# diego comic con (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover diego comic con. Page: Feed: --- ## [The original “Star Wars” (sans “A New Hope”) returns to the cinema next year for its 50th anniversary…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/08/20/the-original-star-wars-sans-a-new-hope-returns-to-the-cinema-next-year-for-its-50th-anniversary/) _2026-08-20 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ At the recent D23 Disney convention in Anaheim, the seemingly inevitable news finally dropped; Disney/Lucasfilm is finally releasing the original, unaltered “Star Wars” (1977) to theaters next year (without the “A New Hope” subtitle added to the film in 1981 for rerelease) for the movie’s 50th anniversary in a limited release beginning February 19th. Lucasfilm... Read More ## [Peanuts media notes](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/peanuts-media-notes/) _2026-08-19 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ I meant to write a review of Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy, the new special on Apple TV that is so powerful, Snoopy’s in the name twice! But life is full, so I will just note that it’s watchable, and it does have the Goose Eggs in it. … ## [August Great Showdown Prints Available NOW!!!](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/august-great-showdown-prints-available) _2026-08-18 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ The latest additions to the Great Showdowns Family. ## [A thing that might have been](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/a-thing-that-might-have-been/) _2026-08-16 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ In 1958, the vocal jazz/pop band The Hi-Lo’s were riding high. Having released their first album in 1954, they were already working on their eighth… and they wanted to name it after a Peanuts book. As the Washington D.C. newspaper The Sunday Star reported, they were floating the idea of … ## [Star Trek TOS’ “Tomorrow is Yesterday”; looking back at Star Trek’s first time travel adventure…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/08/16/star-trek-tos-tomorrow-is-yesterday-looking-back-at-star-treks-first-time-travel-adventure/) _2026-08-16 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ \*\*\*\*\*\*STARSHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!\*\*\*\*\*\* Way back in the dark days before streaming or even affordable home video, I used to place my old audio tape recorder up to the TV speaker and record Star Trek episodes during their syndicated broadcasts in the late 1970s and early 1980s. I d taped roughly half of them before the shifting sands... Read More ## [Charles’s Angel](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/charless-angel/) _2026-08-15 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ In 1961, Charles Schulz designed a promotional character for the United Fund (i.e., the group that is now called United Way.) He gets named Little Angel or, depending on the press release, Little Good Guy . The character appears in promotions for a few years. The reworks of him, which are ## [August Great Showdown Prints Coming Next Week!?](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/august-great-showdown-prints-coming) _2026-08-13 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ The latest additions to the Great Showdowns Family. ## [Zubby Newsletter #169: Signature Technique](https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-169-signature-technique/) _2026-08-13 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ A panel from Conan the Barbarian #34, with art by Fernando Dagnino and Diego Rodriguez. Stacy and I are finishing packing for our upcoming week-long jaunt to England and Ireland after a week of recovery from SDCC/Gen Con con crud Read more ## [The San Diego Maritime Museum; “All I ask is a tall ship…”](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/08/09/the-san-diego-maritime-museum-all-i-ask-is-a-tall-ship/) _2026-08-09 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ San Diego Comic Con Sidequest During our recent annual trek to San Diego Comic Con, our hotel was located in the Little Italy area of downtown San Diego, a few blocks from the San Diego Maritime Museum. On the day of our arrival, I walked down to the shipboard museum, which is centered aboard the... Read More ## [Pinkwashing Lucy](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/pinkwashing-lucy/) _2026-08-08 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ Just added to the AAUGH.com Reference Library is this volume that my daughter and wife (two separate people, let me be clear) found at Kinokuniya, a chain selling Japanese books at eighteen US locations. This paperback, which bears no English title as some Japanese books do, has a title that ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hHZ8MLk70Ubt) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Zubby Newsletter #168: Heart On My Sleeve](https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-168-heart-on-my-sleeve/) _2026-08-05 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ Stacy and I reunited in Indianapolis. Two whirlwind weeks, but I m home now WE RE home now. Stacy missed San Diego Comic Con, but was able to join me at Gen Con in Indianapolis and having her there helped me Read more ## [FEELING GOOD! Cabin Head and Tree Head Book#2 Release Day!](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/feeling-good-cabin-head-and-tree) _2026-08-04 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ The secone book in the Cabin Head and Tree Head series is OUT NOW! ## [Apple TV’s first season of “Star City” is much more than a spinoff…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/08/04/apple-tvs-first-season-of-star-city-is-much-more-than-a-spinoff/) _2026-08-04 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ \*\*\*\*\*SOYUZ-SIZED SPOILERS!