Make*A*Wish: San Francisco to become Gotham City for a day
The Make*A*Wish Foundation will turn part of San Francisco into Gotham City on November 15 to fulfill the dream of 5-year-old Miles to become Batman. Miles, who has leukemia, is currently in training...
View ArticleRoxie Theater to host Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pizza Party
When the programmers at San Francisco’s historic Roxie Theater looked at the cinemas long list of accomplishments they realized there had somehow never been a “totally tubular all-night pizza party.”...
View ArticleDiscussion: The Complete Wimmen’s Comix At Green Apple Books on the Park...
Last September, Fantagraphics released the 728-page The Complete Wimmen’s Comix collecting all of the issues of the all-women comics anthology, Wimmen’s Comix. The Wimmen’s Comix Collective was...
View ArticlePBA Galleries sets new Star Wars issue 1 selling record
PBA Galleries set a new auction record for the 1977 35-cent variant of Star Wars issue 1. During the March 24 auction for Wayne Martin’s comic collection the very fine copy of the comic sold for a...
View ArticleEvent: A Salute to Chuck Jones (July 10)
The Cartoon Art Museum has partnered with the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity to host a night saluting the cartoon genius of Chuck Jones. The July 10 event at San Francisco’s Castro Theater feature...
View ArticleBalboaCon presents a weekend of superhero cartoons and films
The late-1970s must have been an interesting time for comic book fans eager to see live-action adaptations of their heroes. Three heroes made the leap from page to pilot to, at the least, one season:...
View ArticleMarvel Returns to San Francisco for More “Ant-Man and The Wasp” Filming
On the heels of Thor crushing the box office this weekend, Marvel has returned to San Francisco to shoot more scenes for next year’s Ant-Man and The Wasp. The film crew, operating under the moniker PYM...
View ArticleVault Comics Pop-Up at Cape and Cowl – 9/26
Vault Comics is coming to Oakland. Sort of. Cape and Cowl, 1601 Clay Street, worked with Vault Comics to create a store exclusive cover for the first issue of Friendo by Alex Paknadel and Martin...
View ArticleWhitechapel bartender goes global with a Hal Jordan cocktail
If you’re creating a Hal Jordan cocktail you can’t get much more on the nose than making it an Aviation variation using Aviation American Gin. Whitechapel‘s Megan Daniel did exactly that for Virgin...
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