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In the last 41 years, San Diego Comic Con International has established itself as the preeminent comic convention in the United States (not to mention fourth largest in the world), boasting over 130,000 attendees in 2010. However, New York Comic Con, SDCC’s East Coast counterpart since 2006, continues to make its bid for biggest US geek gathering with this weekend’s convention. Expecting to eclipse last year’s attendance mark of 96,000 happy comic enthusiasts, the 2011 New York Comic Con will enlist over 700 exhibitors and 400 artists. Among the participating exhibitors staking a claim on the Jacob Javits Center this weekend are Activision, Capcom, Dark Horse, DC, Hasbro, Marvel and Mattel. Notable artists include Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Frank Miller and Kevin Smith. Also appearing to throughout the weekend will be Eliza Dushku, Mark Hamil, Rose McGowan, Jason Momoa, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, and the entire cast of Paramount’s upcoming Avengers movie. Organizers have also landed a first time sponsor in Chevrolet, who plan to make its consumer debut of the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic at the convention. Ticket packages for NYCC are still available at www.newyorkcomiccon.com. Killer comic t shirts that will make you the envy of every other fanatic at the convention are still available at www.popfunk.com. Read More

Green Light for Green Lantern? http://www.slate.com/id/2297101/?_r=true This re-review of the Green Lantern brought to you by Warner Bros., Rotten Tomatoes.com, Dana Stevens at Slate.com and The Green Lantern T Shirt Collection at PopFunk.com The hope of any die-hard comic book reader is to see their favorite characters come to life from the pages to the big screen while maintaining the integrity of the ink and the richness of the characters. Likewise it’s the hope of production companies to create mind-blowing cinematic experiences that are larger than life.  As a fan are you devoted to your characters no matter what stage they perform on? Green Lantern has a rich 71-year-history that’s greater than the combined age of the films superbly selected leads, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. We all know a critic’s job is to dissect art forms to their skeletal frames and they’re rarely impressed by all the work it takes of the artist. Who is the real judge anyway? Film Critics or Devoted Fans. Sound off on our Discussion Board: What did you think of Warner Bros. Pictures' Green Lantern? Does it get a green light?