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SDCC10: Radical Publishing Announces San Diego Comic-Con Schedule

In the rush to get things ready for our coverage of Comic-Con we occasionally miss information that we should have shared. One such instance is news from our fiends at Radical Publishing who will have a high profile panel and presence in San Diego this year.

A couple days ago they released their full schedule of events and we want to make sure and bring it to you before the Con starts in earnest tomorrow. Some of the guests for their panel include a veritable who’s who of comic book writers and artists including Jimmy Palmiotti, Rick Remender, Matt Cirulnick, David Hine and Keith Arem.

Plus, their panel will be moderated by non-other than Harry Knowles and they will have special appearances by Wesley Snipes, Antoine Fuqua and Sam Worthington. How’s that for entertainment?

So, if you’re in San Diego, be sure to catch all of these folks, and more, coming directly from Radical Publishing.

Click through for the complete press release giving you even more details. Also, check out the Radical Publishing website.

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SDCC 10: New Characters Announced for ‘Marvel vs. Capcom 3’

Marvel is obviously going to have a huge presence at this year’s Comic Con with their panels scheduled to talk about both the Thor and Captain America movies on Saturday in addition to their other big comic announcements. Marvel will also have the video game focus of the show with two gigantic releases of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions from Activision and the much anticipated sequel ten years in the making of Marvel vs. Capcom 3: The Fate of Two Worlds.

At the show, the public will be able to get a hands on preview with the latest build of the game featuring four newly released characters. Doctor Doom and the Super Skrull have been added to the Marvel roster while Capcom adds on the fan favorite Chun Li from the Street Fighter series and Trish from Devil May Cry. Of the four, both Doctor Doom and Chun Li are returning characters while the Super Skrull and Trish are brand new to the Capcom Vs. franchise.

UPDATE: We’ve got a brand new trailer to show off the new announced characters. Check it out after the jump!

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First Trailer for ‘Mesrine: Killer Instinct’ Arrives

We’ve got the first trailer for Mesrine: Killer Instinct for you today. Here’s the story about the movie from the official press release and be sure to check out the trailer after the jump:

Across Canada, the United States and Spain, through France and Algeria, Mesrine: Killer Instinct tells the story of the incredible rise of one of history’s greatest gangsters. Always on the run, a renegade existence only a bullet can stop.

The movie charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and The Man of a Thousand Faces.

Infamous for his bravado and outrageously daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out numerous robberies, kidnappings and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France’s notorious anti-gang unit. Thirty years after his death, his infamy lives on.

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Sony Announces Voice Cast for DC Universe Online

Fans of the MMORPG DC Universe will be happy to know that today Sony Online Entertainment announced that two of their best-known vocal talents will be voicing two of their most popular characters.

Mark Hamill (Star Wars), who voiced The Joker for both the early ’90s Batman: The Animated Series as well as the hit game Batman: Arkham Asylum, will be returning as The Clown Prince of Crime; and Kevin Conroy, voice of Batman himself, also in The Animated Series and Arkham Asylum, will again lend his talents as the Caped Crusader.

In addition to Hamill and Conroy, a number of other well-known voice talents fill out the cast, among them Adam Baldwin (Firefly, The X-Files, Angel) will be providing the voice of Superman while Gina Torres, star of the ABC series Huge and previously the voice of DC favorites Vixen and Superwoman, will be playing the Amazon Wonder Woman.

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Marvel Comics On Sale This Week

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. San Diego Comic-Con is this week. Yeah, thought that wouldn’t be a surprise.

Fortunately, our friends at Marvel have decided not to take the week off and justgo to COmic-Con. Instead, they will be releasing a whole slew of new comics today for your reading pleasure.

Among the ones we are most looking forward to are Avengers #3, Black Widow #4, Dark Wolverine #88 and Age of Heroes #3.  Comics come out today so be sure to head on over to your favorite comics store early for best selection.

Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one.

