Two more notable comic book celebrities will be joining the festivities at New York Comic Con (NYCC) this year as Guests of Honor. Affording thousands of fans the opportunity to meet them in person, Geoff Johns, who is well-known as a comic book writer of a number of DC Comics characters, including Superman, Green Lantern and the Flash as well as for his work as a screenwriter; and superstar artist Jim Lee, known for his acclaimed artistic runs on titles including BATMAN, ALL STAR BATMAN and WILDCATS, will be attending NYCC to help launch the new Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing game, DC Universe Online (DCUO), produced by Sony Online Entertainment for PLAYSTATION 3 in collaboration with DC Comics and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
The first day of the CMJ was backed with panels, programs, and performances, more than any one person could really cover. However, we’ll do our best to give you a flavor of this massive five day music festival.
- The relentless masked killers from Rogue Pictures’ horror-thriller hit, “THE STRANGERS,” will make their theme park debut with vivid appearances in “House of Horrors: Meet the Strangers,” one of many terror-filled mazes featured in Universal Studios Hollywood’s ”Halloween Horror Nights” event, beginning on Friday, October 3.
“THE STRANGERS” deadly stalkers, “Doll Face,” “Pin Up Girl” and “The Man in the Mask,” will join a “murderers’ row” of Universal notorious celluloid creature that includes The Wolf Man, The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, Chucky and “Psycho’s” Mother Bates.
- Universal Studios Hollywood’s short film competition timed to coincide with the launch of the annual Halloween Horror Nights event in October is now onto the next level!
The TOP 10 short films have been selected by celebrity judges Don Mancini (director, “Child’s Play”), Bill Moseley (actor, “House of 1,000 Corpses”) and Corey Feldman (actor, "The Lost Boys")!
Universal Studios Hollywood recently conducted auditions for Freddy's Fly Girls, who will serve as featured dancers at this year's Halloween Horror Nights event, due to begin Friday Oct. 3 and continue for 13 nights in October and on Nov. 1