New York Comic Con

Donnie Darko Trades Jake Gyllenhaal For Sexy Mer-Sisters

Art from the new Donnie Darko sequel (titled S. Darko) is being time-warped into our faces here at NYCC. The next film follows Donnie’s sister. (Remember her on the trampoline, with the sparkle motion?) The new art shows more of the all-growed-up Samantha Darko, who wants to “make it big” in Hollywood, or somewhere. Sam…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 6

New York Comic Con Day One: The Blue Upskirts Begin

It’s early in the AM and we’re catching giant blue Faker upskirts, cute geek girls are wearing “talk nerdy to me” signs, and we’ve just spotted out first cosplayer – it’s Comic Con time. The giant blue Faker greats you at New York Comic Con‘s entry way (he’s available for purchase, in a smaller, much…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 6

10.) Fantastic Four #4

• Title: Fantastic Four #4 • Price: $15,000 • CGC Grade: 9.2 • Features: Silver Age Sub-Mariner • Vendor: High Grade Comics Click Here For #9

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9.) All-American Comics #16

• Title: All-American Comics #16 • Price: $21,000 • CGC Grade: 8.0 • Features: First appearance of Green Lantern. • Vendor: Filter Comics / New Force Comics Click Here For #8

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8.) Detective Comics #38

• Title: Detective Comics #38 • Price: $39,000 • CGC Grade: 7.5 • Features: First appearance of Robin. • Vendor: Metropolis Comics Click Here For #7

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7.) Marvel Comics #1

• Title: Marvel Comics #1 • Price: $40,000 • CGC Grade: 7.0 • Features: It’s the first Marvel Comic, duh! Also, first appearance of the Human Torch! • Vendor: Filter Comics / New Force Comics Click Here For #6

io9 Ray Wert Feb 6

6.) Superman #1

• Title: Superman #1 (Restored) • Price: $45,000 • CGC Grade: 8.0 • Features: The first issue of Superman’s solo comic, from 1939. (Action Comics was an anthology at the time.) • Vendor: Metropolis Comics Click Here For #5

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5.) Amazing Fantasy #15

• Title: Amazing Fantasy #15 • Price: $57,500 • CGC Grade: 7.5 • Features: First appearance of Spider-Man. • Vendor: High Grade Comics Click Here For #4

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4.) Amazing Fantasy #15

• Title: Amazing Fantasy #15 • Price: $78,000 • CGC Grade: 8.0 • Features: First appearance of Spider-Man. (In better condition than the copy at #5.) • Vendor: Metropolis Comics Click Here For #3

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3.) Amazing Spider-Man #1

• Title: Amazing Spider-Man #1 • Price: $80,000 – $90,000 • CGC Grade: 9.4 • Features: Spider-Man meets the Fantastic Four. • Vendor: Metropolis Comics Click Here For #2

io9 Ray Wert Feb 6

2.) Human Torch #2 (#1)

• Title: Human Torch #2 (For some reason, there was no issue #1). • Price: Hoping to reach $100,000+ (auction in March) • CGC Grade: 9.4 • Features: First Human Torch solo title. • Vendor: Metropolis Comics Click Here For #1

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1.) Action Comics #1

• Title: Action Comics #1 • Price: $250,000 to Priceless (auction in March) • CGC Grade: 6.0 • Features: Obviously, with the first appearance of Superman, Action Comics #1 is the “Holy Grail” of comic books. • Vendor: Metropolis Comics Back to the Most-Expensive Comic Books Of The New York Comic Con!

io9 Ray Wert Feb 6

First Look At Bruce Willis Robotic Surrogate Teaser Poster

New York Comic Con is mere hours away, and already readers are sending us spy photos from inside. Check out this ad for the evil avatar company Virtual Self, from the new movie Surrogates. What, no ad for robo-wigs, for star Bruce Willis? https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-bruce-willis-robo-wig-5016090 Surrogates, which will be featured in a special Disney panel at…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 5

Torchwood Tease In Your Future

If you’ve been jonesing for some new Torchwood, your wait is almost over – the official trailer for this summer’s Torchwood: Children of Earth mini-series is about to make its world debut this weekend. According to Digital Spy, the new, one-minute trailer for the mini-series will go live on the BBC’s Torchwood site on Thursday…

Television Graeme McMillan Feb 4

Donnie Darko Sequel Will See The Light Of Day

Crazier-than-hell time-bending delight from Richard Kelly: Donnie Darko‘s hero has a sister, and she too is plagued by visions and space catastrophes like her spooky big brother. The direct-to-DVD sequel, now called S. Darko will be coming out on April 28th from MGM’s home entertainment. The summary, according to the IMDB page is as follows:…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 3

Plug Yourself In To Our New York Comic Con 2009 Preview

Next weekend sees the kick off of con season with this year’s New York Comic Con. If you’re in the area, there are more reasons to attend than just comics… although they have those, too. We’ll be at the con, of course, with an intrepid team led by the feisty and talented Meredith Woerner, but…

Movies Graeme McMillan Feb 1

Old Man(hattan) Carries Baby Watchmen On His Back

io9 presents a frighteningly skinny Dr. Manhattan from the mind of artist Alex Pardee. Check out the New York Comic-Con exclusive, but be warned you’ve never seen your beloved Watchmen like this before. We adored Pardee’s “Letters From Digested Children” exhibit, which is as delightfully evil as it sounds, but now we’re bringing you a…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 31

Proyas: “Knowing Is The Polar Opposite Of National Treasure”

Nicolas Cage’s apocalyptic movie Knowing brings a lot of surprises, says director Alex Proyas. He explained to us how he crafted a widescreen action-adventure, with a spooky family drama at its core. Spoilers below… In Knowing, Nicolas Cage plays a professor whose son digs up a time capsule that was buried at his elementary school…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 29

Magma Monsters Make Any Con Worth Attending

New York Comic Con is only two weeks away and it’s not only comic book fanboys and -girls who’ll be invading the Big Apple to attend. Click through for more on this awesome con-exclusive toy. The Muraida Magma is just one of three NYCC-exclusive figures designed by Erick Scarecrow that’ll be available at the Esc-toy…

Television Graeme McMillan Jan 24

Watch a Cylon Interrogation and the Venture Bros. Preview

Earlier this week, you read our take on the Battlestar Galactica panel at this year’s New York Comic-Con, but now – thanks to NBC/Universal’s Hulu – you can watch it for yourself. And, also thanks to the wonder of the internet, you can read just why panel moderator Marc Bernadin stayed away from the tough…

Television Graeme McMillan Apr 25

Donnie Darko Trades Jake Gyllenhaal For Sexy Mer-Sisters

New York Comic Con Day One: The Blue Upskirts Begin

10.) Fantastic Four #4

9.) All-American Comics #16

8.) Detective Comics #38

7.) Marvel Comics #1

6.) Superman #1

5.) Amazing Fantasy #15

4.) Amazing Fantasy #15

3.) Amazing Spider-Man #1

2.) Human Torch #2 (#1)

1.) Action Comics #1

First Look At Bruce Willis Robotic Surrogate Teaser Poster

Torchwood Tease In Your Future

Donnie Darko Sequel Will See The Light Of Day

Plug Yourself In To Our New York Comic Con 2009 Preview

Old Man(hattan) Carries Baby Watchmen On His Back

Proyas: “Knowing Is The Polar Opposite Of National Treasure”

Magma Monsters Make Any Con Worth Attending

Watch a Cylon Interrogation and the Venture Bros. Preview

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