Variant Edition

EDIT: There will be no Variant Edition Tuesday this week. We are sorry for the delay. Kevin has not been feeling well and has not been able to work on the show. We’re hoping to get back on schedule soon. Thanks for your patience…EDIT

What a weekend! The Variant Edition crew spent the weekend in Philly at Wizard World. We went, we saw, we…well, you get the point.

We have footage from the show floor, interviews with creators, sneak peaks at some upcoming comics and coverage of the big Bendis panel. A huge thank you to all the creators that talked to us and all our viewers that said hello.

All this good news comes with a taste of the not-so-good. Because of the craziness this weekend, the schedule this week will be a little delayed. So no Variant Edition Tuesday today. But never fear! We shot a Variant Edition Tuesday at the con….I just don’t have it ready for upload yet. So I’m sure we’ll get mocked for it, but our Variant Edition Tuesday won’t actually come out on Tuesday…it will be up later in the week. It’s chock full of Wizard World goodness, so hopefully that will make up for it.

Then late this weekend, expect a special Wizard World Philadelphia Variant Edition.

Next week, we return to our regular scheduled programming.

We originally ran a shorter version of this interview as part of Variant Edition Tuesday on June 12th. But here is the entire conversation that Nick had with Hellboy Animated Director and Producer Tad Stones. They talk about the new release of Hellboy Blood and Iron, a proposed third animated film, the upcoming live action Hellboy sequel, Hellboy as a boy growing up, Lobster Johnson and more!

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Variant Edition Tuesday for June 12, 2007
We’re mixing things up a little this week. Wizard World Philadelphia is this weekend and we’re taking some time to prep. So we don’t have time for our regular episode later in the week. Instead, we’ve got an extended Variant Edition Tuesday!
With a look at Wednesday’s books and a rundown of who we are looking forward to seeing at Wizard World, we’re joined by Tad Stones from California to fill us in on the new Hellboy DVD release.

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Variant Edition has gone to Hell, boy!

The new animated Hellboy Blood and Iron hits DVD on Tuesday and to celebrate we’re dedicating an entire episode to the big red guy. First up is an exclusive interview with animated Hellboy producer and director, Tad Stones. Next, Mike and Nick let us know what they think of the new film in an advanced review of Blood and Iron. Then it’s reviews of Hellboy Darkness Calls, Hellboy Black Wedding and a handful of animated Hellboy statues!

(oh, and we’ve also got comic reviews of Silver Surfer Requiem #1, Spider-man Fairy Tales #1, Green Lantern #20, New Warriors #1 and Gamekeeper #1.)

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