Comics On-Sale:
AGE OF HEROES #3
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #638 (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #638 QUESADA VARIANT (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #638 SKETCH VARIANT (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS: AMERICAN SON #3
ATLAS #3
AVENGERS #3
AVENGERS #3 JRJR CHARACTER VARIANT
BLACK WIDOW #4

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SDCC10: The Flickcast At San Diego Comic-Con 2010

Some of the team have already arrived and many more will be in San Diego shortly. We are, of course, here to cover the San Diego Comic-Con. To help bring you as much of the fun excitement, thrills, chills, tastes and smells of the Con we have a fearless team of intrepid reporters converging on the convention center who will be in San Diego for the next five days.

We plan on extensive coverage of all the events at the Con as well as our usual interviews, reviews, news, video and galleries that will help you join in all the exciting Con action. To follow along at home, look for our official Comic-Con Tag: SDCC10, as well as the usual Category of: Comic-Con.

Also, be sure to follow along on The Flickcast’s official Twitter and Facebook as we bring you everything you could ever want to know about the Con.

For this week, our Comic-Con team consists of Matt RaubSebastian Suchecki, Elisabeth Rappe, Jennifer Tomooka, Cortney Zamm, John Carle, Erik Jensen, Diane Panosian, Joe Gillis and Chris Ullrich.

In addition, Shannon Hood, Bob Starr and Nat Almirall are manning The Flickcast Fortress to bring you even more info about the Con and other events throughout the week that our intrepid team on the ground can’t get to.

Be sure to follow our individual team members on Twitter as well for all of their own unique perspective and news on Comic-Con. With these folks, you never know what you’re going to get.

And, if you see something you like, be sure to let us know. Or, if you want to know something or want something covered during the week, let us know that too and we’ll do our best to bring it to you.

Feel free to leave us a request in the comments and also, be sure to hit that “Like” button below and Retweet it on Twitter. We would appreciate it.

Now, on with the show!

Exclusive Interview: Matt Fraction Talks ‘Iron Man’, ‘Thor’, More

Matt Fraction has a career most writers can envy. He gets to write some of the most interesting and exciting characters in the Marvel Universe and has also had great success with his earlier work as well.

Some of his accomplishments include the graphic novel 30 Days of Nights: Bloodsucker Tales, The Five Fists of Science and Casanova. At Marvel he’s written for Publisher: War Journal, The Immortal Iron Fist and The Order.

Now, he pilots the course of everyone’s favorite billionaire drunk Tony Stark in Invincible Iron Man and will soon take the reigns of another popular Marvel character’s comic: Thor. Recently, I had a chance to ask Mr. Fraction a few questions about Iron Man, Tony Stark, his work and what’s in store for him down the road.

The Flickcast: For those who don’t know, can you give us a little info on your background? For example, when did you first start to write?

Matt Fraction: Professionally? I did some journalism and magazine work in the late nineties and my first comics starting coming out in 2001. Personally, I’ve been telling stories with words and pictures my whole life.

I’ve dropped out of many exciting art and film schools across the United States.

TF: What do you think makes Tony Stark such a compelling character? His flaws?

MF: The way his flaws spin against his ambition, drive, and talents. The smartest man in the world that will never entirely understand that it doesn’t all revolve around him. It puts a lot of great material in front of you.

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‘Caprica’ Returns to Syfy In January 2011

At first when Caprica, the prequel to the awesome Battlestar Galactica, was announced I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. I was (and am) such a big fan of BSG that any other show, especially one that didn’t involve my favorite characters and a war with the cylons, just seemed like a pale imitation of the original.

However, once I learned more about Caprica and then began to watch and enjoy it, I realized it was a great show on its own and I have since become a big fan. With the first part of season one already aired, Syfy is finally bringing back the second part and will begin airing new episodes in January.

No specific date has been set for the premiere but if you happen to be at Comic-Con this week, Syfy will be debuting a brand new trailer for season 1.5 on Friday, July 23rd. We will, of course, bring you that trailer as soon as we can. It will also be available on the Zune Marketplace on XBox Live on June 26th.

For more info, click through to read the entire press release from Syfy. So say we all!

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