See Marv Wolfman at Wizard World’s Austin Comic Con
“Teen Titans” and “Tomb of Dracula” writer Marv Wolfman will appear at noon today in Room B of the Austin Comic Con, Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez.
Wolfman will discuss characters he’s created that have been adapted into TV shows, movies and animated series, including “Teen Titans” and “Smallville.”
Wolfman created the character Blade in “Tomb of Dracula,” which has been adapted into three movies starring Wesley Snipes, and a television series.
Also, Wolfman and artist John Romita Sr. created the “Daredevil” villain Bullseye.
- Matt Price
Charisma Carpenter, Hayden Panettiere among Austin Comic Con guests
Charisma Carpenter (AP)
If you’re heading to Texas this weekend, the largest show in the region happens this weekend in Austin, Texas.
The Wizard World Austin Comic Con features stars Hayden Panettiere, Adam Baldwin, James Marsters, Juliet Landau and Charisma Carpenter among dozens of celebrities and industry professionals celebrating movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, television and more. The show will be held at the Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, in Austin, TX.
The show hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, go to www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/austin.html.
Click past the cut for more images of the stars.
- Matt Price
DVD review – Young Justice Season One Vol. 2
Young Justice Season One, Vol. 2 DVD
Superheroic proteges get top billing in “Young Justice,” the Cartoon Network animated series featuring Robin, Superboy, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian and Artemis.
Zombies may represent our darkest fears
A sign promoting zombie preparadness is seen in a hardware store in Omaha, Neb., Monday, Oct. 10, 2011.
What makes the zombie genre so popular? I looked at some reasons for this Halloween story for The Oklahoman.
“Every dead body that is not exterminated becomes one of them. It gets up and kills. The people it kills get up and kill.”
— Dr. Foster (“Dawn of the Dead,” 1978)
Arguably the most popular horror subgenre of the past decade has been the zombie tale, with motion picture hits including “Zombieland,” “Shaun of the Dead,” and the “Resident Evil” series. People have even taken to dressing like zombies in “Zombie Walks” in various parts of the world, including in Oklahoma City. (In 2010, fake blood left by a zombie walk led to a brief police investigation.)
But what has led to the ongoing appeal of these brain-eating, slow-witted monsters? Maybe it’s a way of facing our fears.
Hayley Atwell on Captain America: The First Avenger DVD; Robot Chicken season 5 giveaway; Punisher TV show
Hayley Atwell is on the Planet 46 NewsOK Comics Podcast; a Punisher TV pilot is in the works; and you could win Robot Chicken season 5.
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Comic books may make way to Sesame Street
Ape Entertainment is in negotiations with Sesame Workshop to create comic books based on the children’s property “Sesame Street.”
According to a new s release, subject to successful negotiations, the comics will be produced in full color and available in printed editions as well as in digital editions that will be available through the Sesame Street store on Apple’s iTunes in 2012.
“We are incredibly excited about our current negotiations with Sesame Workshop and the possibility of being able to bring their expertise in educating and entertaining children to comics,” said Ape Entertainment COO Brent E. Erwin in the release. “I love the idea of creating educational comics that will both teach and entertain children. And the possibility of getting to work with Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Grover, well…that’s just a dream come true.”
“Sesame Street” has been a popular children’s educational program for more than 40 years, featuring characters including Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, and Grover.
For more information, please visit www.apecomics.com or www.sesameworkshop.org.
- Matt Price
Hitman attempts redemption in “Near Death”
A hit man has a vision after a near-fatal incident, and attempts to make amends for his misdeeds in “Near Death,” a comic-book series written by Jay Faerber.
Avengers first look in EW; Beware the Batman cartoon; Walking Dead webisodes
First look at the Avengers are in Entertainment Weekly; the new Batman cartoon “Beware of the Batman” is set to debut in 2013; and Walking Dead webisodes are online at AMCtv.com this week on the Planet 46 
comics show.
REVIEW FILE: Penguin Pain and Prejudice #1, Huntress #1, Action Comics #2, Supernatural #1, X-Men Schism #5
Comics read in 2011: 1,540 Still to go: 471
Second season of ‘Brad Meltzer’s Decoded’ features mysteries foreign and domestic
Brad Meltzer
Best-selling novelist Brad Meltzer returns to television on Wednesday with the second season of “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded,” a series that digs into the hidden secrets behind codes and mysteries. The series, which airs on History, will for the first time tackle mysteries overseas as well as in the United States.
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Superman leads a huge new release week; 24-Hour Comics Day is Saturday; Brad Meltzer interview
Kyle’s latest video has NES flair; 24-Hour Comics Day pushes artists to their limits; Brad Meltzer’s Decoded to start season 2; and it’s the largest release week of comics in more than a decade in this week’s Planet 46 Comics Podcast.