\*\*\*\*\*\* Apple TV s For All Mankind presents a more cosmically expansive, inclusive alternate-present for America than the one we re currently enduring in our own timeline, and it s all based on a simple premise; what if the Soviet Union beat the United States to the first manned lunar landing in 1969? In this series reality,... Read More ## [Conan the Barbarian #33 Reviews](https://www.jimzub.com/conan-the-barbarian-33-reviews/) _2026-08-03 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ CONAN THE BARBARIAN #33 arrived in comic shops last week, kicking off our 9th story arc Cursed Shores Beyond. What did reviewers think of it? See below- • 9 Panel Grid: I think Jim Zub really sets this up well Read more ## [“It’s Only a Game” goes sane](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/08/its-only-a-game-goes-sane/) _2026-08-03 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ As some of you know, the color collection of Schulz s late-1950s newspaper feature It s Only a Game that I published in 2013 is a bit weird namely, the book s spine is not on the left, as with a normal English book. No, the spine is on the top, and ## [Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” (2026) is pure, undiluted cinema…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/08/01/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-2026-is-pure-undiluted-cinema/) _2026-08-01 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ \*\*\*\*\*\*3,000 YEAR-OLD TROJAN HORSE-SIZED SPOILERS!\*\*\*\*\*\* On the surface, writer/producer/director Christopher Nolan ( Interstellar, Oppenheimer ) is a cross between Ridley Scott ( ALIEN, Blade Runner ) and David Lean ( Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago ); sharing their love of grand spectacle and pioneering visual effects, with a knack for attracting all-star casts who earn their paychecks. With… ## [Epistles to the Great Pumpkin](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/07/epistles-to-the-great-pumpkin/) _2026-07-28 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ The board book Letters to the Great Pumpkin is fairly straightforward on its goals. Linus decides that a letter-writing campaign is just the thing to get that legendary gourd to appear in his pumpkin patch, and various Peanuts characters each write a letter to the Great Pumpkin that reflects their personality ## [San Diego Comic Con 2026 had a lot of news to share, and some disappointments…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/07/27/san-diego-comic-con-2026-had-a-lot-of-news-to-share-and-some-disappointments/) _2026-07-28 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ Like that line from The Godfather Part III, Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. My wife and I have been attending San Diego Comic Con together for roughly 22 years, only missing it in 2007, and, of course, the year it was shut down in 2020 for COVID. As... Read More ## [Jim Zub at Gen Con 2026](https://www.jimzub.com/jim-zub-at-gen-con-2026/) _2026-07-27 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ At Gen Con 2026, during exhibit hall hours I will usually be at BOOTH 1349. Stacy King and Howard + Sandra Tayler and I will have our familiar endcap double booth there, stocked with Dungeons Dragons and Conan the Read more ## [2026 Summer Release Last Call!!](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/2026-summer-release-last-call) _2026-07-26 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ Thank You For An Amazing Weekend!!! ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LdwaAnVjkHRJ) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Peanuts Comic-Con 2026 report](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/07/peanuts-comic-con-2026-report/) _2026-07-26 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ Thursday was all about the San Diego Comic-Con for me woke up at 4 AM, drove down to Anaheim, caught the first train from there to San Diego, walked from the train station to the convention center, spent most of my time there walking around the convention center, then walked ## [2026 Summer Release AVAILABLE NOW!!](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/2026-summer-release-available-now) _2026-07-22 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ Happy San Diego Comic Con Opening Day To All Who Celebrate! ## [Zubby Newsletter #167: Unexpected Challenges](https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-167-unexpected-challenges/) _2026-07-21 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ Not the kind of thing you can plan for. I didn t want to go into details about this in public unless Stacy did, but now that she s posted about it, I feel okay mentioning it as well. In short, what Read more ## [Zub at San Diego Comic Con 2026](https://www.jimzub.com/zub-at-san-diego-comic-con-2026/) _2026-07-20 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ I don t have a table at SDCC 2026. I have signings, panels, press stuff, and meetings. Balancing all that while also trying to be hunkered down at a table would not work well, so I decided to be a free Read more ## [The real horror of “Obsession” (2026) comes from the loss of self-agency…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/07/20/the-real-horror-of-obsession-2026-comes-from-the-loss-of-self-agency/) _2026-07-20 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ \*\*\*\*\*\*UNSETTLING SPOILERS!\*\*\*\*\*\* Made on a sub-shoestring budget between $750,000 (yes, thousand) and $1 million, the Universal-Blumhouse distributed Obsession debuted at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and was a huge hit. When it was released in the United States this past March, it did incredible business, making over 400 times its production budget, and becoming... Read More ## [Snoopy’s Surf Shop at Comic-Con](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/07/snoopys-surf-shop-at-comic-con/) _2026-07-18 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ I ve finally got the line-up of things that will be at the Peanuts shop at Comic-Con but before I get to that, let me note that my Comic-Con plans have changed, and I will now be there only on Thursday. If anyone wants to mee with me, it can probably be ## [2026 Summer Release Coming July 22nd](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/2026-summer-release-coming-july-22nd) _2026-07-17 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ San Diego Comic Con Is Upon Us!!!! ## [Remembering Sam Neill (1947-2026), an actor who effortlessly traversed between darkness and light…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/07/14/remembering-sam-neill-1947-2026-an-actor-who-effortlessly-traversed-between-darkness-and-light/) _2026-07-14 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ After a wonderful weekend celebrating pop