DragonCon 2012: Dear Diary Day 2
by Mary Anne Butler (Mab), photographer and reporter ComicsOnline’s Mab writes from her hotel room during Atlanta’s DragonCon 2012: Wow, it feels like an entire week has passed already, but in a VERY good way! So many panels and photoshoots…
DragonCon 2012: Dear Diary Day 1
by Mary Anne Butler (Mab), photographer and reporter ComicsOnline’s Mab writes from her hotel room on the first day of Atlanta’s DragonCon 2012: Here we sit for our third trip to DragonCon, north America’s second largest media-fandom convention. As…
Blog: A Newbie’s Perspective of SDCC 2012
by Kerrie Hui, Reporter Yes, I understand that San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) ended more than a month ago and you’re all probably sick of reading and hearing about it. Due to the fact that I have, rather unfortunately, been…
Shock Value: Hi, What gives me the right?
Hi, I’m Karl Madsen, ComicsOnline Editor, comic geek, music aficionado, and horror fan, and this is my first shot at a blog. The reason I’m writing this is to answer questions I get asked periodically, and also as an introduction….
SDCC 2012 – A Most Awesome 5-Day Journey
San Diego Comic-Con 2012 is over and once again, it’s one for the history books. The panels! The crowds! The cosplay! The comics! The celebs! The …stuff to buy! To put the ‘Essence’ of the Con’s five (including Preview Night)…
ComicsOnline Comic-Con Special
by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor Last year, ComicsOnline brought together some of the talent at Comic-Con to answer the most important question of our time. What is that question? You have to watch the video to find out! Check out…
SDCC 2012 Interviews and Coverage
Can you believe it’s time for Comic-Con 2012? Neither can we. It’s time to suit up and start preparations for the event, and ComicsOnline is here to give you the latest news and updates from the different studios, talent, and…
What to expect when chasing Zombies…
… in an action flick, that is! It’s been a week since the shoot for ‘City 7‘ already and the bruises on my legs have turned from a deep purple to a lovely color palette of blue and green. And…
ComicsOnline’s Summer Movie Preview – June 2012
by Gema Luna, Assistant Editor It’s that time of year, where big explosions, fairy tales, guys in masks and big stars are all the focus of our attention. No not Comic-Con… I am talking of summer blockbusters!!! However, this year…
Editorial: Hide and Go Geek!
by Kimberly Learned Kane, Reporter So my boss asked me what I did this weekend. My friends and I went to a small town called Raven’s Claw where we met a band of dwarves, and after tipping a number of…
Editorial: Geek Christmas in July
by Kimberly Learned Kane, Reporter Remember being a kid? The days leading up to Christmas were the best; the pomp and circumstance, the tree, the lights, the Rankin/Bass and Peanuts specials. Christmas Eve was the best, the anticipation drawing to…
10 Things I learned from being a Zombie on a movie set
A few weeks ago, I played a zombie in a short film called ‘Zombie Man‘ (by Solar Light Films). You might have read about my make-up test here.
It was a really fun and crazy shoot, but I also learned a few valuable lessons, which I am happy to share with you all.
Forget about what you should do in a Zombie Apocalypse! Most of us already know – if you don’t, just google it!
The following is what I’ve learned from playing a ZOMBIE on a film set in a nature preserve for one day.
Pay close attention and take heed! You’ll thank me later.