
#FFF Fake Fangirl Friday Follow-Up: Oh, You Sexy Geek! San Diego Comic-Con Panel Reactions and Controversies
…to “Show your geek in different ways.” I went to a fair share of panels at San Diego, but this one was my favorite. All of these women are smart, articulate and strong. And it was an empowering experience to see them in action.” site: Mining the Nooks post: Distilling my one day at SDCC by G: “interesting. And disturbing. Supposed to be a critical discussion of the sexualization of fangirls, instead I think some folks just read the title and came… Continue reading
Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope – Starring Yourself?
…about to immerse himself in Comic-Con. Stan Lee picks the worst superpower San Diego Comic-Con International (a.k.a. Comic-Con or SDCC) is the largest convention of any kind in the Western hemisphere and the second largest on the planet. In the introduction for “Run, Action Flick Chick, Run,” Katrina noted that it has grown from 300 attendees when it first met in 1970 to more than 125,000 per year now, now capped by the San Diego Convention Center… Continue reading
Gauge Comics’ Comic-Con Entertainment Line-Up with “My Damn Tweeter Buddy” Sean Patrick Flanery
Press release: I’m BUSY BUSY with San Diego Comic-Con International. Today is packed with amazing panels, as I’ll explain in the morning; tomorrow I finally have the “Where Are the Action Chicks?” panel. The list goes on and on. And, oh yeah, I hear Sean Patrick Flanery is expecting me. I can’t see him today (Thursday – it’s past midnight even here in California), but before this weekend is over I’ll get to sit down with this Boondock Saints star… Continue reading
GeekNation Comic-Con Video: Oh, You Sexy Geek! Oh, the Notoriety!
…mation: * Oh, You Sexy Geek! Our 2011 Comic-Con Panel * Oh, You Sexy Geek! San Diego Comic-Con Panel Reactions and Controversies Newer reactions: Site: Geeky Pleasures Post: San Diego Comic-Con Recap by Arturo R. Garcia by Arturo Garcia: “Though moderator Katrina Hill and her panelists were game, glib and knowledgable, their discussion was hijacked on two sides, with G4′s Chris Gore arriving 40 minutes late and immediately declaring he was there t… Continue reading
Geek Girls Create – What Would YOUR Comic-Con Panel Cover?
…t other friends’ panels and wow do we have big plans for this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con. This weekend, I asked other online associates, friends, fiends, and fans what topic they’d cover if they had their own con panels. “Oh, You Sexy Geek!” Oh, how much trouble our summer 2011 panel stirred up. Answers on Facebook: Sarah Fuller Phillips: Using comic book media in narrative therapy for adolescents/college students. Of course, I’d have to do quit… Continue reading
Geek Girls Conquer San Diego Comic-Con 2010 – Do We Ever!
…Liu (Black Widow), Kathryn Immonen (Heralds), Christina Strain (Shadowland), and others. Room 7AB See also: * Our Comic-Con Panel! Where Are the Action Chicks? * Rocket Llama Crew at San Diego Comic-Con 2010: Digital Comics, Action Chicks, Batman’s Empty Next, & More * How do Convention Experiences Differ for Women and Men?… Continue reading
#FFF Fake Fangirl Friday: San Diego Comic-Con Day One Schedule! Sexy, Geeky Feedback
San Diego Comic-Con’s schedule for Thursday, July 21, came out yesterday. Friday’s schedule comes out today. Here’s are a few reactions (below the panel description) to the Action Flick Chick and friends’ “Oh, You Sexy Geek!” panel. 10:45-11:45 Oh, You Sexy Geek!— Does displaying the sexiness of fangirls benefit or demean them? When geek girls show off, are they liberating themselves or pandering to men? Do some “fake fangirls” blend sex appeal w… Continue reading
San Diego Comic Con 2010: The Expendables Panel
…tion Flick Chick, and you’ve just been kicked in the ass! Related posts: * San Diego Comic Con 2010: The Expendables Panel * Action Chick TV: Scott Pilgrim vs. The Expendables – Cera, Sly, Guns, Knives, Video Games, One-Ups, Hefty Smurf, & Mr. T – review * Action Chick TV: The Missing Expendables * The Expendables (2010): Action-Palooza! – review * Dead or Alive: Who’s Missing from The Expendables? * Scott Pilgrim vs. The Expendables – Who Wins? *… Continue reading