culture at a horror convention this past weekend, I woke up this morning to the terrible news that actor Sam Neill, whose work I ve long admired over at least five decades, has passed away at age 78 an age that seems terribly young to me these days as I tentatively... Read More ## [CreepIE Aftermath 2026 brings a Halloween chill to a warm summer…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/07/13/creepiecon-aftermath-2026-brings-a-halloween-chill-to-a-warm-summer/) _2026-07-13 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ Trick or Heat In 2022 a new horror convention called CreepIEcon came to the Inland Empire of SoCal (hence the capitalized I.E ), and it was small but attracted a decent enough crowd to warrant a second show, called CreepIE Aftermath, in September of 2023. Now both shows have evolved to attract a larger talent pool,... Read More ## [Zubby Newsletter #166: Three Piles](https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-166-three-piles/) _2026-07-13 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ Thanks for the kind messages and support after last week. Nothing to talk about in public yet, but once there is news I ll mention it here in the newsletter. Nine days until San Diego Comic Con and that means everything Read more ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZpB78ZvJCLuL) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Coming up: Comic-Con 2026](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/07/coming-up-comic-con-2026/) _2026-07-12 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ The famous San Diego Comic-Con is just a couple weeks away, and if you were hoping to go but don t have tickets yet, well, you re far too late. These sell out months in advance. (But if you happen to be in San Diego during this time, keep reading, there s some ## [Cabin Head and Tree Head Book #2 COMING SOON!](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/cabin-head-and-tree-head-book-2-coming) _2026-07-09 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ And also SAN DIEGO COMIC CON! ## [An X-ray look into “Superman Returns,” 20 years later …](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/07/08/an-x-ray-look-into-superman-returns-20-years-later/) _2026-07-08 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ \*\*\*\*\*\*SUPER-SPOILERS!\*\*\*\*\*\* Growing up in the 1970s reading random Marvel comics books ( SpiderMan, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk ), I wasn t much of a DC kid. Despite being old enough to have seen TV s Adventures of Superman (1952-1958) in reruns (as did friends of mine), I never really got into it, and the only reasons younger-me ever... Read More ## [Zubby Newsletter #165: Monkey’s Paw](https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-165-monkeys-paw/) _2026-07-06 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ Invader Zim cover art by Dax Gordine. Imagine getting to contribute to something amazing, but you find out there s an unfortunate catch. Last week I announced I m part of a new INVADER ZIM comic series launching later this year from Read more ## [Movie night in a historic 97 year-old SoCal theater…](https://musingsofamiddleagedgeek.blog/2026/07/03/movie-night-in-a-historic-97-year-old-socal-theater/) _2026-07-03 · A Middle Aged Geek · Musings of a Middle-Aged Geek_ 26 Miles Away In 1999, my wife and I honeymooned on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, and we still have near-annual getaways there to celebrate anniversaries since. The island was sold to the Wrigley family (the chewing gum magnates) back in 1919, and was quickly turned into a famed movie location as well... Read More ## [Zubby Newsletter #164: Zim Jub](https://www.jimzub.com/zubby-newsletter-164-zim-jub/) _2026-06-29 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ Another busy week coming up for me as June ends and the real sprint begins. My personal goal is to get all my July and August writing done in the next three weeks so I can relax when I m on Read more ## [Conan the Barbarian #32 Reviews](https://www.jimzub.com/conan-the-barbarian-32-reviews/) _2026-06-29 · Jim Zub · Zub Tales_ CONAN THE BARBARIAN #32 arrived in stores last week, a done-in-one sword sorcery story called “A Sacred Task”, built in the style of the original Robert E. Howard Conan stories from Weird Tales magazine. What did the critics think? Read more ## [Snoopy’s Book Cafe and other show-off items](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/06/snoopys-book-cafe-and-other-show-off-items/) _2026-06-25 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ We just purchased a (used) display case, so it finally became time to put together the set of Japanese Snoopy s Book Cafe miniatures that I d purchased a couple years back. Rather than using the two-pieces-of-cardboard backdrop that comes with the set, we purchased a larger, plastic set of walls and ## [Offboarding](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/06/offboarding/) _2026-06-20 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ I can think of a number of times that Peanuts storybooks have been converted into board books, often with some shortening and simplification. And I can think of once or twice that the stories from board books have been included inside non-board anthologies of stories. But I can t think of ## [How many bunny-wunnies?](https://aaugh.com/wordpress/2026/06/how-many-bunny-wunnies/) _2026-06-19 · Nat · The AAUGH Blog_ We ve got the first listed Peanuts book for 2027, and while it s a board book for kids, it s going to have something for all you Freida fans. In Snoopy s Bunny Fun!, Freida wants Snoopy to go after rabbits, but Snoopy has other plans. And if bunnies are your thing, January ## [June Great Showdown Prints Available NOW!!](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/june-great-showdown-prints-available) _2026-06-16 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ Prepare your walls! ## [Great Showdowns Collector Portfolio Sale ENDS SOONS](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/great-showdowns-collector-portfolio) _2026-06-15 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ Don't miss out! ## [May Great Showdown Prints AVAILABLE NOW!!!](https://heyscottcampbell.substack.com/p/may-great-showdown-prints-available) _2026-05-19 · Scott Campbell · Scott Campbell_ For your walls!