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The 9/11 Panel at Comic-Con

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Filed under: Comics
July 18, 2008 @ 05:07 am
By Beth Accomando

9/11 Report: The Graphic Adaptation

The 9/11 Report: The Graphic Adaptation (Hill and Wang)

On July 22, 2006, Comic-Con hosted a panel on The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón. The early look at this graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission's bulky report was designed to make it more accessible. Publishers Weekly Senior Editor Calvin Reid moderated the panel that included Hill & Wang publisher Tom LeBien, 9/11 writer Jacobson, and Senator Slade Gorton, a member of the 9/11 Commission. The discussion that followed not only explained how the graphic novel was made but also provided a context in which to view the work.

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Why Do You Go to the Comic-Con?

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Filed under: Comics, Games, Meanwhile..., Movies, Television, Toys
July 16, 2008 @ 09:07 pm
By Beth Accomando

There are probably more than 100,000 reasons for going to the San Diego Comic-Con International -- one for each person who attends because that's how different and precise everyone's motive is for going to this gathering of pop culture fanatics. And yes, we are fanatics because we care passionately about our obsessions and we appreciate that Comic-Con is put on by people who feel exactly like we do.

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